Estancia Valley Catholic Parish

PO Box 129, Moriarty, New Mexico December 21, 2014

Readings for the week of December 21, 2014

Sunday Fourth Sunday of Advent 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29

Rom 16:25-27;Lk 1:26-38

Monday 1 Sm 1:24-28; (Ps) 1 Sm 2:1, 4-7, 8a-d; Lk 1:46-56

Tuesday Saint John of Kanty, Priest

Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Ps 25:4-5b, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66

Wednesday Vigil: Is 62:1-5, Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29

Acts 13:16-17, 22-25, Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25

Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14

Lk 2:1-14

Thursday The Nativity of the Lord

Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6;

Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14

Friday Saint Stephen, The First Martyr

Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6-8b, 16bc, 17

Mt 10:17-22

Saturday Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist

1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8

Sunday The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6, 21:1-3; Ps 105:1-6,

8-9; Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 or Heb 11:8; 11-12,

17-19; Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40

The Parish Office will be closed Wednesday, December

24th

through Sunday, December 28th

.

Father Lancaster, Father Moses, and the parish staff

extend our greetings and wishes for a safe, happy, and

healthy Advent and a Merry and Blessed Christmas.

MONDAY DECEMBER 22nd

4:00-5:00 p.m. – Confessions OLMC

5:30 p.m. – Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Intention: Special Intention

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23rd

5:30 p.m. – Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Intention: †Glenn Overlander

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24th

Christmas Eve – Vigil Masses

5:00 p.m. – Saints Peter and Paul

Intention: For all Parishioners of the

Estancia Valley Catholic Parish

7:30 p.m. – Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Intention: For all Parishioners of the

Estancia Valley Catholic Parish

10:00 p.m. – Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Mass during the Night

Intention: For all Parishioners of the

Estancia Valley Catholic Parish

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25th

Christmas Day

8:00 a.m. – Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Intention: For all Parishioners of the

Estancia Valley Catholic Parish

9:30 a.m. – San Antonio

Intention: For all Parishioners of the

Estancia Valley Catholic Parish

10:00 a.m. - Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Intention: For all Parishioners of the

Estancia Valley Catholic Parish

11:30 a.m. – Saints Peter and Paul

Intention: For all Parishioners of the

Estancia Valley Catholic Parish

No Evening Mass at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26th

7:30 a.m. - Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Intention: Special Intention to Saint Anthony

(8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Adoration is Cancelled)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27th

5:30 p.m. - Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Intention: †Clyde and †Cora Chavez

Intention: †Joe and †Olivia Harding

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28th

8:00 a.m. – Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Intention: †Anita Sandoval

Intention: For the Souls in Purgatory

Intention: For the Health of

9:30 a.m. – San Antonio

Intention: For all those who have prayed and continue

to pray for my recovery

10:00 a.m. – Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Intention: For all Living and Deceased Members of the

Montoya, Saiz, Pino and Pacheco Families

11:30 a.m. – Saints Peter and Paul (Bi-Lingual Mass)

Intention: †Tony Anaya and †Sofia Sedillo

Intention: †Anita O. Chavez and †Juan Sisneros

5:30 p.m. Mass – Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Intention: Coro de la Sagrada Familia

Intention: †Dolores Trujillo-Martinez, †Antonio and

†Filomena Salazar

The Nativity of the Lord

Christmas Masses and Confession Schedule

Confessions: 3:30-5:00 p.m. – Saturday, Dec. 20 OLMC

4:00-5:15 p.m. - Sunday, Dec.21 SEAS 4:00-5:00 p.m. - Monday, Dec. 22 OLMC

Christmas Eve Masses: Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014

5:00 p.m. - Saints Peter & Paul 7:30 p.m. - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

10:00 p.m. - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Christmas Day Masses: Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014

8:00 a.m. - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 9:30 a.m. - San Antonio

10:00 a.m. - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 11:30 a.m. - Saints Peter & Paul

No Evening Mass Parish Office is closed

Dec. 24 through Dec. 28

New Year’s Eve Masses: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014

5:30 p.m. - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 7:30 p.m. - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

New Year’s Day Masses: Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015

Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God

9:00 a.m. - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 12:00 Noon - Saints Peter & Paul

Parish Office Closed – Jan. 1, 2015

Thank You for donating the Christmas Trees Anita and Michael Pacheco for Our Lady of Mount

Carmel, Candido Gomez for Saints Peter and Paul,

Johnny Romero for San Antonio.

No one is ever poorer for giving to our God who is so rich

in love, mercy, and goodness.

Posadas

The Posada schedules for this Advent Season are posted at

the back of each of the churches. Please refer to the

schedule for the times and locations for each night.

(for people hospitalized/homebound and unable to attend Mass)

Please join our Parish Ministry PRAYER NETWORK!

We need your help! Everyone needs prayers; some are

often of great need. No requests are too large or too

small! And we get many! Requests received are always

taken and kept confidential.

If you have a prayer request you may either email Dyann

at poirotatwork@gmail.com or call her at: 286-7717. We

always pray, “Not our will Lord, but Thy will be done!

THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU!

Knights of Columbus Meetings and Events

Member Meeting

Tuesday, January 6th

, 7:00 p.m. – OLMC

Burrito Sales

January 10th

and 11th

– following all Masses

Social Night

January 10th

- 7:00 p.m. – OLMC parish hall

Officer’s Meeting

Wednesday, January 28th

, 7:00 p.m. - SEAS

Squires of the Knights of Columbus

For young men (ages 10 to 18). Contact Christopher

Archdiocese of Santa Fe - Sacramental Marriage

Finding Love and Life in the Divine Plan

(quotes to promote the Sacrament of Marriage):

While beauty and joy should surround a Christian

wedding, we must remind everyone that it is a sacrament,

not a show. ---Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan

Merry Christmas!

Estancia Valley Right to Life For more information, please contact Ginny at or Robbie

Together,

Let us

Pray

Estancia Valley Catholic Parish

PO Box 129, Moriarty, New Mexico December 21, 2014

Torrance County Project Office and Saint Vincent de Paul

send out a very heartfelt thank you to all our parishioners

who gave gifts for the Angel tree. Their clients were very

grateful. If you did not return your gift yet, you may bring

it by the parish office by Dec. 23 or after the New Year.

Knights of Columbus Food Drive

The Knights of Columbus extend their heartfelt

appreciation to all our parishioners who donated food

during the Fall Food Drive. The food donated to Bethel

Community Storehouse will benefit many families during

the holiday season.

Join us in studying the Synoptic Gospels

(Matthew, Mark and Luke) Jesus was born into a changing world. Our world is changing. From today’s world, we turn to the Word for Strength, for Direction and for Peace. *Our next meeting will be Thursday, January 8

th from

6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. Genny is the facilitator. Come meet Genny and study the Good News. For more information, please call Genny at.

You’re invited! Come learn and share teachings of your Catholic faith

The Thursday evening class at Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Parish Hall starting time will change starting in December.

Class will start at 6:00 p.m.

For more information, text or call Geri at 505-321-5879

During Advent, we will be studying

“Mary of Nazareth”

Following the Christmas Season, we will study

“Priest, Prophet and King”

Christmas Schedule

NO scheduled Religious Formation for K-5th

grades,

Youth Group or Confirmation Classes Dec. 21st through

Jan. 5th

. Confirmation resumes class January 7th

, Religious

Formation and EDGE resume class Jan. 11th

/12th

.

RE (Kindergarten – 5th

grade)

Classes in all areas are held on Sundays

OLMC (Moriarty), Sunday, 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

SEAS (Edgewood), Sunday, 9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

SSPP (Estancia), Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

EDGE (6th

– 8th

grade)

Classes are held on Mondays at Our Lady of Mount

Carmel in Moriarty 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

YOUTH FORMATION

Open to All High School students who are not in

Confirmation at this time

OLMC (Moriarty), Wednesday 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Confirmation (High School)

OLMC (Moriarty), Wednesday 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

SEAS (Edgewood), Wednesday, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

SSPP (Estancia), Wednesday, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Sign In

All Confirmation, First Reconciliation and First Eucharist

students: Please sign the attendance book at all Sunday and

Holy Day of Obligation Masses that you attend.

formation@evcpnm.org

Tamara Magoffe, Catechetical Leader 832-6655, ext. 12

Office Hours: Tuesday 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Please Pray for Those Serving in our

U.S. Military

To update, contact Marian at 832-6655

Iraq: Dr. Michael Freedman. (USMC):

Joshua Friedman; Sgt. Stacy Lopez;

LCpl. Alvie Lucero. (Army): Christopher Lucero; Sgt.

Steven D. Lucero; SSgt. Ryan A. May; Private Candice

Murphy; PFC Mark Riddle; Col. James Salazar; PFC

Shawn Thurman; (AF) AFC Dericke J. Romo. Japan:

Msgt Orlando A. Florez. Afghanistan: (Navy): Airman

James Broomfield; (Army): Jeff Carnes; Charlotte

Friedman; Africa: IT2 Shana Ann Alger.

USA: (USMC) Sgt. Orlando Saavedra. (Army) Corporal

Kevin Cockrill; Capt. Scott Coleman; PFC John Florez;

Capt. Linda Rivera; SSgt Michael Lopez; Warrant Ofcr.

Anthony Ortez; Jason Slavin; Major Leslie Towry. Capt.

Daniel Wright; (AF) Msgt Warren Lucero; Sgt. Josie

Lucero-Torres; Capt. Erik Shelland; SMSgt. Dan Vasquez;

TSgt. Greg Walters. (Navy): Petty Ofcr. 1st Class Richard

Binnert; Cmdr. Victor Espinoza; MM Barry Schiller.

(Nat’l Guard): Russell Presley. (Air Nat’l Guard):

MSgt. Joe MacLeod

Fall 2014 Season!

The Nativity of the Lord

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Imagine how Mary felt at the birth of Jesus: excited, awed,

frightened. Deep faith was her light in the darkness, for

Jesus was born during the night of the year when darkness

is the longest. In faith is found the real, lasting, and deep

joy of Christmas.

This month, through your gifts, St. Vincent de Paul was

able to bring Christmas to the hearts of the poor, by

providing food, toiletries from the angel tree, and assisting

families with utility bills and wood. Thanks!

St. Vincent de Paul Member Meetings and Information

January 9, 2015 Noon at OLMC hall in Moriarty

Utility assistance at OLMC hall, Fridays, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Utility Assistance will be closed on Friday, December

26th

in observance of Christmas.

Our mobile food pantry is in Moriarty at OLMC hall, on

the 3rd

Thursday of the month starting at 11:00 a.m.

For more information, please call Sonia at, or the parish

office at 832-6655.

If you are not receiving your Sunday tithing envelopes and

would like to have them, please call the parish office.

Electronic tithing makes your Sunday contributions

secure, convenient and timely. For information, please

call Cathy at 832-6655.

Finance Report - Week of Nov. 29 – Dec. 5, 2014

General Operating Account

Income: Sunday Coll. $8,246.25; Child/Youth $31.00;

Candles $48.80; All Saints $10.00; All Souls $15.00;

Assumption $12.00; Imm. Conception $10.00; Christmas

$126.00; Easter $5.00; Christmas Flowers $240.00; Mass

Stipend Trust $80.00; Word Among Us books $57.00.

Total: $8,881.05

220 families used their envelopes this week

Expenses: Postage $275.79; Office supply $102.78; ASF

Mission Sunday $453.11; ASF CCHD $25.00; Rel. Form.

Reconciliation Retreat supplies $147.36; Grounds supply

$36.65; Priest help, Penance service $709.65; Priest help,

Masses $194.40; Music $138.85; Rectory food $191.11;

Rectory non-food $11.99; Clergy gas $152.32; Christmas

$48.00. Total: $2,487.01

Income minus Expense for the week– Positive $6,394.04

Income minus Expense for the month of Dec. 2014

Income $8,881.05 minus Expenses $2,487.01

= Positive $6,394.04

(Michaela Allen Handicrafts)

My Very First Christmas in Heaven I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below With tiny lights, like Heaven’s stars, reflecting on the snow.

The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away the tear, For I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.

I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear But the sounds of music can’t compare with the Christmas choir up here.

I have no words to tell you, the joy their voices bring. For it is beyond description, to hear the angels sing.

I know how much you miss me, I see the pain inside your heart, But I am not so far away, we really aren’t apart.

So be happy for me, dear ones, you know I hold you dear And be glad I’m spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.

I sent you each a special gift, from my heavenly home above. I sent you each a memory of my undying love.

After all, love is a gift more precious than pure gold. It was always most important in the stories Jesus told.

Please love and keep each other, as my Father said to do, For I can’t count the blessing or love he has for each of you.

So have a Merry Christmas and wipe away that tear. Remember I am spending Christmas, with Jesus Christ this year. Author Unknown