Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 502 North Fifth Avenue La Grange, Kentucky 40031 502-222-0255 www.iclagrange.org The Very Reverend A. L. Chandler, KHS, Pastor, ext. 302 Deacon Thomas McNally Deacon Robert Caruso Mass Schedule: Monday-Friday see bulletin Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. (Spanish) Confession: Saturday, 4:00-4:45 p.m., Eucharistic Adoration: 6 a.m.-midnight, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 6 p.m.-midnight, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday Closed Saturday Parish Staff Susan Ashby, Director of Children and Family Ministry, ext. 318 susan.ashby@iclagrange.org Monica Breitholle, Parish Secretary, ext. 301 monica.breitholle@iclagrange.org Veronica Robello, Bookkeeper, ext. 319 veronica.robello@iclagrange.org Kevin Stetter, Young Adult Minister, ext. 321 kevin.stetter@iclagrange.org Mark Walker, Music Minister, ext. 315 mark.walker@iclagrange.org Bob Weidner, Maintenance Supervisor, ext. 325 bob.weidner@iclagrange.org Elizabeth Williams, Youth Minister, ext. 303 elizabeth.williams@iclagrange.org PRAYER LINE: EXT. 350 Parish Membership We warmly welcome everyone moving into our parish! An active, participating member is one who fulfills their obligation of attending Mass on Sundays and Holy Days and is a good steward of the parish through their donations of time, talent and treasure. Please call the parish office to register. Current members who have a change of address or phone number, or are moving out of the parish, are requested to call the parish office in order to keep our records current. Thank you.
Monday, December 3 No Mass Tuesday, December 4 8:00 a.m. Gerry Lutz Wednesday, December 5 8:00 a.m. Thelma Norohna Thursday, December 6 8:00a.m. Deceased of Murzello Family Friday, December 7 - St. Ambrose 8:00 a.m. John & Margaret Walsh Friday, December 7 - Immaculate Conception 7:00 p.m. Bagley Family Saturday, December 8 - Immaculate Conception 8:00 a.m. D Souza Family 12:00 p.m. Louie Blair Saturday, December 8 - Second Sunday of Advent 5:00 p.m. J.A. Buckman, Daniel Boyle, Deceased of Culver Family Sunday, December 9 - Second Sunday of Advent 8:00 a.m. James Hutchinson 10:30 a.m. Mary Agnes Dedrick 12:30 p.m. Immaculate Conception Parish (Our 12:30 p.m. Mass is celebrated in Spanish.) Sustaining the Present - Caring for the Future Stewardship of November 25, 2018 Envelopes $ 10,642.70 Loose $ 3,044.50 EFT/PayPal $ 100.00 Total $ 13,787.20 Needed Weekly $ 17,577.00 Over/(Under) $ (3,789.80) YTD Total Collection $ 410,602.89 YTD Total Budget $ 387,194.00 EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINES All announcements for the bulletins of December 16, 23, 30, 2018 AND January 6, 2019 are due to: monica.breitholle@iclagrange.org no later than December 7, 2018. Thank you! Events for the Week Today, December 2 PREP, 9:10 a.m. High School Youth Group, 6:30 p.m., Bosco Hall Monday, December 3 K of C Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Bethany Hall Craft Club, 6:30 p.m., M103 OLG Dance Practice, 7 p.m., Cafeteria Tuesday, December 4 Scripture Study, 7 p.m., Sts. Joachim/Anne Rooms Wednesday, December 5 Advent Confessions, 8:30-9:30 p.m., Church Scripture Study, 9 a.m., Sts. Joachim/Anne Rooms Middle School Youth Group, 6:30 p.m., Bosco Hl. Scripture Study, 6:30 p.m., St. Joachim Room Little Flowers, 6:30 p.m., Room M103 Blue Knights, 6:30 p.m., Room M104 Choir, 7 p.m. Church OLG Dance Practice, 7 p.m., Cafeteria Thursday, December 6 Scripture Study, 9 a.m., Sts..Joachim/Anne Rooms Advent Confessions, Noon-1 p.m., Church RCIA, 6:30 p.m., St. Joachim Room Children s Choir, 6:30 p.m., St. Cecilia Room Friday, December 7 Advent Confessions, 5-6:30 p.m., Church Vigil Mass for Immaculate Conception, 7 p.m. Alcoholic Anonymous, 7 p.m., Room 204 OLG Dance Practice, 7 p.m., Cafeteria Saturday, December 8 Masses for Feast of Immaculate Conception: 8 a.m. and 12 noon K of C Brunch set up, all day, Marian Center Blood Pressure Screening, after 5 p.m., Mass, Parlor THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS will be hosting an Advent Breakfast/ Brunch on December 9, after the Sunday Masses from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon in the Marian Center. We will be serving eggs, bacon, sausage, home fries, biscuits and sausage gravy, coffee, orange juice, milk and hot tea. Omelets and Belgian waffles will also be available on a made to order basis. Donations will be accepted at the door. Come and enjoy.
FALL FESTIVAL Wrap-Up Dinner/Meeting On Saturday, December 15, at 6:30 p.m., there will be a Fall Festival wrap-up dinner meeting in Bethany Hall. We will be discussing the 2018 Fall Festival and starting plans for the 2019 event!!! This meeting is open to any parishioner that helped with the festival and/or is interested in helping to plan the 2019 Fall Festival. This is a potluck and BYOB event. You MUST RSVP by calling the parish office, 222-0255, or emailing : Fallfestival@iclagrange.org by December 10, to attend. Advent Reconciliation at Immaculate Conception: Wednesday, December 5, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday, December 6, Noon-1 p.m. Friday, December 7, 5-6:30 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 4-4:45 p.m. Saturday, December 15, 4-4:45 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, December 21, 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Noon-1 p.m.; 6:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 22, 4-4:45 p.m. Sunday, December 23, 1:30-2:30 p.m.; 5-6 p.m. REGIONAL RECONCILIATION SERVICE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 6:30 P.M., AT CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY Prayer Shawl Ministry Our Prayer Shawl Ministry always has a special of the month: January - Warm hats and blankets February - Red hats March, April, May - Easter, Derby and spring hats for men and women June - Orange, lime, lemon sherbet colored hats and blankets for those breezy days July - Red, white and blue hats to celebrate our flag August, September - School color hats/blankets October, November - Blankets to wrap up in and feel cozy December - Green, red and white striped hats for a warm Christmas feeling Prime Time News Whew!!! Time is flying! The evening of December 12, 2018 has never been here and will never come again. Don t miss out on the fun and party that the Prime Timers will have on this night. If you need a ride, call Ann at 432-2496, or another PT member and we will help you find a way. Let s celebrate each other! V{Ü áàåtá `tááxá December 24, Christmas Eve: 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. December 25, Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m. Spanish Mass at 12:30 p.m. `tááxá yéü féäxåç àç Éy `tüç (Holy Day of Obligation) Monday, December 31: 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 1: 9 a.m. N A : C E, C D, D C NOTE: T D 24-28. R M, D 31.
Your prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of our parishioner, Pat Sullivan, and for, Louise Deeping, mother of parishioner Debra (Mike) Robbins. We extend our sincere sympathies to these families during this time of loss. May the soul of Pat, Louise, and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in God s eternal peace. Special Collection Next Weekend The collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious will be held in our parish next weekend. Many senior sisters, brothers, and religious order priests served for years with little or no pay. Today, religious communities often do not have enough savings to meet retirement needs. Your support of next weekend s collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious provides medications, nursing care, and more. Please give to those who have given a lifetime. MASS OF THE AIR Many Catholics who are unable to attend Mass in person depend on Mass of the Air to continue their life-long commitment to their Faith. Please send a donation to our new address: Mass of the Air 200 South Shelby Street Louisville, KY 40203 Your donation would be an awesome Christmas gift for so many people! Thank you! Please note the new address for Mass of the Air!!!
The Entrance Hymn December 2, 2018 The First Sunday of Advent The Introductory Rites Let All Mortal Flesh Greeting The Penitential Act V. The Lord be with you. R. And with your spirit. The Liturgy of the Word The First Reading Jeremiah 33:14-16 The Responsorial Psalm 25
The Second Reading First Thessalonians 3: 12-4:2 The Alleluia and Verse The Gospel Luke 21: 25-28; 34-36 The Homily The Creed The Prayer of the Faithful The Liturgy of the Eucharist The Preparation of the Altar and the Gifts My Soul in Stillness Waits Preface Dialogue, Sanctus, Mysterium, and Great Amen The Lord s Prayer The Sign of Peace The Agnus Dei The Communion Rite The Communion Procession Sleepers Wake J.S. Bach The Blessing and Dismissal The Concluding Rites The Organ Recessional All music printed under OneLicense.net A-726344
The Promise of Justice We are in fairly good company when we ask God for justice. Often enough we hear and agree with the lament of the people of Israel asking God why the wicked prosper. However, when we call out for justice, we usually want someone to get his or her comeuppance. God s justice is something other than this, of course. God s justice comprises a wonderful rightness between God and humankind. Today, Jeremiah looks ahead to a time when a just one will sprout from the shorn-off stump of Jesse of the house and family of David. Life was not fair in Jeremiah s time. Israel s kings held the promise of God s fidelity, but it was difficult to see how God s promise could be realized through them. Nevertheless, Jeremiah lifts his voice and announces that the Promised One will come. Luke s Gospel echoes that announcement, and Paul is filled with sturdy encouragement. And so Advent begins with a promise. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Today s Readings First Reading The days are coming when the LORD will fulfill the promise made to Israel and Judah (Jeremiah 33:14-16). Psalm To you, O Lord, I lift my soul (Psalm 25). Second Reading Abound in love for one another and for all (1 Thessalonians 3:12 4:2). Gospel Stand erect and raise your heads; your redemption is at hand (Luke 21:25-28, 34-36). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Readings for the Week Monday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 Sunday: Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126:1-6; Phil 1:4-6, 8-11; Lk 3:1-6 Saints and Special Observances Sunday: First Sunday of Advent; Hanukkah begins Monday: St. Francis Xavier Tuesday: St. John Damascene Thursday: St. Nicholas Friday: St. Ambrose; First Friday Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITIONS Occasionally, someone raises a surprised complaint that while Christmas arrives on Santa s sleigh at the Macy s parade on Thanksgiving Day, the Church doesn t catch on too fast. They may even say that Advent is a newfangled idea. Not so. To trace its beginnings, we have to go back to the fourth or fifth century in France (then Gaul), when Epiphany was the favored day, next to Easter, for baptism. The old pagan structures of Rome were collapsing then, and many people sought to be baptized. Since adults always prepared for baptism by fasting, folks counted back a few weeks for a kind of retreat. Before too long, bishops were advising everyone to attend church frequently beginning on December 17. Soon, artists were imagining ways of expressing the Advent mystery, and in Italy this gave rise to beautiful mosaics of empty thrones awaiting the arrival of the Lord of all creation. Advent as we know it develops on two separate tracks: the first having to do with our spiritual preparation for celebrating the Christmas feast, and the second having to do with the way this is organized and expressed in the liturgical readings and prayers every day of the season. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. The Three Comings of Advent There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to humankind, His coming into humankind, and His coming against humankind. St. Bernard: Third Sermon for Advent Heartfelt Remember that God prefers the poverty of our hearts to the most sublime thoughts borrowed from others. -St. Peter Julian Eymard First Sunday of Advent December 2, 2018 I will raise up for David a just shoot; he shall do what is right and just in the land. Jeremiah 33:15