St. Martha, Dearborn - St. Joseph, Dearborn Page

St. Martha, Dearborn - St. Joseph, Dearborn Page

Page 2 St. Martha, Dearborn - St. Joseph, Dearborn Our new parish will be built on a new Parish Council made up of three members from each of our previous parishes. The three seats include one, two and three year terms. Nominees for those seats will be selected on January 13, 2013. Any confirmed parishioner can volunteer or be nominated for any of the above seats simply by calling Fr. Kerner. The new Council presents a privileged opportunity to help shape and give new direction to the new parish. If you would like to serve on the new Parish Council, give Fr. Kerner a call at 336-4090 or 336-3227. RAFFLE WINNERS Congratulations to this week s raffle winners! Ben Koss #0313 $500 Michael Banich #0116 $500 Theresa Bazner #0121 $500 HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS The office hours for both St. Martha and St. Joseph are as follows: December 24th 9 AM to Noon December 25th-26th Closed December 27th 9 AM to Noon December 28th 9 AM to Noon December 31st 9 AM to Noon January 1st Closed A full day schedule will resume on January 2nd. BULLETIN DEADLINE January 6th bulletin information must be in by 12-28-12 UP COMING ACTIVITIES December 21-Jan 4 No Prayer Meeting December 23-30 No Faith Formation December 24 Mass St. Martha 4:00 PM December 24 Mass St. Joseph 6:00 PM December 25 Mass St. Martha 10:00 AM December 31 Mass St. Martha 4:00 PM January 1 Mass St. Joseph 10:00 AM FAITH FORMATION by Erin Holmes There will be no Faith Formation classes on the 23rd or 30th of December. We will be visiting Gleaner s Community Food Bank in Taylor on Saturday, January 5th. If you are interested in joining us, contact Erin Holmes at 336-4090 or dre@stmarthadearborn.org Classes resume on January 6th. Have a great holiday. Il-millied it-tajjeb Wesolych swiat bozego Narodzenia Sheng dan kuai lemerii Froohe Weilnachten Buon Natale Feliz Navidad Bon Nadal Joyeux Noel Boldog Karacsonyt Monday, December 24th Christmas Eve 4:00 p.m. St. Martha Parishioners of SM/SJ 6:00 p.m. St. Joseph Religious of the Archdiocese Tuesday, December 25th Christmas Day 10:00 a.m. -St. Martha SM/SJ Parishioners Wednesday, December 26th 9:00 a.m. St. Martha +Ruth Zipple (by Marilyn Carleton) Thursday, December 27th 9:00 a.m. -St. Joseph +Anthony & Caroline Trumpka (by Family) -Health of Richard Gibbs (by Gloria) Friday, December 28th 9:00 a.m. St. Joseph +John (Jack) Fitzpatrick (by Jo Eusani) Saturday, December 29th 4:00 p.m. St. Martha +Everest Lucas (by wife, Katie) +Charles Attard (by Attard & Connell Family) +Jeff Williams (by Family) 5:30 p.m. St. Joseph +Sharon Coyne (by Darcy Family) +Casimer Lazar (by Gloria) +Helen Bachowski (by Son) Sunday, December 30th Holy Family 9:00 a.m. St. Joseph +Michael Goy (by Susan & Rudy Baccella) -Health of M/M DiGregrio (by Family) 11:00 a.m. St. Martha +Frank Linzell (by Zell Family) +Lynda Beverley ( by Marilyn Carleton) +Deceased of Rohnebaum & Zipple Family (by Family)

St. Martha, Dearborn - St. Joseph, Dearborn Page 3 FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT Thanksgiving weekend, with its compressed timeline, is the busiest time for travel. But Christmas is not that far behind. The days immediately before Christmas involve people returning home to be with family for the holiday. The days after Christmas are packed with families traveling for a quick vacation while the children are out of school for a week. The 1844 poem "Over the River and through the Woods" by Lydia Maria Child was originally about journeying to grandfather's house for Thanksgiving Day. Later recorded versions turned it into a Christmas song describing the sleigh ride to grandmother's house. Either way, for a long time these winter holidays have involved traveling. This weekend's Gospel is another traveling story. Pregnant with Jesus, Mary leaves the confines of Nazareth in Galilee and heads south, up into the hill country of Judea. Is she fleeing because she has no husband yet? Is she going to seek the counsel of an older kinswoman? Or is she just heading off on a friendly little visit? We don't really know. Luke doesn't tell us, and so her journey is open to speculation. But Mary's arrival is the first occasion of an expression of joy about the birth of the Savior. Elizabeth proclaims that the infant in her own womb leaped for joy because of the nearness of salvation. We know that experience. Think of what happens when family or friends finally arrive after a long journey to spend some time over the holidays. They are welcomed and greeted and made to feel at home. This is our natural reaction to seeing folks who have not been around for a while. We are glad that they are here. Now, take that very natural human reaction and imagine what it will be like to welcome Christ. Through baptism, we are his brothers and sisters. We are family. And when he returns we will welcome him with great joy! SHARING THE GOSPEL When Mary visited Elizabeth, they were both waiting for their babies to be born. Elizabeth's baby would grow up to be John the Baptist. Mary's baby would grow up to be Jesus our savior. Mary and Elizabeth were excited to see each other, not only because they loved each other, but also because they both loved God very much. It makes God happy when we love our relatives and friends, just like Mary and Elizabeth did. PRAYER Dear God, help me to love you. Take care of my family, my cousins, and all my relatives at Christmastime and always. Amen. Dear God, We place our sick under your care and humbly ask that you restore your servants to health. Richard Beck Dolores Bernardin Mary Broda Douglas Brown Vince Canzonetta Vera Ciavaglia Robert Danowski Americo DiGregorio Carmela DiPaolo Ron Dorogi Linda Dreyer Larry Goebel Richard Green Robert Green Dolores Hnot Eva Litwin Lila Litwin Max Moe Olga Nebesio Marlene O Neill Lois Hasper-Palmer Cindy Pask Eugene Pietrzen Edward Scott Henry Staunton Fran Wozniak NOTE Please remember in prayer those parishioners listed above. Names will run for that given month. To re-list or add names for the month please call the parish offices. SOMETHING TO DRAW Draw a picture of your relatives visiting one another at Christmas. MISSION OF THE WEEK If your relatives come to visit you, welcome them with a cheerful greeting. If you go to visit them during the Christmas season tell them how much God loves them.

Page 4 St. Martha, Dearborn - St. Joseph, Dearborn DIRECTORY Rev. Terrence Kerner, Pastor Rev. John Sajdak, Weekend Associate ST. JOSEPH CHURCH THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD It is the festival of our Savior's birth, the day we celebrate that salvation has dawned upon the world. Christ is born, and we rejoice that he has come among us in the flesh, our God made visible in an infant child who would one day give up his life for us. This is the heart of the Christmas mystery: that Christ is born for us today. This feast is so much more than a historic anniversary. Christmas celebrates the coming of God among us, born as a human person. Christ's birth has an effect in our lives today. His birth transcends history and changes us. He brings us light and life. Think of the symbols of the season. The crèche tells us the Gospel stories: first from Luke, which details the human birth in a lowly stable and the angels' message to shepherds about the birth of a Savior; and later from Matthew, which describes the arrival of Magi who signify that God's salvation extends to all. The wreath made of evergreens reminds us that God is one, without beginning or end, and even though we celebrate the human birth of Christ, he remains God, begotten of the Father before all ages. The tree stands as a symbol of life, its green branches unfading even in the winter cold, just as God's life remains in us even though our human form should die. The candles we burn at this time of year recall the birth of him who is forever the light of the world, showing us the way to the eternal Father. The angels stand as heralds of the good news, an emblem for each of us on this solemn feast of our own duty to spread the message that Christ is born and saves us from our sins. We rejoice this day in the birth of Christ! We renew our faith in his power to save as he joins earth and heaven through his coming in the flesh. 2012 Liturgical Publications Inc THE TWELVE DAYS OF The time between Christmas (December 25) and the traditional date for the celebration of the Epiphany (January 6) was a period of feasting and great joy. Different religious traditions led to the relative importance of one feast over the other in Western (Latin) and Eastern (Greek) Christianity but both feasts were celebrated. The tomfoolery and merrymaking that characterized these winter days were immortalized in Shakespeare's play, Twelfth Night. A well-known carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" celebrates the season as well. Likely coming from the French, the song was first-published in English in 1780. In its first sixty years in English, there were numerous variants of the gifts, but mass-produced sheet music in the mid-1800s, led to the song we sing today. 16101 Rotunda Drive Dearborn MI 48120 313-336-3227 313-441-6769 ( Fax) www.stjosephdearborn.org WEEKEND LITURGIES: SATURDAY 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY 9:00 a.m. WEEKDAY MASSES Thursday 9:00 a.m. & Devotions Friday Mass 9:00 a.m. Confessions Call for appointment MUSIC MINISTER David Passeno ST. MARTHA CHURCH 18200 Oakwood Blvd Dearborn, MI 48124 313-336-4090 313-336-3318 (Fax) www.stmarthadearborn.org WEEKEND LITURGIES SATURDAY 4:00 p.m. SUNDAY 11:00 a.m. WEEKDAY MASSES Tuesday 6:30 p.m. & Devotions Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Adoration Tuesday- Noon to 6:00 p.m. Confessions Saturday 3:00 p.m. MUSIC MINISTER David Passeno FAITH FORMATION St. Joseph/St. Martha Erin Holmes 336-4090 HALL RENTAL St. Joseph/St. Martha Mary Connell 336-4090 Marriage Preparation must be arranged a minimum of six months prior to wedding. Call Fr. Kerner at 336-3227 Baptisms Parents are required to attend a preparation class. Baptisms take place on the third weekend of the month. To register call either parish office. Archdiocese of Detroit AOD.org

St. Martha, Dearborn - St. Joseph, Dearborn TIME 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Celebrant Fr. Kerner Fr. Kerner Fr. Kerner Fr. Kerner Reader Kathy Ochs Kelly Miller Cindy Wexel Matt Zipple Eucharistic Ministers Virginia Blow * Lina Herring Kathy Ochs Cindy Hudson** LITURGY SCHEDULE DECEMBER 29TH &30TH ST. MARTHA ST. JOSEPH ST. JOSEPH ST. MARTHA Brad June Gloria Koss Theresa Skora Barbara Alban Betty Meszaros Tom Coyne Mary Below Margaret Skora Ron landelius Greg Dreyer** Neva Schneider Nancy Rahrig* Ushers Team #4 Volunteers Volunteers Team # 3 Page 5 Altar Servers Barb Hartman Alina Uicker Nicoleta Uicker Christian Pernicano John Rahrig Lector & EM Schedule St. Martha -4:00 PM Mass Christmas Eve Reader EM Louise Weglarz Gloria Koss* Kathy Ochs Cindy Hudson Louise Weglarz** Ushers Team #1 A.S. Ron Landelius St. Joseph 6:00 PM Mass Christmas Eve Reader EM Servers Gary Trocino Dorothy Nouhan Mary Quine Tom Coyne Kelly Miller Nicoleta Uicker Alina Uicker St. Martha 10:00 AM Mass Christmas Day Reader Frank DeMilde EM Mary Alestra** Betty DeMilde Nancy Rahrig Barb Hartman* Ushers Team #2 A.S. John Rahrig Greg Dreyer* STEWARDSHIP December 16, 2012 Year to Date St. Martha Parish Support Budget $ 3,865 $ 96,625 Actual $ 3,311 $ 89,770 Variance $ (554) $ (6,855) Religious Retirement $ 917 St. Joseph Parish Support Budget $ 3,800 $ 94,000 Actual $ 3,354 $ 90,822 Variance $ (446) $ (3,178) Religious Retirement $ 2,129 St. Martha 4:00 p.m. Mass New Year s Eve Reader E.M. Gloria Longo Sandy Lucas Neva Schneider* Gloria Longo** Vicki DeMarco Ushers Team #2 St. Joseph 10:00 Mass New Year s Day Reader Nancy Coyne EM Steve Perry Gary Trocino Barbara Alban Tom Coyne Server Chris Pernicano HOLIDAY MASS SCHEDULE CHRISTMAS EVE St. Martha Monday, 4 PM St. Joseph Monday, 6 PM CHRISTMAS DAY St. Martha Tuesday, 10 AM NEW YEAR S EVE St. Martha Monday, 4 PM NEW YEAR S DAY St. Joseph Tuesday, 10 AM

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