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16250 Old Weatherford Road Aledo, TX 76008
Office: (817) 441-3500 Fax: (817) 441-7909
Website: www.holyredeemeraledo.org Email: [email protected]
MASS TIMES Wed, Thurs, Fri .................................................................. 9:00 a.m. Saturday ............................................................................. 5:30 p.m. Sunday ...................................................... 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession: Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
First Sunday of the Month: The Mass of Healing …5:30 p.m.
OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Are You Interested in the Catholic Faith?
If you are non-baptized or baptized in another denomination and are interested in exploring our faith, please consider joining our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) program. Contact DRE for more information.
Holy Orders and Religious Life For information on the Sacrament of Holy Orders and/or Religious Life, please contact Fr. Jonathan Wallis, Director of Vocations, 817-945-9321 or email [email protected].
Adoration for Vocations The first Sunday of each month, for one hour, after the 8:00 a.m. Mass.
Bulletin Deadlines Articles for the bulletin should be submitted a week in advance. Friday is the deadline. Phone the parish office or email the office.
Parish Registration Welcome to our parish! Please pick up a welcome packet located in the Narthex and complete the registration form inside and return to the office.
Sacrament of Baptism You must be registered parishioner for 3 months prior to baptism. Private baptisms are on the first Saturday of the month at 3:00 p.m. Baptisms during Mass are on the first weekend of the month at rotating Masses.
Sacrament of Confirmation Confirmation is a two year program beginning in 9th grade. Contact the DRE for more information.
Sacrament of Marriage Contact the parish office to schedule an initial meeting with the Pastor or Deacon 9-12 months before the wedding date. Pre-Cana and NFP must be completed before the wedding date.
Marriage Tribunal If you were previously married and wish to inquire about an annulment or would like your current marriage blessed, please call Deacon Scott France.
Communion for the Sick and Shut-ins If you or a member of your family is unable to receive communion at Mass due to sickness or other disability, please call the parish office.
PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Msgr. Publius Xuereb: Pastor Deacon Scott France……[email protected] Parish Secretary: Laura Puente…………….………[email protected] Bookkeeper: Amy Jo Maruschak……[email protected] Director of Music: David Fernandez……..………[email protected] Dir. of Religious Education: Nicole Reynolds ……..…………[email protected] Youth Ministry: Adrian Garcia ……...…..……[email protected] Safe Environment: Melissa Watzlavick …...…...…[email protected]
To all who need comfort…
To all who are lonely and need companionship…
To all who seek sheltering love…
To all who sin and need a Redeemer…
To all who offer praise to the Lord…
To all who long for peace…
To those who would serve a living God…
To all who come, from near or afar
this church opens wide its doors
and in the name of Jesus says:
Welcome
Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish Third Sunday of Advent
Readings and Mass Intentions
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 8:00 a.m. Mass…Christine Humphreys † 10:30 a.m. Mass…Adrian Garcia Is 35:1-6a, 10/Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10/ Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11 MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9/Mt 21:23-27 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17 Gn 49:2, 8-10/Ps 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17/Mt 1:1-17 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 9:00 a.m. Mass...Robert, Ryan, Matt, Robbie & Cole LaFleur Jer 23:5-8/Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19/ Mt 1:18-25 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19 9:00 a.m. Mass...JoAnn Brown † Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17/Lk 1:5-25 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 9:00 a.m. Mass...Elizabeth Andrea Willick † Is 7:10-14/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6/ Lk 1:26-38 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 5:30 p.m. Mass...Zach Elder † Sg 2:8-14/Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21/ Lk 1:39-45
Returning our Treasure in Thanksgiving
Financial Information
Dec. 7th & 8th
Weekly Need:….……....$11,350.00
Weekly Actual:…………$10,493.56 E-Giving:……………….$ 1,697.52
Land Loan Balance:……..….$97,547.62
(as of 12/04/19)
HOLY REDEEMER’S PRAYER INTENTION BOOK
Please continue to remember and pray
for all those listed in our prayer intention
book and the name listed below:
Deonicio Livar
ONLINE GIVING: Go to www.HolyRedeemerAledo.org and click “DONATE” at the top of the page.
GIVEPLUS APP: Download the GivePlus app by Vanco Payment Solutions. Enter the parish zip code "76008" to find Holy Redeemer and select it as your parish.
TEXT-TO-GIVE: Text the amount to give to 833-964-1908. You will be prompted to enter payment information on a secure website.
Advent Penance Service
Monday, Dec.16th at 7:00 p.m.
Prepare for Christmas through confession!
An Unexpected Messiah Who hasn’t felt discouraged at some point in life? We all know how it feels when things don't go the way we want or expect. John the Baptist was feeling that way in today’s Gospel. He is languishing in prison, wondering if all that he said and did had any meaning. Jesus didn’t fit the common image of the Messiah. He wasn’t a great political leader who would overthrow the Roman oppressors and restore Israel to glory. John’s faith is shaken and so he tells his followers to seek out Jesus and ask him, “Are you the one?” In response to John’s question, Jesus tells him (and us) to look at what he was doing: healing the sick, raising the dead, bringing the good news to the poor. John would have immediately recognized those actions as the ones Isaiah prophesized that the Messiah would do on his arrival. By focusing on those deeds, John would have known that indeed Jesus was the one. Even though the plan wasn’t going the way John thought it would, he could be comforted by knowing God was powerfully at work. Sometimes God doesn’t work in our lives the way we expect either. Like John, we can get discouraged and wonder why God is allowing certain struggles and difficulties to happen. That’s when we, too have to realize that the mission of Jesus is not to establish an earthly kingdom, but to restore us to the fullness of life. When we find ourselves feeling dispirited, we need to consider that perhaps God has us exactly where he wants us to be for our perfect good and perfect growth in holiness.
Christmas Mass
Schedule
Christmas Eve, December 24th 5:30 p.m. Children’s Mass
Midnight Mass, December 25th 12:00 a.m.
Christmas Day, December 25th 10:30 a.m.
Solemnity of Mary, January 1st 10:30 a.m.
“O come let us adore him”
Go to the website: holyredeemeraledo.formed.org
ADVENT
December 15, 2019
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ARE CALLED TO SERVE:
Sat., Dec. 21 • 5:30 p.m. Mass SERVERS Nathalie Touchet Aiden Slabbekoorn Brian Slabbekoorn READERS Rick Zilar Jamie Zilar USHERS Dave Knesek Tom Merkley Lisa Spence Richard Walters EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Rick Zilar Mary Price Peg Shoemaker Jamie Zilar SOUND Dave Vandercook
Sun., Dec. 22 • 8:00 a.m. Mass SERVERS Katrina Mott Tobin Nelson Kenzie Lear READERS Mary Atkinson Chad McMillan USHERS Lorren Mott Paul Slabbekoorn Kandi Smith Jackie Voss EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Chad McMillan Paulette Brodie Jennifer McMillan Natalie Mott Nancy Garbo Myra Speer Barbara Still SOUND Robert Speer
Sun., Dec. 22 • 10:30 a.m Mass SERVERS Cole Crawford Clayton Crawford Juliana Caggiano READERS Mark Williams Angela Plumley USHERS Brian Snell Chris Novakov Weston Reese Jimmy Plumley EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Steve Lund Scott Wells Sephra Baca Monica Collins Maureen Garbarino Brian Masselli Cindy Mollenkopf Hal Mollenkopf Melissa Watzlavick Amber White SOUND Robert Watzlavick
Thank you to our Sponsor of the Week
Saint Peter Catholic School
The ads in our bulletin defray
the cost of printing to the church and are a valued service provided to our parishioners. Please patronize the
sponsors as they are supporting us.
Dec. 15: Religious Education Class 9:05 a.m. Dec. 15: Breakfast with Santa 11:30 a.m. Dec. 15: Children’s Choir 12:30 a.m. Dec. 16: Advent Penance Service 7:00 p.m. Dec. 17: Men’s Group 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20: Movie Night 6:00 p.m.
Dec. 22: Children’s Choir 11:30 a.m.
Dec. 24: Children’s Christmas Mass 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 25: Midnight Mass 12:00 a.m.
Dec. 25: Christmas Day Mass 10:30 a.m.
Dec. 24-Jan. 1: Parish Office Closed
Jan. 1: Solemnity of Mary Mass 10:30 a.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Religious Education News & Notes Class on December 15th
No Religious Education Classes on 12/22, 12/29 & 1/5
For more information, questions or to volunteer please contact Nicole or [email protected]
Holy Redeemer Youth Group
will NOT meet
on Wednesday, December 18th or 25th
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
For more information contact Adrian Garcia: [email protected]
Christmas Eve Mass Children’s Pageant
We need YOUR CHILDREN'S HELP for the 5:30 p.m. Children's Mass on Christmas Eve! We are asking for children currently in K - 8th grades to participate in the pageant
and the children’s choir for the Christmas Eve Mass.
Rehearsals are: Dec. 15: 12:30 p.m.— 1:15 p.m. & Dec. 22: 11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.
We are looking forward to creating a fun celebration of Jesus’ birth! Please contact Laura at [email protected]. for more information.
Sunday, December 15th 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Holy Redeemer’s Mom’s Group is hosting a
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
December 20th at 6:00 p.m.
We will provide pizza, popcorn and drinks. Bake your favorite Christmas
cookies at home and bring them to share!
(Please label if they contain any allergens, i.e. nuts.)
ALL ARE WELCOME!
2019 Year-end Giving
and Tax Deductions
As this year draws to a close, you are likely to be reviewing your
important financial matters, including your charitable giving for 2019. Please note that year-end
donations must be received in our office or post-marked by
December 31, 2019 in order to be counted as a 2019 contribution.
Thank you for your generosity and support of Holy Redeemer!
Men of Holy Redeemer
The next meeting will be on
Tuesday, December 17th
at 6:30 p.m.
For more information contact: [email protected]
Christmas Flowers
If you would like to donate a poinsettia in memory or in honor of a loved one, please contact the
parish office. Each plant is $15.00.
Breakfast With
Santa