St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy. 21 South Springfield, GA December 10, 2017 The Second Sunday of Advent

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1 St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy. 21 South Springfield, GA December 10, 2017 The Second Sunday of Advent PARISH STAFF FR. MARTINO BÁ THÔNG NGUYEN, PASTOR RICK RAFTER, DEACON PATTIE LIEBL, PARISH SECRETARY CELESTE GISH, DRE KATHY O SAKO, OUTREACH ASSISTANCE DON SMITH, CUSTODIAN PARISH STAFF pastor@sbcatholic.com secretary@sbcatholic.com DRE@sbcatholic.com. outreach@sbcatholic.com WEB ADDRESS BAPTISMS Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment. WEDDINGS Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a minimum of four months before wedding date. PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Office: (912) Fax: (912) WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. CONFESSIONS Saturday, 4:00 4:30 p.m. Or Upon request WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Friday 7:00 p.m. Religious Education Sunday Mornings 9:45-10:45 a.m. When school is in session ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please contact Fr. Martino at Bulletin Deadline We welcome your contributions to the bulletin. Deadline for submission is Wednesday, by 12:00 noon Philippians 2:5

2 December 10, nd Sunday of Advent Prepare the way of the Lord - MARK 1:3 We are all called to live a holy life. We are all called to invite others to live holy lives. Living a stewardship lifestyle, being grateful and generous with our gifts, does just that it puts us on the path to holiness and it invites others to be holy, too. 10 de diciembre de do domingo de Adviento "Preparen el camino del Señor..." - MARCOS 1: 3 Todos estamos llamados a vivir una vida santa. Todos estamos llamados a invitar a otros a vivir vidas santas. Vivir un estilo de vida de corresponsabilidad, ser agradecidos y generosos con nuestros dones, hace precisamente eso - nos pone en el camino de la santidad e invita a otros a ser santos también. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47, or any readings from the Common of The Blessed Virgin Mary, nos Wednesday:Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10; Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-19; Mt 17:9a, Sunday: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lk 1:46-50, 53-54; NEWS OF COMFORT In a time of preparation, much of it having to do with material things, it is good to hear the words of Isaiah, Comfort, give comfort to my people, / says your God (Isaiah 40:1). In a time of such stress and rush, when our usual burdens are augmented by piles of Christmas preparations, we can choose to slow down, take some time to heal, and appreciate the enormous gift we are about to receive. Christ, the Son of God, has become one of us, and knows our human limitations. Yet God, even now, is freeing us from the burdens that our inattentiveness to our God and to our deepest inner longings have heaped upon us. The Lord comes, not as a king with mighty armies, but as a shepherd leading the flocks with care and tenderness. Isaiah prophesies good news: our oppression is over, our sins forgiven. The savior we have awaited is coming, not the first time, but in the end times, as our salvation. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday of Advent; Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: International Human Rights Day St. Damasus I Our Lady of Guadalupe; Hanukkah begins at sunset St. Lucy Thursday: St. John of the Cross Saturday: Las Posadas begins National Catholic Register As we await His gentle birth, what does Christmas mean to you? This Advent and Christmas, let the Register (through its' content) bring to life the true meaning of the season. Contemplate with us - the Gift of Christ This issue has a magnificent clip art guide to why (& how) to return to Mass/Confession. It has 10 ways to prepare well for Christmas and has a review on film "THE STAR" (directed by Catholic Tim Reckert) We would like to welcome any new Parishioner and encourage you to register with the Parish. Registration Forms are located in the church on the stand in front of the Confessional, or you may stop by the Parish Office and register Monday-Friday8:30 am - 4:00 pm.

3 Liturgical Ministry Schedule Dec. 16 5:00 p.m. AS K & N Momperousse & Lucy Duncan EM G Hixenbaugh, K O Sako, Don Smith, J Smock, & J Kessler L R Smith U R O Sako, P Tanguay, & C Gish Dec. 17 8:30 a.m. AS A & G Snyder, & T DePace EM D & L Ganser, & B & J Ellis L C Felipe U A Castillo, R Castillo, & V Castillo 11:00 a.m. AS CCW EM CCW L CCW U CCW No Children s Liturgy This week at St. Boniface - Dec Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Fr. Martino talks between the Masses Faith Formation-9:45 a.m. Catholic Focus-9:45 a.m. RCIA-7:00 p.m. Mass: 8:30 a.m. 5pm Choir Practice-6:00-7:00 p.m. Discipleship Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration Please Remember in Prayer Carolyn Ansel, Charles Armfield, Caroline & Brandon Arrieta, Deryck Auger, Michael Barajas, Jamie Bassett, John Ashley Beam, Hayden Boyette, Tony Branham, Briones Family, Jodi Brown, Ava Buck, Diana Cato, Kathy & Andy Chester, Penny Christol, Mike & Nancy Corley, Loretta Dahlweiner, Cody Danielewicz, Linda Dean, Ellie Dennis, Cecelia Doublerly, Celina Eaddy, Dowell Edwards, Marian Fallis, Connie Frazier, Mildred Galentine, Dan Gonzales, Eric Guge,, Michelle Garcia, Felipe & Manuela Garza, Aaron & Margarite Gilstrap, Lee Gobrogge, Linda Gruber, Margaret Hale, Muriel Healy, Janie Haar, Greg Hlavac, Collen Higgs, Richard Hinely, Carson Hollis, Danny Hollis, Tyler Hood, Myllar Jones, Vonnie & Niamh Kavanagh, Sandy Kowalski, Marcus Lafferty, Rosa Lewis, Vince & Sandra Mackey, Frances Maher, John & Michael Maher, Tom and Bridget Maher, Justin McGregor, Elise McKinley, Delores Miller, Krystal Miller, Nancy Miller, Jason & Marisol Morrison, Angie Moore, Genevieve Mueller, Noah Napier, Randy Nease, Larry Neel, Alison Newberry, Dana Newsome, Margaret Newsome, Gloria O Connor, Mildred O'Connor, Zeile Oxford, Phil Pastrano, Mac Pierce, Melanie Pitingaro, Ann Preston, Emma Quin, Chase Rabin, John Ray, Faye Ray, Joel Rivera, Gabriella Reddick, Davin Rhodes, Connie Sawdy, Bill Saxon, Jessica Schira, Allen Schwartz, Benji Sharrow, Bill Shean, Eddie and Linda Shellhamer, Tim & Jill Shumacher, JoAnn Skorich-Smith, Beverly Smith, Bruce Snowden,Carmen Sosa, Jack Stein, Trudy Stein, Delores Talick, Mitch Talick, Burr Tolles, Ronald Tucker, Hans Venegas, Kaine Vincent, Bernie Weber, Garry Wilkes, Lynda Williams, Thursday: Mass: 8:30 a.m. Parish Life-6:00 p.m. Friday: Mass-7:00 p.m. Saturday: Reconciliation: 4:00 Rosary:4:30-p.m. Mass: 5:00 p.m. K of C 10th Anniversary Recognition Mass-5:00 p.m. K of C Christmas Party-7:00p.m. CW2 Ross Bogard, COL Brian Healy, USAF, TSGT Brian A. Lafond, SPC Winston Hencely, SGT Clayton Emanuel Holloway, SGT. Shawn Brown, LS2 Jonathon Benson King, MAJ. Thomas Naldrett, SSG Steven Liebl,CW4 Scott Durrer, SGT Jeremy Hynes, SSG Andrew Hamilton, AZ2 Annmarie Chessari, E2 Mitch Talick Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day Tuesday, December 12, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Día de fiesta Martes, 12 de diciembre de 2017

4 Welcome to the Holy of Holies Come and follow the footsteps of Father Martino through his experience in Rome. He will take you through a small part of what he experienced and you can ask questions about the Holy City. Sunday, December 17, between the Masses. This could be a pre-view of what could be a Lenten retreat on Friday evenings. Hope to see you there! The Posada Navideña will take place on Friday December 22 nd at 6:00 pm., This is a Christmas event for the whole family, where we will sing, pray, enjoy a meal and break a piñata. If you want to participate, please contact Veronica at or Polo at Thank You Thank you to the CCW for the meals and to everyone for their prayers during my surgery and recovery. --Rachel Kavanaugh Thank you Thank you again to the participants for the Bible Study on Mary. Stay tuned for the Bible Study on the Sacraments, starting the second week of January. A special Thank you to Don who diligently and consistently arranged the tables and chairs every Wednesday so we could have the classes. Your contributions for the weekend of December 03, 2017 Adult $6, Children $98.36 Building Fund $2, Bills paid this week $8, Thank you for your continuing generosity! Mass Intentions for Dec. 10-Dec. 16 Sunday 12/10 +Vera Patterson Wednesday 12/13 Wilmer Garcia Saturday 12/ 16 +Sean Smith Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest The Knights of Columbus is sponsoring the, "Keep Christ in Christmas" poster contest again this year. Entries must include a slogan reflecting the topic and an original visual image. The contest is open to youth ages 5 through 14. Entrants will compete in one of three age groups - ages 5 through 7, ages 8 through 10, and ages 11 through 14. A $25 prize will be awarded to the winning poster in each group. Posters must be submitted by Sunday, December 24, with the winners being announced by January 7. Entry forms, and 11 x 17 inch paper, will be available on the literature rack at the rear of the parish hall and near the statue in the Education Building. A complete set of contest rules is available at, Christmas Choir Practice The Saturday choir will be singing for the 5:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass and also on Christmas morning at 10:00 am. If there are any Sunday choir members or anyone else that would like to sing at either of these Masses or both, there will be one mandatory practice on Sunday, December 17th, at 2:00pm. This will be the only practice as Robin Smith (musician) is having surgery on Monday, December 18th. Parish Office Christmas/New Years Schedule Father Martino has given permission to have a limited schedule during Christmas and New Year s week so that Don and I can spend time with our family during the holidays. The office will be closed with limited morning hours beginning December 19-January 29. Normal schedule will resume on January 02, The office will be closed Monday, December 18 for a personal day. If you have items for the bulletin for the weekends of December 24 & December 31, please them to me by Sunday December 17 anything received after this time will be used in the Following weekend s bulletin. Thank you and Merry Christmas -Pattie Liebl Barren Tree Please return your wrapped, tagged gifts by Sunday, December 18, Have a Blessed and Happy Christmas and thank you for sharing with those less fortunate. The Christmas flower offering envelopes are in this week's bulletin. Your offering may be placed in the collection basket by December 25th. Extra envelopes are located on the ushers table. Parish Grounds Clean-Up A grounds clean-up has been scheduled for December 16, at 9 am.. Emphasis will be on the grounds around the hall, education building and parking area. We want to make things look good for Christmas. Bring rakes, shovels, wheel barrel, gloves, etc. Questions, call Tommy DePace at

5 First semester attendance awards Children with perfect attendance for the first semester of Faith Formation will be recognized on December 17. To receive the award, a child must have attended every class from August 6 through December 17, with the exception of September 10, cancelled because of Hurricane Irma. Students with only one excused absence (in addition to the storm absence) are also eligible. An excused absence requires a note or from a parent prior to the absence. Closed for Christmas break Faith Formation classes will not meet December 24 or 31. May everyone in the Faith Formation family have a blessed and safe Christmas season. Virtus Training classes for Protecting God s children for the month of December are being held outside of the Savannah area. If you are needing to have training please see the schedules at When classes become available in our area they will be posted in the bulletin. *Diocesan policy requires all diocesan adult employees and volunteers attend VIRTUS (safe environment) awareness training, undergo a background check, and read and sign the diocesan code of conduct for working with minors prior to commencing their ministry. Office for the Protection of Children and Young People, Toll free reporting hotline: (888) Catholic Focus The Catholic Focus class will NOT meet on December 17, so that those who would like to attend Father Martino s talk about his experiences in Rome may do so. Children s Christmas Play Christmas Eve December 24 th During the 5 pm Mass All Children Kindergarten thru 6 th Grade Are invited to participate There will be ONE Mandatory Practice Children must attend practice to be in play! Tuesday, December 19th - 7:00-8:30 pm All Children who plan on participating PLEASE SIGN UP On the sheets on the side table in the Foyer For any information Please contact Sara Felipe Gobrogge at sfelipe33@gmail.com. St. Boniface Youth The St. Boniface Youth Group will be going to the Annual March for Life in Washington DC from January 18-21, Teens grades 7-12 are invited to attend. The cost is $ per person. The Youth group will handle the remaining costs. Our youth has been fundraising for this trip. So far they have raised $ toward the trip. We have 4 youth and 2 adults signed up so far. The deadline to sign-up for the trip is December 8. For more information, please contact Lisa Ganser, youth director at If you would like to donate toward our trip or sponsor a youth, please let us know. Thank you for your support. Christmas Gifts & Food Baskets Applications are now being taken for Christmas food baskets and for gifts for children infant-10 yrs. old. Apply with the Parish Outreach Assistance Office Wednesday s between 11-2pm. If you know someone in need please give them this information. If you would like to make a donation to help with the Christmas baskets please put it in the poor box and mark it as Outreach Assistance Christmas Baskets, we are also accepting food donations thru the Christmas holidays to help with the baskets. Retirement Fund for Religious This weekend we take up the collection for Retired Religious. Your contribution will help to take care of our retired sisters and enable our younger sisters to continue in active ministries. Your gift to todays collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious helps provide medications, nursing care and more for thousands of senior sisters, brothers and religious order priests. It also helps ensure younger members can continue to the good works of their elders.

6 4th Sunday of Advent, Saturday, December, 23rd Mass - 5 p.m. Sunday, December 24th Mass obligation- 8:30 &11:00 a.m. Christmas Mass Obligation Christmas Eve, Sunday December 24th 5 p.m. Mass & Children's Christmas Play Christmas, Monday, December 25th Midnight Mass Christmas Day-10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 30th Mass- 5:00 p.m. Sunday, December 31st Mass-8:30 & 11:00 am New Year s Mass Schedule No obligation Sunday, December 31 New Year s Eve- 5:00 p.m. Monday, January 1st, New Years Day-10:00 a.m.

7 See us at Yvette Carr P.O. Box 392 Springfield GA Phone Advertise Here Advertise Here Register your Kroger Rewards card to help benefit the Outreach Assistance program. Need help? See Pattie in the Parish Office. Ave Marie Shop St. Boniface Catholic Gift Shop Open after Saturday and Sunday Masses. Bibles, Catholic Children Books, Gifts, Rosaries, Medals, and much more! Saturday Evenings 5:00 pm Mass and Sunday Mornings 8:15 am -12:30 p.m. Please contact Denise Burdick for nursery needs during meetings at