An old spiritual adage says - St. Mary`s Catholic Church

An old spiritual adage says - St. Mary`s Catholic Church

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH
WHITESBORO, TEXAS
“THE TIME WILL COME”
by Fr. Jeremy Myers
Mark 13:33-37
The great jazz musician Louis Armstrong is supposed to
have said, “Never mind creativity, man. Just give me a
deadline.” Like many of us, Armstrong understood that a
deadline isn’t necessarily the enemy. It is a friend.
Deadlines force us to focus our energies. With a deadline
we quit weaving all over the place, and instead we pick a
path to the finish. A deadline pulls us out of our
indecisiveness and forces the issue: Make a decision! All of
this is good; otherwise we’d be forever stuck in a multiplechoice world. The “deadline” surely speaks to all of us, from
the mother who knows food has to be on the table at a
certain time to the executive who knows a product has to be
on the market at a certain point in time. I am sure all of us
have experienced the deadline, whether we were the
student who postponed the term paper until the last week
before exams, or the hostess who put off cleaning the
house until the afternoon of the party. Like I said, we’ve all
had an experience of deadline fever—fierce, focused, and
frantic. But the deadline still is a blessing, simply because it
gets the job done. No more excuses; no more dallying; no
more Scarlett saying tomorrow is another day. With this
season of Advent that we begin today, we have another
example of a deadline. It isn’t necessarily the deadline
you’re thinking it might be, that is, Christmas. Instead, the
deadline that Advent is concerned about chiefly is that time
when Christ will come to us at the end of our lives. It is the
ultimate deadline, the one we try to push off as long as
possible, but the one that comes to all of us, great or small.
“The time will come” when Christ returns and asks us to
present to Him our good works. It is a certainty. As Jesus
says to His disciples in the gospel today, “Be watchful! Be
alert! You do not know when the Lord of the house is
coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at
cockcrow, or in the morning. May he not come suddenly
and find you sleeping.” The Church in its wisdom knows
how we need a push in the right direction and how we try to
push to the back burner the things we should be doing now.
Graciously, it gives to us this season of Advent to jump-start
us. The Church reminds us that we have a deadline
looming in front of us, and it is a very important deadline—a
face-to-face encounter with our Maker. During these days
of Advent, we should realize the urgency of getting down to
brass tacks. Now is the time to make our lives what they
should be and not what they are. Now is the time to forgive
and forget, and not later when it looks like a better time.
Now is the time to feed the hungry and clothe the naked,
not later when we are sure of our own creature comforts.
Now is the time for us to decide what is really important in
life, and not later when all our time has run out. So, Louis
Armstrong may have been right. “Just give me a deadline.”
The Church agrees and puts the deadline squarely in front
of us. It says to us, “Don’t procrastinate any longer. Don’t
think up any more excuses. Don’t kid yourself into believing
you’ve got plenty of time to get the work done.” The plain
truth is that the clock is ticking right now and the deadline is
right around the corner.
NOVEMBER 30, 2014
FIRST SUNDAY
OF ADVENT (B)
An old spiritual
adage
says,
“Remember your
last end, and you
will never sin.” If
we
remember
that God has
prepared
an
eternity of joy for
us, how could we
ever turn our
backs on him?
Whatever
our
problems and crises, let us renew our hope that all
things will work together for good for those who love
the Lord. Let us watch and pray in order to be ready
when he calls us to eternal joy.
PRIMER DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO (B) Un viejo adagio
espiritual dice, “Recuerde su ultimo fin, y nunca
pecará.” ¿Si recordamos que Dios ha preparado una
eternidad de alegría para nosotros, cómo podríamos
alguna vez girar nuestras espaldas en él?
Independientemente de nuestros problemas y crisis,
vamos a renovar nuestra esperanza que todas las
cosas trabajarán juntos para siempre para aquellos
que aman al Señor. Velemos y oremos para estar
listos cuando nos llama él nos llama a la eterna
felicidad.
Please join us for coffee and fellowship after Mass
today in the Parish Hall.
Por favor únase a nosotros para el café y compañerismo
después de Misa hoy en el Salón Parroquial.
STEWARDSHIP FOR NOVEMBER 23, 2014
$2,538.00
CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
$ 366.00
Thank you for your gifts.
“No one has ever become poor by giving.”
Anne Frank
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Please remember in your prayers all the sick and suffering,
especially Laurie Culwell, sister of Marlinda Balak. May she
feel the power of Jesus’ healing embrace.
Por favor recuerde en sus oraciones a todos los enfermos y
los que sufren, especialmente Laurie Culwell, hermana de
Marlinda Balak. Que ella sienta el poder de curación de Jesús.
All orders for pork and chicken tamales
should be turned in to any
Guadalupanas
member
by
this
Monday, December 1st. Tamales will be
sold by the dozen only for $12, with all proceeds to benefit
the St. Francis of Assisi Building Fund.
Todos los pedidos de tamales deberían ser entregados a
cualquier miembro de Guadalupanas el lunes, 1 de
diciembre. Los tamales se venden por docena sólo por
$12, todos las ganancias en beneficio para el fondo de construcción
del edificio de la Parroquia de San Francisco de Asis.
Youth Group will meet this Wednesday,
December 3rd from 6:30 - 8 p.m. in the St.
John Bosco Meeting Room.
Grupo de jóvenes se reunirán este
miércoles, 3 de diciembre de 6:30 - 8 p.m. en la
sala de reuniones de San Juan Bosco.
We will have a Communion Service on Wednesdays,
December 3rd and December 17th, at 7 p.m. followed by
quiet prayer time. Please join us as we prepare for the
Christmas season.
Vamos a tener un servicio de comunión Miércoles, 3
diciembre y 17 diciembre, a las 7 p.m. seguido por
tiempo tranquilo tiempo de oración. Por favor, únase a
nosotros ya que nos preparamos para la temporada navideña.
MASS INTENTION FOR DECEMBER 7, 2014
†Nick Dieter by David & Connie Lloyd
LITURGICAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR DECEMBER 7, 2014
Lector
Margaret Pack Servers
Markos Morales
Yolanda Sotelo
Austin Sotelo
Eucharistic Ministers
Deb Teuscher
Bobby Jolls
Sharon Sandmann Ushers
Mike Crone
Domingo Sotelo
Gift Bearers
Minister to the Homebound
Ray Rumley Family
Sharon Kirkpatrick
The St. Francis of Assisi
Christmas Party is this
Saturday, December 6th at
6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall.
This is a party for adults and
there will not be child care
service this year. A dinner of fajitas, rice and beans will be
served and attendees are asked to bring a dessert. Bring a
wrapped $10.00 item if you want to participate in the White
Elephant Gift Exchange. Donations to the Ministerial Alliance
Children’s Christmas Gift Drive for underprivileged kids from
toddlers to teens will be appreciated. Please remember those
needy folks during this Giving Season!
La fiesta de Navidad de San Francisco de Asis será el
sábado, 6 de diciembre a 6:30 p.m. en el salón parroquial.
Esto es una fiesta de adultos y no habrá servicio de cuidado
de niños este año. Se servirá una cena de fajitas, arroz y
frijoles y los asistentes piden que traiga un postre. Un juego
de elefante blanco se jugará así que traiga un regalo
envuelto de $10.00, si usted quiere participar. Las
donaciones a la Alianza Ministerial de los niños de regalo de
Navidad para niños desvalidos - regalos para niños a la
adolescencia se apreciarán. ¡Por favor recuerde a aquellas
personas necesitadas durante esta temporada!
We want to wish a happy birthday to everyone in our church
family celebrating a birthday this week, especially Terry
Kirkpatrick on December 1st, Steve Dumovich on December
2nd, Richi Aguirre on December 3rd, and Tamara Lopez and
Sophia Salas on December 5th.
Le deseamos un feliz cumpleaños a todos los miembros de
nuestra familia de la iglesia celebrando un cumpleaños esta
semana, especialmente a Terry Kirkpatrick 1 de Diciembre,
Monday, December 8th is the Immaculate Conception, a
Steve Dumovich en 2 diciembre, Richi Aguirre 3 diciembre, y
Holy Day of Obligation. Mass will be at 6 p.m. Masses at
Tamara López y Sofía Salas el 5 diciembre.
St. Mary’s Church in Sherman will be at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m.
and 6 p.m.
Our monthly food drive for “Your Neighbor’s
Lunes, 8 Diciembre es la Inmaculada Concepción, un día
House” will be next Sunday, December 7th.
de santa obligación. Se celebrará la misa a las 6 p.m.
Please bring some non-perishable food
Misas en la Iglesia de Santa María en Sherman serán a
items and place them in the container at the
las 8 a.m. , 9:30 a.m. y las 6 p.m.
entrance of the church.
Nuestra campaña de comida mensual para "La casa de tu
There will be a Penance Service on Wednesday, December
vecino" será el próximo domingo, 7 de diciembre. Favor de
10th at 6:30 p.m. at St. Anne’s Church in Sherman. Several
traer algunos alimentos no perecederos y colocarlos en el
priests will be hearing confessions. Advent is considered to
contenedor a la entrada de la iglesia.
be one of the penitential seasons so this is a good time to
Legion of Mary members will be handing out rosaries, along avail ourselves to the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
with information about saying the rosary, next Sunday, Habrá una liturgia penitencial el miércoles, 10 diciembre a
las 6:30 p.m. en la Iglesia Santa Ana en Sherman. Varios
December 7th, following Mass.
Miembros de la Legión de María serán Los encargados del sacerdotes escucharan las confesiones. Adviento es
el manejo de nuestros rosarios, junto con información sobre considerado como uno de las estaciones penitenciales así
como rezar el rosario, el Domingo, 7 de diciembre después que este es un buen momento para aprovechar el
de la Misa.
Sacramento de la reconciliación.