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St. Andrew Catholic Church

16300 Domain Lane

Eagle River, Alaska 99577

(907) 694-2170 fax (907) 694-1385

www.aksaintandrews.org

Pastoral and Staff Support Fr. Arthur Roraff frarthur@roraff.com Pastor Archbishop Roger Schwietz OMI abschwietz@caa-ak.org In Residence Dcn. Jim Lee deacnlee@mtaonline.net Deacon Dcn. Mark Merrill deaconmark@mtaonline.net Deacon Joshua Cordes joshua@aksaintandrews.org Director of Evangelization Margaret Holtz margaret@aksaintandrews.org Director of Faith Formation /Youth Ministry Janet Toenes janet@aksaintandrews.org Admin. Assist/ Data Entry Kristyne Montero kristyne@aksaintandrews.org Accountant Rita Fay parishsecretary@aksaintandrews.org Secretary Rita Montella ritamsacristan@gmail.com Sacristan

Church Office Hours: Tues-Fri 9am -4pm

The deadline for bulletin entries is Wed. @ noon.

Welcome Visitors and soon to be new parishioners: Stop by the welcome table after Mass to get information about our

parish and get registered.

Mass Schedule

Saturday: 5:30 pm Sunday: 10 am and 7 pm

Weekdays* : Monday-Communion Service 9 am Tues-Fri. Mass 9 am

*Unless otherwise noted in the weekly schedule

Holy Days: 9 am and 7 pm

Rosary—8:30 am daily, 6:15 pm on Thursday

Eucharistic Adoration—Perpetual Sacraments

Confessions—Saturday: 3:30 or by appointment

Baptism, Marriage, Anointing of Sick--contact the of-fice. Sacraments of Initiation--Adults interested in becoming Catholic --Please contact Deacon Mark or the office.

DEC 22, 2019 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

ARCHDIOCESE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Prayer Chain Phone # 694-4771

Readings: Isaiah 7:10–14, Psalm 24:1–6 Romans 1:1–7, Matthew 1:18–24

The mystery kept secret for long ages, promised through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, is today revealed (see Romans 16:25–26).

This is the “Gospel of God” that Paul celebrates in today’s Epistle—the good news that “God is with us” in Jesus Christ. The sign promised to the House of David in today’s First Reading is given in today’s Gospel. In the virgin found with child, God Himself has brought to Israel a sav-ior from David’s royal line (see Acts 13:22–23).

Son of David according to the flesh, Jesus is the Son of God, born of the Spirit. He will be anointed with the Spirit (see Acts 10:38), and by the power of Spirit will be raised from the dead and established at God’s right hand in the heavens (see Acts 2:33–34; Ephesians 1:20–21). He is the “King of Glory” we sing of in today’s Psalm. The earth in its fullness has been given to Him. And as God swore long ago to David, His Kingdom will have no end (see Psalm 89:4–5). In Jesus Christ we have a new crea-tion. Like the creation of the world, it is a work of the Spir-it, a blessing from the Lord (see Genesis 1:2). In Him, we are saved from our sins, are called now “the beloved of God.” All nations now are called to belong to Jesus Christ, to enter into the House of David and Kingdom of God, the Church. Together, through the obedience of faith, we have been made a new race—a royal people that seeks for the face of the God of Jacob.

He has made our hearts clean, made us worthy to enter His holy place, to stand in His presence and serve Him. In the Eucharist, the everlasting covenant is renewed, the Advent promise of virgin with child—God with us—continues until the end of the age(see Matthew28:20; Ezekiel 37:24–28) —Scott Hahn

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CLARE HOUSE—. Clare House is in need of Clorox wipes, baby wipes , Liquid detergent, & trash bags & pinesol or fabulosa. Please drop off donations to Clare House, at 4110 Spenard Road. Thank YOU!

It is not too late to give to support the Archdiocesan ministries. Pledges and gifts are accepted through December 2019. www.archdioceseofanchorage.org/donate.

ZUCA ROLLING BAG— Created for ice skaters but great for school, craft class, bible study or any heavy load. $90. Call or 1-907-854-5394.

WANTED—Looking for a used laptop computer around $100 call Ben 802-9215

UPRIGHT BALDWIN HAMILTON PIANO for sale in good condition, beautiful tone, and well main-tained. $600 or best offer. Call Karen at 252-9815.

BROTHER FRANCIS SHELTER— Brother Francis Shelter is in need of hand warmers and gloves. Al-so new underwear, socks, jackets, coats headphones and candy canes. Please drop off donations at Brother Francis Shelter, 1021 E 3rd Avenue. BFS Gift wrapping will be happening Dec 16-21 from 12-3p. If this is something you may be interested in please email Molly at mcornish@cssalaska.org Thank YOU!

DECEMBER 24 | BROTHER FRANCIS SHELTER CHRISTMAS EVE MASS —Brother Francis Shelter (1021 E 3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501) will be hosting a Christmas Eve Mass again this year. Join us on December 24th. Caroling will begin at 5:30 PM and Mass will start at 6 PM

Dec. 28-29 5:30 PM 10:00 AM 7:00 PM

Lector Julie Goolsby - 1 Joseph Flanagan - 2

Kathleen Fast - 1 Gregory Fast - 2

Janet Huff - 1 Rachel Giannulis - 2

Eucharistic Minister

Doug Hunter – 1 Katy Boneta - 2 Karen Hay – 3 Janet Warner - 4 Dcn. Mark Merrill – 5 Rita Montella - 6 Lisa Wardle – 7 Jeff Warner - 9 Jim Yeargan - 10 Gene Augustine - 11

Dcn. Jim Lee - 1Cathy Ward - 2 Karla Mason – 3 Rita Montella - 4 Debbie Soltis – 5 Jacki Augustine - 6a Jerod Galle - 6b Lisa Butler - 7 Gregory Fast – 9 Gary Agron - 10 Michele Finley - 11

Raymond Brady - 3 Mattie Lemaire - 4 Janet Huff - 5 Rita Montella - 6 Barbara Crittenden - 7 Terry Huff - 9

Usher William Goolsby Jeff Medland Natalie Newman

Al Dordan John Espindola Bill Galligan Kathy Morrissey

Kevin Boquet Bill Hansen Ferd Laux

Server Kai Jaramillo (1) Karen Miller (2) Zyanya Burley (3)

Michael Mason (1) Matthew Agron (2) Sierra Ellemberger (3) Olivia Sandoval (4)

Cody Boquet (1) Kyle Boquet (2) Ellen Kruchoski (3)

Greeter Cathy Medland Natalie Newman

Mary Casey Kristyne Montero

Melissa Boquet

Sacristan Janet Toenes Rita Montella Barbara Crittenden

Welcome Table NOT FILLED Mireya Lee NOT FILLED

Child Care Mary Alexander Angel Beaty

Mass Intentions week of Dec 23

Mon. Communion Service

Tues. People of the Parish

Wed. People of the parish

Thurs. Special Intentions of Marian Jones

Fri. Bruce Gabrys ROS

Sat. Living & Deceased members of the Cook &Jones families

Sun. 10am Honnekamp Family ROS

7 pm People of the Parish

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION—"I Myself am the Living Bread come down from heaven" - John 6:51

O Come Let Us Adore Him! We have the Bread of Life exposed for Adoration in our Blessed Sacrament Chapel for about 150 hours per week, and these few hours need a few more peo-ple to come and pray soon:

Monday 2 pm Wednesday 3 am Thursday midnight to 1 am Saturday noon

You may call or text 632-0272 for more information or to reserve a Holy Hour for yourself.

Miscellaneous Items

Parish Activities for the week of Dec 23

Sunday Dec 22—9:00 am —(BSC)—Rosary

Monday Dec 23—7:00 pm—(CR)—Men’s Bible Study

Christmas Eve—New Years Day Church Office is Closed

Tuesday Dec 24—Mass: 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Midnight

Wednesday Dec 25—10:00 am —Mass

Sunday Dec 29—9:00 am —(BSC)—Rosary

Please pickup your free copy of the “The Vigil—Ignite Your Journey” album featur-ing a compilation of songs and short talks created exclusively for Advent and Christ-mas 2019. Each CD includes 5 Lyrical Songs for Advent,5 Lyrical Songs for

Christmas, Meditative Instrumental Songs, 4 Quick Talks on Advent and Christmas from Fr. Dave Pivonka of “The Wild Goose” Series Free Digital Download with Every Hard Copy (for those without CD players) www.igniteyourparish.com : password ADVENT3842

LADIES GROUP—The annual Ladies Retreat will be held Saturday, January 11, 2020, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., at St. Andrew Church. Fr. Michael Shields will be our guest speaker

HOMILY NOTES—The homilies for the Sundays listed below will focus on the portion of the Creed that focus on the mystery of the Incarnation, God becoming man. Conveniently, the Catechism of the Catholic Church uses the format of the Creed to present the faith. Therefore, the homilies will focus on these sections of the Catechism. Specifically, they will focus on the section of the Creed that states, “He was conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit, and was Born of the Virgin Mary.” These sections are rich, concise and very fruitful reflections for this Advent season.

The Catechism breaks it up as follows and the homilies will be focused on (references to the Catechism):

Sunday, December 8: The Son of God Became Man (CC: 456-483)

Sunday, December 15: Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and Became Man (CC: 484-511)

Sunday, December 22: The Mysteries of Christ’s Life (CC: 512-570)

RETROUVAILLE is a lifeline of hope and healing for struggling marriages. It is a three-phase program that begins with a weekend experience, followed by post-weekend presentations, and monthly small group support meetings. Retrouvaille is a Christian peer min-istry of couples helping couples with the support of caring clergy members. Though the program is Catho-lic in origin, and has a Christian-orientation, couples of all faiths or no faith background are welcomed. The primary focus is on improving communication and building a stronger marriage, so couples may redis-cover the love they have for each other. The non-profit program is available in communities worldwide. For confidential information or to register for the Retrouvaille of Alaska program beginning with a weekend retreat on Feb. 28 to Mar. 1, 2020 call 907-863-8000 or email: anchorage@helpourmarriage.org or visit the web site at www.HelpOurMarriage.org

BROTHER FRANCIS SHELTER FOOD OUT-REACH—In lieu of Sandwiches this month, on Christmas Eve Robyn will be taking prepared food to Brother Francis Shelter . The Shelter needs prepared foods—turkeys, ham, dressing, rolls, juice, cookies, gravy, mashed potatoes, or any other Christmas-type foods for their annual Christmas dinner. Please leave all donations in the refriger-ator in the Men’s Dressing Room by 4p.m. on December 24. If you have any questions please call Robyn Scales at 229-8439 . Please help us to share our blessings with others who are less fortunate this Christmas.

BEANIE BOX THANK YOU!—The Ladies of St. An-drews and Knights of Columbus would like to thank the Par-ish for their generous donations for our annual Beanies Box Drive for the Homeless. Also a special thanks to Margaret Holtz and her Middle School students who helped sort and assemble the boxes for delivery! Thanks for your ongoing support of this outreach program..

Have a

Blessed

Christmas

ALUMNI BASKETBALL GAME— Calling all Lumen Christi Alumni! For some after Christmas fun, please con-sider coming out to the Annual Lumen Alumni Basketball game on Saturday, December 28th. Anyone who ever at-tended the school is encouraged to come and play, regard-less if you were on the team or not! Women play at 2p and men at 4p. Bring your parents (they would love seeing you play again) and your kids (do they know you ever played?) There will be door prizes and great T shirts for the alumni players. This event is free to the public. Come & enjoy!

REPAIR UPDATE. —Shortly after the New Year work will begin on repairing the Nave. Scaffolding will be placed down the center of the Nave and around the Sanctuary. Services will be held in the South side of the Nave (choir side) and the Altar will be on the floor level in the vicinity of the choir area. Work on the 1st half should be completed by Easter. After Easter work will begin on the other half of the Nave. An update on the specifics will be posted in the Narthex soon. Repair of the Narthex is almost completed.

Please be patient with the inconveniences. This will be an opportunity to get to know those who usually sit in a different place in church. There is plenty of space for all to attend Mass.