St. Mary’s

Catholic Church 220 West Main Street Camden, TN 38320 Office: 731-584-6459 Fax: 731-707-4100 Services: Saturday: 5:00 P.M. Sunday: 10:45 A.M. Monday & Friday: 12:00 Noon Confession: Saturday: 4:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. Director of Music: Pam Warren Director of Religious Education: Sandy Simpson

Holy Family

Catholic Mission 265 Cotham Drive Huntingdon, TN 38344 Facebook: Holy Family Catholic Mission Mailing Address: 220 W. Main Street Camden, TN 38320 Services: Sunday: 8:30 A.M. Wed. & Thurs.: 12:00 Noon Confession: Sunday: 7:30 A.M. – 8:00 A.M. Director of Music: Dorothy Wood

Contact Information: Phone: 731-584-6459 Fax: 731-707-4100 Email: smchfhcatholic@gmail.com Web site: stmaryscamden.org & holyfamilycatholicmission.com Rev. Herbert Ene, Pastor Deacon Wayne Tedford Debbie O’Bryant, Office Manager Office Hours: M, W, Th, F 1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.

Ministry Schedule

St. Mary's Catholic Church Weekend of 12/24/2017 LECTOR Saturday: Joyce Rushing Midnight Mass: Joyce King Sunday: Kathey Trull Christmas Day: Ed Mireles EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Saturday: Joyce Rushing & Mary Dashper Midnight Mass: Jean & Dan Ebeling & Lois Mahoney Sunday: Stacy Byrd, Jim & Sandy Simpson Christmas Day: Ed Mireles, Ernie & Stacy Byrd ALTAR SERVERS Saturday: Zeb & Seth Masoner Midnight Mass: TBA Sunday: David Johnson COUNTERS

Sunday: Jim & Sandy Simpson Holy Family Catholic Mission LECTOR: Mark Wood Christmas Day: Ted Brou GIFT BEARERS Dennis B. & Deborah Thorne Christmas Day: Lila & Gary Korbel EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Leah Roach & Karen Pierce Christmas Day: Bennette Brou & Karen Pierce ALTAR SERVERS Wyatt Brooks

Dates to Remember

Holiday Mass Schedule December 24th St Mary’s: Choir at 10:30 PM Mass at 11:30 PM December 25th Holy Family: 8:30 AM St. Mary’s: 10:45 AM

OFFERTORY FOR WEEK ENDING 12/10/2017

St. Mary's Family Enrollment 112 Sunday Offering Total Families Contributing 31 Total Regular $ 1,579.00 Immaculate Conception Total Families Contributing 15 Total $ 205.00 Christmas Flowers Total Families Contributing 19 Total $ 406.00

Holy Family Family Enrollment 50 Sunday Offering Total Families Contributing 15 Total Regular $ 671.00 Immaculate Conception Total Families Contributing 2 Total $ 535.00 Christmas Flowers Total Families Contributing 13 Total $ 173.00

ONE COLLECTION December 24, 2017

General Offering

TWO COLLECTIONS December 25, 2017

General Offering Priests Retirement Fund

MASS INTENTIONS

Day Date Church Time For Requested by

Saturday 12/16/17 St. Mary’s 5:00 PM Sonny Melton+ Ashley Grooms+

Jim & Sandy Simpson Joyce C. Parker

Sunday 12/17/17 Holy Family 8:30 AM Grady Stanfill+ Diana Stanfill

Sunday 12/17/17 St. Mary’s 10:45 AM John Peeler+ Mike Baloga+

Lucy Peeler Donna Brown, Doris Harris, Bill and Connie Hensley, Bill & Carolyn Lanning

Monday 12/18/17 St. Mary’s 12:00 Noon Kathy Crockett+ Tricia Smothers

Tuesday 12/19/17 NO MASS

Wednesday 12/20/17 Holy Family 12:00 Noon Cayla & Dallas Butler Sharon Reiter

Thursday 12/21/17 Holy Family 12:00 Noon Cathy Lovelace Debbie & Tom O’Bryant

Friday 12/22/17 St. Mary’s 12:00 Noon Chuck Ward+ Barb Otto & Karen Fleck

Saturday 12/23/17 St. Mary’s 5:00 PM Kim Zahir+ Dale Pope

Pat Baloga Joyce C. Parker

Sunday 12/24/17 Holy Family 8:30 AM Tom & Debbie O’Bryant Fr. Anthony Onyekwe Cayla & Dallas Butler

Dwayne & Karen Pierce Carrie Etter Sharon Reiter

Sunday 12/24/17 St. Mary’s 10:45 AM Fr. Herbert Ene Mike Baloga+

Carrie Etter Tricia Smothers

Sunday 12/24/17 St. Mary’s 11:30 PM Midnight Mass

Fr. Herbert & Fr. Anthony Mike Baloga+

St. Mary’s & Holy Family Parishioners Donna Brown, Doris Harris, Bill and Connie Hensley, Bill & Carolyn Lanning

Monday 12/25/17 Holy Family 8:30 AM Kay O’Bryant+ Fr. Anthony Onyekwe Fr. Herbert Ene

Tom & Debbie O’Bryant Carrie Etter Carrie Etter

Monday 12/25/17 St. Mary’s 10:45 AM Danny Lee Cowell+ Billy & Dina Wallace Jr.

Alberdina Cowell David Baloga

Two things upon this changing earth can neither change nor end; the

splendour of Christ's humble birth and the love of friend for friend.

May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace, the gladness of

Christmas give you hope, the warmth of Christmas grant you love.

Holy Family News

We will be decorating the Church after Mass on the 17th, please stay and help, many hands make light work!

St. Mary’s News

Christmas Party This Sunday after 10:45 Mass, December 17, at the building behind Apex Bank on 641. Ham, turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy will be provided. Everyone is encouraged to bring a family side to share. The PRE children will be presenting a play, there’ll be singing and of course, Santa too!

Adult RCIA Class Next class will be on Wednesday, December 20th. For more information please contact the office, at (731) 584-6459.

Cookbook For those parishioners who have ordered cookbooks, we would like to say thank you for supporting our Ladies Guild. St. Mary’s parishioners may pick their cookbooks up at the Christmas Party or at the Church Office. For Holy Family parishioners, cookbooks will be available from Karen Pierce. For those of you who have missed out on the first publication, not to worry, the second publication will be out soon. Just contact Karen or Lois, they will be happy to take your order! For only $10.00 you will get the best tried and true recipes ever!

PRE News The PRE classes and the Adult Discussion Group will be on Christmas break for the next two weeks. We will resume classes on Sunday, January 8. Have a most blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year.

A Very Special Invitation All are invited to celebrate with the Walker Family as Maxine Sara, Freya Kathleen and Stephen Eldridge are baptized into the Catholic Faith. The Baptism will take place on Saturday, December 23 at 4:00 p.m. Come share this special moment with this special family.

Watch special EWTN Advent and Christmas programming. EWTN is proud to bring you LIVE Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses from Rome and the Basilica of the National Shrine in Washington, D.C. Also, we will be airing inspiring musical performances, specials for children and teens, and new holiday presentations that the whole family will enjoy. Watch or listen to EWTN TV & EWTN Radio on your local channel, online, or even on your smartphone using our free EWTN App! For more information, go to ewtn.com

Prayer Intentions for the Health and Recovery of our Parish Family...

“Most loving Heart of Jesus, bring me health in body and spirit that I may serve You with all my strength. Touch gently this life which you have created, now and forever. Amen.”

St. Mary’s: James Davenport, Jeanette Kozak, Lucia Bertrand, Jessica Gledura, Anna Robertson, Genevieve Koloian, Vicky Story, Jane Adams, Jim Birckhead, Jackie Ruhlman, Allen York, Janet Robbearts, Barbara Harrison, Barbara Krupa, Jim Simpson, Jack Leonard, Karen Johnson, Mary Brown, Mercedes Gibbons, Jim Latendresse, Hugh Conrad, Fr. Ed Byrnes, Raul Simoes, Roger De Angles, Tom Farrell, Joyce Parker, Dan Ebeling, Bill Richenbach, Larry King, Ken Wilkins, Brian Gibbs, Diane Gibbs, Polly Mitchell. Holy Family: Bill Harder, Mark Wood, Joan & Carl Reetz, Leon Thorne, Tommie Tedford, Mary Boucher, Donna Reindl, Sissy Munoz. For Our Extended Family: Barbara Elizando, daughter of Jeannette and Dennis White extended family; Jerry Ray friend of Barbara Taylor and Betty Gagnon; Ricky Simko, son of Bob & Margaret Simko; Extended family of Barbara Taylor; Debbie Townsend, friend of Barbara Taylor; Jennifer Wilhelm-Fox, friend of Evelyn Ward; Jeannette & Shawn Minassian, friends of Grace Garza; Angie Douglas, friends of Grace Garza; Carol Dilgard, friend of Fr. Charles Allen; Dennis Stanion, brother of Sissy Munoz; Ruth Johnson, aunt of Jean Ebeling; Dee Vohnoutka, sister of Garry Korbel; Dorian Koloian daughter of Leo Koloian; Anissa Jeanne Hendrix, Deacon Wayne Tedford's niece; Corey Gibbons, son of Roger and Mercedes Gibbons; Robert Vohnoutka, husband of Garry Korbel's sister;

Donald Wilson, friend of Betty Gagnon & Barbara Taylor; Debra Thibedau, sister of Betty Gagnon; Deacon Tom Bello; Joseph Sturdivant; Della Jungels, Carrie Etter’s mother; Dennis Robinson, son of Marilyn Miller; Barbara Elizando, daughter of Jeannette & Dennis White; Billy Burkett, Joan Papes’ son; Dan & Johnny Harris, father of the Harris Children; Matthew Ebeling, son of Dan & Jean Ebeling; Charles Glover; Landry Broussard, granddaughter of Joyce & Larry King; Angie Beck, mother of Grace Garza; Brenda Boodman, friend of Mark Yatsko; Iris Olguin, sister of Evelyn Ward; Tom Gacha, family members of the Baloga family. For those on active duty in the military: Brendon Dugger, son of Sigi & Tom Dugger and Grandmother Bella Stahl; Lucas Wilson, son of Marie Wilson; Joshua Parker, grandson of Willis & Joyce Parker; David Farrell, son of Tom & Patty Farrell; Thomas O’Bryant III, son of Thomas & Debbie O’Bryant; Josh Jambard, grandson of Anne & Gil Jambard; Jonathan Placido, son-in-law of Hugh & Arlene Conrad; Austin Ellis, son of Bob Ellis, Justin Brenner, grandson of Brian & Diane Gibbs; Mark Smith, son-in-law of Ken & Trish Wilkins; Daniel Stanfill, grandson of Grady & Diana Stanfill; Catrina Garza, daughter of Greg & Grace Garza.

Around the Diocese

Third Sunday of Advent: December 17, 2017 That men and women called by the Lord to be messengers of His Word as priests, deacons and in the consecrated life will zealously proclaim the good news of salvation, we pray to the Lord.

Third Sunday of Advent December 17, 2017 “The One who calls you is faithful.” Will you be faithful to His call? Listen; God may be inviting you to be a priest, deacon or consecrated religious. Visit www.memphisvocations.com or call Fr. Patrick Gallagher at (901) 373-1243.

Women's Morning of Spirituality (WMOS) Saturday, February, 10, 2018 - Church of the Incarnation, Collierville, TN

This year promises to be exciting and uplifting. Our keynote speaker is Mother Delores Hart. She is the nun who once was a movie

star and starred with Elvis Presley. You know her story will be one to hear. Our local speaker is Glenna Bradshaw who is the mother

of our own diocesan priest, Fr. Ben Bradshaw. Music again will be provided by Kevin and Bethany Paige; and the Bishop will

celebrate Mass.

Anna Pestl Arnold Pestl Sylvia Pestl Julan Ruiz Ramirez Richard Ramirez Gene Arthur Jones Rahaloz Perez Bill Harder Family O’Bryant Family Drew Family Shirley Rathbun Pat Hamilton Fallen & Active Veterans Henry Rathbun Koonce Family Dan Allen Doris Minet Denis Multon Dennis Smith Nina & Bill Wendt Jeanette & Richard Larsen Pat Boucher Mary Boucher & Family Brou Family Lillian Dejcmar Kukacka Louis F. Kukacka Mary Bily Korbel Richard F. Korbel Ross & Melissa Moore Family

Jim & Irene Latendresse Ruby Davenport Mary Lucille Allen Catherine Bauer Mary Davenport Charles Lomax Esther Lomax Arthur Watwood Louise Prater Richard Gagnon Massie Family Edward Taylor Parisi Family Kendall Roudebush Chuck Ward Cuascut Family Ward Family Maldonado Family Ray & Bev Maasen Forrest Kellar Pat Baloga Sandy Simpson Lorraine Truty Majorie Niemiec Helen Polanski Pat Baloga Winifred Ebeling Otto Ebeling Nicholas Ebeling

Lois & Richard Mahoney Mr. & Mrs. Joe Katz, Sr. Asuncion Del Cerro Julian Abella Helen Crokenower Michael R. Baloga Mr. & Mrs. George Gacha Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Baloga Mr. & Mrs. Mel Shoemaker George Gacha Joseph Gacha Tony Baloga Edward V. Shellooe Jr. David & Karen Shellooe Dorothy A. Shellooe Mary Stoddard Weston Stoddard Ervin Borchert Diane Nunnery Monica Bomar Shirley Melton Sonny Melton Israel Melton Family Al Mireles Kim Zahir Carrie Etter David McCloskey Fr. Charles Allen

Christmas Flowers Given In Memory / Honor Of

During the Christmas Season, may you find peace and comfort as you cherish the

memories you have shared with your loved ones.

Those we love can never be more than a thought away, for as long as there is a

memory they live in our hearts to stay.