Holy Spirit ChurchCentralia, MissouriNovember 23, 2014

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

In today’s Gospel, Saint Matthew offers a compelling vision of the end-time, when the people

of all the nations are brought before the Lord to give an account of their lives and actions.

Interestingly, the sheep, the righteous ones, are re-warded for having acted with love and compassion

without having recognized the face of Christ in others. Good stewards recognize those in need of their care as gifts from God. They know that they

are the instruments of Christ’s active, loving presence in the world. How will we treat others this week: our family members, neighbors, customers, strangers? What accounting will we make to the

Lord for their care?We would like to welcome all visitors and new

members to our Parish today. Registration papers are on the bulletin board.

Readings Mon 24 Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1b-4b,5-6; Lk 21:1-4Tues 25 Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11Wed 26 Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3b, 7-9; Lk 21:20-28Thurs 27 Sr 50:22-24; Ps 113:1-8;Cor 1:3-9;Lk 17:11-19Fri 28 Rv 20:1-4,11-21:2; Ps 84:3-6a,8aSat 29 Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7b; Lk 21:34-36Sun 30 Is 63:16-17,19; 64:2-7; Ps 80:2-3,15-16,18-19;

1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37

Mass IntentionsMon 24 7:30 am-James HancockTues 25 7:30 am-Pete (Cilie) BuckmanWed 26 7:30 am-John Andrew Hays Thurs 27 9:00 am-Thanksgiving Day Mary Ann

PrengerFri 28 7:30 am–Scripture serviceSat. 29 5:00 pm-Ralph OstmannSun. 30 8:00 am-Jim Morris 10:00 am-People

Thanksgiving Day Mass will be at 9:00 AM

”I was hungry and you gave me food,I was thirsty and you gave me drink.” Matthew 25:35

Remember those that have asked for our prayers: Marshall Stringer, Jr, Margo Romine, Butch Calhoun, Annette Fashing, Jennie Ryan, Bob Diemeke, Catherine Ripperger, Maxine Stinocher, Carol Gene Rhodes, Ruth Bader, Frances Hummel, Richard Freschi, Judy Stringer, and those out of work. Also remember those serving in the military: Ray Finlay, Nathaniel Katz, and Jacob Schlemmer.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and to your families. Hope you have a safe and blessed

holiday.

A Special Blessing for Expectant Mothers and the Families: Father will be doing a special blessing at each of the masses on Saturday, November 22 and Sunday, November 23 for those families that are expecting. Pease think about participating.

Community Thanksgiving Service: Holy Spirit is hosting the Community Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 23 at 7:00. Hope you can come.Refreshments following in the MPB.

This week The Collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) provides funding for groups that make lasting change and uplift the poor in the United States. CCHD grants improve education, support economic development, and help communities provide housing in low-income neighborhoods. Help us continue to defend human dignity and aid those living on the margins of society. Please give to the CCHD Collection.

SECOND GRADE STUDENTS-- Reconciliation Stations for those students making their First Reconciliation will be on Sunday November 23rd after 10:00 Mass in the church basement. This is for both the student and parents and takes about one hour.

CCD Bible Trivia: Kids should look up the answer to the question at home and return it to CCD the following week.Question 10: Parts of a well-known Catholic prayer can be found in Luke's Gospel. Read Luke 1:28 and Luke 1:42. Which prayer does this sound like?Answer 10: Hail MaryQuestion 11: On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus saw 10 men with leprosy on the road begging Him to heal them. Jesus did. Read Luke 17:11-19 to find out how many of these men came back to thank Jesus for what He did for them.

Liturgical Roles – November 29/30

Knights of Columbus

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July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015

Diocesan Assessments Fiscal year:July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015

Monthly Cathedracticum $375.00

AS OF NOVEMBER 14th, WE ARE 69.7% TO GOAL! 29 families or 13.6% of our parish families have donated $7,295 toward our parish’s Catholic Stewardship Appeal goal of $10,465.  We thank all those who have generously given to the annual Catholic Stewardship Appeal.  And, we ask those who have not sent in your pledge to please consider a gift to support training  of our future priests; training for teachers, catechists and those who form our young adults in the faith; and providing help to those in need.  Each of us is

called to respond in faith, knowing and trusting that God recognizes your willingness to live out the message of the Gospel. 

Adult Preparation Class: Do you know anyone that is interested in becoming a Catholic, that never was confirmed and wants to be, or someone just interested in the Catholic faith (Catholics who want to learn more)? Harvey Million, Jr will be starting classes on Sunday, December 7 at 6:00 pm in the MPB. Call Harvey for more information 682-7900.

Kiwanis Cheese Sales: Kiwanis is again selling cheese. It is available in mild, medium, sharp Cheddar and Pepper Jack for $8.00. Contact Dave Holsinger, Bill Miller or Don Bormann to order.

Rosary & Centering Prayer: "Be still and know that I am God". Here is an opportunity for you to join with others of the parish for the Rosary and a time of Centering Prayer on Monday, Nov. 24.

Calendar of Reservations for MPBSt. Anne Fellowship 1st Thursday 7:00pm

St. Anne Crafts 2nd Wed. afternoons CCD Wed evenings

Knights of Columbus third Thursday evenings1st and 3rd Sundays Confirmation after 10:00

Mass and Adult Preparation Class 6:00Saturday November 29 Parishioner RentalSaturday, December 6 Parishioner RentalSunday, December 7 Parishioner RentalSunday, December 14 Parishioner Rental

Wednesday, December 24 Parishioner Rental

St. Anne’s December meeting will occur in mid-December so that we can wrap gifts for our Christmas families. Date to be announced later.

A Thanksgiving PrayerGive thanks to the Lord, invoke his name;make known among the nations the deeds

God has done. Thanks be to God!

2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5 B U D G E T2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5 B U D G E TWeekly Goal $2211.00 Nov 9 $2285.00Weekly Tithe to Date: $53,517.47 Nov 16 $3884.00

Thanksgiving, Celebrating All God’s GiftsAs we celebrate Thanksgiving not only as a national holiday but also as a day symbolic for Catholics. After all, Eucharist comes from the Greek word, eukaristein, which means thanksgiving.The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us that “Believing in God, the only One, and loving him with all our being has enormous consequencesfor our whole life: (3222). Then it adds that this includes “living in thanksgiving: if God is the only One, everything we are and have comes from him: ‘What have you that you did not receive?’ (1 Cor 4:7). ‘What shall I render to the Lord for all his bounty to me? (Ps 116:12): (#224)We celebrate Thanksgiving with readings from the scriptures and it should be celebrated with a deep sense of prayer, gratitude and joy as well as a day to remember that our lives are a continual thanksgiving in our daily activities. We should realized each day all the blessings that God has given us.The first Thanksgiving was in 1621 in Jamestown when the pilgrims gave thanks for their abundant harvest. In 1789, George Washington recognized an official holiday of “sincere and humble thanks.” In 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as Thanksgiving, a national holiday.

Food Collection and $1.00 Sunday first full weekend of the month.

Knights of Columbus meets the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM

St. Anne’s Craft Group meets the second Wednesday each month 1:30.

St. Anne’s Fellowship Group: meets the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm

United Methodist Church is having a Soup/salad fundraiser for a mission trip to Haiti in January. The money will go toward a clean water project in Haiti. It will be on Nov. 23 from 11am to 1pm.

On a Night in Bethlehem: Saturday, Dec. 20from 5:00-8:00 starting at the First Baptist Church.Back-up plan IF weather is bad - it will be inside at the Baptist Church or Methodist Church - It will be announced on radio and TV (if possible)weather will have to been seriously cold or snow/ice but roads are clear. This is a joint effort between many of the churches in Centralia. Donations will be accepted but there is no cost to attend. We need a few more people to volunteer for greeters, or cookie, hot chocolate servers (1 hour only) 2.Need to find sheep, donkey, small cow or calf for nativity - animals will be staked in different scenes 3.If anyone is interested in reading stories, singing, playing Christmas songs etc (a form of entertainment) 20 - 30 minutes / not the whole time; we thought that might me nice while the people are waiting. There is a new play, new songs this year. Contact Betty Gooding at 573-355-1864 or 573-682-2827; or betty@concannonplasticsurgery.com if you can help. Thanks.

A Churchwide oberservance of the Year of Consecrated Life will begin the weekend of Nov. 29-30 — the first Sunday of Advent is Nov. 30. It will end Feb. 2, 2016, the World Day of Consecrated life. The special year dedicated to consecrated life was announced by Pope Francis and is similar to previous themed years announced by Popes such as Year of the Priest (2009-10) or Year of St. Paul. (2008-09).The year also marks the 50th anniversary of “Perfectae Caritatis,” a decree on religious life, and “Lumen Gentium,” the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. The purpose of the yearlong celebration, according to a Vatican statement, is to “make a grateful remembrance of the recent past” while embracing “the future with hope.”

St. Anne Crafts will meet Wednesday, December 10 at 1:30. Bring a dessert to share for a dessert tasting party. The recipe would be good to bring also. We will do a Christmas gift exchange so bring a gift that is something related to Christmas and is under $10.00. The gift needs to be wrapped.  We will share our favorite Christmases and favorite traditions at Christmas. Hope to see you there.

5th thru 8th grade Youth Group coming in Jan! A special thanks to Mindy Bates and Misty Werkmeister for volunteering to lead this group! If you are interested in helping with this group in any way please let Misty or Mindy know or contact Ann Goosey at 573-881-3091or cagoosey@gmail.com. Help will be needed for special projects and for transportation. Watch for more information to come.

November ‘14Sat/Sun 22/23 Special Collection-Catholic Campaign for Human DevelopmentSat/Sun 22/23 Blessing of Expected FamiliesSun 23 Reconciliation stations for 2nd grade after

10:00 MassSun 23 Community Thanksgiving Service 7:00 hereMon 24 Rosary/Centering Prayer 7:00 PM Wed 26 NO CCD/FellowshipThurs 27 Thanksgiving Day Mass 9:00 AM

December ‘14Wed 3 CCD/Fellowship 7:00 PMSat/Sun 6/7 Food Collection/$1.00 SundaySun 7 Confirmation after 10:00 MassSun 7 Adult Preparation Class to be Catholic 6:00Tues 9 Parish Council 7:00 PMWed 10 St. Ann’s Craft Group Wed 10 CCD/Fellowship 7:00 PM Tues 16 Advent Reconciliation Service 7:00 pmSun 14 Donuts after 10:00 Mass in MPBWed 17 CCD Christmas Party/Fellowship 7:00Sat 20 Living Nativity 5:00-8:00 pmWed 24 NO CCD/FellowshipWed 24 Christmas Eve Mass 5:00 PM

Midnight Christmas Eve Mass 12:00 MidnightThurs 25 Christmas Day Mass 9:00 AM

Special Collection-Vocation office and Priestly RetirementMon 29 Rosary 7:00 PMWed 31 NO CCD/FELLOWSHIP CLASSESWed 31 Mass 7:00 PM Mary, Mother of God Octave Day of Christmas---Holy Day of ObligationConfirmation Date: Thursday, November 5, 2015

Announcements

St. Anne Craft group is collecting Best Choice labels.

Books to Borrow: Father has a good selection of books that he likes to load out if you are looking for good fiction reading material. These are located in the rectory/office. Communion for Shut-ins: If you know of someone that is not able to attend Mass and would like to have communion brought to their home or if you would be willing to take communion to the nursing home and shut-ins. please call the church office to make the arrangements, 682-2815.

Good Catholic websites:www.newadvent.org   includes Catholic Encyclopedia, bible, library and much, much morewww.marymediatrix.com  Franciscan sitewww.netministries.org  for Biblical word pronunciation click on resource link then bible basics link and hear the pronunciation!www.spiritdaily.com  Catholic current events, history and more....www.diojeffcity.org   information on your diocese and more... www.catholicnews.http://www.news.va/enwww.ewtnnews.com/

2014 Engaged Encounter Couples can sign up directly on the Jefferson City Diocese website when they put down a $25 deposit.  The total cost for each couple is $100 for the weekend The weekends are held at St. Pius X in Moberly.Dates for 2015: January 9-11, March 6-8,May 1-3, August 7-9, and November 6-8

Literature in the back of church is for you to take as you desire.

Marriage Challenges?  Retrouvaille (a French word meaning rediscovery) is a program to help couples heal & renew their marriages that offers tools needed to rediscover a loving marriage relationship.  It has helped thousands of couples with marital problems & crises, even couples who are separated and divorced.  For further information, call 1-800-470-2230 or visit www.HelpOurMarriage.com.

Natural Family Planning is taught in a three-month series by certified Couple to Couple League teaching couples. CCL's method, the Sympto-Thermal Method, is safe and highly effective in both avoiding or achieving a pregnancy. NFP is environmentally safe (green), has no side effects (organic), and is morally acceptable. It guards the sanctity of life from the moment of conception. Contact Jeremy & Maria Henson at (573) 696-0778 or jmehenson@gmail.com for information, for current class schedule or to possibly schedule a class. The 2014 class schedule and other information is always available at ccljeffcity.wordpress.com.

Marriage Encounter Weekend- Closeness, comfort, fun, trust, a friend, and a helper – these are some of the blessings of marriage. Marriage Encounter provides the opportunity and the atmosphere for you to focus on and renew these blessings in YOUR marriage. Don’t let the busyness of life steal them away. Every couple deserves to make a weekend! For Information: www.jeffcityme.org. Contact Roger and Brenda Kempker at 573-642-3647 or rkempker@ktis.net

Web Page: Updated weekly by Laura Bormann.holyspiritcentralmo.org

Multipurpose Building Rental ScheduleTo schedule an event please call

Betty Gooding at 573-355-1864 or 682-2827

Holy Spirit Catholic Church404 South Rollins

Centralia, MO 65240

Rev. J. James Offutt

Mass: Saturday 5:00 pm, Sunday 8:00 am & 10:00 amSacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00-4:30 pm

Baptism: Classes are required. Please call the Rectory.Marriage: Four to six months notice is required.

Rectory: 573-682-2815 Email: holyspirit@socket.netMultipurpose Building 573-682-2163