768 Asbury Road Candler, NC 28715

Phone: (828) 670-0051 Fax: (828) 670-0052

Email: stjoanofarc3640@bellsouth.net On the Web: stjoanofarccandler.org

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 10:00am-4:00pm

Welcome toWelcome to

SAINT JOAN OF ARC Catholic Church “We are the Catholic Community of St. Joan of Arc, united in our journey of faith and spiritual growth, by proclaiming and giving witness to Christ’s love

for all persons.”

Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis JCD Bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte

Fr. Dean Cesa, Pastor

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 10:00am (English) and 12:00pm (Spanish) Monday: 9:00am Mass Tuesday: 12:00pm Communion Service Wednesday: 12:00pm Mass Thursday, Friday & Saturday: 9:00am Mass Holy Days: To be announced Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:00pm—4:45pm, or by appointment. SACRAMENTS Baptism Preparation required; call parish of-fice to make arrangements 2 months prior. Bautismo 2 meses de preparación. Deben ser miembros de la comunidad par-roquial. Favor de hablar con el pa-dre después de la misa. Matrimony Couples planning marriage must contact parish priest at least six (6) months in advance of the marriage. Matrimonio 6 meses de preparación. Deben ser miembros de la comunidad par-roquial. Favor hablar con el padre después de la misa.

Serving the Communities of West Asheville, Candler, Enka and Beyond!

“We are children of God when we

believe in the name of God’s

Son, Jesus Christ, and love one

another just as He commanded us.” 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24)

Or Colossians 3:12-21

{12-17}

December 27, 2015

PASTORAL TEAM Pastor, Fr. Dean Cesa ................................................. 670-0051 In Case of Emergencies ............................................. 670-0053 Pastor’s Secretary, Carol Wald ................................. 670-0051 Bookkeeper, Linda Frady ........................................... 670-0051 Parish Pastoral Council Doug Bailey (Chairperson).………………………...…697-7849

Rob Berls, Tonya Kelley, Joseph “Jody” Lawrence, Edward Lopez, Dennis Mehring, Jim Pacquet, Jeanne Schlesinger and Marge Turcot Finance Council, Paul LeSchack (Chairperson)…….665-9809 Terry Rafinski, Katie Boyea, John Gales, Jeanne Duncan, & Linda Frady Buildings & Grounds Commission Mike Andreucci (Chairperson) ................................ 683-9978 Faith Formation Commission Tim Kelley (Commission Leader)…………………777-1514 Maria Eva Tabora (Faith Formation Coordinator) Liturgy and Spiritual Life Commission, and Music Ministry Linda Gaines (Director) ........................................... 273-4103 Altar Society, Nina Quinlan………………………..665-7229 Women’s Spirituality Group Elaine Lovelace ................................................... 545-3251 Praying Hearts Elaine Lovelace .................................................. 545-3251 Parish Life & Fellowship Commission Jo MacWilliam (Chairperson) .................................. 777-6096 Bereavement Ministry Barbara Buell …………………………………..712-0122 Nina Quinlan …………………………………..665-7229 Caring Hearts AIDS Ministry, Paul LeSchack ........ 665-9809 Young at Hearts, Pauline Tennant ........................... 298-1227 Stewardship Committee Doug Bailey (Chairperson)…………….…………..697-7849 Kim Hayden, Eva DeSantiago & Lizzy Desantiago-Tabora Catholic Daughters, Diane Clarke-Hawkins ............ 667-0236 Knights of Columbus, John Gales…………………..667-0097 Ministerio Hispano, Antonio Garcia ......................... 670-0051 St. Vincent DePaul, Pager No. .................................. 775-1933 Catholic Charities ...................................................... 255-0146 50 Orange Street, Asheville, NC 28801 ccdoc.org

QUINCEAÑERAS: Favor avisar con minimo 4 meses de anticipación. La preparación dura aproximadamente un mes. En la Iglesia hay unas formas que debe llenar, en ellas encontrara mayor información. COMMUNION CALLS AND HOSPITAL CALLS: Please call Parish Office to request the Sacraments of Communion or Anointing at home or in the hospital. SACRAMENTO DE LOS ENFERMOS: llamar a oficina a cualquier hora. REGISTRATION: New parishioners please register at the Parish Office. Notify the office of any changes to help keep our records up to date.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS & MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, December 26 1:00pm Wedding (Guillermo Cortez-Leon and Patricia Zacarias-Bustamante) - Fr. John Pagel officiating 4:00pm-4:45pm Confession 4:30pm Rosary 5:00pm Mass In Loving Memory of Phil Eby + By Mary Lee Eby Sunday, December 27 9:30am Rosary 10:00am Mass (English) In Loving Memory of Marie-Jeanne Tranth + By Jennifer Mohana 12:00pm Mass (Spanish) For the People Monday, December 28 OFFICE CLOSED 9:00am Communion Service Tuesday, December 29 12:00pm Communion Service 6:30pm Choir (Church) Wednesday, December 30 12:00pm Communion Service Thursday, December 31 NEW YEARS EVE 5:00pm Mass Intention for all those on our prayer list Friday, January 1 NEW YEARS DAY HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION / MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD OFFICE CLOSED 10:00am Mass (English) In Loving Memory of Edwin Rivera + By Sonia & Paul LeSchack 12:00pm (Spanish) For the People Saturday, January 2 9:00am Mass In Loving Memory of Denis Quinlan + By Nina Quinlan 4:00pm-4:45pm Confession 4:30pm Rosary 5:00pm Mass Intention for Ric Glanton, by Shelley Glanton Sunday, January 3 9:30am Rosary 10:00am (English) In Loving Memory of Ed & Maggie Edwards + + By The Zima Family 12:00pm (Spanish) In Loving Memory of Isidoro Garcia + By Ofelia, Silvia & Saul Garcia

PRAYER LIST

Please pray for those who have died, for those in nursing homes, hospitals, the homebound, and for

the sick, especially: Kevin Bailey, Don Blaser, Geri Brower,

Barbara Buell, John Cain, Iris Campbell, Mary Ann Carfagno, David Carman,

George & Kathy Carpenter, Kaylee Castillo, Connie Cathey, Ann Cook, Pat Corcoran,

Zerrany Delatorre, Trish Farrell, Ortenzio “Art” Filotei, Joe Finn, William Fleming,

Ann Gibbs, Ric Glanton, Barbara Granville, Frank “Dutch” Hallingse, Cathy Henderson, Mary Hueber, Easton Hugg, Grace Hunter, Bill Kalarovich, Lori Joens, Janice Kelley,

Brigitte LaCivita, Fran Mahoney, Juli Mahis, Maria Lopez-May, Carolyn Mattox, Tommy Meadows, Mark McGuire,

Megan McKiernan, Diane McKinney, Carla Michelle, Joshua Midgley,

Kathleen Miller, Virginia Morales, Rita Nahm, Steve Novotny, Carl Obuchowski, Mary Ollis,

Isabelle Ortiz, Santos Pacheco, Doris Page, Mike Pedroza, Shirley Pfeffer, Margaret Reilly,

John Rosemary Russell, Evan Sluder, Leo Stone, Mary Jane Straub, Mina Sweeney, Caroline Todd, Mary Triana, Pat Trombly,

Jerry & Ruth Ventricelli, Peter Waldburger, Cathy Weber, Ana Zabel, Chester Zima

Please pray for our armed forces and diplomatic personnel, and missionaries serving our Church,

both here and abroad:

Sgt. Jason Pallack (Army), Ft Stewart, GA, son-in-law of Ellen Dame Capt. David Smestuen, (USMC), Camp LeJeune, nephew of Mina Sweeney Maj. Randall J. Sweeney, (Army), Philadelphia, PA, son of Mina Sweeney Specialist David Middleton (Army), home from Afghanistan and now stationed at Ft. Bragg, nephew of Kathy & Mark McGuire Warrant Officer Michael Warren (Army), stationed in Iraq, son of Patricia Crook (Warren) Christopher Matthews (USAF), following his tours in England, Afghanistan and Africa, is now stationed stateside in Arizona, he is the grandson of Monica Matthews

Pray for peace in Israel, Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Africa, Korea,

the Ukraine and South America.

Pray that Christ will save those whose lives are shattered by natural disasters and famine.

December 27, 2015 Feast of the Holy Family

The St. Joan of Arc Adult Study Program meets each Wednesday, following the Noon Mass, in the Confer-ence Room; and the evening class meets at 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. All are invited. We will be looking at the U.S. Bishop’s Catechism for Adults. NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO CLASSES ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31ST.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Hannah gives her son Samuel back to the Lord, leaving him in the temple at Shiloh: “As long as he lives, he shall be dedicated to the Lord” (1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28) or Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14. Psalm — Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord (Psalm 84) or Psalm 128. Second Reading — We are children of God when we believe in the name of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as he commanded us (1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24) or Colossians 3:12-21 [12-17]. Gospel — Joseph and Mary find the lost Jesus in the temple in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking questions (Luke 2:41-52). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 Thursday: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18 Friday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4- 7; Lk 2:16-21 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

Faith Formation Page

Jubilee Year of Mercy

The second Corporal Work of Mercy is “give drink to the thirsty.” Many of our brothers and sisters in Christ do not have access to clean water and suffer from the lack of this basic necessity. We should sup-port the efforts of those working towards greater ac-cessibility of this resource. Donate to help build wells for water for those in need. Organize a group of children involved on a sports team or a summer camp. Invite them to collect bottled water to distribute at a shelter for families. Ask par-ents to accompany their children in delivering the wa-ter to the families. Do the same for youth and young adult groups. Make an effort not to waste water. Remembering to turn off the water faucet when you are brushing your teeth or washing dishes can help, especially in regions suffering from drought. El Cabo Segundo de Trabajo de la Misericordia es "dar de beber al sediento." Muchos de nuestros hermanos y herma-nas en Cristo no tienen acceso a agua limpia y sufren de la falta de esta necesidad básica. Debemos apoyar los esfuer-zos de las personas que trabajan hacia una mayor accesibi-lidad de este recurso. Donar para ayudar a construir pozos de agua para los nece-sitados. Organizar un grupo de niños que participan en un equipo deportivo o un campamento de verano. Invitarlos a recoger agua embotellada para distribuir en un refugio para las fa-milias. Pregunte a los padres a acompañar a sus hijos en la entrega del agua a las familias. Haga lo mismo para los jóvenes y los grupos de adultos jóvenes. Haga un esfuerzo por no desperdiciar agua. Acordarse de cerrar el grifo del agua cepillarse los dientes cuando usted está o lavar los platos puede ayudar, especialmente en las regiones afectadas por la sequía.

Faith Formation Holiday Schedule No classes will be held this Wednesday, December 30. Classes resume on Wednesday, January 6, with Group B. No hay clases se llevarán a cabo este miércoles, 30 de diciembre Las clases se reanuden el miércoles 6 de enero, y el Grupo B.

Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions of the Month Universal Intention: That all may experience the mercy of God, who never tires of forgiving Intention for Evangelization: That families, espe-cially those who suffer, may find in the birth of Jesus a sign of certain hope.

New Year’s Prayer

God, thank you for a new year. May everyone in our family be willing to begin anew with a clean slate. We know that you are always ready to forgive us. Help us to be willing to forgive ourselves and to

forgive one another. Amen.

CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS COURT ST. JOAN OF ARC # 2471

Weekly Reflection—The Catholic Daughters is one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the

Americas. We work both in our parish and in our community to live our motto, In Unity and Chari-ty. We undertake many service projects and fund-raisers throughout the year and would like to take this space in our bulletin to tell you a little more about who we are and what we do.

Liturgical Ministers Schedule December 31 and January 1

and January 2 and 3, 2016

Thursday, December 31st, 5:00pm Lector: Dennis Mehring Lynn Mehring Altar Server: NONE LISTED Hospitality: Katie Kalarovich EM: Connie Cathey Jeff Boyea Kathy Boyea Friday, January 1st, 10:00am Lector: John Gales Elaine Lovelace Altar Server: Elise Henshaw Hospitality: NONE LISTED EM: Jean Gales Nina Quinlan Cyndi Williams Saturday, January 2nd, 5:00pm Lector: Linda Bailey Doug Bailey Altar Server: Tonya Kelley Hospitality: Katie Kalarovich EM: Lynn Mehring Dennis Mehring Kathy Daley Sunday, January 3rd, 10:00am Lectors: Elaine Lovelace John Gales AS: Jean Gales Hospitality: David Hayden Cyndi Williams EM: Sonia LeSchack Maureen Hayden Kim Hayden

WHO DONE IT??? Was it the butler, or could it be the

cockney maid, or even Father Timothy?

The answer will be revealed on January 30, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. when the SJA Players present “The Butler Did It” at their annual Dinner Thea-tre in the Fellowship Hall.

Despite the title, you won’t know the answer for sure until the very end!

Tickets for the show and dinner are $15.00 per person and go on sale January 2 and 3. The SJA Players’ productions are always a sell-out so be certain to get your tickets early!

The Women's Spirituality Group will not meet in January, due to the holidays. We will meet next on Saturday, February 6th. More details will follow in January.

Please keep current with your pledges. That is the only way that your Church can receive its share of our goal to pay our mortgage and make the necessary improvements. If you haven't been visited by one of our team members to explain this campaign please call the Parish Office and we will have one of our team members contact you. Thank you to all who have participated up to this point. You have pushed us to-wards our goal. We need everybody's support in order to reach our goal. We are counting on you.

If you have made a pledge to the FFHL Capital Campaign and have not yet received an envelope from the Diocese to mail in your donation or, if you signed up for automatic pay-

ments through your bank account or credit card and the withdrawals haven't started, please contact Paul LeSchack at: 828-665-9809; he, or a member of the FFHL team will follow up with the Diocese.

2015 Diocesan Support Appeal Every DSA gift is important and changes the lives of people throughout the diocese. It’s not too late to make a gift to the DSA! If you have not yet contributed, you can donate online at: www.charlottediocese.org/dsa or by returning the pledge form that you received in the mail. The DSA assessment for St. Joan of Arc this year is $24,013; 82 people have paid $24,986; with your help we can reach our goal.

FFHL / CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

PLEDGE AMOUNT TO DATE:

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

Weekly Offering Summary

December 19 and 20, 2015

Amount

Collected

Weekly Budget Amount

Difference

Offering

$4,209.82

$4,230.77

- $20.95

Mortgage

Reduction

$167.00

$650.00

- $483.00

“2016” Priests’

Retirement

Collected YTD

“2016” Priests’

Retirement

Assessment

Balance to be

Collected

$142.00

t/b/a

t/b/a

COUNTERS NEEDED—

CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE FOR DETAILS AND SPEAK

WITH LINDA FRADY.

Young at Hearts will meet following Noon Mass on Wednesday, January 13 at Yao’s Restaurant at Ingles Plaza on Smokey Park Highway.

Please join us as we bring in the New Year with fellowship, food, and

fun!

The Knights of Columbus are starting a recycling program for aluminum cans only, with money raised to benefit our church. If you wish to partici-pate please deposit, at your convenience, your aluminum cans in the blue barrels beside the parking lot storage shed. Please direct any questions to Jesus Denes or John Gales.

ABCCM is in need of lightly used garments, especially men's shoes. Mike Andreucci will leave

his containers in the narthex the next few weeks. Please be generous.

December 27, 2015 WEEKLY KNIGHT

2015 In Review As 2015 comes to a close, we would like to recap some of the highlights of a very successful year for our council and express our gratitude to all of you for your support:

Attended mid-year meeting in Gastonia

Participated in the March for Life in Charlotte

Had a Founders Day breakfast at Ryan’s

Welcomed the following 15 gentlemen to our council: Jacinto Bautista, David Hayden, Al LaCivita, Guillermo Miranda, Terry Rafinski, Mario Uriostegui, Rob Berls, Pedro Dezha, Alvaro Angel, Noel Palma-Martinez, Francisco Vargas, Akentar Martinez, Chester Zima, Jody Lawrence, Angel Hernandez Ortiz

The following Brothers received their 4th Degree: Jacinto Bautista, Jesus Denes, Guillermo Miranda, Bernardino Mondragon, Bill Reid, Mario Uriostegui

Held a special Mother’s Day Rosary

Led Rosaries throughout the year before the 5:00 and 12:00 Masses

Received the Charity Award, Membership Award, and the prestigious State Officers’ Award at the State Convention in New Bern

Performed regular yardwork on the property and assisted with work at the rectory

Held clothing drives for Veterans Restoration Quarters and Catholic Charities

Held a Baby Bottle Drive for Asheville Pregnancy Support

Held a School Supply Drive for the local schools in Candler

Assisted with parking for special events such as the Pentecost Picnic and the Faith Formation fundraiser

Held delicious monthly pancake breakfasts

Prayed in the Fortnight for Freedom

Supported a seminarian from the Diocese of Charlotte

Installed John Gales as the 3rd Grand Knight of our council

Received six awards at the state Organizational Meeting in Fayetteville

Participated in prayer vigil for 40 Days for Life

Became one of only two councils statewide to receive the Triple Star Award for 2014-15.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS / CABALLEROS DE COLON

THIS IS AN OPEN INVITATION FOR ALL PRACTICING CATHOLIC MEN OVER THE AGE OF 18 TO JOIN US AND

BE A KNIGHT. NAME: ____________________________

ADDRESS: _____________________________________________ PHONE: _______________________

ESTO ES UNA INVITACIÓN ABIERTA PARA TODOS LOS HOMBRES CATÓLICO PRACTICANTE MÁS DE 18

AÑOS PARA INSCRIBIRSE EN NOSOTROS Y SER UN CABALLERO. NOMBRE: __________________________

DIRECCIÓN: ____________________________________________ TELÉFONO: _______________________