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2 First Sunday of Advnt pg. 2 Dcmbr 1, 2013 FROM THE PASTOR HAPPY NEW YEAR BE VIGILANT! Th holy sason of Advnt bgins this wknd, ushring in th nw Liturgical Yar A. As w bgin this sason Christ invits us to b vigilant and prpard to rciv him by paying attntion to and discrning th many diffrnt ways H coms to us today. Th nw liturgical yar and th holy sason of Advnt affords us a nw opportunity, to bgin again, to corrct th mistaks w mad in Yar C, and mor importantly, to dpn our rlationship with God and nighbor. To do this w nd to stratgiz on th bst ways to grow mor in our knowldg, lov and srvic of God. May God hlp us with His grac to Know Him mor clarly, lov Him mor darly and follow Him mor closly vry momnt of this Nw Yar, through Christ our Lord. Part of our prparations at Qun of Pac Family to wlcom th prcious trasurs which Advnt hralds, will includ but not limitd to th following: Advnt Vsprs, shall start with th first Sunday of Advnt at 5:00 PM Womn s Advnt Rtrat on Saturday, Dcmbr 7 at 9:00 AM Advnt Parish Pnanc Srvic, coms up on Wdnsday Dcmbr 11, at 7:00 PM Mn s Advnt Rtrat on Saturday, Dcmbr 14, at 10:00 AM School Pnanc Srvic on Tusday, Dcmbr 17 at 9:00 AM Plas mark your calndars. GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD FOR HIS LOVE ENDURES FOREVER Fr. John Ez PARISH NEWS Giv th Gift of a Catholic Education. For Yars to Com! By making a donation to th SGONEI (Scholarship Granting Organization of Northast Indiana) bfor Dcmbr 31, 2013, you will b ligibl for a 100% fdral tax dduction and 50% stat tax crdit off your 2013 taxs. Your donation will go dirctly to support a Qun of Pac studnt rciving a SGO Scholarship this yar, which will in turn qualify thm for th Indiana School Choic Vouchr for ach yar going forward through grad 12. This could amount to narly $60,000 in tuition aid for on of our studnts to continu thir Catholic ducation. Pick up th donation form at th Parish Offic if you ar intrstd in this wondrful opportunity to support Catholic ducation for our parish familis. Liturgical Bits & Byts Advnt, a Nw Yar, a Nw Bginning: Advnt marks th bginning of th nw liturgical yar. Instad of waiting for January first to mak nw yar s rsolutions, considr bginning with Advnt. Mak it a spcial family tim for Christmas prparations, not only working togthr to gt all th tasks compltd, but also to prpar spiritually as wll. Thn continu th family s rgularly schduld togthr tim into th nw yar, th January first on. Hop: Th sason of Advnt rminds us that w liv in btwn th tims of Christ's first and scond coming. And so "w wait in joyful hop." What ar w waiting for? Th scond lttr of Saint Ptr givs us th answr. W wait for "nw havns and a nw arth in which rightousnss dwlls." W don't wait passivly vaguly hoping for havn som day. W ar calld to "prpar th way of th Lord" in our own day. All worship lads to mission of som kind. Idntify on spcific action for this wk: a donation to thos in nd, tim spnt at a community srvic cntr, or a lttr writtn to somon who is hombound. Holy Land Rligious Articls Th Holy land oliv wood rligious artifacts ar on sal today. Mrs. Grac Salsa, a nativ of Bthlhm, is with us this wknd aftr all Masss with a bautiful collction of th Holy land oliv wood rligious artifacts. Plas stop by th display as you will find maningful rligious Christmas gifts for you and your lovd ons Calling all Moms!!! Plas join us for play group in th gym from 9:30-11:00 AM (ags nwborn - 5 yrs old) Drawing Winnr 11/26/13 Carol Staly $75 Congratulations! Bulltin Sponsor of th Wk Plas Patroniz Our Sponsors Thy hlp mak this bulltin possibl. Lt thm know you hard about thm hr D C MEATS, INC 1711 Lincolnway W. Mishawaka, IN Dc. 13 Sponsord by Elizabth Ministry Adult Bibl Study Our sssions continu th following Thursdays at 7:00 PM: Dcmbr 5 (Chaptrs Th 10 Commandmnts) Dcmbr 12 (Chaptrs Th Goldn Calf and Aftrmath)

3 First Sunday of Advnt pg. 3 Dcmbr 1, 2013 PARISH NEWS (cont) Antioch High School Ministry Upcoming Evnts Sunday, Dcmbr 1st, NO ANTIOCH GROUP MTG Tusday, Dcmbr 3rd, 7-8:30 PM: Man-tioch Guys Group at Qun of Pac Parish Saturday, Dcmbr 7th, 8:30-9:30 PM: Adoration of th Blssd Sacramnt at St. Josph in Mishawaka. Opn gym following until 11 PM. Look us up on Facbook undr "Antioch-Mishawaka". Qustions? Call or mail Nat & Christa Krakowski, Dirctors of Youth Ministry-Nat: Christa or antiochmishawaka@gmail.com Hospital Stays/ Illnss If you or a lovd on find thmslvs in th hospital, plas b sur to list Qun of Pac as your parish of rcord whn you ar admittd. W call all th ara hospitals ach morning, and you will appar on th cnsus if you lt thm know. W hav voluntrs who visit th hospitals and tak communion at last onc a wk to thos listd on th hospital cnsuss. You ar also ncouragd to call our Parish Offic anytim if you or a lovd on is ill or in th hospital. Scond Collction this Wknd - Nov. 30 & Dc. 1 Our Rlif Aid Rspons to Typhoon Haiyan Bishop Rhoads has calld for this collction in support of our suffring brothrs and sistrs affctd by th dvastating storms. Funds collctd will b usd to support th fforts of th USCCB and Catholic Rlif Srvics for mrgncy nds such as watr, food, shltr, and mdical car; and long trm nds to r-build th church in this ara. NEW YEARS EVE TRIVIA NIGHT Enjoy music, party favors, champagn, our famous trivia gam and a profssional Firwork Show at Midnight! Babysitting will b offrd pr-rgistration is rquird. Mark your calndars now! W nd your hlp! Voluntrs ar ndd to assist with th childcar. Looking for tns and adults who want to hlp with th gams, movis, popcorn and pizza for th kids and clbrat Nw Yars with your QP community. Call th Parish Offic at if you ar intrstd. W ar also looking for Trivia Night hlp with rounds tc. Plas mail akankl@qunofpac.cc if you ar intrstd! Spcial On-Day Rtrats Rgistration today! Giv yourslf a day of rflction bfor th holidays WOMEN S RETREAT Who: Opn to all womn of th parish What: St. Mothr Thodor Gurin: A Woman for All Tim Prsntd by th Sistrs of Providnc of St. Mary of th Woods Whn: Saturday, Dcmbr 7 th Bgins at 9:00 AM, concluds with 5:30 Mass Lunch providd Whr: Qun of Pac Parish Cost: $20 MEN S RETREAT Who: Opn to all mn of th parish What: Rdiscovring th Bauty of th Mass Prsntd by Brad Todorovich, Dirctor of Liturgy and Music Whn: Saturday, Dcmbr 14 th Bgins at 10:00 AM, concluds with 5:30 Mass Lunch providd Whr: Qun of Pac Parish Cost: $20 Sharing th Faith Fr. John s Catchism Class Join Fr. John and fllow parishionrs who want to larn mor about thir faith, ask qustions, and rviw th basic foundations of what w bliv as Catholics. Wdnsday - Dc. 4 7:00-8:00 PM School Commons LET US PRAY FOR YOU If w ar on in hart, w can do tn tims as much ~ St. John Bosco Rmmbr to pray for our sick, shut ins, and thos in nursing homs who can no longr shar in our wkly liturgis... Alxnko, Erika Biganski, Ray Buda, Db Domnikos, Goldi Esprsth, Charls Evans, Richard Frguson, Thomas Frasr, Jo & Ba Frman, Eunic Grontkowski, Ros Gryp, Jan Hay, Hln Hildbrand, Mik Humml, Sally Klly, Eula Lhnr, Josph Mir, Jams Moss, Irn O'Connor, Nancy Portols, Frank/Cathrin Ranschart, Dora Jan Schubrt, Sandy Siri, Bill Skodinski, Pat Skwiricz, Al & Pat Snodgrass, Jim Tirny-Williams, Virginia Wadzinski, Rich Wagnr, Ruth

4 First Sunday of Advnt pg. 4 Dcmbr 1, 2013 ST. MONICA ROSARY SOCIETY S Annual Cooki Walk Dcmbr 14, 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Location: Church Lowr Lvl 222 Wst Mishawaka Avnu If you ar too busy to bak a varity of cookis for your holiday vnts, this is th way to go. Plas stop in and njoy a cup of coff and a cooki aftr you v mad your slctions Cookis ar $5.00 pr pound AROUND TOWN Encor of Mary of Nazarth Movi Th Knights of Columbus Council #1043 will sponsor a spcial ncor prsntation of Mary of Nazarth for th Christmas sason. Th movi will b shown at th nwly-rstord and historic Lrnr Thatr in downtown Elkhart on Dcmbr 19 th at 6:30 p.m. Tickts ar availabl through th Lrnr wbsit or or at th Lrnr Thatr box offic. For dtails contact Th K of C #1043 at (574) SCHOOL NEWS Confrncs: Thank you for th wondrful parnt participation w rcivd at our rcnt parnt/tachr confrncs. On bhalf of th faculty and staff, I would lik to xtnd a gracious thank you for all of th food and drink that was providd for us during confrncs. W ar on spoild staff! Scrip: Considr using Scrip for your Christmas shopping. Using Scrip from th participating mrchants not only maks your Christmas shopping asir but also hlps our school, financially, at th sam tim.

5 First Sunday of Advnt pg. 5 Dcmbr 1, 2013 STAFF CONTACT PASTOR Fr. John Ez x128 frjohn@qunofpac.cc PARISH BUSINESS OFFICE Parish Administrator Lauri Havrty x124 lhavrty@qunofpac.cc Account Managr/Bulltin Susan Johnson x126 sjohnson@qunofpac.cc Facility Managr Mik Nat cll mnat@qunofpac.cc Pacfst/Tchnology Coordinator Mik Portols cll mportols@qunofpac.cc OFFICE OF LITURGY & CATECHESIS RCIA/Rligious Education Carol Con x119 ccon@qunofpac.cc Dirctor of Music & Liturgy Brad Todorovich x132 btodorovich@qunofpac.cc Principal SCHOOL OFFICE Tina Dovr x130 tdovr@qunofpac.cc Asst. to Principal/Rligion Tachr Ann-Mari Kankl x116 akankl@qunofpac.cc Administrativ Assistant Nancy Schlr x131 nschlr@qunofpac.cc THE WEEK AHEAD MON-FRI 7:00 AM ADORATION 8:15 AM DAILY MASS MONDAY, DECEMBER 2 5:00 PM Puma Prid Band, Room 21 6:00 PM Vollyball Hom Gams 7:00 PM Mn s CRHP Book Club 7:00 PM St. Vincnt d Paul, Rm 15 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 9:00 AM Prayr & Shar, Library 6:00 PM Jubil Socity, Commons 6:30 PM Chambr Choir WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 7:00 PM AGAPE Youth Group 7:00 PM Fr. John s Catchism 7:00 PM Liturgy/Worship Rm 21 7:00 PM Sistrs Book Club, Rm 15 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5 3:00 PM St. Ccilia Choir 7:00 PM Adult Bibl Study, Commons 7:00 PM RCIA, Rm 15 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 8:15 AM School Mass SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 9:00 AM Womn s Rtrat 3:30-5:00 PM Adoration/Confssions 5:30 PM Vigil Mass SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 7:30, 9:30, 11:45 AM Masss 10:45-12:15 Wkly PREP 2:00 PM Vollyball Gams, Gym 5:00 PM Vsprs 6:00 PM CRHP Womn, Commons MASSES FOR THE WEEK MONDAY, DEC. 2 ADVENT WEEKDAY 8:15AM Rodny Sowala - TUESDAY, DEC. 3 ST. FRANCIS XAVIER 8:15AM Elln Brooks - Rodtsbrooks Family WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4 ADVENT WEEKDAY 8:15 AM Rosmary Kozar - Hank & Lillian Kolman THURSDAY, DEC. 5 ADVENT WEEKDAY 8:15 AM Charls Andrson - FRIDAY, DEC. 6 - ST. NICHOLAS 8:15 AM Intntions of Scott Rodtsbrooks - Rodtsbrooks Family SATURDAY, DEC. 7 - VIGIL, 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 5:30 PM Parish Community SUNDAY, DEC. 8 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 7:30AM Harold Wood - Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Wood 9:30 AM Frank Firtl - Chip & Linda O Nil 11:45AM Marion & Domnico Bzi -Frank & Pat Bzi MINISTRY SCHEDULE: 12/7 & 12/8 Extraordinary Ministrs Of Holy Communion Lctor Ushrs 5:30PM 7:30 AM 9:30 AM 11:45 AM E Butlr* J Hums* F Stump K Rynolds L Barriga V Young D Norkus M Padgtt J Eagrs L Barriga R Grvais R Thomas D Trimboli Altar Srvrs N Biggs C Lucro- Dixon J Nickls M Bollman* A Korn* D Kuzma J Grcco P Grnrt B Gallaghr F Kuzma F Bollman R Daly G Grnrt B Kania B Bhrns N Bhrns G Raimondi* M Szajko* G Hit E Szajko C O Nil M O Nil T Stms T Dovr P Wtzl H Goldstrom C Muninck M Portols R Thornsn L Kasznia A Kasznia J Monhaut L Dorbin* S Howland* L Lap S Holdrbaum A Wissr G Martin L Crull H Jons M Buck E Bradly R Hrms D Kmbl L Kulczar C Jons A Lap A Wissr Rosary S Darr J Cauchi P Thornsn E Bradly DIRECTORY ART/ENVIRONMENT... Patti Pnnington ADULT BIBLE STUDY... Dal Sly AGAPE YOUTH MINISTRY... Liz Pfundr ALTAR SERVERS... Vic Kasznia ANTIOCH YOUTH MINISTRY(HS)... Nat & Christa Krakowski BAZAAR:... Mlani Brassll Pat Hummr Mbrass96@comcast.nt BUILDING AND GROUNDS:... Mik Nat BUSY WIDOW S GROUP:... Dlors Bock COMFORT MEALS... Mariann Rodtsbrooks CRHP Womn s Co-Spiritual... Gorgia Boling gsb8109@yahoo.com CRHP Mn s Co-Spiritual... Hank Gttingr wgttingr@gmail.com ELIZABETH MINISTRY:... Mlissa Rosswurm EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS/LECTORS:... Brad Todorovich FUNERAL LUNCHEONS:... Parish Offic JUBILEE SOCIETY:... Patti Grnrt KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS:... Ed Gill PRAYER LINE:... Pat Fhly or Airplan2012@comcast.nt RESPECT LIFE... Jo DKvr ROSARY LEADERS:... Linda O Nil ST. VINCENT d PAUL SOCIETY:...Bob Kania USHERS:... Brad Todorovich WHAT S COOKING:... Linda Zs WOMEN S CARE CENTER:... Judy McLochlin