First Sunday of Advent December 3, 2017 St. Columban Catholic Church 506 1st Street S, Yelm 98597 St. Peter Mission Church 149 Keithahn Street S, Tenino 98589 Mailing address: c/o St.Columban St. Columban Masses: Saturday Vigil 5pm Sunday 10:30am Weekdays: Tues thru Friday at 9am Holy Days TBA Call for info Confessions: Saturday 3:30pm to 4:30pm and by appointment Adora on: First Friday 6:30-7:30pm Rosary: Monday-Friday at 8:30am Church may be opened upon request to office. St. Peter Mission Masses: Sunday 8am Confessions: Sunday before Mass 7:30 7:45am or by appointment Adora on: First Sunday of the Month 7am Rosary: Sunday 7:30am Mass and Confession Times Mission Statement : We are the Catholic Faith Community of St. Columban and St. Peter. We seek to place God first, to know Him, to love Him and to grow in Holiness together. We proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Word and Sacrament, in our teaching, sharing and serving. St. Columban Parish parishoffice@sc-sp.org Office-Regular Hours Monday-Thursday Priest Administrator Fr. Dean Mbuzi Secretary/Bookkeeper Patricia Selsor Faith Forma on Cathy Pinick Youth Ministry Chad Lucero Music & Liturgy Jakub Pasierb Custodian Steven Slater St. Peter Mission parishoffice@sc-sp.org Lore a LaRue-Fri 10-12 Custodian Chris Salp St. Vincent de Paul Leslie Seffern 360-458-3031 Fax: 360-458-3036 Hours 9-4 PM Lunch 12-12:30 Ext 6 frdean@sc-sp.org Ext 2 pat@sc-sp.org Ext 3 cpinick@sc-sp.org Ext 4 Chad@sc-sp.org Ext 5 Choir prac ce Saturdays @3pm 360-480-0014 Steven@sc-sp.org 360-264-2124 lore a@sc-sp.org 360-264-2124 chris@sc-sp.org 360-458-1904 Jesus said to his disciples: Be watchful! Be alert! Mark 13:33-37 Sacraments Bap sms please call the parish office at least two months in advance of the date you wish for the bap sm, since all paperwork must be received before a date can be set. There are no bap sms during Lent, except in emergencies. Marriage please call the parish office at least six months in advance of desired date. Please do not set a wedding date un l you have met with the priest. Funerals please contact office before scheduling with mortuary. www.saintcolumbanyelm.org
F F N A F F Prayer Group meets Mondays @ 7pm in the church. Hispanic Prayer Group meets Mondays @ 6pm in the hall. Mother s Prayer Group meets Thursdays 10-12noon in the Hall. Scripture Study Thursdays: St. Peter 9:30 10:30am St. Columban 6:30 8:00pm All parishioners are welcome to a end either of the scripture studies; mornings at St. Peter or evenings at St. Columban. Hope to see you there. If a ending in person is not a viable op on for you, the readings and study ques ons may be found at h p:// www.sundayscripturestudy.com/ RCIA CLASSES Due to me constraints we must close this year s class to new students. We might accept a transfer student who is transferring from another RCIA program that is also in line with our own. Topic of the Week this Tuesday in the RCIA class will be prayer. Adult learners are welcome to sit in on an RCIA class to review their faith. Class begins at 6pm in the religious educa on center. Faith Formation ~ K-12 ~ RCIA/C Children s Ministry Grades K-5 K-5 Schedule: Dec. 3, 10 & 17. Youth Ministry - Grades 6-12 Dec. 3, 10 & 17 Special Youth Night for Grades 6-8 this Wed. Dec. 6, 6:30-8pm. Parents of Confirma on Candidates: Contact Chad to schedule an interview with you and your teen if you have not done so already. Order a Youth Ministry T-shirt! Form is online, turn in forms & $15 by Dec. 17. Coffee Hour Host-Hostess If you could help with the coffee hour, please speak to Dawn Bauer or Judy LeMoine. Dec. 3 St. Catherine Dec. 10 St. Columban Dec. 17 Breakfast Dec. 24 No coffee hour Dec. 31 No coffee hour Spotlight on...dave Callon and Comcast Cable, one of our sponsors. Please check his ad on the back of the bulle n. F. D Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ on this, the 1 st Sunday of Advent. Today not only marks the beginning of a preparatory season for Christmas but also the beginning of a new liturgical year; Cycle B of the Sunday readings and Year II of the Daily Mass readings. In the Christian life whenever we prepare for something we are always encouraged to be watchful and alert so that whatever doesn t find us unprepared like a thief in the night. "Be watchful! Be alert! Y ou do not know when the time will come, says the Lord. Advent as a time of waiting and preparation reminds us that our whole lives should be a time of waiting and preparation. If we go through Advent without reflecting on what we are waiting and preparing for, it simply becomes just like any other time or event in our daily lives. We find ourselves simply going through the motions of the liturgical calendar. We should strive to become Advent People; people who live our lives in anticipation of the day when we shall become one with Jesus Christ who became human like us in all things but sin. A couple weeks ago I received a free book, Joy to the World by Scott Hahn, in the mail and only a few pages into it, I decided that this was one book I would love all of you to read. Dr. Hahn does a great job going through all the key players in the Nativity Story giving readers a deeper appreciation of God s plan of salvation. This book has me excited going into the Advent season and can t wait to read both the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew and his nativity story in Luke on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day respectively. I have read both these gospels a number of times but after reading Joy to the World I think it will be like reading them for the first time! I went ahead and purchased the book for you and I hope you will read it as part of your Advent preparation for Christmas. From Mary and Joseph to the Magi and shepherds, the words joy to the world will take on a whole different meaning for you after you read this book. And finally I hope you will also take advantage of the sacrament of reconciliation which will also be offered on Fridays (except for December 8) from 5:00PM to 6:00PM at St. Columban. Going to confession, as always, remains the best and most popular practice among Catholics in preparation for any big celebrations of the Church. I wish you all a blessed week and please stay warm and dry and don t forget to take your vitamin C. Pax et Bonum Fr. Dean Washing Linens used at Mass Many hands make light work. Could you volunteer for a month of laundering the Mass linens as part of your Stewardship pledge? The Women s Club needs someone to cover April and November. If you feel called to this ministry, please get in touch with Joanne Loch at quilterjo37@gmail.com. Thanks to our advertisers! Please support all our sponsors listed on the back of the bulletin.
P Mass Intentions To have a Mass said for someone deceased or for the intentions of a living person, you may place a note in the collection basket with your donation or you may stop by the office with your request. Mass intentions for the weekend are intended for parishioners. Mass is @ 9am Tues-Fri, and the Rosary is @ 8:30am with anointing First Tuesday at St. Columban, and First Thursday at St. Peter. All intentions are contingent upon a priest for daily Mass. November Mon 4 Rosary Only @ 8:30am Tues 5 Anointing at St. Columban Wed 6 Thu 7 Anointing at St. Peter Fri 8 Immaculate Conception 9am St. Peter; 7pm St. Columban Sat 9 St. Columban & St. Peter Parishioners Sun 10 St. Columban & St. Peter Parishioners Deceased IN OUR PRAYERS: Loving God, we join with others of your people here at St.Columban & St. Peter asking you to hold in Your hands Syl Witkowski, Jim Culler, Dave Kimball, Teresita Aguon, Lori Nichols, Clara Stansbury, William Pugh, Marshielle Pfeninger, Marjorie Marquart, Lee Lidren, Minerva Ontiveros, Ronald Sisel, Marilyn Aus, & all those in harm s way. Rest in Peace: M.J. Mitzner and Jean Troyer O E Ladies Christmas Dinner Dec. 12 6:30 pm begins Happy Hour, pot luck dinner begins at 7. Bring a wrapped White Elephant gi for the exchange. There will also be an Ugly Christmas Sweater contest. All the ladies of the parish are invited. R & R Scripture Readings First Sunday of Advent This week s gospel: Matthew 13:33-37 Next Week: The Immaculate Concep on of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1st: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Responsorial: Psalm 98 Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous deeds. 2nd: Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 Second Sunday of Advent 1st: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 Responsorial: Psalm 85 Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salva on 2nd: 2 Peter 3:8-14 Gospel: Mark 1:1-8 You may go to FORMED.org for additional thoughts and reflections. You may also receive the readings via email by signing up at USCCB.org/bible. Giving Tree The Giving Tree is up in the Narthex. Please take a slip, buy the toy or clothes, wrap and return with slip securely a ached to packages by the weekend of Dec. 16-17. There is also a basket for monetary dona ons toward the Christmas dinners. Stewardship Results: We have received 73 responses from St. Columban (18.25%), and 24 responses from St. Peter (37.5%). If you have not yet completed your pledge card, please do so today. This is an important planning tool for the parish and quite vital to our successful Stewardship. St. Columban St. Peter Mission Weekly Goal $5,762 $712 Nov 25-26 $3,867 $715 Online Nov $2,855 Please remember the parish in your will. Thank you for placing God first! Parish Stewardship & Prayers 2017 CHILDREN S PRAYERS Watch this corner for next week s prayer offerings from our children. Prayer is the raising of our heart to God. Thanks to our advertisers! Please support the advertisers listed on the back of the bulletin.
First Sunday in Advent What Is the Immaculate Conception? An essential part of God s plan for the mother of his Son was that she be conceived free from Original Sin. Through the centuries the Church became ever more aware that Mary, full of grace through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception (CCC, no. 491). In anticipation that she was to bear the Son of God, Mary was preserved from the time of her conception from Original Sin. We call this the Immaculate Conception. No sin would touch her, so that she would be a fitting and worthy vessel of the Son of God. The Immaculate Conception does not refer to the virginal conception and birth of Christ, but rather to Mary s being conceived without inheriting Original Sin. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated on December 8. Prayer for the First Sunday of Advent Mary, Virgin of expectation and Mother of hope, revive the spirit of Advent in your entire Church, so that all humanity may start out anew on the journey towards Bethlehem, from which it came, and that the Sun that dawns upon us from on high will come once again to visit us, Christ our God, Amen. (Pope Benedict XVI, Homily, Dec. 1, 2007) Saint of the Week Juan Diego Feast Day December 9 1474 1548 Baptized at 50, this Indian was walking to Mass on Dec. 9, 1531, when Mary appeared to him on Tepeyac Hill, near Mexico City. She asked him to petition the bishop for a shrine to be built there. But the bishop asked for a sign. On Dec. 12, Juan returned to Tepeyac; Mary told him to pick flowers blooming atop the hill and put them in his cloak to take to the bishop. When Juan opened the cloak, the flowers fell out and the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe adorned his garment. This miraculous image is preserved in the famous basilica in Mexico City. Juan lived out his days as a hermit near the first chapel built there; he was canonized in 2002. Copyright 2017, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington DC. All rights reserved. Prayer is taken from Pope Benedict XVI Prayers (Washington, DC: USCCB LEV, 2009) 17. Copyright 2009, LEV, Vatican City State. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Catechetical Corner article is an excerpt from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults (Washington, DC: USCCB, 2006) 143. Copyright 2006, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington DC. All rights reserved. Photo: CNS/ Lisa A. Johnston