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Readings for the Week

Monday: Is 4:2-6; Ps 122:1-9; Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-6; Mt 9:35 — 10:1 Sunday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Rom 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12

Welcome

Welcome to the Church of St. Timothy! We are glad you are here, whether it is your first visit or you have been part of our parish community for years. If you have any special needs or questions please just approach one of our friendly greeters or ushers.

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Celebrating Advent! Sunday, December 1—the First Sunday of Advent This is the start of the liturgical year, and a good time to make a special resolution that will bring you closer to Christ. Prayer for the blessing of an advent wreath: With hands joined, the leader says: Lord our God, we praise you for your Son, Jesus Christ: He is Emmanuel, the hope of the peoples, He is the wisdom that teaches and guides us, He is the Savior of every nation. Lord God, let your blessing come upon us as we light the candles of this wreath. May the wreath and its light be a sign of Christ’s promise to bring us salvation. May he come quickly and not delay. We ask this through Christ our Lord. All: Amen. Prayer for the lighting of the first candle: We light a candle today, a small dim light against a world that often seems forbidding and dark. But we light it because we are a people of hope, a people whose faith is marked by an expectation that we should always be ready for the coming of the Master. Advent wreaths are available in our parish gift shop.

December 2 through 7—the first week of Advent • Consider attending our Monday evening bible

study this week, or choose one day this week to attend a daily Mass.

• As we put together Christmas baskets here at St. Tim’s, we always need gifts for teens or the elderly—is there a gift or two you could donate that would brighten someone’s Christmas this year?

• As you decorate your home for the holidays, put a nativity scene or other reminder of Jesus’s birth (the reason for the season!) in a place of honor.

• Ready to turn on the Christmas music? Choose a playlist that includes O Holy Night, The First Noel, Away in a Manger, and other classics.

• Read Matthew 3:1-12 to prepare for next Sunday’s Mass.

Question of the Week Putting on the Light of Christ

Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. (Romans 13:12b) Adults: What will you do during Advent so that others can see that you have put on the light of Jesus Christ? Kids: What will you do during Advent so that others can see the light of Jesus in you? Weekday Mass and Adoration Chapel Weekday Mass (or a Service of the Word and Communion) is celebrated in our parish center chapel at 9:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, with rosary at 8:30 a.m. The chapel is available for quiet prayer during parish office hours. Cover photo by Libby Huebner

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Our Faith In Action

Where do our food shelf contributions go? Each month we support our local food shelf with monetary and food contributions. As a parish we donate $1,500 each month to the Salvation Army food shelf located on 89th Avenue. We also average about 250 pounds of food per month from parishioner donations on the first weekend of each month. Additionally, during the summer months we donate fresh produce from our food shelf garden, which is on the southeast corner of the church property. This year we harvested and donated about 600 pounds of tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, beans, and rhubarb. The people visiting the food shelf really like the fresh produce! The food shelf garden is supported by about a dozen wonderful volunteers that plant, weed, water and harvest the produce. Mission Trips The middle school trip to Duluth, MN is from June 14 to 19, 2020. The high school trip to Benton Harbor, MI is from July 25 through August 1, 2020. Adult chaperones are needed for each trip at no cost. Student cost will be around $250 based upon fundraising efforts. Visit our website for the registration form, which is due December 9. So, why go on a youth mission trip? Mission trips invite students’ faith to their fingertips, allowing meaningful conversations about why service is essential to following Jesus. Mission trips invite students to be fulltime participants in God’s plan. Communities, too, are participants in that plan. Every community – the ones we visit and the ones we come from – have both strengths and struggles. By entering a different town or city, we get an inside view of another context where Jesus is at work. It changes perspectives, shapes passions and alters pursuits. It opens students’ eyes to the incredible possibilities God has put in front of them. Consider being a part of this process by going on St. Tim’s summer mission trip this summer!

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Celebrating the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Since December 8, 2019, is the Second Sunday of Advent, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is transferred to Monday, December 9. The obligation to attend Mass, however, is not transferred. Baptizing Your Child at St. Tim’s Requirements for having your child baptized at St. Timothy include attendance at a pre-baptism class. The next class is December 9. Please preregister by calling 763.784.1329. Times for individual confessions during Advent

• Saturday, December 7 at 10:00 a.m. • Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m. • Wednesday, December 11 after 9:00 a.m. Mass • Wednesday, December 18 after 9:00 a.m. Mass • Wednesday, December 18 at 6:30 p.m. • Saturday, December 21 at 10 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. • Monday, December 23 after 9:00 a.m. Mass

All confessions all held in the crying room in the back of the church.

Bulletin Subscription If you are not currently receiving the bulletin in the mail but would like to, we can mail it to you at a cost of 50 cents per week. The subscription runs through the calendar year. If you are interested, please fill out the form below, enclose your payment of $26, and either mail it to the parish office or drop it in the collection. Your first bulletin will be the January 5 issue. Name ___________________________________ Address _________________________________ _________________________________________ Phone ___________________________________

Fresh Baked Christmas Cookies The Council of Women will be selling fresh baked Christmas cookies in the hospitality center after all Masses the weekend of December 7 and 8. This is the best way to get a variety of cookies, in smaller quantities, at a reasonable price, and with no mess in your kitchen! Bakers and Cookie Decorators Needed The Council of Women is looking for bakers and cookie decorators to help get ready for our sale. We will be making cookies in the hospitality center kitchen from 1:00 to 5:00 on December 2, 3, and 4, and from 1:00 to 4:00 on December 5 and 6. Call 763.786.3140 for more information, or just come to help for one or all of our baking sessions! Knights of Columbus Breakfast with St. Nicolas Next Sunday, December 8 after morning Masses, the Knights of Columbus will serve breakfast in the hospitality center. The menu will include egg bake, hash browns, toast, pancakes, French toast, juice, coffee, fresh fruit, sausage patties. A free-will offering will be collected. St Nicolas will also be there to greet everyone!

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Parish News

Sunday, December 1 • 9:30 a.m. Breaking Open the Word • Donut Sunday after morning Masses

Monday, December 2 • 8:30 a.m. Rosary • 9:00 a.m. Communion service • 9:30 a.m. Quilters • 6:30 p.m. Bible study • 7:00 p.m. Prayer shawl ministry

Tuesday, December 3 • 8:30 a.m. Rosary • 9:00 a.m. Daily Mass • 9:30 a.m. Strength and balance workout

Wednesday, December 4 • 8:30 a.m. Rosary • 9:00 a.m. Daily Mass • 9:00 a.m. Blanketiers • 9:30 a.m. Coffee and conversation

Thursday, December 5 • 8:30 a.m. Rosary • 9:00 a.m. Daily Mass • 6:30 p.m. Healing Hope grief support group • 6:30 p.m. Council of Women Christmas potluck

party for all women of the parish Friday, December 6

• 8:30 a.m. Rosary • 9:00 a.m. Daily Mass

Saturday, December 7 • 10:00 a.m. individual confessions for Advent • Fresh baked cookie sale after 5 p.m. Mass

Sunday, December 8 • 8:30 a.m. Nursery • 9:30 a.m. Breaking Open the Word • 10:30 a.m. Nursery • Fresh baked cookie sale after Masses • Breakfast with St. Nicolas after Masses

Highlighted events coming up at St. Tim’s (Not a complete list of all events—please see our website for more details or call the parish office.)

Youth Ministry Who's ready for some fun?! Grades 9 through 12 are invited to The Fun Lab on Saturday, December 7 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Unlimited laser tag, bumper cars, and virtual reality games all for $15. Friends welcome! Adult chaperones are needed and receive free admission. Forms found online and at the parish office. Registration and fee is due by December 4. Family Promise in Anoka County, Helping Families Experiencing Homelessness St Tim’s will be hosting families experiencing homelessness the week of December 29 through January 5. We are in need of volunteers to help with various tasks such as overnight hosts, drivers, setting up the rooms, to name a few. Please sign up next weekend after all the Masses in the back of church. If you have questions call Kathy at 763.434.7917. Christmas Baskets If you are a registered parishioner prior to June 1, 2019 and are in need of a food basket for Christmas, please call the parish office before Wednesday, December 4. Give your name, address and phone number and someone will be in contact with you.

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Donations for our Christmas décor If you would like to remember a deceased loved one, or honor a friend or relative at Christmas time, consider giving a donation toward our church’s Christmas decorating. We’ll publish just the names of those people memorialized or honored, in the bulletin after Christmas. If you’d like to make a donation, use the form below. Donations can be placed in the Sunday collection (marked “Christmas Decorations”) or dropped off at the parish center. Your name _____________________________ In memory of ____________________________

or In honor of _____________________________ Amount donated ________________________

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‘Tis the Season!

It’s that time again...Christmas baskets! St. Timothy’s will again be providing Christmas baskets for needy families in our parish and surrounding community. We invite you to purchase a gift for one of the family members by taking a card from the trees in church by December 8. If you would like to donate money and/or food to our Christmas baskets, please send or bring your contributions marked "Christmas baskets" to the parish office or drop it in the collection basket. Volunteers needed for Christmas Basket Project Interested in volunteering for something that brings personal reward and help to those in need? Then this is the project for you! There is fellowship mixed with a wonderful spirit of Christmas. Here are the shifts we need help with: • Sunday, December 8, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., or

9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., (two separate shifts), receive and tag presents in the parish office as they come in.

• Tuesday, December 10, 12:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (two-hour shifts) receive and tag presents in the parish center as they arrive.

• Wednesday, December 11, 9:00 a.m. (two hours) room 224, sorting and wrapping presents (12 people).

• Sunday, December 15, 9:40 a.m., in the hospitality center, carry presents down from the parish office and set up for distribution of baskets. (15 people).

• Tuesday, December 17, 7:00 a.m., drivers meet and pick up food from Cub and bring it back to St. Tim's; 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., in hospitality center, packing the food baskets (20 people); 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., final set up and start distributing baskets (16 people); 1:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. distributing baskets/presents (10 people); 1:00 p.m., delivery (6 drivers), teams work the best.

• Please call the parish office at 763.784.1329 if you can help!

Council of Women Christmas Party All women of the parish are invited to the Council of Catholic Women’s Christmas party and potluck supper on Thursday, December 5, in room 224 of the parish center. We will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a social time and then potluck at 7:00 p.m. Please bring your favorite dish to share. We are also collecting items for Pathways, a support system for District 11 staff who have identified families in need of basic items (food and clothing, toiletries, paper products, cash, etc.). A Nutcracker Christmas Children’s Activity Children age 3 to grade 5 are invited to a day of Christmas fun on Saturday, December 14 from 9 to noon. Come for crafts, games, and a chance to celebrate the Christmas season. Parents and teens grades 6 through 12 are encouraged to sign up to volunteer. Cost of admission is one new children’s book for the Christmas baskets. Sign up online or by calling the parish office at 763.784.1329. Must be registered by Wednesday, December 4.

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Mission Statement We are a progressive, welcoming Catholic community that values full participation in worship and community service.

We commit to being a peace-loving, Eucharistic community providing integrated faith formation and applying gospel values to daily living.

Office hours: Monday, Thursday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday 8:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Saturday closed Sunday 8:00AM-12:30 p.m.

Mass schedule: *ASL Interpreter at 8:30 a.m. Mass* Saturday evening: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: *8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Weekdays: Tues-Friday, (Comm Service Monday) 9:00 a.m.

Holydays: variable

Rosary: Weekdays 8:30 a.m. in parish center chapel

Sacrament of Reconciliation Individual: Saturday following 5:00 p.m. Mass Penitential prayer service: variable

Prayer requests: Call 763.717.1730 or 651.233.9622

Communion for the homebound: Contact Maggie Philbrook at the parish office.

Baptisms: Parents must attend a pre-baptism class. Call the parish office for scheduling. Weddings: Arrangements must be made at least six months prior to the wedding.

Parish Staff

Pastor: Fr. Joe Whalen Deacon/baptism ministry: Tom Quayle Deacon/marriage ministry: Joe Frederick Director of Administration and Finance: Cathy Sullivan Stewardship and Development Director: David Bach Bookkeeper: Libby Huebner Office Supervisor: Jill Hanson Maintenance Director: Barry Schuetzler Director of Liturgy and Music: Bill Steffl Coordinator of Liturgical Music: Therese Jorgensen Junior and Senior High Youth Minister: Kristen Neuman DRE; Middle school programs; basket programs: Margaret Kelly Coordinator for Children’s Ministries Kristen Raaen Pastoral Minister; Befrienders: Maggie Philbrook Bulletin editor/communications Libby Huebner