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4th Sunday of Advent
Principal—Mr. Mark Spann School Secretary—Mrs. Donna Sahm Office Manager—Mrs. Jacquie Schaper Bulletin Editor (both parishes)—Mrs. Sara Maune Music Coordinator—Mrs. Lorraine Struckhoff, 636-433-2722
Parish Council Brenda Napier—Chairman Rick Schwentker— Vice Chair Lisa Mayer— Secretary Doug Hindersmann Dan Miller Rick Mueller Pam Rodriquez Bob Rothrock
Finance Committee Lorraine Struckhoff—Chairman Tony Ballmann Karen Holtmeyer Gena Mayer Rick Gratza Dan Wessel
Saint Vincent de Paul Parish Parish Office/Rectory 13497 S. State Hwy 94 Marthasville, MO 63357• 636-433-2678
School 13495 S. State Hwy 94 • 636-433-2466 Parish Office and School Fax 636-433-2924
Parish email—[email protected] • School email—[email protected] Parish Website—http://www.svdutzow.org • School Website—http://www.svsdutzow.org
Immaculate Conception Parish Church/Rectory 5912 S Highway 94 Augusta, MO 63332 • 636-482-4455
Parish email—[email protected] • Connie’s email—[email protected] Parish Website—http://www.svdutzow.org
Archdiocese Website—http://www.archstl.org
Our Parishes The Parish Office Hours at St. Vincent: Mon.-Thurs. 8:00am-4:00pm
All business can be conducted through the SV Parish Office or the IC Rectory. Please leave a message at IC if no one answers. Your call will be returned.
In the case of Urgent Business, please call the SV Rectory or Fr. Gene’s mobile phone.
Fr. Gene’s Email—[email protected] Fr. Gene’s Cell Phone—314-560-2692
All information for the weekend bulletin must be submitted to the editor by Tuesday. Please have any submissions in before Noon on Tuesday by mailing, calling or emailing them in.
Bulletin email—[email protected]
Pastoral Staff Pastor—Rev. Eugene Robertson
Immaculate Conception Pastoral Minister— Carroll Struckhoff
Administrative Assistant—Mrs. Connie Struckhoff Bookkeeper—Mr. Doug Paule Music Coordinator—Mrs. Mary Ann Kluesner, 636-228-4397
Parish Council/Finance Committee Connie Struckhoff—Chairman Lori Aholt Tom Aholt Ken Daming Doug Holdmeyer Mary Ann Kluesner Guy Middleton Doug Paule Carroll Struckhoff
St. Vincent De Paul Immaculate Conception
December 18, 2016
Saturday 5:00pm SV
Sunday 8:00am IC 10:00am SV
Monday 8:00am IC Tuesday 7:30 pm SV Wednesday 8:00am SV Thursday 8:00am IC Friday 8:00am SV-no Fri. Mass during Summer break
(During the school year Wed-Fri Masses are school Masses)
Holy Days—Please check the bulletin and/or website for Holy Day schedule.
Sacramental Preparation:
Marriage Preparation—Couples should contact the parish office as soon as possible to prepare for classes, at least 6 months prior to the wedding date.
Baptism Preparation—First-time parents and par-ents who have never taken a Baptism preparation class need to contact the rectory to arrange for a class. Once the class has been attended a Baptism may be scheduled. Please note: All Baptism dates need to be approved by Fr. Gene to avoid conflicts. Baptisms are cele-brated immediately following the 10am Mass at St. Vincent’s. Arrangements may be made for the cele-bration of Baptism at Immaculate Conception.
Christian Initiation of Adults—For more infor-mation on becoming a Catholic, call Fr. Gene at the parish office.
Holy Orders and Religious Life—If interested, please call the parish office or the Archdiocesan Of-fice of Vocations at 314-792-6460.
Parish School of Religion (PSR)— Please Contact: Immaculate Conception—Augusta 636-228-4397
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish—New Melle 636-398-5270
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish—Washington 636-239-3520
Mass Schedule
IC•Immaculate Conception ~ SV•St. Vincent
Sacrament of Reconciliation Tuesday 7:00—7:15pm SV Saturday 4:15—4:45pm SV Any other time by appointment
Eucharistic Adoration SV—Every Tuesday 5:00-7:30pm IC—Second Thursday of every other month (odd months) 5:30-7:00pm with Benediction and prayers at 7:00pm
Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions Tuesdays after evening Mass at SV Mondays after morning Mass at IC
Welcome Guests and Visitors! We are happy to have you.
Perhaps you are thinking about making St. Vincent de Paul or Immaculate Conception your home parish. We are happy to help you become a registered parishioner and wel-come you to our faith community. If you are interested in joining our parish please call the Parish Office. IC 636-482-4455 SV 636-433-2678
If you are interested in attending St. Vincent de Paul School please call the School Office. 636-433-2466
4th Sunday of Advent
This year the Fourth Week of Advent is the longest it ever is. A full week. Saturday evening is Christmas Eve and next Sunday, Christmas.
Perhaps we can use these days to try to heighten our awareness of whatever is going on in our lives these days, and how that can bring us to Christmas. Some examples might help.
So many of us experience the ironic reality that Christmas can be the most lonely time of our lives. Some of these “mixed feelings” or “sad feelings” are difficult to recognize or name.
For some of us, the Christmas we will celebrate this year pales in comparison to wonderful Christmases of our past - perhaps because we were younger or more “innocent” then, perhaps because some of our loved ones who were central to our Christmas are no longer living or not where I am, perhaps because the burdens and struggles of my life or the changes in our world and the war have robbed this Christmas of something that was there before.
For some of us, Christmas will be just another day. Unable to get out to go to church to be with a faith community, and without family or friends to be with, Christmas will be a day we are tempted to ignore.
For some of us, Christmas inevitably means family conflicts. Facing the days ahead, whether it be the last few remain-ing parties, or conflicting demands of family and friends, or the friend or relative who drinks too much, or the experi-ence I'm having that I drink too much and this season is an easy excuse.
For some of us, Christmas challenges us with terrible financial burdens. Children today become victims of the gross commercial exploitation of the day. For those of us struggling to make ends meet on a day to day basis, feeling the cul-tural pressure of buying for our children things which we can't afford, can lead us to put more debt on the credit card in ways that simply push us further and further behind.
Some of us, might be really looking forward to Christmas, and not be aware of these struggles with Christmas, yet feel that, in spite of our best efforts to make Advent different this year, there is still something missing, and we still feel un-ready for Christmas.
For all of us, the story behind these days can draw us in, and invite us to bring our lives to the mystery of how Jesus came into this world and why. Our best preparation for the Holy Night ahead and the Joyful Morning to follow is for us to reflect upon how he came. He came in the midst of scandal and conflict. He came in poverty. He was rejected be-fore he was born. He was born in a feed trough. He was hunted down. And he grew up in obscurity.
He did not shun our world and its poverty and conflict. He embraced it. And he desires to embrace us today, in this day. Right where we are. Right where we are feeling most distant. Right were we are feeling least “religious” or “ready.” If we let him come into our hearts to be our Savior these challenging days, we will find ourselves entering the sacred night and morning of Christmas “joyful and triumphant” as never before.
Come, Lord Jesus. Come and visit your people. We await your coming. Come, O Lord. (from Creighton University ‘Online Ministries Praying Advent’)
JOINT RECONCILIATION PENANCE SERVICE
This coming Tuesday, December 20 is our Advent opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Rec-onciliation before Christmas. Service starts at 6:30pm at SV. There will be extra priests.
Please pray for our PSR 2nd graders at IC who will be making their 1st Reconciliation this coming Wednesday!
December 18, 2016
This Week in Our Parishes
Monday Dec 19 8am Mass with Perpetual Help Devotions SV Choir 7pm
Tuesday Dec. 20 No Adoration Services SV Joint Penance Service 6:30 SV
Wednesday Dec. 21 8am Mass SV All School Confessions 10am IC PSR First Reconciliation
Thursday Dec. 22 8am Mass IC SVS School Board 7pm Wild Goose Session 4 IC 7pm
Friday Dec.23 8am Mass SV
liturgical Ministers
Weekdays Dec. 21, 8:00 a.m. at SV Owen Struckhoff & Andrew Struckhoff
Saturday December 24, 5:00 p.m. at SV Servers: Landon & Cameron Kober, Nate Schwoeppe Lector: Karl Lenzenhuber Greeters: Keith & Mary Trentmann Gift Bearers: Larry & Helen Ballmann
Saturday December 24, 11:00 p.m. at SV Servers: Lynnea Maune, Ella Wessel Lector: LouAnn Feldmann Greeters: Mark & LouAnn Feldmann Gift Bearers: Kurt & Cherie Breckenkamp
Saturday December 25, Midnight at IC Lector: Tom Aholt Greeters: Donna Aholt
Sunday December 24, 8:00 a.m. at IC Lector: Jayne Struckhoff Greeters: Bob & Connie Struckhoff
Sunday December 18, 10:00 a.m. at SV
Servers: Andrew Maune, Tanner Schwoeppe Lector: Greg Schneider Greeters: Darren Holtmeyer Family Gift Bearers: Greg & Joan Schneider
New Servers List available on www.svdutzow.org
The WILD GOOSE video series Thursdays at IC, 7pm in the dining hall.
Session 4: The Spirit and Our Lady "Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus...The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshad-ow you." Luke 1: 31-32,35
SV Stewardship Corner
“MY DEAR CHILDREN, LOVE ONE ANOTHER.” These are the words our divided nation needs to follow for a calm Christmas and a peaceful new year. They are the words constantly preached by St. John the Apostle and Evangelist in his Gospel and epistles. His is the window to find this week. (see the brass id plate under the window.)
John was the beloved youngest Apostle and the only apostle to stand at the cross of our dying Jesus. From the cross, Christ entrusted his Blessed Mother into John’s care: “son, behold thy mother; mother, be-hold thy son.” After Christ’s Ascension, John performed many miracles in Jesus’ name and so many were baptized into Christianity that John had to establish many churches in Asia Minor to accommodate them. His visions of heaven are recorded in the Apocalypse of the New Testa-ment. (See his bio in vestibule.)
The next time you see an icicle and begin to shudder at the thought of winter, take another look at that icicle and think about this....
THE LEGEND OF THE ICICLE
One beautiful night very long ago, The Savior was born in a winter snow.
The angels in heaven looked down on His birth, as their tears of happiness fell to the earth.
God wanted a reminder of the love He brings and the joyful tears at the birth of our King.
So He caught their tears In His powerful hands, and spread them as crystals across the land.
So as a special reminder for all to see, we see icicles form for you and me.
The Quarterly Quilt Raffle Winner is Carol Gildehaus of Augusta. Congratulations!
4th Sunday of Advent
Mass Intentions
Monday, Dec. 19 8:00 a.m. at IC All Souls
Tuesday, Dec. 20 7:30 p.m. at SV No Mass
Wednesday, Dec. 21 8:00 a.m. at SV Theresa Schmidt
Thursday, Dec. 22 8:00 a.m. at IC Gail Kaiser Hartness
Friday, Dec. 23 8:00 a.m. at SV Clarence & Lucille Ballmann
Saturday, Dec. 24 5:00 p.m. at SV Herman & Rosemary Engemann 11:00pm at SV Bob Willenbrink Midnight at IC Ruth Raab
Sunday, Dec. 25 8:00 a.m. at IC Parishioners 10:00 a.m. at SV Butch Wessel
Immaculate Conception Parish & Support Week Dec. 11, 2016
Envelopes $2,646.00 Loose $50.51 School Fund $50.00 Building Improvements $200.00
Total $2,946.51
December 18, 2016 4th Sunday of Advent
“When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had command-ed him and took his wife into his home.” (Matthew 1:24)
Putting our complete trust in the Lord with out expecting any-thing in return. Striving to put God first in all things and follow Him wherever He may led us. As we prepare for the birth of our Lord, pray for the strength and courage to be a model of disci-pleship, just as Joseph was.
St. Vincent de Paul Parish & Support Week Dec. 11, 2016
Offering $5,172.00 Budgeted $6,000.00 Weekly over/(under) ($828.00) Month to Date over/(under) (794.33) Year to Date over/(under) ($23,059.31)
Parish Operating Expenses $140.00 Tuition Assistance $120.00 Christmas Offering $50.00 Christmas Flowers $40.00 Seminary Collection $200.00 Immaculate Conception $348.00
Total $6,070.00
The following ladies have the privilege of cleaning the Lord’s House in the month of December:
ICC: Lori Becszlko, Donna Hopen, Lauren Kessler, Connie Thompson SV: (Dec. 15, 6:30pm) Jonne Hanneken, Elizabeth Mades, Jen-nifer Schroer, Stephanie Schwoeppe, Kathy Trentmann
Robert Eisenbath Karen Eustice Elsie Fertig Karen Fleer MaryJo Gentry Mike Goll Kathy Hertlein Teresa Hakenewerth Fr. John Hallemann Amy Heggemann
Don Heiman Patsy Hildreth Margaret Holtmeyer Marilyn Kluesner Helen Koper Kathy Koper Don Luechtefeld Yvonne Maune Paul Moritz Elizabeth Piontek Scott Piontek
Ron Rackley Fr. John Robeson Kirk Ruether Betty Schulte Marvin Schwoeppe Tim Short Dan Stacy Lisa Stacy Audrey Wagener Christian Wenzel
Audrey Aholt Jerry Aholt Nick Baravick Kathy Brinker Jacalyn Hartig
Ruth Heman Marc Houseman Cindy Kooyumjian Marie J. Lawrence Dale Leesmann Bill Massey
James Moll Sandy Moll Dennis Riegel Pat Siener Al Struckhoff Rita Struckhoff
I.C. Friends and Parishioners
St. Vincent Friends and Parishioners
SAVE THE DATE: Ladies of IC and SV, mark your calendars for March 25, 2017 and plan to attend the 8th Annual Catholic Women for Christ Conference. Several ladies from IC attended last year and are anxious to return in 2017. It is an uplifting event - hundreds of women joined together by Faith, all wishing to build a dynamic
relationship with Jesus Christ, rooted in spiritu-ality and personal pray-er; to grow in their per-sonal dignity as Catholic Women; and to strengthen their commit-
ment to be a disciple of Christ to all people. Understand this is a long way off, but we are all so busy with our lives that we need to schedule some time for our own growth. More information will follow as the time gets closer. Truly consider this event, it is amazing!
December 18, 2016
Dynamic Catholic, Alive! – Betrothal of Mary and Joseph Was Mary really an “unwed mother”? As Matthew makes clear in today’s Gospel, the answer is clearly no—Mary and Joseph were really “betrothed,” she was his wife, and Joseph was really con-templating divorce. Marriage customs were such that the last stage of the marriage was that the betrothed came together to live as husband and wife. The Annunciation—and the Incarnation of Jesus—take place after betrothal but before they lived together. What would you have done if you were Joseph? (CCC 437, 488, 1846) archstl.org/dynamic
NEW YEAR COUNTRY CHURCH TOUR
Planning is underway for the New Year Country Church Tour to be held on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2017, at participating churches in Franklin County. Churches taking part in the New Year Country Church Tour will be open from 10am to 4pm for visitors to engage in silent prayer and viewing of the church’s Christmas decora-tions. Someone from each church will be available to greet guests as they enter, and provide information on the local church history and events taking place. A link for a map showing a driving route between churches will be made available on the St. Ann – Clover Bottom church website (www.stannchurchcloverbottom.org). Churches participating in the 2017 New Year Country Church Tour are St. Francis Borgia (Washington); St. Gertrude (Krakow); Faith Lutheran (Washington); St. Ann (Clover Bottom); Ebenezer Lu-theran (Leslie); Holy Family – Port Hud-son (rural New Haven); St. Anthony (Sullivan); St. Gerald (Gerald); Holy Mar-tyrs of Japan.
For questions, please contact St. Ann Church in Clover Bottom 636-239-3222
DECORATING OUR CHURCHES THIS Sunday, both churches will be decorating our sanctuaries in preparation for Christmas.
IC will decorate immediately following the 8am Mass. SV will decorate immediately following The 10am Mass.
All are welcome to help.
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4th Sunday of Advent
St. Vincent De Paul Catholic School 13495 South State Hwy. 94
Marthasville, MO 63357 636.433.2466
Serving families from Dutzow, Augusta, Defiance, Femme Osage, Foristell, Lake Sherwood, Marthasville, New Melle, Washington, and surrounding areas.
Scrip: Fundraising While you Shop No additional expense to you – Money you would spend ANYWAY!! Order online at shopwithscrip.com (Our school code #427A5DDC15225). Your order needs to be placed by midnight Sunday. Next Order date is January 8, 2017 Questions can be directed to Sara Maune 636-433-2238 or [email protected]
St. Vincent School Society Sponsored Co-Sponsored by the Western Catholic Union
TRIVIA NIGHT Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017
Starts at 7pm $15/person ~ Tables of 8 or 10
Bring Snacks. Beer, Wine and Soda available to purchase
1st, 2nd, 3rd PLACE PRIZES ATTENDANCE PRIZES
50/50 RAFFLE BEST THEME TABLE AWARD
Must be 18 to play. No coolers allowed.
Contact JoAnn Struckhoff for reservations: 314-330-1342 or [email protected]
December 18, 2016
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Mass 8am IC
First Reconciliation SV 6:30pm
Wild Goose Session 1 7pm IC Fr. Gene at Dean’s Meet with Archbishop 1-5pm
2 All-school Mass 8am SV
3 Mass 5pm SV
4 2 Advent Mass 8am IC 10am SV 1st Sunday Breakfast SV BAPTISMS
5 Mass 8am IC with Perpetual Help Devotions SV Choir Practice 7pm
6 Eucharistic Adoration 5:30-7:30 NO Confessions Rosary, Communion Service 7:30pm, Devotions SV KC, 8:15pm
Hearing confessions PSR at OLL
7 All-school Mass 8am SV PSR IC Eve of Holyday Mass 7pm IC
8 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary Mass 8am IC Mass 7pm SV SV Social Group, Noon Cafeteria Wild Goose Session 2 7pm IC
9 All-school Mass 8am SV
10 Mass 5pm SV
11 3 Advent Mass 8am IC 10am SV IC PARISH PARTY 11:30AM
12 NO morning Mass. Fr. Gene at Gildehaus SV Choir Practice 7pm
SV School Society 6:30
IC Parish Council 6:30pm
13 Eucharistic Adoration 5:30-7:30 Confessions 7-7:15pm Rosary, Mass 7:30pm, Devotions SV
14 All-school Mass 8am SV
15 Mass 8am IC SV Joint Parish Council & Finance 7pm Wild Goose Session 3 7pm IC
16 All-school Mass 8am SV Youth Group Caroling 4:15-7pm
17 Mass 5pm SV
18 4 Advent Mass 8am IC 10am SV SV Decorate Church after 10am Mass
19 Mass 8am IC with Perpetual Help Devotions SV Choir Practice 7pm
20 NO Adoration or Ser-vices JOINT PARISH ADVENT PENANCE SERVICE AT SV 6:30PM
21 All-school Mass 8am SV School Confessions 10am PSR IC PSR Confessions & First Reconciliation
22 Mass 8am IC School Board 7pm Wild Goose Session 4 7pm IC
23 Mass 8am SV
24 CHRISTMAS EVE Mass 5pm SV Mass 11pm SV Mass Midnight IC
25 CHRISTMAS DAY Mass 8am IC 10am SV NO IC 4TH SUNDAY BREAKFAST
26 NO morning Mass. Fr. Gene at Gildehaus
27 Eucharistic Adoration 5:30-7:30 Confessions 7-7:15pm Rosary, Mass 7:30pm, Devotions SV
28 Mass 8am Stewardship SV 7pm Music Room
29 Mass 8am IC Wild Goose Session 5 7pm IC Property Management 7pm
30 Mass 8am SV
31 NEW YEAR’S EVE Mass 5pm SV
December 2016