December 4, 2016

Second Sunday of Advent

C A T H O L I C C H U R C H 1 2 4 0 R u s h S t r ee t • D u b u q u e, I owa 5 2 0 0 3 • w w w. s t c o l u m b k i l l e . n e t

Dear Lord,

Through the darkness, I look for your wisdom.

I want my heart to be open to you.

But sometimes in these days, it seems that

so many things come between us.

Help me to be awake and aware

of the radiance you bring to my life.

Help me to be grateful each day

for the blessings of family and friends.

Let me be a peacemaker

in my own life, and in the world.

Let me pray especially for this difficult world

and those who are so in need of an end to violence.

My heart begs for this as my Advent prayer today.

May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil and bring

us to everlasting life. Amen.

This Week Sunday, December 4 — 2nd Sunday of Advent

10:00 am RE Grades 8/9/10 Mass/Class Monday, December 5 7:00 pm Folk Group — Church Tuesday, December 6

8:30 am Bible Study — PH 7:00 pm Healing/Adoration Wednesday, December 7 8:50 am Mass 9:30 am School Confessions St. Pat’s Meal 6:00 pm RE — Sch/PH/Ch Mass at Loras — Fr. A. Schmitt Thursday, December 8 — Immaculate Conception

7:00 am Mass 8:50 am School Mass 6:30 pm Bible Study—PH Friday, December 9 7:30 am Eucharistic Adoration Incoming Kindergarten Open House Saturday, December 10 6:00 am TMIY—P.H. Sunday, December 11—3rd Sunday of Advent

Mass Intentions Monday, December 5

7:00 am † Charles, Marjorie & William Schrup † Sally Flejszar Tuesday, December 6

7:00 am † John Sr., Myra, John Jr., & Linda Welsh Wednesday, December 7 8:50 am † William McCarthy Thursday, December 8 — Immaculate Conception

7:00 am Special Intention 8:50 am † Coletta Hohnecker † Duncan & Patricia Glab Friday, December 9

7:00 am † Jeremy Hoeger † Joe Sauser † Norbert Honkamp Saturday, December 10

4:15 pm † Albert & Dorothy Cady and Family † Clarence & Charlotte Bildstein † Eugene & Rita Hoffmann † John (Sonny) Ploessl † Charles & Adaline Kohn † Charles & Marge LePert Sunday, December 11

8:00 am † David & Judy Ochs † John Schwendinger 10:00 am † Gerene Collins † Tim Steele † Orville & Lucille Conlan † Grace Gassman

Financial Report Week of ...................................... 11/27/2016

Weekly Received ............................... $18,214.25 Weekly Budgeted ............................. $17,981.00 Weekly Surplus!!! ..................................... $233.25 Corporate Donations .................................... $0.00 Year to Date (Since 7/1/16) ........ ($33,232.89) Have you made your 2016 contributions to your

parish? Please check your records. Thank you.

The Loose Coin Collection for next Sunday, December 11, 2016 is

designated to go to the Maria House/Teresa Shelter. Monies collected will be

used to serve homeless women and children in the Dubuque community. Please

be generous with your prayers and financial support. Thanks to all who

contributed to the Columban Fathers on Nov. 27. Money was collected to assist

their work with the poor in Pacific Island countries.

To Order SCRIP Call: 563-557-9091, Ext. 220

Poinsettias are again being sold for $15 to decorate our

worship space for the Christmas season. If you would like

to purchase a plant in memory of someone, please send a

check payable to St. Columbkille Church to the parish

office before December 6th.

The “Jesse Wreath” can be found in the rear of the

Church on a pillar. Please take an ornament and send

a Card of Joy to the attached elderly parishioner.

REMINDER: No saving pews at our Christmas Eve Masses.

Thank YOU!

Advent Giving Tree — The combined St. Colmbkille/St.

Joseph the Worker parishes Christmas Giving Tree project will be

set up again this year and run from Nov. 27 thru Dec. 14.

Ornaments placed on the tree indicate needs/wishes from

members of more than 100 needy families in the Dubuque

community. Please return the gifts with the ornament securely attached to it

by the end of Wed., Dec. 14. God Bless you for your generosity.

Sunday

If You Would Like To Transfer Stock to St. Columbkille

Parish (and avoid the capital gains tax) here is our information:

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St. Columbkille/SJTW Holiday Schedule Reconciliation: Advent Confessions Wed., Dec. 14 @ 6:30 pm Anointing: December 17/18 at all Masses Christmas Eve Masses: 4 pm and 6 pm @ SJTW: 5 pm and 10 pm Christmas Day Masses: 8 am and 10 am @ SJTW : 8:30 am and 11:00 am Vigil of Mary, Mother of God Mass — New Years Eve: 4:15 pm @ SJTW: 5 pm Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God — New Years Day: 8 & 10 am @ SJTW: 8:30 am and 11:00 am

Readings for the Week Week of December 4, 2016

Sun: Is 11:1-10/Rom 15:4-9/Mt 3:1-12 Mon: Is 35:1-10/Lk 5:17-26 Tues: Is 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14 Wed: Is 40:25-31/Mt 11:28-30 Thurs: Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/ Lk 1:26-38 Fri: Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19 Sat: Sir 481-4, 9-11/Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Next Sun: Is 35:1-6a, 10/Jas 5:7-10/ Mt 11:2-11

Liturgical Roles Saturday, (Dec. 10) and Sunday, (Dec. 11)

Priest Fr. Hilary

Servers

4:15 pm B. Bauer, B. Bauer, B. Bauer 8:00 am C. Cronin, M. Klauer, N. Melin 10:00 am E. King, V. Scherr, Q. Walsh Lectors

4:15 pm L. Cushman 8:00 am J.Wolf, J. Rolling 10:00 am R. Fairchild, V. Sullivan Eucharistic Ministers

4:15 pm R. Flynn, B. Frye, J. Kalb, D. McDermott, M. Nauman, R. Wolf, C. Wyatt 8:00 am T. Bierie, J. Dodds, B. Frye, S. Hesprich, R. Hoefer, P. Kueter, D. McCoy 10:00 am T. King, P. Kircher, K. McCullough, L. Oelke, C. Ouellette, J. Specht, M. Tomecek Ushers

4:15 pm J. Birch, B. Cahill, J. Drexler, C. Flynn, C. Hackett 8:00 am B. LaPage, B. Markham, S. Ochs, T.J. Weidemann, T. Weidemann, D. Welsh 10:00 am A. Curtis, K. Hinkel, B. Specht, C. Tittle, G. Wigginton, K. Wigginton Musicians

4:15 pm Terri/Holly 8:00 am Folk Group 10:00 am Adult Choir Children’s Liturgy

10:00 am K. Howes

The Next St. Pat’s Meal is Wed., Dec. 7. Please sign up in the back of

Church to serve or bring food. Thank you for all of your help this year! The

next St. Pat’s meal for St. Columbkille Parish will be in April, 2017.

HELP! Funeral Choir Mass Singers Needed! We are in

desperate need for singers to join our Funeral Choir to sing for

our Parish Funeral Masses. Please contact Alice at our Parish

Office if you are interested and for further details or if

you know of anyone who may be interested. Thank you!!

Eucharistic Adoration/Healing Service. Bring a friend

and join us Tuesday, Dec. 6th at 7 pm for an hour of quiet prayer

and adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. We expend a special

invitation to those in need of the healing strength of the Holy

Spirit. Families are encouraged to come as a group to pray for their loved ones.

“Where three or more are gathered in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18:20

December 4, 2016

Dear Parishioners,

In this Second Sunday of Advent, St. John the Baptist preaches

repentance, not to scare us into holiness, but to prepare us for Jesus,

the One Whom our heart has been waiting! In case you missed our

communal Reconciliation at St. Joseph the Worker, Wed., Nov. 30,

6:45 pm, plan to make either Wednesday, Dec. 7, 9:30 am or Dec.

14, 6:30 pm at St. Columbkille.

Let us make haste to be ready to receive Jesus on Christmas Day!

Advent Blessings upon you,

Fr. Gabriel

Vocations Corner—December 4, 2016

The Vocations Committee invites you to pray for Vocations, especially those to Priesthood

or Religious Life!

Are you being Nourished? Just about everyone loves ice cream, cheesecake,

cookies (especially when they’re right out of the oven and the chocolate chips are

all gooey!) soda, and anything else that is loaded with sugar! These things make

you feel happy, and they can certainly fill you up, but the one thing that they lack

is nutritional value! In other words, at the time that we are face to face with

goodies, they seem wonderful, but in the long run, they aren’t as good for us as

other more wholesome and balanced good choices.

A lot of times when we define ourselves with our friends, hobbies, likes and

dislikes, it can be easy to want to have fun and to seek pleasure and fulfillment.

Like going to a buffet and heading straight to the dessert table. But as great as it

seems on the surface, deep down, we know that arranging our lives in this way will

only result in an upset stomach or heartburn. In fact, maybe many of us right

now are suffering from spiritual heartburn! Our hearts long to be nourished by

the food that gives us life rather than just a brief moment of pleasure.

Just as each individual has specific foods that are optimal for their personal

health, the same is true of our spiritual lives. We need to go to the Lord and ask

Him to show us what meal plan constitutes a balanced diet for each of us. If you

want to be in the best spiritual shape of your life, go to God and ask Him to show

you His plan for you. That is how you can assuredly be nourished.

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