M A S S S C H E D U L E

Weekends:

Vigil Mass (Saturday):5:00 pm Sunday Masses: 8:30 & 11:00 am

Weekdays: Monday–Friday: 8:00am

First Saturday: 8:00 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturday: 3:30–4:30 pm or by appointment

Eucharistic Adoration

Monday & Wednesday 8:30 am to 7:00pm First Friday 9:00am-Noon

Facilities:

To make reservations to use the Facilities call the Church Office.

Marriages: All couples planning to be married must meet

with their priest at least eight months in ad-vance. Please call the Church Office to make

an appointment.

O F F I C E H O U R S Monday–Thursday: 9:00am to 4:00 pm

Friday: 9:00 am to 1:00pm

Resurrection Catholic Church Our Mission: To Bring the Joyful News of Christ’s Resurrection to Our Community

3383 University Boulevard North ~ Jacksonville, Florida 32277 PH: (904)-744-0833 ~ Fax: (904) 744-7235 ~

Website:www.respar.net ~ December 18, 2016

Pastor: Fr. Peter Akin-Otiko Deacon Chuck Patterson

Fourth Sunday of ADVENT

R E S U R R E C T I O N C A T H O L I C C H U R C H 3383 University Boulevard North Jacksonville, Florida 32277 Parish Email secretary@respar.net Rev. Peter Akin-Otiko, Pastor frpeter@respar.net Deacon Chuck Patterson Deacon Stan Grenn (retired) C H U R C H O F F I C E (904)744-0833 /Fax: (904)744-7235 Monday-Thursday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Friday 9:00 am—1:00 pm P A R I S H S T A F F Business Manager:

Karen Theiss

Receptionist: Blanquita Toda

Facilities Contact Rectory Office for Reservations or Rentals: (904)744-0833

R E L I G I O U S E D U C A T I O N Coordinator, Dr. Tom NeSmith K through 8th Grade Sunday 9:30-10:45am

Page Two Resurrection at a Glance December 18, 2016

R E S U R R E C T I O N C A T H O L I C S C H O O L

(Grades Pre-K-3 through 8th) Mrs. Pat Donahue, Principal Mr. Tim Connor, Assistant Principal 5710 Jack Road Jacksonville, FL 32277 Phone: 904-744-1266 Fax: 904-744-5800 Website: www.resurrectionschooljax.com

SAVE THE DATE Bible Study—Wednesday @ 6:30pm in the Church Dec 21—Generational Healing Mass @ 6:30pm in the Church Dec 22-26—Church Office closed Dec. 24—Mass 4PM, 7PM, Midnight Dec. 25—Christmas Mass 10AM Jan 11—School Science Fair—Gym Jan 28—Winterfest

The Bread & Wine this week is for the intentions of

Blanquita Toda

THIS WEEK’S SANCTUARY LAMP

IS LIT IN MEMORY OF EILEEN WOLF

Call the Church office if you would like to order altar

flowers to be placed on the sanctuary in memory or in honor of a loved one.

The donation is $20.00 per arrangement.

Sacrificial Giving - December 11, 2016 Sunday Offertory $ 11,839.67 SVDP $ 739.00 Retired Religious $ 3,759.90

December 18, 2016 Page Three

Saturday December 17. 2016 8:00 a.m. NO MASS 3: 0/4:30 p.m. Reconciliation 5:00 p. m. + Barbara Santare Sunday December 18, 2016 8:30 a.m. + Lena Sommer 11:00 a.m. For The People Monday December 19, 2016 8:00 a.m.. Wedding Anniversary for Andrew & Margaret Starr Tuesday December 20, 2016 8:00 a.m. For the intentions of Queen of Angels Circle Wednesday December 21, 2016 8:00 a.m. + Rosa Lien Nguyen

Thursday December 22, 2016 8:00 a.m. + Betty A. Smith Friday December 23, 2016 8:00 a.m. Wedding Anniversary for Jonathan and Kylee Blanco

Saturday December 24, 2016 4:00 p.m. + Robert Santare III 7:00 p.m. + Hazel A. Lewis Midnight For The People Please join us as we recite the Rosary Monday through Friday after the 8:00 a.m. Mass

Ministry Schedule for December 24th

Readers Ushers Extraordinary Ministers Altar Servers

Saturday Dec. 24th 4:00 p.m.

Barrie Snyder Kirsten Snyder

Jose Sandoval Emil Shami Bruce Shuert Bill Smith Ricky Whiteford

Deacon Chuck Patterson Candy Gramzow Daisy Gramzow Jessie Gramzow Monty Horner Cathy NeSmith Teresa Whiteford

Barrie Snyder Anna Blackwelder Andrew Kyles Nora Grace Mayele

Saturday Dec. 24th 7:00 p.m.

Stephanie Huderson Michael Powers

Jose Sandoval Emil Shami Bruce Shuert Bill S,otj Ricky Whitseford

Chris Belyea Cheryl Callavini Mike Milonas Anne Pigney Tina Price Deanna Salwei Thomas Stophel

Nicholas Milonas Allison Milonas Marcus Clark Max Clark

Sunday Dec. 24th Midnight.

Kyle Bunyi Cindy Chin

Volunteers Banke Ayileka Cleotilde Baltazar Nicholas Bell Aga Futch Pam Schaeffer Mr. & Mrs. William Smith

Tyler Hall Clare Coyle Elizabeth Coyle Roman Bunyi

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The barren deserts will rejoice and flower. Tired bodies will receive strength. Aching hearts will be made glad (Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10). Psalm — Lord, come and save us (Psalm 146). Second Reading — Be patient, for the coming of the Lord is as sure as the rain (James 5:7-10). Gospel — Tell of what you hear and see: The blind re-gain their vision, the crippled their movement, the deaf their hearing (Matthew 11:2-11). READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47, or any readings from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712 Tuesday: Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-19, 23; Mt 21:28-32 Wednesday: Is 45: 6b-8, 18, 21b-25; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Lk 7:18b-23 Thursday: Is 54:1-10; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-12a, 13b; Lk 7:24-30 Friday: Is 56:1-3a, 6-8; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8; Jn 5:33-36 Saturday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1- 17 Sunday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24

Altar Society Schedule for December 23rd

Dianne Barker & Nancy Marx

Mass Intentions

Phil Haack Thomas Hummelwright Evelyn Kirby Viki Shuron Doris Slogar David Clough Helen Longhi Dorothy Lain Nancy Fritch Paul King Tom Fasenmyer Janet Loftin Elaine Grenn Monty Horner Joe Brozovich Mary Freel Rita Mitchell Earline Thompson

Guy Hale Pat Howard Maryellen Bell Jane Cobis Monika Chappell Sean Mitchell Tom Wallace Bud Price Kenney Denney Amy Parker Gene Salzman Gordon Belyea

Please Remember the Sick in Your Prayers

Attention all Catholic men 18 and over. Become a strong right arm for the Church and join the Knights of Columbus. We are the largest Catholic men’s organization in the world.

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Squires host Basketball Free Throw Tournament

Saturday, January 22 at CTK Gym beginning at 9:00 a.m. This is open to all boys and girls, ages 9-14.

Squires Food Drive at Christ the King and

Resurrection Church Please give generously. Collection box in gathering areas.

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

Dec 20 Open House/Committee and Officer’s Meetings Dec 30 PB&J sandwich making for St. Francis Soup Kitchen Jan 1 Jaquars vs Indianapolis Colts tailgate party Jan 6 Family Spirituality Night - Potluck Jan 7 Knights of the Brotherly Care - Meet at Resur-rection 8 am mass Jan 10 CTK Honor Roll Breakfast Jan 10 ACA/Council/K’Cees meetings Jan 14 Road Cleanup Jan 14 K’Cees’ Bunko Knight Jan 15 Corporate Communion - Resurrection Jan 17 Open House/Committee and Officer’s Meetings

Knights of Columbus

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Knights of Columbus Squires youth group is having a food drive this December. Last year, the Squires donated over 750 lbs of non-perishable food, and this year, our goal is 1,000 lbs. There are boxes set up at each entrance to the Church, and we will be collecting food until January 1. We are asking for NON-PERISHABLE FOOD only – if you can help in any way, we would greatly appreciate it!

Squires Food Drive

Our New Parish App

Christmas Wish List

Various ministries have requested the following items to enhance our parish, however these items are not included in the parish’s annual budget.

1. Donations for a new Drum Set for our RYTE choir - $1,000

Donations to help continue to fund the “Life Teen” annual subscription - $1,000 per year

Seasonal banners for the Church sanctuary - $200 each

WIFI setup – Church - $2,500

Donations of Time, Talent, and Treasure to any of the various ministry opportunities at Resurrection. (Gift Amount: Priceless!)

These are just some of the needs that we have in the parish. If you can donate or help with any of these items please call the office at 744-0833. If there is anything you think should be added, please let us know. Also, if it doesn’t matter which item you would like to help with you can just write “For Wish List” on your donation. All donations toward the wish list are tax deductible and you can also donate in memory of a loved one.

Our new Resurrection Catholic Church app is now available to download for iPhone and Android smart phones. Stay connect-ed with our parish throughout the week with instant notifications, an easy-to-access event calendar, and the ability to quickly reply to or share messages via Facebook or Twitter. Also, enjoy a bunch of additional features like prayers, daily readings, help-ful reminders to silence your phone before Mass or Confession, and much more.

Help foster a stronger parish life at Resurrection Catholic Church and better engage the New Evangelization. Download our app today at myparishapp.com or search your phone's app store for myparish. TEXT – 88202

December 18, 2016 Page Five

Resurrection Catholic School News

Winterfest Coming Soon!! It is not too soon to mark your calendars for our annual Winterfest on 1/28/17 !

Garage Sale items are gratefully accepted at the school. Please call 744 –1266 to arrange drop off

“We Resurrection Catholic School are a diverse community committed to forming a Christ-centered environment rooted in Catholic Traditions which fosters academic excellence

and lifelong Gospel values.”

The 2016 Resurrection Volleyball Team

after winning the first two matches on 12/2

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Christmas Day Mass Choir

Calling all Carolers! Please join us on Christmas Day at the 10 am mass for this special choir ministry. We will have one rehearsal on Sunday night, 18 December (5pm, then pot luck dinner) at the Stanton home. Please email Dwayne or Allison Stanton at ResurrectionChrist-masChoir@gmail.com or call 904-627-8960 to reserve your seat in the choir and receive the selected music packet.

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