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!

“There will be signs and you will see the Son of Man coming with power and great glory.

Be vigilant.” Luke 21:25-28, 34-36

November 29, 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, November 28 9:00am Mass Intention for Patricia Trombly, by Fr. Dean Cesa 10:00am Jimenez Bautismo 11:00am Colton Good Baptism 1:00pm Nerely Quinceanera 4:00pm-4:45pm Confession; 4:30pm Rosary 5:00pm Mass Intention for Bill Kalarovich, by Fr. Dean Cesa Sunday, November 29 / FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 9:30am Rosary 10:00am Mass (English) In loving memory of Rita Thigpen + By Emily LIzardo-Mitchell 12:00pm Mass (Spanish) For the People RCIA RITE OF WELCOMING 2:30pm SJA Players Rehearsal (Fellowship Hall) Monday, November 30 9:00am Mass Intention for Mary Hueber, by Fr. Dean Cesa Tuesday, December 1 12:00pm Communion Service 6:30pm Choir (Church)

Wednesday, December 2 12:00pm Mass in loving memory of the deceased members of the Ortiz Family; By Mina Sweeney 12:45pm Adult Study Program (Conference Room) 6:30pm Faith Formation Classes (All Rooms) 6:30pm Adult Study Program (Fellowship Hall) Thursday, December 3 9:00am Mass intention for Tommy Meadows, by Fr. Dean Cesa 6:00pm Knights of Columbus Meeting (Meeting Room # 2) 7:00pm Parish Life Commission Meeting (Conference Room) 7:00pm Coro (Church) Friday, December 4 9:00am Mass intention for Soosun Glanton, by Shelley & Ric Glanton

7:00pm First Friday Devotions (Church) 7:30pm Hispanic Youth Group (Fellowship Hall) Saturday, December 5 8:00am-4:00pm Hispanic Protecting God’s Children Facilitator Training Workshop (Fellowship Hall) 9:00am Mass intention for Ana Zabel, by Fr. Dean Cesa 9:30am Presentation (Church) 9:30am Women’s Spirituality Group (Conference Room) 11:00am Advent Penance Service at Sacred Heart in Brevard 4:00pm-4:45pm Confession; 4:30pm Rosary 5:00pm Mass Intention for Shelley & Ric Glanton, in celebration of their 35th Wedding Anniversary 2nd Collection ABCCM & St. Vincent de Paul

Sunday, December 6 / SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 2nd Collection ABCCM & St. Vincent de Paul 9:30am Rosary 9:30am Hispanic Men’s Retreat Team Meeting (Meeting Room # 2) 10:00am Mass (English) In loving memory of Oliver Arsenio Taleon + By Emily Lizardo-Mitchell

12:00pm Mass (Spanish) For the people

PRAYER LIST

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

the sick, especially:

Kevin Bailey, Tess Beathard, Don Blaser, Geri Brower, John Cain, Iris Campbell,

Mary Ann Carfagno, David Carman, George & Kathy Carpenter, Kaylee Castillo,

Connie Cathey, Ann Cook, Pat Corcoran, Katie Crain, Toni Day,

Zerrany Delatorre, Trish Farrell, Ortenzio “Art” Filotei, Joe Finn, Ann Gibbs,

Ric Glanton, Barbara Granville, Virginia Hall, Frank “Dutch” Hallingse,

Cathy Henderson, Mary Hueber, Easton Hugg, Grace Hunter, Bill Kalarovich, Lori Joens,

Janice Kelley, Brigitte LaCivita, Maria Lopez-May, Carolyn Mattox, Tommy Meadows, Mark McGuire,

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

Kathleen Miller, Virginia Morales, Rita Nahm, Steve Novotny, Carl Obuchowski, Isabelle Ortiz,

Santos Pacheco, Doris Page, Shirley Pfeffer, Ryan Porter, Margaret Reilly, John Rivera, Rosemary Russell, Evan Sluder, Leo Stone,

Mary Jane Straub, Caroline Todd, Mary Triana, Pat Trombly, 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.

November 29, 2015 First Sunday of Advent

The St. Joan of Arc Adult Study Program meets each Wednesday, follow-ing the Noon Mass, in the Conference 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.

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — The days are coming when the Lord will fulfill the promise made to Israel and Judah (Jeremiah 33:14-16). Psalm — To you, O Lord, I lift my soul (Psalm 25). Second Reading — May the Lord make you increase and abound in love that you may be blameless in holiness; conduct yourselves so as to please God (1 Thessalonians 3:12 — 4:2). Gospel — There will be signs and you will see the Son of Man coming with power and great glory. Be vigilant (Luke 21:25-28, 34-36). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Inter-national Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-6; Mt 9:35 — 10:1, 5a, 6-8 Sunday: Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126:1-6; Phil 1:4-6, 8-11;

Faith Formation Page

Jesse Tree This Wednesday and next, Faith Formation classes will create their annual Jesse Tree. A Jesse Tree depicts the relationship of Jesus with Jesse and other biblical figures who were the ances-tors of Jesus. Jesse was the father of King David and is often looked upon as the first person in the genealo-gy of Jesus. The ornaments on the tree represent indi-vidual figures or stories from the Old and New Testa-ments. Esta próximos, clases de Formación de Fe miércoles y crearán su árbol anual Jesse. Un árbol de Jesé repre-senta la relación de Jesús con Jesse y otras figuras que fueron los antepasados bíblicos de Jesús. Jesse lo que el padre del rey David y se mira muchas veces cae sobre como la primera persona en la genealogía de Jesús. Los adornos en el árbol representan figuras in-dividuales o historias del Antiguo y Nuevo Testamen-to.

Faith Formation Holiday Schedule

No classes will be held Wednesday, December 23 or Wednesday, December 30.

Practices for Advent Turn cold darkness into an opportunity for the warm practice of neighborhood. Make the weekly commit-ment to welcome someone, neighbor or friend, into the hospitality of your home and hearth. Deliberately start each day by quieting your heart, to wait and wonder, till Advent darkens the door of your heart and you play host to the aching expectations of people whose needs go unheeded, whose voices go unheard.

Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions of the Month

Universal Intention: That we may be open to per-sonal encounter and dialogue with all, even those whose convictions differ from our own. Intention for Evangelization: That pastors of the Church, with profound love for their flocks, may ac-company them and enliven their hope.

Group A meets this Wednesday.

Grupo A cumple este miércoles.

CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS

COURT ST. JOAN OF ARC # 2471

All unwrapped gifts for the Angel Tree need to be re-turned to the parish no later

than December 6 with the tags attached.

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 Charity. We undertake many service projects and fundraisers throughout the year and would like to take this space in our bul-letin to tell you a little more about who we are and what we do.

Liturgical Ministers Schedule

December 5 and 6, 2015

Saturday, December 5, 5:00pm Lector: Shelley Glanton Tonya Kelley Altar Server: Jo MacWilliam Hospitality: Grace Young Elise Henshaw EM: Lynn Mehring Dennis Mehring Sunday, December 6, 10:00am Lector: Audra Holden Lois Davis Altar Server: Alexandra Galvan Patricia Galvan Hospitality: Cyndi Williams EM: Nina Quinlan Mike Andreucci Sonia LeSchack Children’s Liturgy: Jamie Lopez

THE COMING KINGDOM

Jeremiah could see it coming—the kingship of Jesus and the restoration of Jerusalem. But was anybody listening? Is anybody listening now? It must have been tough being a prophet, but Jeremiah was persistent in his message because he knew that it needed to be heard. Also persistent in his message is Paul as he encourages the Thessalonians—and all of us—to live in accordance with the kingship that Jeremiah foretold. He encourages us to conduct ourselves in ways of holiness so that we may be well prepared for the king’s coming. Finally, Jesus himself tells us to be ever diligent so that we may gain favor before our God and King. Jeremiah could see the kingship of Jesus coming. As we begin the season of Advent, Paul and Jesus tell us not only how to prepare for the Kingdom, but how to live it day to day. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

THE YOUNG AT HEARTS INVITE YOU TO THEIR ANNUAL

CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

Bring your Christmas spirit and join us for food, fun, and fellowship in the Social Hall on Wednesday, December 9th, following Noon Mass. The main course will be ham, and drinks will be provided.

Please sign up at the announcement in the Nar-thex to bring your favorite side dish or dessert. Don’t forget your items for the Pisgah Elemen-tary Sweatshirt Drive.

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 improve-ments. 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 con-tact you. Thank you to all who have participated up to this point. You have pushed us towards our goal. We need every-body's support in order to reach our goal. We are count-ing on you.

If you have made a pledge to the FFHL Capital Campaign and have not yet received an enve-

lope from the Diocese to mail in your dona-tion 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 dio-cese. 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 re-turning the pledge form that you received in the mail. The DSA assessment for St. Joan of Arc this year is $24,013; 81 people have paid $23,469; with your help we can reach our goal.

FFHL / CAPITAL CAMPAIGN GOAL FOR ST. JOAN OF ARC

PLEDGE AMOUNT TO DATE:

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

ADVENT TAIZE PRAYER SERVICE

Taizé is meditative prayer, a mixture of song, silence, and scripture. Gathered in the presence of Christ, we sing un-complicated repetitive songs, unclut-

tered by too many words...allowing the mystery of God to become tangible

through the beauty of simplicity. Join us at the Parish of St. Eugene as we gather December 4th from 7:00 -

8:00pm in the All Saints chapel. Call Megan, 285-0838 or Janet, 251-5513 for more details.

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

November 29, 2015 WEEKLY KNIGHT

2nd & 3rd Degree in Spanish We are pleased to announce that our council has been honored with being chosen to host a 2nd and 3rd Degree exemplification in Spanish this coming April. We welcome the visit from our state degree teams and look forward to our opportunity to be a gracious host. Nos complace anunciar nuestro Consejo no ha sido honrado con ser elegida como sede de una segunda y tercera ejemplificación Licenciado en español el próximo mes de abril. Damos la bienvenida a la visita de nuestros equipos de grado estatales y espera-mos nuestra oportunidad de ser el anfitrión.

Corporate Communion Our Knights will join together for Corporate Communion at the 12:00 Mass on Sunday, November 29, as we pray together in unity for the needs of our church and our world. Nuestros Caballeros se unirán para la Comunión Corporativa en la misa de 12:00 el domingo 29 de noviembre, cuando oramos juntos en unidad para las necesidades de nuestra iglesia y nuestro mundo.

Brother From Another Mother (Council)?

Are you presently a member of the Knights of Columbus who has recently moved to our area? Or perhaps you became a Broth-er years ago and have been inactive? We would love to have you transfer into our council and become an active member of our council. Please contact John Gales or any of our members in the blue Knights of Columbus shirts for more information. Our meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month.

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 PRACTI-CANTE MÁS DE 18 AÑOS PARA INSCRIBIRSE EN NOSOTROS Y SER UN CABALLERO.

NOMBRE: __________________________

DIRECCIÓN: ____________________________________________ TELÉFONO: _______________________