THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF ST. JUDE

1 Adopt a Child Stocking Project Stockings must be returned by December 3. BETHLEHEM MARKETPLACE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 NOON TO 1 PM Step back in time and experience a walk through the City of Bethlehem on the night that Christ was born. Free hotdogs and chips! THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF ST. jude Mission Statement We, the people of the CATHOLIC COMMUNITY of St. jude , are followers of Christ, striving to live the Gospel and reflect the compassion and love of Jesus to all people. December 3, 2017 The Christmas Choir Do you love to sing the songs of Christmas? Have you ever wanted to experience Mass from the Music Ministry area?

2 How about this Christmas Eve at 11:00pm Mass. No choir robes required. Just you and your instrument. Check out page 3 for details! A Blood Drive sponsored by the K of C will be held in the COMMUNITY center on Monday, December 11 1PM to 6:45PM. Feast of The Immaculate Conception Friday, December 8th is A Holy Day of Obligation and Opportunity Masses will be celebrated at 8AM and 7PM *Ministers are still needed* Christmas and New Years Day Mass Schedule CHRISTMAS EVE Masses will be celebrated at 5:00PM, 8:00PM and 11:00PM CHRISTMAS DAY Mass at 11:00AM NEW YEARS DAY at 11:00AM Note: There will be NO New Year s Eve Mass Watch for TV ads sponsored by the Diocese inviting people to come to Mass and see what our CATHOLIC faith is all about.

3 They will run from December 6 through January 6. This could spark a conversation with those who have fallen away or who may not have a church home. More people return to Mass or become CATHOLIC because someone invited them. Who will YOU invite? Mass Intentions & Events for the Week 2 Church & COMMUNITY Center: 801 N. Bridge St. (517) 669 6049 COMMUNITY Center Parish Offices are located at 409 Wilson Street Phone (517) 669 8335 Fax (517) 669 8343 Religious Forma on Office Phone (517) 669 8341 A er Hours Emergency phone (517) 803 0911 Parish Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 9:00AM to 5:00PM Bulle n Deadline is 10:00AM Wednesdays Contact Tina Simon Other Parish Staff & Phone Extensions Deacon Ted Heutsche Email: deaconted@stjudedewi.

4 Com Deacon Kevin Orth Email: deaconkevin@stjudedewi .com Parish Office Manager: Tina Simon Ext. 13 Email: nasimon@stjudedewi .com Bookkeeper: Rosemary Starn Ext. 15 Email: rosiestarn@stjudedewi .com Maintenance: Ray Taylor Helping Hands Ministry phone (517) 930 1383 Weekend Masses Saturday, 5:00PM, Sunday, 8:30AM, 11:00AM Weekday Masses Tuesdays at 6:00PM (Sept May) Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays 8:00AM Reconcilia on Saturdays, 4:00PM 4:30PM or by appointment Other Area Reconcilia on Opportuni es St. Thomas Aquinas (E. Lansing) Saturday 3 4PM & following 4:30PM Mass St.

5 John the Evangelist (MSU)Mon., Wed. & Fri. 11AM Noon, 9PM St. Therese of Lisieux (Lansing) Saturday 3:30PM St. Joseph (St. Johns) Saturday 4PM St. Gerard (Lansing) Saturday at 9AM 10AM .com Visit us on our Parish, Youth & K of C Facebook pages Sunday, December 3, First Sunday of Advent Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7/1 Cor 1:3-9/Mk 13:33-37 8:00AM K of C Rosary 8:30AM Mass: Russ Thelen by Dave & Judy Thelen Children s Liturgy of the Word, Wee Believers 9:30AM Faith Formation Program, RCIA 11:00AM Mass: People of St. jude Children s Liturgy of the Word, Wee Believers 5:00PM Building Committee Meeting 5:30PM Rooted Leadership Team Meeting 7:00PM Rooted Meeting Monday, December 4, Saint John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church Is 2:1-5/Mt 8:5-11 7:00PM Bell Choir Rehearsal Tuesday, December 5, Advent Weekday Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24 10:00AM Little Lamb Story Hour Noon Senior Luncheon 5:00PM Joyful Sounds Choir Rehearsal NO Mass 7:00PM Praise Band Rehearsal 7:00PM Symbolon: Knowing the Faith 7:00PM Baptism Prep Wednesday, December 6, Saint Nicholas, Bishop Is 25:6-10a/Mt 15:29-37 8:00AM Mass: Patricia Strouse by Ruth & Roger Pline 6.

6 00PM Tea Set up 7:00PM Choir Rehearsal Thursday, December 7, Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27 8:00AM Mass: Robert Bashore by the Bashore Family 6:30PM Women s Annual Christmas Tea Friday, December 8, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Holy day of Obligation Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 8:00AM Mass: People of St. jude 7:00PM Mass: Dave Church by Elaine Swigart Saturday, December 9, St Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35 10:1, 5a, 6-8 4:00PM Reconciliation 5:00PM Mass: People of St. jude Sunday, December 10, Second Sunday of Advent Is 40:1-5, 9-11/2 Pt 3:8-14/Mk 1:1-8 8:30AM Children s Mass: Jack Funari by St.

7 jude Parish 9:30AM RCIA 11:00AM Mass: Geraldine Garofalo by Eileen Phillips Noon Bethlehem Marketplace 1:00PM Called and Gift Small Group at St. Gerard 6:00PM K of C Family Fun Night 7:00PM Christmas Music Rehearsal The FBI Report Father Bob Irish, Pastor 669-8335 ext. 11 Bethlehem Marketplace Our children have been preparing for next weekend beginning with the Children s Mass at 8:30am and then hosting their annual Bethlehem Marketplace in the Parish Center beginning at Noon. Please step back in time with them to the City of Bethlehem after the 11AM Mass to visit the marketplace. Even if you just walk through, this simple gesture will demonstrate to them that their parish family is supportive of the good they are doing in the name of our Lord as they prepare to celebrate the Birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

8 Advent-Prepare the Way of the Lord! Welcome to a new Church Year. In the life of our church calendar each new Liturgical Year begins on the first Sunday of Advent. The Liturgical Year is the way our church celebrates, relives and makes present to us, Christ and the main events in his life. It is the way that our church keeps placing before us the story of Jesus. The Catechism of the CATHOLIC Church tells us: "We must continue to accomplish in ourselves the stages of Jesus' life and his So through the ebb and flow of each liturgical year, we seek, with the guidance of our church, to live and internalize the events of Christ's life. Nature has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

9 Our church year has two main seasons the Advent-Christmas season and the Lent-Easter season. Christmas celebrates the Incarnation of Jesus, God becoming one of us. Easter celebrates the death and resurrection of Christ. Each season has a time of preparation. We prepare for the Feast of the Incarnation with four weeks of Advent. We prepare for the Sacred-Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil) with 40 days of Lent. Both events (the Incarnation and our Redemption) have an extended period of celebration. We don't just celebrate Christ's coming on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We celebrate it for twelve days culminating with the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus. In a similar way we do not just celebrate Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday.

10 We celebrate it for the Fifty Days of Easter culminating with the Feast of Pentecost. Wrapped around the two main seasons of the year are 34 Sundays in Ordinary Time. During the four weeks of Advent our church calls us to focus on the comings of Christ, his first coming in the flesh 2,000 years ago, his Second Coming at the end of time and his daily comings to us during this in-between time. During Advent, we remember with gratitude the first coming of Christ which led to our redemption. We await and look forward to his Second Coming and during these in-between times we are called to be constantly on the alert for his comings in the events and encounters of our daily lives. Music Ministries Patrick Paddock, Director 669-8335 ext.