THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

SATURDAY, December 23, Vigil Mass

     4:00 p.m.  Helen Kurguz

SUNDAY, December 24, Fourth Sunday of Advent

Mic 5:1-4a; Heb. 10:5-10; Lk. 1:39-45

      9:00 a.m.      St. Mary Parishioners Living & Deceased

    11:30 a.m.      Tom & Becky Judge

                     NO Bingo

 

SUNDAY, December 24, Vigil of Christmas

Is. 62:1-5; Acts 13: 16-17, 22-25; Mt. 1:1-25

     5:00 p.m.  John & Hilda Kulzer

                       11:30 p.m. music begins for midnight Mass

MONDAY, December 25, Christmas Day

Is. 9:1-6, Ti. 2:11-14; Lk. 2:1-14

   12:00 Midnight  Dick Gischel

Is. 52:7-10; Heb. 1:1-6; Ln. 1:1-18

   10:30 a.m.  St. Mary Parishioners Living & Deceased

TUESDAY, December 26, Stephen, first  martyr

Acts 6:8-10, 7:54; Mt. 10:17-22

   12:00 noon William Goodwin

     5:00 p.m.  Evening Prayer & Rosary

WEDNESDAY, December 27, John, apostle, evangelist

1 Jn. 1:1-4; Jn. 20:1a, 2-8

   12:00 noon   Andrezej & Katarnyze Lekowicz

     5:00 p.m.  Evening Prayer & Rosary

THURSDAY, December 28, Holy Innocents, martyrs

1 Jn. 1:5-2:2; Mt. 2:13-18

   12:00 noon Living and Deceased of the Ruppersburg / Felder Families

     5:00 p.m.  Evening Prayer & Rosary

FRIDAY, December 29,

1 Jn. 2:3-11; Lk. 2:22-35

No Mass at St. Mary’s

     5:00 p.m.  Evening Prayer & Rosary

SATURDAY, December 30, Vigil Mass

     4:00 p.m.  Mary Jo McCarthy

SUNDAY, December 31, Feast of the Holy Family

Sir 3:2-7, 12-14; Col. 3:12-21; Lk. 2:41-52

      9:00 a.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: Tim McManus, Evelyn Spiert, Anna Czernik, Irene Doughton

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 26; Christmas Day Contribution December 26th. January weekly: 2, 8, 15, 22, 29; Bi-weekly: 2, 15, 29; Monthly January 1st or 15th.

Daily Mass Change: Mass will be celebrated here at St. Mary’s at 12:00 Noon on days when there is no school: December 26-28 and January 1-3. January 5th there will be an 8:30 a.m. all school mass and the usual 12 Noon mass followed by Exposition for First Friday. 

Jordan Conference – The next Jordan Conference (Baptism preparation) is January 23, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the church.

FYI: Contributions need to be in the parish office by Sunday, December 31st to be listed on your 2006 contribution report. Your 2006 contribution report will be mailed to you by the end of January.

St. Vincent de Paul: Next weekend, December 30-31 our St. Vincent de Paul Society will gladly accept your donations after mass. Thank you

Mass Intentions: I am sorry to say that all weekend Masses for 2007 are requested. Actually, this is a good thing. It means that we are remembering our deceased loved ones in prayer through the Mass. There are a few daily Masses remaining, but not many. Canon Law prohibits us from holding Mass stipends for more than a year. I will begin scheduling for January 2008 next month. Thank you, Cindy



LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES December 30-31

                     ALTAR SERVER                   LECTOR                        EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS            SACRISTAN

4:00 PM          J.LaMotte,                            J. LaMotte                     M.J.Lachaw,E.Holleran  

                      R & C. Peruzzi                     L. Mitchell                     D.Smeltzer, D.Mitchell                            E. Holleran   

9:00 AM          A.Minner, R.Ratliff                 R.Helon   ,                     S.Martt, F.Melton, A.Metoyer,

                      R.Vogt                                  M.Kelly                         P.Mortimer, S.Naegele, C.Reis               F.Melton

11:30 AM N.Mattox, T.Zervas,        T.Jeffrey,                        L.Lovett, S.Perry, S.Thompson,                                                        Z.Johnson                             S..Jeffrey                      D. & D. Bosner, J.   Sauer                       F.Melton            

NO Coffee & Donuts December 31st




Thank you to everyone who worked the Christmas tree sale. It was very successful. Thank you to all of our parishioners, school parents, neighbors, family, and friends who purchased trees, wreaths, or roping.

 

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 (music begins at 11:30)

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.

 

 

Today a savior is born for you,

Christ the Lord!