Je s u s O ur R i sen S av i or Catholic Church

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1 Welcome to Je s u s O ur R i sen S av i or Catholic Church 2575 Reidville Road Spartanburg, SC (864) Our Mission We, Jesus Our Risen Savior Catholic Church are a community of believers, composed of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds from all walks of life. United by our faith in God the Father, we are empowered by Christ and guided by the Holy Spirit to be a beacon of hope and a welcoming presence of the Church. We manifest our faith by celebrating the sacraments, sharing in the Eucharist, and by inviting others to share in our commitment to foster Jesus Gospel values. We are committed to follow the model of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. We are the people of Jesus, Our Risen Savior Catholic Church. Mass Schedule Weekends Saturday : 9:00 am Vigil: 5:00 pm Sundays: 8:00 am 10:00 am 12:00 noon 5:00 pm (en Español) 1st Sunday: 7:00 pm (Syro Malabar) Daily Mass Monday - Friday: 12:00 noon College Campus Ministry Sunday: (August through May) 5:00 pm, Wofford College Campus Reconciliation Saturday: 3:30-4:30 pm or by appointment. Adoration Perpetual Adoration (24 hours) in the Adoration Chapel next to the church. Church Office Hours Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Friday: 9:00 am to Noon Weekends and Holy Days: Closed. DECEMBER 4, 2016

2 CLERGY Pastor Rev. Edgardo Enverga, CRM Parochial Vicar Rev. Giovannie Nuñez, CRM Page 2 Exegesis Parochial Vicar Rev. Ryan Dela Peña, CRM Deacon Rev. Mr. Robert Donofrio PARISH STAFF Director of Religious Education Beth Gross RE Assistant Angeles Yanez Youth Ministry Assistant Kristine Anderson Parish Secretary MJ Weiskircher Financial Secretary Sharon Dobbins Maintenance George Bleakley Outreach St. Vincent de Paul Society SACRAMENTS BAPTISM: Contact the parish office for classes and registration. You or your parents must be registered members of our parish and actively practicing our faith. MARRIAGE: Contact Fr. Ed at least six months before your proposed marriage date. You must be registered members of our parish for at least six months and actively practicing our faith. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: If you or a loved one is sick, please contact the parish office. R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults): Anyone interested in becoming Catholic, please call the parish office. Kingdom Come The kingdom of heaven is at hand," John proclaims. And the Liturgy today paints us a vivid portrait of our new king and the shape of the kingdom He has come to bring. The Lord whom John prepares the way for in today's Gospel is the righteous king prophesied in today's First Reading and Psalm. He is the king's son, the son of David a shoot from the root of Jesse, David's father (see Ruth 4:17). He will be the Messiah, anointed with the Holy Spirit (see 2 Samuel 23:1; 1 Kings 1:39; Psalm 2:2), endowed with the seven gifts of the Spirit wisdom, understanding, counsel, strength, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord. He will rule with justice, saving the poor from the ruthless and wicked. His rule will be not only over Israel but will extend from sea to sea, to the ends of the earth. He will be a light, a signal to all nations. And they will seek Him and pay Him homage. In Him, all the tribes of the earth will find blessing. The covenant promise to Abraham (see Genesis 12:3), renewed in God's oath to David (see Psalm 89:4,28), will be fulfilled in His dynasty. And His name will be blessed forever. In Christ, God confirms His oath to Israel's patriarchs, Paul tells us in today's Epistle. But no longer are God's promises reserved solely for the children of Abraham. The Gentiles, too, will glorify God for His mercy. Once strangers, in Christ they will be included in "the covenants of promise" (see Ephesians 2:12). John delivers this same message in the Gospel. Once God's chosen people were hewn from the rock of Abraham (see Isaiah 51:1-2). Now, God will raise up living stones (see 1 Peter 2:5) children of Abraham born not of flesh and blood but of the Spirit. This is the meaning of the fiery baptism He brings making us royal heirs of the kingdom of heaven, the Church. Yours in Christ, Scott Hahn *Hearing assistance is available for mass. Inquire at the sacristy.*

3 DECEMBER 4, 2016 Mass Intentions December 5 through December 11, 2016 Mon., 12/5: Noon - Repose of the souls of the deceased members of the Adorno Fathers. Tue., 12/6: Noon - Repose of the soul of Merwyn Smith. Wed., 12/7: Noon - Intentions of the People of the Parish. 7:00 pm - Vigil of The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Intentions of Fr. Ted Kalaw, CRM on the anniversary of his ordination Maria David. Thu., 12/8: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Noon - Repose of the soul of Maria Matul by Maria David. 6:00 pm - Intentions of the Members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Fri., 12/9: Noon - Intentions of Caroline Weidler on her birthday by Bob and Judy Brennan. Sat., 12/10: 9:00 am - Repose of the soul of Wladyslawa Zygmuntowicz by the Zygmuntowicz Family. 5:00 pm - Repose of the soul of John Bleakley by George and Annette Bleakley. Sun., 12/11: 3rd Sunday of Advent 8:00 am - Intentions of the People of the Parish. 10:00 am - Repose of the souls of Maria and Josef Zimmermann by Elisabeth Grasser. 12:00 pm - Repose of the souls of the Members of St. Michael s Pious Union. Readings for the Week December 5 through December 11, 2016 Mon., 12/5: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85; Lk 5: Tue., 12/6: St. Nicholas, Bishop, Is 40:1-11; Ps 96; Mt 18: Wed., 12/7: St. Ambrose, Bishop, Doctor of the Church, Is 40: 25-31; Ps 103; Mt 11: Thu., 12/8: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1: Fri., 12/9: St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, Is 48:17-19; Ps 1; Mt 11: Sat., 12/10: Sir 48: 1-4, 9-11; Ps 80; Mt 17:9a, Sun., 12/11: 3rd Sunday of Advent, Is 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11. Liturgical Ministers Schedule: Third Sunday of Advent, December 10/11, 2016 Page 3 Remember the sick of our parish: Aaron Barett, Cody Barra, Kay Beerman, Rebecca Bernard, David Bourke, Judy Brennan, Olide Bucci, Rino Bucci, John Butler, Joann Campana, Cathy Canino, Pasalic Cazim, Warren Chick, Michaela Christodolu, Ann Cisler, Ann Clark, John Connors, Corinne Danley, Jeff Dolin, Angie Donatelli, Anne Drugan, Bartek Dudek, Jeanine Dwelly, Sandra Eaton, Veronica Elverne, Joann Evans, Mary Jane Feagans, Lou Ferringer, Marcia Glenn, Ingrid Grana, Brian Hamilton, Chris Harris, Jay Harris, Rhonda Boswell Head, George Hillers, Jr., Tom Kania, Horst Kaska, Rebecca Kennemore, Mary Kern, Iris Koon, Harvey Kulka, Robert Kulka, Buz Kuzan, Bill Lonon, Maria Lonon, Pat Magaletti, Ruth Martin, Mickey McGuigan, Ted Mencke, Vera Miller, Bridget Nelson, Gerry Owen, Jim Painter, Dale Pallam, Mary Elizabeth Rhoads, Jim Riccio, Ginny Rivera, Don Risenhoover, Karen Roberts, Paul Sargent, Ron Schaffer, Gerry Schmanski, Dan Schramm, John Schwartz, Kim Scott, Kerry Sposato, Debbie Thelen, Robert Thelen, Diane Tierney, Dottie Towery, Ann Turnage, Tina Turon, Dorothy Urban, Kathy Wagner, John Wallace, Brian Weiss, Pat Weiss, Anne Williams, Mary Wolny, Juliette Wright, Carolyn Yandle, Art Ziegler. 5:00 8:00 10:00 12:00 MC s Lectors Sacristan Ushers Altar Servers F. Curran M. E. Krebs M. Olle C. Corson A. Lewis J. Schroeder M. Zollinger J. Cetone G. Gibson M. Guilfoyle K. Neighbors T. Sippel D. Stith B. Gross G. Rivera L. Rivera L. Bui C. Couch M. Walsh S. Corso N. Kluesener C. Hannouche R. Patin J. O Brien M. Owen T. Floyd D. Dew L. Schmidt S. Corson W. Courchaine M. Grodecki B. Lestage R. Kreuzer M. Segarra B. Tomes E. Schmidt J. Cochran E. Peacock J. Andress D. Kluesener J. Osment B. Ponce C. Ponce Lord, hold our troops and their families in your loving hands. Michelle Alano, Maj. S3, Honolulu, HA Regan Allen, Lt.. Col., Yokoto Air Force Base, Japan Christopher Baker, E4 Cpl., Afghanistan Curt Lee Byron, Maj. S3, Honolulu, HA Patrick Finucane, Mstr. Sgt., Ft. Campbell, KY Christian Guevara, USN, San Antonio, TX Christy Stravolo Hamstra, Maj., and Eric Hamstra, Lt. Col., Portugal Patrick J. Kennemore, CPO., Pensacola, FL Anthony J. Renninger, USAF, Aviano, Italy Tanner Spry, Maj., Ft. Carson, Colorado Springs, CO

4 Page 4 MONDAY 12/5 TUESDAY 12/6 WEDNESDAY 12/7 UPCOMING WEEK AT JORS: Daily Masses and Adoration Adoration: Perpetual Monday - Friday: Rosary - 11:30 am Mass - 12:00 noon Saturday morning: Mass - 9:00 am 6:30 PM Cub Scouts 6:30 PM KoC 3rd Degree 10:15 AM Prayer Group 6:00 PM Fast Lane 7:00 PM Young Adults 7:00 PM Centering Prayer Group 7:00 PM Adorno Foundation 6:00 AM TMIY 9:30 AM Women s Bible Study 4:30 PM RE 6:30 PM RE 6:30 PM HS Youth Ministry 7:00 PM Vigil Mass, Immaculate Conception BAPTISMS If you would like to schedule your child s Baptism, the sacraments are celebrated on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:30 am in Spanish and on the 4th Saturday of the month at 10:30 am in English. For more information, please call the office. Baptism Classes in English. Baptism classes in English are by appointment. Contact the office for more details. Baptism Classes in Spanish. Baptism classes in Spanish are held the 2nd Friday of the month at 7:00 pm. For more information, contact the church office. Sick & Shut-in Ministry. When you are unable to come to Sunday Mass, please call the church or have a family member call for you. For more information, call the church office. ATTENTION ALL PARISHIONERS If you are making a donation to the Adorno Fathers Missions, you MUST make the check out to The Adorno Fathers NOT JORS. Thank-you. SACRIFICIAL GIVING 2016/2017 Budget, Week of November 19/20 $17, Income: November 19/20 $12, Deficit ($ 5,110.00) 2016/2017 Budget, Week of November 26/27 $17, Income: November 26/27 $11, Deficit ($ 5,964.00) Thank you for your continued support and generosity! PREPARE THE WAY Saint John the Baptist appears on the scene today as Advent enters its second week. The mysterious consumer of locusts and wild honey, John echoes the words of the prophet Isaiah as he calls for repentance in the face of the nearness of the kingdom of heaven. The rhythms of the Christian life are often confounding. Each year we meet the Baptist and hear his calls for repentance. Each year we see him pointing to the one who is coming after him, the Lord Jesus. Yet each year the words and actions of John the Baptist echo anew in our hearts, because we have fallen into old sinful traps again and again. Advent gives us the opportunity once again to turn away from our sinful ways and embrace the gospel way of life. John the Baptist invites us to prepare the way for the Lord, in whom we place our hope. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Did St. Francis of Assisi invent the Christmas crib? Not exactly, but his devotion to the Incarnation and his love for the poverty of the Christ Child certainly popularized this beloved custom. Long before Francis, it was a custom at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome to enshrine a rich image of Mary, gilded and bejeweled, embracing the child Jesus. This church was founded as a kind of home for the feast of Christmas in the fourth century. In 1223, Francis was ready to celebrate this feast in a new way. In the tiny city of Greccio, he asked friends to prepare a place where they could experience the poverty and suffering embraced by Christ in his birth. It was a living scene: an ox from the barn, an ass from the stable, and peasants standing in for shepherds and kings. The night of the celebration was beautiful, the weather was warm, and people came in crowds, bearing candles and singing hymns that echoed through the forest. Francis himself chanted the Gospel and preached. The custom spread quickly, and by the sixteenth century cribs were seasonal features not only in church, but in the home. On December 17, the liturgy begins to unfold the Lord s birth before us, and it s the right time to follow this beautiful tradition. In Germany, each night throughout Advent children prepare a bedding for the manger. At bedtime prayer, a child places a single straw in the manger for each act of devotion or virtue performed during the day. If the children are good, then the Christ child will have plenty of soft bedding when he is placed in the manger on Christmas. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

5 DECEMBER 4, 2016 Page 5 THURSDAY 12/8 FRIDAY 12/9 SATURDAY 12/10 SUNDAY 12/11 FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 9:00 AM SVDP/Food Pantry 12:00 PM Mass 6:00 PM Mass 7:30 PM Mass (Spanish) 7:00 PM Regnum Christi 9:00 AM Home school 6:30 PM Diaz/Ramiro Wed. Reh 7:00 PM HS Youth Ministry 9:30 AM Women s Cursillo 1:00 PM Diaz/Ramiro Wedding 3:30 PM Reconciliation 5:00 PM Mass 6:30 PM KoC Christmas Party 8:00 AM Mass 10:00 AM Mass 10:00 AM Confirmation Class 10:30 AM RCIA 12:00 PM Mass 3:00 PM Spanish RCIA 3:00 PM BSA/Ct. of Honor 4:45 PM Catholic Awards 5:00 PM Spanish Mass/ Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration Ou Guadalupe Celebrat St. Vincent de Paul Society Week 14: Things too Wonderful for Me An Epic Struggle with the Family at the Center. Job Stripped of Beauty and His Descent into Self. The Darkness of Modern of Man. The Church has been Led into the Desert. Recent Popes and the Family. The Mystery of the Family Opened in the Church Today. Advent Giving Tree/Árbol de Adviento The JORS Advent Giving Tree is up in the gathering space. Please take a tag, or two, to help a parish family in need this holiday season. All gifts are due by December 14th. Please leave your wrapped gifts, with the tag, under the Advent Tree in the gathering space. We sincerely THANK everyone in advance for your wonderful generosity. El Arbol de Donacion de Adviento de JORS estara en un espacio donde podremos reunir los regalos. Por favor tome una targeta o dos, para ayudar a una Familia de la Parroquia que esta necesitada en esta temporada Festiva. Todos los regalos deben entregarse antes de 14 de Diciembre. Por favor dejar sus regales envueltos, con su targeta, debajo del Arbol de Conacion de Adviento en el lugar de reunion. Agradecemos sinceramente su maravillosa generosidad! St. Vincent de Paul Society Phone Number: (864) Thank you all so much for all that you do for the Food Pantry... May God continue to bless each of you... Every day of the month is... FOOD COLLECTION DAY! Leave canned food and non-perishables in the SVDP baskets in the gathering space... Food needed: Canned tuna, canned chicken, beef stew, hash, soups, canned veggies, fruit, beans, pasta and pasta sauces, mac/cheese, rice dried beans, oatmeal, grits, cereal, peanut butter, jelly pancake mix and syrup, laundry detergent and toiletries. Brown paper grocery bags are always needed. Every Thursday starting at 9:00 a.m. the pantry is open and Panera Bread is offered. SVDP clients with appointments will be interviewed at that time. We need volunteers! to help pick up and pack Panera Bread on Wednesday evenings. If you can help, call Virginia Kreuzer at We are still collecting current coupons. PLEASE DEPOSIT THEM IN THE FOOD BASKETS IN THE GATHERING SPACE. If you need coupons, please stop by the Food Pantry on Thursdays from 9:00 to Noon. Interested in volunteering in the Food Pantry? Call Virginia Ever shop on Amazon.com? Of course you do. Did you know that by going to the site smile.amazon.com and electing the The Adorno Fathers, Amazon will contribute a small percentage of your purchase to the Adornos? Go to smile.amazon.com for more details.

6 Page 6 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Happy Advent! On Wednesday, December 14th, we invite all our R e l i g i o u s E d u c a t i o n RE families to attend class with your student to participate in our Family Advent Night. We will be celebrating the joy of advent with crafts, lessons, and a Walking Nativity. Feliz Tiempo de Adviento! El Miercoles, 14 de Diciembre, invitamos a todas nuestras familias a asistir a clase con su estudiante para participar en nuestra Noche de Adviento Familiar. Celebraremos la alegria del Adviento con manualidades, lecciones, y una Posada. Upcoming Important Dates: Christmas Break: The RE Offices will be closed December 23rd through January 2nd. There will be NO RE CLASSES on 12/21, 12/25, 12/28 or 1/1/17. All classes will resume on January 4th. Proximas Fechas Importantes: Vacasiones de Navidad: Las Oficinas de RE estaran cerradas del 23 de Diciembre al 2 de Enero. No Habra clases de RE el 12/21, 12/15, 12/18 y 1/1/17. Todas las clases de reanudan asta el 4 de Enero. First Holy Communion Parent Meeting: Sunday, January 15th at 1:30 pm in the church. Primera Reunion de Padres para la Primera Comunion: El 15 Enero a la 1:30 pm en la iglesia.

7 DECEMBER 4, 2016 Page 7 YOUTH MINISTRY Many thanks to all who helped with the Youth Retreat this past weekend as speakers and volunteers. To all the young people who attended, never forget to Love while you live. and come to youth group meetings every Wednesday and Friday night. Fr. Ryan and The Youth Ministry Team High School Wednesdays: 6:30-7:45 pm Fridays: 7:00-8:45 pm in the Teen Center, lower level Prayer is the practice of attending to that which true. When we pray, whatever method we use, we notice our needs, our desires, and our relationships more. Only by noticing what is within are we able to connect with that which is beyond ourselves. As such, prayer is our participation in the deepening of the sacred. We practice this when we say, yes. I invite you to finish this prayer: Today, Yes is my prayer. It is my Amen. My Barukh atah Adonai 1. My Peace Be with You. Yes is my belief in all things possible. God, hear my yes as I listen to yours (Write or imagine how God is affirming you saying yes to you and the needs of your life.) PREPARA EL CAMINO San Juan Bautista aparece hoy cuando el Adviento comienza su segunda semana. Juan, el misterioso consumidor de saltamontes y miel silvestre, hace eco de las palabras del profeta Isaías en su llamado al arrepentimiento en la cercanía del Reino de los cielos. Los ritmos de la vida cristiana son muchas veces confusos. Todos los años conocemos a Juan Bautista y oímos su llamado al arrepentimiento. Todos los años lo vemos señalando al que vendrá después de él, al Señor Jesús. Sin embargo, cada año las palabras y las acciones de Juan Bautista hacen eco de nuevo en nuestro corazón, porque hemos caído una y otra vez en antiguas trampas pecaminosas. El Adviento nos da otra oportunidad para alejarnos del camino del pecado y aceptar el modo de vida del Evangelio. Juan Bautista nos invita a preparar el camino para el Señor en quien depositamos nuestra esperanza. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE El 8 de diciembre, la Iglesia celebra solemnemente la Inmaculada Concepción de María. A la vez, la Madre de Jesucristo es honrada en Venezuela bajo la advocación de Nuestra Señora de Coromoto, en Paraguay como Nuestra Señora de Caacupé, en Panamá como Nuestra Señora de La Antigua y en Nicaragua como Nuestra Señora del Viejo. Esta última advocación tiene distintas historias que relatan su origen. Hay quienes dicen que pertenecía a un viejo ermitaño que viajaba con unos marinos. En cierto punto la imagen no quiso continuar el viaje y el barco no se movió hasta que se bajó el viejo con ella. Según otro relato, Nuestra Señora del Viejo fue traída a Nicaragua por Francisco de Ahumada, hermano de Teresa de Ávila. Francisco viajaba a América y su santa hermana quiso mandar tres imágenes marianas como regalo a los misioneros religiosos que estaban evangelizando en Guatemala, Perú y Nicaragua. Durante el año 1562, Francisco entregó la imagen de la Purísima a los Franciscanos de Nicaragua en el pueblo de El Viejo, por lo cual los nicaragüenses han declarado por años que El viejo nos trajo a la Conchita. Hay que saber que el viejo Francisco tenía 41 años de edad cuando pasó por Nicaragua. Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.