Dec 15/16, rd Sunday Of Advent 1 st reading: Zephaniah a Pslam : Isaiah 12 2 nd reading: Philippians Gospel :Luke 3.

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1 Parish Contacts St. Michael s-burstall Chairperson: Rita Thorburn St. Mary s Richmound Chairperson: Bill Gergley St. Mary s Fox Valley Pastor: Fr. Hoang Nguyen Pastoral Admin. Associate: Candice Koch Chairperson: Mark Hudec Contact Info: Office: Fax: stmfoxvalley@rcdos.ca Fr.Hoang hnguyen@rcdos.ca Website of south cluster Diocese Website: Office Hours: Tues.& Thurs 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Dec Hours: Office will be closed from Dec 21 to Jan 2. Open Jan 3 rd regular hours Dec 15/16, rd Sunday Of Advent 1 st reading: Zephaniah a Pslam : Isaiah 12 2 nd reading: Philippians Gospel :Luke Weekday Mass at a Glance Dec INTENTION BY Monday (FV) CWL/KofC Mtg/Christmas Party Tuesday (RI) Wednesday 6:30 AM(FV) Sacra. Prep Thursday 9:00 AM (FV) Friday (FV) Saturday 7:30 PM (BR) + & Living CWL Members Advent Reconciliation Joseph Nguyen Rose Tuchescherer Advent Reconciliation Anna Quynh St. Mary s CWL C & R Weiss D &M Bachmier Sunday All 9:00AM (RI) Parishioners Anne 11:00 AM(FV) K &A Volk Tumbach Diocesan Prayer Intention: We pray as a diocesan family for everyone who finds the Advent and Christmas season difficult or painful those who are grieving, those suffering hardships, illness or depression, those who are in prison, and anyone who is isolated or alone. May all experience the blessed assurance of God s love and presence, even in dark times.

2 For Dec 22/23 FOX VALLEY RICHMOUND BURSTALL 11:00 AM 9:00 AM 7:30 PM Mass Kaylee Carey Servers Grace Jaelyn Kael Hunter Readers Dan Boyd Mary Dan Greeters James Donda Gifts Murray & Mary Overhead Haley Debbie G Ushers Dan Kelly Mass Cooridin. Denise Rosary Shelly Extraordinary Anthony Mario Tegan Minister Communion Wanda Steve Coffee Colleen Bernie Bev Jane Cleaning Rolande Elan Dec 23 Jan 19 V Fiesel K Kosolofski E Brodie Four Weeks at a Glance F.V. RI BR Christmas Refer To list on Other page Schedule Dec 29/30 7:30 PM 11:00 AM 9:00 AM Jan 5/6 7:30 PM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Jan 12/13 11:00 AM 7:30 PM 9:00 AM Keep these people in your prayers: To have a person listed or removed please contact Fr. Hoang or Candice Karley Wirth, Frances Stock, Anthony Hoffart, Colleen Dietrich, Alfred Wagner, Alex Buye, Jase Lister, Audrey Koch, Rhonda Ternes, Susan Gilbert, Marie Schmaltz, Christina Resch, Jackie Dirk

3 Home Communion will be brought monthly to the sick and the elderly who wish to have it at home For the month of Dec call or the office at We would love to see you. Special Collection St. Mary s Parish Fox Valley Sponsor Child and International Child Aide Collection Jan 27/19 St. Mary s Parish Richmound Sponsor Child Collection Jan 20/19 St Michaels Burstall -Food Bank Collection for Advent, starting Dec 2 nd St. Mary s FV books will be closed on Dec 31/18 please plan on giving for 2018 by that date. Anything received Jan 1/19 or later will be taken for 2019 Year Christmas Party For CWL Knights of Columbus and Parish Council will be held On Dec 17 after the Mass $20 gift exchange and bring Munchies The diocese is implementing new addresses to parishes and priests with a rcdos.ca suffix so our new is stmfoxvalley@rcdos.ca Please make note of this

4 Please Note date change for FV Advent Confessions from Dec 20 to Dec 21 to accommodate School Christmas Concert Liturgical Celebrations Advent Christmas Seasons & New Year Date Burstall Fox Valley Richmound Dec 13/18 Dec 18/18 Dec 21/18 Christmas Eve Monday Dec 24 Christmas Day Tues Dec 25 New Year Celebration Dec31/Jan 1 Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God Advent Confessions with Adoration 11:00 AM 7:30 PM New Years Eve Advent Confessions with Adoration 9:30 PM 9:00 AM New Years Day Advent Confessions with Adoration Mass@7:30 PM 11 AM New Years Day Parish News- Month at a Glance What Where When CWL/ KofC/ Parish Christmas St. Mary s Fox Valley Dec 17 after 7 pm mass Party Advent Reconciliation St. Mary s Richmound Dec 7 PM Sacramental Prep St. Mary s Fox Valley Dec 19 after 6:30 Pm mass Advent Reconciliation St. Mary s Fox Valley Dec 7pm St. Mary s Parish Fox Valley is looking for a casual church/office cleaner, relief when the regular person is gone. Please contact Mark if interested or for more details Swift Current Pro-life Baby bottle is coming to a close at Christmas time so please if you have them full please consider getting them back to Gwen Buye in the near future so she has time to get it back to Pro Life Thank you in Advance

5 North Cluster News Four Weeks at a Glance Leader Lancer Liebenthal Dec 22/23 7:30 PM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Dec 24 8:00 PM 6:00 PM 10:00 PM Dec 25 11:00 AM Dec 29/30 11:00 AM 7:30 PM 9:00 AM Dec 31 Jan 1 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Diocese News 7:30 PM Bishops Levee on New Year s Day all are welcome! The Officers and Members of the D'Arcy McGee Assembly, Justice Emmett Hall Assembly, and Bishop Nykyta Assembly of the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus in Saskatoon extends an invitation to attend the Jan. 1, 2019 Bishops Levee, which will be held between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on New Year's Day at the Cathedral of the Holy Family, 123 Nelson Road, Saskatoon. (Suggested dress is formal: tux, suit or other suitable attire). The Levee provides an opportunity to exchange New Year's greeting with His Excellency the Most Reverend Mark Hagemoen, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, and His Excellency, the Most Reverend Bryan Bayda, Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon. Putting Your Affairs In Order During January 2019, there are THREE opportunities for you to attend an Are Your Affairs in Order? presentation at Queen s House Retreat & Renewal Centre on Taylor Street, Saskatoon: 2:30 p.m. January 15; 7:00 p.m. January 16; and 2:30 p.m. January 23. This 2-hour talk will help you understand the importance of having a Will and preparing the other components of your personal and financial life. Jocelyne Hamoline from the Diocese of Saskatoon Catholic Foundation will demonstrate how our Will can be a significant opportunity to express our Catholic faith and commitment to discipleship. A Catholic Planning Guide to My Estate package and the Faith-Based Advanced Health Care Directive (CHAS) will be available for $5.00 (cash or check please). Please join us! Registration is free with seating limited to 50. Register by calling Jocelyne Hamoline at , jhamoline@dscf.ca or register online ( ). Registration is required at least 48 hours before the presentation time.

6 From a sermon of Saint Augustine John is the voice, and Christ is the Word John is the voice, but the Lord is the Word who was in the beginning. John is the voice that lasts for a time; from the beginning Christ is the Word who lives for ever. Take away the word, the meaning, and what is the voice? Where there is no understanding, there is only a meaningless sound. The voice without the word strikes the ear but does not build up the heart. However, let us observe what happens when we first seek to build up our hearts. When I think about what I am going to say, the word or message is already in my heart. When I want to speak to you, I look for a way to share with your heart what is already in mine. In my search for a way to let this message reach you, so that the word already in my heart may find place also in yours, I use my voice to speak to you. The sound of my voice brings the meaning of the word to you and then passes away. The word which the sound has brought to you is now in your heart, and yet it is still also in mine. When the word has been conveyed to you, does not the sound seem to say: The word ought to grow, and I should diminish? The sound of the voice has made itself heard in the service of the word, and has gone away, as though it were saying: My joy is complete. Let us hold on to the word; we must not lose the word conceived inwardly in our hearts. Do you need proof that the voice passes away but the divine Word remains? Where is John s baptism today? It served its purpose, and it went away. Now it is Christ s baptism that we celebrate. It is in Christ that we all believe; we hope for salvation in him. This is the message the voice cried out. Because it is hard to distinguish word from voice, even John himself was thought to be the Christ. The voice was thought to be the word. But the voice acknowledged what it was, anxious not to give offence to the word. I am not the Christ, he said, nor Elijah, nor the prophet. And the question came: Who are you, then? He replied: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord. The voice of one crying in the wilderness is the voice of one breaking the silence. Prepare the way for the Lord, he says, as though he were saying: I speak out in order to lead him into your hearts, but he does not choose to come where I lead him unless you prepare the way for him. What does prepare the way mean, if not pray well? What does prepare the way mean, if not be humble in your thoughts? We should take our lesson from John the Baptist. He is thought to be the Christ; he declares he is not what they think. He does not take advantage of their mistake to further his own glory. If he had said, I am the Christ, you can imagine how readily he would have been believed, since they believed he was the Christ even before he spoke. But he did not say it; he acknowledged what he was. He pointed out clearly who he was; he humbled himself. He saw where his salvation lay. He understood that he was a lamp, and his fear was that it might be blown out by the wind of pride.