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Third Sunday of Advent
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December 15, 2013
FROM THE PASTOR
THE SIGNS OF THE MESSIAH
In today’s Gospel Jesus invites the disciples of John the Baptist to report back
His good works: giving sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, the lame walking,
the leper cleansed, the dumb singing for joy, and the good news proclaimed to
the poor as signs that the messiah is among his people.
What signs can we offer in our families, schools and communities to convince others that the Messiah is among us? We must imitate Christ and continue
showing compassion to those who need it most. For this is the good news of
Christmas - the good news that God is one with us in all our experiences; our
trials and tribulations.
As we celebrate ‘Gaudete’ Sunday, the Latin word for rejoice, the Church
calls her children to rejoice in hope for God is about to visit and dwell with his
people.
Let us join our children as they lead us in this year’s Advent Lessons and
Carols, and keep in mind that anyone ‘who sings well prays twice’... On Friday,
December 20, at 9:00 AM
GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD
FOR HIS LOVE ENDURES FOREVER ~ Fr. John Eze
Offertory Collection
12/08/13
Adult (243 envelopes)
Loose
EFT (32)
Children
Total
$ 9,004.56
$ 1,286.23
$ 1,055.00
$
27.55
$11,373.34
Debt (24)
Flowers(29)
Typhoon Haiyan(18)
Immac. Concept.(91)
$610.00
$308.60
$631.00
$1,485.60
Weekly amount needed for a
balanced 2013-14 budget is
$12,300.00
Advent/Christmas
PARISH NEWS
Parish Office Schedule for the Holidays
Dec. 23-25
Dec. 26/27
Dec. 28/29
Dec. 30/31
Closed
8:00-4:00 PM
Open for Masses
8:00-4:00 PM
Jan. 1
Jan 2/3
Jan. 4/5
Closed
8:00–4:00 PM
Open for Masses
Give the Gift of a Catholic Education:. For Years to Come!
By making a donation to the SGONEI (Scholarship Granting Organization of
Northeast Indiana) before December 31, 2013, you will be eligible for a 100%
federal tax deduction and 50% state tax credit off your 2013 taxes. Your donation
will go directly to support a Queen of Peace student receiving a SGO Scholarship
this year, which will in turn qualify them for the Indiana School Choice Voucher for
each year going forwardP through grade 12. This could amount to nearly
$60,000 in tuition aid for one of our students to continue their Catholic education.
Pick up the donation form at the Parish Office if you are interested in this wonderful
opportunity to support Catholic education for our parish families.
Liturgical Bits & Bytes
GAUDETE SUNDAY: Today is "Gaudete Sunday" or "Rejoice Sunday." Why?
What is all the rejoicing about? More than two hundred years ago a man named
Isaac Watts wrote the words to a Christmas carol which, no doubt, you have
heard every Christmas since you were born. The first verse reads:
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare him room
And heaven and nature sing.
Do you every wonder if that is really true? Is there joy in the world because
Jesus was born? Yes! There is joy and happiness, celebration and song,
excitement and honest-to-goodness merriment. There is hardly a nook or a
cranny, hardly a country on the entire earth that doesn't have at least some
Christian people who join in celebrating Jesus' birth. Almost as though the
Liturgy can't wait to celebrate the presence of the Savior, the Word of God today
tells us to rejoice. How will you put that word into practice as we enter this
second half of the Advent season?
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Dec. 29
Dec. 31
Jan. 1
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Vespers
Lessons & Carols
Vespers
Decorate Church
Children’s Play
Vigil, Christmas
Lessons & Carols
Midnight Mass
Christmas Mass
Christmas Mass
Vespers
Vigil, M other of God
M ary, M other of God
Epiphany Concert
Drawing
Winner
12/10/13
Carol Cone
$75
Congratulations!
Bulletin
“Sponsor of the Week”
Please Patronize Our Sponsors… They help
make this bulletin possible. Let them know
you heard about them here
BUBB FUNERAL CHAPEL
Michael Tirotta—Owner, Director
Directors Ron Ginter, Grant Ginter, Mark
Warner, Darin Hanley, Frank Gorny
3910 N Main St.
574-255-3126
[email protected]
Third Sunday of Advent
pg. 3
PARISH NEWS (cont)
Antioch High School Ministry
Upcoming Events
Sunday, December 15th, 4:00PM: Lessons & Carols at St.
Bavo Parish. All family and friends are welcome to attend
this beautiful service to help prepare for the Christmas season! 7:00 PM: Youth Mass at St. Bavo Parish with pizza
and soda following in the school cafeteria.
Tuesday, December 17th: Daughters of the Queen girls
group meeting at Queen of Peace at 7 PM. Open to all
high school girls. Join us this month as we hang out and
bake Christmas cookies for parishioners who are in nursing homes and homebound.
NO Adoration or Antioch, December 21-22 or 28-29 have a
blessed Christmas break and a Happy New Year!
Look us up on Facebook under "Antioch-Mishawaka". Questions? Call or email Nate & Christa Krakowski, Directors of
Youth Ministry-Nate: 574-292-1190 Christa 574-3607409 or [email protected]
Brass & String Ensembles at Christmas
Please prayerfully consider a donation in honor of a loved
one to fully or partially underwrite the cost of brass or string
instruments at our upcoming Christmas Eve or Midnight
Masses. It is a welcome enhancement to these special
liturgies, lending them an extra degree of solemnity and
celebration. Contact Brad Todorovich or the parish office
for details!
The Giving Tree
Sponsored by our Jubilee Society
Take an ornament from the annual Giving Tree
and help the Women’s Care Center. Purchased
items should be placed un-wrapped in the tote
under the tree by January 5. Thank you in
advance for your support of this worthwhile cause.
TRIVIA NIGHT
The DATE has changed, but the FUN
will remain the same!
Due to some minor complications, we have canceled the
New Year’s Trivia Night and moved it to Saturday, Feb. 8!
This will be a “bigger and better” version of our Valentine’s
Trivia Night with door prizes, photo booth, AND we will still
have Fireworks after the game along with a bonfire! Start
getting your team together NOW. Tables will fill up fast!
We need your help! In order to offer childcare for this event,
volunteers are neededP. Looking for teens and adults who
want to help with the games, movies, popcorn and pizza for
the kids and enjoy the bonfire and fireworks afterwards. Call
the Parish Office at 255-9674 if you are interested. Do you
love Trivia? Want to be more involved with the planning
and execution of Trivia Night? We are looking for you! Call
or email Ann-Marie Kankel at 255-0392 or
[email protected] and join this committee.
December 15, 2013
Advent Lessons and Carols
On Friday, December 20 after the 8:15 AM Mass, our
school children will present a program of Advent Lessons
and Carols in the church. Students in grades K-5 will sing
seasonal music, and middle school students will read appropriate Scripture passages. All are welcome! Please
join us for a reflection on the mysteries of Advent as we
wait in joyful hope for Christ’s birth!
Help us Decorate the Church
Please join us on Monday, December 23 at 10:00 AM to
prepare the Church for Christmas. Many hands make light
the work, so all are welcome. Please contact Patti
Pennington if you have questions at 309-5732.
We welcome the following families who joined Queen of
Peace during the month of November:
Ian & Chelsee Ehrhardt
John & Dee Ehrhardt
John Goetz
Jozef Huk
Aloisio Tavsinga
Robert and Helena Williams
We are extremely thankful for your
support of this weekend's NonPerishable Food Collection. It is
through your generosity that our QOP
Conference is able to reach out to the
less fortunate in these challenging
times. We deeply appreciate your commitment to our ministry of service to
those in need. May this Advent Season be filled with
peace, love and hope.
We wish to express our thanks also to all who donated to the SVdP Blanket Drive sponsored be our QOP
Preschoolers and to our "Adopt A Family" Program. God
bless you and your families for all you do!
Christmas Holiday Food Baskets will be available on
Friday, December 20,2013. Please contact the Parish Office at 255-9674 if your family or a family you know of ,
could benefit from receiving one of these baskets. Also
inform the Parish Office if other assistance from our QOP
Conference is needed.
Anyone missing our Food/Hygiene Collections can
place their donations anytime in the SVdP marked wooden
bin in the West entryway of the Church. With the month of
December having 5 Sundays, we will sponsor a Hygiene
Collection the weekend of December 28 & 29. Thank you
in advance for your support.
You are being enriched in every way for all
generosity, which through us produces
thanksgiving to God. (2 Corinthians 11)
Third Sunday of Advent
pg. 4
December 15, 2013
Women’s Faith & Fellowship
SCHOOL NEWS
“Courageous Love: A Bible Study on Holiness for Women”
We will be meeting again in January to read together and discuss this book
“Courageous Love” which has study questions & space to write in, so each member will need a book. If you are interested, the cost of the book is just $10 and
will be ordered by the Parish Office. We just need to know how many books to
order, so please email or call Rebecca by Monday, December 16 at [email protected] or 574-532-2598.
2014 Calendars
Please help yourself to the 2014 calendars in the gathering space today. They
have been donated generously by several of our area funeral chapels.
Jubilee Society
Candy and Nut Sale
Dec. 21 & 22
Homemade Caramel Corn
Delicious nuts and chocolates from
the South Bend Chocolate Factory
Make great gifts!
Although everyone knows that Fr.
Dan was moved to St. Vincent’s in
Fort Wayne, here is the address for
those wishing to send a
Christmas card:
St. Vincent de Paul
1502 East Wallen Rd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46825-2850
Frassati's Friends
Join us for Vespers every Sunday in December
at 5 PM in the church. It is a peaceful and
wonderful way to start your week and prepare
your heart for Christmas.
We hope you see you there.
AROUND TOWN
The 3rd Annual
Elkhart County Rally and March for Life
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Lerner Theater @ Noon
The program will include Chuck Freeby, MC, and keynote speaker Angela
Minter. Angela is Founder and Executive Director of Sisters for Life, Louisville,
KY. See www.elkhart4life.org for more information. Silent No More witness testimonies have been especially moving and powerful. Families and youth groups
are invited.
Day of Reflection
You are invited to attend a Day of
Reflection at Our Lady of Angels
Convent, Mishawaka (across from
Marian High School ) on Wednesday, December 18, from 9:30 a.m.
until 2:30 p.m. The theme for the
day is “The Treasure of Advent.” Please bring your bible. The
cost of the day is $20.00 and includes lunch. Please register by
12/16 by calling Sister Barbara Anne
Hallman at 259-5427.
Encore of Mary of
Nazareth Movie
The Knights of Columbus Council
#1043 will sponsor a special encore
presentation of Mary of Nazareth for
the Christmas season. The movie will
be shown at the newly-restored and
historic Lerner Theatre in downtown
Elkhart on December 19th at 6:30
p.m. Tickets are available through the
Lerner website www.thelerner.com, or
www.kofc1043.org, or at the Lerner
Theatre box office. For details contact
The K of C #1043 at (574) 293-0342
Advent Activities: There are many
wonderful opportunities for service at
this time of year as part of our Mini
Vinnie and Young Vincentian Program at Queen of Peace Catholic
School. Our students are supporting
the Adopt a Family Christmas Program of St. Vincent de Paul in many
ways.
1. Our eighth grade students made
beautiful Advent Wreaths that
were sold last weekend after
Mass. The profits from this sale
will support the purchase of toys
for the 50 children we adopted
as a parish/school family.
2. Proceeds from two recent Spirit
Days ($448.62) will also support
the gift purchases.
3. Students are making handmade
gifts for each family (tree ornaments, fleece scarves and blankets) as well as shopping and
wrapping the gifts. The adults
from our Queen of Peace St.
Vincent de Paul program will deliver these gifts along with a holiday food basket to the 20 families of these children on Friday,
December 20th. Please be as
generous as you can with food
donations for our December
Food Drive.
4. Our preschool students collected
blankets for the annual St. Vincent de Paul blanket drive.
We are very proud of our young people as our youngest members of our
parish community for their selfless
acts of service this Christmas season!
D.A.R.E. Graduation: Students in
the 5th grade will celebrate their successful completion of the Mishawaka
Police Department’s D.A.R.E. program with a commencement ceremony on December 18th at 1:00 pm.
Please plan on joining the new
Mayor Wood and Lt. Williams as they
congratulate our 5th grade students
on this accomplishment.
Dress Code: Shoes – Students
must wear either plain black or
brown dress shoes, unless it is either
a gym day or a designated Spirit
Day. This includes Ugg boots. This
type of boot may be worn, as long as
the pants cover the boots. The pants
cannot be tucked into the boots.
They may, however, be worn that
way on designated Spirit Days.
Third Sunday of Advent
pg. 5
December 15, 2013
THE WEEK AHEAD
STAFF CONTACT
PASTOR
Fr. John Eze
574.255.9674 x128
[email protected]
PARISH BUSINESS OFFICE
Parish Administrator
Laurie Haverty
574.255.9674 x124
[email protected]
Account Manager/Bulletin
Susan Johnson
574.255.9674 x126
[email protected]
Facility Manager
Mike Nate
574-536-5370 cell
[email protected]
Peacefest/Technology Coordinator
Mike Portolese
574-532-5965 cell
[email protected]
OFFICE OF LITURGY & CATECHESIS
RCIA/Religious Education
Carol Cone
574.255.9674 x119
[email protected]
Director of Music & Liturgy
Brad Todorovich
574-255-9674 x132
[email protected]
MON-FRI 7:00 AM ADORATION
8:15 AM DAILY MASS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16
8:15 AM Mary’s Blue Brigade
5:00 PM Puma Pride Band, Rm 21
7:00 PM Men’s CRHP Book, Rm 15
T UESDAY, DECEMBER 17
9:00 AM Prayer & Share, Library
9:00 AM School Penance Service
6:00 PM Cub Scout Pack Mtg., Gym
6:30 PM School Board
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18
7:00 PM AGAPE Youth Group
7:00 PM Sisters Book Club, Rm 21
T HURSDAY, DECEMBER 19
3:00 PM Youth Choir, Rm 21
4:15 PM Christmas Eve Choir
7:00 PM RCIA, Rm 15
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20
8:15 AM School Mass
9:00 AM Advent Lessons & Carols
SCHOOL OFFICE
Principal
Tina Dover
574-255-0392 x130
[email protected]
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21
9:30 AM Christmas Play Practice
3:30-5:00 PM Adoration/Confessions
5:30 PM Vigil Mass
Asst. to Principal/Religion Teacher
Ann-Marie Kankel
574-255-0392 x116
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant
Nancy Schleer
574-255-0392 x131
[email protected]
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22
7:30, 9:30, 11:45 AM Masses
10:45-12:15 Weekly PREP
5:00 PM Vespers
6:00 PM CRHP Women, Commons
MINISTRY SCHEDULE: 12/21 & 22
5:30PM
7:30 AM
9:30 AM
11:45 AM
M Worns*
K Rallo*
M Buck
D Manzuk
J Reynolds
J Gish
J Eagers
T Ross*
J Ross*
J Grecco
B Gallagher
T Martin
C O’Neil*
M O’Neil
K Arterbery
M Portolese
M Decker
J Gargac
T Stemes
S Howland*
M Brassell*
G Martin
E Bradley
M DeKever
L Leap
L Dorbin
Lector
F Stump
J Hums
L O’Neil
D Berglund
M Portolese
T McGuin
S Holderbaum P Meeks
Ushers
R Gervais
D Okrzesik
D Trimboli
J Harker
J Mitchell
C O’Neil
P Wolf
H Goldstrom
C Meuninck
B Monhaut
R Smith
A Chartrand
L Kulczar
G Martin
J Darr
J Martin
M Dennison
J Tordi
J Tordi
C Jones
A Leap
L Sete
J Hums
T Martin
J Niezpod
Extraordinary
Ministers
Of
Holy
Communion
Altar Servers L Evans
M Evans
A Evans
Rosary
K Reynolds
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY, DEC. 16 – ADVENT WEEKDAY
8:15AM Intentions of Bill Monhaut
- Ann Monhaut
T UESDAY, DEC. 17 – ADVENT WEEKDAY
8:15AM Intentions of Joe Monhaut
- Ann Monhaut
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18 – ADVENT WEEKDAY
8:15 AM Elizabeth Riland
- John Hedrick
T HURSDAY, DEC. 19- ADVENT WEEKDAY
8:15 AM Rae Anthony
- Emily Cichowicz
FRIDAY, DEC. 20 - ADVENT WEEKDAY
8:15 AM Intentions of Tom &
Sheila Nate
- Bonnie Ornat Family
SATURDAY, DEC. 21 - VIGIL, 4TH SUNDAY
OF ADVENT
5:30 PM Patricia Aranowski
- Joseph & Victoria Pietrucha
SUNDAY, DEC. 22 – 4TH SUNDAY OF
ADVENT
7:30AM Frank Firtl
- Chip & Linda O’Neil
9:30 AM Parish Community
11:45AM Mamie Markiewicz
-Joe & Mary Ann DeKever
DIRECTORY
ART/ENVIRONMENT ....................................... Patti Pennington 309-5732
ADULT BIBLE STUDY ............................................. Dale Seely 674-6787
AGAPE YOUTH MINISTRY .............................. Liz Pfunder 508-450-6121
ALTAR SERVERS .................................................. Vic Kasznia 255-1158
ANTIOCH YOUTH MINISTRY(HS) ...... Nate & Christa Krakowski 292-1190
BAZAAR: .................... Melanie Brassell 675-9532 Pat Huemmer 258-6083
EMAIL ........................................................ [email protected]
BUILDING AND GROUNDS: ...................................... Mike Nate 536-5370
BUSY WIDOW’S GROUP: ..................................... Delores Bock 259-4356
COMFORT MEALS ................................ Marianne Rodtsbrooks 679-4238
CRHP Women’s Co-Spiritual ...............................Georgia Boling 674-8109
EMAIL ........................................................... [email protected]
CRHP Men’s Co-Spiritual ................................... Hank Gettinger 248-0263
EMAIL ..........................................................wgettinger@gmail.com
ELIZABETH MINISTRY: ................................ Melissa Rosswurm 255-1735
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS/LECTORS:............. Brad Todorovich 255-9674
FUNERAL LUNCHEONS: ...................................... Parish Office 255-9674
JUBILEE SOCIETY: .............................................. Patti Grenert 254-0958
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: ............................................ Ed Gill 261-0992
PRAYER LINE:....................................... Pat Feehly 252-0101 or 621-0666
EMAIL.................................................... [email protected]
RESPECT LIFE ................................................... Joe DeKever 255-2708
ROSARY LEADERS: ............................................. Linda O’Neil 250-3688
ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY: ............................. Bob Kania 259-0817
USHERS:........................................................ Brad Todorovich 255-9674
WHAT’S COOKING: ............................................... Linda Zeese 255-9674
WOMEN’S CARE CENTER: ............................... Judy McLochlin 259-4325