PASTOR S CORNER. All Saints Parish December 2, First Sunday of Advent.

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1 All Saints Parish December 2, 2018 Our Mission: Uniting the heart, mind and actions of All to become Saints. Our Vision: One Church: encountering Jesus, equipping Disciples and living mercy. Our Values: Inviting, Welcoming, Community, Formation, Identity and Service. Mass Times St. Joseph: Sat 7:30 p.m. St. Boniface: Wed 6:00 p.m. Thu 8:00 a.m. 1st Sat 8:00 a.m. Sun 8:30 a.m. St. John: M-T-W 8:00 a.m. 1st Fri 8:00 a.m. Sun 10:30 am First Sunday of Advent Fr. Jim Keiter PO Box 170 Deacon Marcus Potts Deacon Brian Heine Deacon Rod Wiebelhaus Deacon Clarence Jansen Parish Office PO Box 170 Fax: Joni Stevens cell Summer Office Hours: 8 am Noon M-F West Catholic St. John s Parish Center East Catholic St. Joseph Parish Center Prayer Line: St. Boniface: Chris Zavadil Nancy Schieffer St. John Amy Dickes Donna Potts Confessions: St. Boniface: Sun: 8 am 8:25 am & 1st Wed 5 pm 5:45 pm St. Joseph: Sat: 7 pm 7:25 pm & 1st Sat: 6 pm 7:25 pm St. John: Sun: 10am-10:25 am & 1st Mon: 6 pm - 7 pm Anytime by appointment Marriage Arrangements 6 mos. in advance Mass Intentions: Carole Schulte, PO Box Fordyce-NE Note name, date and where Cemetery Caretakers: St. Boniface Ryan Loecker or St. Joseph Cliff & Pat Steffen St. John Mark & Cindy Neuhalfen or PASTOR S CORNER This coming Saturday, December 8 th is a Holy Day of Obligation, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. We will have a Vigil Mass for this obligation on Friday evening at St. Boniface at 6 PM. We will also have a Mass at 8 AM at St. John s in Fordyce for anyone even though it is also our Advent - Women s Mass and Breakfast that morning as well. Here is where it gets a little complicated. Our Saturday evening Mass at St. Joseph will be the Vigil Mass for the 1 st Sunday of Advent. The prayers and readings will be for the 1 st Sunday of Advent and not for the Immaculate Conception Holy Day of Obligation. However, the rule for the Holy Day of Obligation is to attend Mass but it doesn t have to be the Mass for that particular Feast. So you could attend Saturday evening Mass at St. Joseph and fulfill your Holy Day Obligation for the Immaculate Conception but you would need to go to Mass again on Sunday to fulfill the Sunday Obligation. In other words, you can t get a two-fer by only attending Saturday evening. Everyone needs to attend two Masses this weekend. Now you can t say you didn t know!!! As we begin this holy season of Advent, on this first Sunday of Advent, we hear Jesus warn us that there are countless things of this world that can make us forget the one certain reality the day of the Lord s coming. Immediately following the passage of today s Advent gospel, Matthew places three parables in which Jesus gives us examples of the kinds of people for whom the Lord s coming will not be a happy experience. A wicked servant says to himself, My master is long delayed, and begins to ill-treat his fellow servants and drink with drunkards. Five foolish virgins, awaiting the coming of the bridegroom, neglect to provide oil for their lamps, and are shut out. A servant out of fear buries the talent that has been entrusted to him instead of doing something creative with it. As the climax of the three parables, Matthew gives us Jesus graphic description of what will happen in the final judgment at his coming. The outcome happy or tragic depends on how we treat each other here and now, even the least of our brothers and sisters the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked, the prisoner. Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me So with this focus of how we treat each other as really important in the outcome of our own time here on earth, I would like to use this Advent through my bulletin articles and my homilies on the 4 Sundays of Advent to focus on Marriage and Family in light of the Holy Trinity and who we are created to be, made in the image and likeness of God. continued

2 ALL SAINTS PARISH All Saints Parish Collections Envelopes $4736, Plate $ Children $22.04 Votive $22 Focus $377 God s Acre $5212, Holy Day $705, Cemetery $160 Total Monthly budgeted Sunday/Holy Day giving need: $19,730. November Sunday/Holy Day giving received: Archbishop Annual Appeal: Goal $ , Goal Pledge 43%, Total Commitments $ , Participation Goal 42% Goal Pledge 21.7% December 8 ST. JOSEPH Saturday 7:30p.m. Heavenly Dusters L: Denise Stevens CP: Carolyn Leader E: Jo Ann Steffen Jolene Steffen G: Brad & Sheila Schieffer Family Beth Stevens S: Ann Steffen and Brady Steffen Ginger Schieffer U: Brad Schieffer and Mike Stevens Pam Jones Sacristan: Terry Mueller ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Dec 8 Sat 8am Dec 9 Sunday 10:30a.m. Immaculate Conception L: Bruce Peitz L: Chuck Steffen E: Angie Bowen E: Clair Rupiper G: Don & Marcia Albers G: Don Wubben Family S: Graham P, Jenna W S: Kate & Emma Wubben U: Joe Potts, Dave Loecker Logan Eickhoff U: Allen & John Eickhoff, Jerome Thoene, Don Wubben PASTOR S CORNER Marriage and family is so critical in our current age, because the basic building block of civilization is family. If marriages break down, so too do families and thus so too does civilization. One need not look far to see this reality already happening today. Marriage and family is one of the incredible gifts that God gave us from the beginning. May we pray and seek a strengthening and building up of marriages and families. Here are a few other reminders / important notes: This Wednesday is the First Wednesday of the month, so we have Family Formation at St. Boniface for our parents, parishioners and K -6 students. We have Mass at 6 followed by Family Formation at 6:30 pm. Women of our Parish save the date Saturday morning, December 8 th, Advent Women s Mass, Breakfast and Speaker (Also a Holy Day Immaculate Conception). 8 AM Mass at St. John s followed by quiche, muffins and fresh fruit breakfast in the St. John s Parish Center and guest speaker, Leisa Piper. First Reconciliation for our 2 nd Graders will be Saturday, December 8 th at 10:30 AM at St. John s Church. I am excited to now have access for all our Parishioners to FORMED.org Simply go to and set up your own account using the following code: 9ce5ba Please remember to begin using All Saints on checks that you write for Sunday giving or other Church related giving/payments. Have a blessed week first week of Advent. Fr. Jim PARISH NEWS December Church Cleaners: MeCheyl Sudbeck Chairperson Angela Potts, Krista Heithold, Tammy Eskins, Pam Sudbeck Dec 7 Friday 6:pm Immaculate Conception ST. BONIFACE Dec 9 Sun 8:30a.m. L: Steve Jansen L: John Pinkelman E: Chris Tramp E: Jean Pinkelman G: Rod & Ruth Goeden G: Bob & Tracey Mueller S: Nathan Schmidt& S: Brooklynn & Blake Zavadil Cameryn Fiscus U: Patrick, Steve, U: Mike Magorian, Rod Goeden Terry & Scott Zavadil Tim Gobel, Chad Haberman Dec. Church Cleaners: Chairperson Lisa Schroeder, Cindy Schroeder, Jean Schwader, Terri Schurman, Jan Sudbeck, Jennifer Suing, Karen Loecker, Karen Magorian Remember to support your local school this Christmas season The best gifts are going on bonus. Earn more while checking off your holiday gift list with special oneday bonuses on gift cards coming Saturday, December 1. Earn more on gift cards from places like The Home Depot, Barnes & Noble, AMC TheatresÂ, Under Armour, and many more! Make Christmas Shopping easy.shopwithscrip.com Dec 1-14th extra bonus on these gift cards AMC Theatres & Applebee's 11% Barnes & Noble 12.75% Bass Pro Shops 11.75% Belk 10% Build-A-Bear 9.75% Cabela's 11.75% Caribou 6.75% Dave & Busters 14.75% Del Taco 8% Delta 5% Express 12% Goodcents 15% Guitar Center 6% Home Depot 7% Jiffy Lube 10% Journeys 12.75% Landry's 11% Lane Bryant 9.75% Lowe's 6% Stage 9.75% Under Armour 15.75% *contact your WCES Scrip Cordinators: Lori Hoebelheinrich Beth Stevens Ruth Wiebelhaus

3 PARISH NEWS ADORATION Baby Jesus St Joseph Church St Joseph s Baby Jesus Shower will be held during the month of December. Please bring a gift for Baby Jesus, it may be a blanket, a sleeper or diapers, anything a baby would need. Preferable for 18 months to 24 months age. A basket will be located in the entrance of church for your thoughtful gifts for little Baby Jesus. Donations will go to Birth Right or Haven House. ST. JOSEPH LADIES GUILD CHRISTMAS PARTY At St Joseph Parish Hall December 9th 4:00p.m. Bingo Game Bring a dollar gift to join in the fun!! 5:00p.m. Hot Lunch will be served. Bring a Christmas Gift for Haven House Come join in the Fun & Fellowship!!! Ladies serving for St Joseph s Ladies Christmas party is Leonarda Arens, Beth Stevens, Michelle Thoene & Lisa Allen HEY IT S THAT TIME OF YEAR Anyone wanting to donate towards our parish s fuel costs we have bills At Long s Propane P O Box 96 Yankton, SD or Carlson s Home & Auto P O Box 200 Wausa, NE BURR!!!!!! CALENDAR OF EVENTS Dec 5 St Boniface Family Formation K-6 6:30p.m. after Mass. Dec 8 Women s Mass & 8:00 am St. John s Dec 8 First Reconciliation 10:30am At St. John the Baptist Solemnity of Immaculate Conception Dec 7 St Boniface 6:00p.m. Dec 8 St John s 8:00a.m. Dec St. Joseph 7:30p.m. Dec 9 East & West School Christmas St. Helena PC Hall Dec 9 St Joseph Ladies Guild Christmas Party 4p.m. Dec. 13 St. John s Guild Meeting 7pm at the Parish Center Information to be entered in the bulletin deadline is Noon Wed s ST. JOHN S LADIES GUILD MEETING Thursday December 13th at 7pm at the Parish Center with Election of Officers and Christmas party. ST. JOHN S FORESTER S BREAKFAST DECEMBER 2ND Serving: Pancakes, Sausage, Rolls, Coffee and Juice Starting 8:30a.m. to 1:00p.m. St. Boniface Annual Advent Baby Shower to continue until Christmas. Basket in entrance of Church and all items donated to Birth Right in Norfolk. J E R R Y S S E R V I C E Fuel by Transport or Tank Wagon Farm Delivery of Mobile Bulk Oil Call SCRIPTURE READINGS Dec 3-9 MASSES Sunday December 2 L&D Members of M 8:30a.m. +Ken & Charlene Kube Family +Molly Schieffer F 10:30a.m. Monday December 3 +Norbert Leise F 8:00a.m. Tuesday December 4 L&D Members of F 8:00a.m. +Boniface & +Mary Goeden Family Wednesday December 5 L&D Members of F 8:00a.m. +George G. Pick Family L&D Members of M 6:00p.m. +Emery Schmitt Family Thursday December 6 +Allen Bonertz M 8:00a.m. Friday December 7 Donald & Marcia Albers Family..... F 8:00a.m. +Ralph Kleinschmit M 6:00p.m. Saturday December 8 + Christian Mothers F 8:00a.m. L&D Members of C 7:30p.m. +William & +Anna Schieffer Family Sunday December 9 For the People M 8:30a.m. L&D Members of F 10:30a.m. +Ray & +Anna Mueller Family VOCATIONS CROSS Nov 25 Dec 1 Dec 2-8 Dec 9-15 St. John the Baptist First Friday Adoration : 8:30 am 7 pm With Benediction and Closing Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions Tuesdays: 7:45 a.m. St. Boniface Eucharistic Adoration Labor Day to Memorial Day Wed. 6:30p.m. to7:30p.m. Memorial Day to Labor Day Wed. 5:00p.m. to 6:00p.m. Mon: Is 2:1-5 Mt 5:8-11 Tues: Is 11:1-10 Lk 10:21-24 Wed: Is 25:6-10 Mt 15:29-37 Thu: Is 26:1-6 Mt 7:21, Fri: Is 29: Mt 9:27-31 Sat: Gn 3:9-15 Lk 1:26.38 Glen & Mary Loecker Mark & Cindy Neuhalfen Bob & Pam Nissen

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