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St. Vincent de Paul Church FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2016 RECTORY Rev. Norman K. Douglas, Pastor Rev. Joseph H. Kraker, Pastor Emeritus Deacon Bob Bender, Pastoral Minister Connie Pacanovsky, Business Manager Peggy Wellemeyer, Office Manager Ellen Dies, Coordinator of Parish Faith Formation Nancy Daley, Music Director Marimargaret Roberts, Office Staff Mike Bauman, Director of Maintenance Phone:... 330-535-3135 Fax:... 234-571-2919 Web Site: www.stvincentchurch.com Office Hours: Mon-Fri : 8:30-3:00 ST. VINCENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mrs. Maria Meeker, Principal Mrs. Laurie Belair, Secretary Phone:... 330-762-5912 Address: 17 S. Maple St., Akron, OH 44303 PSR Mrs. Ellen Dies, Principal, 330-864-5484 BULLETIN DEADLINE: In writing by 10 a.m. Thursdays 10 days prior to the date of bulletin MASSES: Saturday Vigil: 5 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Weekdays: 6:30 a.m. Holy Days: 6:30 a.m., 9 a.m., and 5:30 p.m. CONFESSIONS: Saturday: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday before First Friday: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Parish Registration: New Parishioners are most welcome and should register at the rectory as soon as possible. If moving out of the parish, please notify the rectory. Baptisms: It is necessary that parents attend a Baptism Preparation Program before the Baptism of their first child. Baptism Preparation classes can be completed at either St. Hilary (Beth Rado, 330-867-1055) or at St. Sebastian (Cathy Sivec 330-836-2233 ext. 134 or sivecc@stsebastian.org). Call either parish for times and registration details. Proof of attendance should be presented to St. Vincent Church prior to the baptism. Please call the rectory to schedule baptisms. Baptisms are scheduled for the 2nd/4th Sundays of the month after 11 a.m. Mass (12:30 p.m.) Marriages: Couples intending to marry should call at the rectory at least SIX MONTHS prior to the marriage. It is required to have copies of Baptism, First Communion, and Confirmation records if these sacraments are not received at St. Vincent. Wedding times on Saturday are at 2 PM. Parish School of Religion (PSR) Pre-School - 8th: Classes are September through May. Classes are held in St. Vincent Grade School on Sundays from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (Convert Classes): Classes begin in September: For information, call 330-535-3135. Hospital/Sick/Shut-in Visitation: Please notify the Rectory when a parishioner is hospitalized, shut-in, or ill. Funerals: Please notify a Priest as soon as possible regarding arrangements, either personally or through the funeral director. 164 West Market Street Akron, OH 44303-2373

St. Vincent de Paul Church Page Two Sunday, December 18, 2016 MASSES SATURDAY, December 17 * Vigil/ Fourth Sunday of Advent 2:00 Wedding: Paul Thomas + Meegan Dougherty 5:00 Gilbert & Marguerite Dilley SUNDAY, December 18 * Fourth Sunday of Advent 8:30 Marge Fell 11:00 Louis & Angie Maglione MONDAY, December 19 * Advent Weekday 6:30 Barb Moats TUESDAY, December 20 * Advent Weekday 6:30 The living and deceased members of the St. Vincent Altar Society WEDNESDAY, December 21 * St. Peter Canisius, Priest/Doctor of the Church 6:30 Mary Bonomo Poland THURSDAY, December 22 * Advent Weekday 6:30 Thomas R. Leffler FRIDAY, December 23 * St. John Kanty, Priest 6:30 Nick Tokles * Margaret Pontius SATURDAY, December 24 * Vigil/Nativity of the 4:00 Kathy Martucci Lord 6:00 Blanche O Neil 10:00 Jack & Catherine Gannon & Family SUNDAY, December 25* Nativity of the Lord 10:00 Bill Maloy WEDDING BANNS III Joseph Zawcha + Silvia Cadena COLLECTIONS THANK YOU! December 11, 2016 Collection...$8,024.05 Children s Envelopes...$ 70.33 E-Give..$2,700.75 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Tuesday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Wednesday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Thursday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Friday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 Saturday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Sunday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 18, 2016 They shall name him Emmanuel, which means "God is with us." -- Matthew 1:23 WELCOME TO OUR NEWLY BAPTIZED! Welcome to the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Community SYLVIA GLENN WATTERS, daughter of Joseph and Angela Watters, who was baptized Sunday, December 11, 2016. SUMMONED BY GOD As Christmas draws near, Advent's scriptures lure us into a world of dreams, signs, wonders, and the miracle of the virgin birth. Too often we allow the great stories of our faith, the ones that are most familiar, simply to wash over us. Today's Gospel account of the events leading up to the birth of the Lord reads like a present-day soap opera. Yet Joseph's courage, even in the midst of what must have been an incredibly confusing time, provides a model for us. Each week, we are summoned by God to embrace the way of goodness and truth through the proclamation of God's holy word. Like Joseph, we are called to do as the Lord commands us. As we stand at the threshold of Christmas, let us have the courage to be open to whatever it is that the Lord will require of us as we celebrate the miracle of Bethlehem. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

St. Vincent de Paul Church Page Three Sunday, December 18, 2016 A WORD FROM THE DEACON... Next weekend, of course, is Christmas. It seems to me that Christmas is all about hope. Very often when I preside at the baptism of an infant I like to remind those in attendance that the birth of every child is a sure reminder that God has not given up on us. Meditating upon the infant Jesus in the stable is the supreme reminder that, indeed, God has not and will not give up on the world. Hope empowers us to live differently because a Christian understanding of hope is rooted in the unshakable conviction that God loves us and wants our good. Christian hope reaches for an unsurpassable good we already, if imperfectly, possess: the very life, love, goodness and joy of God. For Christians, hope is both a gift and a calling. I read a useful essay about hope recently and, among other things, the author urges us to be MINISTERS OF HOPE. We minister hope when we help people find healing for hurts that will not go away and for memories that still haunt them. We minister hope when we forgive and allow ourselves to be forgiven. And we especially minister hope when we affirm the dignity of every person who passes in and out of our lives, celebrate their existence, and let them know how poorer the world would be without them. Pope Benedict once wrote: It is never too late to touch the heart of another, nor is it ever in vain. Good words for us this Christmas... On another matter... our diocese is now accepting expressions of interest from men who may be interested in serving the church as a Permanent Deacon. The deadline for inquiries to our Diocesan Diaconate Aspirancy Program, which will begin in September 2017, is 15 January 2017. All those men who are interested in applying to the 2017 program are asked to please write to Deacon David S. Kushner, Director of Diaconate Formation, Center for Pastoral Leadership, 28700 Euclid Avenue, Wickliffe, Ohio 44092 by the 15 January 2017 deadline or telephone the Diaconate Formation Office at 440-943-7651. Additionally, I would be happy to talk with anyone who may be interested in this vocation. Finally, thank you so much for the very warm welcome that you have offered to me and my wife, Martie, since I began serving here last summer. My ministry continues to evolve in a very happy and positive way. Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you.... DEACON BOB RCIA CALENDAR 12/18/16-9:45-10:45 am - Scullen Room RCIA Period of Catechumenate - Fr. Norm Topic: Jesus: God and Man 12/25/16 - Merry Christmas! 1/1/17 - Happy New Year! 1/8/17-8:30-9:45 am - Church, Scullen Room Mass, Breaking Open the Word 9:45-10:45 am Scullen Room RCIA Period of Catechumenate - Deacon Bob Topic: Jesus: Baptism and Confirmation 1/15/17-8:30-9:45 am - Church, Scullen Room Mass, Breaking Open the Word 9:45-10:45 am Scullen Room RCIA Period of Catechumenate - Fr. Norm Topic: Reflections on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Discipleship and Mission 1/22/17-8:30-9:45 am - Church, Scullen Room Mass, Breaking Open the Word 9:45-10:45 am Scullen Room RCIA Period of Catechumenate - Fr. Norm, Chris Davis, and Bill Marshall Topic: Reconciliation 1/29/17-8:30-9:45 am - Church, Scullen Room Mass, Breaking Open the Word 9:45-10:45 am Scullen Room RCIA Period of Catechumenate - Fr. Norm and Deacon Bob Topic: Anointing of the Sick and Vocations...Holy Orders The beautiful tradition concluded with tears in many eyes. Your generosity was overwhelming. We were able to grant over 400 wishes to many families at King and Portage Path elementary schools, along with the Summit County Children s Services and Foster families. Thank you for making Christmas so beautiful for so many.

St. Vincent de Paul Church Page Four Sunday, December 18, 2016 PARISH OFFICE CLOSINGS and BULLETIN DEADLINES In observance of the holidays the parish office will be closed the following days: Friday, December 23, 2016 Monday, December 26, 2016 Friday, December 30, 2016 Monday, January 2, 2017 BULLETIN DEADLINES For December 25, 2016, and January 1, 2017, all submissions must be received NO LATER THAN 3 p.m. Friday, December 16. NOTE: Commencing January 1, 2017, the new bulletin deadline is 10 A.M. on the THURSDAY 10 days prior to the date of the bulletin. Material must be submitted in writing and fliers must be submitted in pdf/jpeg formats in quarterand/or half-size dimensions. RETIREMENT FUND FOR THE RELIGIOUS Thank you for supporting senior religious. A sister from Indiana writes, Because of your kindness, our elderly sisters will have the comfort, security, and joy of living out their remaining years here in their home. You truly honor them and their many years of service by y o u r g e n e r o s i t y. Religious across the United States offer sincere thanks for your generosity to last week s collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious. Thank you for our parish donations totaling $2,753. FAMILY PERSPECTIVES Without the angel s intervention, a confused and hurt Joseph was planning to quietly divorce Mary. Those people who come into our lives at times of confusion and help us find our way are truly angels to us. Like Joseph, we need to listen to them; frequently those angels are in our own homes. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Knight at the Races Mark your calendar! The St. Vincent Knights of Columbus will be holding a Knight at the Races on Saturday, January 14, 2017. In support of this effort please consider an ad for the Knight at the Races racing form. The ads are $25, $50, and $100 respectively; all you need to do is to supply a business card or brochure and it can be placed into the racing form. A $50 ad will offer the extra publicity that comes with being a race sponsor; a $100 ad will fill a whole page. Considering the inexpensive cost of these ads and the benefit to our parish, the good will to your company is not such a bad value. For more information call Fred Neugebauer at 330-867-2019 or Brian Walsh at 330-864-1242, or send your information to the rectory marked c/o Knights of Columbus by January 7, 2016. ST. VINCENT de PAUL AUXILIARY Parishioners: This is what we saw this season. Hearts moved by the spirit of giving and thoughtful shoppers. This led to full food boxes which led to less hunger and grateful families! God bless you and MERRY CHRISTMAS St Vincent de Paul Auxiliary GUIDED TOURS OF THE BETHLEHEM CAVE AND NATIVITY MUSEUM Visit a replication of the cave where Jesus was born as it appears today in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and see a large display of Nativity sets from around the world. Dec. 26-30 at 2 pm daily. Located at Nativity of the Lord Jesus Catholic Church on the corner of Killian and Myersville roads in Springfield Township, Akron. Free admission. For more information, call 330-699-5086 between 9-4 weekdays.

St. Vincent de Paul Church Page Five Sunday, December 18, 2016 ST. VINCENT ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL We wish to recognize and congratulate three St. Vincent de Paul 8 th graders who are being offered a four-year Irish Academic Scholarship to St. Vincent- St. Mary based on their STVM test scores, which placed them in the top 30 of all 8th graders who took our test this fall! Jackson Deitrick (son of Steve Deitrick and Tracy Deitrick) Paul Jones (son of Joey Jones and Rebecca Ritterbeck) Matthew O Connor (son of Brendan and Mary O Connor) St. Vincent de Paul parents, administrators, and teachers can be very proud! HEART TO HEART Heart to Heart Communications invites you to our next quarterly breakfast January 10, 2017, 7:30-8:45 AM at the First Congregational Church, 292 East Market St. Our speaker will be Shon Christy, Focal Point Social Media Marketing, sharing about Valuing Each Human Being as a Spiritual Gift and Blessing. Mr. Christy will share his story and the amazing lessons of valuing human life regardless of ability or background. Cost is $20. To receive more information or preregister by January 5 th visit www.h2hc.org or call 330-434-3278 ext. 0. The Bishop's Corner live call-in radio program on-air Wednesdays at 11AM on Living Bread Radio. Listen on AM1060, FM94.5 (Canton vicinity) or online at livingbreadradio.com. 2016 CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE MASSES: CHRISTMAS EVE: Saturday, December 24, 2016 4 p.m. Family Mass 6 p.m. 10 p.m. (Christmas Carols begin at 9:30 p.m.) NO MIDNIGHT MASS CHRISTMAS DAY: Sunday, December 25, 2016 Mass at 10 a.m. NEW YEAR S SCHEDULE MASSES: NEW YEAR S EVE: Saturday, December 31, 2016 Mass is at 5 p.m. NEW YEAR S DAY: Sunday, January 1, 2017 Mass will be at 8:30 a.m. 11 a.m. POINSETTIA DONATION A flower donation of $10 will be used to enhance the beauty of our altar at Christmas and throughout the year. Please make your donations payable to St. Vincent Altar Society and either mail them to the parish office at 164 W. Market St., Akron, OH 44303 or put them in an envelope clearly marked Poinsettia Donation and place them in the collection basket. The deadline for donations and intentions to be printed is SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2015. The printed list of donors/intentions will be available at the church doors Christmas weekend. Thank you! DONATED BY: YOUR INTENTION OR IN MEMORY OF: OZANAM CENTER NEWS The Ozanam Center will again be giving out winter coats to our clients. We are in desperate need of good used or new men s and children s coats. If you can help in this effort, we would appreciate it. The Center is open on Saturdays from 9:30-12 and someone would be happy to help unload them.

St. Vincent de Paul Church Page Six Sunday, December 18, 2016 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION By now, the first Christmas carols are heard in the home, but usually not yet in church. What is a "carol" anyway? Originally, a carol was any kind of communal song sung at a festival such as a harvest. By the thirteenth century or so, carols were associated with household celebrations. "Carol" comes from the Old French carula, meaning a circular dance. Carols weren't for church, since the language of liturgy was Latin and the carols were in the common language. Their characteristic sound comes from medieval chord patterns, and they often have strong refrains for everyone to sing. Even in the churches of the Reformation, carols didn't make it into church services until the 1870s or so, since there was a preference for psalms. Anglicans resisted popular carols; most of our beloved carols came via the Methodists, an offshoot of the Church of England. The Catholic Church generally didn't admit carols to liturgy either, but we didn't make laws against them. We are told that the beloved carol "Silent Night" comes from Catholic Austria and a harried parish music director. Joseph Mohr, the priest of St. Nicholas in Oberndorf, had written the words in 1816, but offered them to his music director, Franz Gruber, when the church's organ broke. Mohr asked him to write a melody that could be played on guitar as a prelude to Mass. Gruber finished the tune just hours before midnight Mass in 1818. The people were shocked to hear a guitar in church, but were charmed by the sweet lullaby. The church was swept away by a flood in the 1990s and the village later relocated, but the townspeople have set up the "Silent Night Memorial Chapel" at the site. Today the carol is in print in some three hundred languages. How wonderful that the pipe organ broke on that night! --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. CATHOLIC RENEWAL MINISTRIES Catholic Renewal Ministries invites you to an Evening of Teaching and Healing Prayer with Dr. Mary Healy on Friday, January 20. She will speak on healing and its relationship to evangelization. Dr. Healy is a professor of Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit and serves as chair of the Doctrinal Commission of the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services. She speaks nationally and internationally and has published numerous books, including Healing: Bringing the Gift of God s Mercy to the World. Pope Francis appointed her as one of the first three women ever to serve on the Pontifical Biblical Commission. The evening will begin with praise and worship at 7 pm and be held at St. Raphael Parish, 525 Dover Center Rd., Bay Village 44140. There will be an extended time of healing prayer for all present and prayer teams will be available for individual prayer. A free will offering will be taken. For more information please contact Fr. Bob Franco at 440-327-2201 or CRM at 440-944-9445. RETROUVAILLE WEEKEND Someone once said Marriages may be made in heaven, but they sure take a lot of work on earth. Have you become so distracted by outside pressure that you neglect your spouse? The Retrouvaille program can help you put your troubled marriage back on track. This program is supported by the Catholic diocese of Cleveland, but it is open to couples of all faiths. The next Cleveland Retrouvaille weekend will be held on January 20-22, 2017. A registration fee of $150 is required to confirm your reservation. For more information concerning the program, or to register, please call Marce or Liz Gliha in complete confidence at 440-357-6580, or 1-800-470-2230. For additional information or to register online, please go to www.helpourmarriage.org. Not all persons experience loving families and receive multiple gifts. Remember and pray for those who are bought and sold as commodities for greed and pleasure. (US Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking, and Summit County Collaborative Against Human Trafficking)

St. Vincent de Paul Church Page Seven Sunday, December 18, 2016 FIRST FRIDAY CLUB OF AKRON The First Friday Club of Akron will meet on Friday, January 6, 2017, at The Tangier, 532 W. Market St., Akron, 44303 and will feature a Woman Religious Panel speaking on the topic The Joys and Challenges of Consecrated Life in Today s World. The panel includes Sr. Ana Isabel Gonzalez, a novice with the Dominican Sisters of Peace; Sr. Catherine Arnold, O.P., a Dominican Sister of Peace who ministers with the new members as Coordinator of Formation; Sr. Amy McFrederick, O.P., Co-Director of Associates, Dominican lay women and men in mission with the Dominican Sisters; and Sr. Catherine Walsh C.S.A., sister of Charity of St. Augustine who lives and works at the Catholic Worker House in Akron. The cost of the luncheon program is $20. Doors open at 11 AM; the program begins at noon, and ends promptly at 1 PM. Reservations can be made by sending a check to the First Friday Club of Greater Akron, 795 Russell Ave., Akron, OH 44307, by calling the office, or on the website, no later than the Monday prior to the event. For additional information, call 330-535-7668 or visit www.firstfridayclubofgreaterakron.org. See the website for information on subscriptions for the 2017 luncheon series. CHARISMATIC MASS Friday, January 6, 7 pm, St. Peter Parish, 35777 Center Ridge Rd., North Ridgeville. Fr. Bob Franco will be the celebrant. Praise and worship beginning at 7 pm; liturgy at 7:30 pm. Healing prayer teams will be available after Mass for individual prayer. For more information call Fr. Franco, 440-327-2204, or Catholic Renewal Ministries, 440-944-9445. 2017 FAITH & LIFE LECTURE SERIES AT BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY Three presentations on the theme: "The Foolishness of Christianity" Featuring: Daniel P. Horan, OFM Wednesday, February 15th at 7:30 p.m. "The Christian Virtue of Foolishness: A Look at Two Men Named Francis" Lindsay-Crossman Chapel, 56 Seminary St., Berea Thursday, February 16th at 10:00 a.m. "Becoming Fools, Living Foolishly: Wisdom from the Life and Writings of Thomas Merton" Lindsay-Crossman Chapel, 56 Seminary St., Berea Thursday, February 16th at 2:00 p.m. A panel discussion, "What Does it Mean to be a Fool Today?" Strosacker Hall, Sandstone 3, 120 E. Grand St., Berea For more information and to register, visit www.bw.edu/faithandlife

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