THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

SATURDAY, December 8, Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Gn. 3:9-15, 20; Eph. 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk. 1:26-38

10:00 a.m. Leo LaPointe …

3:00 – 3:30 Confessions

4:00 p.m. Laurene Kennedy …

SUNDAY, December 9, Second Sunday of Advent

Is. 11:1-10; Rom. 15:4-9; Mt. 3:1-12

9:00 a.m. Parishioners of St. Mary’s …

Coffee & Donuts

11:30 a.m. Living & Deceased of the Carone Family …

Daugherty baptism

7:00 p.m. Bingo

MONDAY, December 10,

Is. 35:1-10; Lk. 5:17-26

7:50 a.m. Morning Chapel

12:00 noon Roberta Cataline …

5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer & Rosary

TUESDAY, December 11, Damasus I, pope

Is. 40:1-11; Mt. 18:12-14

12:00 noon Florence Phillips …

5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer & Rosary

WEDNESDAY, December 12, Our Lady of Guadalupe

Zec. 2:14-17, Lk. 1:26-38

9:45 a.m. Mary Ann Mageean … (All School Mass)

12:00 noon Sharon Watkins Spraggins …

5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer & Rosary

6:00 p.m. Bible Study (Specht Center)

7:00 p.m. RCIA (Atrium/Burkley Center)

7:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal

THURSDAY, December 13, Lucy, virgin, martyr

Is. 41:13-20; Mt. 11:11-15

5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer & Rosary

6:00 p.m. Adoration at Corpus Christi

6:30 p.m. Mass at Corpus Christi

FRIDAY, December 14, John of the Cross, priest, doctor

Is. 48:17-19; Mt. 11:16-19

12:00 noon Millie Veit …

5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer & Rosary

SATURDAY, December 15,

3:00 – 3:30 Confessions

4:00 p.m. Parishioners of St. Mary’s …

SUNDAY, December 16, Third Sunday of Advent

Is. 35:1-6a, Jas. 5:7-10; Mt. 11:2-11

9:00 a.m. Kathrina “Kay” Darlington …

Coffee & Donuts

11:30 a.m. Rita Plageman …

2:00 p.m. Penance Service

7:00 p.m. Bingo

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: Evelyn Spiert, Donna Whitacre

At Home: Catherine Allen Charlie Campbell, Josephine Calabro, Fred Courtney, Anna Czernik, Sondra Fisher-Goodwin, Judy Hall, Henrietta Koch, Mary Ann Koch, Tim McManus, Al Moeller, Mary Ann Prager, Frank Pulsinelli, Rita Redwood, Larry Schwartz, Tyler Zust.

If you are admitted to a hospital St. Mary’s may not be notified. Please ask a family member to call us.

ECO (Electronic 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 10, 17, 24; Bi-weekly: December 10, & 24; Monthly December 1 or 15, Christmas December 24.

SACRAMENTS OF HEALING: The Anointing of the Sick will take place after all the masses next weekend.

The Sacrament of Penance will be celebrated:

December 16 at 2:00 here at our penance service.

December 16 at 5:30 at St. Brigid’s

December 18 and 20 at 11:15 at St. Joseph Cathedral

SPECIAL ST. LEO EVENT: Mass will be celebrated at noon on December 22^nd.  The St. Leo crèche (without the holy family) will be blessed. There will be exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 5:00 to 6:00pm that same day.  Watch for other opportunities to visit the crèche in the Christmas season.

Christmas Music: The Christmas Eve 4:00 p.m. Family Mass invites you to participate in the music of the Mass. Choir and instrumentalists should come to rehearsals December 9^th & 16^th from 12:45 to 1:45. A third rehearsal time is yet to be announced. Please plan to attend at least 2 of the 3 rehearsals and be in place and ready to sing at 3:30 p.m. on December 24^th!

FYI: the Christmas Mass schedule will be:

December 22-23 -Fourth Sunday of Advent: Regular Mass Schedule 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

December 24^th -Christmas Eve: 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and the traditional Midnight Mass

December 25^th - Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m.

The Feast of Mary, Mother of God is a day of obligation this year. Mass on January 1^st is at 10:00 a.m.

LITURGICAL/VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES for December 15 & 16 (3^rd Sunday Of The Month)

DATE ALTAR SERVER LECTOR EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

4:00 PM Dec. 15 J.LaMotte, J.LaMotte D.Smeltzer, S.Holleran, J. & J., Sauer,