CATHOLIC CHURCH

December 17, 2017

Third Sunday of Advent ~ Tercer Domingo de Adviento

Welcome to ~ Bienvendos a ~ Benvenuti a ~ Bienvenue à ~ Ongi Etorri

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

2612 W. State St., Boise, ID 83702 Oficina/Parish Office: 208-344-2597

Fax: 208-344-9337 Escuela/School: 208-342-7476

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4pm Horario de Oficina:

Lunes a Viernes 9am-4pm MASS SCHEDULE /

HORARIO DE LAS MISAS Saturday, 5:00pm- English Sábado, 7:00pm- Español

Sunday, 8:30am & 10:45am- English Domingo, 12:45pm, Español

Weekdays - 8:30am ~ Misa diaria - 8:30am

RECONCILIATION / RECONCILACION Saturday 4:00 - 4:30pm,

or by appointment Sábado 4-5pm y 6:30-6:50pm o previa cita

BAPTISM / BAUTISMO Expectant parents should call the office to

register for baptismal instructions.

Bautizos en español, favor de llamar a la

oficina parroquial para pedir los requisitos.

MARRIAGE / MATRIMONIO QUINCEAÑERA

Contact the parish office six months in advance. ~ Favor de comunicarse con seis meses de anticipación.

FOOD BANK HOURS / HORARIO DEL BANCO DE COMIDA

3890 W. State St., Boise

Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 11am–3pm

Lunes, Miércoles y Viernes: 11am–3pm

BULLETIN ITEMS rharlow@stmarysboise.org & adiaz@stmarysboise.org

WEBSITES PAGINAS DE INTERNET

Church/Iglesia: www.stmarysboise.org School/Escuela:www.stmarys-boise.org

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From Fr. John Worster Dear Friends in Christ, Sometimes when we talk about a parish strategic plan, we can see people’s eyes glaze over. We can see some people get overwhelmed. It can seem like we've entered unknown territory. And so, for about a year at St. Mary's, small committees of interested parishioners have been talking to fellow parishioners and

working on a draft for a strategic plan. But really, boiled down to the basics, our parish plan is very simple. It only has a couple of parts. First, we’ve been having conversations with ministry leaders. Those conversations will continue. We’re trying to capture what our identity is as a people in love with Jesus, following his law of love and living in service to all human beings with whom we come in contact. So being able to express and share what our identity is at St. Mary's at this point in our history is pretty important. The second part of our plan is to talk about where we want to go, how we want to grow and how we want to mature as Christian leaders. It’s exciting but a little scary to know that standing still is not an option even if we wanted to. God’s Spirit, moving in our midst, will not let us stagnate. Thirdly and practically, we need to decide what important things we need to do individually and together to get to the new place of holiness and service. This requires concrete actions. It requires engagement with our ministry leaders in partici-pation and formation. So really, in the weeks and months ahead, we’re just going to talk about who we are, where we’re going, and con-cretely, how were going to get there. These are questions and a process that are never fully answered. So your comments and ideas are invited, treasured, and important to me. Yours in Christ ~ Fr. John

AMOR CON AMOR SE PAGA. La Navidad es la celebración gozosa de un regalo; del mejor regalo que Dios podia dar a la humanidad: ¡el regalo de su propio Hijo! Tanto

amó Dios al mundo que le regaló a su propio Hijo (ver Evangelio de Juan 3,16). Dios es Amor y nos regala su Amor. Este es el origen de la costumbre de intercambiar regalos en Navidad. Si Dios se dió a sí mismo, hagamos lo mismo también nosotros. De esta manera, cada regalo que hacemos viene a significar que nuestro amor está por encima de nuestro egoísmo. El regalo es pues una expresión de amor. Si no se hace con amor, no es regalo. Lo hermoso del regalo consiste no en la cosa que se regala sino en la actitud con que se ofrece. Por medio del regalo, la persona sale de sí misma, de su egoísmo, para ofrecerse y darse a otra persona a través de lo que se regala. Las cosas regaladas son solamente signos que nos ayudan a expresar los sentimientos. Desde una humilde tarjeta o una sencilla flor hasta un lujoso regalo, el valor proviene no de la cantidad que se pagó, sino de la actitud amorosa del corazón de quien hizo el regalo. Por esta razón, un regalo hecho sin amor se convierte en ofensa para quien lo recibe; porque la persona no está dando algo de sí misma, sino que está pidiendo algo. No está dando; está pidiendo. Lo que se regala ya no es signo de donación, sino de petición. Ya no es un regalo. No es un acto de amor; es un acto comercial. Es un egoísmo disfrazado de con la máscara de regalo. Por eso es una ofensa. El regalo es un salir de sí mismo al encuentro del otro. Por eso, la persona que recibe el regalo sabe y se siente invitada a hacer lo mismo. El amor no necesita pedir. El amor es una fuerza que despierta y provoca amor. Un regalo hecho con amor y por amor, despertará en quien lo recibe una respuesta de amor. La Navidad es tiempo de regalo. Tiempo de celebrar el amor cristiano. Tiempo de amor de Dios y tiempo de amor entre nosotros, que es al mismo tiempo amor a Dios. Por el regalo de su Hijo Jesús, Dios nos ha enseñado a amar. Respondamos como dice el refrán mexicano: “Amor con amor se paga”. ¡Feliz Navidad! Su amigo y servidor, Padre Jesús Camacho

From Fr. Jesus Camacho

IMPORTANT EVENTS AT SAINT MARY’S

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CONFESSION IS AVAILABLE Every Wednesday in Advent, 5 to 9pm at St. Mary’s

and Communal Penance Service at St. Mark’s Church on Dec. 20 at 7pm

SERVICIO DE RECONCILIACIONES Tres miércoles de Adviento, de 5 a 9pm,

y un servicio comunitario en la iglesia de San Marcos El miércoles 20 de diciembre a las 7pm

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CHRISTMAS EVE FAMILY MASS

Do you want to be in the pageant or choir for the Christmas Eve family Mass at 4pm?

CHOIR AND PAGEANT REHEARSAL: Tuesday, Dec. 19 from 3:30-4:30pm in the church. ——————————————-—————- Please arrive on Christmas Eve by 3:30pm.

PARENTS: We need your help with costumes (dressing and putting away after Mass). Please call Meg at the parish office, 208-344-2597 if you can help. Thank you.

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LOVE WITH LOVE IS PAID Christmas is the joyous cele-bration of a gift, of the best gift

that God could give to humanity: the gift of his own Son! God so loved the world that he gave his own Son (see Gospel of John 3,16). God is Love and He gives us His Love. This is the origin of the custom of exchanging gifts at Christmas. If God gave himself, let us do the same. In this way, every gift we make comes to mean that our love is above our ego. The gift is therefore an expression of love. If it is not done with love, it is not a gift. The beauty of the gift consists not in the thing that is given but in the attitude with which it is offered. Through the gift, the person leaves himself, his selfishness, to offer himself and to another person through what is given. Gifts are only signs that help us express feelings. From a humble card or a simple flower to a luxurious gift, the value comes not from the amount paid, but from the loving attitude of the heart of the one who made the gift. For this reason, a gift made without love becomes an offense to the recipient, because the person is not giving something of himself, but he is asking for something. It is not giving, it is asking. What is given away is no longer a sign of donation, but of a request. It is no longer a gift. It is not an act of love, it is a commercial act. It is the ego disguised as a gift mask. That's why it's an offense. The gift is a way out of oneself to meet the other. Therefore, the person who receives the gift knows and feels invited to do the same. Love does not need to ask. Love is a force that awakens and provokes love. A gift made with love and for love will awaken in the recipient a response of love. Christmas is a gift time, time to celebrate Christian love, time of love of God and time of love between us, which is at the same time love of God. Through the gift of his Son Jesus, God has taught us to love. Let's respond as the Mexican saying goes: "Love with love is paid". Merry Christmas! Your friend and servant ~ Padre Jesús Camacho

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MORE EVENTS IN OUR PARISH AND OUR COMMUNITY

TAIZE PRAYER AT NAZARETH Taize Prayer is held at Nazareth Retreat Center, 4450 N. Five Mile Road, each Wednesday at 7pm during Advent. Taize prayer is communal, ecumenical, meditative prayer in the form of repetitive songs, brief periods of reflective silence and scripture readings. For additional information, please call Nazareth, 375-2932 or email naza-

reth@rcdb.org. To see a complete schedule of events at Nazareth visit the website at www.nazarethretreatcenter.org.

RENEWAL TIME IS NOW!

Have you seen the new Idaho Catholic Register? It contains more local profiles and conversion stories, more color pictures and more news from ALL around the Diocese. Subscribe or renew through the parish office or by leaving a check for $17 in the collection basket with a note directing the money to the Idaho Catholic Regis-

ter. Consider a gift subscription to the Idaho Catholic Register as a great evangelization tool. Parishes keep $3 for every subscription obtained through the parish office. Subscription envelopes are in the Narthex or at the parish office.

ITEMS NEEDED FOR ST. MARY’S FOOD BANK Our food bank is in need of peanut butter, feminine hygiene products and hand warmers. Please bring your donations to the food bank, 3890 W. State St. or leave your donations on the cart located in the main entrance to the church.

ARE YOU A TRAVELING CATHOLIC?

When you are heading out of town for the holidays or other occasions, do you find it difficult to get to Mass on Sundays? There

is a very simple way to access Mass times for over 117,000 churches for traveling Catholics. You can get more information at www.MassTimes.org or call (734)-794-2100.

Pilgrimage to Greece, May 1-15, 2018 Registrations are now open and space is limited to 30 pilgrims. Call Veronica Chil-ders at 208-957-3332 to reserve your

space. We will walk in the footsteps of St. Paul, St. John and the early Church. Our local spiritual leader is Father Kamal, Ph.D. from the Holy Land. He will be with us during the entire two weeks of our pilgrimage as he leads us deeper into our spiritual journey. Fr. Kamal will open our minds and hearts to understanding Scripture in a new and meaningful way. Holy Mass will be celebrated daily with Fr. Ben Uhlenkott. We invite you to join us on this amazing pilgrimage as we explore the an-cient world of Greece! More information can be found on Facebook - The Footsteps of St. Paul- A Pilgrimage to Greece, 2018.

Reflections from Fr. Faucher

Part Two of two

Last week I wrote about the early church and how it changed the

favorite saints from John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene to Saint

Peter and Mary the Mother of Jesus. Today, I am writing more about

the gradual growth of the devotion to Mary the Mother of Jesus to

where we are today.

In the Roman Catholic Church, a shrine is a church or sacred

place which receives many faithful pilgrims for a specific pious reason.

The local ordinary must approve the shrine.

Marian shrines account for major veneration centers and pilgrim-

age sites for Roman Catholics. According to Bishop Francesco Giogia,

at the end of the 20th century the most visited Catholic shrine in the

world was that of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

Major Marian shrines include:

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, France

The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal

The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health in Vailankanni, India

The Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Naga City, Philippines

The Basilica of the Holy House in Loreto, Italy

The Shrine of Black Madonna of Częstochowa in Częstochowa,

Poland

The Basilica of Our Lady, Queen of Ireland in Knock, Ireland

The Basilica of Our Lady of Ta' Pinu in Gozo, Malta

The final chapter of the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church is

devoted to “The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God in the Mystery of

Christ and the Church”. This is the only chapter divided into sub-

sections. It had been originally planned that the Council would issue a

separate document on Mary, but by a small majority the Council Fa-

thers decided instead to add a chapter on Mary to the Council’s central

and foundational document, Lumen Gentium. This chapter deliberately

unites the separate perspectives which led some fathers to emphasize

Mary’s relationship with Christ and others to emphasize her relation-

ship with the Church.

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CORPUS CHRISTI NEEDS DONATIONS The guests at Corpus Christi House Day Shelter are facing winter weather and need help to stay warm. CCH accepts donations of anything related to cold weather. Personal

hygiene items such as deodorant, shampoo, disposable razors and plas-tic combs are also needed. To donate food, please call 208-426-0039 to insure that room for your donation is available. Items can be brought to 525 S. Americana Blvd., Boise from 8am to 4pm, Monday through Satur-day. A wish list of donations can be found at the website at www.corpuschristiboise.org. May God richly bless you as you give!

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Lectors

Is 61: 1-2. 10-11; Lk 1: 46-50. 53-54; 1 Thes 5: 16-24; Jn 1: 6-8. 19-28

Jer 23: 5-8; Ps 72: 1-2. 12-13. 18-19; Mt 1: 18-25

Is 7: 10-14; Ps 24: 1-6; Lk 1: 26-38

Sg 2: 8-14 or Zep 3: 14-18; Ps 33: 2-3. 11-12. 20-21; Lk 1: 39-45

1 Sm 1: 24-28; 1 Sm 2: 1. 4-8; Lk 1: 46-56

Mal 3: 1-4. 23-24; Ps 25: 4-5. 8-10 and 14; Lk 1: 57-66

Jgs 13: 2-7. 24-25; Ps 71: 3-6. 16-17; Lk 1: 5-25

2 Sm 7: 1-5. 8-12. 14. 16; Ps 89: 2-5. 27. 29; Rom 16: 25-27; Lk 1: 26-38

Weekly Scripture Readings

Dec. 17-24, 2017

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CONSEJO PASTORAL HISPANO/HISPANIC PASTORAL COUNCIL

Coordinadores/Coordinators José y Martha Ayala, llame a la oficina Sub Coordinadores/Assisting Juan y Juana Sánchez……… 208-466-4150 Tesorero/Treasury Alfredo Garibay ..……………………….. 208-371-1612

PARISH MINISTRIES AND CONTACTS

MINISTERIOS PARROQUIALES Y REPRESENTANTES

Altar Servers: Sam Murano: shoot1sam@reagan.com/ Esther Huerta Lectors: Sam Murano ~ Margarita Luna

Eucharistic Ministers/Ministros de la Eucaristía Rod Jaszkowiak ~ Familia Carretero

Bishop Kelly Representative / Representante: Bryan Smith Mike Caldwell, Principal

Director of Music/ Director Musical: Patty Gabica Haas/Ray Lopez

Choir Directors / Directores del Coro Robert Parsley ~ Juan Moreno ~ Benny Garcia

Development & Finance Council / Consejo de Desarrollo y Finanzas Bob Ancin, Merikay Jost, Saul Huerta

Lynn Sprague, Douglas Schulze, Monica Pittman

Food Bank Coordinator / Banco de Comida: Stacy McDonough, 208-345-2734 Hospitality: Debbie Ashworth

Outreach Eucharistic Ministers / Visita a los enfermos Mary Daley ~ John Hitchman

Knights of Columbus / Caballeros de Colón Bob Tratz / Carlos Tapia ~ Martin Esquivel

Nursing Ministry: Linda Bieker-Arkoosh/Christie Burke-Running/Melissa Gorozpe/Teresa Sanchez-Lopez

Prayer Network / Cadena de Oración Sandy Racine, 208-985-4760

Prison Ministry / Ministerio de Prisión Christy Chapman ~ Carlos Castro

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Rito de Iniciación Cristiana de Adultos

Meg Lawless ~ Luis Carrillo

Confirmation / Confirmación Meg Lawless ~ Rosi Terriquez

Religious Education/Coordinadora de Educación Religiosa Meg Lawless ~ Olga Rodriguez

Sacristan: Mike Sellars

Parish Ambassadors for Salt & Light Radio Teresa Tavelli ~ Liliana Tena ~ Francisco Amaral

St. Mary’s School Governing Board: Nick Smith St. Mary’s School P.T.O.: Ron Goodwin

Small Faith Communities / Estudio Bíblico Imanol Betikoetxea ~ Francisco Amaral / Socorro Lima

Martha García ~ Lupita Martínez

Social Catholic Teaching/Enseñanza Social de la Iglesia Gloria Terriquez

Hispanic Youth Group/Grupo de Jóvenes Hispanos Gloria Terriquez—Monica Virgen

ONLINE GIVING

Online giving is available for pa-rishioners, making donating sim-ple, safe and secure. Please go to www.stmarysboise.org and click on “donate”.

ADORACION Si le gusta la oración y contemplación

al Santísimo, lo invitamos todos los primeros sábados

del mes a las 6:15pm, en la capilla.

BAUTISMOS en español, se llevan a cabo el último

sábado del mes. Llame a la oficina por favor para

más información.

ACTIVIDADES DEL SECTOR HISPANO

SACRAMENTAL EMERGENCIES

AFTER HOURS For those who are in

need of anointing for a TRUE LIFE

THREATENING EMERGENCY, please call

Fr. Worster at 1(208) 680-0608. For

someone who is in the hospital, is

homebound or is in a nursing home

and wishes to be anointed, please call

208-344-2597.

EMERGENCIAS SACRAMENTALES

FUERA DE HORAS DE OFICINA Les

recordamos que si tiene una

emergencia de vida o muerte y

necesita la presencia de un sacer-

dote para ungir a alguien que

este en el hospital o muy grave en

casa o casa de asistencia, llame al Padre John Worster al

1(208) 680-0608. Puede programar una visita llamando al

208-344-2597.