Saint Matthew Catholic Church 215 Kirkley Road Tyrone, GA 30290

770.964.5804(Office) 770.964.1228(Fax)

www.saintmatthew.us

The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ

December 25, 2016

December 25th ~ The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Anointing of the Sick—Anyone facing surgery or dealing with a serious illness should contact the parish office or Fr. Kevin for the reception of this sacrament. Anointing before surgery can be done prior to or after Mass on the weekends. Please call the parish office to inform us if you are in need of this sacrament.

Reconciliation—Saturday at 4:15pm or by appointment. Communal penance services are also held twice yearly.

Sacrament of Marriage—Please contact Fr. Kevin at least six months in advance to insure ample time for planning, preparation, and scheduling your wedding.

Communion to the Sick and Homebound—If you or someone you know is ill, in the hospital, or homebound, please notify the parish office so a visit can be arranged. Fr. Kevin, one of our deacons, or an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist will be glad to bring Holy Communion.

Facebook link http://www.facebook.com/st.matthewtyrone/ ~NEW LINK~

Rosary Group—Meets on Thursday morning after the 9:00am Mass. If interest and need more info, call Helen @ 770-871-6586.

Eucharistic Adoration—First Thursday of each month devotion will commence immediately after the 9:00am Mass and continue until Benediction at 12:00pm. If you need more info, Helen Martin, Sacristan can be reached at roscoe20@numail.org May God bless you!

Membership—Registration forms may be found at the back of the church or by coming to the church office. Please complete the form and give it to a minister of hospitality or a deacon. And WELCOME!

Bulletin Deadline—Announcements and notices for the bulletin must be submitted by 10:00am on Monday for the following

Sunday bulletin. They will run for two weeks. Email them to comalley@saintmatthew.us. Announcements received after the deadline will need to be modified to run in the bulletin on subsequent weeks.

Request for Mass Intentions—In our Church tradition no better gift can be given our beloved departed than a Mass offered in their memory on the anniversary of their death, birth, or wedding anniversary. There are forms for scheduling Mass intentions in memory of the departed and special intentions for the living in the pamphlet racks in the administration building.

Stephen Ministry—Are you going through a difficult time? Stephen Ministers are members of the congregation here to help you. We listen, care, encourage and provide spiritual support to people facing a crisis or going through tough times. The care you receive is free, confidential and helpful. To learn how you - or a friend, neighbor or family member - can receive care, please contact Julie - 734-560-9512

Rev. Kevin Hargaden, Pastor

Deacons Rev. Mr. Jim Weeks Rev. Mr. Bill Hampton Rev. Mr. Gayle Peters Rev. Mr. King Cooper

Religious Education Music Clare O’Malley, Dir. Leila Wathen, Dir.

Office Staff Susana Ikhwan, Operations/Hispanic Ministry

Rennie Todd, Secretary

Parish Office Hours

Monday –Thursday (9am to 3pm)

Mass Schedule Monday & Wednesday 7am Tuesday & Thursday 9am

Saturday 5pm Sunday 8:30 am & 11:00 am & 2:00 pm Spanish

Daily and Weekend Readings can be found at www.usccb.org

Offertory 12/11/2016

$9631.00

Guadalupe 12/18/16

$618.00

Vanco Published at a later date

Parish Tithing 12/11/2016

Catholic Charities Baton Rouge

$1500.00

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Liturgical Ministry Schedule December 31 & January 1

Date: Saturday December 31 Sunday January 1 Sunday January 1

5:00 PM 830 AM 11 AM

Lector Phil Hannah Clare O’Malley Larry Ondovchik

Susie Morrison Henry Mngerem Mary Rice

Extraordinary Gregg Plese Lisa Buonerba Janet Smola

Ministers Shelby Sheehan Dennis Norris Nancy Wood

Tom Sheehan Donna Norris Dawn Bond Jack Warber Richard Amsberry Vernessa Britt Lynn Brooks Dwight Hallock Nancy Hamill Laurie Hallock Bonnie Kaplan

Ministers of Lawanda Wideman Barbara Amsberry Mike Smola

Hospitality Nailah Wideman Jerry Magrosky Olly Larson

David Long Ken Miller Angela Prado Diane Long Ken McCarrey Francisco Garcia

Altar Servers Connor Sheehan Frank Marant Austin Nguyen

Collin Sheehan Jessica Buonerba Caroline Hukin Ryan Main Luke Buonerba Sydney Hukin

This week’s Mass Intentions Next Weekend’s Mass Intentions

Monday Dec. 26 Closed/ No liturgy

Tuesday Dec. 27 John Haggerty

Requested by Lillian Matthias

Wednesday Dec. 28 Fr. Eddie O’Connor

Requested by Fr. Kevin

Thursday Dec. 29 Lois Pfarr

Requested by Frank Pfarr

Sat. Dec. 31, 5 pm St. Matthew Parish Family

Sun. Jan. 1, 830 am St. Matthew Parish Family

Sun. Jan. 1, 11 am St. Matthew Parish Family

Sun. Jan. 1, 2pm St. Matthew Parish Family

:

Please Pray For…Mary Osborn, Marian Hansen, Doris Cooper, Michael, Frances James, Mary Whittaker, Imoter Mngerem,

Susan Lawton, Jenny Essien, Pat Moser, AJ &David Garner, Modesto Samaniego, Repose of the soul of Carson Bird, Nancy Milani,

Maureen Lennon, Rosemary Harding, Elmer Hacker, Rennie Todd, Dorothy Todd, Julie & Tom Digby, Kathleen Rekau, Darlene

Nollman, Jon Danner, Ben Grooms, Ben Turk, Salome Adams, Lillian Matthias, Ed Craig, Deryl Mitchell, Carol Balloni, Austin &

Doug Volkmer, Genie Wilmore, Vicki White, Susan Crankshaw, the Todd family, Jim & Rita Maharry, Carol Sharp, our Military

families, Cecilia Richards & family, Doug Strickland, Katherine Stein, Tom Nix, Sarah Snider & family, Van Brock, Cliff, Joe & Pat

Craddock, Marty Yarborough, Chris & family, Patrick, Sunni & family, Ben Turk, Ryan Turk, Nicole & Cassie Semple, Russ family,

Spencer, Matthew, Hazelwood family, Myia Hamler, Joanne, John, Charlie, & Jack, Marcus Caldwell, Dodson family, Brayon

family, Dawn, Jim, & Janie Mathis, Herchel Coker, A. Summerlin, Stephanie, Dan, Luke, Lily, R. Anna & Henry, Roberts family,

Chris B & Paul, Mary Jo Shames, Mary Jo Dodson, Irene Stapinski, Walter Tuminowski, Justine McGuire, Paul Messina, Agnes &

Joe, Sam W, Tom & Jeanne Loeffler, Angie Dellaquila, Angela & Justino, Nancy Wood, Jacob Rago, Beck & Bufano families,

Shannon Hurston, Central State prisoners, Incent family, Mary Platt, The Homeless people around the world, Shelly Ann, Rhonda,

Peter, Christine, the Russell family, Shope family, Dian King, Morely family, Watkins family, Vanessa McCarrey, Lillian Bosco,

Steve Massie, Chylee, Janet Cox, Frances James, FitzGerald family, and all children, particularly the unborn.

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Our Mass schedule resumes on New Year’s weekend: Sat 5pm, Sun 8:30 am, 11:00 am , and 2:00 pm in Spanish.

All Religious Ed classes will resume Sunday January 8.

Please join us for Mass and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on

Thursday January 5th. Mass begins at 9 am with Exposition immediately

following. Benediction is at noon. Plan to spend some quiet time in prayer

after the busy holidays in Adoration. If you can stay an hour, there is a

signup sheet in the Narthex to ensure Our Lord is not alone. We will have

Adoration in the evening from 6-9 pm on the 5th as well. All are welcome.

We at St. Matthew want to communicate more

effectively with you….but we also want to make

it easy for you to control what types of

announcements you get from us and how you

are notified.

To receive notifications via text message or

email, send text message:

STM3 to 84576.

To download our Parish App, text

App to 88202

You may also sign up for these services on the

homepage of our website:

www.saintmatthew.us

Remember to visit our website at www.saintmatthew.us We have a new look and much more information!

New Year’s Mass schedule will be the regular Sunday Mass schedule.

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God’s Surprise

Who would think that what was needed, To transform and save the earth

Might not be a plan or army, Proud in purpose, proved in worth?

Who would think despite derision, that a child should lead the way?

God surprises earth with heaven, Coming here on Christmas day.

Shepherds watch and wise men wonder, Monarchs scorn and angels sing.

Such a lace as none would reckon, hosts a holy, helpless thing.

Stable beasts and by passed strangers, watch a baby laid in hay;

God surprises earth with heaven, coming here on Christmas day.

Centuries of skill and science-Span the past from which we move.

Yet experience questions whether with such progress, we improve.

While the human lot we ponder, Lest our hopes and humor fray,

God surprises us with heaven, coming here on Christmas day.

Christmas Infancy Narrative

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled.

This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled,

each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea,

to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to

be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. While they were there, the time came

for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling

clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Now there

were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock.

The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they

were struck with great fear. The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to

you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior

has been born for you who is Christ and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an

infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was a multitude

of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest and on

earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” When the angels went away from them to heaven,

the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken

place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So they went in haste and found Mary and

Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message

that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told

them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the

shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had

been told to them. Luke 2:1-20

COMUNIDAD HISPANA PAGINA 6

HORARIO DE OFICINA Lunes a Jueves 9:00am - 3:00pm. Domingos: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Teléfono: (770) 964-5804 BAUTIZOS: Si desea bautizar a su niño/niña favor acérquese a la oficina para llenar el formulario y regístrese en clases pre bautismales. Las clases se llevan a cabo el 2ºdomingo de cada mes a las 12:30pm. Los bautizos se celebran el 3er domingo de cada mes. CONFESIONES: Los sábados de 4:00-4:45 pm MATRIMONIOS: Favor reservar la Parroquia mínimo con 6 meses de anticipación. QUINCEAÑERAS: Pláticas: Luz Moreno 678-830-6978 Reservaciones: en la oficina INTENCIONES PARA LA MISA: Llene la forma verde o blanca, ubicada frente el baño de damas y entrégala en la oficina por anticipado!

Anuncios de la Parroquia

Servidores de Santa Misa

2pm Enero 1, 2017

Lectores Cecilia Cortez

Gildardo Martínez

Oscar González

Víctor Rodríguez

Ministros de la

Eucaristía

Lorena Moreno

Julia Fermin

Elida Hernández

Ujieres Jonatán Cruz

Fátima Campos

Cynthia Campos

Sabinne García

Cynthia González

Stephany González

Virgen Peregrina

Enero 1 La Familia Pozos González

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PAGINA 7

Reflexiones para la Homilía

Estudio de

Biblia para

los Adultos:

El estudio de Biblia

para los adultos toma

lugar cada domingo de

12:30-1:45 pm.

Los invitamos a todos a

que participen en esta

clase.

Gracias

Grupo

Carismático de

Oración

Comienza cada

Viernes con el Santo

Rosario a 7 pm,

alabanza y predicación. Sesión

de

Jóvenes, pre-teens y

guardería con

actividades para niños

pequeños.

Clases de Educación Religiosa

+

No habrá clases de

Educación Religiosa hasta el domingo 8

de enero.

Exposición del Santísimo

Primer jueves de cada mes

930 am-12 pm y de 6-9 pm

en la capilla.

~~~

Rezo del rosario

Jueves, 930 am después de

la misa a 9 am, en la capilla

Quizás ustedes no esperen que se hable de cosas negativas en Navidad; pero una mirada al mundo nos dice que muchas cosas no andan bien. La mayoria de las veces las relaciones entre las personas se estropean porque la gente no cumple su palabra. Esto crea conflicto y división que, a medida que va escalando y se va enredando mas y mas, puede resultar en conflictos familiares, laborales, e incluso en guerras; y justamente hoy, día de Navidad, queremos hablar de paz.. Mi mamá solía decir que una vez que se ha dado la palabra, uno no se puede volver atrás. Es como entregar el propio honor. Sin ser promesas, un ofrecimiento, una invitación, una seguridad, no se retiran. No necesitamos firmar un contrato para saber eso. La palabra dada es importantísima: nos ata y nos obliga; sin embrago, hoy día, muchas personas no se sienten atadas ni obligadas por sus propias palabras. Se promete fidelidad en el matrimonio y luego se rompe; se ofrecen ciertas cosas en el trabajo, y luego no se cumple; se les presentan a los hijos las normas de la casa y luego algunos propios padres las incumplen. Ese no es el caso Con Dios. El tiene solo una palabra y no la va a cambiar ni a retirar. La palabra de Dios es fidelidad, no se cambia de un día para otro; es buena noticia, porque promete la salvación. ¿Qué es la salvación para nosotros? Alguna vez alguien me contaba que se había salvado de un grave accidente. Muy impresionante y muy fuerte, pero no tanto como la salvación que trae la Palabra de Dios que supone sanación de todo lo que nos ata, de todas nuestras mentiras y las mentiras de los demás. Es la mejor noticia, la que hace todas las cosas nuevas y de la que podemos estar seguros—de la única de la que nos podemos fiar en este mundo. Esto es, en realidad, lo que celebramos en Navidad, la venida al mundo de un Dios encarnado que es siempre un si. El es nuestra salvación y nuestra única posibilidad de paz.