SAINT PATRICK ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 3500 Washington Street . McHenry, IL 60050 www.stpatrickmchenry.org Rev. Godwin N. Asuquo, Pastor ([email protected]) Dennis Holian, Deacon ([email protected]) Parish Office Phone #: 815-385-0025 Fax: 815-385-0861 RE Office: 815-385-2959 Office Hours Monday-Thursday: 8:30AM-Noon; 1:00PM-4:30PM Closed for Lunch: 12:00(Noon)-1:00PM Friday: 8:30AM-Noon General Email [email protected]Mass Times Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 8:00AM Thursday: 9:00AM w/Montini (Sept.-May) 8:00AM (June-August) First Friday: 8:00AM Saturday: 4:00PM Sunday: 7:00AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM 6:00PM (Advent/Lent) Communion Service Friday (Other Than First Friday): 8:00AM Rosary Saturday: 3:20PM Sunday: 6:30AM, 8:30AM, 10:30AM Wednesday: 8:30AM Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 3:00PM-3:30PM Weekdays: 7:30AM-7:55AM By Appointment Holy Hour with Benediction Saturday: 3:00PM (Sept.-May) Catholic Schools Montini Middle School: 815-385-1022 Montini Primary Center: 815-385-5380 Marian Central: 815-338-4220 December 18, 2016 4th Sunday of Advent St. Patrick Mission Statement A Welcoming Faith community called to be witnesses of God’s Love in the Roman Catholic Tradition, through Discipleship, Celebration of His Word and Sacraments, Evangelization and Service In the Hope of Eternal Salvation On the fourth Sunday in Advent the “Love” candle is lit Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve - Saturday, December 24th 4:00PM - Children’s Mass : Church doors will open at 3:00PM, Seating on first come, first serve basis (no reserving of seats) 6:00PM Christmas Day - Sunday, December 25th Midnight Mass 7:00AM 9:00AM 11:00AM
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SAINT PATRICK ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
3500 Washington Street . McHenry, IL 60050 www.stpatrickmchenry.org
St. Patrick Mission Statement A Welcoming Faith community called to be witnesses of God’s Love in the
Roman Catholic Tradition, through Discipleship, Celebration of His Word and Sacraments, Evangelization and Service In the Hope of Eternal Salvation
On the fourth Sunday in Advent the “Love” candle is lit
Christmas Mass Schedule
Christmas Eve - Saturday, December 24th
4:00PM - Children’s Mass : Church doors will open at 3:00PM, Seating on first come, first serve basis (no reserving of seats)
6:00PM
Christmas Day - Sunday, December 25th
Midnight Mass 7:00AM 9:00AM 11:00AM
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Dear Friends in Christ,
The message of Advent leading to Christmas is a simple but a powerful expression of God’s uncon-ditional love for us. It is also an invitation for us to make our world a place of love, peace and joy as we prepare for Christmas next week.
In the past weeks we heard about God’s plan of love for the world, in Jesus, through the prophets particularly John the Baptist. This fourth week of Advent introduces St. Joseph and his role in mak-ing that plan at Christmas a reality. He was a good Jewish man betrothed, that is, engaged to Mary. Before they came together she was found to be pregnant. The law prescribed capital punishment, through stoning, for such an offense. As Joseph plans to break the engagement quietly an Angel told him in a dream to take her home confirming what Mary reported about the expected child. Con-ceived through the power of the Holy Spirit, He would be named Jesus (the Greek form of a Hebrew
name, Jeshua or Jehoshua (Joshua in English), commonly interpreted “Yahweh saves” because He will save His people from sin. This is the central message of Christmas that we sometimes miss: Jesus is a savior from sin. No one can for-give sin but God alone. Hence, Jesus is God with us, the Emmanuel. Predicting His divine origin, “Isaiah, in his day, was speaking of a young woman giving birth and naming her child Immanuel. Matthew delights in the fact that the Greek Bi-ble translates almah (“young woman”) with parthenos (“virgin”), thereby making the words an especially apt description of Jesus’ origin. What is more, the name given to the child in Isaiah 7, Immanuel (“With-us-God”), applies to Jesus in a way neither Isaiah nor Ahaz, his interlocutor, could have guessed.” cf (Dennis Hamm, SJ, 2001 Let the Scriptures Speak, “Joseph’s Dream”, Sunday Website of St. Louis University).
Joseph’s response to the Angel’s request saves Mary from capital punishment, public ridicule and shame. Furthermore, it demonstrates that no earthy man is the father of Mary’s child. God confirmed this to Joseph and us through the Angel in the dream.
Mary’s “yes”, her steadfastness and faith to God in the midst of threats to her life and the obedience of Joseph to the Lord, despite his personal plans, are models for us. Like her, we are called to say YES to God, and like Joseph we make effort to do God’s will. The final week of Advent as a threshold to Christmas invites us to respond to God with love and with generosity to our brothers and sisters in need.
In Christ,
Fr. Godwin
THE O ANTIPHONS
As her final phase of preparation for Christmas, the Church recites or chants the O Antiphons during Vespers of the Liturgy of the Hours. The O Antiphons express the Church’s longing for and ex-pectation of the Messiah, and her startled wonderment at the full-ness of grace which the Christ-Child is about to bestow on the world.
Benedictine monks arranged these antiphons with a definite pur-pose. If one starts with the last title and takes the first letter of each one — Emmanuel, Rex, Oriens, Clavis, Radix, Adonai, Sapientia — the Latin words ero cras are formed, meaning, “Tomorrow, I will come.” In these words, the Lord Jesus, for whose coming we pre-pare in Advent and to whom we address these seven Messianic titles, now speaks to us. The O Antiphons not only bring intensity to our Advent preparations, but they bring our preparations to a joyful conclusion.
Please join me in prayer for the victims of the Reigner’s Church building collapse in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, in Nigeria (my home state). Many had been gathered last week at the church when the iron roof caved in. At least 160 people have died and many more injured. We ask the Lord to rest the souls of those who died and give strength and fortitude to all those who are injured and solace to the families of all those affected.
At the end of December, 14 members of ImaBridge Africa will be traveling to Nigeria for the Annual Mission Trip. Please keep them and all those awaiting their visit in Nigeria in your thoughts and prayers. You will be able to follow the trip on ImaBridge Africa’s webpage (www.imabridge.org) and Facebook Page - ImaBridge Africa.
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Advent 2017
Prepare the Way of the Lord by Walking in The Light
24 Hour Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Last Opportunity Before Christmas
Jesus asks us “Could you not spend an hour with me?” Do you want an hour (or half-hour or 15 minutes) of peace and quiet during this last week before Christmas? Exposition begins at 8:30AM this Tuesday, December 20th and ends at 7:30AM on Wednesday, December 21st.
Christmas Church Decorating
This Friday December 23rd, 2016
at 2:00PM in the Church. Many hands make light work.
I am asking each of you this Advent/Christmas to invite any of your non-practicing family members (spouse/children/brothers/sisters/relatives), friends, neighbors or acquaintances to join us for Christmas.
Remember this scripture verse: “Seek and you shall find, knock and the door will be opened.” I ask you who come to celebrate weekly, to show another per-son the door. Walk them to it, and open the door.
If you are afraid to invite them, please fill out the card on the right and return it via the offertory collection, drop it off at the parish office or you can e-mail the information to the parish office ([email protected]) and we will mail an invitation. Please provide this information no later than Monday, December 19th. Thank You. Call us with any questions at 815-385-0025.
Fr. Godwin,
Please invite the following to join us for Christmas: Name: _____________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ City/State/Zip: ________________________________ Name: _____________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ City/State/Zip: ________________________________
THIS SUNDAY
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SAVE THE DATE
Marriage Ministry’s Annual Valentine’s Day Dinner
Saturday, February 11, 2017 McHenry Country Club
Cocktails at 6:00PM followed by Dinner at 7:00PM $25 per person
Looking for what to get your loved one for Christmas? Purchase your tickets by December 18th and you will also receive a FREE St. Patrick’s Church commemora-tive tree ornament, a chocolate bar and raffle ticket all beautifully wrapped. What a great gift for your loved one!
Special Christmas ticket package will be on sale af-ter all Masses this weekend December 17th/18th while supplies last.
Marian Central Catholic High School
Freshmen Placement Test
Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 8:00AM
There is a $15 testing fee; pencils are provided. Please call for more information call 815-338-4220 or visit www.marian.com. No Pre-Registration necessary.
St. Patrick Music Ministry
Did you know that our St. Patrick Music Ministry Team is mostly
made up of people just like you who may not be musically trained but who simply just love to sing? We are in need of parishioners like you who have a heart for singing our Lord’s praises.
Over these last few weeks of Advent we have “Open-Hymn Hour” where you can come to a rehearsal and sing with us to see if you might be interested in joining.
REHEARSALS Adults: Tuesday evenings at 7pm.
Children: Thursday evenings at 6pm. Place: Music Room - lower level of parish center
Beginning in February, we will have “Open-Choir Hour” where you can come join us upstairs in the choir loft when you attend one of the Masses at which the choir is singing (usually the 4pm or the 9am Masses). We will have extra music books available for you, so just walk up to the choir loft when you enter church.
If you play piano or another instrument, consider learning/rehearsing one or two songs to join in along with the choirs. We can provide the music and instruction.
St. Patrick Church Music Ministers make a joyful noise unto the Lord, enhancing our liturgical services. We are, however, in need of new members in order to continue!! Come, we have a place saved for you.
Please contact Cecilia Adams, Music Director at [email protected] for more information.
St. Patrick Knights of Columbus #16446
“Keep Christ in Christmas” magnets are avail-
able in the parish office at a cost of $5.00 each. They can be purchased during normal office hours.
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Gifts for a King Annual Christmas Concert December 10, 2016
St. Patrick Choirs and Parents Raising Families in Faith Children & Parents
Thank you again to the St. Patrick Choirs and our Families Raising Families in Faith Ministry parents and children for a wonderful evening of pageantry and music. Special thanks to Cecilia Adams, Music Director, for preparing the adults and children for this annual event. Many more pictures can be found on our website www.stpatrickmchenry.org and our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/pages/St-Patrick-Church). If you missed the concert or would like to listen again, it can be found on our YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPsdAOhQS00).
THIS WEEK OUR TABERNACLE CANDLE BURNS FOR:
THE KOLBY FAMILY † May this light which reminds us of Jesus’ presence in the Tabernacle welcome them
into His eternal presence.
Saturday, December 17 - Late Advent Weekday 4:00 PM Mass - † Ronald Godina
Sunday, December 18 - Fourth Sunday of Advent 7:00 AM Mass - † Larry Siemon 9:00 AM Mass - † Bartos & Barta Family 11:00 AM Mass - † Anthony Mazzullo 6:00 PM Mass - † Richard Szparkowski
Monday, December 19 - Late Advent Weekday 8:00 AM Mass - † Gary Blackowicz
Tuesday, December 20 - Late Advent Weekday 8:00 AM Mass - † Kathy O’Brien
Wednesday, December 21 - Late Advent Weekday; Memorial of St. Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church 8:00 AM Mass - † Harold Frett
Thursday, December 22 - Late Advent Weekday 8:00 AM Mass - † Dr. Gerard Dominique
Friday, December 23 - Late Advent Weekday; Memorial of St. John of Kanty, Priest 8:00 AM Communion Service
Saturday, December 24 - Late Advent Weekday 4:00 PM Mass - † The Walsh & Smith Family 6:00 PM Mass - † Joseph Eisle
Sunday, December 25 - The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) 12:00 AM Mass - † The Kolby Family 7:00 AM Mass - † Bergsma & Frett Families 9:00 AM Mass - † Edward & Grace Karlic 11:00 AM Mass - The People of St. Patrick
Bolded names have recently been added to the prayer list.
The following have been given a share in the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please remember them in your prayers.
Let us remember those serving our country
SPC Sara Mahan, Wisconsin National Guard, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Sgt. Daniel Snow & Sgt. Melissa Snow, U.S. Army, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas
LTC Thomas Snow, U.S. Army, South Korea
Sgt. Kennon Speciale, USMC, Yuma, AZ
Pvt. Ben Zeller, USMC, Camp Pendleton
Let us pray for those who passed away one year ago
Stanley Pankiewicz
Marie Asuquo + Rev. Robert Balog + Josephine Beninato + Margaret Bedulski + Ron Bergsma + Susan Bjork + Sr. Elea-nor Blake SSF + Michaela Bogdanske + Dave Boger + Irene Bole + Michael Bonagura + Kale Brenner + Mark Brown + Tim Brown + Deen Bryan + Jake Brzovich + Lillian Cairns + Marguerite Canzoneri + Rev. Gerard Christianson + Tracy Christensen + Barb Church + Anna Ciesielka + Bridget Clarke + Thomas Clifford + Susan (Brefeld) Coston + Joe Cromer + Lee Ann DeMarais + Marya Dixon + Joseph Dockendorff + Geri Dryer + Richard Dunther + Kris Felix + Annette Feller + Patricia Flynn + James Foster + James B. Foster + Robert & Helen Foster + Ruth Franger + David Freund + Kay Godina + Christopher Goerdt + LeAnn Golembeiski + Gregory Lee Gra-ham + Ray Greenwald + George Haegler + Gary Hackney + Catherine Hansen + Stephanie Hansen + Bill Hartmann + Peter Harwood + Robbie Harwood + Greg Haze + George Haze Jr. + Mary Haze + Ralph Heaven + Jeanette Heinisch + Lance Heinz + Carolyn Herriges + Heather Hines + Emil Hou-da + James Houda + Eileen Huff + Ann Hurley + Steven Jaszka + Mary Fran Jones + Mark Jozefik + Garry Keller + Maura Kirchner + William Kirchner + Elaine Kolner + Dan Kowelec + Beverly Linsner + Jeanne Ludwig + Brian Lundquist + Lauriel Luther + Michael Major + Joanne Maloney + Carol Makowski + Donald Marski + Carmella Mazzullo + Norita McAndrews + Kathleen McLaughlin + Heriberto & Elisama Medina + Been Meek + Anthony P. Melone + Alice Mirro + John Mostyn + Sheila Murphy + Arianna Nelson + Jean Neumann + Chrissie Noble + Christine Nylander + Mary Jo O’Brien + Eddie O’Connor + Tom O’Conner + Bill Ogryzek Jr. + Renata Pokorski + Jim Preston + Cheryl Rabine + Debo-rah Rannie + Dorothy Reinboldt + Chuck Riemma + Richard Robinson + Danelle & Mike Rockwell + Ron & Lydia Rother + Larry Rother + Susan Rother + Joan Rubino + Lincoln Scate-na + Helen Schaefer + Ted & Shirley Schweder + J.L. Shade + Ken Sien + Marianne Simon + Geraldine Smith + Janet Smith + Nick Stevens + Terri Swanson + Collin Swedberg + Kathleen Swedberg + Frank Sweeney + Ronald Sweetwood + Drew Thorstenson + Phyllis Venable + Michael Walsh + Kathy Wehrheim + Kevin Wellington + Mary Welter-Solis + Paul Wember + Michael Werner + Robert Zeller + Jennifer Zielinski
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]
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News and Thank You’ s
Thank you for your continued support of ImaBridge Africa. The cargo container
with all your donations will be arriving in Uyo, Nigeria (it’s final destination) shortly.
Montini Catholic Schools service project for this year is Ima-Bridge Africa: Building a Bridge of Love. So far an amazing $1,491 has been raised for Education & Uniforms. This money has been primarily been raised during Montini’s No-Uniform Days. The children make a donation to ImaBridge, so that they can attend school without their uniform, in order to provide a Nigerian child with an uniform allowing them to at-tend school. Just last week Nigerian children were being meas-ured for school uniforms. Each uniform is hand sewn and there are approximately 116 students who will be receiving uniforms through the Montini students generosity. This will allow them to attend school! The students will continue these fundraising events for the remainder of the school year. THANK YOU!
We’d also like to thank all our parishioners who have re-sponded to our request for reading glasses. Over 400 pairs of glasses have been received and have been packed to travel to Nigeria with the ImaBridge Mission Team. They will be dis-tributed to those in need at the 7 medical screening clinics planned during the trip. THANK YOU!
The Mission Team leaves for Nigeria on December 28th. Please keep them in your prayers. You can check the Ima-Bridge website (www.imabridge.org) and Facebook page for updates, pictures and more information.
Dec. 27th-29th: Regular Office Hours Dec. 30th/Jan. 2: Office Closed - Happy New Year Masses and Communion Services will be offered on the Mondays and Fridays that the office is closed.
Finance News
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Offering Report for the Week Ending December 11, 2016
Number of Registered Families: 1002 Forward in Faith, Hope & Love:
Serving God and Neighbor Weekly Envelopes 203 20% $7,664 Loose $1,934
Children’s Envelopes $136 Total $9,734
FY 2017—Budget for Week $13,000
Excess (Shortage) ($3,266)
A decent home is where every-thing begins for a family. Stabil-ity, hope, financial security, health. Again and again, families
rejoice in the new opportunities open to them—because of the Habitat houses you help build.
“Building houses in partnership with God’s people in need”
Interested in Obtaining a Habitat Home?
We are building more houses in 2017, and are looking for families to partner with us and become Habitat Homeown-ers. Are you …
• At least 18 years of age? • A McHenry County resident for at least 1 year? • A U.S. Citizen or Legal Resident? • Willing to live anywhere within McHenry County? • Able to save for a cash down payment of $1000 and pay
back a zero-interest mortgage? • Not able to qualify for a conventional mortgage? • Willing to help build the house through 250 hours of sweat
equity per adult? • Steadily employed, or have reliable income? • Income limits apply per household size
(www.habitatmchenry.org) If you answered YES to these questions, please contact:
Habitat for Humanity of McHenry County Telephone: 815-759-9002
Total Payments $50,372 $71,648 $66,901 Over/ Under Target Paid -$17,998 -$964 -$1,622 % of Target Pledged 84% 103% 102%
% of Target Paid 74% 99% 98% Parish Registration 1002 960 990 Number of Pledges
248 (25%)
298 (31%)
284 (31%)
Non- Participation
754 (75%)
662 (69%)
706 (69%)
Average Pledge $231 $251 $246
Thank you to those of you who have pledged and/or made a donation to the 2016 Diocesan Appeal. If you have not already done so, please prayerfully consider helping use meet our goal. Just a reminder—that any shortfall towards our goal needs to be paid out of our ordinary income. Thank you in advance for your gener-osity and continued support of St. Patrick and this yearly appeal.
If you are new to the area or visiting from another parish, welcome to our faith community! Please visit our website www.stpatrickmchenry.org to find out more about St. Patrick parish. We invite you to become a member of our parish. If you’d like a registration form, please contact the St. Patrick parish office at 815-385-0025, email us at [email protected] or you may print a form from the parish website.
You are a stranger here, but once.
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception $1,674
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365 Days with Mary is designed to accompany you on a year-long spiritual journey to draw closer to Christ with the help of our Blessed Mother. The app can also be used as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the Marian apparitions at Fatima approaching in 2017!
The App Includes
• Prayers of the Rosary • Daily Marian Reflections • Marian Book Excerpt • All About Mary • Mary, Undoer of Knots • The Works of Mercy • Catholic Prayers
Lighthouse Media Kiosks - New CD(s) Available
Vatican II, Mercy and You - Fr. Michael Gaitley
In this illuminating talk, Fr. Michael Gaitley recounts how Archbishop Karol Wojtyla, later Pope St. John Paul II, used the teachings of the Second Vatican Council with great success to help Catholics in his diocese live their faith to the full. Learn how Vatican II provides a map to help us enrich our lives through faith and effectively experience the good news of God’s divine mercy.
Right Here, Right Now (How to Share Your Faith) - Patrick Madrid
It's profound to consider what hangs in the balance when we share our faith with others. Patrick Madrid, in his highly engaging manner, speaks from a lifetime of experience to help Catholics ef-fectively share the truth about Christ and his Church whenever the opportunity arises.
Can You Trust God - Dr. Tim Gray
Since the fall of our first parents, humanity has been tempted to mistrust the love that God the Father has for us. Scripture scholar Dr. Tim Gray takes us on a journey that addresses the perva-sive misconceptions that God is quick to anger, that the God of the Old and New Testaments are different, and that God doesn’t have a merciful heart for us. You will see that you can trust our heavenly Father, who is truly one with his Son.
Sacraments
Baptism of Infants or children under 7 years of age:
You must be a registered parishioner of St. Patrick prior to scheduling a Baptism. To schedule a Baptism, please begin by calling the parish office. Baptism is celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month immediately after the 11AM Mass. Please consider scheduling your child’s Baptism be-fore your child is born to ensure an opening in the month of your choice. In addition, a Baptismal preparation class is re-quired for the parents. This class is offered on the 1st Sunday of each month after the 9AM Mass. Sign-up is required and you may take the class before your child is born.
Sacrament of Marriage: At St. Patrick, couples planning to marry need to meet with the Pastor before a wedding date can be set. Please contact the parish office to setup an initial meeting at least 6 months prior to any requested marriage date. This initial meeting will give you an overview of the requirements for marriage and the preparation required. At least one of the couple, or their parents, must be registered parishioners for at least 6 months and be active participating members of St. Pat-rick Church in order to be married at the church. Both individuals must be at least 19 years of age.
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Vocation Corner: Time Crunch
Believe it or not we’re only one week away from Christ-mas! For many people I think this is the time of year when they feel incredible pressure and maybe even anxiety to get the last presents purchased and wrapped and to get the house cleaned for upcoming Christmas celebrations. The bottom line is that there are expectations placed on us that need to be fulfilled in this final week, this period of crunch time, and so it is easy to create either a mental or even jot down a physical list of things to do. What is hard-er to do than creating that list is to remember to put “PRAY” as the very first thing on the list (and to put it down numerous other times on the list as well so that we don’t cross it off and call the job done!)
This is especially true when it comes to discerning our vocations and the bigger pieces of our lives. Society plac-es expectations on us when we graduate from high school or college, when we get married, and at other big mo-ments in our lives. And if we don’t know exactly what our next move is, yet the time to make a move is coming close, it can be easy to forget about God. The thing is that this is the time when we need Him and His guidance the most. So put communicating with God through prayer at the top of your to-do-list each day and then have confi-dence that everything will work out just fine in the end.
Article Deadline for Upcoming Bulletins: January 7/8: December 28 January 14/15: January 4 January 21/22: January 11
She is an independent middle-aged woman who raised her children on her own after leaving an abusive marriage. Things were going really well until the business where she worked closed and she couldn’t find another job. Losing her townhouse and
moving into a shelter wasn’t easy, but when her finances got even more strained, she reached out to St. Vincent de Paul. Through your financial support, Vincentians were able to help pay liability insurance on her car and provid-ed her with a paid phone card, enabling her to receive calls about and then drive to job interviews. John 15:12 This is my commandment, that you love on another as I have loved you.
Ministry Schedule
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD December 25: No CLOW—Merry Christmas January 1: Lauren Hartmann, Johnathan Hopp
COMPASSIONATE CARE—MCHENRY VILLA December 25: Tim Madden January 1: Brian Aalto
CENTEGRA—MCHENRY HOSPITAL December 27: Tim Madden January 3: Marie Farley & Pat Kane
CARING FRIENDS—Alden Terrace December 27: Carrie Sabatka, Brian Arnet January 3: Bill Preston, Maureen Montressor
ALTAR LINEN DUTY December 27: Leanne Herda January 3: OPEN
CHURCH / ALTAR CLEANING December 27: Melaney Borland, Denise Foster, Leanne Herda January 3: Mark DiPrima, Rita Mahan
COLLECTION COUNTERS December 19: Ann Schweder, Carol Freund, Becky Levato, Ellen Mahan, Fred Farenzena December 27: All Leaders, Annette Cuda
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