Today! The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist 13 December Opening of the Holy Door & 40 Hours of Devotion

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1 The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist 13 December 2015 Altar Server Training is on the 3 rd Sunday of each month at 10am. Contact Daniel Barton at (843) to sign up. Those in 3 rd grade or older and are interested in serving at Holy Mass are invited to attend training 20 Dec., at 10:00am in the Church. Epiphany Choral Mass! On Sunday, 3 Jan., the Cathedral Choir will sing Missa Secunda by Hans Leo Hassler at the 11:15am Mass Christmas Flower Donations: Help make the church beautiful for the Christmas Season by donating flowers in memory or in honor of loved ones. Names will be printed in the 27 December bulletin. Use your envelope provided, or a blank envelope with your name and the names of those you wish to honor. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, 16 December. Missa Cantata Deutsche Messe: The Cathedral choir will sing the Missa Cantata Deutsche Messe by Franz Schubert at the 11:00am Solemn Christmas Mass Position Open: Part Time Religious Education Coordinator: The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is seeking a Part Time Religious Education Coordinator to organize the Sunday School Classes in Grades K-8 th, Summer Bible School & other family/youth activities throughout the year. Applicants must be Catholic with a solid knowledge of the Catholic Faith. Resume with cover letter should be sent to rector@ charlestoncathedral.com. Saint Vincent depaul: What can you give that special someone who has everything? How about help for someone who doesn t! You can make a donation to St. Vincent de Paul to honor that special someone(s) and at the same time help someone in need. You can also honor a friend or send a memorial for someone who has died. Checks should be made out to St. Vincent de Paul with a note attached with the address of that special person. We will send a note of thanks to you and to them. Send attention St. Vincent de Paul to The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 120 Broad St., Charleston, SC Today! Opening of the Holy Door & 40 Hours of Devotion Sunday, 13 December 11:15am Mass with Bishop Guglielmone & Opening of the Holy Door 6:00pm Mass Hours of Adoration begins following the 9:00pm Monday, 14 December 40 Hours Devotion Adoration resumes at 9:00am 10:00am Talk 1 by Matthew Leonard 12:05pm Mass 6:30pm Talk 2 by Matthew Leonard Adoration until 8:00pm Tuesday, 15 December 40 Hours Devotion Adoration continues 9:00am 8:00pm 12:05pm Mass Wednesday, 16 December 40 Hours Devotion Adoration continues 9:00am 12:05pm Mass 7:00pm Vespers, Eucharistic Procession & Benediction *Please check the cover of the bulletin for expanded times for confession What s 40 Hours? The 40 Hours Devotion, introduced into Rome by St. Philip Neri in 1548, is the collective adoration of the exposed Eucharist for a period of 40 hours, in honor of the time Our Lord spent in the tomb. This devotion to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament is typically held around special days in the church, so it is fitting to have it begin our observance of the Year of Mercy. Tuesday Morning Faith Sharing and Bible Study will not meet during December. Meetings will resume on January 6 th.

2 Website: Help Decorate the Cathedral for Christmas! Help is needed collecting the free Christmas tree cuttings available from local merchants and putting them in buckets of water until needed. We need tons of these cuttings! We also need other greenery including magnolia leaves, long leaf pine, cedar, podacarpus/yew, holly leaves and berries, boxwood, and any other greenery that will last awhile after being cut. All cuttings need to be kept in water and can be dropped off at the Cathedral during office hours through 18 December. Cathedral Christmas Ornaments Our Cathedral Christmas ornaments are in! This year s ornament is of an angel from one of our Cathedral stained-glass windows. Ornaments are 24k gold on brass with a photo-stone image and are available after the 9:00am and 11:15am Masses or by calling Doug Deas at (843) after 5:00pm. Ornaments are still $18 each. Some of the profit from Cathedral Men s Club sales go towards the upkeep of our Cathedral. 3 rd Sunday of Advent Christmas Giving Tree: In the back of the Cathedral find our Giving Tree with Ornaments. Please take an ornament or two and purchase a gift for a child who may have a very sparse Christmas without you. The age and sex of the child is noted on the back of the ornament. Please return with a gift unwrapped and with the ornament attached to make sorting easier. We have been asked not to purchase toy weapons. Also, if you are considering purchasing a doll as a gift, please keep in mind that many are minority children. Gifts are donated to the Neighborhood House for distribution. As much as we appreciate expensive gifts, we encourage those who are able to purchase more gifts rather than very expensive gifts. In this way, we can reach more children, and there will not be a great disparity between what each child receives. Please return gifts by December 20 th. Christmas & New Year Mass Schedules Christmas Eve at Cathedral 4:00pm Vigil Mass with Girl Choristers 7:00pm Vigil Mass 11:30pm Christmas music by the Cathedral Choir 12:00am Solemn Midnight Mass With Bishop Guglielmone Christmas Day at Cathedral 11:00am Solemn Christmas Mass with Cathedral Choir Missa Cantata Deutsche Messe by Franz Schubert Christmas Eve at Saint Marys 3:30pm Youth Choir and Pageant 4:00pm Vigil Mass 7:30pm Solemn Christmas Mass Christmas Day at Saint Marys 11:00am Solemn Christmas Mass Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God December 31, 2015: 6:00pm Vigil Mass at the Cathedral 5:30pm Vigil Mass at Saint Marys January1, 2016: 10:00am Mass at the Cathedral 10:00am Latin Mass at the Saint Marys (There will be no 7am Morning Masses at St. Marys from 24 Dec. thru 1January. They will resume on 4 January.)

3 The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Catholic Traditions for the Home Finish your Advent strong with the Christmas Novena which begins on 16 December. Adoremus has published a wonderful PDF for families to print and use at home during this last leg of preparation of the coming of Christ. Also included are the beautiful O Antiphons which are used at the end of Advent. Visit our blog on the website where you can download your copy of the novena. The Cathedral Publishes a Weekly Newsletter that is available to anyone who wishes to receive the latest up-to-date news in our parish. Every Thursday a newsletter is ed to over 700 parish families. You are invited to have your address added to the Newsletter list. Send your name and address to secretary@ charlestoncathedral.com and you can begin to receive your weekly newsletter. Collect: O God, who see how your people faithfully await the feast of the Lord s Nativity, enable us, we pray, to attain the joys of so great a salvation and to celebrate them always with solemn worship and glad rejoicing. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Parking Pass December 2015 Tear along dotted line for the attendant. 13 December 2015 Prayer List Paul Arena Pacifico Amaro Todd Armstrong Laura Bowers Susan Brannock Margaret Mary Brant David Caron Mabel Frances Caron Mary Carson Gay Carter George Catumas Trudie Cooper Theresa Corbin Mary Jo Daugherty Ella Deitch Carol Delisio Lillian DeSandolo Nancy DeSandolo The DeSandolo Family Sr. Mary Ann Donovan Irene Douglass Mac Dunbar Fr. John Dux Rob Everhart Amelia Finley Veronica Fisher Mary Ann Flack Donna Fread Cheryle Freiberger Sharon Frizzell Shirley Gadsden Elizabeth Gallagher Peggy Geraty Fran Granger Richardeen Grant Joann Gustafson John Hathaway Zachary Healey Hilde Hensley Barbara Herman Nora Lynn Hoffman Ken Hoffmann Cindy Hogan Alice Holmquist Bob Hosker Danielle Hosker Greg Hutto James Ingrassia Dave McGrath Marty Jones Peggy Kanapaux Margaret Karafa Chris Keller John Kolasinski, O.P. Nancy Kowalsky Shirley Lanford Cheryl La Rose Kevin & Kailii Lyons Nancy Lynch Mary Magee Christine Marci Marcia Mathias Dave McCaffery Jeremy Meeks James Anthony Mellon Jeffrey Patrick Mellon Jay Michel, IV Beth Mullen Lee Mullinax, Sr. Hannah Murphy Michael Murphy Peter Murphy Bob Nebergall Annie Neese Carson Parker Sonoma Peterson Myrna Lane Piccione Margarite C. Poulnot Frank Rose Becca Rowland De Anna Scannel Gus & Mary Schill Janet Sherbine Linda Smith Elyse Sokol Margaret Mary Sprague Charlene Stuart Esther Tecklenburg Jane Thompson John G. Thornhill Carolyn Torlay Margaret Trubia Haley Tyrrell Patricia Van Marter William Viger Peter Winkler Nicholas Yeaw Kathi Zigli

4 Website: Charleston Catholic School The Charleston Catholic School Beginner and Concert Band will have a concert Thursday, December 17th, in the CCS Auditorium. The concert begins at 6:30PM. Please come and join us for a wonderful night of music. You now have an opportunity to be a part of The Charleston Catholic School legacy. Paving the Way to Education is a chance to buy an engraved brick that will surround our flagpole patio area on The Charleston Catholic School Campus. You will find brochures in the vestibule, at the school office or on our website, If you are interested in Catholic Education and would like to schedule of tour of The Charleston Catholic School, please call Jeannie Fanjoy at Tuesday Evening Bible Study A Tuesday evening Bible Study at Pauline Book and Media 243 King Street 6:30pm is available. Sister Margaret Kerry is leading a study of Isaiah thru the Catholic Scripture Study International. Pease bring $20 (to cover costs), your Bible, a pad and pen. Mary Meditation Garden Bricks are still available for purchase in the Mary Meditation Garden. An engraved brick is a wonderful way of celebrating a special event (weddings, baptisms, confirmations, graduations, etc) or honoring a loved one. Brick order forms are available at the parish office or on the Cathedral website under the Women s Club. Bricks are $125 each. Please make checks payable to CWC; drop off orders in the parish hall or mail to CWC at the Cathedral. For additional information contact Michaela Coleman at or michaela.m.coleman@gmail. com. Thank you for your support of the Mary Garden! 3 rd Sunday of Advent Faculty Recog nition Award Congratulations to Mrs. Betsy McMillan for receiving the Faculty Recognition Award for fall semester. The award was for demonstrating the willingness to mentor students in more than just her subject matter, being an excellent listener, and creating a comfortable atmosphere where students enjoy learning. Her door is always open to give guidance to her students. We love Ms. Mac! BEHS TRIPLE B BOOSTER CLUB 2016 Annual Oyster Roast JANUARY $ 30 BISHOP ENGLAND 30th per person HIGH SCHOOL 6:30 PM Hot Dogs, Chili, Beer & Wine Included Bring your own Oyster Knives & Gloves TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT BEHS SCHOOL OFFICE, CONCESSION STANDS, & BY TRIPLE B MEMBERS AGES 21 & OVER

5 The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist 13 December 2015 Sunday 3 rd Sunday of Advent 13 Dec Zep 3:14-18a (Ps) Is 12:2-6 Phil 4:4-7 Lk 3: :30pm Cathedral Vigil (Susan Borek & Michael Cahill+) 9:00am Cathedral Mass (Intentions of Kim Haeyong Family) 9:30am St. Mary (Rose Marie Finnegan+) 11:15am Cathedral (Pro Populo) 6:00pm Cathedral (Frances Frizelle+) 10:05am Youth Group Meet 119 Broad St. 10:05am Christian Form. Classes Center 11:15am Mass with Bishop Guglielmone & Opening of the Holy Door 1:00pm Prayer Apostolate-LH 3:00 Taylor Music Group A Celtic Christmas Concert 4:00pm Venture Crew-LH 40 Hours of Adoration begins following the 6:00pm Mass Monday Advent Weekday 14 Dec. Saint John of the Cross Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a Ps 25:4-5b, 6, 7bc,8-9 Mt 21: :00am St. Mary (The Tecklenburg Family) 9:00am Adoration resumes 10:00am Talk 1 by Matthew Leonard 6:30pm Talk 2 by Matthew Leonard Adoration until 8:00pm Tuesday Advent Weekday 15 Dec. Zep 3:1-2,9-13 Ps 34:2-4,6-7,17-19,23 Mt 21: :00am St. Mary (Fr. Patrick Rice+) 4:30pm Girls Chorus-CM Wednesday Advent Weekday 16 Dec Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25 Ps 85:9ab, Lk 7:18b-23 7:00am St Mary (Caroline Campbell+) 5:30pm St. Vincent depaul Meeting-CM 7:00pm Solemn Vespers Thursday Advent Weekday 17 Dec. Gn 49:2,8-10 Ps 72:1-4b, 7-8, 17 Mt 1:1-17 7:00am St Mary : 10:00am MOMS Group Meeting-LH 6:30pm RCIA Meeting at Citadel 7:00pm Renaissance Ensemble Rehearsal-MR Friday Advent Weekday 18 Dec. Jer 23:5-8 Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, Mt 1: :00am St Mary None Saturday Advent Weekday 19 Dec. Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a Ps 71: 3-4a, 5-6b, Lk 1:5-25 5:30pm Cathedral Sunday Vigil (Glenn Dyer+) None Sunday 4 th Sunday of Advent 20 Dec. Mi 5:1-4a Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19Heb 10:5-10 Lk 1: :30pm Cathedral Vigil (Glenn Dyer+) 9:00am Cathedral Mass (Anthony ChiramonteII+) 9:30am St. Mary (Rose Marie Finnegan+) 11:15am Cathedral (Pro Populo) 6:00pm Cathedral (Vito L. Fango+) 10:05am Youth Group Meeting 119 Broad St. 10:05am Christian Form. Classes - Center 1:00pm Prayer Apostolate-LH Weekly Offertory Report 13 November 2015 Offertory $10, Electronic Offertory: $3, Total Offertory: $14, Sincere thanks for your generosity. Each gift matters! Did you know if you give electronically you no longer have to keep track of envelopes? That s right! All of the offertory categories covered with envelopes can now be taken care of online! Offertory Option: If credit cards and envelopes aren t your thing consider the easy automatic checking withdrawal. Don t forget: Remember to update your electronic account with current credit card expiration dates Remember: When giving to the Bishop s Annual Appeal all payments should be made payable to the Bishop s Annual Appeal. This will ensure your payments are applied directly to your pledge. Contribution Reports: Beginning this year, we will distribute contribution reports quarterly. This gives you the chance to keep track of your contributions easier. If you would like to receive your report via , please submit your name, envelope number and address to: cathedralcontributions@gmail.com

6 Website: 3 rd Sunday of Advent Bishop of Charleston The Most Reverend Robert E. Guglielmone, DD. Diocesan Website: Cathedral Clergy Monsignor Steven L. Brovey, Cathedral Rector rector@charlestoncathedral.com Rev. Patrick Eyinla Prochial Vicar frpatrick@charlestoncathedral.com Rev. Patrick Allen Assisting Priest Charles J. Olimpio,Deacon (843) Thomas Baranoski, Deacon Administrative Staff Mrs. Stephanie Stewart, Executive Assistant to the Rector executive.assistant@charlestoncathedral.com Mrs. Kay Phillip Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper bookkeeper@charlestoncathedral.com Pastoral Staff Mr. Daniel Sansone, Director of Music & Liturgy music.director@charlestoncathedral.com Charleston Catholic School Principal, Mr. Fred McKay Telephone (843) After Hours Emergency Line. This number, (843) , is only for medical emergencies or in the event of a death. During office hours, please call the parish line,. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Either the bride or the groom must be a practicing Catholic and registered at the Cathedral for at least twelve months before scheduling a wedding date and beginning the six months marriage preparation. The bride/ groom must be an active parishioner, regularly attending Mass on Sundays and Holydays of Obligation, and use of the envelope system in regular support of the parish. The Wedding Policy Booklet may be found on the Cathedral website: www. charlestoncathedral.com. For Wedding information, Please Contact Mrs. Stephanie Stewart at weddings@charlestoncathedral.com BAPTISMS To have your child baptized, please contact the Parish Office at Please call before the birth of your child. Active Membership: Various facilities and services are available to our active members. This includes use of the Church for Baptisms, Weddings, and other sacramental events, and includes parishioner status in parochial schools. ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP is determined by four things: Being properly registered in the parish for a sufficient period of time. Faithful attendance at Mass on Sundays and Holy Days. Use of the envelope system in regular support of the parish. Being active in at least one parish program, ministry, or organization. H o m e b o u n d? I f y o u k n o w someone who is Homebound, and would like to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Holy Communion, or Annointing of the Sick, please call the Parish office at Hospital Bound? If either you or a member of your family is scheduled to be hospitalized, please call the Parish office, Children s Nursery Available on Sunday 8:30am to 1:00pm Walking Infants to 5 years old. The Nursery is in the Cathedral Center Hallway turn left Room 2 on the Right. For information, call Nursery Operator, Maricela Villalobos at (404) Cathedral Schedule Weekend Schedule 5:30pm Saturday Vigil Sung Mass Sunday Mass Times 9:00am Family Mass 11:15am Solemn Mass 6:00pm Sung Mass Weekday Schedule 11:30am, Rosary 12 Noon Angelus 12:05pm Mass St. Mary of the Annunciation Weekend Schedule 9:30am Sung Mass Free Parking Weekday Schedule 7:00am Sung Mass Free Parking Confession Times Monday-Friday: 11:15am to 11:50am Daily Wednesday: 5:30-6:00pm Saturdays: 4:00pm to 5:00pm