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CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE
Our parish is once again collecting Christmas “gifts” to be given to children and mothers who are assisted by local Catholic organization HOUR CHILDREN.
We are accepting GIFT CARDS of $25 or more and, toys for boys or girls 0-4 years old, 5-12 years old, and 13- 17 years old. For adults toiletries or gift cards as Christmas gifts. These can be for drug or food stores, Visa, Master, Amazon, Target, etc., etc. or even Metrocards.
Please place gift cards in box near Giving Tree, in main church lobby. Thank you again this year for your kindness. Please return gift cards no later than Sunday December 21.

MÁRBOL DE NAVIDAD
Nuestra parroquia está una vez más recolectando "regalos" de Navidad para ser entregados a niños y madres que son asistidos por la organización católica local HOUR CHILDREN. Estamos aceptando TARJETAS DE REGALO de $ 25 o más y juguetes para niños o niñas de 0 a 4 años, 5 a 12 años y 13 a 17 años. Para adultos, artículos de tocador o tarjetas de regalo como regalos de Navidad. Estos pueden ser para farmacias o tiendas de alimentos, Visa, Master, Amazon, Target, etc., etc. o incluso Metrocards. Coloque las tarjetas de regalo en una caja cerca de Giving Tree, (Arbol de Navidad) en el vestíbulo principal de la iglesia. Gracias de nuevo este año por su amabilidad. Por favor, devuelva las tarjetas de regalo a más tardar hoy domingo 21 de diciembre.

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS
During these difficult times we are asking you to donate any can or dry food that will be given out to those in need in our Food Pantry. We are getting more people than we expected, and want to help them whenever we can. You can donate your food item as you enter church in the baskets provided or drop off your donation at the Rectory. Monetary donations can be dropped off at the Rectory. Thank you all and God bless.

MASS BOOK FOR 2026
The mass book for 2026 is open. Each person can take up to 10 masses only 3 allowed on a Saturday or Sunday.

Increased Donations
If you own a home or pay rent, you realize that inflation is a part of your life. If you have chil- dren, you also notice that the price of food, cloth- ing, and other accessories increases from time to time. I hope you understand that the same is true of your parish. For example, all our employees receive a 3% salary increase in the month of Sep- tember. At a minimum, our employees receive $16.50, which will increase to $17 in the new year.
This does not include the health benefits. A simple list of our ongoing expenses includes: heating, electricity, housekeeping, bread, wine, candles, brochures and all other necessities for liturgies, ongoing maintenance of our heating and air conditioning systems, and ongoing landscap- ing care of the church grounds. This is just one example of what our parish spends at any given time. Now, for those of you who are generous (donating $5 a week), we thank you. But for those who continue to give only ($1 or $2 per week or, worse, give nothing), I plead with you to consider doing your fair share for the continued life of the parish we all love.
Many of you come from countries like Ecuador and Colombia, which are Catholic nations where the church receives government subsidies. This is not the case in the United States. We live or die as religious institu- tions because of the support we have from the congregation. I thank you for listening and hope- fully responding to parishioners' need for a small increase in your weekly offering.

ADVERTISING AD SPONSORS ARE NEEDED FOR OUR NEW BULLETIN!
This month we are appealing to local businesses and neighboring faithful to sponsor ad space in our bulletin. This weekly bulletin is a main source of communication for registered families, and an important touchpoint for visitors to our parish. We are currently in need of businesses who are looking to advertise locally and build awareness. As an advertiser, your business will be seen as a trusted source in the community. You can count on the support from our parish leadership team and fellow parishioner families and friends. Even if you don’t own a business, you can still sponsor a space for a charitable cause, to honor a memory, ask for prayers, or purchase as a gift for a friend to support their new or existing business.

We would like to thank our current and renewing advertisers for their support of our parish and hope that you consider selecting goods and services advertised in this bulletin. For those interested in placing a new ad, please contact the parish office or call Robin Ungaro with LPi (our bulletin publisher) directly at 203-747-5671.

ST. TERESA’S ONLINE GIVING
To access please click on the following link: GIVING

Saint Teresa Photo Gallery
Saint Teresa now has a photo gallery of the events held throughout the year. To access the gallery click on the following link: !Photo Gallery!

Events

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

• Sunday
  Cursillita - Aud. K 9:30 am 11:30 am
  
  
• Monday
  Legion of Mary (Span.) (Aud. K.) 7pm - 8:30 pm
  
  
• Tuesday
  Food Pantry - Parish Center 4pm - 5:30 pm
  Faith Formation - Aud. K 7pm to 9pm
  
  
• Wednesday
  A.A. - Parish Center - 5:30PM - 8:00 PM
  
  
• Thursday
  Carismatic Group - Church. 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
  A/N Parish Center 7:00pm 9:00pm
  
  
• Friday
  
  
  
• Saturday
  Legion of Mary - (Eng.) Parish Center 1pm - 2:30pm
  Confessions - Church 2:30 pm