St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Pantry—Saturday, December 16th 8:15am Opening Prayer 8:30-10:30am Food Distr ibution

Please pray for: McGuyre Moore, Tate Lewis, Rose Ormsbee, Chandler Bawcum, John Camm, Dorothy Bankhead, Carlos

Vera, John Berg, Sandra Higgins, Kristi Anthony, Marsha Draeger, Matilda Miranda, Mercy Miranda, Abigail Stone, Ron Flanery, Terry Halbert, Abbey Halbert, Viola Kautz, Betty Frank, Jay Kimbrough, Tess Smith, Pat Dorough, Sue Haschke, Danny Lively, Elizabeth Brooks, Henry Pham, Ned Jenkins, Andrea Perry, Erika Stoltzfus, Ciara O’Rourke, Chelsea Garber, Danielle Taylor, Sean Taylor, Herman Reddell, Marlee Pack,Christine Sitter, Chris Wakefield, Debra McCuellar, Julia Biard, Denis Frank, Desiree O’Rourke, Lynna Carriger, David Taylor, Miller Family, Lola Plata, Al Bastinelli, Jeremy Drobil, Hope Burstad, Gina Batara, Car-los Arroliga, Aida Flores, Yvette Davis, Hayden Curtin, Rosie Shepherd, Terry Burchinal, Sierra Faulkner, Cheryl Harris, Caleb Harris, Rosa Ramirez, Monica Clement, David Flores, Tink Russo, Allyson Fasken, Kathy Martin, Roger Daugherty, JoAnn Coules, Willie Trenado, Brigitte Rian, Tony Daugherty, Karen Bass Holmes, Isabel Raissez, Michelle Xavier & Armitta Jones.

Weekly Finance Statement Annual Budget 2017: $502,244

Weekly Requirement: $9,658 Offertory Collection (Sat/Sun):$26,488 Online Giving: $1,510 Total Collection: $27,998

Year to Date Budget: $473,242 Year to Date Collections: $491,991

Average gift per family/week: $34.86

(envelopes only)

Thank you for your generosity!!

Knights of Columbus Meeting Tuesday, December 12th

7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Room

Manly Men Meetings: Below please find the meeting times. You may come to any of the meetings of your choice:

Thursday, December 14th, 6:30am - Library Saturday, December 16th, 8:30am Library

Men 18 years and above are invited to attend!!

December 9th & 10th Tabernacle Flowers

Thanksgiving By Correa Family

Portrait of Mary & Jesus Thanksgiving

By Brigitte Harootunian

Holy Mass Intentions Week of December 10th–16th

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Nelva Har r ison+ (MaryBeth Burns) 12:00 p.m. Divine Mercy 5:30 p.m. No Mass Monday: 12:10 p.m. Communion Service Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. Thanksgiving (Helen Wegner) Wednesday: 12:10 p.m. Communion Service Thursday: 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Friday: 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Yoselin Farfan-Birthday (Farfan Family)

Daily Readings… Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85; Lk 5:17-26

Tuesday: Rv 12:1-6; Ps Jdt 13; Lk 1:26-38

Wednesday: Is 40:25-31; Ps 103; Mt 11:28-30

Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145; Mt 11:11-15

Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1; Mt 11:16-19

Saturday: Sir 48:1-4; Ps 80; Mt 17:10-13

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 10, 2017

Reading: Isaiah 40:1-5 Epistle: 2 Peter 3:8-14 Psalm: 85 Gospel: Mark 1:1-8

Our Lady’s Guild Christmas Party Monday, December 11, 2017 at 6 pm

St Michael Activity Center. All Ladies of the parish are welcome.

The Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for the Month of December: The Elderly

That the elderly, sustained by families and Christian communities, may apply their wisdom and experience to spreading the faith and forming the new generations.

Advent Holy Hour & Benediction Sunday, December 17th at 10:30am

Main Church

Eucharistic Adoration Christmas Holiday

Adoration will cease at the end of the day on Thursday, December 21st and resume the morning of Wednesday, December 27th.

New Years Holiday Adoration will cease at the end of the day on Friday, December 29th and resume Tuesday morning, January 2nd. If you are in town and can keep your regular hour during this time, please do so! Just be aware that you can leave at the end of your hour, even if no one comes in to relieve you, since the Blessed Sacrament will not be exposed.

FLAME Youth Group Last meeting for this year will be on:

Wednesday, December 13th

No 5:30pm Holy Mass Sunday, December 10th

& Sunday, December 17th

Fr. Denzil will be out of the country

Advent Penance Service Monday, December 18th

5:00pm-8:00pm Priests from other Parishes will be

available to hear confessions in both English and Spanish.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration Tuesday, December 12

5:00 a.m. Mañanitas

6:30 p.m. Solemn Mass & Holy Rosary Procession.

Reception afterwards in the Gymnasium

Our Lady of Victory Mass Schedule

December 24th-Christmas Eve 5:30 p.m.- Vigil Mass

11:30 p.m.-Christmas Carols

12:00 a.m.-Holy Mass

December 25th-Christmas 10:30 a.m.-Bilingual Holy Mass

December 31st 5:30 p.m.-Vigil Mass January 1st

10:30 a.m.-Bilingual Holy Mass

Communion Service on the following dates: Monday, December 11th at 12:10pm

Wednesday, December 13th at 12:10pm Thursday, December 14th at 8:00am

Friday, December 15th at 8:00am