St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church

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1 St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church Parish Office: (314) ; Fr. Brian Fallon, Pastor: stelizabethhungary.org December 23, 2018

2 Monday 4:30pm 10:00pm Tuesday 10:00am Wednesday Thursday December 24 Christmas Eve Barb Fix Special Intention Casey Klipfel Michael Kiesler December 25 Christmas Day Haukap, Gerdes & Poth Families December 26 St. Stephen Works & Dorley Families December 27 St. John Connie Dorsey Friday December 28 Works & Dorley Families Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 10:30am Mass Intentions December 29 St. Thomas Becket Works & Dorley Families December 30 The Holy Family Of Jesus, Mary & Joseph People Of The Parish Connie Dorsey Weekly Offering December 9, 2018 Actual Budget Envelope Total $6,488 Loose $ 595 Total Collection $7,083 $5,000 Special Collections Votive Offerings $ 260 St. Vincent DePaul $ 98 Christmas Flowers $ 245 Christmas $ 250 Seminary $ 172 Retreat $ 342 Holy Day $ 309 Parish Maintenance $ 456 Online giving go to stelizabethhungary.org Click on Support The Parish. Thank you for your support of our parish! Liturgical Ministers December 29 and December 30 Saturday, December 29, 4:30pm Mass Lector: Helen Ingold Extraordinary Ministers: Volunteer, Maureen Cameron, Jane Bell, Joyce DiStefano Sunday, December 30, Mass Lector: Silvio Flaim Extraordinary Ministers: Alice Todt, Judy Simon, Joan Zimmermann Sunday, December 30, 10:30am Mass Lector: Chris Holmes Extraordinary Ministers: Fred Buck, Gerald Brendel, Ann Holmes, Dee Martin Let us remember in our prayers the sick and homebound of the parish Gertrude Slama, Fr Edwards, Mark Beck, Tom Hearst, Jo Klein, Steven Sulze, Hilaria Green, Victor Sciarrino, David Brophy, Rosalie Hubert,, Frank Miles, Mike McSorley Sr., James Brumfield, Dave Oppland, Brother John Mangogna, Cathy Seemayer, Mary Lou Works, Patrick Nelms, Christopher Nelms, Lynn Warfel, Lois Jones, Kayla Sommer, Vito Mangogna, Mary Ann Reiter, Pat Cooseman, Ted Arunski, Sherry Sansone, Dave Wissler, Dave Holdinghausen, Barb Fix. Are you unable to join us for Mass? Please contact the parish office and we ll be sure to have a Communion Minister visit you! GIVE A MEAL-A-MONTH December Small Canned Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Cranberry Sauce, Pears (Extra) Toilet Tissue, Paper Towels

3 FROM THE DESK OF FR. FALLON Take a breath for a second. Breathe. Invite the Holy Infant into your heart. On the parish Day of Recollection on the 8th we talked about what it means to be present. There are so many gifts we receive from the Lord, but the one He wants most is the gift of ourselves. He wants us! One of the ways we can gift ourselves to him is by presenting ourselves to Him: in daily prayer, in volunteering, using our skills to help others, looking for ways we can lift people up with kindness. Simple things that are hard to do! We also spoke about presence, meaning being present in any time or situation. Living in the moment. Listening to those speaking to you. Being attentive at the liturgy. Giving God intentional time and getting enough rest. Very hard! But when we present ourselves and focus on the present, we can receive God s presence into our lives. He s always present, but maybe not visible to us because we re looking for Him at the Inn and not in the manger. Remember what Jesus says to His father in John 17: "Father, they are Your gift to Me! Soon and Very Soon... Peace, Fr. Fallon Please join us in welcoming the following new member into our parish community: Patricia & Mike Tado, 866 Tuxedo Blvd.

4 Christmas and New Year s Mass Schedule Christmas Eve and Christmas Day: Monday, December 24, 2018: 4:30 PM and 10:00 PM Tuesday, December 25, 2018: 10:00 AM New Year s Eve and New Years Day Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 Vigil Mass 4:30 PM Tuesday, January 1, 2019: 9:00 AM The parish office will be closed on Monday, December 24, 2018, through Tuesday, January 1, 2019, for the Christmas and New Years Holidays. Normal office hours will resume on Wednesday, January 2, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE PARISH STAFF! HELLO, St. E s family, friends and alumni. It s not too late to order your St. Elizabeth s shirt with the St. E s logo. If you have any questions, please call Rosann Thank you and let s wear our LOGO proudly. This Coming Week at St. Elizabeth s Mon. 12/24 - NO EUCHARISTIC ADORATION HELP NEEDED WITH FUNERAL LUNCHES The funeral luncheon committee needs your help in providing salads, vegetables or desserts. Any parishioner that is willing or able to help please call Marilyn Cottin at Wed. 12/26 - Men s AA Meeting 7:30 PM Thurs. 12/27 -SAJE Chair Exercises at Advent Episcopal, 9373 Garber 9:30 AM Fri. - SAJE Pickleball Gym 12 PM - 3 PM 12 /28 - SAJE Zumba 10:30 AM Gym I want to extend a personal GIANT Thank You on behalf of myself and the Circle of Concern for the multitude of toys your church collected for the Circle Birthday Club. I am so very amazed by the quality and the quantity of toys donated by St. Elizabeth of Hungary, a church I know is not large, and has quite a few older members. The Circle s Birthday Club provides toys to children who otherwise would go without because many of our clients must choose the purchase of food or the payment of bills over buying their child a gift. Every child s birthday should be special, and because of your generosity, their birthday will be.

5 LET EVERY HEART PREPARE HIM ROOM I am reaching out to you from the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Kirkwood. We want to invite you and your congrega on to our Joy to the World Na vity Display, to experience more than 150 different na vity sets from around the world. We are sure that everyone will find at least one that inspires the true spirit of Christmas. The display is scheduled to be open for viewing from 10am un l 2pm the weekend of Jan 5-6, from 9am un l 4pm at our Tau Center at 335 S Kirkwood Road behind the PNC Bank Building. As the wise men brought gi s for the babe, we invite our visitors to do the same. Our suggested admission is a $5 dona on (per family is fine) or a package of diapers or a new or gently used baby item. Everything we gather will be passed along to three area pregnancy care centers: Birthright, Our Lady s Inn St Louis, Our Lady s Inn Defiance. We have a list of the most needed items on our website SAJE MOVIE MATINEE presents Christmas Lodge a 2011 Family Comedy/Drama set in a lodge that could use a little love just like the people who stay there. St. Thomas/Holy Spirit, 3980 South Lindbergh (Sunset Hills). Wednesday, December 26, 1:00 PM. Light refreshments. Closed Captioning. SAJE Bingo, Thursday, December 27, 10:30 AM, Advent Episcopal Church, 9373 Garber (Crestwood). Fun prizes. Thank you Tommy and Charlie Gosser for the St. Nicholas bake sale you held in our church lobby on December 6, 2018, which raised $ The money you raised will be used to help families in need this holiday season. Fr. Fallon