The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist December 14, 2014 Bishop of Charleston

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1 The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist December 14, 2014 Bishop of Charleston The Most Reverend Robert E. Guglielmone, DD. Diocesan Website: Cathedral Staff Contact Information Monsignor Steven L. Brovey, Cathedral Rector Telephone Number: Assisting Priests: Father Patrick Allen Father Robert Conway Deacon Jerome P. Remkiewicz Telephone: Deacon Charles J. Olimpio Telephone: Wedding Information Use this Contact Director of Music & Liturgy Mr. Daniel Sansone ext Assistant Organist, Larry Long Telephone aol.com Director of Christian Formation & Evangelization Dan Lord Telephone Extension Bookkeeper: Mrs. Sharon M. Emma Telephone: Extension Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor Mrs. Linda Lyons Telephone: Charleston Catholic School Principal, Mr. Fred McKay Telephone Website: Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes 4 May May nights in Lourdes and 3 nights in Paris - $3798/person Monsignor Steven Brovey will be leading a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France on 4 May In 1858 the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Bernadette Soubirous identifying herself as the Immaculate Conception. The pilgrimage will delve into the life of St. Bernadette and the message of Our Lady. There will be ample time to spend in prayer at the Grotto where Our Lady appeared, time to experience the Miraculous Baths, daily Eucharistic Procession and moving Candlelight Rosary Procession each evening. After five days in Lourdes the pilgrimage will move on to Paris and visit Sacre-Coeur of Montmartre, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal and other religious and historic sites. Msgr. Brovey at the Cathedral for a brochure of the itinerary: monsignor.slb@ gmail.com 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. If you have any questions you are always welcome to call Sharon Emma, Bookkeeper at ext. 236.

2 Website: Third Sunday of Advent Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Christmas Mass Schedule 2014 December 24th & 25th Christmas Eve At the Cathedral 4:00pm Vigil Mass with Children s Choir 7:00pm Vigil Mass 11:30pm Christmas Music by the Cathedral Choir Midnight Mass with Bishop Guglielmone Christmas Day At the Cathedral 11:00am Solemn Christmas Mass Saint Mary of the Annunciation 89 Hasell St. Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve At Saint Mary 3:30pm Youth Choir and Christmas Pageant 4:00pm Vigil Mass 7:30pm Solemn Christmas Mass by Candlelight Christmas Day At Saint Mary 11:00am Solemn Christmas Mass

3 The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist December 14, 2014 Echoes of Angels A Renaissance Ensemble Concert Please join our artists-in-residence, The Charleston Renaissance Ensemble, for Echoes of Angels, here at the Cathedral on Sunday, December 14th at 3:00 pm. This musical celebration of Christmas will include vocal masterpieces from the Renaissance and Middle Ages, as well as traditional carols and other favorites of the season. Suggested donation is $10. Christmas Decorating Schedule Help decorate the church for Christmas! Please contact Marian Mentavlos if you are available and would like to help. marianmentavlos@att.net or Dec 15 - Assemble artificial trees, string lights on fresh trees Dec 16 Continue with trees as needed; put up empty creche Dec 19 Decorate and hang garlands and wreaths Dec 22 Make and hang greenery arrangements Dec 23 Arrange poinsettias (Thanks for sharing your time and talents) The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist December 13-14, 2014 Parking Garage Tear along dotted line for the attendant. Prayer List Paul Arena Todd Armstrong Irene Boles Susan Brannock Margaret Mary Brant Caroline Campbell David Caron Mabel Frances Caron Mary Carson Gay Carter George Catumas Trudie Cooper Theresa Corbin Jeffery William Cozy Ella Deitch Carol Delisio Jim Daugherty Sharon J. Dean Sr. Mary Ann Donovan Irene Douglass Mac Dunbar Kit Dunlap Fr. John Dux Rob Everhart Vincenza Ferri Amelia Finley Rosie Finnegan 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 Peter Murphy Marty Jones Peggy Kanapaux Margaret Karafa Chris Keller John Kolasinski, O.P. Nancy Kowalsky Shirley Lanford Cheryl La Rose Bryan Lester Kevin & Kailii Lyons Mary Magee Carolyn Mason Marcia Mathias Dave McCaffery Shirley McGill Jeremy Meeks Jay Michel, IV Beth Mullen Lee Mullinax, Sr. Hannah Murphy Michael Murphy Peter Murphy SSgt. Samuel T. Myers,USMC Bob Nebergall Annie Neese Mary Olimpio Carson Parker Sonoma Peterson Myrna Lane Piccione Margarite C. Poulnot Danny Pritchard Frank Rose De Anna Scannel Gus & Mary Schill Mary Condon Schill Jodi Schumacher Janet Sherbine Linda Smith Elyse Sokol Margaret Mary Sprague Charlene Stuart Esther Tecklenburg Jane Thompson Carolyn Torlay Margaret Trubia Mary Addison Tutterow Haley Tyrrell Peter Ulak Jessica Valind William Viger Patricia Vitkovic Peter Winkler Nicholas Yeaw Kathi Zigli Keep These People in your Prayers

4 Website: Christmas Giving Tree: In the back of the Cathedral and in a basket are our Giving Tree 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 21st. Did You Know We Have A Library? That s right! The St. Augustine Library is on the 2nd floor of the Cathedral Center, 3rd door on the left. It s open Sunday mornings except during Sunday School class time, and it s open Monday through Thursday from 9:00-2:00. It s a quiet place to study and a great place to check out excellent books by great Christian writers. Third Sunday of Advent Congratulations to our Basketball Teams! They did an outstanding job in the St. Joseph s Pre-season Basketball Tournament! The Saints brought home 4 Championship trophies and 2 Runner-up trophies! Friday, December 19th marks the end of the 2nd quarter and Christmas break begins at 11:15 AM. This is an early dismissal day. Don t forget to continue to save your Box Tops for education. The second collection date will be in late February. We will keep you posted. We have reached our goal of 500 friends on Facebook! We are actually up to 525! Facebook is a great way to keep up with what is happening on the CCS campus, if you haven t already, like us and help us get to 1,000 followers! To schedule a tour of The Charleston Catholic School please call Jeannie Fanjoy at or visit our website for more information. Knights of Columbus Rosary Dinner Knights of Columbus Council 704 invites Cathedral parishioners to join us for a Rosary dinner on Sunday the 14th of December at 7 PM at the Cathedral Hall. The Rosary dinner is scheduled the 2nd Sunday every month after the 6:00 Mass at the Cathedral. Dinner is provided by the Knights of Columbus. We invite you to pray the Rosary with us, throughout the Year For The Family. Need A New Gift Giving Idea? Try This One! What to 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. St. Vincent de Paul will send a note of thanks to you and to the recipient of your gift. Send your request to: Attention: St. Vincent de Paul The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 120 Broad St., Charleston, SC or to Bob Imbus 232 S. Plaza Court, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

5 The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist December 14, 2014 Coming Events Sun., Dec. 14 Third Sunday of Advent 10:00am Fellowship Coffee Hour in the Hall 10:05am Religious Education in Center 11:15am Mass with Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone 3:00pm Renaisance Ensemble Concert in Church 7:00pm Knights of Columbus Rosary Dinner-Hall 7:00pm HS B16 s Youth Group Meeting in LH Mon., Dec. 15 5:30pm Cathedral Men s Club Meeting in Hall Tue., Dec. 16 Wed., Dec. 17 7:00pm RCIA Meeting in Hall 7:00pm Choir Rehearsal in Music Room 7:00pm Lucius Via Young Adults meet at Pauline Book & Media Thurs., Dec. 18 7:30pm Charleston Symphony Orchestra Messiah Concert in Church Fri., Dec. 19 Sat., Dec.20 Sun., Dec. 21 Fouth Sunday of Advent 10:00am Fellowship Coffee Hour in the Hall 10:05am Religious Education in Center 10:05am Jr. HS Youth B 16 s Meet Upstairs 7:00pm HS B16 s Youth Group Meeting in LH Thank you to all who donated to St. Vincent de Paul in November! On our Begging Sunday we collected $3, We saw 42 families and were able to help with expenses of $8, Expenses include rent, SCE&G, water, emergency shelter. We also gave out 11 bags of food. The Vincetians do the leg work but you provide the much needed funding. Thank you! Merry Christmas. Weekly Offertory Report December 7, 2014 Due to the Parish Office being closed on December 8th for the Holy Day the Offertory will be reported in the December 21st bulletin. Sincere thanks for your generosity. Each gift matters! Mass Intentions Saturday, December 13 5:30 pm Intentions of Michael F.Campbell,II Sunday, December 14 9:00 am +Mary Ritchie Tutterow 9:30 am St. Mary, 89 Hasell St. 11:15 am +Bishop David B. Thompson 6:00 pm Pro Populo Monday, December 15 7:00 am St Mary, 89 Hasell St. 12:05 pm The Tecklenburg Family Tuesday, December 16 12:05 pm Intentions of Stephen Campbell Wednesday, December 17 12:05pm +Bishop David B.Thompson Thursday, December 18 12:05 pm +Robert Armstrong Friday, December 19 12:05 pm Intentions of Paul Campbell Saturday, December 20 5:30 pm +Denna Teague Sunday, December 21 9:00 am +Robert Armstrong 9:30 am St. Mary, 89 Hasell St. 11:15 am +Bishop David B. Thompson 6:00 pm Pro Populo

6 Website: 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: 1. Being properly registered in the parish for a sufficient period of time. 2. Faithful attendance at Mass on Sundays and Holy Days. 3. Use of the envelope system in regular support of the parish. 4. Being active in at least one parish program, ministry, or organization. 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. Wedding Information Use this Contact chascathedralweddings@ gmail.com BAPTISMS To have your child baptized, please contact Mr. Dan Lord at ext Please call before the birth of your child. Homebound? If you know someone who is Homebound, and would like to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Holy Communion, or Annointing of the sick, please call or the Parish office at linda@ charlestoncatholiccathedral.org. 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 Right. For information, call the Nursery Operator, Maricela Villalobos at Third Sunday of Advent Cathedral Mass Schedule Weekday Devotions 11:30 am, Rosary 12 Noon Angelus 12:05 pm Mass St. Mary of the Annunciation 7:00am Mass Monday-Friday Free Parking The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a Safe Environment Parish The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist provides its children with a safe environment. Catechists and all volunteers with access to children have undergone the Virtus Training Session, are background screened and sign a Code of Conduct and understand the Policy of the Diocese concerning abuse. All volunteers with access to minors (those under the age of 18) must meet these requirements of the diocese in order to volunteer. Persons to contact with your questions or concerns, as well as all policies, can be found below. Louisa Storen, Victim Assistance Coordinator, Diocese of Charleston: Bonnie Sigers, Safe Environment Manager, Diocese of Charleston Child Protection Services: ext. 210; bonnie@catholic-doc.org 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!