Welcome to our parish! As pastor, I hope we can enrich your experience as much as you enrich ours. Fr. David Ruby Faith Formation students wished Father Dave a Happy Birthday...and enjoyed watching him try to blow out the candles that would always relight! Monday, December 17 Morning Prayer-8:00 am-fc Stewardship Committee Meeting-3:00 pm-sb AA Meeting-7:00 pm-sb Tuesday, December 18 Scripture Class-9:00 am-sb Pray the Rosary-12 noon-bh Loaves & Fishes-5:00 pm-sb Wednesday, December 19 Pray with the Pastor-8:45 am-eh Advent Small Group-1:00 pm-eh Faith Formation-Grades 1-8-4:00-5:30 pm-bh Faith Formation-Grades 9-12-6:15-7:45 pm-bh Thursday, December 20 Advent Book Group-1:00 pm-bh For Online Giving to our parish, please go to www.stellamarisparish.com and click on Giving to the Parish Electronically on the front page. Stella Maris Mission Statement Stella Maris Catholic Parish prayerfully unites people in the love of Jesus guided by our patron, Mary. Stella Maris Vision Statement We invite all to journey as disciples. By sharing the Gospel, responding to Jesus' love and the gifts God has given us, we welcome all to grow in faith and in our parish life. Website: www.stellamarisparish.com Third Sunday of Advent-December 16, 2018
2 Welcome to Stella Maris in Baileys Harbor, Egg Harbor, Fish Creek, Jacksonport, Sister Bay & Washington Island FREE LUNCHES-For the sixth year, Ephraim Moravian Church will be offering a free, hot monthly lunch, at noon on the third Wednesday of each month through April of 2019. The lunches will feature hot soups, sandwiches or salads, desserts and beverages. Dates are December 19, January 16, February 20, March 20 and April 17. There is no charge for the meal. Bring a friend for hot food and fellowship this winter! The church is located at 9770 Moravia Street. For more info, call (920) 854-2804. In addition, the Sister Bay Moravian Church offers a free lunch on the first Wednesday of each month at noon, year-round. SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, January 17, 2019 to Sail into the New Year with the Fourth Annual "New Year, New Friends" CCW Luncheon at Alexander's. Details to follow. Call Beckie at (920) 839-2903. WANT TO JOIN THE CHOIR FOR THE HOLIDAYS?! Join us at our rehearsals listed below and contact Katrina Welborn to let her know you ll be singing! Thursday, December 20 th, 5:30-7:00 pm, Fish Creek-Practice Christmas Eve Mass, 6:00 pm Fish Creek KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS-Our next meeting is on January 8th at 7:30 pm in Baileys Harbor. THE PARISHES S STAR OF THE SEA ENDOWMENT will accept many different types of contributions including money, appreciated stock, retirement account distributions or bequests from an estate. Changes to the federal tax law effective for 2018 make it essential to plan your charitable giving to take maximum advantage of the tax law. Please pick up one of the endowment brochures available in the back of church for more information and don t forget to consult your tax advisor to be sure your contribution is as tax efficient as possible. Winter Weather Cancellations Father Dave, the staff and support personnel will make every attempt to maintain our schedule of masses, events and committee meetings. However, we ask that you never place yourself in harms way to attend them. In the event of a cancellation the following methods of communication will be used: Radio station WDOR (FM 94), TV station WBAY-Green Bay (Channel 2) or our website www.stellamarisparish.com (Usually if the schools are closed our events are cancelled) Please use your own discretion for safety. Faith Formation Shining Stars Just as the star shines brightly at the top of many Christmas trees, so do our students at Faith Formation. In a continuation of recognizing our students as done in the November article, "Thankfulness," the following students are being honored in December. Alan Moser, ninth grade catechist, comments that Natalie Zawojski is a very knowledgeable student coming into the school year and is cheerful, attentive and willing to share her knowledge when asked. We have a cumulative scoring contest each semester based upon a student's ability to find scripture passages, answer questions asked during class discussions and scores on quizzes. Natalie was the top scorer. First graders, Madelyn Jarosh and Rebecca Sandoval are eager to learn their Catholic faith as witnessed by catechist, Melanie Johnson. Children truly add a sense of wonder and awe to our daily lives. Sam Sawyer: a role model, great listener, shares ideas, outstandingly kind, great manners and always does his daily prayers...a brightly shining star and eighth grade student in Mary Kate McCormack's class. Parents be proud of your children. I am sure this holds true for Doroteo and Guillermina Jauregui, parents of five children. Angel (grade 9) and Mateo (grade 8) are frequent altar servers at masses in Sister Bay. From my experience these two boys are very giving in answering requests asked of them. I recall Marisol (grade 4) took her First Holy Communion very seriously and am sure this spirit of piety is being passed on to Azucena (grade 2) who will be receiving the sacrament this year. Rubi Jauregui (grade 6) shares the message of Jesus with others...i have witnessed this as her catechist. Rubi is also an altar server. Doroteo and Guillermina know that they are the first teachers of their children's faith and their spirit -filled children are proof of this. ~Blessings, Linda Cummer, Faith Formation Coordinator Health & Wellness Living Healthy is a Prayer ON THE ROAD TO BETHLEHEM Here we are, just nine short days before we celebrate Jesus' birth -- each of us on our individual "Road to Bethlehem". We can't help but ponder what it was like for Mary and Joseph as they made the journey along that road. What can we learn from them as they journey? Shall we briefly join them on the road to Bethlehem? Depending on the route they traveled, the distance between Nazareth and Bethlehem is between eighty and one hundred miles. Walking that distance would have taken about a week, give or take a day or two. It was common for folks at that time to travel in caravans for both safety and companionship. It seems reasonable to assume that women in the caravan stood ready to assist Mary should her Baby be born as they traveled. We're told that the journey took place in early fall so the weather was probably uncomfortably warm. Mary, a simple peasant girl, had recently traveled a similar distance to visit her cousin Elizabeth, so she was probably fit for the journey (although advanced pregnancy undoubtedly negatively affected her comfort level). Joseph had a history both of being protective of Mary and faithful to his God, so she knew she could depend on him. The lack of housing at their destination must have disappointed and discouraged, but their God provided a simple shelter. The lesson for us may well be that these holy people had trust and faith sufficient to place themselves in the hands of their God. As I reflect on MY individual journey on the road to Bethlehem I might ask myself: Is my destination on this journey a place of deeper relationship with my God? Am I, like Mary and Joseph, able to put my life God's hands? Christmas Blessings from your Stella Maris Health & Wellness Committee
THANK YOU to all who gave generously last weekend through the Retirement Collection. If you still wish to donate, you may use the envelopes in the church pews or to the parish office to share in the care of our retired sisters, brothers and religious order priests, as well as our own diocesan priests. On behalf of them, thank you for your generous care! IF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY would like to carry up a Advent candle during one of the weekends of Advent, please contact Katrina Welborn, our Director of Music and Worship. DECEMBER FOOD items being collected are canned meat or tuna for the CARE 24/7 Food Pantry, a ministry of Stella Maris. Donations can be left at the Fish Creek and Baileys Harbor sites. 17TH ANNUAL PACKER TAIL GATE PARTY- FOOD FOR THE NEEDY FUND RAISER-will be On December 16th at The Sister Bay Bowl. Starts at 10:00 am. Great Food, LOTS OF PRIZES. Open to ALL. Sponsored by the Northern Door Knights of Columbus. RESPECT LIFE- In 1531, when the indigenous peoples of Mexico were subjugated and the practice of human sacrifice was still a recent memory, the Mother of God appeared to St. Juan Diego as a pregnant native woman, now known as Our Lady of Guadalupe. She sent him with miraculous flowers in his cloak to tell the bishop to build a church where people could receive her Son and her loving, tender care. When St. Juan Diego opened his cloak before the bishop, an image of Our Lady was revealed that remains to this Parish Life & Upcoming Events Third Sunday of Advent December 16, 2018 3 day. The chapel was quickly built, millions embraced Christianity and the Church increased its protection of the indigenous peoples. END-OF YEAR CHURCH CONTRIBUTIONS-Church contributions for 2018 must be postmarked on or before December 31st to be credited to 2018. January postmarks no matter the date on the check will be credited to 2019. DID YOU KNOW "21.3 percent of pregnancies after week five of gestation end in miscarriage. Many others happen even earlier." Please read the inserted article from the October 26, 2018 Compass about the wonderful works the Elizabeth Ministry is performing for the dignity and sacredness of the miscarried child. OLD HYMNALS AVAILABLE! In case you d like to have a copy of our old hymnal to sing and pray the songs at home, we saved some that were in excellent condition. If interested, stop at the parish office any time to pick one up in the box on the back porch or contact Mary Gomoll at (920) 562-4020. ANNOUNCEMENTS need to be sent to our Director of Music and Worship, Katrina Welborn, by Wednesday each week. NORTHERN DOOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED SUPPORT GROUP meets the second Tuesday of every month at First Baptist Church, 2622 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. If you are struggling with vision loss, come learn the many steps you can take to increase your independence. Join us for socialization and education.
5 Third Sunday of Advent-December 16, 2018 Worship and Music Column History of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Part 2 (Con t.) In these and other ways the service has become public property. From time to time the College receives copies of services held, for example, in the West Indies or the Far East and these show how widely the tradition has spread. The broadcasts, too, have become part of Christmas for many far from Cambridge. One correspondent writes that he heard the service in a tent on the foothills of Everest; another, in the desert. Many listen at home, busy about their own preparations for Christmas. Visitors from all over the world are heard to identify the Chapel as the place where the Carols are sung. Wherever the service is heard and however it is adapted, whether the music is provided by choir or congregation, the pattern and strength of the service, as Dean Milner-White pointed out, derive from the lessons and not the music. The main theme is the development of the loving purposes of God... seen through the windows and words of the Bible. Local interests appear, as they do here, in the bidding prayer, and personal circumstances give point to different parts of the service. Many of those who took part in the first service must have recalled those killed in the Great War when it came to the famous passage all those who rejoice with us but on another shore and in a greater light. The centre of the service is still found by those who go in heart and mind and who consent to follow where the story leads. KW Liturgies of the Week Saturday, December 15-Third Sunday of Advent Washington Island 10:30 am-dr Stella Maris Parish Fish Creek 4:00 pm-dr Stella Maris Parish Sunday, December 16-Third Sunday of Advent Jacksonport 8:00 am-dr Marty Gureski Sister Bay 10:00 am-dr Dee Mead Monday, December 17 Fish Creek 8:00 am Morning Prayer Tuesday, December18 Sister Bay 8:00 am-dr Elizabeth Gonzales Wednesday, December 19 Egg Harbor 8:00 am-dr Thursday, December 20 Sister Bay 8:00 am-dr Friday, December 21 Baileys Harbor 8:00 am-dr Dick Fuller Noni Zito Betty Tarsitano and Good Health for Bob Tarsitano Saturday, December 22-Fourth Sunday of Advent Washington Island 10:30 am-dr Stella Maris Parish Fish Creek 4:00 pm-dr Joey & Eleanor Arendt Sunday, December 23-Fourth Sunday of Advent Jacksonport 8:00 am-dr Owen Moran Sister Bay 10:00 am-dr Rita Wiltgen DR=Fr. David Ruby Readings for the Week of December 16 Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a/Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 [6]/Phil 4: 4-7/Lk 3:10-18 Monday: Gn 49:2, 8-10/Ps 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17 [cf. 7]/Mt 1:1-17 Tuesday: Jer 23:5-8/Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19 [cf. 7]/ Mt 1:18-25 Wednesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17 [cf. 8]/Lk 1:5-25 Thursday: Is 7:10-14/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 7c and 10b]/Lk 1:26-38 Friday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3, Saturday: 11-12, 20-21 [1a; 3a]/Lk 1:39-45 1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1a]/Lk 1:46-56 Next Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a/Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 [4]/Heb 10:5-10/Lk 1:39-45 LPi
Third Sunday of Advent-December 16, 2018 6 Pastor Reverend David Ruby pastorsmdc@gmail.com Egg Harbor Office (920) 868-3241 PO Box 49, 7710 State Hwy 42, Egg Harbor, WI 54209 E-mail: churchofficesmdc@gmail.com Fax (920) 868-1481 Web site: www.stellamarisparish.com Office hours: (Mon-Fri) 8:00-12:00 & 12:30-4:30 Pastoral Associate Becky Nash pastoralsmdc@gmail.com (920) 421-3332 Director of Worship and Music-Katrina Welborn worshipsmdc@gmail.com Director of Facilities, Administration and Technology- Kevin Revolinski managementsmdc@gmail.com Bookkeeper/LoSEC (Local Safe Environment Coordinator) Jim Slomski booksmdc@gmail.com Receptionist/Secretary/Bulletin Editor Lorie Orthober churchofficesmdc@gmail.com Normal Bulletin Deadline - Tuesday, 9am Faith Formation Coordinator-Linda Cummer cummerlinda@gmail.com (920) 421-2195 Maintenance Coordinator-Jim Charles maintsmdc@gmail.com (920) 493-4089 Faith Community Nurse-Bonnie Mirkiewicz nursesmdc@gmail.com (920) 421-4997 Wedding Coordinator- Secretary Trustee-Michelle Piatek piatmch@aol.com Treasurer Trustee-Garey Bies garey.bies@gmail.com Pastoral Team Leadership Chair-Paul Lisslisspl1024@gmail.com Finance Council Chair-Peg Berezewski mberezewski@robertmorris.edu Deacon David Kowalski-inoiamdjk@yahoo.com Health & Wellness Committee livinghealthyisaprayer@gmail.com Please cut out this coupon and present it next time you Patronize One of our Advertisers. Thank You for advertising in the Stella Maris Parish church bulletin. I am patronizing your business because of it! Parish Membership Stella Maris Parish is delighted when new people want to join our parish and gladly welcomes them into our faith community. Contact the parish office. Infant Baptism The baptism of new babies and young children revitalizes our faith community. Please contact the parish office to make arrangements for baptism. Adult Initiation The Catholic Church is always enriched whenever any adult chooses to be Catholic. Adults wishing to be baptized, or baptized adults wishing to be confirmed, the RCIA program is available. Reconciliation God s great mercy is something to be celebrated. Ritually we Catholics experience God s unconditional love in the sacrament of reconciliation. Our pastor is available for this sacrament on the 1st Thursday of the month from 5:00-6:00 pm at our Baileys Harbor site (except holidays) and by appointment. Sacrament of Matrimony A faith-filled wedding is a joyful time for the couple and the parish. Our parish wants to have all weddings here be the best possible. The couple must meet with the pastor before a date can be reserved. Please contact the parish office at least 12 months in advance to begin preparation. Ministry to the Sick Everyone needs extra compassion and care when his or her health is not at its best. As a parish, we try to meet that need. Communal anointing Masses take place twice yearly, with individual anointing done when requested. Parishioners in the hospital, nursing home or other institution are encouraged to notify the office to arrange for visits or communion. Devotions MORNING PRAYER: Monday-8:00 am, Fish Creek SCRIPTURE CLASS: Tuesday mornings at 9:00 am at Scandia Village in Sister Bay. Please join us for a closer look and discussion on St. John s Gospel. Visitors are always welcome. ROSARY: Tuesday-Noon in Baileys Harbor. Rosary for Life-2nd Tuesday of month, Noon, Baileys Harbor RECONCILIATION: Usually the 1st Thursday of the month from 5-6 pm in Baileys Harbor or by appointment. Offertory Contrib. December 8-9, 2018 Actual Budget Stewardship Envelopes $ 5,238.00 $ 5,000.00 ACH $ $ WeShare $ 518.00 $ 600.00 Offertory $ 1,390.00 $ 1,500.00 Totals $ 7,146.00 $ 7,100.00 2018/19 Actual YTD $321,439.00 2018/19 Budget YTD $330,150.00 2017/18 Actual YTD $330,393.00 Total Attendance last week-393