Saint Mary`s Santa Maria - St. Mary`s Catholic Church

Saint Mary’s
Catholic Church
_________________
Iglesia Católica
Santa Maria
December 5, 2010
600 AVENUE B • STERLING, IL 61081
(815)625–0640
August 22, 2010
The angel
Gabriel was
sent from
God.
And coming
to her, he said
“Hail Full
grace!
The Lord is
with you.”
El ángel
Gabriel fue
enviado por
Dios.
Entró el ángel
y le dijo:
“Alégrate,
llena de gracia,
el Señor está
contigo.”
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 8, 2010
Parish News!
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homebound? If you answer yes to any one of these questions, then please call our parish office at 815-625-0640.
It is important that we keep the census updated and minister to your spiritual needs.
Second Sunday of Advent
St. Mary’s Church, Sterling, Illinois
Office Hours-Staff
Monday-Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Phone: 815-625-0640
Parish Pastor: Fr. Don Ahles
Parochial Vicar: Fr. Juan Ayala
Parish Secretary: Donna Blum
Hispanic Secretary: Janie Atilano
Pastoral Associate: Jane Olson
Business Manager: Marilyn McBride
Deacon: John Kellen
Deacon: Jim Lopez
Deacon: Larry Zitkus
St. Mary School/Phone/ (815) 625-2253
Principal: Tom DePasquale
Religious Education/Phone/625-6688
Director: Gerry Williamson
Secretary: Dianne Williamson
Weekend Mass Schedule:
English: Saturday 5:00 pm
Sunday 7:00, 8:30 & 10:00 am
Spanish: Sunday 11:30 am
St. Mary’s Website
www.stmarysterling.com
Mass Intentions
Monday, December 6
8:30 am Raymond Rogers, Jr.
Tuesday, December 7
7:15 am Gail Ortiz
8:30 am Glen Leber
Wednesday, December 8
7:15 am Jorge Lopez Family
8:30 am Ed Hanlon
7:00 pm Spanish: Rigouerto &
Monica Rodriguez
Thursday, December 9
7:15 am Manuel Olivo Family
8:30 am Tom Murphy
Friday, December 10
8:30 am Dorothy Gantzert
Saturday, December 11
8:30 am Liv. & Dec. Mem. Of
Razo & Conchola Fam.
5:00pm St. Mary Parishioners
Sunday, December 12
7:00 am Concha Walls
8:30 am Lola Carrillo
10:00 am Lorene Webb
11:30 am Benjamin Marquez, Sr.
For Your Information
Advent Reflection
Mark your calendars for the Advent
Reflection Series, held in our Parish Center.
We will be meeting on Mondays after the
8:30 a.m. Mass, in the O’Neill room on Dec.
6, 13, & 20. The reflection will be on
“Coming of Christ” in the Advent Season.
Feast of the
Immaculate Conception
Mass Schedule on December 8:
In English:
8:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
In Spanish:
7:00 p.m.
All Masses - held in Church.
Religious Education
Schedules for December
December 8
all classes meet
December 15
all classes meet
December 22
no classes/Christmas
Break.
December 29
no classes/New Year’s
Break
Sterling Deanery
Communal Penance
Services
December 5 - 3:30 p.m.
Dixon parishes at St. Anne
December 6 - 7:00 p.m
St. Catherine, Prophetstown
December 14 - 7:00 p.m. - both Parishes
.
St. Mary, Polo
St. Patrick, Amboy
December 15 - 7:30 p.m.
St. Mary, Oregon
December 16 - 6:30 p.m. - both Parishes
Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Sublette
St. Mary Morrison
December 19 - 4:00 p.m.
Immaculate Conception, Fulton
December 21 - 7:00 p.m.
Sterling/Rock Falls Parishes at
Sacred Heart
Schedule to Honor
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Rosary Novena
Rosary Novena from Dec. 3 to Dec. 11
All Services will be in Spanish
Dec. 5: Alberto & Margarita Macias
6:00 p.m., in the Chapel
Dec. 6: Javier & Edna Vazquez
6:00 p.m., in the Chapel
Dec. 7: Martha Cavazos
6:00 p.m., in Bales Hall
Dec. 8: Roberto & Magdalena Flores
6:30 p.m., in the Church
Dec. 9: Tranquillina Garcia
6:00 p.m., in the Chapel
Dec. 10: Manuel & Ana Rosa Olivo
6:00 p.m., in the Chapel
Dec. 11: Joe & Sahara Castro
10:30 p.m., in the Church
Serenade
Date: Saturday, December 11, 2010
Time: 11:00 p.m., to midnight
Place: Church
Potluck
Sunday, December 12 folllowing
the 11:30a.m. Mass, there will be
a potluck luncin in Bales Hall.
Bring a dish to pass and join us.
Religious Education
Schedules for December
December 8
all classes meet
December 15
all classes meet
December 22
no classes/Christmas
Break.
December 29
no classes/New Year’s
Break
The Return of Catholics
Come Home
From December 17-January 3, people in our
Diocese will see a new commercial about the
Catholic faith, as well as some of the ones we
saw last year. It’s all about a positive upbeat
message for people so that those who may be
wandering will be able to say, “There’s a place
for us!” and that place is the Catholic Church.
Tell them “We are waiting for you!”
Collection Report
Due to sending in the Bulletin
for November 28 early, the
Collection Report for
November 27-28 is not listed in
this bulletin.
Liturgical Schedules
Lectors
Saturday, December 11
5:00 pm Alex Rios, Raul Trujillo
Sunday, December 12
7:00 am Maureen Gainey
8:30 am Roberta Dillon, Nancy Rajnowski
10:00 am Martha Sorto, Nancy Gehrke
Eucharistic Ministers
Saturday, December 11
5:00 pm Deacon, Julie D. Gowers, Gloria
Olds, Joan Kreps, Maureen
Roberts
Sunday, December 12
7:00 am Melinda Guentert, John Beien,
Dennis DeLanghe
8:30 am Deacon, Patrick Anello,
Lorna Anello, Kristin Larson,
Lupe Larson
10:00 am Deacon, Haleigh Garza, Barb
Murphy, Sharon McKenna,
Jeannie Ramos
Altar Servers
Saturday, December 11
5:00 pm Xena Trujillo, Mady Feather,
Teagan McKenna
Sunday, December 12
7:00 am Longinos Ambriz
8:30 am Linnea Larson, Quentin
Larson, Michael Healy
10:00 am Moriah Rightley, Noelle
Rightley, Victoria Pineda
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Welcome one another, then, as Christ
welcomed you, for the glory of God.
- Romans 15:7
Soon we will gather with loved ones for
the holiday. We look forward to opening
the door to guests, and also being welcomed into others’ homes. We will probably spend time with people we don’t see
very often, and so these times are precious
to us. Could we extend this love and
anticipation to the ordinary meetings and
greetings in the year to come? Do we
understand that fellowship is always a
miracle, a grace from God?
Liturgical Ministers Schedules
for the Feast of
The Immaculate Conception
On December 8
Lectors
8:30 a.m. SMS
5:15 p.m. Judy Kirks, Judy
Vasquez
Extraordinary Ministers
8:30 a.m. SMS
5:15 p.m. Joel Downie, Lori Downie,
Flora Whitman, Jennifer,
Williams, Beth Summers
Servers
8:30 a.m. SMS
5:15 p.m. Samantha Valdez, Tomas
Valdez, Xena Trujillo
Altar & Rosary Luncheon
Women of the parish are invited to a
Christmas Luncheon which will be held
on December 7 at noon at the Wagon
Wheel in Sterling. Call Mary at 626-0318
to make your reservation.
Poinsetta’s for Christmas
We are accepting donations for
Poinsetta’s to decorate the church for
Christmas. They can be brought to the
church the weekend of Dec. 18-19, or on
Monday, December 20. Please bring your
flowers on either day.
Decorating the church will begin at 10:00
a.m. on Monday, December 20.
Advent A Call To Share
We all want to have the roots of our identity, culture and family well secured. But
sometimes we feel uprooted, pulled up from our land and our home. Trees are a good
symbol for that desire we all have within us to have roots and security.
Today’s readings present the image of the tree both as hope and a challenge. The
challenge comes form John when he says that a tree must give good fruit or else be cut
down and thrown into the fire. That image makes us think of hell. But we have to remember this is not a cruel and harsh threat from God, but a logical consequence of leading a life away from what is good and holy. We might think of hell as a horrendous
place where God punishes those who have done evil during their lives….
And yet hell could be described as the logical state of the decision to be apart from God.
And that is a personal choice, not revenge from
God.
On the other hand, we realize what we are being
told is not so much that those who have done some
evil will be condemned, but those who have not
given good fruit. In other words, the responsibility
is before us: we need to think of our own lives as
opportunities to produce fruits of goodness. What
might those fruits be? We don’t have to think of
great feats or heroic deeds, but of the small daily
actions that plant goodness: kindness, generosity,
affection, care for the things we do, and quiet work
not expecting any rewards: all this gives fruits of
life for others. Because we, as Christians, don’t
have fit for ourselves but for others.
As we grow older, sometimes we wonder what we’ve done with our lives: we have not
earned lots of money, attained fame or prestige. But the real question should be how
many lies have we touched with our way of being and behavior? How have we lied in
integrity and truth? How have we worked with honesty? How great has our spirit of
service been? The answers to these questions will give us the measure of fruits that others will reap, even if we don’t see it, or if no one, during our lifetime, acknowledges it.
That is being with God and not withering.
For Reflection
In which ways do I respond to others throughout the day? Do I see my actions as acts of
service out of love for God?
2 Domingo del Adviento
Teléfonos 626- 5735 / 625- 0640
Página de Internet: www.stmarysterling.com
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Ministros para el fin de semana del
12 de Diciembre
Lectores: Blanca Ibarra, Gabriel Ocampo
Ministro de Eucaristia: Ruben Cisneros,
Mariana Rosas, Jorge Camacho, Josefina
Camacho, Longinos Ambriz,
Monaguillos: Jesús Velásquez, Rafael
Sosa, Cedric Escalante
Acomodadores: . Ventura Morales, Abel
Olivas, Raul Sanchez, Martin Sosa
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Clases de Preparación Para Bautismo
Las platicas serán el 4 de Diciembre de las
2:00pm a las 4:00pm, en el
Centro Parroquial. Por
favor de no traer sus niños.
Unicamente para los papas
y padrinos.
Los Bautismos:
Los bautismos se realizan
unicamente el 19 de Diciembre, el tercer
domingo. Para los papas y padrinos es
obligatorio asistir a las clases. No habra
bautismos si no recibe la preparacion
bautismal.
Por favor programe su bautismo con su
familia y sus padrinos para el Tercer
Domingo de Mes. Los padrinos tienen que
estar casados por la iglesia o ser solteros.
No habra bautismos en sabado.
Presentaciones de niños en la Iglesia
Si usted quiere presenter su niño o niña en el
templo, unicamente las presentaciones serán
el cuarto domingo del mes durante la misa o
despues de misa.
Matrimonios y Quinceañeras:
Hacer cita con el sacerdote por lo menos 6
meses antes de la fecha deseada. Favor de
no hacer planes antes de tener la fecha
confirmada con el sacerdote.
Confesiones:
Sábados de 4:00 a 4:30 pm, o por cita en la
oficina del Padre.
CalendaCalen-
Calendario Semanal
dario Semanal
Misa de la
Inmaculala Concepción
Tendremos misa en Español, el Miercoles,
8 de Diciembre, por el día de la Solemnidad
de La Purísima Concepción a las 7:00 p.m.
Este día es de Precepto, en otras palabras, es
obligación de asistir a la Santa Misa.
Deciembre 8
Deciembre 15
Deciembre 22
Deciembre 29
Catecismo
Hay clases
Hay clases
no clases/Navidad
no clases/Año Nuevo
Confesiones Para La avidad
Prepárese espiritual-mente celebrando el
sacramento de la Reconciliación. Este año
tendremos confesiones en la iglesia de
Sagrado Corazón en Sterling, el día 21 de
Diciembre, a las 7:00 p.m. en español. No hay
como recibir la Navidad reconciliados con el
Señor Jesús.
ovenario de la Virgen de
Guadalupe
Dec. 5: Alberto & Margarita Macias
6:00 p.m., Capilla
Dec. 6: Javier & Edna Vazquez
6:00 p.m., Capilla
Dec. 7: Martha Cavazos
6:00 p.m., Bales Hall
Dec. 8: Roberto y Magdalena Flores
6:30 p.m., Iglesia
Dec. 9: Tranquilla Garcia
6:00 p.m., Capilla
Dec. 10: Manuel y Ana Rosa Olivo
6:00p.m.-Capilla
Dec. 11 Jose y Sahara Castro
10:30 p.m., Iglesia
Mañanitas Para
La Virgen de Guadalupe
11 de Diciembre, a las 11:00p.m. hasta
media noche, en la iglesia
Celebracion de la
Virgen de Guadalupe
12 de Diciembre, Misa
solemne en Español, a las
11:30 a.m., in la Iglesia.
Despues de la misa habra un
convivio en el centro
parroquia para celebrar La
Fiesta de Nuestra Señora, la
Virgen de Guadalupe.
Significado del Adviento: Del Latin
Adventus que significa “venida”. Al
celebrar la Iglesia el Adviento, te invita a
meditar en la venida del Señor. Esta
venida se nos presenta en tres
dimensiones:
Adviento Histórico. Es la espera en que
vivieron los pueblos que ansiaban la
venida del Salvador. Va desde Adán hasta
la encarnación, abarca todo el Antiguo
Testamento. Escuchar en las lecturas a los
Profetas, nos deja una enseñanza
importante para preparar los corazones a
la llegada del Señor. Acercarse a esta
historia es identificarse con aquellos
hombres que deseaban con vehemencia la
llegada del Mesías y la liberación que
esperaban de él.
Adviento Místico. Es la preparación moral
del hombre de hoy a la venida del Señor.
Es un Adviento actual. Es tiempo propicio
para la evangelización y la oración que
dispone al hombre, como persona, y a la
comunidad humana, como sociedad, a
aceptar la salvación que viene del Señor.
Jesús es el Señor que viene
constantemente al hombre. Es necesario
que el hombre se percate de esta realidad,
para estar con el corazón abierto, listo
para que entre el Señor. El Adviento,
entendido así, es de suma actualidad e
importancia.
Adviento Escatológico. Es la preparación
a la llegada definitiva del Señor, al final
de los tiempos, cuando vendrá para
coronar definitivamente su obra redentora,
dando a cada uno según sus obras. La
Iglesia invita al hombre a no esperar este
tiempo con temor y angustia, sino con la
esperanza de que, cuando esto ocurra, será
para la felicidad eterna del hombre que
aceptó a Jesús como su salvador.
Segundo Domingo de Adviento
5 de Diciembre, 2010
Second Sunday of Advent
December 5, 2010
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