THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
SATURDAY,
December 2, Vigil Mass
11:30 a.m. St. Mary Parishioners Living &
Deceased …
2:00 p.m. Maennerchor
Concert @ church
7:00 p.m. Bingo
MONDAY, December 4, John of Damascus, priest, religious, doctor
Is. 2:1-5; Mt. 8:5-11
7:50 a.m. Morning Chapel
12:00 p.m. Jim Ritzer …
5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer & Rosary
WEDNESDAY, December 6, Nicholas, bishop
Is.
25:6-10; Mt. 15:29-37
THURSDAY, December
7, Vigil Mass - Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
7:00 p.m. St. Mary Parishioners Living &
Deceased …
FRIDAY, December 8, Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin
Mary
Gn.
3:9-15, 20; Eph. 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk. 1:26-38
7:50 a.m. Morning Chapel
8:30 a.m. Laurene
Kennedy … (all
School)
5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer & Rosary
SATURDAY,
December 9, Vigil Mass
4:00 p.m. St. Mary Parishioners Living &
Deceased …
11:30 a.m. Helen Kurguz …
7:00 p.m. Bingo
Pray for our men and
women in uniform.
Please remember in your prayers all
those who are sick or suffering, especially those homebound or in nursing
homes.
Refresh them
Lord, with your healing grace.
Nursing Home: John Heider, Tim McManus, Evelyn Spiert, Anna
Czernik.
At Home: Charlie Campbell, Diane Carrick, Josephine
Calabro, Fred Courtney, Marie Ebelberger, Sondra Fisher-Goodwin, Judy Hall,
Henrietta Koch, Mary Ann Koch, Marie
McGrath, Rita
Redwood.
If you are admitted to a hospital St. Mary’s may not be notified. Please
give us a call if you would like a visit. Due to privacy issues no one will be
listed in the bulletin sick list unless the person themselves or an
immediate family member requests it.
ECO (Electric Contributions Option)
Program is always open for new sign-ups. See the information at the rear of
church or call the parish office. ECO –schedule: Weekly December 4, 11,
18, 26; bi-weekly December 4; Monthly December 1st or 15th.
Christmas Day Contribution December 26th.
Vocalists who would like to participate in Christmas services
are needed. Midnight
Mass/Christmas Day service rehearsals will begin November 29th. All
voices are welcome. Children who are interested in singing at the 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve or 10:30 a.m. Christmas day service are
needed as well. See Teresa Monds if interested in the Christmas Eve
service and Joy Seipp if interested in singing Christmas Day.
The Bells
of St. Mary Handbell Choir is looking for Ringers for Midnight Mass.
You do not need to be able to read music to ring, just the desire to have fun
and play a musical instrument. Please contact Amanda Walker at
awalker40@aol.com or 325-1758.
Holy Day of Obligation - December
8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
is a holy day of obligation. Masses for this Holy
Day are: Thursday night vigil mass at 7:00 p.m. Friday at 8:30 a.m. (all school) and 12 Noon.
Due to early bulletin deadlines from now
until after the first of the year. Please submit bulletin information at least
two weeks before the intended print date. Thank you!
LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES December 9-10
ALTAR
SERVER LECTOR EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS SACRISTAN
4:00 PM S. Regan, J.Engle, J.Rees, C.Rees,
E.Holleran
A.Price A.Graf S.Holleran, F.Carrick T. Nierman
9:00 AM J.Cooper, A.Minner D.Metnes E.DiSabato,
P.Kenneh, B.Jones M.Badurina
A.Rueffle C.Reis,
B.Lenkey, B.Hess B.Contosta
11:30 AM M.Kise, A.Starett, T.Martello, D. & D. Bosner, S.Brown , V.Relli P.Dineen L.Duren, D.Kise, S.Jeffrey S.Foster
Coffee
& Donuts 12/10: D. & M.
Smigelski
♫ Get into
the Holiday Spirit! Come hear the Columbus Maennerchor choir annual Christmas concert at
St. Mary’s December 3, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. The St. Mary's bell choir will
perform as well. Admission is free!
Thank you so much for the generous participation of your
wonderful parishioners in the Maryknoll Sisters Appeal this summer. We have
just received word that the collection amounted to, $1,566.00 Our Sisters spoke
of your kindness to them and also of the generosity of the good people of your
parish. We know that each donation represents a sacrifice and we are so
grateful. May God bless all of you. Sincerely
in Christ, Sister Joan Ratermann, MM
Christmas Remembrances – forms
are available in the back of church for names to be remembered in the Christmas
bulletin. Contributions will be used for Christmas flower decorations. Please
complete the form and return to the church office or place in the collection
basket by December 17th.
What is Advent? Advent, which comes from the Latin
word for "arrival" or "coming," is a period of preparation
for the birth of our Lord. Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas and is
the start of the Christmas season, which lasts through the Baptism of Our Lord.
The first Sunday of Advent also marks the beginning of the liturgical year, the
Church's "New Year's Day," at which time we change the cycle of
readings we are using at Mass. Advent is a time of joyous anticipation, but
also of penance and preparation for the great Christmas feast. The liturgical
color of the season is purple, a sign of penance, which is also used during
Lent. The Church discourages excessive ornamentation, boisterous music and even
weddings during Advent, in order to foster a sense of quiet hope.
Overwhelmed
by the demands of the season, we can wait for Jesus in a state of anxiety, or
cynicism, or harried indifference toward the miracle that is upon us. Or we can
take our cue from the prayer we hear every Sunday and 'wait in joyful hope for
the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.' Welcoming Jesus into our homes and our
hearts, full of hope and joy, prepares us to properly celebrate Jesus' birth
and anticipate his return.
FYI: the Christmas Mass schedule
will be:
December 23-24 -Fourth Sunday of Advent:
Regular Mass Schedule 4:00 p.m - 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
December 24th -Christmas Eve: 5:00
p.m.
and the traditional Midnight Mass
December 25th - Christmas Day: 10:30
a.m.
The Feast of Mary, Mother of God is not a day of
obligation this year but we will have a Mass on January 1st at 12:00 Noon
Christmas Week Mass time change: Tuesday, December 26th through Thursday, December 28th
mass will be celebrated at 12 Noon.
High School Students: How would you like the opportunity to celebrate the Holy Mass, rock out
to some intense praise and worship music, hang with 400 of your closest
friends, hear from great speakers, devour tasty treats, be entertained by some
of the world’s greatest skits and dramas, and meet a precious few of the most
incredibly holy Holy Orders that our Church has ever seen? My friends,
encounter Jesus Jams. See items listed below.
High School Students: December activities of our Youth Group include:
· December 9 – Youth Group invited to help with
tree sale
· December 10 – pizza at 4:30 in the rectory followed by free transportation to the Jesus Jam at St.
Agatha Church
· December 17 – youth Group meets at 6:00 p.m. in the atrium?
PARENTS
OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: If you can help chaperone or drive for youth
Group activities, please call Father Thomas or Jason Shanks at 445-9668.
St. Mary 
Annual Christmas Tree Sale continues through December 23rd featuring fresh top
quality Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Scotch Pine, White Pine and Blue Spruce trees,
wreathes and roping M-F 2:30-9:30pm, Sat. Noon-9pm, Sun. Noon-6pm. Visa and
MasterCard accepted with proper ID. Volunteers
are needed to help with the
sale. Call Tracie at 491-6957.
December 3rd and 4th St. Mary's annual
Adopt-a-Family
gifts will be collected and donations will be accepted to purchase grocery gift
cards.
St. Mary School Notes…
·
2:00 p.m. early dismissal Wednesday, December
6th
·
To sponsor a child for this school year call Cindy Oddi at
445-9668.
Please
remember to honor your bingo commitment.
“How do I make a return to the Lord for all he has
done for me.”
OFFERTORY: 11-25-26 envelopes $4,046.00
loose change 1,074.00
13 ECO 145.00
Of the 666 envelopes mailed 121 were used
Less 5% ($263.25) charities
All
Saints Day 20.00
Mission Sunday
10.00
Budgeted
Amount $7,103.00
Deficit this week 1,838.00
BINGO November 26
Bingo Deposit $3,659.00
Bank 800.00
Expenses 1,612.81
Net 1,246.81