December 17, 2017 Monday - Friday 9am-2pm Business Manager John Steadman cokas.business@gmail.com Accountant Millie Browning cokas.finance@gmail.com Director of Faith Formation Bev Fox cokas.dre@gmail.com Youth Ministry Coordinator Kasey Lansford cokas.youthministry@gmail.com Communications Coordinator Emily Faz cokas.media@gmail.com Pastoral Administration Lily Vaughn cokas.office@gmail.com Maintenance Clarence Drinkwine cokas.maintenance@gmail.com
Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory Psalm 24 My Dear Parishioners and Visitors: We are happy that you have chosen to celebrate the Christmas Liturgies with us and we hope you will find warmth and hospitality here, next weekend. By now, we all have received many Christmas wishes and Christmas Cards Some people even say that one of their favorite Christmas traditions is sending out Christmas cards. I have 6 good reasons why sending cards is a wonderful thing: 1 st It gives us a chance to reflect on our year: When we sat down to write up our Christmas newsletter, a humorous one-page summary of what s been going on with us over the past twelve months, we are amazed at how much God has done in our lives in a single year! 2 nd It s easier now than ever: There are tons of businesses like Shutterfly and Snapfish that let us create Christmas cards online for a reasonable price. If we weren t able to get everyone together for a family portrait, there are also plenty of options for cards that bring together individual photos to form a collage of family pictures. 3 rd It lets others know what s going on with us: Printing out a brief summary of our family s year is a great way to give others a snapshot of the most important things going on in our lives right now. 4 th It gives your friends and family something to display: I love it when I go to my parishioners houses during the holidays and I see pictures of their friends and family all over their mantles. In the Rectory, I have a special wall holder that can display up to 50 cards, and every time I pass by it I think of how blessed I am to have such wonderful friends and parishioners at COKAS. 5 th It blesses people who aren t tech savvy: One of my favorite Christmas card stories is when I accidentally sent a card to the old address for some friends who moved. An elderly lady had moved into the house, and she sent me a long, hand-written note about how lonely she s been since her husband died and how much it blessed her to receive my card. 6 th It s an opportunity for evangelization: Every year we receive a surprising amount of positive feedback about Christmas cards: In particular, many of our non-catholic friends remark about how interesting it is that we seem to have joy-filled lives, even though many aspects of our Catholic lifestyle go against what the world tells you, you need to be happy. My Parish Staff and I Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2018! Fr. Roberto Herrera, Pastor Welcome to Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 5PM ROBERT MESER SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 ANDREW KRZEMIEN JR. 11:45AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH MONDAY, DECEMBER 18 NO MASS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19 MOHR FAMILY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20 6PM FRANK & ANTHONY CAPRIGLIONE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 ROY BELLETIER FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 JAMES LETTIERE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 5PM MARY MCNABB SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 3:30PM CHILDREN OF THE PARISH 5:30PM WEGLEWSKI 45TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 7:30PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 10PM JOHN FRICANO Military Personnel Tarah Thompson Steve Piller Nicholas Piller Rod Piller Barbara Koch Deborah Stritt Linda Chelena Harriet Thompson Vicky Abbott Sonya Stephenson Christopher Stephenson Sean Scott Walter Cochran Andrea Vasquez Stanley Sides JoAnn Stauffer James Hause Freeda Karwisch Jeffery Crane For those in critical need of daily prayers. Note: Names will stay on the Prayer list for 6 weeks and then they will be removed. Call 706-453-7292 x 4 or email cokas.media@gmail.com with updates. Flowers adorning the Blessed Virgin Mary have been donated by Jim Collins for Mary s intercession for the cure of Breast Cancer. All of the people in today s readings the prophet Isaiah, the Virgin Mary, St. Paul, St. John the Baptist seemed to understand clearly and rejoice in what God was calling them to be and to do. Do I? Mass Intention Schedule If there are specific dates that you would like to schedule mass intention for loved ones or friends, please come by the office to schedule. We have the Record Book for 2018 ready so please don t wait until the last minute to schedule your masses.
December 16th Monastery Product Sales 6:00pm 16th COKAS Posada 7:00pm 17th NO DONUTS 17th Faith Formation 10:30am-11:30am In the PLC 17th Breakfast with Santa 10:00am Social Hall 17th Monastery Product Sale 10:00am Narthax, Outside the Social Hall 18th NO MORNING BIBLE STUDY 18th NO MASS Seek joy in what you give, not in what you get. Offertory At Masses 12/2 12/3/17... $ 22,025. Online Giving 12/1 12/3/17 3,185. Total $ 25,210. December second collections: 12/3/17 St Vincent de Paul (TTG code: SVDP) 12/10/17 Retirement Religious (TTG code: RR) 12/25/17 Catholic Charities (TTG code: CC) 20th NO WEDNESDAY LIFE NIGHT/EDGE NIGHT 21st Youth Choir 4:00pm-5:15pm 22nd Office Closed All Day 24rd Children s Mass 3:30pm-4:30pm 24rd Mass 5:30pm-6:30pm 24rd Spanish Mass 7:30pm-8:30pm 24rd Midnight Mass 10:00pm-11:00pm 25th Christmas Mass 9:00am-10:00am 25th OFFICE CLOSED All Day 26th OFFICE CLOSED All Day WE HAVE ANOTHER EASY WAY TO DONATE: TEXT TO GIVE (TTG) 706-445-5132 Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Go to: www.cokas.org. Questions: Call or email Millie Browning 706-453-7292, ext. 9, cokas.finance@gmail.com Ryan Parish Library Calling all parishioners, single or married, come on out and join the parish Supper Club! You will be divided into groups of six, to meet once a month during January, February and March, 2018. There are no requirements other than a desire to share good food and fellowship. This is a great opportunity for renewing friendships or making new ones, and you might even find a new recipe to enjoy at home! To learn more about Supper Club, call Jim and Sharon Liebeck, 706-999-1669 or email, Hliebeck@plantationcable.net, if you would like more information or to sign up!
FAITH FORMATION Director of Faith Formation Coordinator Youth Ministry Coordinator RCIA (English) Bev Fox Kasey Lansford Bill Richards K-5th Grade Faith Formation Meets Sundays 10:30-11:30 AM cokas.dre@gmail.com cokas.youthministry@gmail.com cokas.rciae@gmail.com Middle & High School Youth Meets Wednesdays 6:30PM *IMPORTANT CLASS DATES* - Our last Sunday class of the year will be Dec. 17. UPDATE: Sunday classes resume on Jan. 14 Final Wednesday for Youth Group will be Dec. 13. Kids Ministries. A special Children and Youth Choir is forming to present a musical Prelude for the children's Christmas Eve Mass, December 24th at 3:30pm Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Give the gift of joyful song this Christmas by sharing your talents with our Church. Just Come! Rehearsals will be in the Social Hall as follows; Thursday Dec. 21, 4:00pm-5:15pm Children s Liturgy of the Word is celebrated at the 9:00 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Masses for children Pre-K through 3rd grade. NO SIGN-UP REQUIRED
Pancakes with Santa The Knights of Columbus would like for you to join them for Pancakes with Santa on December 17. Please join us in the Social Hall at 10am for breakfast and time with Santa! HOLY SPIRIT Monastery TREATS The Knights of Columbus are selling fruitcakes, fudge, biscotti & coffee from the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Ga. Visit the tables in vestibule in the front of the church and in the Social Hall on the weekend of December 16 and 17 after the 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. Masses. All net proceeds collected by The Knights of Columbus are donated to local charities and also go to support the monks and their good works. The painting of The Nativity is in the Narthex with the donation tags for the children of our Parish that attend Faith Formation. Please return your tag(s) & donation to the Church no later than December 31, 2017. Each tag is for a $30.00 donation. Feel free to take as many tags as you wish. Saint Vincent de Paul Christmas Plea Christmas reminds us that God gave us the greatest gift of all, his son. With the holidays drawing near, we ask that you please find a place on your Christmas list for the needs of our SVdP clients. The number of requests is always high during the Christmas Season. We want to continue to help as many people as possible, particularly at this time of year. Please say yes to helping us, so that we won t have to say no to anyone in need. Thank you for your support and God bless you and your families during this Holiday Season! BIBLE STUDY Evening Bible Study has moved to Tuesday nights. We will be meeting in the PLC at 6:30. Our Lenten study is the Gospel of Mark, written by John Mark to Gentile Christians living in Rome as an evangelism and discipleship manual. It recounts many of the events of Jesus life in narrative fashion and focuses significant attention on the final of week of his passion in Jerusalem. Since Easter is early this year, our first meeting will be on January 16, 2018. Our dates are: Jan. 16; Jan. 30; Feb. 13; Feb 20; and Mar. 13. For you Knights, we have accommodated your meetings for Feb. and March. Please contact Lalla Mangin (706-467-0883) or biblestudypm.cokas@gmail.com The deadline for signup is January 9, 2018.
"ANUNCIOS PARROQUIALES" FECHAS IMPORTANTES Horario de Confesiones todos los Sábados de 4:00 pm a 4:45 pm Domingo, 24 de diciembre Misa a las 3:30 pm (Misa de Niños) Misa a las 5:30 pm Misa de Navidad en español 7:30 pm Misa de medianoche a las 10:00 pm Lunes, 25 de diciembre Misa 9:00 am Domingo, 31 de diciembre a las 11:45 am Bendición a las Madres encinta Lunes, 1 de Enero a las 9:00am Misa Solemnidad de Santa Maria Madre de Dios Domingo, 7 de enero- después de la misa de 11:45 am Fiesta de la Epifanía Rosca de Reyes Domingo, 4 de febrero - después de la misa de 11:45 am Celebración de la Fiesta de la Candelaria CELEBRACIÓN DE LA EPIFANÍA EPIFANÍA FIESTA DE LOS REYES MAGOS Domingo, 7 de enero de 2018 Salón Social Después de la Misa de 11:45am Los Tres Reyes repartirán regalos para los niños registrados en Formación de Fe ROSCA DE REYES El niño que DONACION está escondido DE SANGRE La forma circular de la rosca simboliza el amor eterno de Dios, que no tiene principio ni fin. es un recordatorio del momento en que José y María escondieron al Niño Jesús para salvarlo de Herodes. Los dulces or frutas cristalizadas son las distracciones del mundo que nos impiden encontrar a Jesús. Muchas Gracias a José Manuel & Claudia Almanza, a todo el Comité Guadalupano y a todas las personas que ayudaron con la organización de la Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe. Gracias a todas estas personas, la celebración fue un éxito.