FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DECEMBER 21, 2014 We welcome you into God’s family! If you are interested in learning more about our church, or would like to join, please stop by the Parish office or call Father Kirby for an appointment. If you are already a member and have had a change in address, please notify the Parish office.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton MASSES WEEKEND MASSES Saturday Evening…….…………....4:30 p.m. Sunday Morning…………………...9:00 a.m. DAILY MASSES Tuesday-Wednesday-Friday at……9:00 a.m. NOTE: Notification of cancellation due to bad weather will be shown on WHO & KCCI TV and recorded on the church telephone message. SACRAMENTS CONFESSIONS/RECONCILIATION Saturday.…………………….....3:30-4:00 p.m. BAPTISMS Baptismal preparation is required for all parents. Please contact the parish office to register and to visit with Father James Kirby MATRIMONY Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance. Please meet with the priest after Mass, Saturday or Sunday for information. All music must be approved by Jean Flaws.
Parish Office: 2566 N. Scotch Ridge Road, Carlisle, IA 50047 Phone…………...……………………………..515-989-0659 E-mail……………..……………………....steliz256@q.com Office Hours: Tuesday thru Friday 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 pm All bulletin announcements need to be in by Wednesday each week in order to be published. CONTACT PEOPLE PASTOR…………..…………………..Father James Kirby Office: 515-989-0659 E-mail…………………………………...jkirby1@mac.com Website……………………….www.stelizabethcarlisle.com SECRETARY Florence Lee.…………………………….........515-989-0659 Kathy Tjelmeland……………………………-515-989-0668 To reserve parish facilities, contact office….515-989-0659 PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT Kevin Sinclair..…………………….…….……515-989-4171 FINANCE COUNCIL Keith Churchill…………………………….…515-314-0847 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Jim Derwin…...…………………………..…...515-250-5596 LADIES GUILD Molly Schneider………………………………515-961-9701 ST. VINCENT DePAUL Sharon Ferguson……….………..……………515-989-3628 FAITH FORMATION LEADERS (REL. EDUC.) Christine Stickley……………………………..515-989-9185 Stacy Henkelman……………………………..515-989-2826 Kipling Ferguson, Parish Facility Coordinator. 989-0659 DECEMBER CALENDAR Dec. 20………….Saturday Mass at 4:30 pm Dec. 21………….Sunday Mass at 9:00 am Dec. 21………….Food Pantry Sunday Dec. 23………….Meal for St. Joseph Shelter Dec. 24………….Christmas Eve Masses at 5:00 pm & at Midnight. Dec. 25…………..Christmas Day, Mass at 9:00 am Dec. 27…………..Saturday Mass at 4:30 pm Dec. 28…………..Sunday Mass at 9:00 am
December 21, 2014 LITURGICAL ROLES December 20—-December 28 ALTAR PREPARATION Saturday, December 20 Julie Schlicher Sunday, December 21 Molly Schneider Saturday, December 27 Jean Isenhower Sunday, December 28 Kathy Tjelmeland ************************************************ GREETERS/USHERS Saturday, December 20 Keith Churchill Sunday, December 21 William Ohnemus Saturday, December 27 Robert Foss Sunday, December 28 Tom Woodhouse ******************************************* MINISTERS OF THE ALTAR Saturday, December 20 Hailey Balzer, Amber Van Oort Sunday, December 21 Josh Lawless, Jordan Lawless Saturday, December 27 Michael Henkelman, Jack Barry Sunday, December 28 Jack Miller, Josh Lawless ******************************************* LECTORS Saturday, December 20 Bob Berning Sunday, December 21 Mary Bosch Saturday, December 27 John Franey Sunday, December 28 Doug Downing ******************************************* GIFT BEARERS
The ushers will appoint a family/or persons from the congregation at each Mass to bring the gifts to the Priest.
Page 2 LITURGICAL ROLES --cont’d EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Saturday, December 20 Dennis Gruss, Jeff Henkelman, Stacy Henkelman Sunday, December 21 Kathy Penman*, Dana McGinnis, Doug Downing Saturday, December 27 Mike Ermler, Rhonda Ermler, Sandy McCullough Sunday, December 28 Sharon Ferguson*, Paul Stickley, Mike Tjelmeland
Weekly Mass Schedule Saturday, December 20, Mass at 4:30 P.M. (John Sereg) Sunday December 21, Mass at 9:00 A.M. Fourth Sunday of Advent (Jim Rossiter) Monday, December 22, No Mass. Tuesday, December 23, Mass at 9:00 A.M. (Nick & Margaret Falbo) Wednesday, December 24 Christmas Eve Mass at 5:00 pm and Mass at Midnight. (Gary Sheehey) Christmas Day , Thursday, December 25 Mass at 9:00 A.M. (Gary Sheehey) Friday, December 26, Mass at 9:00 A.M. Saturday, December 27, Mass at 4:30 A.M. (Anthony Pignori) (John Sereg) (Antonio, Margaret & Mary Aiello) Sunday, December 28, Mass at 9:00 A.M. (St. Elizabeth Seton Parish) Please remember to pray for the sick in our Parish--for God’s grace, courage, strength, and healing power Tim Duffy, Sr, Lavada Duffy, Joyce Warren, Donny Snyder, Winnie Puck, Nicholas Roskilly, Ginny Striegel, Donna Mae Schumann, Sandy Kinter, Heather Kuser Raylan Middleswart, Paige Zitroneto, Fabiola Wight
PRAYER REQUESTS Contact Peg Norton at 989-3677 to place prayer request. Contact Jean Isenhower if Peg is gone at 989-0893
Financial Report for the week of December 14, 2014….. Tithes……$2279.00…….Building Fund….$342.00 Offering Plate..$173.25. Retirement Fund…$45.00. Christmas Offering…..$50.00 Thank you for your generous support.
December 21, 2014 WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOMILETICS: The classes are held on Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm. Everyone is invited to attend these classes presented by Father James Kirby. *************************************************** ANNUAL DIOCESAN APPEAL UPDATE: As of December 19, we have received $23,385.00.00 in pledges and gifts from 85 families. Please help our parish reach our goal of $29,779.00 by turning in your pledge as soon as possible. You can use the pledge card you received by mail or use the blank cards on the table in the church entry. Thank you for your generosity!
*************************************************** LADIES GUILD FUNDRAISING EVENT: Our Schwan’s Cares event will be November 9th through December 24th. You can order from Schwan’s Home Delivery and 20% of the products and 40% of e-certificate sales will go back to the Ladies Guild. In addition, Schwan’s will contribute 5% of all your orders to the Ladies Guild for the rest of the year. Order online: go to Schwan’s-Cares.com, enter Campaign Name: “IN HIS MANNER” or Campaign ID: 10533 into the search box located in the upper right hand corner and click to open campaign. Click the ‘BUY NOW” button to purchase an eCertificate or “SHOP NOW” to place your product order. You may also order by phone: 1-855-870-7208 and provide the Campaign ID 10533 and fundraising ID 28347. Thank you, Paulette Ohnemus *************************************************** CHRISTIANS COMMUNITY IN ACTION: St. Elizabeth Seton will probably service 50 families this year. We will take care of 6 families, Rel Ed will take care of 2 families. We are asking members of the parish to help with the other 4 families. Items need to be returned by Sat. Dec. 20 or Sun. Dec. 21. We will be packing our families baskets after Mass Sun. Dec. 21st. Thank you so much! **************************************************** ST JOSEPH FAMILY SHELTER: Thank you so much for your gift of the creative meals you have provided for our guests during the past year. (By providing meals, you not only make our guests feel cared for, you also take a burden off of staff who would be cooking if the meal weren’t provided.) With the increase in food costs for all families, we appreciate that you have continued to provide the 3-4 Lasagnas, 8-10 pounds of sloppy joes, 60 pieces of fried chicken, 8-10 large pizzas, etc necessary to feed the 30 people at the shelter. Your generosity in providing the meals every month saves us $2500 each year. We truly cannot thank you enough! **************************************************** CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE: Wednesday, Christmas Eve Masses at 5:00 pm and at Midnight. Thursday, Christmas Day, Mass at 9:00 pm. ***************************************************** DECORATING THE CHURCH FOR CHRISTMAS: We are planning to decorate the church for the holidays on Sunday, Dec. 21st at 3:00 pm. We need volunteers to help with this project. Please come and put your talents to great use. We appreciate any help you can give with this project. Thank you, Julie Schlicher.
Page 3 DEAR ST. ELIZABETH PARISHIONERS: The scene of this Luke’s story of Mary and the Incarnation is Nazareth. Perhaps you remember my description of the town Nazareth as it is now. It is a very pretty town full of all sorts of Christian religious sites such as the Basilica dedicated to this very scene that we hear in the Gospel today. The church is built over the ruins that many believe to be Mary’s home. As you walk in the large basilica you see a large space with chairs surrounding a large opening in the center of the church. You might notice that there is no central altar which at first would seem odd in a Catholic Church especially one of this significance. Walking toward this large space you realize you are looking down into the ruins of Mary’s home and also down in this space, opposite the ruins is the main altar There is some seating down into the area around the altar, but most of the seating is up above in the many folding chairs. There is an ancient myth attached to this basilica. It is said that protestants are unable to lift these chairs and move them, yet Catholics could move them easily. It seems as though the power of this myth has faded a bit in 2000 years as some protestant friends of mine debunked the myth right away. This simple story represents a huge moment in the history of the world. The moment when Heaven came down to earth, in Jesus’ birth. And as Mary held that child in her arms, for the first time Heaven looked up at creation in the form of a mother’s face. And now the news…. As if Kip Ferguson does not have enough lofty titles, he has been granted one more, “The Vicar of Ushers.” We ask you to help The Vicar of Ushers at both weekend Masses in taking up collections and ushering people during Communion. A big thank you goes out to Larry Schabel , John Greubel and Kip Ferguson for their hard work in fixing our water leak in the parking lot. They worked very hard through some pretty extreme conditions and cold temperatures. When you see them you might say thank you for all of their work. Run2win4Him James Kirby
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LITURGICAL SCHEDULES: The schedules for the next three months have been completed. Please pick your schedule up in the bin that is on the wall in the lobby of the church. Thank you to all of you who participate in these liturgical roles. You are appreciated very much.
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