Bulletin 12-20-2015 - St. Monica`s Catholic Church

Bulletin 12-20-2015 - St. Monica`s Catholic Church

December 20
2015
Fourth Sunday
of Advent
2001 N WESTERN AVE • EDMOND, OK 73012-3447 • (405) 359-2700 • (405) 341-0023 (fax) • www.stmonica-edmond.org
PARISH INFORMATION
PASTOR: FR. STEPHEN HAMILTON
PAROCHIAL VICAR: FR. BALI PONNAPATI
DEACON: KEVIN MALONEY
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday - 5 p.m. / Sunday 8 a.m.,
10:30 a.m.,* 1 p.m. (Español)
*Nursery Available
DAILY MASS SCHEDULE:
Tuesday - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday - 5:30 p.m.
Friday - 7:30 a.m.
RECONCILIATION
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 4:15 p.m.
Saturday - 3 p.m., or by appointment
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
24 hours/7days a week
WEDDINGS Contact church office six
months in advance
BAPTISMS: Contact the Church Office
BULLETIN DEADLINE: Monday at Noon
Traditional Latin Masses
December Low Masses
Monday, Dec. 21 - 8 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 23 - 7:30 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 28 - 8 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 29 - 7:30 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 31 - 7:30 a.m.
READINGS FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 20
Sunday:
Mi 5:1-4a/Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19/Heb 10:5
-10/Lk 1:39-45
Monday:
Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3, 1112, 20-21/Lk 1:39-45
Tuesday:
1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2:1, 4-8/Lk 1:46-56
Wednesday:
Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14/Lk
1:57-66
Thursday: Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-5,
27, 29/Lk 1:67-79
Friday: Vigil:
Is 62:1-5/Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29/Acts
13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25
Night:
Is 9:1-6/Ps 96:1-3, 11-13/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14
Dawn:
Is 62:11-12/Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk
2:15-20
Day:
Is 52:7-10/Ps 98:1-6/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or
1:1-5, 9-14
Saturday:
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Ps 31:3-4, 6, 8, 16-17/
Mt 10:17-22
Next Sunday: 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28 or Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/Ps
84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10/1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24 or Col
3:12-21 or 3:12-17/Lk 2:41-52
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday, December 19
5 p.m.
† Lena Setter
Sunday, December 20
8 a.m.
† Edith Brousseau
10:30 a.m.
For the People of the Parish
1 p.m.
† Antonio Fonseca
Tuesday, December 22
5:30 p.m.
Children/Grandchildren
of Andy & †Mary Cobb
Wednesday, December 23
5:30 p.m.
† Sean Shores
Thursday, December 24 - Christmas Eve
5 p.m.
Christmas Mass
Midnight
Midnight Mass
Friday, December 25 - Christmas Day
9 a.m.
For the People of the Parish
Saturday, December 26
5 p.m.
† Lena Setter
Sunday, December 27
8 a.m.
Weber/Collins & family members
10:30 a.m.
For the People of the Parish
1 p.m.
† Ruben Martinez Alaniz
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2 Welcome to St. Monica Catholic Church
PARISH EVENTS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20
8:30 a.m. - Blood Drive - Parish Hall
9 a.m. - Sunday Donuts - Parish Hall
6:30 p.m. - Knights of Columbus - Hall
MONDAY, DECEMBER 21
8 a.m. - Traditional Latin Mass - Church
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22
9:30 a.m. - Women’s Bible Study - St. Michael
7:30 p.m. - Boy Scouts - Youth Rm.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23
7:30 a.m. - Traditional Latin Mass - Church
7 p.m. - Adult Choir - Church
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 - CHRISTMAS EVE
Offices Closed
4:30 p.m. - Christmas Carols - Church
5 p.m. - Mass - Church
11:30 p.m. - Christmas Carols - Church
Midnight Mass - Church
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25 - CHRISTMAS
9 a.m. - Mass - Church
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26
8:30 a.m. - Cleaners - Church
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27
6 p.m. - Seminarian Christmas Party - Parish Hall
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28
8 a.m. - Traditional Latin Mass - Church
7 p.m. - Knights of Columbus - St. Michael
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29
7:30 a.m. - Traditional Latin Mass - Church
9:30 a.m. - Women’s Bible Study - St. Michael
7:30 p.m. - Boy Scouts - Youth Rm.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30
7 p.m. - Adult Choir - Church
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
December 5, 6
Sunday Offering ............................................. $26,123.55
Electronic Funds Offering ............................ $5,069.86
Total Offering .............................................. $31,193.41
Less Charity 10%............................................ $3,119.34
Parish Offering ............................................ $28,074.07
December 12, 13
Sunday Offering ............................................. $23,479.79
Less Charity 10%............................................ $2,347.98
Parish Offering ............................................ $21,131.81
WeShare Online Giving (Nov) ................ $15,499.25
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December 20, 2015
Blood Drive is Dec. 20
A blood drive will be held Sunday, Dec. 20, from 8:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Each donor receives a
chance to win a 7-day Caribbean cruise for two, courtesy
of Cruises, Inc. and a gift card to help with ground travel
expenses to the port of Galveston.
Donors will also receive a “Set Sail” T-shirt.
Give the gift of life.
Poinsettias Needed
Red Poinsettias are needed to
decorate the church for the Christmas
season. Please bring Poinsettias to the
church by Sunday, Dec. 20.
Liturgical Ministers Needed for
Holy Day Masses
Thursday, Dec. 24 - 5 p.m. and Midnight
Friday, Dec. 25 - 9 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 31 - 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 1 - 10 a.m.
Please sign up at the Liturgical sign in table in the
Narthex.
Spiritual Book Cluab
Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy
Narratives by Pope Benedict XVI, is our
discussion book for Tuesday, Jan. 12, at
7 p.m. in the St. Michael Room. "My
hope is that this short book...will be
able to help many people on their path
toward and alongside Jesus."
For more information/questions,
please call Ali Howard at 330-6618 or
e-mail: [email protected].
CHRISTMAS/HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE
Thursday, Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve
Mass - 5 p.m. and Midnight
Christmas Carols - 4:30 and 11:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 25 - Christmas Day
Mass - 9 a.m.
Christmas Carols - 8:45 a.m.
Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God
Thursday, Dec. 31 (Vigil)
5:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 1
10 a.m.
NET Retreat - Host Families Needed
Wanted! Six Host Homes for the National
Evangelization Team (NET) members for the night of
Saturday, February 27th. We will go to 5:00 p.m. Mass,
then go out to eat as a group, and then your two collegeaged guests will spend the night. The retreat they will be
giving from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m, on February 27th will be
for 7th-12th graders. It is always wonderful if the Team
can stay with students’ families but, even if that is not the
case for you, we’d love to have you show hospitality to our
brothers and sisters in Christ. To volunteer, call Katie
Gordy at 359-2700 or text her at 627-6954 or email her at
[email protected].
Communion to the Homebound
If you or someone you know is ill, in the hospital,
homebound or not able to get to Mass because of
circumstances beyond their control, call the church office
at 359-2700 so a Homebound Extraordinary Minister of
Holy Communion may bring them Communion.
Early Bulletin Deadline
Jan. 2/3 - Deadline: Wednesday, Dec. 22
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Fourth Sunday of Advent
Baptismal Class
A Baptismal Class will be held Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 7
p.m. in the St. Michael Room. To have your baby baptized,
one must be an active member at St. Monica for six
months. Also those who want to be Godparents must be
active Catholics and attend the class.
For more information and to register, contact the
Church Office at 359-2700.
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2015 HOLIDAY ACTIVITY
Fun and fellowship activity
offered for 7th-12th grade youth
Main Event Entertainment, 1441 W. Memorial
Rd. - Join the group on
Wednesday, Dec. 30, from
11 a.m.-3 .m. Cost is $10.
RSVP with payment to
Carrie Harkey by Monday,
Dec. 28. Includes bowling,
laser tag, gravity ropes,
billiards, pizza, drink and Funcard for arcade games.
For information contact Carrie Harkey at 3592700 or 550-0494.
Silent Retreat
"Silence is God's Music." Come away for a weekend
Silent Retreat where you can develop your creativity, work
on a project, discern your path, just rest and get closer to
God. The dates are Friday, March 4, beginning at 9 a.m.
through Sunday, March 6 at Noon. The retreat is at the
Pastoral Center and is facilitated by Katie Gordy, who will
give three talks on the role of creativity in our
spirituality. Men and women are welcome. To register or
to ask questions, call Katie at 405-627-6954 or email her at
[email protected].
St. Monica Parishioners, The Carney Family would
like to welcome everyone to come by and enjoy our
Christmas light show. Load up the family, pack some hot
chocolate, and tune your car radio in to
listen to the music and watch the lights
dance along. You can find us at 1308 NW
168th in Edmond, (just South of St. Monica's
off Western). This year we are collecting
money for Birth Choice to help women in need. Since
there is construction on Western you can enter the
neighborhood from 164th and Fenwick Blvd., which is just
west of Western on 164th, and follow the signs.
Above: Having spent the semester focused on
developing the habits of a disciple, the postconfirmation girls groups joined together;
donating Christmas gifts to provide for a local
family.
Post-Confirmation Girls Discipleship Groups
Celebrating Fellowship
Above: The junior and senior girls along with their
discipleship group leaders headed to downtown Edmond
to end their semester at Paint Your Art Out. Fr. Hamilton
joined in to support the girls in their journey with Christ
and even got in on the painting.
Altar Boy Appreciation Night
Left and Above Left: Close to 40 of the young men who serve at the altar
recently enjoyed at night of fellowship with Frs. Hamilton and Bali at a Thunder
game. Several were able to welcome the team onto the court and our parish was
featured on the jumbotron. A huge thank you to the many dads who accompanied
the boys and made the outing possible.
4 Welcome to St. Monica Catholic Church
December 20, 2015
Kid’s Corner
Praying for …
Joyce Greenlee at the death of her sister, Rose Marie
Cimochowski. Family and friends of Bernice
Powell who passed away.
Sick and Suffering: Karston McCall, Gerald &
Margie Gentry, Christian VanMeir, Jason DiRusso,
Georgie Wizda, Debbie Kranz, Godwin Okoli,
Angelica Jimenez, Sarah Green, DeeDee
Grammer, Ali Howard, Maria Domeier, Alma
Hunter, Maria Margarita Garcia, Etelvina
Ontiveros, David King, John Martin, Jake
Kirkpatrick, Harry Oshman, Chris Evans, Jamie
Mullinax, Michelle Wolfson, Avery Jo Baldwin,
Jeanette Perkins, Joel & Regina Sanders, Lisa
Morrison, Paul Erschens, Chris Poole, Nancy
Deviney, Richard Altdoerffer, Gerry Bohmann,
Paula Smith, Lena Greenlee, Ralph Setter, Tom
Haapala, Tyler Johnson, Paul and Silas Bailey, Ethan
Jagosh, Mary Holland, Rachel Berland, April
Gregory, Bill Miller, Ryan Veirs, Jim Myers,
Berkeley Harrison, Doris Ifill & family, Diane
Hoffman, Dana Parsons, Gerry Pangan, Melissa
Medina, Hunter Bieren, Howard Jeffcoat, Joe Layn
& family, Regina Duggan, Kimali Howard, Derrick
Miracle, Gennie Domeier, Linda Krist, Scott Noll,
Bobbie Filippo, Gail Norris, Micah Calise, Mike
Kenny, Keaton Barron, Brock Hart, Dick and Peg
Feuerborn, Faye Norton, Anne Foreman, Pat
Lenhart, Jeanette Bollman, Lisa McLaughlin, Debbie
Yandell, Doug & Marla Robinson.
St. Monica Seminarians: Kelly Edwards,
Jerome Krug, Michael Krug, Tomas Sandoval, Chad
Thurman.
Military Overseas: R.J. Davis, Daniel Broda,
Jacob Seibold, Jeremy Easley.
Retirement Fund for Religious
Religious give thanks. “We cannot begin to repay all who
contribute,” writes a Catholic sister. “So we pray to God,
who is never outdone in generosity, to reward you,”
Heartfelt thanks for your donation to last week’s collection
for the Retirement Fund for Religious. May God bless you
for your goodness!
Parish Mission Statement
The mission of St. Monica Catholic
Church is to spread the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. Rooted in Scripture and
our Catholic Tradition, and nurtured
by the Sacraments, we will strive to
instill hope in the hearts of the
hopeless, to encourage trust in God for those who are
searching for peace, and to build a loving faith community
to help one another along life's journey.
Fourth Sunday of Advent
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4th Sunday of Advent
"Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste."
What was the rush? Why did Mary go so quickly to visit
her cousins Elizabeth and Zechariah? It's hard to know
exactly what her purpose was, but one thing is clear: Mary
and Elizabeth shared a special connection. Perhaps Mary
was anxious to be in the company of someone who could
understand her unusual situation.
At this point, Mary was newly pregnant by the power of
the Holy Spirit. The verses preceding today's reading tell us
about the appearance of the Angel Gabriel and Mary's
willingness to become the mother of the Messiah. Now,
this child was already growing within her womb, but the
whole thing was an incredible secret. Who would believe
her? In whom could Mary confide the unbelievable events
that had taken place? We know that at some point later,
Joseph had a vision in a dream that allowed him to
understand. But before that dream came, he was planning
to part ways with Mary. It must have been during that
difficult time that Mary went to see Elizabeth. And what joy
that upon her arrival, Elizabeth immediately understood.
"Blessed is the fruit of your womb," Elizabeth cried out.
The same Holy Spirit who conceived Jesus in Mary's womb
enlightened Elizabeth at this moment. What a consolation
this must have been to Mary.
This story reminds us of the importance of our own
fellowship in the faith. Sharing our spiritual journey with
other believers who are receptive to the Holy Spirit is
meant to be a source of encouragement and strength. We
are not supposed to be in this alone. As we worship and
celebrate together with our faith community, may we
share with each other the real joy of this sacred season.
ARTIST WAY CLASS
Would you like to get closer to God the Creator, in
Whose image we are made, by developing your own
creativity? Come join the facilitator, Katie Gordy, for a 10
week course based on the book The Artist’s Way, by Julia
Cameron. Though costing as much as $300 some places,
this course is FREE and only requires participants to buy
the book. The course runs on Thursdays from January
28th - March 31 from 9:30 - 11 a.m. Baby-sitting will be
available if needed. Call Katie Gordy at 359-2700 to
register or email her at [email protected]. Begin the
New Year by doing something that will be really good for
your mind and spirit.
ADORATION HOURS OPEN
Adoration is the willing submission of
self to the Lord, an expression of love and
appreciation for all He is and all He has
done for us. Please consider whether you
might find time to spend one hour a week
with our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament
Chapel. For questions or to sign up, please
contact Toni Harrelson at 341-2199 or
[email protected].
MINISTERIO HISPANO HISPANIC MINISTRY
4º Domingo de Adviento
¡Cantemos de alegría, el Señor está cerca! María toma su
decisión, y con prisa va al encuentro de su prima Isabel y
rinde tributo a ella y a su hijo en cuanto se saludan. María
esperaba una afirmación de saber que Dios estaba con ella
y la encontró en labios de su prima. "¡Bendita tú entre las
mujeres y bendito el fruto de tu vientre!...Dichosa tú, que
has creído, porque se cumplirá cuanto te fue anunciado de
parte del Señor". Este encuentro le provoca gran alegría y
canta de júbilo el Magníficat. En este himno de alegría alaba
la confianza que Dios depósito en ella. Del cómo los
poderosos son derribados y los pequeños enaltecidos.
En estos últimos días de Adviento la liturgia nos invita a
regocijarnos junto con María en la alegría del Niño que ya
llega a darnos esperanza de un mundo mejor. Humildad y
serenidad son urgentes en nuestra sociedad, reconocer
que dependemos de Dios, que necesitamos su gracia en el
mundo. El secreto de María fue que siempre confió en
Dios, hoy ya no es secreto porque ella nos lo enseña para
que pongamos manos a la obra y saber confiar. Miremos
alrededor de nosotros y digámosle confiados a Jesús.
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"Señor, ya no quiero caer de nuevo, quiero caminar, deseo
seguir en la lucha, llévame en tus manos, guíame y sigue
mostrándome quien eres tú. Recuérdame que no estoy
solo, deseo abrirte las puertas de mi corazón, que mis ojos
vean los signos de tu amor en esta Navidad. Quiero
anunciar la buena nueva de tu Nacimiento".
LA CAMPAÑA DE DONAR SANGRE EN SANTA
MONICA: Sera Domingo, 20 Diciembre de 8:30 am a
12:30 pm en el Salón de la Parroquia. Cada donante
recibe una oportunidad de ganar un Crucero por el Caribe
7 días para dos personas, cortesía de Cruceros, Inc. y una
tarjeta de regalo para ayudar con los gastos de
desplazamiento de tierra hasta el puerto de Galveston. Los
donantes también recibirán un "Set Sail" T-shirt.
CLASES BAUTISMALES: La próxima fecha para las
clases será 2 de Febrero de 2016. Para las familias que
tienen pensado en bautizar su niño(a), ya se pueden
apuntar para esta clase. Se ofrece la clase para los padres y
padrinos. Por favor de llamar la oficina al 405-359-2700.
December 20, 2015