12/20/15 - St. Francis of Assisi Lancaster

St. Francis Catholic Church
1537 Rogers Avenue Lancaster, TX 75134
Phone: 972-227-4124
Fax: 972-227-2882
www.stfrancislancaster.org
Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday
5:00 PM
(Spanish)
7:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
(Spanish)
12:15 PM
Daily Mass Schedule
Mon.
Communion Service @ 8:00 AM
Wed.
6:30 PM
Tues, Thurs, & Fri
8:00 AM
HOLY DAYS—Call office for Mass times.
Visitors: We happily welcome you to St. Francis! To register please stop by the office. Visitantes: ¡San
Francisco les da coordialmente la bienvenida! Para registrase en la parroquia, visite nuestra oficina parroquial.
Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:30-4:30 PM and Wednesday 5-6 PM or by appointment. Confesiones: Sabados de 3:30
pm a 4:30 pm, miercoles 5:00 pm a 6:00 pm o por medio de una cita.
Weddings: Must contact the Pastor six months prior to desired date. Preparation classes are required before
the marriage. Contact office for regulations and any rental information. Bodas: Llamar a la oficina seis meses antes
para fijar la fecha. Se requieren clases de preparacion. Llamar para los requisitos o alquilar el Salon Parroquial.
Baptisms: First & Third Saturday in English at 10 am. Second & Fourth Saturday in Spanish at 10 am.
Registered member six months prior to scheduling baptismal date. Parents and Godparents must attend preparation
class. Godparents if married, must be according to the laws of the Catholic Church. Beginning in 2016, Baptismal
Class second Saturday of the month in February, April, June, August, & October @ 10:00 AM. Bautismos: Primer y
tercer sabado en ingles a las 10 am; Segundo y cuarto sabado en espanol a las 10 am. Registrado como miembro de la
Parroquia seis meses antes de planificar fecha de Bautismo. Padres y padrinos tienen que asistir a clase de
preparacion. Padrinos, si con casados, tiene que ser de acuerdo a las leyes de la Iglesia Catolica. Las clases prebautismales son el primer sabado de cada mes en febrero, abril, junio, agosto, octubre a las 4:00 pm.
4th Sunday of Advent ***December 20, 2015
Day
Sat
Date
12/19
Sun
12/20
Time
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
8:00 am
10:00 am
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
12/21
12/22
12/23
12/24
12:15 pm
8:00 am
8:00 am
6:30 pm
5:00 pm
12/25
7:00 pm
12:00 am
10:00 am
Intentions
†Mary Alice Fehmel, & †Mary Anne Fehmel, offered by Paul Fehmel
†Porfiria Gonzalez & †Anastasio Gayton, offered by Hija Maria Lopez & family
†Mary Ann Ramos, offered by her friends, Luis & Gracie Lopez
†Mary Alice Fehmel, & †Mary Anne Fehmel, offered by Paul Fehmel
Healing for Analilia Sandoval, offered by Ana Sandoval
†Mary Alice Fehmel, & †Mary Anne Fehmel, offered by Paul Fehmel
†Julian Cuellar, offered by Miriam Abboud
For the People
Communion Service
†Nedo & †Mara Galic, offered by Ivan & Ljubica Brekalo
†Zdenko & †Ljubica Toula, offered by Ivan & Ljubica Brekalo
†Charles McKown, offered by Wife, Rebecca McKown and Children
†Ado & †Ana Smolzic, offered by Ivan & Ljubica Brekalo
Fr. Manuel Sabando, offered by Family Vela
†Victor & †Jewell Cromaz, offered by Son, Eddie Cromaz
B-day remembrance of †Catine Hewitt, †Coney Hewitt, offered by Debra Sparrow
Anniversary Remembrance of †Syril Sparrow, offered by Debra Sparrow
†Doris Louise Poole, & †Alfred John Carr, Sr., offered by Debra Sparrow
Weekly need for
Operational expenses $8400
Due to early submission the Dec
13 collection
Sun
12/20
8:30 am
Mon
Tues
12/21
12/22
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Wed
12/23
10:00 am
7:00 pm
Thurs
12/24
Fri
12/25
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
12:00 am
10:00 am
Sat
12/26
3:00 pm
5:00 pm
RE Classes
Breakfast-SFA CREW
Knights of Columbus-PH
No RE Class-CL
Men CRHP-CL
Sun. Sp. Choir-CH
No Apologetics Class
No RE Class-CL
English Choir-CH
No Youth Group-PH
Christmas Eve Mass-English
Christmas Eve Mass-Spanish
Midnight Mass-English
Mass-Bilingual
No Adoration today
No RCIA English
No RICA-Spanish
Sunday Breakfast Lineup
December 20, 2015—SFA CREW
December 27, 2015—No Breakfast
January 3, 2016—No Breakfast
Upcoming 2nd Collections
December 20, 2015—Altar Soc. Christmas Flowers
December 27, 2015—Building Fund
January 3, 2016—Trujillo, Honduras
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Readings for the Week of December 20, 2015
Sunday:
Mi 5:1-4a/Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19/Heb 10:510/Lk 1:39-45
Monday:
Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3, 11-12,
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:
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
Friday:
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 Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10/1
Jn 3:1-2, 21-24 Lk 2:41-52
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Sanctuary Candle burns the week of
December 20-26, 2015
In memory of
†Mary Ann Ramos
Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon her
May she rest in peace.
Offered by, Friends, Luis & Gracie Lopez
Merry Christmas to all the Parishioners
of St. Francis of Assisi.
The office will be closed on Thursday, December
24th, & Friday, December 25th, in observance of the
Christmas Holiday, and will reopen on
Monday December 28th at 9:00 am.
Altar Servers
Date
5:00 PM
7:00 PM
19-Dec
20-Dec
Arel C, Alexa C
Jordan, Eric A
24-Dec
25-Dec
Christmas Eve @ 5 pm
Victoria U
Christmas Eve @ 7 pm
26-Dec
27-Dec
Volunteer
Volunteer
31-Dec
1-Jan
New Year's Eve @ 5 pm
Victoria U
New Year's Eve @ 7 pm
New Year's Day @ 8 am
8:00 AM
Commentators
Date
5:00 PM
7:00 PM
19-Dec
20-Dec
Paul F
Veronica L
24-Dec
25-Dec
Christmas Eve @ 5 pm
Christmas Eve @ 7 pm
26-Dec
27-Dec
Volunteer
Juanita B
31-Dec
1-Jan
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
Lectors
Date
5:00 PM
7:00 PM-SP
19-Dec
20-Dec
Joe T, Louise V
Mari C, Domingo C
24-Dec
Christmas Eve @ 5 pm
Jerry S & Rowland U
Christmas Eve @ 7 pm
Daniela B, Adrianna O
26-Dec
27-Dec
Paul F
Veronica L, Edelmira A
31-Dec
1-Jan
New Year's Eve @ 5 pm
Rowland U
New Year's Eve @ 7 pm
Patricia T
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
12:15 PM
Joanna, Isabelle K
Pablo, Emily
Midnight Mass
Christmas Day @ 10 am
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
10:00 AM
12:15 PM
Venancia N
Oscar S
Carol A
Christmas Midnight
Christmas Day @ 10 am
Jerry S
Teresa H
Ben R,
Teresa H & Cathy H
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
12:15 PM-SP
Rowland U
Wendy A & Carol A
Adolfo R, Juanita B
Christmas Eve @ 12 am
Christmas Day @ 10 am
B Rodriguez
Sara R
Pauline H & Mary L
Daniela B
Ariana O, Catalina R
New Year's Day @ 8 am
Ben R
Extraordinary Ministers of Communion
December 19 @ 5 pm
December 19 @ 7 pm
December 20 @ 8 am
Paul F-c, Cathy C, Deacon Lupita M, Maxi P, Maria P, Jose Debra S-c, Jerry S, Deacon
M.
December 20 @ 10 am
December 20 @ 12:15 pm
Gaye H-c, Pauline H, Mary l, Jackie M,
Jim M, Ajibola O, Pauline & Alfred S,
Deacon
Lourdes P, Adolfo R, Angela R, Octavio R,
Silvia Q, Silvia V, Ofelia V, Volunteer
December 24 @ 5 pm
December 24 @ 7 pm
December 25-Midnight
December 25 @ 10 am
Richard B
Volunteers please
Cathy H
Volunteers Needed
December 26 @ 5 pm
December 26 @ 7 pm
December 27 @ 8 am
December 27 @ 10 am
December 27 @ 12:15 pm
Barb Y-c, Mary B, Deacon
Jose R, Candido S, Adela B,
Rafael B.
Jerry S-c, Evan R, Deacon
Cora C-c, Wendy A, Irene C, Maria E,
Pricilla G, Gaye H, Pauline H, Mary L,
Deacon
Doroteo C, Barbara C, Hipolito C, Iris C,
Manuel F, Lucy H, Josefina B, Ana C.
Jan 2 @ 5 pm
Jan 2 @ 7 pm
Jan 3 @ 8 am
Jan 3 @ 10 am
Jan 3 @ 12:15 pm
Cathy C-c, Paul F, Deacon
Lupita M, Maxi P, Maria P,
Jose M.
Richard B-c, Yolanda D,
Deacon
Brenda H-c, Jackie M, Jim M, Ajibola
O, Peter O, Cassie P, Pauline & Alfred
S, Deacon
Adolfo R, Angela R, Octavio R, Silvia Q,
Silvia V, Ofelia V, Venancia N, Lourdes P.
Please keep the sick members of our Parish family in your prayers: Cora Carder, Somer Leonard, Yolanda Session, Mary Skov, Nicolas
Garcia, Marquis Morris, Don Nnanen, Ivan Brekalo, Deacon Dennis Bryant, Pilar Pineda, Ruben Abundiz, Guadalupe Gonzalez, Tom
Annello, Doris Brancato, Mary Neu, Adrian Zapata, William Mayo, Juan Zapata, Angelina Nuno, Mariela Ortiz, Casey McDaniel, Angel Benson, Christian A. Garcia, Al Aldinger, Eliseo Martinez, Monica Smith, Frank Reyes, Richard Brumley, Hattie Brown, Ester Estremos, Randy Norman, Miguel Quiñonez, Richard Salas, Mark Seidemann, Carolyn Gangluff, Enemencio Jaso, Mary Sparkman, and
all those who are not listed and still are in need of our prayers. If you have a person to add on this prayer list, please call the office at
972-227-4124. You can also write the names of your sick loved ones in the notebook on the stand in the Narthex.
Lancaster, TX
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Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day Mass Schedules
December 24th
5:00 pm
English
December 24th
7:00 pm
Spanish
December 25th
12:00 am
English
December 25th
10:00 am
Bilingual
New Year’s Eve and
New Year’s Day Mass Schedules
December 31st
5:00 pm
English
December 31st
7:00 pm
Spanish
January 1st
8:00 am
Bilingual
Adoration after Mass in Chapel.
If you are available to serve as a
Lector, Commentator, Extraordinary
Minister, or Altar Server for any of these
Masses please sign your name on the
sheets provided in the Narthex.
Observances for the Week of December 20, 2015
Sunday:
4th Sunday of Advent
Monday:
Peter Canisius, Priest & Dr. of the Church
Tuesday:
First full day of winter
Wednesday: John of Kanty, Priest
Thursday:
Christmas Eve
Friday:
Christmas
Saturday:
Stephen, the First Martyr; Boxing Day
Next Sunday: Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
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The Pastoral Council meeting for December has been
rescheduled until December 22nd, 2015. A member of
each organization NEEDS to please be in attendance.
Want to help alleviate hunger? Volunteer!
Catholic Charities of Dallas needs volunteers who are passionate about alleviating hunger to assist in our West Dallas
and LBJ food pantry sites. Looking for enthusiastic individuals to greet people, ensure food vouchers are completed
and boxes of food are exchanged accurately. May assist
with loading boxes/bags into their cars. Light clerical duties may also be needed.
If this is your calling, please contact Eileen O’Malley, Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected]. or register on
line to attend the next volunteer orientation at https://
ccdallas.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form
-volunteer-orientation.
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December 20, 2015 ~~~~~~~~~~~4th Sunday of Advent:
Jesus was born during the night of the year when darkness
is the longest. The Savior of the world comes for the people
in dark places. The real, lasting, and deep joy is that the
Light shines there. That is why we can say to each other,
“Merry Christmas!”
This month, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent
de Paul was able to bring the light of Jesus into the dark
places of the poor, by assisting families, providing in food,
in gifts, and for utility and rent bills. Thanks for helping
those who are poor to be able to say “Merry Christmas!”
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Jesús nació durante la noche del año cuando la oscuridad es
la más larga. El Salvador del mundo viene por la gente que
está en lugares oscuros. La alegría verdadera, duradera, y
profunda es que la Luz brille allí. Es por ello que podemos
decirnos unos a otros, “¡Feliz Navidad!”
En este mes, gracias a sus donaciones, la Sociedad de San
Vicente de Paul fue capaz de llevar la luz de Jesús a estos
lugares oscuros de los pobres, ayudando a las familias,
ofreciéndoles despensas de alimentos, en regalos, y ayudándoles a pagar sus facturas de servicios públicos y alquiler.
Gracias por ayudar los necesitados de nuestra comunidad y
poder decirles “¡Feliz Navidad!”
“Oh What A Night!” Save the date for January 23, 2016
for 18th Annual Bishop’s Gala benefiting Catholic Charities of Dallas will feature Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons! This year’s gala will be chaired by the Founding Angels
of Charity with Jere W. Thompson as Honorary Chair. The
event will be at the Hilton Anatole on January 23, 2016. Underwriting is available. The cost of the event is $325/ticket,
with all proceeds going to poverty-centered programming.
Don’t forget raffle tickets! One ticket for $50 or three for
$100! Winner will choose one of three trips:
•
Seven Night Alaskan Cruise for Two
•
US Open Golf- Premium Trophy Club- Package
for Four
•
2016 Tony Award Show- Mezzanine SeatsPackage for Four
For more information and to buy tickets, please visit
www.ccdallas.org/gala or call 214-520-6590, Ext. 1105.
Sunday TV Mass for the homebound has moved to KTXD
channel 47 at 7:00 a.m.
www.heartofthenation.org.
A Note from Fr. Manny
Dear St. Francis Family,
The pace of things is getting faster as we
approach Christmas. Let us learn from the Gospel this weekend about Mary who celebrated the
very First Christmas with Jesus and Joseph.
Mary with Jesus in her womb, could not
just stay at home as most pregnant women will
probably do especially during cold winter. The
presence of Jesus in Mary's womb, inspired and motivated her
to get out of Nazareth to attend and serve Elizabeth in the city
of Judah, (Lk. 1:39), and stayed three months.
Every now and then, we receive Jesus in the sacrament of
the Holy Eucharist. Once we receive Jesus, He becomes part
of our being. Like Mary who shared Jesus to her cousin Elizabeth, we being Christians, are called to get out of our Nazareth,
(comfort zone), to live and share Christ to others as Mary did
to Elizabeth.
As we journey into this Jubilee Year of Mercy, let us allow God’s amazing love and mercy to those who are longing
for it. Like Mary did to Elizabeth, her relative, let us try to live
out God’s love and mercy first within the very members of our
family so that our Christmas celebrations become more meaningful because the spirit of “Emmanuel” (God is with us) is
truly present in each and every family.
Have a Wonderful and Meaningful Christmas to all!
Fr. Manny
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Querida familia de San Francisco:
El ritmo de las cosas es cada vez más rápido a medida que
nos acercamos a la Navidad. Aprendamos del Evangelio de
este fin de semana acerca de María que celebró la primerísima
Navidad con Jesús y José.
María con Jesús en su vientre, no podía darse el lujo de
quedarse en casa como la mayoría de las mujeres embarazadas
probablemente harán especialmente durante el frio invierno.
La presencia de Jesús en el vientre de María, la inspiró y la
motivó a salir de Nazaret para ir a asistir y servir a Isabel en la
ciudad de Judá, (Lc 1:39), y se quedó por tres meses.
De vez en cuando, recibimos a Jesús en el sacramento de
la Santa Eucaristía. Una vez que recibimos a Jesús, Él se convierte en parte de nuestro ser. Así como María que compartió
a Jesús con su prima Isabel, nosotros siendo cristianos, estamos
llamados a salir de nuestra Nazaret, (zona de confort), para
vivir y compartir a Cristo a los demás como María lo hizo con
Isabel.
Al comenzar nuestro caminar en este Año Jubilar de la
Misericordia, compartamos con aquellos que anhelan el amor y
la misericordia increíble de Dios. Como lo hizo María con su
pariente Isabel, tratemos de vivir el amor y la misericordia de
Dios en primer lugar dentro de los propios miembros de nuestra familia para que nuestras celebraciones de Navidad se hagan más significativas porque el espíritu de "Emmanuel" (Dios
con nosotros) está verdaderamente presente en todos y en cada
familia.
¡Que tengan todos una Maravillosa y Significativa Navidad!
Padre Manny
Reminder of Christmas Holiday
Schedule:
December 23rd and December 30thNO Wednesday classes
Wednesday classes will resume Jan.
6th.
December 27th and January 3rd-NO
Sunday classes. Sunday classes will
resume January 10th.
December 23rd and December 30NO Tuesday classes. Tuesday classes will resume January
5th. A most Blessed Christmas to all RE students and their
families.
On Saturday, January
16,2016, North Texas
will mark the 43rd
anniversary of Roe v
Wade,
legalizing
abortion in America
and leading to the
death of over 56 million unborn children. Join Bishops
Kevin Farrell, Michael Olson and Douglas Deshotel with
thousands of people of faith to speak LIFE to this present
darkness. Come for all or some of the events... just be
sure to come!
The day will begin the Roe Memorial Rosaries at Southwestern and Planned Parenthood abortion facilities from
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. followed by the following events
at KBH Convention Center in downtown Dallas:
11:30 a.m. Concert for Life-Vince Lujan with Manuel
Bravo: Jesus Team A
12:30 p.m. Rose Procession
1:00 p.m. Roe Memorial Mass
3:00 p.m. North Texas March for Life and Rally-one
of the speakers will be Jewels Green, a former abortion
worker turned human rights advocate. For more information, visit www.prolifedallas.org.
Ablaze 2016 A fun, faith-filled Eucharistic-Centered Retreat will be held January 22 to 24, 2016 at St. Monica Parish Family Center, 9933 Midway Rd., Dallas. This retreat is
for 8th-12th grade youth and their chaperones. The Retreat
is led by the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. All are encouraged to pre-register.
Registration is limited to
the first 569 to submit
registration and fees.
Fees are $50 per youth
and $25 per adult. Completed registration forms
need to be turned in by January 11, 2016. For more information, visit www.ablazeretreat.com or call 214-434-1553.
For any RE students making Confirmation in 2016 who are
unable to attend the weekend retreat at the Pines, Ablaze
2016 will be accepted as a fulfillment of the retreat requirement.
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