3rd sunday of advent · 22/12/2019 · we’ll resume blood pressure screenings on january 4th...
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Fourth Sunday of Advent WWW.STANDREWMOORE.COM December 22, 2019
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Fr Riccardo
December 23rd – December 29th
9am Mass Monday
†Martha Maynard Anne Stroud
5pm Mass Christmas Eve
Norma H. Chris Malon
10pm Mass Christmas Eve
†Herman Mitchell M/M Mitch Mitchell
10am Mass Christmas Day
†Gerald Feehily M/M John Prati
9am Mass Thursday
†M/M Paul Billen Paula Dirck
Feast of the Holy Family
5pm Mass SATURDAY
†Dean Brown Celia Brown
9am Mass SUNDAY
Our Parish Family Fr. Jack
11:45am Mass SUNDAY
Hector Denis Knights of Columbus
SACRAMENT OF FORGIVENESS
(Penance, Reconciliation, Confession) Saturday from 4:00pm-4:30pm
Or at any other time By Appointment
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHAPEL
ALWAYS OPEN FOR PRAYER & ADORATION
This past week Pope Francis met with members of Italy’s National Association of Elderly Workers which brings together older professionals who still want to contribute to society with their skills and experience. Meeting to mark the 70th anniversary of their foundation, Pope Francis focused on ageing in terms two seasons: the season of gift, and the season of dialogue.
The Season Of Gift The Pope stressed the contribution of the elderly to voluntary activities and caring for others in need. “Volunteering is an experience that is good for both the recipient and the person doing it”, he said. “Commitment to others can counteract the perception of loneliness, improve cognitive performance and increase mental well-being”. Engaging in volunteering promotes what is called "active ageing", said Pope Francis. It allows the elderly to be protagonists “in the construction of a community of solidarity”. He identified the biggest challenge for society in the coming years as being that of promoting “the human resources that older people bring to the community with increasing effectiveness”. This means activating solidarity networks, he said, and considering the aged as “bearers of dreams”. The dreams of the elderly are imbued with memory, said Pope Francis, “and therefore fundamental for the journey of the young”.
The Season Of Dialogue Old age is “the season of dialogue”, said the Pope, because it “presupposes a dialogue and an encounter between the elderly and the young in order to build a society that is more just, more beautiful, more supportive, more Christian”. Old age is a time of grace, he continued, in which the Lord renews His call to us: “He calls us to preserve and pass on our faith, to pray, to intercede, to be close to those in need”. The elderly, especially grandparents, “have a unique and special ability to grasp the most problematic situations,” continued Pope Francis, “and their prayer is powerful.” They are entrusted with the great task of transmitting “the experience of life, the history of a family, a community, a people”. “If grandparents do not talk to their grandchildren, there will be no future”, the Pope added. “Living old age as the season of gift and the season of dialogue”, said Pope Francis, contradicts the stereotype of the elderly as “sick, disabled, dependent, alone, and afraid”. Instead, it emphasizes “the resources and potential of the elderly”. Too often the elderly are discarded in the name of maintaining a "balanced" economic system, “at the center of which there is not the human person, but money”, said the Pope. “We are all called to counter this poisonous culture of waste”, concluded Pope Francis. We are called to build a more welcoming, more human, more inclusive society, “which does not need to discard those who are weak in body and mind”, but that moves “in step” with them.
Pope Says Society Needs To Move “In Step” With
The Elderly
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CHRISTMAS MASSES
TUESDAY, DEC. 24TH 5PM & 10PM
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25TH 10AM
Choral Program & Caroling
30 Minutes Before Each Mass
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Parish Life
OUR SERVANT LEADERS
Maintenance: Mike Ellis 754-5308
[email protected] Director of Discipleship & Formation Tommie Tran 754-5309 [email protected]
D & F Secretary: Ann Grover 754-5303
[email protected] Youth Minister: Dina Jones-Griggs 308-9169
Liturgical Ministries: Nancy Lyle 754-5305
Prime-Timers: Peggy Denker 754-5307
Parish Nurse: Debbie Kamphaus, RN 754-5302
Parish Secretary: Janet Windsor 799-3334 [email protected]
Music Director: Daniel Jack 264-3711
Bookkeeper: Mary Johnson, CPA 754-5304 [email protected]
DEACON ASSOCIATES
Angus Watford 381-2740
Clyde Grover 259-8541
George Fombe 361-8976
Admin. Asst: Jane Mitchell 754-5301
Pastor: Father Jack Feehily 799-5003
Monday, December 23
10:00am SDC-Youth Building (Rec Room)
6:30pm SDC-McConnell Rm.
7:00pm SDC-Room 4
Tuesday, December 24
Parish Offices Close at Noon
6:00am SDC-Youth Building
6 :30pm Boy Scouts-Youth Building
6:30pm SDC-McConnell Rm.
Wednesday, December 25
Parish Offices Closed
Friday, December 27
10:00am Rosary for Homebound & Infirm-SFC
6:30pm SDC-McConnell Rm.
Saturday, December 28
6:30am SDC-McConnell Rm.
Sunday, December 29
1:00pm Youth ALPHA Retreat Day
10:15am SDC-Room 4
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SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO CARE FOR POINSETTIAS DURING
CHRISTMAS SEASON
Contact Jane or Nancy in the office
if you are available to help about an hour per week
Many Hands Make
Light Work
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Parish Life
12/24 Mr. & Mrs. Jose Lujan 10 Mr. & Mrs. Martin Narcisse 33 12/25 Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Cao 18 12/26 Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Hernandez 53 Mr. & Mrs. James Zondor 47 12/27 Mr. & Mrs. Crisanto Garza 27 Mr. & Mrs. Bodegard Hoang 12 Mr. & Mrs. Roy Lyle 15 Mr. & Mrs. Quyen To 16 12/28 Mr. & Mrs. Charles Abraham 21 Mr. & Mrs. Lucas Cruz 23
Pray for Us
Faithful Catholics make a habit of remembering others in their daily prayers. Below is a list of parishioners or their family members who are critically or acutely ill or injured. Please call the parish office to let us know that you or a loved one is now on the mend and no longer needs to be on this particular prayer list. Theresa Aide Kris Ajamie Bailey Anderson Bert Alvarez Annette Balderas Claudio Balderas Janie Balderas Shere Barabasz Michelle Brewer Ray Brewer Christine Brown Keith Cagle Katharine Canary Diane Cook Bob Crissman Maurice Cummings Charlie Cusack Stephanie Davidson Maryanne Engler James Fisher Carlos Garza Kelly Gibbons Juanita Gibson Jerri Gilmore Greg Grover Antonia Guzman Chester Hagnoski Laurie Harlow Laura Holmes Tony Jones Ed Koehl Sharon Nightingale Brenda Kratz Joanne Lane Donna Lewis Chris Manley Michelle Massey John Mastalir Donald Mays Rita McCallum Troyan McCollum William McVay Hilary Montoya Eugene Moreno Roberta Neeley Caroline Newell Catherine Newell Richard Norton Cheryl Painter Jerry Penisten Ron Porter Vincent Riggie Shannon Saturo Chris Sexton Marilyn Skaggs Landon Smith Angel Swartz Danny Thomas Pattye Thomas Jim Tucker Maria Valdez Jerry Wells
HOMEBOUND
Maria Lola Ayres Ann Barr Julia Brewster Clive Courtney Margaret Crawford Done Davis Nancy DeLong Rick Duvall Pat Everhart Mary Gorrell Deborah Guerrero Rosita Hall Vicky Hallauer Janice Horn Pam Johnson Roger Kane Ann Knapper Julia Lee Bill Lewis Alberta Marquez Shirley Martin Michelle Mathew SanJuana Medina Fr. John Michalicka Ramona Orland Anna Ross Rose Rytlewski Jasmyn Stewart Loraine Stewart Elinor Thompson Mrs. Thuy Tran
12/22 Christine Burkhart, Jill Byrne, Brenda Cruz, Tony Darnell, Estela Garcia, Justin Rider 12/23 Dorothea Bradshaw, Jackson Finley, Kaydee
Guerra, Maristella Marwitz, Tu Nguyen, Clara Schrader, Maria Valencia
12/24 Frank Cassarino, Jennifer Grover, Roy Lyle,
Jessie Moralez, Tony Moreno, Nga Nguyen, Zachary Nguyen, Vanessa Saltos
12/25 Harriett Cimaroli, Joshua Diggs, Rick Escobar,
Chris Lott, Jesus Rojo, Katelyn Tinkham, Gabriel Ward
12/26 Fernando Ibarra, Robert Koegl, Jose Lozano,
Ronald Porter, Kimberly Preciado, Bernita Thornhill
12/27 Scott Edwards, James Emmen, Mary Emmen,
Isabella Pham, Debra Smith 12/28 Monica Diaz, Sandra Hand, Tu Ho, Pamela
Johnson, Diane McCall
ITEMS MOST NEEDED
Spaghetti Sauce, Canned Meat
Macaroni & Cheese, Bread
Thanks to the generosity of so many of our
parish family members we were able to
distribute 175 Christmas food baskets to
needy people living in this area.
Well done, good and faithful servants
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Worship & Spiritual Life
Dec. 28-29
Altar Server
Holy Communion
Holy Communion
Hospitality
Lector
Coordinator
Saturday 5:00 pm
Sam Muzny Andrew Means Mark Chenevey
Dorothea Bradshaw Frank Anderson Robin Teske Marva Yandell Thomas Strotman
James Emmen Martin Narcisse Gina Narcisse Frank Bruehl
John Lynch Celia Brown Patricia Knight Brian Muzny
Matthew Walters Dale Neikirk
Patti Muzny
Sunday 9am
Gabriel Ward Aubrey Huebert Rachel Fite
Zeela Snodgrass Jeffry Snodgrass Donna Galier Anthony Galier Raymond Hulley Mary Earing Ann Grover
Jane Behr Dorothy Killian Jo Schoo Lucas Cruz Ryan King Amber Johnson Noreen Valadez
Lee Schoo Robert Bussa Nannette McKenna
RoseMarie Cruz David Cusack
Tina Wharton
Sunday 11:45 am
Catherine Lay Karlee Escobar Ethan Escobar
Gayla Maupin Nancy Lyle Roy Lyle Kathy Wigley Van Jacks Rhonda Jacks
Bryan Baldwin Tammy Baldwi Eileen Simpson Michael Friedt Deborah Friedt James Monk
Monica Soliz Lyndell Mitchell Jane Mitchell Richard Farmer
Angela Lister Shelly Durham
Joseph Gibbons
Stewardship & Administration
12/15/19 FYTD PFYTD Sacrificial Giving 10,426 329,618 358,614 Building Fund 731 42,310 50,444 Gifts For The Poor 99 10,667 20,331
TOTAL 11,256 382,595 429,389
Other Income 3,338 42,187 52,407
TOTAL 14,594 424,782 481,796
BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS TO BEGIN We’ll resume blood pressure screenings on January 4th following the Saturday evening mass. Thank you to Jan Bruehl, Stephanie Rider and Coleen Fitzgerald for volunteering to help with the screenings.
Screenings will also be held in-between the 9:00 and 11:45 mass on January 5th. Thank you to volunteers Rita Allen, Cynthia Gooch, Autumn Estes, Barbra King, Pat Culbert and Caryl Prati.
Start the new year right and on a healthy note. Get your blood pressure checked.
DEBBIE KAMPHAUS, RN
PARISH NURSE
Sacrificial Giving Annual Renewal
This year our Stewardship & Administration Commission has strongly recommended placing renewed emphasis on giving online or through automatic bank drafts. These methods allow everyone the opportunity to get the full benefits that come from tithing whether or not they are actually able to be in our church every Sunday. Think about it.
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DISCIPLESHIP FORMATION
CLASSES FOR YOUTH
SUNDAYS 10:20 – 11:25 No Life Kids, MS or HS on Dec. 22nd
No Life Kids or HS on Dec. 29
Discipleship & Evangelization
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVICE
We will be needing servers and helpers for the Little Christmas Dinner Dance on Sunday, January 5th. Not only will you get credit for being of service, there will be tips to earn. If you can help, please contact Mama Dee or Janie Mitchell as soon as possible.
NO LIFE NIGHT ON DEC 25TH OR JAN 1ST
SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
Sunday, Jan 5th at 10:30 am in the McConnell room
Do you have a child attending discipleship formation classes? Do you use the nursery? Do you want to be able to work with the youth of our parish? We are always looking for parents or other volunteers who can help with classes, lead small groups with the youth, chaperone youth events or volunteer in the nursery. A principal requirement for any of these services is certification through the safe environment program. The training is short and to the point. Hope you can participate.
ALPHA RETREAT DAY
For Middle Schoolers & Parents
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29TH
1:15 PM IN JOYCE CENTER
This was originally scheduled for January 5th but that
is the date on which we will be preparing the Joyce
Center for the Little Christmas Dinner Dance. If we
pushed it forward to January 12th, four weeks would
have passed between sessions which would have
interrupted our momentum. We are very aware that
the children are on Christmas break from school, but
also aware that Sundays are still to be kept Holy. The
Dec. 29th retreat will begin with a full meal. There will
be two videos and an extended time for prayer. The
retreat time will end before 4pm. May we ask that you
adjust your calendars accordingly. Thanks so much
for any changes you may have to make to
accommodate this important event.
The Jesse Tree -4th WEEK OF ADVENT SATURDAY In the Beginning Was the Word When we celebrate Mass on Christmas, the Gospel readings change depending on
the time of the Mass. For the Christmas Vigil Mass on the evening of December
24, the reading is from the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 1:1-25), beginning with
the genealogy tracing Jesus’ ancestry in the Old Testament and ending with the
revelation to Joseph. For Midnight Mass and the Mass at Dawn, the traditional
readings are from the Gospel of Luke (Luke 2:1-20). At the Mass for Christmas day,
the reading is from John 1:1-34. In the first readings the narrative carries us along
into the mystery of Jesus’ birth. The text from John calls us to meditate on the
meaning of the stories we have heard. “In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). When we are reflecting on
Jesus Christ, we are reflecting on God, and through him has come all life (John
1:3-4). In Jesus, God has become one of us, made his dwelling among us, pitched
his tent in our midst. When we enter into relationship with Jesus Christ, we enter
into the heart of God. When we share the love Jesus has won for us, we share the
heart of God with one another. The wonder of Christmas reflects this for us and is
the gift we bring for one another.
The Genealogy and Birth of Jesus — Matthew 1:1–25
The Birth of Jesus and the Visit of the Shepherds — Luke 2:1–20
In the Beginning Was the Word — John 1:1–18
JOURNEY OF FAITH WEDNESDAYS at 6:30 PM
January 8th, 15th, & 22nd
Ornament: Chi-Rho
