Holy Name Newsletter. Giving Tree Holy Name Celebrates... Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass. With Bishop Melczek presiding. Sunday, December 8th

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1 Holy Name Newsletter Volume 13, Issue 12 December 2013 Giving Tree 2013 The Giving Tree Project is off to a great start! On Saturday, November 23 rd volunteers gathered to prepare the tags for parishioners to take beginning after mass that day. A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped with the preparation of the tags, your hard work is truly appreciated. Tags can be taken from the Giving Tree located at the entrance of the church. If you could please purchase one or two items listed on the tags and return them, gift wrapped with the tag on them, no later than Monday, December 9 th. Donations of non-perishable food items are also being collected. Monetary donations are also welcome. The Giving Tree deliveries will take place on Sunday, December 15 th. Volunteers are needed on Sunday, December 15th beginning at 8:30 AM to sort, pack, wrap and deliver the food and gifts. The Giving Tree is a great project for the whole family. We all have family traditions that fill our memories with fond and familiar, warm and wonderful good times shared with people we love. Consider making the Giving Tree project a new tradition for your family. Volunteers may either call Sue Smetana at (219) or Mary in the Parish Office at (219) Holy Name Celebrates... Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass With Bishop Melczek presiding Sunday, December 8th The celebration begins at 5:30 PM Featuring Aztec dancers and a Mariachi band. Refreshments immediately following at 7 PM. Come and enjoy an evening of vibrant festivity. All are Welcome!

2 Page 2 Those who need prayers) Florence Armstrong Bob & Lida Barney Bill Bradtke Eva & Joe Brav, Sr. Ray & Josie Chmielewski Mary Lou Deno Bob Eberle Margaret Engle Ed & Marie Govert Rosemarie Haberlin Mickey Hasse Karen Hathaway Jovita Herrera Rosalie Hoffman Henry Huppenthal Amalia Hutchins Richard Johnson Bruce Kitchell Jeff Kubiak Monica & Fred Kujawa Dale Laking Mark Land Mike Lewis Debbie Longfellow Anna Mager Tom Manning Jo Manes Dean Martin Joy Marzynski Mary Jane & Jim Molnar Raymond Mosser Dan & Dodie Nolan Jeff Obarski Joe O Dea Robert O Donnell Maureen Oxley Ray Radzinski Cecelia Rahaw Bob Reeves Ed Regnier Michael & Carol Rowe Lucille Shroka Dave Sims Ed Wachter Pat & Rich Wisniewski Greg Wornhoff Matthew Yakubik Cathy Zajac

3 P a g e 3 Generations of Faith News Faith Formation Catholic Coffee Clutch Our December session of GOF will break open the celebration of Christmas. Join us for a closer look at what this feast means for us as Christians living in a secular world. We will meet on Sunday, December 8 at 10:15 AM or Monday, December 9 at 6 PM in the gym of the parish center. Save the Date!!! Christmas Vacation Bible School coming to Holy Name Do you question your faith? Are you searching for answers to the big questions in life like "Why am I here?" and "What is my purpose?" and "What does God want of me?" Well, we probably won't be able to answer those quest ions, but we have great conversations trying! Join us on Thursday mornings at 9:15 in the Faith Formation Office for good coffee and better conversation as we wrestle with life's questions (and a bunch of other stuff, too!) All adults in the parish are welcome. Thursday, January 2, 2014 in the gym. We will have stories, games, crafts and lunch for children ages We will meet from 10 AM ~ 2 PM. Please watch upcoming bulletins for more details! The Ten Commandments Holy Name Parish Renewal Scheduled for the 5 Wednesdays of Lent 2014 Look for Coming Attractions!

4 P a g e 4 New Parishioners Jackie Borowski Jason, Nicole & Jonathan Marley Borowski Ryker Nicholas Garibay Fred & Janice Kuhn Joan Wanicki MOMS (Moms Offering Moms Support) MOMS (Moms Offering Moms Support) We will meet the second Wednesday of every month from 9:30-10:30, in the lower conference room of the parish office. Are you looking to make mommy friends? MOMS is the place to come. This will be a group of moms who are looking to get out, lean on each for help/advice, playmates and more. It will also give you an opportunity to meet other moms within our parish. We will have coffee, juice and snacks at the end. If you have any questions feel to contact Nan Onest at nan.onest@comcast.net or Michelle Huber at michelleannhuber@yahoo.com. 4 PM Christmas Eve Mass Christmas Choir Singers and musicians Planning to Marry? needed. 3 age groups needed: Adults and Teens 3rd through 8th graders 1st and 2nd graders Contact Cindy Foreman cindyelsaforeman@gmail.com (219) The Diocese requires that couples begin preparing for their marriage in the church at least six months prior to their wedding date. Couples must contact Father Ed to get started Holy Name Parish will offer a marriage preparation session in the near future. For information, contact Dan & Zara Fagen to register: zarafagen@yahoo.com;

5 Page 5 Parish Life Our Parish believes it is very important to stay connected with our college students when they are away at school. Please contact Diane Jostes at or with your college student s mailing address so we can let them know we are thinking of them and wish them well in their college endeavors. A special thanks to Rebecca Roux for chairing our Amarillo Roadhouse fundraiser. Twenty four receipts were turned in and we made $ Thanks for all who participated in this event. Mark your calendar for our Annual Appreciation Dinner. Our celebration will be held at the Great Oaks After Four Club on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 after the 5 PM Mass. More details will follow in our weekly bulletin. During the holidays, when you are traveling in Cedar Lake, make sure you check out Holy Name s Christmas tree! 1st Place Winners Under the enthusiasm of Linda Abbott, we hosted our first Trivia Night at the Knights of Columbus. There were 16 teams who competed for first prize. When it was all said and done, Team Redskins.. so Sioux Me, which included Mike and Diane Abbott, Shawn Kerby, Tom Schell and Kevin O Brien took first place. Second place went to Judy and Dan Roper, Dale and Cindy Sjoerdsma and Rick and Joanne Besich. Over $1,300 dollars was raised for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul so they can continue to help people in need. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who participated in this event. Linda has already agreed to chair Trivia Night next year and plans to make it even better St. Vincent depaul Team 2nd Place Team The Willy Team

6 Page 6 Breakfast With Santa Cedar Lake Kiwanis is hosting the Annual Breakfast with Santa in the basement of our church on Saturday, December 7, from 9 to 11:30 AM. Breakfast will include Pancakes/Sausage, Milk and Coffee. The cost will be Adults - $5.00, Children 12 to 3 $3.00 and 2 and under free. We Remember Our Dearly Departed Susan Borner Mary Jane Stoll Come visit Santa, take some pictures and receive a treat. Proceeds from this event benefit Kiwanis Projects. Questions, please call Advent Penance Services Tuesday, December 17 7 PM St Mary s Crown Point Wednesday, December 18 7 PM Here at Holy Name December 24 ~ Christmas Eve 4:00 PM - Mass 11:30 PM - Caroling for Midnight Mass Midnight - Mass December 25 ~ Christmas Day Masses at 7 AM, 9 AM and 11 AM

7 Page 7 Crown Point High School December is CROWN POINT HIGH SCHOOL month! Crown Point High School has grown from its modest origins to one of the largest comprehensive high schools in Indiana. The current facility, which was featured in American School and University Architectural Portfolio as an Outstanding High School Design, opened to students in the fall of Due to expansive growth, the high school opened a new academic wing in 2009 that increased the school s capacity to 3000 students. Today Crown Point High School is home to over 2600 students from grades 9 through 12 and employs 120 full time faculty who actively participate in many state and national organizations. Crown Point High School, an Indiana Chamber of Commerce Best Buy School, offers its students numerous educational, extracurricular and athletic opportunities and its performance is often ranked with the best in the state and nation. We ask God s blessing on all our CPHS students: Jonathon Bachan Devin DeBoth Benjamin King Please let us know if your name is missing from the list. Next month we will be highlighting students from Lake Central H.S. If you attend Lake Central, make sure we have your name! Call or text (219) or cindyelsaforeman@gmail.com

8 Page 8 Devin DeBoth Hi, my name is Devin De Both, and I am a sophomore at Crown Point High School. I attended St. Mary s Crown Point from Preschool to 8 th grade, and I am the youngest with 4 older brothers. (You ve probably seen or heard them messing around in church when they come home for holidays.) I run Cross Country and the 800 (1/2 mile) in Track and Field. I am on the Costume, Hair, and Makeup Crew for Crown Point High School s Theater Department, and I am hoping to student direct one of our productions in the near future. I am also in my school s Creative Writing Club/Literary Magazine: Windfall. I am currently in the St. Mary Crown Point s Youth Group, and I hope to get involved in Holy Name s. I m unsure where I want to go to college at the moment, but I want to major in English with the hope to edit or write screenplays for television or movies. Nice to meet you. Benjamin King Benjamin is a Junior at Crown Point High School. He is the youngest with 2 older brothers and graduated from St. John the Evangelist school in At CPHS, Benjamin is an honor roll student and plays on the CP Varsity Lacrosse team. Outside of school, Benjamin is involved in many outdoor activities. He enjoys water sports, dirtbiking, snowboarding, and fishing. In addition to his school and extracurricular activities, Benjamin is an altar server and and usher. He also volunteers his time for our annual giving tree event and he is a member of the newly established Holy Name Youth Council. Benjamin s future goal is to attend Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and major in law enforcement.

9 Page 9 CROWN POINT FOOTBALL & CHEER FOOTBALL TEAM (the following players are seniors for the fall 13 season) 2 Tristan Peterson 4 Evan Markowitz 6 Jacob Ryan 7 Jake Jatis 10 Nick Hanlon 11 Steven Smead 12 Vinnie Coniglio 15 Nick Faso 21 Zack Bucci 24 Rory Packard 25 Tyler Downing 49 Jones, Pierce 1 Dan Kasper 26 Cody Hipp 55 Kyle Crider 85 Zame Cecich 27 Ayman Tebry 58 Roc Hopman 86 Spase Dorsuleski 29 Vince Schoenborn 59 Jacob Brown 87 Bay Kurtz 32 Tommy Myers 60 Ben Kamstra 88 Steven Potosky 35 Timmy Volk 62 Anthony Van Auken 92 Vince Renta 37 Matt Wegman 69 Justin Ferrell 93 Max Zaleski 41 Ryan Kelleher 75 George Mirabella 99 Byron Previs 45 Connor Andras 77 Dakota Haniford 47 Brendyn McKinnon 80 Jacob Kocher CHEER SQUAD Varsity Cheerleaders Brittany Robinson J-V Cheerleeders Kara Borella Danya Justice Taylor Franks Sarah Kubaszak Taylor Rusak Kathryn Foulds Brooke Perrin Hannah Franklin Julia Ferguson Kennedy Tolbert Kayla Greep Celine Certa Hayley Borowski Aaliya Bruce Cailey Sabotnik Carly Fisher Bailey Jurasevich Samantha Tayler Lauren Ashby Megan Blahunka Kendal Eaton Alex Headdy Gracie Nonos Teralyn Petyko Jordann Walsh Sophie Nonos Sydney Renner Rebecca Biancardi Autumn Chandos Lauren Gabbert Cassidy Lieber Hannah Nottingham Kassandra Barnes Abi Bushman Presley Tolbert

10 Page 10 Advent: A Time of Joyful Anticipation In the Catholic Church, Advent is a time of anticipation that begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. The word Advent means to come and during Advent we anticipate: Christ s coming at Christmas Christ s coming into our lives through grace and the Eucharist Christ s second coming at the end of time Throughout Advent, we are on a spiritual journey that connects us to Christ s past, present, and future coming. We remember Christ s coming into the world and yet we long for the day when Christ will come again to set the world right. In this sense, Advent reminds us that the kingdom God is both already and not yet. Advent is also a time when we become acutely aware that church and the world are at odds with each other; the church gifts us Advent as a time of prayerful preparation, while the world whips us into a frenzy of pre-christmas preparation. The words of John the Baptist urge us to prepare the way - to make our hearts, minds, and souls ready for Christ - but we strain to hear his voice amid all the hustle and bustle of the world. In modern times, Advent is celebrated as a time for prayerful joy and happy anticipation instead of a time for penitence and fasting. Our understanding of Advent may have changed over the years, but our Advent prayer has remained unchanged since the beginning of time. As we wait and yearn for Christ to come again and bring peace, justice, and righteousness to the world, we pray much the same as the Israelites in the Old Testament did: O come, O come Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel German Advent Traditions Holy Name parish was founded in 1859 by German settlers from the Hanover region of Germany and many of our current Advent traditions originated in Germany. You may recognize the following Advent traditions that have their roots in German culture and have been adopted by many cultures throughout the world. Advent Calendar Advent Calendars originated in Germany in the early 1800 s. The purpose of an Advent calendar is to count down the days until Christmas. The earliest known example of the modern Advent calendar was handmade in Germany in But the tradition goes back even further - with families using chalk to make marks on their doors in anticipation of Christmas. Modern Advent calendars are usually made out of heavy card stock and have little windows with a piece of chocolate hidden behind each window. A new window is opened every day. This is a wonderful tradition to make a part of your Advent celebration and to share with your children or grandchildren. Advent calendars are inexpensive and Aldi stores carry them for a few dollars apiece. Advent Wreath The Advent wreath is another familiar tradition that began in Germany. The four candles on or around the wreath symbolize the four weeks before Christmas. If you don t already have an Advent Wreath, you can create one very easily. All you need is an evergreen wreath and four pillar candles. Place the wreath on a table and set the candles in the middle of the wreath. Most Catholics use three purple candles and one rose-colored candle. The first candle is lit on the first Sunday of Advent, two are lit the second Sunday of Advent, and so on St. Nicholas Day, December 5th St. Nicholas Day traditions are found throughout Europe. Although celebrating St. Nicholas Day did not originate in Germany, there are several traditions associated with St. Nicholas Day that are unique to the Germanic and Scandinavian peoples. One such tradition is that an item such as a shoe, boot, sock, plate, etc.. is put out on the evening before St. Nicholas day and, at some point in the night, St. Nicholas (or one of his assistants) comes and places treats and small gifts in the items left out - kind of like a mini-christmas to help us anticipate and prepare for the real Christmas to come.

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12 Holy Name Catholic Church W. 133rd Avenue Cedar Lake, IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID CEDAR LAKE, IN PERMIT NO. 19 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Advent Penance Services Tuesday, December 17 7 PM St Mary s Crown Point Wednesday, December 18 7 PM Here at Holy Name December 24 ~ Christmas Eve 4:00 PM - Mass 11:30 PM - Caroling for Midnight Mass Midnight - Mass December 25 ~ Christmas Day Masses at 7 AM, 9 AM and 11 AM