Corpus Christi University Parish Rev. Msgr. Michael R. Billian, VF, Pastor mbillian@ccup.org Deacon Robert Fedynich, Bookkeeper rfedynich@ccup.org Maureen Hickey, CSA President maureen.hickey@rockets.utoledo.edu Pam Meseroll, Parish Manager pmeseroll@ccup.org Rev. Jeremy P. Miller, Parochial Vicar - jmiller@ccup.org Deacon Justin S. Moor, Permanent Deacon - jmoor@ccup.org Kimberly Myers, Campus Ministry Associate kmyers@ccup.org Luke D. Rosen, Director of Music Ministry lrosen@ccup.org Kimberlee Williams, Secretary kwilliams@ccup.org december 10, 2017 second sunday of advent - A Member of the Saint Agnes Deanery Service Music: Mass of Creation GREEN Penitential Act / Gospel Acclamation / Holy, Holy, Holy / We Proclaim Your Death / Amen / Lamb of God Opening Song: Come and Set Us Free vs. 3,4 Penitential Act: Priest: Have mercy on us, O Lord. People: For we have sinned against you. Priest: Show us, O Lord, your mercy. People: And grant us your salvation. Responsorial Psalm: Prayers of the Faithful: Preparation of the Gifts: instrumental Communion: Like a Shepherd GC #325 vs. 1,2,3 Closing Song: Prepare the Way of the Lord GC #336 2955 Dorr Street Toledo, OH 43607 P: 419.531.4992 F: 419.531.1775 Visit us at: www.ccup.org Parish Office Hours: 11am - 5pm Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri. (Closed Thurs.); Sun. 10:30am - 12:30pm & 5:30-7:30pm
November 26 Attendance Sunday, 11 a.m.... 316 Sunday, 6 p.m.... 123 Total... 439 Contributions Checks... $3,772.50 Loose Collection... $790.00 Total... $4,562.50 FISCAL YEAR: July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018 Weekly average amount needed to meet 2016-17 budget $6,513.72 Required Sunday collection needed for the year...$332,200.00 Amount contributed year to date...$120,743.98 TITHE: Retirement Fund for Religious. Elderly Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests need your help. Many served for years in Catholic schools, hospitals, and parishes often for little to no pay. Now there is a shortage in retirement savings. Your gift to the Retirement Fund for Religious provides funding for medications, nursing care, and more. Please see the information on page 5 and give to those who have given a lifetime using the envelopes provided. Thank you for your gifts. We welcome all gifts of time, talent & treasure. WEEKLY LITURGICAL CALENDAR Saturday, December 9 Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Mt 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8 Mass (Debra Papoi Uhde)... 4:30 p.m...church Sunday, December 10 Second Sunday of Advent Is 40: 1-5, 9-11; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8 Mass (Albert & Ruth LaPrad)... 11 a.m...church Pre-Christmas Candlelight Mass... 8 p.m...church Monday, December 11 Is 35:1-10; Lk 5:17-26 Mass (Father Paul Faroh, OFMConv.)... 12 noon...chapel Tuesday, December 12 Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Lk 1:26-38 Adoration and Reconciliation... 7 p.m...chapel Mass... 8 p.m...chapel Wednesday, December 13 Is 40:25-31; Mt 11:28-30 Mass (For Our Parishioners)... 12 noon...chapel Thursday, December 14 Is 41:13-20; Mt 11:11-15 Friday, December 15 Is 48:17-19; Mt 11:16-19 Mass (Deacon Guillermo Rodriguez)... 12 noon...church Saturday, December 16 Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Sunday, December 17 Third Sunday of Advent Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; 1 Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 Mass (Chester & Florence Lazette)... 11 a.m...church
CCUP WEEKLY ACTIVITY CALENDAR Saturday, December 9 CSA Christmas Party/Card Making...6:30 p.m...newman Rooms Sunday, December 10 UT Student Breakfast...12 noon...newman Rooms Monday, December 11 Pancake Power Breakfast...10 p.m. - 12 a.m...meeting Room Tuesday, December 12 Music Practice...7:30 p.m...church Thursday, December 14 Advent Evening of Reflection...6:30 p.m...meeting Room Blue - Student Activities; Red - Permanent Community Activities; Green - All Are Welcome Please visit our website for detailed information about programs and activities at www.ccup.org Advent and Christmas Liturgy Schedule 3rd Sunday of Advent: Sunday, December 17 at 11 a.m. 4th Sunday of Advent: Sunday, December 24 at 11 a.m. Christmas Eve: Sunday, December 24 at 10 p.m. Christmas Day: December 25 Monday, December 25 at 11 a.m. Feast of the Holy Family: Sunday, December 31 at 11 a.m. Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord: Monday, January 7 at 11 a.m. December 24th Masses: It will be the norm in the Diocese of Toledo that the two (2) obligations to participate at Mass are not fulfilled by the participation at one Christmas Vigil Mass. Rather, the faithful, to fulfill both obligations, are to attend a Mass celebrated for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, and at a Mass celebrated for the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord. ADVENT GIVING TREE: We invite you to check out the tree in the Gathering Space filled with paper ornaments that have listed on them items for local shelters and non-profit organizations. After picking your ornament, please bring your gift back, UNWRAPPED, with the ornament attached, to the DeBenedetti Room no later than Sunday, December 17th because we need to deliver these gifts before Christmas. If anyone is willing to help deliver the gifts to these organizations, please contact one of the Sojourner Committee Co-Chairs: Jared Malott (jared.malott@rockets. utoledo.edu); Kathleen Hermes (kathleen.hermes@rockets.utoledo.edu), or Hannah Schmitmeyer (hannah.schmitmeyer@rockets.utoledo.edu). Sacrament of Reconciliation There are two Deanery opportunities: Sunday, December 10 3-4:30 p.m. at Regina Coeli Parish Sunday, December 17 3-4:30 p.m. at Christ the King Parish The Sacrament of Reconciliation will also be available here at Corpus Christi at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12 11 AM Mass Hospitality Help needed Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Duties include: Making coffee and providing treats for the CCUP community after the 11AM Mass. Please email or call Kim Myers if you would like more information or are willing to help! Photo by Mira on Unsplash
Pre-Christmas Candlelight Mass: Have you heard? We have a wonderful tradition here at Corpus Christi on the night before final exams. Come celebrate the season with your friends before going home for the holiday. Sunday, Dec. 10th at 8pm. Prelude music begins at 7:30 pm (note- there is no 6pm Mass that night). So study all day and then come and pray!!! Be sure to mark your calendars. Tis the season to celebrate! Invite your friends! Pax Christi: Street Outreach: On behalf of the women we serve, Rehab's Heart would like to express our deep appreciation for your many donations to our Street Outreach this past year. Your generosity continues to make a difference in the lives of these women! Christmas blessings and thank you from Rehab's Heart. Food for Others: The 3rd Sunday of this month is the weekend of Dec. 16 & 17. We will be giving to St. Martin de Porres (a Toledo Diocese Outreach Center). They are in need of canned vegetables and hygiene products, including deodorant and shaving cream for men. Any other non-perishable food items are also welcome. See poster and flyers at the entrances. Paper and plastic grocery bags are always welcome! Pax Christi at CCUP thanks everyone for your ongoing generosity! Permanent Community Advent Evening of Reflection Father Jeremy will be hosting an evening of prayer, music, and reflection at Corpus Christi University Parish thursday, December 14 th from 6:30-8:30 PM Desserts and Advent/Christmas themed alcoholic drinks will be provided. RSVP to jmiller@ccup.org Gesu Parish Christmas Concert: The Toledo Choral Society closes their Christmas Concert season with a benefit concert, "Amid the Winter's Snow" on Sunday, December 17th at 2pm at Gesu Roman Catholic Parish, 2049 Parkside Dr., Toledo. At this concert, you are invited to help them stock the shelves at The Marketplace for All People, St. Paul's Methodist Church's food pantry. Admission to the concert is free with a non-perishable food item to help feed your neighbors. Director of Music Ministry Luke D. Rosen has recorded an album of Christmas/Winter carols with a professional choir called "Solstice Dreamings". He will have copies available in the Parlor (off the Gathering Space) after Masses this weekend for $10 each. Cash, checks, or cards are accepted. They make great Christmas presents!
Retirement Fund for Religious Please give to those who have given a lifetime. Elderly religious need your help. The religious pictured here represent more than 32,000 senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests living in the United States. Through prayer, love, and sacrifice, they established Catholic schools, hospitals, and more. Yet years of serving for little or no pay have left a shortage in retirement funding. Your gift helps their religious communities furnish necessities such as medications and nursing care. It also helps ensure younger members can continue the good works of their elders. Please be generous. My sister was to be a nun, and I was to be a mother, says Notre Dame Sister Mary Ann Hanson (foreground), 79, but God had other plans. For 61 years, she has joyfully followed those plans. Today, she remains active by visiting the sick and knitting blankets for children rescued from human trafficking. Roughly 94 percent of donations aid senior religious. retiredreligious.org To give at your parish: Make your check payable to your parish. (Write RFR on the memo line.) Amount: q $1,000 q $500 q $250 q $100 q $50 q $25 q Other $ Name Address City State Zip code E-mail address (for e-newsletters) (Arch)diocese To donate by mail: Make your check payable to Retirement Fund for Religious. Please do not mail cash. Please check with your employer about matching gifts. National Religious Retirement Office 3211 Fourth Street NE Washington DC 20017-1194 Telephone (202) 541-3215 Fax (202) 541-3053 Photo (from left): Sister Gloria Rodríguez, MGSpS, 80; Father Albert Bunsic, OCD, 81; Sister Alfonsina Sanchez, OCD, 96; Sister Mary Ann Hanson, SND, 79. 2017 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. All rights reserved. Photographer: Jim Judkis. Printed on recycled paper, 30% post-consumer fiber. 20200401
Catholic Student Association Event Calendar Feel At home The Catholic presence at the University of Toledo University of Toledo UNDERGRADUATE Catholic Student Association (CSA) and GRADUATE STUDENT Newman Club: Did you know that if you are a Catholic at the University of Toledo, you are automatically a member of CSA or the Newman Club? The Catholic Student Association is one of the largest co-ed organizations on the University of Toledo s campus. Associated with Corpus Christi University Parish, it serves as the Catholic student organization on campus, fostering spiritual, social and academic growth. Check online or the weekly bulletin for updates, contact information and pictures. Find us online: www.utoledocsa.org and www.ccup.org Join our Group on Facebook: Catholic Student Association (CSA) Follow us on Twitter: @UToledoCSA and on Instagram: utoledocsa Pancake Power Breakfast In need of a break from exams? Hungry for late night breakfast? Join CSA for Pancake Power Breakfast on Monday, December 11th from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. here at CCUP. Bring your friends as this event is open to all UT students! Any questions, please contact Joe Stibley (joseph.stibley@rockets.utoledo.edu). The CSA Habitat for Humanity Spring Break Trip still has 2 spots open for students 21 or older who are willing to help drive the rental vans. The trip cost is $250 ($100 non-refundable deposit is due at the time of registration). Come be Christ's hands and feet with us in Florida!
Corpus Christi University Parish Parish Survey Update (Last in a series) Fellow Parishioners: This continues the more in-depth look at the strategic plan being developed based on the survey feedback. Strategic Plan Background Corpus Christi s strategic plan is designed to support and advance the two major areas guiding parish activities; 1) the Parish Mission, and 2) the Six Pillars of Campus Ministry. Strategic Plan Below is an explanation of the Pillars 6 & the specific one dealing with Communications, the strategic plan goal to support the respective pillar, a list of activities the parish does now, followed by a list of new ideas and activities based on the survey feedback. Pillar 6: Developing Leaders for the Future The parish develops disciples of Jesus to carry out the responsibility of offering personal witness in the culture, realizing that the gifts and talents bestowed on the university students and permanent community members are not given simply for personal advantage but for the benefit of others and for the good of society and the Church. Strategic Plan Goal Pillar 6: Developing Leaders for the Future The parish will invite and engage its members to assume leadership positions in the various ministries of the parish, thus sharing their time and talent for the betterment of the community. Current Parish Activities: Christian Leadership Program, Newman Board of Catholic Student Association, Liturgical Ministries, Dinner and Hospitality Leaders, Walk for Water Suggested/New Parish Activities: extending leadership opportunities for parishioners to lead existing and new programs supporting the strategic plan, create leadership coordinator, send students to student leadership conference Communications Pillar: The parish will engage in effective communications strategies and activities to its members and establish and implement a communications plan to better support the mission and ministry of the parish. Strategic Plan Goal Communications Pillar: The parish will maximize the avenues of communication including: website and social media, weekly bulletin (encouraging people to take it home), electronic (email) communication program, effective verbal announcements. Current Parish Activities: Website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Weekly Bulletin, Mass Announcements, Bulletin Boards Suggested/New Parish Activities: Constant Contact E-mail to parish members, printed announcements, updates of strategic plan and activities Please review all these existing and new activities as opportunities to support or participate in, or to help organize and lead. Don t hesitate to ask questions, learn more or offer other suggestions and ideas. As we continue to develop and implement the strategic plan, I pray that all of us will become more engaged with our time, talent and treasure as we help advance the mission of the parish over the next few years and make Corpus Christi a better and stronger faith community in the future. Sincerely, Dick Kaverman Chair, Pastoral Council