Annunciation Catholic Church (252)

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1 ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOLS 246 East Main St. Havelock, NC Fourth Sunday of Advent December 23, 2018 Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Luke 1:42 Annunciation Catholic Church (252) Parish Staff Reverend William J. Upah....Pastor Deacon Wally Calabrese Deacon Deacon Jim Strange..Deacon Bethany Strange...Faith Formation Coordinator Kim Strange....Faith Formation Coordinator Teresa Rodney. Office Administrator Liturgy Schedule Weekday Masses Tues. 7:00 PM, Wed.-Fri. 8:30 AM Saturday 5:30 PM Sunday 8:30 AM & 11:30 AM Holy Days (see inside bulletin) First Saturday 8:30 am (see inside bulletin) Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4:00-5:00 PM or by an appointment Faith Formation Classes Sunday 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Sept. - May Baptism: Class required for parents and godparents. Call the parish office to register for class. Marriage: Requires six months preparation before wedding. Call the parish office for details. Anointing of the Sick: Please call the office or priest if you are in need of the anointing..annunciation Catholic School Phone: (252) Anna Bragg.... Principal Bob Benedict...Maintenance Jeanne Benedict and Rosa Perrien.Finance Parish Ministries Adult Faith Formation.Dave & Annette Williams Altar & Rosary Society..Eileen Elliott Altar Servers. Jason Gordon Catholic Daughters..Sandy Mullis Extraordinary Ministers JoAnn Radicella Finance Council Chair....Bud Hawe Head Ushers: Sat..5:30 p.m. ~ Chuck Roeckell Sun.8:30 am ~ Jimmy O Connor 11:30 am ~ Ben Cruz Hispanic Ministry Eduardo & Patricia Macias Knights of Columbus/Grand Knight Ed Mullis Faithful Navigator...Scott Shermeyer Music....Carrie Reading-Castells Helen Emerson, Ronald Thomas Nocturnal Adoration.. Jason Gordon & Curt Pope Parish Council Chair... Curt Pope Prison Ministry.Deacon Jim Strange RCIA Coordinators..Dcn. Wally & Amy Calabrese Readers Frank Radicella Stewardship.....Mary Ellmann

2 December 23, 2018 December 22nd ~ December 30th Saturday, Dec. 22nd, Fourth Sunday of Advent 5:30 PM ~ Art DelGiudice DelGiudice Family Sunday, Dec. 23rd, Fourth Sunday of Advent 8:30 AM ~ People of the Parish 11:30 AM ~ Michael Schwarz McVicker Family Monday, December 24th, Children s Mass 5:00 PM ~ Angelo & Antoinette Parisi Frank & JoAnn Radicella 10:00 PM ~ Virginia C. Casalda Maria Shaeffer Tuesday, December 25th, Nativity of the Lord 10:00 AM ~ Manuel C. Hara Ben Cruz Family No Mass on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday The Fourth Sunday of Advent ********************************************************************************************************** Please remember in your prayers all those who are sick especially: Acacia Bragg Bishop Michael Burbidge Jim Casti Anita Craiger Louise Cranford Lorna P. Cubero Bubeth Cscyas Manalo Cathy Erickson Isabella Quinn Galban Catalina Garduque Maureen Garner Robert Garner Cindy Griffith Scarlett Rose Hadley Jesse Cillian Hadley Tina Henry Bill Hodge Scott Hogle Shirley Kelly Molly Ellis-McCartney Josephine McGill Judy McMullin Father Phillip Johnson Melba Krumm Nicole McGuiness Jo Morin John Nebraski Bob Nelson Nancy Nutter Jimmy O Connor Margaret Pardini Floyd & Pat Quisenberry Mike & Gail Sansevero James Settle Monsignor Jerry Sherba Dan Smith Micky & Syble Spillane Margarita Stallings John Stark Willie Williams Please call the parish office if you want to add someone to the prayer list. Please have address ready for cards when you call. Thank you...teresa Saturday, Dec. 29th 5:30 PM ~ Michael Schwarz The Kelly Family Sunday, Dec. 30th 8:30 AM ~ People of the Parish 11:30 AM ~ Albert Yezarski Karen Conroy & Gary Odle O COME, LONG FORETOLD O come, Desired of nations, Whom priest and prophet long foretold Will break the captive fetters, Redeem the long-lost fold. Dear Savior, haste; come, come to earth, Dispel the night and show your face, And bid us hail the dawn of grace. Simon J. Pellegrin ( ), Tr. by Mary of St. Philip ( ) Altar Flowers & Sanctuary Candle: We depend upon your gift of flowers each week to beautify our altar. If you would like to remember someone special through a gift of altar flowers or the sanctuary candle please call the Parish There are still Mass Intention Dates available for 2019 Please stop by to reserve your dates. All Mass Intention donations go to Father Bill. We have the 2019 Mass Intention Book available to sign up for your dates.

3 Parish Meetings & Activities 12/22 12/30 Saturday 12/22 Reconciliation Mass No RCIA Sunday 12/23 Mass No Faith Formation Mass Volleyball Saturday 12/29 Reconciliation Mass No RCIA Sunday 12/30 Mass No Faith Formation Mass Volleyball 5th Sunday Rosary 4-5 pm 5:30 pm 8:30 am 11:30 am 1pm until 4-5 pm 5:30 pm 8:30 am 11:30 am 1 pm until 7 pm SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Advent Monday: Vigil of Christmas Tuesday: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Wednesday: St. Stephen; First Day of Kwanzaa Thursday: St. John Friday: The Holy Innocents Saturday: Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord; St. Thomas Becket Diapers and Pull-ups Size 3 and up Help the Moms at The Havelock Pregnancy Center and The Coastal Women s Shelter with your donations of diapers, wipes, ointments & creams. A bassinet is in the back of the church. The Altar & Rosary Society thanks you for your generous support in honor of all Mothers. There will be no second collection next week. We appreciation all of your generous donations. LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA: Check out the Lighthouse Catholic Media stand in the vestibule of the church. Books & CD s are available. HELP OUR MINISTRY HELP OTHERS BY VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME AND TASTY RECIPES ON MONDAY FROM 5:00 TO 7:15 NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED JUST A LOVE OF FELLOWSHIP, PLUS GOOD FOOD! FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CURT POPE AT WCPBLUE@YAHOO.COM HOPE TO SEE YOU MONDAY 5:00 Support Your parish Go on Vacation Catholic Daughters of America Thank you all who donated socks, undies, pjs and jackets.they were delivered and received with a "thank you to all". As this is an on going community need your continued donations are appreciated and can be dropped in the box at the back of the church. Patti DeMeo at

4 TODAY S READINGS First Reading: From Bethlehem-Ephrathah shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel (Micah 5:1-4a). Psalm: Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved (Psalm 80). Second Reading: We have been consecrated through the offering of the body of Christ once for all (Hebrews 10:5-10). Gospel: Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken by the Lord would be fulfilled (Luke 1:39-45). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Tuesday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Wednesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Thursday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Friday: 1 Jn 1:5 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28; Ps 128:1-5 or Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24; Lk 2:41-52 If you need to schedule a baptism, please enroll in the next class that is being held at the parish office. The class will be January 16th at 7:00 pm. Please call the Parish office to register. (252) Where all are Welcome In His Place... Thank you for your generous donations of food that we all make to the food pantry. We collected numerous items last week. Times are hard for a lot of families. Thank you for your continued support of this ministry. The item of need for December is 72 boxes of Cereal. If you are attending Annunciation and are not registered with the Parish as a member, we have no idea if you are a participating Catholic or not, so please register and if you can not afford to give monetarily please put a prayer card in the offertory so that we know you are attending. Also for all of you who pay by cash we really appreciate it but if you would put it in an envelope we could track that you are attending as well. It is important when it comes to all the Sacraments. We can not say you are active if we do not know. Thank you With all the food allergies that are in our environment today there are sometimes people who are allergic to gluten. We now provide a low gluten host to those individuals. It contains less than.001% gluten and is approved for use by the Vatican. You must speak to Father Bill to let him know that you need low gluten host and it will be made available to you. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and A Blessed Prosperous, Healthy New Year. The Parish Office closed at noon on Friday and will reopen at 9 am on January 2nd, In the event of an emergency please call the office and listen to the recording for further options to get up with someone. I will have my computer at home with me and will check s daily. My address is secretary@annunciationparish.org. God Bless you All. Father Bill, Teresa, Jeanne, Bethany, Kim, Rosa, Deacon Jim and Deacon Wally

5 Christmas Mass Schedule Monday: December 24th Christmas Family Mass 5:00 pm Monday: December 24th Christmas Cantata 9:00 pm Monday: December 24th Christmas Vigil Mass 10:00 pm Tuesday: December 25th Christmas Mass 10:00 am No weekday masses on 12/26, 12/27 & 12/28 The Parish Office and School will be close ar noon on December 21st and the Parish Office will reopen at 9 am on January 2nd.. Christmas and New Year s are Holy Days of Obligation The Parish Office will close at noon on Friday Dec. 21st and will reopen on Wednesday January 2nd. New Year s Mass Schedule Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Tuesday January 1st Solemnity Mass 10:00 am & 7 pm

6 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion ~ Catholic men & women sixteen years or older and are in good standing, which means they have received the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) and if Married have been Married in the Catholic Church, are eligible for this ministry. They are to live the Gospel message in accordance with the teachings of the Church and to participate regularly in the celebration of the Sunday Eucharist and practice their Catholic Faith. They are to be registered members of the parish in which they are commissioned. If you are interested in joining this ministry please contact JoAnn Radicella or fradicella@ec.rr.com. Save the Date: Ski trip February 8 10, 2019 Register Now... Proclaimers of the Word (readers) Catholic men & women sixteen years or older and have received the Sacrament of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) and if Married have been Married in the Catholic Church, are eligible for this ministry. They should participate regularly in the celebration of the Sunday Eucharist and practice their Catholic Faith. A reader should also be a registered member of the parish. Our mission at the Mass is to proclaim the word of the Lord and act as a bridge between the Scriptures and the faithful. You are committing yourself to the preparation and discipline that enables Scripture to become the living word. If you are interested in joining this ministry: Please contact Frank Radicella or Frank at fradicella@ec.rr.com. Glenn LaMarque approached me and asked if the Parish would help collect soda pull tabs to help offset the cost of his daughter having to stay at the Ronald McDonald House in Mobile Alabama. His daughter had twins born at 22 weeks due to complications. Scarlett weighed 14.4 ounces and Jesse weighed 1 pound 1.8 ounces. By collecting the soda pull tabs, they can help offset the cost of the stay. Please pray for this family, save the tops and bring them in. Glenn is a parishioner here at Annunciation Catholic Parish. Angel Tree: A special Thank You to all the ladies who volunteer in the Parish Office for all their help; taking phone calls, cutting out and filling out Angel Tags, organizing and handing out gifts, to a few special ladies who helped with Announcements and purchasing and putting together gifts for the Cherry Point Bay Nursing Home, to our Middle School Youth Group for putting up the beautiful trees in the back of the Church and hanging all the tags on them and for all of you who took a tag from the tree. A Special Thank you to Teresa and Father Bill for there support, and to Carrie, our Music Director, for leading the Middle School Youth Group and the Youth Group Coordinators, in Christmas Caroling as they delivered the gifts to 70 Cherry Point Bay Nursing Home, Men and Women and for anyone who helped in any way. Without everyone working together this would not be possible. We are Truly Blessed at Annunciation. We had gifts, food baskets + a Ham for 30 Havelock Families and 1 Foster Child plus Catholic Daughters supplied gifts for 2 more Foster Children. May you all have a Very Blessed Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!!

7 FAITH in FORMATION Reminder There will be no Faith Formation and Adult Faith Formation classes the next two weekends. Classes will resume January 6th. Corporal Works of Mercy in Action! Thank you to the High School Youth Group for helping spread the joy of Christmas to the incarcerated at the Carteret Correctional Center. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrews 13:2 Prayer for the Fourth Sunday of Advent Almighty, eternal, just, and merciful God, give us miserable ones the grace to do for You alone what we know you want us to do, and always to desire what pleases You. Inwardly cleansed, interiorly enlightened and inflamed by the fire of the Holy Spirit, may we be able to follow in the footsteps of Your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and by Your grace alone, may we make our way to You, Most High, Who live and rule in perfect Trinity and simple Unity, and are glorified God almighty, forever and ever. Amen. Contact: Bethany and Kim Strange Phone: (252) December Important Dates Sun Mo Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 Faith Formation Advent week 1 9 No Faith Formation/ Breakfast with St. Nick Advent Week 2 16 Faith Formation/ M.S.Y.G. Angel Tree Advent Week 3 No Faith Formation Advent Week 4 No Faith Formation High School Youth Group High School Youth Group High School Youth Group No High School Youth Group 31 1 R.C.I.A R.C.I.A No R.C.I.A No R.C.I.A No R.C.I.A Fourth Sunday of Advent This week we light the fourth candle on the advent wreath. This is the last purple candle, the candle of peace. Jesus is the Prince of Peace, and he has come to reconcile us with God and with others. We ask Jesus to help us see that peace is possible this week. Thank you everyone who helped the youth groups deliver angel tree gifts to the Cherry Point Bay Nursing Home this past weekend. We couldn t do it without you!

8 Advent is such an important season here at Annunciation. Our students have the privilege of attending weekly Mass, an Advent Reconciliation is offered for grades 3-8, and we learn about our Salvation History through the Jesse tree each morning. They are all anticipating the Christmas season eagerly, while we wait in joyful Advent hope. It is a privilege to serve each day here, as we watch the children learn and grow! Volunteers Needed: Volunteers are needed to help with afterschool homework time in the library Mon. Thur. from 3:05 4:00pm. We would be grateful for the support of any Safe Environment certified helpers during this busy time of day. Annunciation Catholic School's 14th Annual Angels and Saints Gala will be Saturday, February 9 at the Havelock Tourist and Event Center. The Gala team is planning our Gatsby Gala as glamourous, 1920s themed event. The evening includes a silent and live auction, dinner catered by Floyds 1921 of Morehead City, DJ and auction by CK Entertainment. Tickets are available for purchase now at DECEMBER AND JANUARY DATES Mon. Dec. 24 Fri. Jan. 4 CHRISTMAS BREAK NO SCHOOL Mon. Jan. 7 School Resumes Wed. Jan. 9 6:30pm Advisory Board Fri. Jan. 11 8:30am Mass Tue. Jan. 15 Q2 Ends Wed. Jan. 16 6:30pm ASPA Meeting for All Parents Fri. Jan pm Snowball Dance Grades 5-8 Mon. Jan. 21 SCHOOL IN SESSION HURRICANE MAKEUP DAY Fri. Jan. 25 Sports and Club Photos Jan. 27 Feb. 2 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

9 January 19, 2019 Race Starts at 10am Check In Opens at 9am Annunciation Catholic Parish Main Street, Havelock Start/Finish at City Park The local Catholic Daughters of The Americas, Court Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal along with the Knights of Columbus, Havelock Council 6648 are coordinating our Fourth Annual Run/Walk for Life 5K. Our goals are to create a fun filled community event, educate and raise awareness, as well as fundraise for the Havelock Pregnancy Center. AWARDS: Awards for top 3 male and female in each age division 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80 above Online Registration at / for more info: ncquiltgirl4@gmail.com RACE FEES Tee Shirt Sponsor Only $15 Individual $25 Team Member* $20 *Teams must consist of a minimum of 4 members and applications must indicate Team name on each. Please note there is not an awards category for teams. Each team member is eligible for individual awards in his or her age group. Please complete a Race Day Entry Form for each member and submit together. RACE DAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST brought to you by Havelock Pregnancy Resource Center. Tickets are $5 each. Pancake Breakfast open to all race participants and their guests! Tickets are available at registration. Proceeds benefit Havelock Pregnancy Resource Center REGISTRATION AVAILABLE ON RACE DAY AT THE DOOR. TEE SHIRTS AND SIZES NOT GUARANTEED AFTER December 31, 2018 Check In and Pancake Breakfast at Annunciation Catholic Parish Hall 246 E Main St, Havelock, NC

10 Annunciation Catholic School Basketball Home Games Our Annunciation community is invited to join us for Saints BasketbalL Games Sat., December 1 at IOP (AWAY) Sat., December 8 at St. Peter Blue (AWAY) Sat., Dec. 15 v. St. Paul (HOME) Sat., January 12 v. St. Peter Green (HOME) Sat., Jan. 19 at St. Mary (AWAY) Sat. Jan. 26 v. IOP (HOME) Sat. Feb. 2 v. St. Peter Blue (HOME) Sat. February 9 at St. Paul (AWAY) Sat. Feb. 16 at St. Peter Green (AWAY) Sat. Feb. 23 v. St. Mary (HOME) Basketball games start in the ACS Gym Schedule as follows: JV Girls 10:00 AM JV Boys 11:15 AM Varsity Girls 12:30 PM Varsity Boys 1:45 PM entrance fees are $4 for adults, $2 for children, volunteers are free!

11 Adult Faith Formation A Biblical Walk Through the Mass Do you understand the meaning behind the parts of the Mass? In his video-based study A Biblical Walk Through the Mass, Dr. Edward Sri explores the roots of the words and gestures we experience at Mass and explains their profound significance. In this study, you will come to know and understand the Mass as never before, leading you to a richer, more fruitful worship experience. This six week program will be led by Deacon Jim. Each week is a new opportunity to attend. The Cost is Free! A Biblical Walk Through the Mass begins November 18th at 10am in the school library.

12 Annunciation Catholic Church 246 East Main Street Havelock, NC (252) Faith Formation Calendar September Important Dates: February Sep 9 First Faith Formation Class Oct 7 Columbus Day No Class Nov 11 Veteran s Day No Class October Nov 25 Thanksgiving Holiday No Class March Dec 9 Dec 23 Dec 30 Breakfast with St. Nicholas Christmas Holiday No Class New Year s Day Holiday No Class Jan 20 Martin Luther King No Class November Feb 5- Mar 26 Special Sacraments Classes Feb 17 Feb 23 Mar 9 Presidents Holiday No Class 2nd Grade Family Retreat 1st Reconciliation April December Apr 21 Easter No Class May May 5 May 5 May 11 May 12 1st Communion Rehearsal Last Faith Formation Class 1st Holy Communion Mother s Day/ May Crowning January TBA Confirmation Attend Faith Formation Class Family Event No Faith Formation Class Classes start promptly at 9:45am Revised

13 Diapers and Pull-ups Size 3 and up Help the Moms at The Havelock Pregnancy Center And The Coastal Women s Shelter With your donations of diapers, wipes, powder, ointments & creams. Collection bins will be in the back of the church The Altar & Rosary Society thanks you for your generous support in honor of all Mothers

14 THE LAZARUS MINSTRY NEEDS HELP!! Funeral Reception TO: Set-up tables Sometimes prepare foods Placing table linens Preparing Coffee Picking up food if requested Serving the food Cleaning up after the reception As a rule volunteers would be notified one day prior to the event for assistance. Hopefully these events are few and far between and with enough volunteers not all would be requested to attend every event. PLEASE consider giving your time to a fellow parishioner in need. Contact: Therese Schwarz Roberta Justice rjustice3@ec.rr.com Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion ~ Catholic men & women sixteen years or older and are in good standing, which means they have received the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) and if Married have been Married in the Catholic Church, are eligible for this ministry. They are to live the Gospel message in accordance with the teachings of the Church and to participate regularly in the celebration of the Sunday Eucharist and practice their Catholic Faith. They are to be registered members of the parish in which they are commissioned. If you are interested in joining this ministry please contact Jeanne Benedict or JoAnn Radicella or fradicella@ec.rr.com

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