Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Sacraments. Parish Mission Statement. Mark 1:3

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1 Volume 11, Week 49 December 7, 2014 Second Sunday of Advent Rev. Bruce Patterson, Pastor Rev. Paul Vu, J.C.L., Parochial Vicar Assisting Priests: Rev. Jim Dunning Rev. Larry Gibson Rev. Jerry Walker Monsignor Jack Campbell Rev. Chrysostom Baer Deacon Bob Kelleher Deacon Mark Martin Mass Times Saturday Evening: 4:00 & 5:30pm Sunday: 6:00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:45am, 12:30 & 5:00pm Monday - Friday: 6:30 and 9:00am Adoration daily from 7-9 am Saturday: 8:00am Office Numbers Parish Office Religious Education Youth Ministry Music Ministry Fax Sacraments Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Mark 1:3 Reconciliation Wednesday: 7:00pm Saturday: 8:45am Infant Baptism Call the Parish Center Marriage Contact Parish at least six (6) months prior to Marriage Anointing of The Sick Contact the Parish Center Funeral Call the Parish Center for information Parish Mission Statement St. Kilian Parish is a Catholic community of faith responding to the call of Jesus Christ through the proclamation of Scripture, the celebration of Eucharist, and in living the sacramental life of the Church. We are committed to responding to each other through communities and ministries of faith and love, addressing our spiritual, social and educational needs.. We believe that each of us is called to be a supportive, compassionate, and caring Christian witness in Mission Viejo, the Diocese of Orange and in the world. SERRA CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Parish School) Antonio Parkway Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Phone: (949) Angeline Trudell, President Carol Reiss, Principal, Grades K Estanciero Drive, Mission Viejo, CA Phone: (949) Fax: (949)

2 Page 2 Second Sunday of Advent I wait with longing for the Lord, my soul waits for his word. My soul looks for the Lord more than sentinels for day break. (Psalm 130: 5-6) Waiting can drive a person crazy. Standing in that long line for those concert tickets. Watching the mailbox for that letter of acceptance. Listening for the phone call that will deliver those CAT scan results. The heart beats fast; the body twitches, restless. The urge to lose all self-control overwhelms. Then deep breathing begins. Awareness within each moment heightens and focus sharpens. The air becomes electric with longing and hope in the space between now and then. This was the experience of the night watchmen on Jerusalem's walls. They were sentries standing guard in the darkness, all heightened awareness and sharpened focus. Imagine the longing and hope with which they waited for the morning light to appear. Even more, writes the psalmist, is his wait for the Lord, and he doubles the phrase for emphasis: "My soul waits for the Lord more than the watchmen wait for the morning, more than the watchmen wait for the morning." As a season of waiting, Advent invites us to this level of focus on and awareness of Christ now, even as we long and hope for his promised coming then. It is practiced patience, which guards us against losing our minds. In other words, writes Fr. Henri Nouwen, "Waiting patiently means paying attention to what is happening right before our eyes and seeing there the first rays of God's glorious coming." Ann Primus Berends

3 St. Kilian Catholic Church Page 3 DINING FUNDRAISERS January 7, 2015 Ruby s Diner, Mission Viejo February 11, 2015 Tutto Fresco, RSM March 2015 St. Kilian Fish Fry April 15, 2015 PickUpStix, Mission Viejo HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION Feast of the Immaculate Conception Monday, December 8, 2014 Child Care Child Care Is available during Masses at 9:00am, 10:45am, 12:30pm. No Fee! The Child Care room is located in the Parish Center around the back. HELP! Mass times 6:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m. The Altar Linen Ministry is looking for someone who would like to join their team and is able to wash altar linens. Ironing will be done by another team member. The commitment would be approximately one time every 6 weeks. If you are interested in helping, please contact Judy Still at or Judith.still@yahoo.com Thank you so much! Help us with our Christmas Outreach On Saturday, December 13, we will be providing Christmas Outreach to approximately 300 families from our community. In addition to our monthly food collection next weekend, we will be open during the following hours to collect your donations of food and household items for our Christmas Distribution: Monday December 8th 8:30 am-noon Wednesday December 10th 8:30 am-noon Friday December 12th 8:30 am-noon AND Tuesday December 9th 4-7 p.m. Thursday December 11th 4-7 p.m. We are looking especially for donations of: Sugar Cooking Oil Cereal Fruit Juice Mac N Cheese Canned Tomatoes Personal Care Items Paper Products Thank you so much for your generosity.

4 Page 4 Monday, December 8, :30am Int. of Christopher, Ligaya and Victor Teodoro & Fr. Paul Vu 9:00am Andres Parr, Dinh Family & Anne Duffy Tuesday, December 9, :30am Roger Esparza & Juanita Scheppach 9:00am Aurora and Alexander Negresco & Dana and Claudia Wednesday, December 10, :30am Ricardo Lara & Irene Corpuz 9:00am Toni Banuelos & Scott Alexander Thursday, December 11, :30am Jim Engelerdt & Eugene Lally 9:00am Deceased Friends and Relatives of Daguerre-Ford Family & Maria Dinh and Family Friday, December 12, :30am James F. Ward & Ante Mara Prskalo 9:00am Int. of John Borgese & Tom and Marge Lewandowski Saturday, December 13, :00am Bernardo Posadas & Steve Alexander 4:00pm Jacob Trong Nguyen and Therese Bay Huynh & Theresa Dyer 5:30pm Margaret Marnane & Lucy Segobia Sunday, December 14, :00am David Hellman & Millie Sperkoski 7:30am Abelardo DeJesus & Erin Joyce 9:00am Joe O Brien & Joan Susan Walker 10:45am Harold Jaffke & Charles Cassidy 12:30pm Int. of Bob and Rose McGuire & Bert Munoz 5:00pm The Parishioners of St. Kilian Readings Second Sunday of Advent Week of December 8, 2014 Monday Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Psalm 98:1-4 Ephesians 1:3-6, Luke 1:26-38 Tuesday Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 96:1-3 & 10ac, Matthew 18:12-14 Wednesday Isaiah 40:25-31 Psalm 103:1-4, 8,10 Matthew 11:28-30 Thursday Isaiah 41:13-20 Psalm 145:1, 9-13b Matthew 11:11-15 Friday Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab Judith 13:18bc,19 Luke 1:39-47 Saturday Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11 Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, Matthew 17:9a, Sunday Isaiah 61:1-2a, Luke 1:46-50, Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8, SATURDAY, December 13th 4:00pm: Jeffrey Krall, Nathan Krall, Keila Astono 5:30pm: Robert Nieto, Thomas O Donnell, Brian O Donnell What Type Of Baptism Jesus Was To Bring Baptism is the origin and source of faith. It begins in us a supernatural life which is a life of faith, hope and love. Tadeusz Dajczer, The Gift of Faith, 3rd. ed. (Ft. Collins, CO:IAMF, 2012), 169. SUNDAY, December 14th 6:00am: Volunteer 7:30am: Wyatt Thilken, Grace Thilken, Maggie Thilken 9:00am: Anthony VerBurg, Christopher VerBurg, Jordan Bonanno 10:45am: Edu Argumedo, Mckenna Etheridge, Michaela Buhain 12:30pm: Nicholas Alegre, Michael Alegre, Diego Flores-Casados 5:00pm: Tommy McCarthy, Camille Manese, Garrett Rhorer

5 St. Kilian Catholic Church Page 5 This St. Kilian 7 Following 10:45 Mass- Faith and Fun for Catholic Families Rooms 11 & 12 See s Candy Sales Youth Ministry Food and Toiletries Drive Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Holy Day of Obligation- Immaculate Conception Masses 6:30 am/ 9 am/6:30 pm 7 pm Bible Study 7 pm Christians in Commerce NO AM BIBLE STUDY 7 p.m. Confirmation 2 Class 7:30 p.m. Penance Service 9:30 am Families of Nazareth 9:30 Mom s Ministry 9:30 am Share the Word 6:30 p.m. Faith & Fellowship Support Group 6:30 p.m. Serra Catholic Christmas Concert 5 am Mañanitas Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 7 p.m. Holy Hour Outreach Food Distribution 7 p.m. Christmas Concert by St. Kilian Choirs OKTOBERFEST 4-10 pm See s Candy Sales Youth Ministry 14 See s Candy Sales Youth Ministry 15 7 pm Bible Study 7 p.m. Christians in Commerce 16 NO AM BIBLE STUDY 17 9:30 am Families of Nazareth 9:30 Mom s Ministry 9:30 am Share the Word 18 6:30 p.m. Faith & Fellowship Support Group 19 7 p.m. Las Posadas 7 p.m. Holy Hour 20 CAREER TRANSITION MINISTRY Are you unemployed, about to be laid off, thinking of changing your career, or looking for help? Are you frustrated with the job search and wondering why God is testing you? If you answered yes, the St. Kilian Career Transition Ministry welcomes you to join this group. Through faith and love we help each other make the best of a trying and challenging time. We invite you to attend the meeting on Thursday, December 11th at 7:00 p.m. Room 12 in the Parish Center. If you are an employer or parish member or know of any employment opportunities or information that would be helpful to those searching for employment, please contact the Career Ministry. They need your help. For information contact: Jim Graver (949) careerministry@earthlink.net SPIRITUAL ADOPTION PROGRAM Dear Mom and Dad, Now I m 38 weeks old and there isn't much time left. My heart is pumping 300 gallons of blood each day. I can t wait to see you and give my heart to Jesus. Pray especially for me during my final days in the womb.

6 Page 6 Second Sunday of Advent PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN OVERSEAS: Afghanistan: Renee Barrett, Adam O Neill, Jordan Franco, Michael Marshall, Robert Charles Holmes, Jr., Jason Pallotta, Alfredo Samson Jr. Bahrain: Christine Cawayan, Christian Goodnow Beirut: Christopher Centeno England: Kyle Hunt, Matthew Plakos Japan: John Richmond, Vince Ramos Germany: Austen Swaim, Andrew Hill Hawaii: Robert Ortiz Iraq: Ryan Burke Isle of Crete: Richard Erk, III. Kuwait: Scott Richmond San Diego: David Rehnberg Pacific: Theodore Bucierka To include a family member s name serving overseas, please contact: Carolyn mcnamaracarolyn@yahoo.com We remember Please pray for... Carl Sabatino Dale Hatch Who entered their new and eternal lives in Christ. Our Parish condolences are extended to their families. Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. Those who are sick: Margo Quinn Greg McIntosh Virginia Lopez Allison Barrows Those who have died: Felix Gurrola Micheal Bourlard Camilla Castillo Bishop Dominic Luong Fr. Rosendo Silva Darryl Roberts Gery Houlihan Sandra Steeves Kevin Gross Tony Magliocco Armand LeTourneau Nicolasa Silva Ybarra Teresa Valmonte Libby Garabedian Mary Crow Jonathan Rehnberg Susan O Connor Jim Clark Robert Dean Wilhelmina Van Byeren Mike Sullivan Donald Patrick Angel Cruz Florence Briley Gerry Smith Msgr. Larry Gibson Dolores Rodarte Toni Thompson Tsehay Villeza Nicolas Hartman George Harris, Jr. Clara Tolle Valeria Guglielmi Bob Epperson Lorraine Epperson Fr. Leo Celano Evelyn Callahan Alexa Lowe Don Andersen Frank Bold William Christie Corrie Broussard Rosalie Brice Catherine W. demille Fr. John Donahue Catherine Ruger John J. Aceto, Jr. Lisa Majica Kathleen Flood Linda Ross Debbie Benner David L. John Peterson Terry G. Linda W. Mariela Perez Bob Brunson Ginny Redman Anne Lindner Virginia Anderson Angelina Reyes- Lambaren Oscar Salunga, Sr. Frank Semelsberger Kay Cassidy Terri Barbarino Brenda Villamil Israel Villamil Kylie Randazzo Stacey Maslyn Ellen Dixon Neil Johnson Sarah Gomez Pat Tipple Marie Ward Sharon Nestor Laura Rodriguez Thomas Fenton Rachel & Suzanne Pesota Dave Blanco Andrew Bold Sara Farley Rachael Sandidge Lorraine Ann Koschwanez William Vann Liz Luna Julie Anne Caruana Scott Lucas Madeline Buss Mary Ann Dailey Victor Prinque Marilyn Sullens George Grant Luis E. Lambaren Teresa Seccia Mary Jane Pfaff Desa Setlich Walter Tustaniwsky Marilyn Martin Aniceto Vargas Peter Danna, Jr. Lisa Marie Roth Bernhardt David Colby Rosario Lambaren Galves Garcia Sonia Heny Bette Patino Nick Kraus Bishop Cirilo Flores Richard King Robert Weingardt James E. Wolfe Judy Russo Dan Kryst Geri Will Trinidad Fulo Fr. Santiago Castro Baby Lucas Gomez Wanda Derum Fr. John Shetler Jim Engelerdt

7 St. Kilian Catholic Church Page 7 St. Kilian Council of Catholic Women Annual Christmas Luncheon, Friday, December 11:00 a.m. El Niguel Country Club Join us for lunch and Christmas music to celebrate the season. The cost is $38.00 per person payable to St. Kilian CCW Checks may be mailed to Rosie O Brien, Muirlands Blvd., #205, Lake Forest, CA Reservation deadline is December 8. Directions from Marguerite Pkwy: West on Crown Valley Pkwy., left at Club House Dr. and right to the Club House. Call if you have any questions. Las Posadas Celebration of the Nativity Friday, December 19th 7:00 pm The word posada means "inn" or "shelter" in Spanish, and the Las Posadas celebration recreates Mary s and Joseph's search for a place to stay in Bethlehem. Normally a nine-evening event, we are going to consolidate it into one night here at the St. Kilian Church Courtyard! Come join us as we look for shelter for the Holy Couple. Food, drink and fun especially for families with young children. Cub Scouts Pack 714 At St. Kilian Parish For more information, please contact Linda Shepard (parishioner) at: Linda92shep@gmail.com or JANUARY 2015 Monday, January 5 6:45-7:30 pm Pack Meeting at St. Kilian Church Hall Bridging of Webelos II to Boy Scout Troops Saturday, January 10 Pinewoood Derby at St. Kilian Church Shepherds of CHRIST (SoC) The monthly prayer meeting for the SoC will be held on Saturday, December 13 at 6:45 pm (TIME CHANGE) in the church, following the 5:30 Mass. This is in the middle of Advent and is a GREAT time to visit with our Lord and His Blessed Mother. Our priests need our prayer to protect them from the evil one! Unite, My children, become one in Me. You must stay connected to MY love. Strive for oneness. Satan is division. He wants to separate you. You cannot separate yourselves. We must be as one body. (God s Blue Book #3, P. 64) Questions please call Emilie Dillingham or Ken Herberger

8 Page 8 Second Sunday of Advent Religious Education Like us on facebook.com/stkilianreligiouseducation skre@cox.net DECEMBER Grades 1-4 Grades 1-8 NO RE-Christmas Circle of Grace Safe Environment Training Program

9 St. Kilian Catholic Church Page 9 Youth Ministry SKY stands for St. Kilian Youth. SKY is where the teens of our parish share their faith and have lots of fun. SKY NEWS SKY is happening! Come celebrate Mass with us at 5 p.m. and then join us for a night of fun and games. All teens are welcome! Upcoming dates: December 7 & 14 December 14th is out SKY gift exchange. Don t forget your gift! Gag gifts recommended! See s Fundraiser December 6/7 and 13/14. Candy sold outside of Mass. Please support our Youth! Need service hours? Sign ups are available for the See s Candy fundraiser. Contact Gabi for more details! Serra Catholic School Choir Concert Thursday December 11 th at 6:30pm HERE at St. Kilian Church Please come enjoy Christmas songs sung by our Serra Catholic School Choirs. The Tiny Trebles, Serra Singers, Serranade Middle School Choir, Eighth Notes, and Bellissima Handbell Choir will be performing some of their favorite Christmas songs for the community. This event is open to all and does not cost anything. Cookies and Hot Chocolate will be served after the concert. CONFIRMATION 1 NEWS Don t forget to work on your service experience requirement. Sign ups for Catholic Worker are available. CONFIRMATION 2 NEWS: Next Confirmation 2 Class is December 9th at 7 p.m. Your parish school, Serra Catholic, announces its 2 nd Annual Tuition Assistance Luncheon Sunday, January 25, :30 3:30 p.m. Catholic Worker Our next visit to the Catholic Worker is Sunday, December 14th. If you are interested in serving our homeless community, please confirmation@stkilianchurch.org to sign up. This event supports families experiencing a season of financial need at Serra and also The Marian Alliance of Schools: St. Anne s, St. Joseph s, and School of Our Lady all in Santa Ana. Early Bird Price~ $75.00 through Dec. 19 th Gabi Garcia, Youth Minister youth@stkilianchurch.org Elisha Castro, Confirmation Coordinator confirmation@stkilianchurch.org For more information or reservations, scan here or call the Advancement Office at x 165.

10 Page 10 Second Sunday of Advent Many hands make light work Thank you to our Bulk Mailing Ministry for helping us to get our Christmas Mailer out last week! You re the best!! Men of our parish Are you missing something in your work or faith life? Christians in Commerce is a thirty-year-old organization that empowers men to lead a life of Christ in commerce (and everywhere else, for that matter). This setting offers a unique opportunity for you to enrich and grow your faith. Sharing the difficult challenges of living a Christian life in a secular world with other men of faith makes CIC unlike any other organization. Join us. We meet every Monday from 7-8 PM in the parish center at St. Kilian. There is fellowship, prayer, teaching and discussion. You are always welcome! For more information call Phil Nasser (714) , or Art Villalovos at (949) , or go to

11 St. Kilian Catholic Church Page 11 Christmas Gifts for St. Kilian Food Pantry Each Christmas season, the St. Kilian Food Pantry has a big food distribution for our clients this year on Saturday, December 13th. Because we have the most generous parishioners around, we have also been able to give little gifts to the children, about 500 of them! This year, we would like to try something a little different. We would like to collect $5 gift cards to places kids and families like to eat In N Out, Baskin Robbins, Carl s Jr, El Pollo Loco, Yogurtland and many more! This gives us the opportunity to give something practical, but is still a little treat! Please drop the gift cards off in the Parish Office anytime. Don t want to shop? Drop off a donation and we will shop for you. Thank you! Toiletry Drive Hello, we are Marissa and Ashley and we are working on our Silver Award for Girl Scouts. We are collecting toiletries to be handed out at the St. Kilian Outreach Christmas Distribution on December 13th. You may drop your donation in the bins available outside of the Parish Hall by Wednesday, December 10th. Some ideas: Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss, Kleenex, dish soap, Chapstick, toilet paper and deodorant. Thank you! Christmas Mass Choir Schedule Wednesday, December 24th Christmas Eve 4 p.m. Grace Notes 6 p.m. Children s Choir (Pageant) 9 p.m. Fil-Am Choir 12 Midnight Adult Choir Thursday, December 25th Christmas Day 6 a.m. Cantor 7:30 a.m. Cantor 9 a.m. Fil Am Choir 10:45 Adult Choir 12:30 p.m. Teen/Young Adult Choir

12 Page 12 Second Sunday of Advent Immaculate Heart Radio Enrich your faith every single day! Tune your radio to AM 1000 all day, every day to learn more about your Catholic Faith. Every hour bring something new. Pray, learn, laugh, cry, ask, discern, rejoice, meditate, call-in, listen, seek find! Try it...we think you ll like it! Listen at 930 AM or 1000 AM TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY We will not be meeting for the month of December. We will be starting again on January 6th with St. Paul s Letter to the Ephesians. We will meet every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome. For more information call Carole Grod at THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE On Friday, December 12, we will observe the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and patroness of the Diocese of Orange. We will start the day with the traditional Mañanitas ("wee hours of the morning"), which starts at 5:00 a.m. This consists of an outdoor candlelight Rosary procession, followed by Alabanzas (songs in honor of the Virgin) led by mariachis, followed by La Misa (the Mass) and concludes with a convivencia (social) in the parish hall, where we will share hot chocolate, tamales and pan dulce. The prayers and songs will be in Spanish, but the spirit of devotion to Our Lady is universal, so all are welcome. I know our Spanish-speaking community would love to extend their hospitality to the entire parish, and would be proud to have you attend. Finding a Kidney for Rose My Mom, Rose needs your help in finding a living kidney donor. You see, Mom inherited a genetic kidney disease that rapidly destroyed her kidneys this year. She spent the better part of 2014 in and out of hospitals before her kidneys finally gave out...now she is left with only two options (1) get a kidney transplant, or (2) spend the rest of her life on dialysis. While kidney transplant is the superior quality of life choice, it can be challenging with over 83,000 people waiting ahead of her on the national kidney transplant list. Sorry to say the average wait on this list can be 5 years or more. However, there is a bright side to this scenario...over 6,000 people a year in the US donate a kidney to a person in need -through living donation a healthy person can donate one of their kidneys while they are still living. Living kidney donors are truly the Energizer Bunnies of human kindness as their donation keeps on giving a daily dose of life. To find out more about Rose and how you might be of help, please visit our website or feel free to me directly at samdefrisco@msn.com Sincerely, Joanne DeFrisco-Breen

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16 Parish Advent Penance Service TUESDAY December 9th 7:30 PM RE Children and Families invited to participate This year families from our Religious Education program will be participating in our Parish Penance Service. Children and their parents will be greeters, readers and singers. Please plan on joining us during this holy season as we prepare our hearts to welcome Jesus as the Light of the World. There will be a separate service in the Parish Center for children who have not yet received Reconciliation. Contact the RE Office if your family would like to participate in the Prayer Service.