ST. MONICA CATHOLIC CHURCH
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
DECEMBER 12,
12, 2010
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — The barren deserts will
rejoice and flower. Tired bodies will receive
strength. Aching hearts will be made glad
(Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10).
Psalm — Lord, come and save us
(Psalm 146).
Second Reading — Be patient, for the
coming of the Lord is as sure as the rain
(James 5:7-10).
Gospel — Tell of what you hear and see:
The blind regain their vision, the crippled
their movement, the deaf their hearing. The
dead are raised to new life!
(Matthew 11:2-11).
SPECIAL PRAYER LIST
Inell Hunter
Home
Averee Howard
Green Creek
Bobby Waddell
Grove Care
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholson
Home
Edith Bolder
Home
Betty Johnson
Home
Miriam Pearl
Home
Suevonia Stewart
Cathedral Apts.
Leroy Hester
Home
Hilda Fuentes
Home
Mable Allen & Willard Reed Sr. Living
Marguerite Hamilton
Home
Philigonia Pecina
Home
Marine Nunn
Home
Mary Johnson
Home
Albert M. Crocker
Home
Russia Warren
Home
Family Members: Please inform Fr. Finnell,
when a loved-one is home-bound, or
hospitalized. call the Church Office.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19TH
ALTAR SERVERS
8:00 a.m. Christopher Battle,
Erianna Blankinship
10:00 a.m. ALL SERVERS
LECTORS
8:00 a.m. Cynthia Eastman, Betty Givens
10:00 a.m. Sherlene Spears,
Remona Miller
8:00 a.m. Christine Johnson, Elaine
Johnson, Renner Johnson*, Dianna Miller*
Dark violet is used throughout
Advent to express its character as a season
of spiritual preparation for Christmas and
“the coming of the Lord.” But on the Third
Sunday of Advent, formerly known as
Gaudete (Latin for “rejoice”) Sunday, rose
may be added to the liturgical environment.
The entire liturgy is infused with a spirit of
rejoicing.
Today’s first reading and Gospel
proclaim the reality of God’s saving work in
our midst. Isaiah exuberantly describes the
idyllic transformation of all creation as a
result of God’s presence in the midst of the
people. In the Gospel, Jesus connects
Isaiah’s prophecy with what is happening in
his own ministry. In addition to the list of
healings from Isaiah (the blind, the lame,
lepers, and the deaf), Jesus’ presence
brings two other reasons for rejoicing: “The
dead are raised, and the poor have the good
news proclaimed to them”
KNIGHTS OF PETER CLAVER
*3rd Degree Knights 2nd Saturday.4 p.m.
*4th Degree Knights 4th Sunday, 2 p.m.
*Fr. Constantine Ct 1st Sunday, 9 a.m.
*Ladies of Grace
2nd Sunday, 2 p.m.
*Jr. Daughters
2nd Saturday, 2 p.m.
*Jr. Knights
1st Sunday, 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY –Prayer Meeting – 6 p.m.
FRIDAY - Choir Rehearsal - 6:30 p.m
SATURDAY
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
MINISTERS
REASON TO REJOICE
MEETINGS / DATES / TIMES
TIMES
Meetings: Sunday After 10:00 Mass
• Sunday School,
• 1st Communion
• Sr. Youth Group, 1st & 3rd Sun.
• The Junior Youth Group
•
*Confirmation-2nd & 4th Sunday’s,
*No Class 12/26
R C I A – Sunday – After 10:00 Mass
Admin. Building. * Deacon Ken Greene
10:00 a.m. Kirk Thaw, Shirley Thaw, Linda
Williams, Patricia Williams, Shirley Barber,
Deborah Buckley, Dianne Charity,
Bernadette Cook, M. Jenise Comer*,
Angela Curry*
HOSPITALITY MINISTERS
8:00 a.m. G L. Blankinship, Hargett
Hayes, Elaine Johnson, Carlos Nix
10:00 a.m. TBA
WELCOME – Carol Farste
NEXT WEEK’S COUNTERS:
#3
3 – Sherlene Spears*, Janice Smith,
Ernie Straub, Ovell Thomas
3RD SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP
RECEPTION HOST:
JR. YOUTH GROUP
8:00 a.m. - Men’s Breakfast / Bible Study
10:00 a.m. - Women’s Breakfast / Bible
Study (St. Monica Bldg.)
FINANCIAL REPORT
WEEKLY FORECASTED BUDGET
Regular Offering
$7,700.00
Building / Maintenance
$1,800.00
Weekly Goal
$9,500.00
DECEMBER 6,
$ 8.857.54
CHRISTMAS CARD MAILBOX
Save stamps & trips to the post Office.
• Use our Christmas Mailbox to
send Greetings to
St. Monica parishioners..
1) Our Christmas Card Mailboxes will be
will be in the vestibule.
2) Parishioners may bring for other
members of our church family.
3) Place your cards in the boxes according
to the Last Names.
Sponsored by the Intermediate Religious
Education Class, Instructor: Mrs. .Greta Nash
SAINTS AND SPECIAL
OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Third Sunday of Advent
Monday: St. Lucy
Tuesday: St. John of the Cross
Thursday:\Las Posadas begins
—Corinna Laughlin, © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.
TH
DECEMBER 19TH.
Christmas Eve –
8:00 p.m.
Christmas Day –
9:00 a.m.
Sunday Mass
–
8:00 a.m.
A CHRISTMAS MUSICAL
Featuring the noted
--10:00 a.m.
New Year’s Day
-- 9 a.m.
Saxophone Artist,
Mass-
- Darryl Barnett - The St. Monica’s Choir 3:30 p.m.
CHRISTMAS SHARINGPROGRAM
SHARINGPROGRAM
Seton Center is currently accepting applications
*Church Offices will be closed
&24th,, in
December 23rd &24th
celebration of the birth of our
Christ..
Lord, Jesus Christ
FEAST OF FAITH
The Shape of the Mass
In the renewal of the liturgy that
followed the Second Vatican Council, the
full, conscious, and active participation of
the assembly was the primary consideration.
By participation, the Council Fathers did not
mean just joining in the singing and the
spoken responses, but active engagement
and prayerful understanding of the rites.
They envisioned a transparent liturgy, a
worship that spoke so directly to the hearts
and minds of the faithful that it would require
no explanation at all.
The liturgy itself is the best
possible catechesis on the liturgy. What
does the liturgy teach us? It shows us the
ministry of Jesus continuing in the present.
He gathers a community. He calls us to
prayer and repentance and praise. He
teaches us with the very word of God. He
does not send us away empty, but sets
before us a marvelous banquet, feeding us
with his very body and blood. Then he
sends us forth to do what he has done—to
give ourselves for others, not just in words,
but in deeds. The Mass is the pattern of our
Christian lives.
Residents must live within Seton Center’s
geographic service area and meet income
guidelines. Seton’s Dental patients are also
eligible to reply. Call 816-231-3955, for
details or to schedule an appointment.
(Seton Center’s service area runs from 18th
Street to 43rd Street between Brooklyn
Avenue and Jackson Avenue, and from 31st
Street to 43rd Street, from Jackson Avenue
east to the Blue River).
Seton Center, Inc. 2816 East 23rd Street
Kansas City, MO 64127
816-231-3955, www.setonkc.org
ALTARALTAR-ROSARY SOCIETY NEWS
Poinsettia Dedications are available
for $12.00 each. Envelopes are located in
the vestibule and on the tables behind the
pews. Envelopes can be placed in the
collection bins, or given to an Altar / Rosary
Society member. Don’t miss an opportunity
to dedicate a poinsettia for your loved
one.Missals
Missals are available for $5.00
each. Please see an Altar/Rosary member
in the vestibule.
- Fellowship Reception
- Musical – 3:30 p.m.
23rd-,24th – Offices Closed
- CHRISTMAS EVE
24th
- CHRISTMAS DAY
25th
28th
- Pastor’s Birthday
FAITH ENRICHMENT
A Joyful Heart, a Cheerful Attitude
Then will the eyes of the blind be opened,
the ears of the deaf be cleared
. Isaiah 35:5
Advent invites us to open the eyes and
ears of our heart to a joyful receptivity of
Christ’s presence. Overall, I think Christians
enter more fully into Lent with its focus on
Christ’s suffering than they enter into Advent
with its spotlight on joy. Why? Perhaps there
is some old message in us that believes
holiness comes to those who suffer a lot.
We can grow from joy as well as from
sorrow. All depends on our attitude.
Suffering can lead to compassion or to
bitterness and self-centeredness. Joy can
also move toward overt self-orientation but it
most often promotes gratitude, praise,
eagerness to share and enthusiasm for the
Creator’s gifts. Perhaps the best present we
could give one another this Christmas is a
joyful heart and a cheerful attitude.
BIBLE SEARCH
1. True or False? Jesus predicted that
persecution would be so intense for His
disciples that only natural family ties would
be strong enough to protect believers from
betrayal.(Matt. 10:21)
2. How does this saying of Jesus end?
“You will not have gone through the cities of
Israel before --”a) “The temple is entirely
destroyed” -- b) “The Son of Man comes”
-- c) “You see the abomination of
desolation”(Matt. 10:23)
3. Whose son did the two blind men
following Jesus say that He was?
a)
God’s
b) Joseph’s
c) David’s
(Matt. 9:27).
THE LOOK OF LOVE
What does love look like?
It has feet to go to the poor and needy.
It has eyes to see misery and want.
It has ears to hear
the sighs and sorrows of others.
—St. Augustine
WATCHING AND WAITING
19TH --
Jr. Youth’s Christmas Cookie Sale
In his love Christ has filled us with joy
as we prepare to celebrate his birth,
so that when he comes at the end of time
he may find us watching in prayer,
our hearts filled with wonder and praise.
—Adapted from the second Preface for
Advent, Roman Missal