The Mission of Corpus Christi. Gaudete Sunday

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1 An Arizona Non-Profit Corporation founded in N. Tanque Verde Loop Road, Tucson, AZ The Mission of Corpus Christi We, at Corpus Christi, seek to experience God in Scripture, the Sacraments, our prayer, studies, one another and all of God s creation. We aspire to embody God s presence by sharing our gifts and welcoming all. December 11, rd Sunday of Advent Gaudete Sunday Second Sunday Food Drive - Dec Parish Family Breakfast - Dec. 11, after morning Masses Advent Moonlight Labyrinth Walk - Dec. 11, 6:00pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Film - Monday, Dec. 12, 12:00pm Advent Communal Reconciliation - Dec. 14, 6:00pm Centering Prayer - Led by Jo Behrman Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7pm Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 1pm in the Chapel RE K-5 Grade - Dec. 14 at 4:30pm (no class 12/21 & 12/28) Youth Group - Jr. HS (6-8 Gr.) Sun., 11am-12:15pm Sr. HS (9-12 Gr.) Sun., 12:15-1:30pm December Events For more information on events see details inside, call the Parish Office, or visit our website Yoga - Mon. and Wed., 9:00am Qigong - Thurs., 9:00am Angel Tree Drive - Through Dec. 11 Shawl Ministry - Dec. 13, 1:00pm Quilt Ministry - Dec. 14, 9:00am Parish Council Meeting - Dec. 27, 5:00pm Welcoming the New Year Reception - Jan. 1, 12:15am (after 11:30pm Mass 12/31)) Fr. Christopher Orndorff, Pastor Fr. Richard Kingsley, Pastor Emeritus Deacon Mark Cesnik PHONE: (520) FAX: (520) Parish Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30am-4:30pm Come Grow Web Page: With Us Come Grow With Us SCHEDULE OF MASSES SATURDAY: 4:30 PM SUNDAY: 7:45 AM 9:45 AM HOLY DAY VIGIL: 6:00 PM HOLY DAY: 8:00 AM MONDAY through FRIDAY: 8:00 AM ROSARY FRIDAY: 7:30 AM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION BY APPOINTMENT AND 3:45PM SATURDAYS SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK FIRST FRIDAY AT 8 AM MASS

2 New Ministry Coming to Corpus Christi No name yet, Just a focus! Consider joining us! From the parish survey, the Parish Pastoral Council evaluated the demographics of our active parishioners and the needs expressed by each category of those groups. As a result, we have set priorities for action which you will be hearing about over the next several months. One demographic that became obvious is that a large number of parishioners are at retirement, dealing with issues of aging, or are families who are in caregiver positions for older family members. Wellness, estate planning, resources, recreation, housing, nutrition, exercise, change of day-to-day routines, adapting homes for safety, use of computers and other current technology, and varying other topics are of interest to many in our community. Everyone is busy now thinking of the holidays, so watch the bulletin in early January for more information on a new ministry to address this need. We will need YOU - interested, creative parishioners with ideas to develop a valuable treasure trove of information, speakers, and support! We welcome all who are visiting our Corpus Christi Faith Community for the first time or are frequent visitors. We are honored by your presence. If we can be of service to you, please do not hesitate to call on us. If you would like to become a member of our Parish, please complete one of the Registration forms located in the Parish Office, at the Community Center Bulletin Board, or on our website at Prayer Chain If you would like to be a part of the Prayer Chain, or have a prayer request, all that s required is to have a computer with internet access, an address, a compassionate heart, and willingness to pray for others (no phone trees). For more information contact Lyn Diehl at or prayerchain@cccctucson.org Homebound Eucharist If you have a family member or know of a parishioner on the eastside of Tucson in need of having Eucharist brought to them regularly, please contact the Parish Office at Corpus Christi Has Gluten-Free Hosts For those who wish to receive Gluten-Free hosts at Communion, we have them available at all Masses. To receive them, please come down the center aisle at the end of Communion and indicate to the Eucharistic Minister that you need the Gluten-Free host. Mass Intentions are Available If you would like to schedule a weekday Mass for your loved one(s), or have a special intention, please contact the parish office. Donations for 12/4/16 Not available at time of printing. Thank you for your generosity! The Pima East Vicariate Penance (Evening) Schedule is as follows: St. Pius X 13 6:30pm Corpus Christi pm Our Mother of Sorrows :30pm St. Cyril of Alexandria pm St. Francis de Sales pm St. Rita in the Desert pm Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve Christmas Day 3:30 pm 6:00 pm Midnight 8:00 am New Year s Eve Masses 12/31 4:30pm & 11:30pm (with reception following). New Year s Day Mass, 1/1/17, at 7:45am & 9:45am Parish Office Holiday Schedule Closed Friday, December 23 Monday, December 26 Friday, December 30 Monday, January 2, 2017 Open 8:30am 12:30pm Tuesday, December 27 Wednesday, December 28 Thursday, December 29 We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 (Mon. Fri., 8:30am 4:30pm) REMINDER: There will be a full moonlight labyrinth walk this Sunday evening December 11 th at 6 pm. We will meet in the chapel for a brief history and use of the labyrinth and then we will walk the labyrinth together, by only the light of the full moon, stars and candles. Think of Mary and Joseph all those years ago and how that was the only light they had. Where did faith come into that image? What else did they take with them? Were they afraid? Were they tired? What gave them the strength to go on? We hope to see you there. Stop outside Mass today for more information on the labyrinth and the scheduled moonlit walk. The team is looking forward to sharing this ancient prayer path with you. Please remember to let the Parish Office know when you are on campus during business hours. Thank you.

3 CORPUS CHRISTI STAFF (520) Fax (520) Office Manager, Kara Montaño; Finance Manager, John Salapski; Safe Environment Rep., Carmen Lombardo; Director of Music, Jana Gee; Coordinator of Children s Ministry, Suzanne Hensel; shensel@cccctucson.org Coordinator of Youth Ministry, Stacey Beste; sbeste@cccctucson.org YM Assistant, Monique Wilson; mwilson@cccctucson.org Parish Office Receptionist, Kathy Cullinan; kcullinan@cccctucson.org Maintenance Supervisor, OJ Hartman; ohartman@cccctucson.org Maintenance, Alma Schlor; aschlor@cccctucson.org When visiting our website cccctucson.org, please use the main link to access current information and not the sub-links...they are not updated. Corpus Christi Ministries & Groups READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 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 Tuesday: Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-19, 23; Mt 21:28-32 Wednesday: Is 45: 6b-8, 18, 21b-25; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Lk 7:18b-23 Thursday: Is 54:1-10; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-12a, 13b; Lk 7:24-30 Friday: Is 56:1-3a, 6-8; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8; Jn 5:33-36 Saturday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Sunday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Third Sunday of Advent Monday: Our Lady of Guadalupe Tuesday: St. Lucy Wednesday: St. John of the Cross Friday: Las Posadas begins Sunday, 12/11 All Corpus Christi Parishioners Monday, 12/12 Bill Bergen (D); Johanna Guilli-Dale (D); Maria Giampapa (D) Tuesday, 12/13 Bill Bergen (D) Wednesday, 12/14 Fr. Chris Orndorff, (L); Patricia Smith (D) Thursday, 12/15 Edmundo F. Ruiz (D); Carmen Lombardo (L); Eleanore Spellman (D) Friday, 12/16 Joshua Miller (D); Bill Bergen (D) Saturday, 12/17 All Corpus Christi Parishioners Alcoholics Anonymous Faith Bob Activities Group Ceil Woodruff Adopt-A-Roadway Parish Office Altar Linens Cathy Cristo Altar Servers Ann Babick Becoming Catholic Dc Mark & Anna Cesnik Bereavement Hospitality Roger Heiman Boy Scouts Brad Underwood Bridge Barb McElroy Cancer Support Susan Middleton Centering Prayer Jo Behrman Church Decorations Linda Calandrella Cub Scouts Don Smith Eucharistic Ministers Dave Baker Eucharistic Minister Trainer Sheila Hill Faith Sharing Parish Office Greeters Pat Laufer Health Amy Eberle-White Hiking Club Dave Kohmann Homebound Eucharist Theresa Romanelli Infant Baptism Prep Dc Mark Cesnik Knights of Columbus Bud Mader Labyrinth Helen Russell Landscape Helpers OJ Hartman Lectors Francis Kearney Let s Talk Travel Dick Englert Liturgical Life Marge Schaefer Native Peoples Angie Gill Out to Lunch Bunch Dorie Anne Ory Outreach Anna Cesnik Parish Council Francis Kearney Parish Librarian Kay Dahms Poker John Gulli Prayer Chain Lyn Diehl Quilt Ministry Diane Arnold Scrip (Gift Cards) Bill Wierschem Scrip (Gift Cards) by Mail Roxanne Gautreau Shawl Ministry Carol Poirier Time & Talent Linda Calandrella Ushers Henry Zipf Welcoming Ministry Sylvia Olberding Widowed Women Theresa Harth Women s Retreat Ministry Janet Reff Young Adults Nick Sitzman For information regarding advertising on the back of our Parish bulletin, please call Claudia Borders at

4 CORPUS CHRISTI WELCOMES Newly Registered Parishioners: Mark & Kathy Mistler Ronald & Deborah Perkins George Reel & Therese May Welcome to Our Faith Community! Registered Households: 1088 Last Sunday to Choose an Angel Stop by the Angel tree, select an Angel and remember someone who is in need. One in three children in Tucson live in poverty. It s hard to understand, but there are many who never receive any gift during the holidays. Reach out to one of them and share your good fortune. Thank you...the Outreach Committee From the Desk of Fr. Chris Last week I was rather upset with the Baptist for putting yet something else on my plate this season, giving me one more thing to do repent, reconsider, refocus. This week I feel for John. He s facing the end and starting to second guess himself. He s starting to wonder if he backed the wrong horse. He s come face to face with disappointment. This Jesus is the not Messiah he expected or preached. He expected to see the vindication of God. He expected the Messiah to take the world by storm. Are you the One who is to come, or should we look for another? The big question John is really asking is Can I trust God? When life is full of confusion and disappointment, Can I trust God? John came to his own answer. We can guess at it, since Jesus says of him: "Among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist..." And in anticipation of your answer and mine, Jesus adds: "... yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he." Fr. Chris Christmas and friends and family Order your $3 - ¼ lb. packages of Just Coffee now! Just Coffee proudly sold and served by the Knights of Columbus. Father Richard s gospel of John Class. Please read and meditate on the.6th Chapter. Also, answer two questions: Why Jesus is unwilling to be acclaimed "king." Why did the rulers oppose him? All are welcomed as we meet on the 7th of January at 9am in the chapel. Have You Moved? Do you have a new address, phone number or family changes? Updating this information helps us serve the parish more effectively and saves on the cost of returned postage. Please call the Parish Office at to update your information. The Shawl Ministry was able to donate 33 homemade sweaters to school children, 38 knitted or crocheted lap robes to Vision Quest, Poverello House, and Sister José Women s Center, along with over 80 pair of slippers, 18 scarves, about 60 hats, and a dozen mittens to all of these organizations and Kids on the Street. Our ministry has never had to buy yarn thanks to your generosity so, in a round about way, you are very much involved in our community in giving to those less fortunate. Thank you all and thank you to the Shawl ladies for a terrific job! Anyone wishing to be a part of this giving group, please contact Carol Poirier at Reminder for Parents We would like to remind parents to please accompany their children to the restrooms. We are a growing parish and would like to continue to be a safe parish. Thank you. Our Facebook page has been revitalized! Please like us on Facebook at Corpus Christi Parish and be part of increasing our faith community presence! To submit an announcement to be read at weekend Mass, send it via to kmontano@cccctucson.org or drop it by the Parish Office To submit an article for the bulletin, send it via to bulletin@cccctucson.org or drop it by the Parish Office. Submissions must be received by 12 pm Monday.

5 Milestones Do you have a milestone date coming up (birthday, anniversary, etc.)? Would you like your friends and fellow parishioners at Corpus Christi to celebrate the event with you? Please either call the parish office ( ) or the bulletin at bulletin@cccctucson.org and let us know about your upcoming milestone event at least 10 days before you would like it announced. Photo of Fr. Chris blessing the new statue of St. Francis of Assisi in our courtyard on Wed., Nov. 30. Safe Environment Corner - ALL VOLUNTEERS If you missed the annual training session for Safe Environment in October, please remember that make-up training must be completed by December 20. Please visit the Corpus Christi website, cccctucson.org, choose Safe Environment, then On-Line Training. You should choose the 2016 Training Vulnerable Adults document to view. Follow the directions provided to turn in the appropriate documentation. Youth Group November Schedule Dec 11 Operation Christmas Child gift shoeboxes to local children in need Dec 18 All Youth Stand Up For Kids Christmas project 11-1pm Dec 24 Come Celebrate at the 3:30 mass on Christmas Eve. Children and Youth will have a Gospel Pageant & be active in all the ministries throughout the entire mass. For more info on happenings and opportunities, please contact Stacey Beste, Youth Minister, at sbeste@cccctucson.org and like us on Facebook at Corpus Christi YouthMinistry. Please join Tom & Judi for an evening of laughs at the Live Theatre Workshop (5317 E. Speedway Blvd.) on Friday, January 20, 2017, at 7:30pm. The Play: Buyer and Cellar. An irresistible, oneman play, with the most delicious fictitious premise - an underemployed Los Angeles actor goes to work as a shopkeeper in the basement of Barbra Streisand s Malibu home. (Contains adult humor.) $16/ticket. Call Tom for reservations. Tom has 20 tickets. Outreach Opportunity We are looking for volunteers to organize, sort, pack and deliver monthly food pantry donations to the agencies we support. Please contact Anna Elias-Cesnik (aecesnik@gmail.com) for information. THANK YOU to all the writers for helping with the Christmas cards for the Eloy and Florence Detention Centers. We were able to send 380 Christmas Cards! Community News Do Twice The Good. The Arizona Charitable Tax Credit has doubled! Married couples filing jointly claim a credit up to $800; individual filers claim a credit up to $400. donate to Catholic Community Services, claim the credit when you file your AZ state tax, and reduce your state taxes dollar for dollar. The choice is yours; pay more in state tax or help children, families, seniors, and people with disabilities right in our community. Completely separate from the CTSO credit. Donate online at or call Tucson AZ Boys Chorus Holiday Concert & Christmas Trees The chorus will celebrate the season with a holiday concert on Sat., Dec. 17, at 3pm and 7:30pm at Crowder Hall at the University of Arizona. Tickets at or call The Christmas Tree lot is located at the northwest corner of Broadway and Wilmot at 75 N Wilmot. The lot will be open Nov Dec. 22, 12pm - 9pm Mon through Thurs.; and 10am - 9pm Friday and Sat., and 10am-7pm on Sundays. Southern AZ VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) - Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team (H-PACT) provides easily accessible care for homeless veterans, such as Primary Medical Care, Referral for substance abuse services, housing resources, employment resources, peer support services, shower and laundry facility, clothing room. Call for additional information or visit us from 7:30am to 4:00pm in Bldg. 90 at 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson. No appointment needed. Mass of Memorial - Wed., December 14, 6:30pm. Our Mother of Sorrows Parish. For more information, please call Patsy Klein, Director of Pastoral Care at Retrouvaille provides marriage help! A Retrouvaille Weekend can help struggling couples rediscover hope and purpose in their marriages. The next Weekend in Tucson is January For confidential information, call or rtvdavis@hotmail.com or visit website: retrouvaille.org