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!DECEMBER 27, 2015 – HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
SACRAMENTS
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Call during office hours - If emergency after hours call, follow
prompts to the emergency line
BAPTISM follow Masses
on the Weekends
Baptismal Class
English - First Saturday in Grace Hall 9 a.m. – Noon
Spanish – Second Saturday in Bible Study Room 9a.m. – Noon
MATRIMONY
Contact Priest 6 months prior to the wedding date
CONFESSION
Thursday5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
(with Adoration until 6:30 p.m.)
Saturday 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
(Also by appointment)
HOLY EUCHARIST
MASS SCHEDULE
Daily Masses Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.
Wednesday - Friday 12:05 p.m.
Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Masses 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
& 5:00 p.m. Spanish Mass at 1:30 p.m.
***************** ST. LOUIS CHURCH
(254) 754-1221 Website: www.stlouiswaco.com
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am. - 12:30 pm. &
1:30 - 5:00 pm. *Friday office closes at 4:00 pm.
ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC
SCHOOL
(254) 754-2041 www.stlouiswaco.org
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Principal Nisa Lagle
ST. LOUIS CHURCH
PASTORAL STAFF
Pastor Rev. John Guzaldo
Associate Pastor Rev. Augustine Ariwaodo [email protected]
Deacon Richard Menchaca
[email protected] (325) 451-0483
Office Administrator Donna Brown
Youth Ministry Coordinator Tracy Gomez
Director of Religious Education
Antonia Duran [email protected]
(254) 754-2041
Music Ministry Coordinator Susan Russell
[email protected] (254) 366-1240
Liturgical Music Saturday - Vigil Mass: 5:00 p.m. & Sunday Mass: 9:30 a.m.
Processional Gather #347 ............................................................“Angels We Have Heard on High”
Psalm Missalette p. 86 #84 ..........................................................“Blessed Are They Who Dwell in Your House, O Lord”
Offertory Gather #372 ................................................................“Once in Royal David’s City”
Communion Gather #815 ............................................................“You Satisfy the Hungry Heart”
Recessional Gather #362 .............................................................“Good Christian Friends, Rejoice”
Mass Intentions
Readings for the Week
The shepherds went in haste, and found Mary and Joseph
and the Infant lying in a manger. JANUARY 1, 2015 IS A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION - We celebrate the Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God. The Mass schedule:
Thursday, December 31 - New Year’s Eve: vigil at 6:00 p.m. Friday, January 1, 2016 - New Year’s Day: 8 a.m., 12:05 & 6 pm
Sat., December 26 Sun., December 27 Spanish Mass Mon., December 28 Tues., December 29 Wed., December 30 Thurs., December 31 Vigil Fri., Jan. 1, 2016 Sat., January 2 Sun., January 3 Spanish Mass
5:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 12:05 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 12:05 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
Joyce & Melinda Petter Blais/Pekarck Family Frank Haberl Matthew Higdon (L) The Parish: Living & Deceased Katie Filer Joyce & Melinda Petter Joe Stanislav Victoria Tusa The Unborn Msgr. Joseph J. Schmitt Emma & Thomas South Langley Family Our Military Men & Women Our Nation’s Leaders World Peace Jos Stanislav The Parish: Living & Deceased Garcia Family The Youth of our Parish
Sunday Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday:
1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28 or Sir 3:2-6, 12- 1 Jn 1:5--2:2/Ps 124:2-5, 7-8/Mt 2:13-18 1 Jn 2:3-11/Ps 96:1-3, 5-6/Lk 2:22-35 1 Jn 2:12-17/Ps 96:7-10/Lk 2:36-40 1 Jn 2:18-21/Ps 96:1-2, 11-13/Jn 1:1-18 Nm 6:22-27/Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8/Gal 4:4-7 1 Jn 2:22-28/Ps 98:1-4/Jn 1:19-28
Notes of Special Interest TODAY’S SPECIAL COLLECTION will benefit various family services within the Diocese and throughout central Texas. Please be generous! OFFICE CLOSED for the New Year’s Holiday Friday, January 1, 2016. Regular hours will resume Monday, January 4. IT IS TIME AGAIN to discern members of our parish for the St. Louis Pastoral Council. To be a member of the council one must: . Be a fully initiated Catholic, at least 21 years of age . Be a parishioner of St. Louis for 2 years . Not be employed by St. Louis Church or School or married to a current member of the council Please prayerfully consider submitting your name or the names of others. For more information, contact Pam Dunlap, Council Chairman at 254-752-5811 or email: [email protected] or the church office at 754-1221. Thank you! OUR WISH LIST – I want to thank everyone who has contributed to our Wish list. With your help we have managed to purchase several of the items. The Soccer Goals, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Carpet and Electric Lighting up date for the SLAC and The New Bell System. There are still items we would like and items we need but can’t afford. To name a few; Additional funds for the Stain Glass Windows at the school, New Roof for the Rectory, Parking Lot Repairs and World Youth day for our teens. The World Youth Day for our teens is once in a life time opportunity. Any size donation to the wish list would be appreciated. If you have any question please give me a call. Thank you for your consideration and continued support, Father John. ST. LOUIS SCHOOL WISH LIST - Our school is looking to upgrade their technology with the purchase of 80 Chromebooks for our junior high students. Our school is starting to use Google Apps for Education, and with the addition of Chromebooks we can give our teachers and students a 1-to-1 classroom learning experience. Each Chromebooks costs approximately $240. If you have any questions or would like to make a donation, please contact Mary Dvorsky at [email protected] or Nisa Lagle at [email protected]. Thank you!! 2016 COLLECTION ENVELOPES will be available only by contacting us at 754-1221 or stopping by the parish office during regular office hours; Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. or on Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Signing out envelopes is especially important to the families who have children enrolled at St. Louis School and Reicher High School. YEAR END CONTRIBUTION LETTERS FOR 2015 will be mailed out automatically for contributions of $250.00 or more by the end of January. Letters for amounts lower than $250.00 will need to be requested. Contributions toward 2015 may be made through January 17th. NEWCOMERS - If you are new to our community, please fill out a Parish Registration (Census) form found at each entrance of the church. Just complete and drop in the collection basket or give to one of the Ushers. We welcome you and your family with open arms and warm hearts.
Parish Events and Meetings FOOD FOR CARITAS - The Parish Social Ministry will collect non-perishable items on the weekend of January 2nd and 3rd. Canned foods, cereal and peanut butter are always needed. Baskets will be placed at each entrance of the church. Thank you for your continual generosity.
Youth Ministry CONFIRMATION PREPARATION - Confirmation classes will be beginning soon! There will be three Parent Info Meetings January 5th at 5:30 pm, January 6th at 6:30 pm, and January 7th at 5:30pm at the SLAC. Please choose one to attend. Classes will be from 7-8pm at the SLAC beginning January 13th. The mandatory retreat will be March 18 -20 at Eagle's Wings Retreat Center in Burnet, TX. Confirmation will take place at 1:00 pm on April 2nd. If you are a Reicher student and have not yet registered, please visit www.slywaco.org/confirmation information or question please contact Tracy Gomez at (254) 754-1221 or [email protected]. (DCYC) The Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference for high school teens (grades 9-12) is January 29-31, 2016. The conference is held here in Waco at the Waco convention Center. This is a powerful event. The cost is $60 per teen. Registration forms are available on-line at http://www.slywaco.org/dcyc. For more information contact Tracy Gomez at [email protected] or 254-754-1221. Registration forms must be turned in by January 15, 2016 SLY Food Ministry Volunteers Needed - We need volunteers to help provide meals for our teens on Sunday evenings meetings. We serve the teens dinner at 6pm Sunday evenings. Generally the volunteers will cook the food at home and then bring it to the SLAC about 5:30 to set up. There are about 90 teens. Dates are: (1/17, 1/24, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28,3/13, 3/20, 4/3, 4/17 and 4/24). If you can help please contact [email protected] We appreciate your help and generosity.
Community Notes
THANK YOU to all who contributed to the Christmas Flower Fund and thank you to Robyn Trippe and her decorating team. The sanctuary was simply beautiful again this year. God Bless you all! DOOR TO DOOR MINISTRY will be going out into the community January 9th, 2016. We will meet in the church at 9:45. If you would like to help us with this beautiful ministry, please contact us at 254-754-1221. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION - Spiritual direction encourages you to explore a closer relationship with God. In spiritual direction, you reflect deeply on the experiences of your daily life in order to recognize God's presence and grace in your life. Spiritual direction is really not about being "directed" rather, it is about being helped to explore or discern the direction in which God is leading you. If you are interested in Spiritual Direction, please call the church office for more information - (254) 754-1221.
Quick Questions Was the Holy Family really poor? The thought has been that the Holy Family was poor and that in their poverty and humility Jesus, Mary, and Joseph are models for all families. But recently it has been claimed that the Holy Family was not poor because the Greek word describing Joseph's profession (tekton) indicates that he was a "master craftsman," a class of artisan who made a very comfortable living at his trade. What light can you shed on this? Answer: It's true that Joseph is called a tektonos in Matthew 13:55, but the Greek word tekton simply means "craftsman" and does not connote anything with regard to level, skill, or income, and the rendering "master craftsman" is not etymologically supportable. The scanty biblical evidence indicates that the Holy Family was poor, not middle-class, certainly not affluent. Luke writes: “When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was born. When the days were completed for their purification [40 days (Lev. 12:2-8)] according to the law of Moses, they [Mary and Joseph] took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord," and to offer the sacrifice of 'a pair of turtle doves or two young pigeons,' in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord. (2:22-24)” This passage suggests that Mary and Joseph were poor. According to the Mosaic law the mother had to purchase and have sacrificed in the Temple a young lamb as a burnt offering and a turtle dove as a sin offering (this being done to expiate ritual impurity related to blood and childbirth, not personal sin). If the parents were too poor to afford the lamb, they were allowed to substitute two turtle doves or pigeons (Lv 12:8). Other than this brief glimpse at the Holy Family's financial circumstances, the Bible tells us very little about their economic status. While it's true that the three Magi offered Jesus expensive gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh (Mt 2:11), there's no biblical evidence to suggest that they kept these items.
Answered by: Catholic Answers Staff
********************************************** THE ST. LOUIS PASTORAL COUNCIL meets monthly as an advisory group to our pastor. It also seeks consultation from members of the parish on church matters. If you have a question, concern, or compliment about the parish, please contact one of the members of the council: Pam Dunlap, chair, 254-752-5811 [email protected] , and members: Greg Arceneaux, Jackie Zrubek, Raymundo Garcia, John Connor, Susanne Nemmer, Holly Collins, Sharon McCarthy and Ricky Turman.
Collection Report
Weekly Average needed for School & Church……….….…..$21,000.00 Offering Last Sunday……….………..………..…….....….…$19,865.01
Special Collection-Retired Clergy……………………..…….$ 4,482.48
Thank you for your generosity!
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