...Be vigilant at all times and pray Luke 21: 36

...Be vigilant at all times and pray Luke 21: 36

weekly CALENDAR Sunday, December 2 Christmas Craft & Bake Sale after Mass ASCS Book Fair after Masses ASCS gym CDA Christmas Party 2:00 pm SH Monday, December 3 Adoration 8 am-8 pm CH SOC/Confirmation Mtg. 6:30 pm YR Wednesday, December 5 Care Center Masses R.C.I.A. 6:30 pm SB Youth Group 6:30 pm YR & LB Thursday, December 6 FLÍ Bible Study 10:00 am LB Hospital Mass 12:30 pm SJRMC Secular Franciscans 5:30 pm FP Friday, December 7 24 Hr. Adoration begins following Mass W.A.S. Christmas party 6:00 pm Saturday, December 8 Immaculate Conception Mass 9:00 am daily mass READINGS 3-Mon Weekday IS 2:1-5; MT 8:5-11 4-Tues Weekday IS 11:1-10; LK 10:21-24 5-Wed Weekday IS 25:6-10; MT 15:29-37 6-Thur Weekday IS 26:1-6; MT 7:21, 24-27 7-Fri Weekday IS 29:17-24; MT 9:27-31 8-Sat Weekday GN 3: 9-15,20; EPH 1:3-6,11-12: LK 1:26-38 holy day mass offerings IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Saturday, December 8th, is The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, this is a holy day of obligation. There will be two options to attend Mass. Friday, December 7 Immaculate Conception 5:30 pm Vigil Mass at Sacred Heart, Lapwai Saturday, December 8 Immaculate Conception 9:00 am at All Saints Church 24 hour ADORATION Friday, December 7 following the 9:00 am Mass through Saturday, December 8 at 9:00 am when we celebrate the Immaculate Conception holy day Mass is our December 24 Hour Adoration. Please consider taking one hour to visit Jesus. A sign-up sheet is in the Narthex. christmas FLOWERS We welcome your donations toward our Christmas Flowers. Christmas flowers are a part of our festive atmosphere as we celebrate Christ s birth as well as provide a way to remember and recognize family and friends. You may use the envelope enclosed in your offertory envelope packet or see page 5 for a Christmas flower donation form you can cut out and return. we wish to THANK YOU We would like to thank All Saints Church, Fr. Brad Neely, our two servers, the choir, and all who attended the 7:30 am Mass on Sunday, November 18th to help us celebrate our 60th Anniversary. We are so grateful and appreciative to all who came to the reception with good wishes and cards. A big thanks to our family who helped make everything perfect! 1 Love & prayers, Tom & Justine Osborne

youth group WITH THE LORD dave s desk EXPECTANT WAITING Among the lists on our family refrigerator is a list of expectant mothers that we pray for regularly. I know with each of these women expecting a baby, there is just that - an expectation. There is an expectation that with the birth of her child, she will get to hold the precious baby in her arms. There is an expectation that with the birth of her child her life will be different. A mother knows the reality of waiting for the birth of her baby. It requires patience. It requires making choices that are best for the baby in her womb. With the season of Advent upon us, we enter into a period of expectant waiting. An expectant mother can teach us a lot about how to wait for Christmas. It requires patience and making choices that are the best for our spiritual lives. Advent is a word used to speak of a coming or an arrival. There are three comings of Christ that we should be attentive to: History, Mystery & Majesty. The Christ Child did come in history as a newborn infant in Bethlehem. We celebrate this every year on Dec. 25. He came as a newborn so that He might be completely approachable to all classes of people from the shepherds to the Magi. We also know that there will come a day, unknown to us, that Christ will come again in majesty. We profess at every Sunday Mass in the Creed: He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. And in the prayer following the Our Father, the priest says, we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. What about His coming in mystery? This is for each of us to individually recognize Him in the here and now. He comes in the sacraments, in the Scriptures, in our daily prayer and through others. In our Sunday Gospel reading, Jesus gives us a caution as we prepare for Him. Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap. Maybe we need to see Advent as an adventure through which we fully expect to encounter Jesus Christ. We need to be vigilant to prayer so that the anxieties of daily life don t prevent us from growing closer to Jesus Christ in our daily life. As a daily foundation for prayer, I find the daily Mass readings very helpful to reflect on, particularly the Gospel. I suggest going to www.dailycatholicgospel.com to sign up for daily reflections from Bishop Robert Barron. From there you can also read the daily Mass readings online. Also you can find the readings listed on the lower left corner of pg. 1 of the bulletin. I wish you all a holy Advent season that is full of expectation to experience the comings of Jesus Christ! Dec 1-2 Dec 3 Mission Trip Craft Sale at All Saints Church after each Mass SOC from 6:30-8:30 pm in the youth room. Don t forget your weekly challenge! No December CORE Team Meeting Dec 5 Youth Group from 6:30-8 pm in the youth room. All youth who are currently in 6 th -12 th grade and are 11 years old by Sept 1, 2018 are welcome to come to youth group!!! Social Time begins at 6 pm. High School-Circle of Grace Jr. High-Circle of Grace 2

mass INTENTIONS 12/01 5:00 pm 12/02 7:30 am 10:00 am 12/03 7:15 am 12/04 7:15 am 9:00 am 12/05 7:15 pm 9:00 am 12/06 7:15 am 9:00 am Int. All Saints Parishioners Earl Stroschein Paul Zenner as per Fr. Joe Schmidt Michael Lee Int. John Stafford Fr. William Gould Int. Brianna & Alex Wilson Bob Platz Int. McGarry family 12/07 7:15 am Int. Ronald Glasby 9:00 am Marie Zenner 12/08 9:00 am 5:00 pm 12/09 7:30 am 10:00 am Holy Day Mass Helen LeDuc Jean Lewis Int. All Saints Parishioners gifts of TREASURE Weekly Budget Contrib. Rec Annual Goal YTD Cont. Rec. $ 15,999.62 $ 13,920.72 $795,000.00 $324,027.00 building LOAN Monthly Goal November Gifts $19,000.00 $15,876.00 # Contributing 136 families Participation Rate 14 % If you aren t already contributing to the building loan fund and are able to help out at any level, please consider doing so. prayer CHAIN Francie Tatko 208-413-6169 or bobnfran@q.com Audrey Glasser 208-743-2986 Betty Lillie (Sacred Heart) 843-2363 all saints CATHOLIC SCHOOL If you are in need of SCRIP GIFT CARDS for your holiday shopping, the school will have two more Monday orders, the 3rd and the 10th of December. Pick up an extensive order form at the SCRIP table today after Mass. These orders need to be turned into the school by noon on Monday, and your order will be ready for pick up on Friday. We thank everyone who continues to support the SCRIP gift card program at All Saints Catholic School. Our Christmas Program is coming up on Thursday, December 13th at 7:00 pm at All Saints Church. Please consider treating yourself to a wonderful hour of seasonal songs. Mr. Bross and our children do a great job. If you haven t visited our Christmas tree sale yet, there is a great selection of fresh Christmas trees to choose from. The tree sale is once again located in the parking lot the Salvation Army. Your continued support of our school is very much appreciated. sacramental preparation FOR CHILDREN Sacramental preparation for First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion for children who have turned 7 by this past September 1 will begin in January with the exact dates yet to be determined. Also for any child over the age of 7 that isn't yet baptized and desires to be, the RCIA for Children classes will begin in January as well. Please contact the parish office if you'd like to receive specific information about sacramental preparation for children. w.a.s christmas PARTY Women of All Saints will have a general meeting, followed by a Potluck and then a Gift Exchange on December 7, beginning at 6:00 p.m. A Rosary will held at 5:20 for those wishing to participate. Please bring your favorite dish to share and a gift worth between $10.00 and $15.00 for the gift exchange. Christmas attire is not required but will be appreciated. thanking our BULLETIN SPONSOR Thank you to My Architect for being a bulletin advertiser who sponsors the printing of our weekly bulletin. 3

faith fitness IMMACULATE CONCEPTION catholic BOOKRACK In our bulletin last week about the Mass times for the Immaculate Conception on Dec. 8, which is a Holy Day of Obligation, it was noted that "the obligation is not transferred." What does that mean? Say, for instance, that the feast of the Assumption, Aug. 15, were to fall on a Saturday or Monday. It remains a holy day but the obligation to attend Mass that day is dispensed. However, because Mary, the Immaculate Conception, is the patroness of the United States of America, the obligation to attend Mass remains to mark this very special feast day for us. We have two Mass time options at All Saints and Sacred Heart parishes for the Immaculate Conception. There will be a vigil Mass on Fri. Dec. 7 at Sacred Heart Parish in Lapwai at 5:30 pm. The Mass for the Immaculate Conception here at All Saints Parish will be Saturday, Dec. 8 at 9 am. As a review, the Catechism of the Catholic Church lists five precepts of the Church, the first of which deals with the obligation to attend Mass. Paragraph 2042: The first precept ("You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obligation and rest from servile labor") requires the faithful to sanctify the day commemorating the Resurrection of the Lord as well as the principal liturgical feasts honoring the mysteries of the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the saints; in the place, by participating in the Eucharistic celebration, in which the Christian community is gathered, and by resting from those works and activities which could impede such a sanctification of these days. Advent and Christmas Devotionals for all ages are now at the bookrack. Bibles, books, and CDs also make great gifts for Christmas! Take a look at the wide variety of selections! What does the Catechism say about the Immaculate Conception? Paragraph 491: Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, "full of grace" through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception. This is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854: The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin. The Knights of Columbus annual Christmas Caroling to area care centers will be on Sunday, Dec. 2. If you are interested in joining them, please meet at 4 pm at the east parking area of All Saints Church. Following caroling, supper will be provided in the parish social hall. all saints parish CALENDARS All Saints is happy to once again this year offer to you a free of charge 2019 calendar. A special thanks to our five Edward Jones sponsors: Scott Arnone Larry Kopczynski Brad Melton Trevor Arnone Kaitlyn Pimienta Catholic Extension has been the official Catholic Calendar for nearly 100 years and this year s Feasts & Saints calendar gives us a wonderful way to observe the liturgical year and feast days. holiday GRIEF WORKSHOP On Wednesday, December 5, 2018 there will be a Holiday Grief Workshop- Surviving the Holidays in Conference Room C @ St. Joseph Regional Medical Center from 2 to 3:30. At this workshop we will talk about ways people cope with the holidays after they have lost a loved one. Ideas will be shared; there will be a prayer service in which names will be spoken aloud and then some time for refreshments and social. All are welcome. For more information call Sr. Margie @ 208-799-5204 kc s CHRISTMAS CAROLING troubled marriage? A CHANCE TO HEAL Retrouvaille is for any couple who would like to rediscover their marriage and improve communication. The first saving weekend for 2019 will be Feb. 15-17, 2019 at the Immaculate Heart Retreat Center in Spokane, WA. 4

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weekend MASS TIMES SATURDAY SUNDAY weekday C h u r c h : 3 3 3 0 1 4 t h S t r e e t, 2 0 8-743- 1 0 1 2 S c h o o l : 3 3 2 6 1 4 t h S t r e e t, 2 0 8-743- 4 4 1 1 ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL 5:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. (Sacred Heart) MASS SCHEDULE MON-FRI TUES-FRI TUESDAY sacrament of 7:15 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. (Sacred Heart) RECONCILIATION SATURDAY 3:30-4:30 PM SACRED HEART Last Sunday of the month after Mass PASTOR: Fr. Bradley Neely frneely@allsaintslewiston.org PAR. VICAR: Fr. Nathan Dail frnathan@allsaintslewiston.org DEACON: Chris Davies papacdavies@gmail.com DEACON: George Ivory gmivory@gmail.com ADMIN./D.R.E.: Dave Goeckner dave@allsaintslewiston.org ADMIN.ASST: Gail Gallagher gail@allsaintslewiston.org BOOKKEEPER: Connie Duclos connie@allsaintslewiston.org YOUTH COORD.: Chelsy Telles chelsy@allsaintslewiston.org DIR. MINISTRIES: Angela Davies angela@allsaintslewiston.org FACILITY MANAGER: Chad Crosby facility@allsaintslewiston.org ASCS PRINCIPAL: Denise Hammrich dhammrich@ascs-pk6.org SACRED HEART, LAPWAI: Gloria Greene glogreene67@gmail.com www.allsaintslewiston.org sacrament of BAPTISM Contact the parish to register for a class and schedule a Baptism. sacrament of MARRIAGE Please contact the parish priest at least four months prior to setting a date for the wedding. 6