STAFF: PASTOR: Fr. Simeon Etonu

DEACON: Larry Mitchell

SECRETARY: Amanda Durbin

COMMISSIONS:

PASTORAL: David Blackford

FINANCE: Phil Saunders

MAINTENANCE: Joe Dimmitt

FR BUHMAN CTR: Glenn Eagan

RELIGIOUS ED: Deacon Larry Mitchell

SOCIAL CONCERNS: Chris Dimmitt

LITURGY & WORSHIP: Paula Gough

CCD/PSR: Joann Wilcox

YOUTH: Eulynn Keller

MUSIC DIRECTOR: Beth Saunders

ORGANIZATIONS:

K of C: Al Meyers

ALTAR SOCIETY: Milly Rash

Dec 9th

Readings: Dec 16th -First Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-18a Response: Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 Second Reading: Phi-

lippians 4, 4-7 Gospel Reading: Luke 3:10-18

Feast & Holy Days

Dec 12th– Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Dec 13th-St. Lucy

Contact: St. Mary’s Catholic Church

307 E. Chestnut St. P.O. Pox 306

Shelbina, MO 63468

Ph. 573-588-4498

Email-stmaryshelbina@gmail.com

Visit: www.stmaryshelbina.org

Office Hours : 8.00 am—12.00 pm, Monday - Thursday

Second Sunday of Advent

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

O people of Sion, behold, the Lord will come to save the na-

tions, and the Lord will make the glory of his voice heard in the

joy of your heart.

Cf. Isaiah 30:19,30

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HOLY MASS

Dec 10th-Dec 16th

Tues, Dec 11th– 7:30am-Souls of Bill & Jane Caldwell

Wed, Dec 12th-7:30am-Soul of JA Buckman

Thur, Dec 13th-5:00pm-St. Pat’s-Marissa Ebbing & Family

Fri, Dec 14th-10:00am SRCC-Soul of Mary Ricker

Sat, Dec 15th-5:00pm– Soul of Leo Schlatt

Sun, Dec 16th-8:00am at St. Pat’s– The parishioners

Sun, Dec 16th-10:00am-Soul of Jeff Mitchell

Confessions:

Saturday-4:30—4.50pm

Sunday- 9.30 – 9.50am

Friday– 8.00 - 8.30am or by appointment

Sacrament of Marriage:

Contact the parish office at least six months in advance.

Sacrament of Baptism:

Contact the parish office 6 weeks in advance.

Sacrament of the Holy Anointing of the Sick:

Parishioners facing surgery or struggling with serious illness may

request this Sacrament of Healing by calling the parish office@ 573-

588-4498.

Registering in the parish:

To join our parish, please contact the parish office.

RCIA:

Adults interested in joining the Catholic Church, contact the parish

office 573-588- 4498 or Mark Gough 573-588-7856. Class starts Oct.

1st.

Vocations to the Priesthood and Consecrated Life:

If you are interested in becoming a priest, deacon, sister or brother,

please contact Fr. Christopher Aubuchon 573-635-9127.

Fr. Buhman Center: For renting Fr. Buhman Center ( FBC) contact

Tim McClintock @573-515-0300

WEEKLY LITURGICAL MINISTRY

Dec 15/16

5.00PM 10.00AM

LECTORS

Milly Rash Monica Mitchell

USHERS

Mike Greenwell

Maurice Shuck

Levi Keller

Joe Dimmitt

SERVERS

Andrew Meyers Andi, TJ,& Cooper Belt,

Drake Prange

GIFTS

Jim Belt Family David Blackford Family

COMMUNION MINISTERS

Deacon

Al Meyers

Paula Smith

Deacon

Kevin Mitchell

Ann Kunce

GREETERS

Tom Shively Family Lola Pollard & Debbie Robertson

ELEVATOR

Don Lindsey Jerry McClintock

ROSARY LEADER

Gale Buckman Audrey Buzzard

If you cannot fill assigned ministry, please find a

replacement or contact parish office. Thank you

for all you do.

2018 ADVENT SCHEDULE Dec 18th– Penance Service at 7pm

Dec 24th-Christmas Eve, Mass at St Pat’s 7pm, St. Mary’s 9pm

Dec 25th– Christmas Day, Mass at St. Mary’s 8am

Dec 31st-Mary, Mother of God, Mass at St. Pat’s 5:30pm

Jan 1st-Mary, Mother of God, Mass at St. Mary’s 8am

Kirksville Deanery Advent Penance Schedule

Mon. Dec 3rd-7pm Kirksville

Mon. Dec 10th-7pm Edina

Tues. Dec 11th-7pm Macon

Sun. Dec 16th-4pm Brookfield

Mon. Dec 17th-7pm Marceline

Tues. Dec 18th-7pm Shelbina

All Christmas wreaths that were requested have

been placed at cemetery. Thanks to Gale Buck-

man, Pat Heathman, Pat Greenwell, & Johnny

Darling & thanks to all who bought and sold. A

special thank you to Pat Heathman for selling,

sacking, & delivering so many! The project was

once again a success. Please pay the $16 for

yours if you have not yet done so to Johnny, Pat,

or the parish office.

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PRAYER INTENTIONS of St. Mary’s…….. Wellness: Jenny Angstrom, Veronica Angstrom, Christina Osu, Teresa Minj, Deacon John DeGraff, Margot Eagan, Cam-eron DeGraff, Debbie Peacock, the youth of our parish, Joann Hillard, George Broughton, Barbara Thompson Kendrick, Lisa Ly, Mary Winkler, Janet Smoot, Bernadette Robison, Susie Heathman Spencer, Ed Smith, Herman Peeper Cancer: Susan Bentley, Mark Judy, Doris Hickman, David Farrell, Fr. Ed Doyle, Bert Wallace, Marissa Ebbing, Mark Greenwell, Gerald Pemberton, Vicki Hastings, Mary Ven-vertloh, Cheryl Wear, Peggy Burkhardt, Sylvia Power, Dian Kunce Long term &/or homebound: Cathleen Hercules, Lucilia Ber-mejo, Josiah Tuley, Charlie Coon, Linda Kempf, Ellen Winkler McGoldrick, Tim Williams, Barb Harlow, Ed Pollard, Linda Acree, Emily Barnes, Sue Roberts, Becky Roberts, Scott Kuntz, Harvey Fifer, Timothy Riley, Pauline Kendrick, JoAnn Hillard SRCC: Joan Bierly, Jean Clapper, Dorothy Howard, Rosemary Rozkiewicz, Pearl Little, Karen Baymiller, Linda Fleak, Char-lene and Jim Friedman, Emma Lu Dimmitt, Jo Williams, Car-lene Waack, Ken Broughton, Minnie Kate Hawkins Shelbina Villa: Lionel Bertrand, Joyce Greenwell Clarence Care Center: Ruth Lowe, Bob Greening, Coleen Tillitt of our Holy Father, Pope Francis…… “That people, who are involved in the service and trans-mission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions of the present time. “

of our Bishop, Shawn McKnight……. “For the blessing of family life; that as a community we may safeguard this basic cell of society in public policy, and as a Church we may support those struggling to pro-vide a home filled with faith, hope and love.”

Please keep in prayer two young men from our parish, Mason Rash & Dylan Durbin as they make the pilgrimage to Wash-ington D.C. Jan 16th for the March for Life with our diocese.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Dec 9th-HS boys group meet at FBC at 5:30pm for pizza &

gaming. Girls meet at 5pm at Donna Mitchell’s home for

food , fun, & fellowship. Please call for rides.

Dec 12th-Youth Group Caroling followed by “Our Lady of

Guadalupe” Holy Hour (7pm-8pm)

Dec 13th-Spanish Mass in Macon at 6:30 for Our Lady of

Guadalupe

Dec 15th& 22nd-Choir practice, 3pm

Dec 16th-CCD Christmas Program & Parish Soup lunch/carry

-in following Mass

Dec 18th-Advent Penance Service-St Mary’s, 7pm

Dec 30th-Donut Sunday

If you would like to donate poinsettias for decorating

the church, please have to the basement by Dec.

22nd.

Your Support

Nov 11th-$2821.00

Nov 18th-$3064.00

Nov 25th-$2561.00

Dec 3rd-$3168.25

CSA : Goal-$13,500 Received-$10,472 77.03%, 43

donors. Thank You

2018/19 budgeted income $222,560.00

YTD actual Income $111,987.00

The St. Mary’s Altar Society held their annual

Christmas Luncheon on Dec 2nd and were pleased

to report having profited over $5,000 at the turkey

dinner. Thank you all who helped in any way. They

noted that oval crock pots are needed for the take-

out room next year. Thanks to Doris Hickman for

donating one. If you’d like to donate a crock pot,

let Milly or Cathy know or bring by the parish

office.

A box has been placed in the back of the church for

gifts for nursing home patients. Their wishes in-

clude seek and find puzzle books, socks, lotion, and

candy. If you wrap your gifts please mark man or

woman on them. Gifts will taken after Masses Dec

16th.

Music Notes: In preparation for Christmas Eve,

choir practice will be December 15 and 22 at

3:00 p.m. If you can't make it to practice, no

worries, please join us for 9 p m. Mass.

Christmas Day Mass is at 8 a.m. and a song leader

is needed. Please contact Beth Saunders (573-248

-9282) if you are available.

If any CCD students would be interested in playing

their band instrument at Sunday Mass please con-

tact Beth. We would like to set a Sunday each

month for them to play.

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Jan-Mike Buckman

Feb-Barb Buckman

Mar-Ed Jones

Apr-Doug Lockard

May-Tim Johnson

June– Mike Greenwell

July-Tim Johnson

Aug-Jerry Porter

Sept-John Chinn

Oct-Eddie Whitney

Nov– Bruce Schwada

Dec-Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen

16g

*K-6th Youth group meets each Wed at 4:30 in the

FBC, followed by a meal at 5:30.

*Middle school youth group meets in the FBC each

Wednesday. Meal at 5:30, group following.

*High School Youth Group/GLOW meets one Sun-

day each Month. Next meeting, Dec 9th-HS boys at

FBC 5:30 & girls at Donna Mitchell home 5:00.

*K-10th CCD classes are each Sunday at 8:45 am, confirmation class meets each Sunday as well. Christmas program is Dec 16th following Mass

*K-8th Christmas Caroling at Villa & SRCC will be Dec 12th following meal, 5:45pm.

*The annual K of C & Hamilton scholarship applications are now available! Contact the parish office or get them from our website today. Interviews to receive a letter of recommendation from Fr. Simeon must be completed by Christmas for the Hamilton scholarship.

PLEASE continue to PRAY

for VOCATIONS!

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Congrats Bruce Schwada on being Nov gun winner!

Please pay Johnny or Pat for wreathes as soon as possible. $15 each.

Kim Buckman-Co-Chair

Nellana DeGraff--Chair

Chris Dimmitt-Chair

Vicki Dimmitt

Zanna Durbin

Carrie Elsen

Marcia Greenwell

Patti Greenwell

Kristen Kuntz

Fran Mann

Rose Shuck

Janet Smoot

Cindy Snider

Frances Snider

Amy Swiney

Alice Thomas

Megan Thrasher

Kathey Wallace

Jeanetta Westhoff

Nov/Dec Committee Every Catholic Woman

is privileged to be a

member of the Altar

Society and of the Na-

tional Council of Cath-

olic Women.

Join us to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady Guadalupe &

Fr. Simeon’s Birthday

On Dec 12th the K-8th Youth Group will be Christmas

Caroling at the Villa & SRCC. We will leave the FBC after

dinner at 5:45. All parishioners are welcome to join us!

At 7pm, we will return to the church to host “Our Lady

of Guadalupe” Holy Hour. A brief explanation of the

miracle that took place near Mexico City will be read

followed by the rosary, and singing of “Hail Mary, Gen-

tle Woman.” Hot chocolate & dessert will be provided

in the basement after Holy Hour, a traditional custom

on this feast Day in Mexico, as well as to celebrate Fr.

Simeon’ birthday, also on Dec 12th!

“Mug of Music”

The first Shelby County Community Band Concert will be held

at the First Christian Church on Sun. Dec 9th at 2pm. Bring a

mug and choose from a variety of soups to fill it.

GLOW Photo Raffle

Raffle tickets are on sale now to purchase from our middle

school youth group. They kids have photographed a variety

of Catholic sites and are framing the winners choice. All pro-

ceeds are going to purchase Christmas gifts for area foster

children.