st. mary, star of the sea · cynthia vasquez dir. religious ed. naiely solis secretary...
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St. Mary, Star of the Sea
Catholic Church Diocese of Corpus Christi
Mass Schedule Weekend Saturday: 6:00pm Sunday: 8:00am (Spanish) 9:30am 11:30am Daily Mon-Thu, Sat, & First Friday of the Month: 7:30am Holy Days 7:30am, 6:00pm Confession Saturday: 5:00- 5:45pm (or by appt.) Rosary Mon-Sat: 7:00am
“V i r t u e b e g i n s a t h o m e , b u t g r o w s i n a c o m m u n i t y . ”
December 9th, 2018
Second Sunday of
Advent
Office Telephone 361-758-2662 Fax 361-758-3964 Office Hours 8:30am - 3pm Closed 12-1pm Daily, also Fri., Weekends & Holidays
342 S. Rife St. Aransas Pass, TX 78336 www.stmaryss.org
Staff Fr. James Vasquez Pastor
Tony Postert Deacon
361-222-3075
Cynthia Vasquez Dir. Religious Ed.
Naiely Solis Secretary
361-758-2662
Bulletin
Submissions due preceding Monday.
We we l c ome
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v i s i t o r s &
gues t s !
In Our Thoughts & Prayers Remember in your prayers those who are ill, in nursing homes, hospital or homebound, and:
Kim Reeves, Annalee Martinez, Daniela Villarreal, Braulia Soliz, Aiden Gage Ortiz, George Davila, Arnoldo Davila, Deidra Hernandez, Betty Tijerina, Lucio Guerrero, Mary Adame, Fela Alvarado & Maria Palacios
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Advent Holy Hours
We will be having Holy Hour on Monday evenings during the season of Advent. The Mondays of Advent are December 10 and 17. Holy Hour will be from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm and will include Benediction. Confession will be available during each Holy Hour.
Youth Choir Christmas Caroling
The Youth Choir will be performing in front of the church on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. All are invited to attend to enjoy the performance and some treats.
Christmas Mass Schedule
Mon. December 24
Christmas Eve Mass with Children’s Pageant 6:00 pm
Tue. December 25
Midnight Mass 12:00 am
8:00 am (Spanish)
9:30 am
Religious Education
No Religious Education for Youth December 19, 26 or January 2 due to Christmas Break. Our Classes will resume January 9, 2019.
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Wednesday, December 12 we will celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe beginning at 6:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall with music. We will proceed to the church for mass at 7:30 a.m. After mass, we will return to the Parish Hall for Fellowship.
Mass Intentions
As of December 3rd we will be scheduling Mass Intentions for all of 2019. An offering of $5.00 is requested per Mass Intention. You can also sponsor the Sanctuary lamp for a week in memory of a loved one.
Christmas Pageant Rehearsal
We will have rehearsals for the Christmas Pageant on
Friday, December 14 and Friday, December 21 at 6:00 p.m.
-7:30 p.m. We will meet in the Parish Hall and children can
be picked up from the Church.
MASS INTENTIONS
12/08 Sat 7:30am-†Alvesa Garza Sat 6:00pm-Dorothy Kleinke 12/09 Sun 8:00am-†Lupe Ruiz Sun 9:30am-Parishioners Sun 11:30am-Deceased members of Knights of Columbus 12/10 Mon 7:30am-†Rosa Lopez
12/11 Tue 7:30am-Edwards Family 12/12 Wed 7:30am-†Excel McGibbin 12/13 Thu 7:30am-Dorothy Postert on the occasion of her Birthday 12/14 Fri 7:30am-No Mass 12/15 Sat 7:30am-†Nikola Mirkovich Jr. Sat 6:00pm-†Raul Villarreal
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sun: Second Sunday of Advent
Mon: International Human Rights Day
Tue: St. Damasus I
Wed: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Thur: St. Lucy
Fri: St. John of the Cross
TODAY'S READINGS
First Reading -- Take off your robe of mourning and misery; put on the splendor of glory from God (Baruch 5:1-9). Psalm -- The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy (Psalm 126). Second Reading -- I am confident that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11). Gospel -- The winding roads shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth (Luke 3:1-6).
Collection for 12-02-18
Envelopes $ 2305.00 Loose $ 1701.46 Maintenance Fund $ 1084.75 Total $ 5091.21
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Look around most Catholic churches, and you will discover an image of John the Baptist, often in the old baptistery, or in a window near where the font is or was located. He has two feast days in the calendar: one commemorating his birth, and the other his death. There are only three nativities in our calendar: for Jesus, for Mary, and for the Baptist. John s birthday is reckoned according to the schedule given in Luke s Gospel of the angel s announcement to Mary. The angel tells her that her cousin Elizabeth is in the sixth month of pregnancy, and so Mary hastens to help her. Reckoning Christmas as December 25, we count backwards nine months to March 25 for the Feast of the Annunciation. Then we count forward three months to June 24 for John the Baptist s birth. Halfway to Christmas, his nativity gives ample reason for rejoicing in the summer, and his symbols of fire and water are used playfully in bonfires and dives into the sea. Even at the polar opposite of Christmas in the calendar, the energy of Christ s birth in the Incarnation provides cause for rejoicing.
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Mary Star of the Sea Church #515192 342 S. Rife Street Aransas Pass, TX 78336 TELEPHONE 361 758-2662 CONTACT PERSON Naiely Solis EMAIL: [email protected] SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2016 Adobe Acrobat XI Windows 10 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 12:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION December 9, 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 4 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS