Saint Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church

Portsmouth, Ohio

e-Bulletin

 

December 23rd, 2007

 Fourth Sunday of Advent

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December 24 –December 30

 

                                    CHRISTMAS VIGIL

Mon.        4:30 pm      Jessie Callihan

 

                                    MIDNIGHT MASS    (music begins at 11:30 pm)

                 12:00 am    Louis J. & Madaline Vetter

 

                                    CHRISTMAS DAY

Tues           10:00 am   Beth Deem/Dorothy & Mary E. Goldcamp

 

Wed           12:00 pm   Living & Deceased residents of Hill View

                                                                                   

Thur          12:00 pm    Communion  

                                   

Fri.              5:30 pm    Sr. Janet Russell/George & Kathy Russelll

                                                           

Sat                5:45 pm   Yolanda Temper/Mary M. & Bill Questel

 

Sun              9:00 am    David M. Boren/Larry & Donna Boren

                 11:30 am    Living & Deceased Members of The Parish

 

Confession:  Saturday, 4:30-5 PM or by appointment.

Wedding: Couple must see priest 4 months in advance.

Baptism: Call Pastor (353-3858) for appointment.                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Season’s Greetings

 

A PRAYER BEFORE OPENING GIFTS

Almighty, ever-lasting God, give us eyes to sense what has gone into the gifts here shared – the thoughtfulness in their selection, the care in their adornment, the love in their giving. Let us see in them tiny reflections of the great gift of your Son – thoughtfully selected, humbly adorned, graciously given. In His holy name we pray. Amen      

 

OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FROM

DECEMBER 24-28.

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Our Sympathy to the families of Ben Murnahan, Mary McClellan and Rosemary Varney, sister of Eddie Holland (one of our RCIA candidates)  who died this past week. May our ever-loving God grant them eternal peace and comfort them at this time of loss.

 

Thank You

to the St. Mary ladies who supplied food to those working on the South Webster Habitat for Humanity house this past Wednesday. They prepared the food and delivered it. I’m sure they appreciated their kindness!

 

NET MINISTRIES:  One of our own, Chad VanHoose with NET Ministries (National Evangelization Team) will be speaking at all the Masses this weekend, Dec. 21-22. Chad will be sharing his missionary work and his connections with the “Nunnies” in Rochester, MN and the new Catholic outreach to Shawnee St. University. He would like to personally invite everyone to meet with him in Maroon Hall after Mass.

(PASTOR’S NOTE: A second collection will be taken to help support NET Ministries and Chad.)

 

30 ways to live a holier life…19th one.  Keep your faith visible. Add candles, Christian pictures and statues to your home. They serve as visual reminders of who is really the center of your life.

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PLEASE PRAY FOR: Ruth Emnett, Becky Miller, Courtney Clifford, Frank Balmert, Mary Grooms, Etta Ladd, Fr. Dwayne McNew and his Mother Ruth, Teresa Orlett, Renato Pasquinelli, Ann Miller, Alison Thompson. Eddie Holland, and please pray for those serving in our military.

 

STEWARDSHIP REPORT

December 16

Regular Collection.................................. $4,903.35

Maintenance Fund..................................... $524.00

Christmas Flowers..................................... $172.00

Right to Life Cookie Sale (WOW!!)........... $652.50

Thank you for your generosity to St. Mary Parish.

 

 

The WORD Became Flesh And Made His Dwelling Among Us.

 

A BIG THANK YOU to all who bought a gift for the giving tree. You have brought much joy to many children this Christmas.  Also to Seton Parish for their out-reach program that fed over 800 families in Scioto County. Seton also donated 2000 cans of food and $200 to our food pantry. THANK YOU!!

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MEN’S RETREAT at Milford, OH,  Jesuit Retreat House, February 1-3, 2008. Please contact Andy Glockner, at 354-1539 or 353-2161 for more information

 

CONFIRMATION UPDATE: Classes will be on Tuesday’s beginning on January 15th at 7 PM There will be a parent meeting on the same evening. Now is the time to begin thinking about getting a sponsor, and completing your service hours. For more information on the service required, please contact Dave Gallant at 355-1830.

 

Youth Doings

BOSCO BASH:  This year we will be having a Diocesan wide Junior High Rally. The theme of the day centers on Don Bosco, patron saint of students. The rally will be held at the Salesian Center in downtown Columbus. This event is open to all students in 6th-8th grades and will be held on Sunday, January 27th. Cost is $25/person (this includes dinner) and the deadline to register is January 10. Parents will be needed as drivers and chaperones. Come join hundreds of other junior high students in exploring and celebrating your faith.

 

FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF OUR LORD!! PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND leaving Columbus on April 21st and returning April 29, 2008. Arrive in Tel Aviv and will include Mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. In Jerusalem, we will walk the Via Dolorosa, visit St. Anne’s Church, the Ecce Homo Arch and the Pool of Bethesda. Additional visits will include Jericho, Qumran (where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered), Nazareth and Mount Tabor, the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, the Jordan River and Mount Carmel. The trip’s Spiritual Director will be Fr. Joseph Klee, who will be offering daily Mass. Contact the Tour Coordinator (Colette McKearney, at 614-457-2404 for more information.

 

NOTE:  Our bulletin needs to be in early for the next 2 weeks. Dec. 30th – Dec. 21st; Jan. 6, Dec. 28th.

 

TIME CHANGES: Christmas Day at the Monastery is at 7 AM.

Holy Redeemer 10 AM.

                                   

2008 CALENDARS ARE AVAILABLE AT BACK AND SIDE ENTRANCES.

Ministries Schedule

Saturday, Dec. 29 – 5:45 pm

 

 Reader I            Laetitia Spiro

 Reader II          James Hufferd

 Host:                  Suzette Rhea

 Cup 1                 Sally Ferrell

 Cup 2                 Mary Martha Questel

 Cup 3                 Deacon Chris

 Cup 4                 Sue Welty

 Servers               Courtney York

                             Paul York

                             Greg July

Greeters              Pat Schaefer

                             Mary Martha Questel

                                            

Sunday, Dec. 30 – 9:00 am

 

 Reader I            Margaret Mohr

 Reader II          Angela Stuart

 Host                   Julie VanHoose

 Cup 1                 Gregory Graf

 Cup 2                 Mary Hill

 Cup 3                 Richard Fugate

 Cup 4                 Frank Bruch

 Servers               Maggie Hoover

                             Audrianna Graf

                             Paul VanHoose

 Greeters             Ruth Marasek

                             John Sheets

 

Sunday, Dec. 30– 11:30 am

 

 Reader I            David Stump

 Reader II          Renee Storey

 Host:                  Ann Cantrell

 Cup 1                 Richard Orlett

 Cup 2                 Laura Wooten

 Cup 3                 Deacon George

 Cup 4                 Virginia Varhola

 Servers               Rosa Storey

                             Jack Kayser

                             Marty Mohr

Greeters              Laura, Jeanne &

                             Brian Estep

 Counters:          Sue Frasher

                             Freda Kielmar

 Cleaning:          Jean Dillow

                             Janet Welty

 

 

This week’s Sponsor

Compliments of

Scioto Trail Animal Clinic

353-2280