3rd sunday of advent december 17, 2017
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BAPTISM
Pre-baptism class
required for parents.
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parish office to
set up a class time.
906.341.5355
RECONCILIATION
Wednesday 11:30am
Anytime by appointment
906.341.5355 or
906-630-5101
MARRIAGE
Arrangements must be
made at least 6 months
in advance. Pre-marriage classes
required.
210 Lake Street Manistique, MI 49854
School Phone: 906.341.5512
Fax: 906.341.3984
Email: [email protected]
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PRINCIPAL
Mr. Don Erickson Email: [email protected]
SCHOOL OFFICE
Barb Weber—
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 7:30am - 3:30pm
906.341.5512
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
John Hogan, Gulliver ………... Renee San! ………………….…… Martha Johnson ……………..… Roger Irie …………………….…… Mary Ellen Debelak ……...…. Dave Fisher …………………...…. Wendy Nord ……………….….... John Villemure ………..…….... Mary Desjarden …………….....
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PASTOR
Rev. Benedetto Paris (Fr. Ben) Cell Phone: 906-630-5101 Rectory: 906-286-4034
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PARISH STAFF
Julie Knuth—
Office Phone: 906.341.5355
Mon., Tues., & Thurs.
Patty Faketty
OUR CHURCH AT PRAYER
SAT: 4 pm Divine Infant—Gulliver 5:30pm St. Francis
SUN: 10:00am St. Francis
TUES: 9:00am St. Francis
WED: 9:00am St. Francis
10:30am Medicare (MCF)
THURS: 9:00am St. Francis
FRI: 9:00am St. Francis
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And the angel said unto them,
Fear not: for, behold, I bring you tidings
of great joy, which shall be to all people.
3rd Sunday of Advent ~ December 17, 2017
~ Luke 2:10
On this Third Sunday
of Advent, the Church celebrates Gaudete
Sunday (Rejoice!). This is the first word
of the antiphon at the introit. It sets a
tone for the joyful expectation of the Lord’s birth and second coming as does
the permitted use of rose colored vest-ments (which I will have worn—I’ll try
to share a personal story about that in the
homily if I think of it). In the Gospel, we heard about John the Baptist and how he
testified to the light that would shine
through the darkness of the world. The light, of course, was Jesus. John was the
voice “…crying out in the desert, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord’” as Isaiah
had once said. John humbly recognized
that it was his mission only to prepare the way of the Lord. The rest was up to
the Lord Jesus Christ who prepared and continues to prepare us for the Kingdom.
Let us prepare for the Lord’s coming as
we await in quiet solitude for the coming of the Lord.
It is my sad duty to announce to you the death of Fr. Peter Minelli. Fr. Minelli
died in the Lord on Thursday, November 30, 2017 in Ishpeming. Fr. Minelli was
pastor here at St. Francis de Sales Parish
during the years 1998-2002. In my con-versations with people, I had heard many
positive comments about Fr. Minelli and
his time here. He had retired after com-pleting his tenure as pastor. Let us pray
for the family. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light
shine upon him…Amen.
The “Penance Service” saga continues,
unfortunately. But I think that we have it
solved now—for sure. Let me tell you what happened: last week, I placed a date
in the bulletin announcement for the pen-ance service to be held on December 20
at 7:00 PM. Then, the school wanted to
have a penance service for the children on December 19. Lo and behold, I could
not for the life of me find another priest
to assist me with either penance service on the previously mentioned dates. It
would have been me only—and that would defeat the purpose of a penance
service which is to offer the opportunity
for persons to go to confession to some-one other than their pastor. So, I finally
contacted one other priest who could only be here on December 19, 2017.
What to do? Well, our parish penance
service is on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 7:00 PM with Fr. Tim Ferguson
assisting me from Marygrove. As well, I
did happen to find another priest for the school penance service. Thus, the pen-
ance service for the school is on Tues-
day, December 19, 2017 at 1:00 PM
with Fr. Marius Sierhart (Garden Area
Parishes) as my assistant. Both of the penance services will be held at St. Fran-
cis de Sales and I highly encourage all of
our parishioners to attend as this will be one of the last opportunities for reconcil-
iation until after Christmas. It goes with-out saying that you may attend either
penance service (however, children are
the priority at the afternoon penance ser-vice). Tuesday, December 19, 2017 is a
day of penance—not only for the congre-
gation, but for me as well to get this off the ground. As things go, this is set in
stone and I do not anticipate any chang-es—whew!
Our roof fund continues to grow. I am going to make another contribution to-
wards it myself soon. I would really like
to see us complete this project next year
if at all possible. We can do it! Like I
announced previously, I don’t know if anyone were going to give me a present
for Christmas (in the past, people have
done this), but I would appreciate any gifts of any type be forwarded to our
parish (or the mission in Gulliver—they need a roof too) in the form of a donation
to the roof fund. I have been abundantly
blessed here at our parish and mission and there is nothing that I need at this
time. Your faithfulness to Jesus Christ and His Church is about as much a gift
as any priest could ask for!!!
That’s it for now. Our story continues.
Pray for me as I pray for you! Remem-
ber: Smile! God loves you and so do I! Choose life! ~ Fr. Ben
Welcome to St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish ~ Divine Infant of Prague Mission
Christmas Mass Schedule Saturday December 23rd: 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 4:00pm Divine Infant of Prague ~ Gulliver
5:30pm St. Francis de Sales ~ Manistique
Sunday December 24th: 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT * NO AM MASS
Sunday December 24th: CHRISTMAS EVE
5:00pm Christmas Eve Family Mass SFDS
7:00pm Christmas Eve Divine Infant 10:00pm Christmas Eve Midnight Mass SFDS
Monday December 25th: CHRISTMAS DAY
10:00am Christmas Day Mass SFDS
*Note: This year the 4th Sunday of Advent falls on Christmas Eve, December
24th. In order to prepare the church for the Christmas Eve services, there will
be NO morning Mass on the 24th. If you wish to attend Mass for the 4th
Sunday of Advent please see the schedule for Saturday December 23rd.
Poinsettias can be dropped off at
SFDS church from Wed. Dec. 20th
to 5:30pm Sat. Dec. 23rd.
SFDS Church Decorating will be Saturday Dec. 23rd,
immediately following 5:30pm Mass
th, 2017
† † † † †
Is Available Monday – Friday,
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
at St. Francis School
BUDGET REVIEW
$ 3,023.22
Loose $ 404.25
$ 100.00 WEEKLY INCOME
$ 115.75 $ 4,898.22
TOTAL:
DIVINE INFANT $ 5,064.02
$ 835.00
$ 135.00
TOTAL: $ 970.00
ELECTRONIC GIVING St. Vincent de Paul
$ 781.61 TOTAL:
DIVINE INFANT BLDG FUND:
$25.00
TOTAL: $ 15,203.10
$ 195.00
Total: $ 54,377.22
December 9th & 10th Attendance
Sat. 4pm 37 Sat. 5:30pm 96 Sun. 10pm 172
Sharing the Gospel
People noticed John the Baptist. He loved God, and he used words honestly. He really wanted to help people change and grow closer to God. He stood out as someone really different and special. People came from all around to hear him and learn about him. When people asked him questions, he point-ed them to Jesus.
Mission for the Week
Ask a friend if he or she is ready to meet Jesus.
First grade is very busy as we learn about Advent and are getting ready for Jesus to come! We are also be-coming quite the readers. Our knowledge of words is getting better every day. We are also learning to add and subtract up to 20.
For the month of December, we are also learning about how different countries around the world celebrate holidays during this time of year. We are making books to share with our families about them. Come listen to us sing on Dec. 18th at 6pm
for our Christmas program!
$50…
$25… Lisa Pichette
$15… Marilyn Pfister
$10… Sandra Groleau
,
Saturday December 23rd 5:00pm
R. Irie W. Nord (P)
C. Dixson
R. Deloria J. Nord R. Irie M. Hoholik B.Magnuson
Trevor Hase
Liz Tosil
Sunday December 24th, Christmas Eve 5:00pm
R. Irie J. Gunnis J. Villemure(P)
M. Jenerou
B.Magnuson
R. Deloria J. Maddox S. Raredon R. Irie
Dylan, Kyra & Maya Carlson Rick Winkel
Sunday December 24th, Christmas Eve 10:00pm
R. Irie B. Wood (P)
N. Irie
R. Irie
T. Schalm
S.Szydlowski D. Musgrave E.Szydlowski D. Beaman
R. Irie D. Michalik T. Schalm M. Michalik
Monday December 25th, Christmas Day 10:00am
W. Nord C. Dixson (P)
R. Ryan
R. Deloria
K. Nelson S. Raredon W. Nord J. Nord
L. Tosil
J. Zellar
V V V V V
For the Week of Dec. 16th thru Dec. 24th
4pm DI
5:30pm
10:00am
Monday 12/18
9:00am
9:00am
Thurs.
9:00am
Friday
12/22
9:00am
Saturday 4pm DI
5:30pm
Sunday
12/24
Christmas
Eve
5:00pm
7:00pm @ DI
10:00pm
DATE TIME EVENT PLACE
6pm-7:30 BVM
6:00pm
St. Francis
Gym
Tues. 12/19 9:30am Share The Word BVM
Tues. 12/19 NO Charismatic
Prayer Group
BVM
Tues. 12/19
1:00pm St. Francis
Church
Tues. 12/19 7:00pm St. Francis
Church
Wed. 12/20 12-12:30 Adoration St. Francis
3:30pm Choir Rehearsal St. Francis
The Catholic Women’s Society
meets the last Thursday of each month in the BVM room at SFDS Church. Their next meeting will be on January 25th at 6pm. New members are welcome!
next meeting will be January 3rd at the Hiawatha Facility. 4th degree will meet at 4:45pm; dinner at 5:45pm; 3rd degree
meets after dinner. Fellowship for all will follow
Men’s Club
St. Francis de Sales Parish & Divine Infant The Men’s Club will be meeting on Wednesday
Jan. 31st at 7pm in the school library. New members are always welcome!
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