St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church 7601 N. Grandview Avenue Odessa, TX 79765 Phone: 432-367-4657 Fax: 432-367-0700 Parish Website: setonparishodessa.org Our Mission Statement To know Jesus and live the Gospel through Word and Sacrament, Fellowship, and Service PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. Mark Woodruff Parochial Vicar Fr. Timothy Hayter Deacons Mr. Gary Brooks Mr. Salvador Primera Business Manager Mr. Blas Campos Sr. Administrative Assistant Mrs. Victoria Detiveaux Office Assistant Miss Jessica Payen Director of Music & Liturgy Mr. Christopher Wilcox Elementary DRE Mrs. Marilyn Hemann Middle School/High School CRE Youth Minister Mr. Johnny Aldas Y. M. Assistant: Mr. Brian Richards Maintenance Mr. Erik Campos, Mr. Danny Licon, Ms. Yolanda Pando, Ms. Noemy Hernandez, and Mrs. Margarita Juarez Nursery Ms. Connie Janousek, Mrs. Linda Tilton, Mrs. Connie Crawley, and Mr. Juan Navarrete SUNDAY EUCHARIST Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., & 5:00 p.m. WEEKDAY MASSES Monday thru Friday: 6:30 a.m. Tues, Wed, Friday 5:30 p.m. Thursday 6:00 p.m. Spanish ADORATION Tuesday 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. CONFESSIONS Saturday 4:00 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Tuesday 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. & 6:00-7:00 p.m. PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday 10:30 a.m.-Noon & 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.- Noon & 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. NEW TO OUR PARISH? Please call the Parish Office @ 367-4657. PARISH EMAIL [email protected]For more information on sacraments, programs and events please visit our website.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-3, 10ac, 11-13; Mt 18:12-14 Wednesday: Zec 2:14-17Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80: 2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-19; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-6; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18
MASS INTENTIONS “Mass is Heaven on Earth” – St. John Paul II SATURDAY, DEC. 8: 2ND Advent Sunday
4-4:45 pm Confessions 5:00 pm Special Intentions of Martin
Haggerty SUNDAY, DEC. 9: 2ND Advent Sunday 9:00 am Friends/Family, Living/Deceased of
Dan & Margaret Carpenter 11:30 am For the Intentions of Organ Donors,
by Delia Morales 5:00 pm +Jose McGuire, by Imelda Lopez &
Family MONDAY, DEC. 10: Advent Weekday
6:30 am +Marshall Love, by Marsha O’Flaherty & Family
TUESDAY, DEC. 11: Advent Weekday 6:30 am +Kurt & Suzie Liebindorfer, by
Elva Hurst 5:30 pm +Delfin B. Salazar, by Jesus
De la Rosa 6-7:00 pm Confession/Adoration WED’DAY, DEC. 12: O. L. of Guadalupe 6:30 am +Alonzo Molinar, by Wife & Family 5:30 pm Prayer Intention, Donna Fikes THURSDAY, DEC. 13: St. Lucy 6:30 am All Souls Memorial Mass 6:00 pm Prayer Intention of Martin Haggerty FRIDAY, DEC. 14: St. John of the Cross 6:30 am +Pete Pradon, by Andrea & Skip
Chorney 5:30 pm +Jose Campos, by Family SATURDAY, DEC. 15: 3RD Advent Sunday 4-4:45 pm Confessions 5:00 pm People of St. Elizabeth’s SUNDAY, DEC. 16: 3RD Advent Sunday 9:00 am +Gloria Zapata (Birthday), by Alexia
Zepata & Family 11:30 am Special Chapa Intention 5:00 pm In Thanksgiving, Laly Watkins If a Mass you requested for a specific date does not appear, please notify the office
This coming Wednesday, December 12, Los Pequenos Hijos de Maria invite you to our Virgin de Guadalupe celebration with morning
Mananitas at 6 am, Mass at 6:30 am (in Spanish) with Fr. Timothy, followed by a feast in the
Celebration Hall with menudo, tamales, cake and more! See you there!
Latin Mass – December 22 Fr. Ryan Rojo will be celebrating a Latin Mass on Saturday, Dec. 22, here in our chapel, at 6:30 am. It will be a Candlelight Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is called a Rorate Mass and harkens back to an old German custom of such masses on the Saturdays of Advent. All are welcome. We will try to end the Mass before dawn.
ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES If you are over 20 and are not yet confirmed, please come to our Adult Confirmation Class. Bishop Sis will be here at St. Elizabeth’s on Sunday, February 24 for a special adult
confirmation Mass. Classes are Mondays at 7 pm in the Parlor. We need a baptismal certificate for you. Call Fr. Mark at 367-4657 to join, or come to the class.
Pope’s December Intention Evangelization: In the Service of the Transmission of Faith That people, who are involved in the service and transmission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions of the present time.
BREAKING OPEN THE WORD Interested in Becoming Catholic?
You are invited to “Breaking Open the Word” every Sunday at 10:10 am in the Bride’s Room.
No registration necessary; just come!
Question of the Week
Where do you look for the Word of God?
Knights of Columbus Poster Contest The Knights of Columbus for St. Elizabeth’s is having a “Keep Christ in Christmas” Poster Contest for our parish children and youth. There are 3 age groups that can participate, the groups are as follows: Age 5-7(Grade K-2), Age 8-10(Grade 3-5), Age 11-14 (Grade 6-8) Parents have to sign the form if they wish to compete. The poster must be done on a 11 x 17 piece of paper (Nothing larger or smaller will be accepted). The deadline for entries will be December 23 and must be turned in to the church office or the box in the church. The winners in each age group will
get a $25 gift card and a chance to move on to the district judging.
YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY
Stay up to date with our monthly events on the parish website, on Facebook at SEAS- Awakened Young Adults or @y.a.faithseekers or on Twitter @yafaithseekers We hope you can join us! 12/9- Family Christmas Movie & S’more’s, SEAS Hall 6-9pm 12/11- Catholic Charities Service Hours, 6-9pm 12/20- Escape Room, Midland Cinergy, Time TBD, RSVP by 12/12 12/21 – Ugly Sweater Party, 8pm to 12 am in the Youth Building
Please pray for: Donovan Crawley, Dan Carpenter, Stephanie Velasquez, June Ponsetti, Elva Hurst, Mary Chew, Belen Rangel, Orion Campos, Esther Paschal
PARISH APP & LIVE STREAMING
The 11:30am mass is now being livestreamed on our website and Facebook. There is a chance your image may be broadcast during our liturgies. If you are uncomfortable, please consider attending a different liturgy.
If you have any questions, please contact Fr.
Mark or Christopher.
AWAITING THE SALVATION OF GOD The world does not seem big enough to
Spanish Monday: Spanish Bible Study 7 – 9 pm in the
classrooms. Thursday: Rosary and prayer 6 – 9 pm.
BAPTISM
PREP CLASS-Our next baptism preparation class is Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 6:30pm. You must
call to register for this class. Please call after Dec. 26. If there is no answer, dial 121 for Vickie’s ext. and leave a message. To Schedule a Baptism-In order to baptize at St.
Elizabeth’s, the parents of the child should be registered members of St. Elizabeth’s, or live within our boundaries. Parents please come to the office to schedule your child’s baptism. You will need to bring in the baby’s birth certificate, from the county, the godparents’ confirmation certificates, if the godparents are married, a copy of their church marriage certificate and proof of Baptism prep classes for parents and godparents. We do baptisms the 1ST, 2ND and 3RD weekends of each month. Baptisms held on the 3RD weekend will be in Spanish, if requested. The first person to come into the office with all necessary paperwork to register for a weekend will get to pick which day, Saturday or Sunday, for all baptisms that weekend. You must register in
MARRIED COUPLES RETREAT Our next married couples retreat will be held January 25th - 26th. There are registration forms on line, in the halls of the church, and in the office. The cost is $50. This retreat is for couples who wish to strengthen their relationship and/or prepare for marriage in the church.
HONORING MARRIED COUPLES St. Elizabeth’s is honoring married couples with a special blessing on the last Sunday of each month. The couples married in December will be honored December 30TH at all Masses.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Dec 9 – Evelyn Abila, Fred Breithaupt, Cruz Chapa, Jim Cox, Adrienne De La Rosa, Juan Franco, Jessilyn Nixon, Ma. Antonette Obina-Brandez, Abigail Olivas, Justyce Olivas, Malina Soto, Isaiah Vejil Dec 10 – Inez Aranda, Jennifer Battaglia, Jordan High, Asher Hilal, Gianna Ibarra, Naraly Madrid, Brianna Munoz, Charles Pagliaroli, Emalie Rodriguez, Jennifer Rodriguez Dec 11 – Ana Bordner, Christian Chapman, Jessica Flores, Gabriella Garriga, Maory Jones, Roger Longoria, Don Mathis, Aaron Neil, Jose Ortiz, Felicia Robles, Jason Schoel, Saben Shrestha Dec 12 – Isac Aguirre, Caitlin Bennett, Vidal Cadena, Michael Chavez, Jose Contreras, Jose Estrada, Adrianna Hernandez, Sandra Hubbard, Joaquin Lopez, Jared Perry, Melissa Rivera, Natalya Sanchez, Mayra Saucedo, Evander Segura, Dyana Valenzuela, Guadalupe Venegas, Paul Villegas Dec 13 – John Carlo Escontrias, Dominic Gamez, Leigha Hagen, Tina Lopez, Savannah Ramirez, Manuel Rosero Dec 14 – Freddy Arocha, Manuel Bitolas, Isabel Castilla, Joe Detiveaux, Manuel Gonzalez, Karissa Herrera, Diana Losoya, Samantha Munoz, Nelida Nicolas, Jacquelyn Velasquez, Sophia Zamora Dec 15 – Ethan Alvarado, Barbara Atkins, Sandra Cacho, Phillip Carrasco, Robert De La Garza, Diego Gonzales, Raiden High, Angie Leal, Michael Lopez, Dwayne Lopez, Mario Moralez, Luna Rodriguez, Christine V. Sanchez, Mary Adela Urquidi
RICHES Riches are the instrument of all vices, because they render us capable of putting even our worst desires into execution. —St. Ambrose
HOW BRIGHT IS YOUR LIGHT?
Our parish is growing in size and activities. As such, we need more volunteers to help spread the word of God. Please commit to helping the people of your community and yourself by volunteering in one of these ministries.
Religious Ed teachers and aides
First Communion teachers and aides
Quinceanera class teacher
RCIA team member
Youth Group leaders and chaperones
Youth Confirmation leaders/teachers
Steubenville chaperones
Marriage Retreat team
Baptism Prep class teacher
Choir member
Cantor
Bell Choir member
Hospital and Homebound Minister
Eucharistic Minister
Lector
Ushers at all Masses (Sat. & Sun.)
Marriage Retreat team member
Altar server
Altar linen laundering group
Catholic Charities Volunteer Call the office (367-4657) for more information. To help us share our time and talents with our church community we have these opportunities to enrich our faith.
Rosary Group
ACTS
Men’s Bible Study
Women’s Bible Study
Spanish Prayer Groups
Knights of Columbus
Adoration Corinthians 12:7-11 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. What is your gift?
Are you helping others?
Life Teen
& EDGE
Youth 2000 A Eucharistic Centered Retreat
A 3-Day Retreat
High School (9th – 12th grades)
Where: St. Stephen’s Catholic Church
When: January 11, 12, 13, 2019
Registration Fee: $50 due by January 4th (make checks payable to St Stephens)
Registrations & Information at the Church exits.
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ON DECEMBER 19TH, WE WILL
BE HAVING A CHRISTMAS
PARTY FOR YOUTH NIGHT.
THIS IS A POTLUCK STYLE
DINNER. IF YOU CAN HELP,
PLEASE CONTACT JOHNNY.
EDGE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
WILL BE ON DECEMBER 16TH,
STARTING AT 2:00P.M. AND
ENDING AT 3:30 P.M. FOR 6TH –
8TH GRADES.
YOUTH NIGHT on
Wednesday; December 12th,
Is LIFE TEEN NIGHT
OPEN to
HIGH SCHOOL (8th – 12th)
Theme: Accepted
Inviting all High School age youth. This is your night. Come out in numbers
to join us.
Starts at 7:00 p.m.
Ends at 9:00 p.m.
Bring a friend!
NEXT Big Event will be the Christmas Party!!!
STEUBENVILLE 2019 – ST. PAUL
TRIP IS NOW FULL. WAIT LIST
ONLY. PARENT MEETING FOR
THE TRIP ON DECEMBER 13TH
@ 7P.M. IN THE PARLOR. NEED
ALL THOSE SIGNED UP TO
ATTEND.
“Do not say, 'I am only a child'; for you shall go to all to whom I
send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you. Do not be
afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.” –
St. Jeremiah
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December 20th & 21st
Starts at 7:30 p.m. on December 20th and ends December 21st
after the AQUAMAN movie (TBA)
Cost is $10.00
Snacks and breakfast will be provided.
Please bring blankets, sleeping bags,
lounge chairs, air mattresses to be COMFY as we watch the DC movies
throughout the night.
Game room will be available. Basketball will be open till midnight.
Bring NERF GUNS for a NIGHT RAID Game.
Event is open for grades 8th – 12th.
“…that Jesus wants to enter with His word, with His presence”
