PreciousBlood of Christ
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PreciousBlood of Christ
Preciou reciouss B loo lood d ofC hrist CATHOLIC CHURCH 1633 Waverly Road, Pawleys Island, SC 29585 Phone (843) 237-3428 FAX: (843) 237-2293 e-mail: [email protected] website: pbocchurch.com We are a Stewardship Parish! Called by God to use our Time, Talent & Treasure To serve God and his children REV. PATRICK J. STENSON, MSC ADMINISTRATOR THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY & JOSEPH DECEMBER 27, 2015 PARISH STAFF Ellen Sullivan Parish Coordinator Patty Guazzo Parish Secretary Michael King Parish Bookkeeper Maureen Arneman Director of Religious Education Elizabeth Ziegler Director of Youth Ministry Rocky Gray Events Coordinator WORSHIP SCHEDULE SUNDAY OBLIGATION: Saturday: ............................................. 5:00 PM Sunday: ........................... 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM DAILY MASS: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday: (also Thursdays and Saturdays November thru Pentecost) .......................................... 8:30 AM FIRST SATURDAY: ................................................... 8:30 AM RECONCILIATION: Saturday: .............. 4:00 PM or by appointment. HOLYDAY OF OBLIGATION: Vigil: .................................................... 6:00 PM Holyday: ............................ 8:30 AM & 6:00 PM ROSARY: Weekdays: ........................7:55 AM - In Chapel MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: Wednesdays .................................... after Mass ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: First Friday: .........................9:00 AM - 6:00 PM WELCOME to Precious Blood of Christ Parish. We are happy you decided to worship with us. If you are visiting just for today, we pray that God will be with you on your journey. If you are seeking a church home, we would be happy to welcome you into our parish community. If you are interested in joining our parish family, please call the office at 237-3428. F EAST OF THE H OLY F AMILY This time of year, many families come together to celebrate. It is also a time when we remember parents, spouses, children and loved ones who have died and feel their loss in a special way. The Church invites us to reflect on our families and to seek in the family life of Jesus, as well as in his teaching and example, inspiration and encouragement as we try to renew and deepen our life together. The Church sees the family as the basic cell of society and as “little churches.” In the family we grow in the faith and love of God and in love for each other. All human beings are called to form a single family of God. The Church, for its part, is made up of those who know themselves to be members of that family because of their relationship to Jesus. For such an ideal to become real for us, we need to experience it in our parishes and in small communities. We need, above all, to experience it in our own individual families. The Church as a family comes alive to the extent that our families themselves become domestic churches. If Christ lives in us, then we can be sure that he also lives in our family. It is up to us to make him visible in the way that we treat one another. A New Year On New Year’s Day the Church places Mary before us because of her faith. Like us, she needed faith to journey into the unknown. Mary’s faith can inspire us in the faith we need for our journey into the unknown, and her prayers will support us on the way. The Church challenges us to make our won the words of Mary: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” These words will give a deeper meaning to our lives, when we not only say what Mary said but do what she did—allow Christ to be born in us. Then we truly rejoice in the Lord and have true joy and peace. On this New Year’s Day we can make our own the words of an English writer from the first decade of the twentieth century: “And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.’ And he replied, “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than a light and safer than a known way.’” (Louise Haskins - God Knows, 1908) MARY, MOTHER OF GOD Holyday of Obligation Mass Schedule: December 31 - 6:00 PM Vigil January 1 - 10:30 AM SACRAMENTS COMMUNION IN HOME OR HOSPITAL: For ill or chronically confined, call the parish office, or Anne Hunt, 843-237-0401 ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Call the office at first sign of serious illness. BAPTISM: Contact Matt & Catherine Eirvin at 843-833-4115 before the child is born. Preparation class is required. MARRIAGE: Contact pastor six months before wedding. Marriage preparation and Engaged Encounter is required. PARISH COMMITTEE HEADS Parish Pastoral Council: Fr. Pat Stenson Bi-monthly, Second Monday, 5:30 PM, October-June Finance Council: Bob Reinke Catholics Coming Home (Inactive Catholics): Mary Rana - 843-359-9029 Choir Director: Renée Faiella Rehearsal Tuesday, 4:45 PM, September-May Youth Choir: Renée Faiella, 3:45 PM, September-May Columbarium: John Moyik - 843-237-3428 Education: Maureen Arneman Religious Education Classes for Youth, Sundays, September-May Pre-K through 8th Grades: 9:10—10:15 AM Junior Youth: Grades 7-8, 9:10—10:15 AM; Wednesdays 5:00—6:05 PM Senior Youth: Grades 9-12, 3:00—5:00 PM RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults): Mary Posek - Sundays 9:00 AM Evangelization: Matthew Eirvin - 843-344-3356 Fellowship: Victor & Aixa Diaz Bereavement Group: Lisa Phelan & Harrison Grey. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 9:15 AM Outreach: Dawn Carey, Carolyn Wesolowski Third Monday, 12:00 PM Ecumenism: Deacon Steve Olenchock - 843-314-9333 Elder Issues: Eloise Temple Men’s Prayer Group: Jim Lampe, Tuesdays 7:00 PM in Chapel; Neil Fico, Fridays 6:45 AM in Founders Hall Prayer & Worship: Laura Tate 4th Monday, 11:30 AM, September-May Respect Life: Len Vercellotti Safe Environment Coordinator: Karyn Coyne Small Christian Communities: Elva Horlings , 2nd Thursday, 7:00 PM Stewardship: (Open) First Thursday, 3:30 PM ORGANIZATIONS Women’s Club: Joan Brown, President First Thursday, 11:00 AM, September-June Knights of Columbus: Bill Sturgeon, Grand Knight Council Business, First Thursday, 7:00 PM Council Social, Third Thursday, 7:00 PM Cursillo: Sabrina Lampe Ultreya - First Monday, 7:00 PM Birthright of Georgetown: 546-0833 Habitat for Humanity: Rocky Gray Diocesan Office of Child Protection Services: 843-853-2130, extension 209 Diocesan Victim Assistance: 1(800) 921-8122 PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Weekdays 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Closed Thursday afternoons from 12:00 to 4:30 PM To all who have helped make this past year such a blessing for all of us … To all who have served in all our committees, organizations and in all our activities... To those who have given generously of their time, talent and treasure, to make Precious Blood of Christ the vibrant, hopeful, & active community it is today. Thank you & God bless you during 2016. HOW ARE WE DOING? Collections for the 3rd weekend in December, 2015 will be reported next week due to early bulletin publication deadline for the holidays. NOVEMBER Church Expenses: November 2015 Expenses November 2015 Income $86,149.70 $71,271.93 ($14,877.77) November 2015 Expenses November 2015 Income $13,956.93 $16,092.12 Net Shortfall Parish Debt: Net Surplus $2,135.19 REMEMBRANCE SPONSORSHIPS 2015/2016 Parishioners, would you like to sponsor an item for Precious Blood of Christ? You could remember a loved one, honor your family or a family member. Yearly sponsor: Candles - $2,000 Altar Flowers - $3,700 (Parish Portion) Miscellany - $5,200 Sunday Missals - $5,000 Partial and half- year sponsorships available Please call Ellen at the parish office 843-237-3428, ext. 4. Current Electronic Donors: 169 Electronic signup: http://www.pbocchurch.com click on “Online Giving” MASS ATTENDANCE: 3rd weekend in December will be reported next week. LEAVE YOUR CHECKBOOK AT HOME. GIVE ELECTRONICALLY INSTEAD! Electronic Giving is a convenient and secure way to provide consistent financial support to our parish. Donations can be made by checking, savings, credit card or debit card. We would love for you to get started! Go to www.pbocchurch.com and click on our ONLINE GIVING link. It’s that simple! PENNIES FROM HEAVEN — Please deposit your loose change in the canisters at the front entrances of the Church and Chapel. (Sponsored by the Women’s Club.) PBOC GIFT CARDS Need a special gift ? All-occasion PBOC gift cards are available to send to your family and friends notifying them that you are giving a donation in their honor for a dinner to a needy family in our community through Outreach Ministries or Father Pat’s Lunch Kitchen; or contributions to the Columbarium Fund, Outreach Ministries or the Building Fund. Each card costs $10. They come with envelopes suitable for mailing, and can be purchased at the church office. Give a gift that keeps on giving! PARISH REP NEEDED FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY We are in need of someone who can fill the voluntary position as representative from our parish for Habitat for Humanity. You would be the contact point between PBOC and Habitat for Humanity of Georgetown County and help with relaying information regarding special events, current needs, & volunteer opportunities to The PBOC Outreach committee. You would also serve on Habitat church relations committee. If interested please contact Ellen Sullivan in the Parish Office. THE CATHOLIC MISCELLANY - If you are a registered parishioner & don’t currently receive our Diocesan publication of the awarding-winning Miscellany, please let the office know and we will be glad to send you this monthly publication. OUTREACH BASKERVILL ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY Reminder to parishioners that PBOC contributes spaghetti and sauce to this local food bank. Please leave donations in the marked basket in the narthex. Please consider buying canned/plastic bottles for sauce to assist with less breakage. Thank you for your contributions and prayers to this service. FR. PAT’S LUNCH KITCHEN 3RD W EEK OF DECEMBER: On Wednesday we served 137 people Turkey with Brown Gravy, chicken Breast with Cranberry Oriental Glaze, Sweet & White Mashed Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Rolls/Butter, Assorted Desserts and Lemon-flavored Tea. On Thursday we served 112 people chili Dogs on Roll, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Richard’s Baked Beans, Assorted Desserts, and Sweet Tea. Saturday breakfast will be reported next week due to an early publication deadline for the holidays. KITCHEN VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE*: Wednesday, December 30: Kitchen closed Thursday, December 31: Kitchen closed (New Year’s Eve) Saturday, January 2: Kitchen closed We thank everyone who helps to make these meals a pleasure for all who come, and everyone who donates food. Father Pat’s Lunch Kitchen: Lunch: 11:30-1:30 Wednesday/Thursday Breakfast: Saturdays 9:00-11:00 AM BULLETIN ON THE WEB 8th ANNUAL AUCTION - Save the date! Thursday, The bulletin is available on our website under a single link: “Current Bulletin & Fr. Pat’s Message”. EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINE: Due to the Christmas publication schedule, the deadline for articles for the January 3 rd bulletin is Monday, December 21st 10:00 AM. January 21, 2016. Please save those gifts you cannot use, household and decorative items, games, toys, etc. All items must be in great condition. Your donated item will be bid on, and the evening's proceeds will be donated to Tidelands Community Hospice. Guaranteed bargains - watch for more details in the coming weeks. HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS: FASHION SHOW - Tickets for the March 12th Fashion Monday, Dec. 28: Thursday, Dec. 31: Friday, Jan. 1: Monday, Jan. 4: Closed Closed Noon—4:30 PM Closed Closed CALENDARS FOR 2016 - There was a delay in shipping the calendars. They are expected to be in church this weekend. 2016 PARISH PICTORIAL DIRECTORIES Show Luncheon at Pawleys Plantation will be on sale at the January 7th general meeting. Tickets are $40. YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS CONFIRMATION CLASS: Merry Christmas! Classes will resume on January 10th! Check the Parish Website for December calendar and updates. Last chance for photos! January 6 thru 9 are the last dates for photos. You can sign up on our parish website: www.pbocchurch.com. If you are not available these dates, but want your photo in the directory, call the parish office. If you need assistance getting your photo session scheduled or re-scheduled, contact Jessica Dezendorf at 843 -235-3797. Participating families will get a FREE directory and an 8 x 10 photo. (Note: you will not get a directory if you are not a participant.) We need some help with reception during photo shoots….please call Patty Chiappetta at 843-235-2020. U.S. ARMY CHORUS will be coming to Precious Blood on January 15, 2016 for a Friday night concert at 6:00 PM ! Members of the Chorus will perform a winter concert for us! Mark your calendars! ►The Knights of Columbus will have a “Dinner before the Concert.” See info on the events sheet. WOMEN’S CLUB Members of the Confirmation class recently attended the Theology of the Body retreat that was based on The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit and Virtues and Vices, pictured with Elizabeth Ziegler, Tara & Tim Joseph and Russ Bodie. SENIOR HIGH YOUTH GROUP: Merry Christmas! Youth Group will resume on January 10th! Check the Parish Website for updates and postings. “Women Making A Difference” LECTURE SERIES - starts again Monday, January 11th at 7:00 PM in the PLC Fellowship Hall. Bring your dancing shoes! Featured speaker is Allan Guazzo, President of the South Strand Shag Club. Allan will share a brief history of the Carolina Shag, South Carolina’s State Dance, and then teach us the basic steps. Assisted by his wife, Patty, we’ll be shagging the time away! Come join us! Everyone is invited. DAY OF PRAYER - We have invited a very special lady to join us on our Spiritual Journey on Tuesday, February 9. Rev. Beth Sprinkle, deacon at All Saints will speak to us. Beth is passionate about the Word of God and its power to change lives for God’s glory. Her desire is for all people to be intentional about entering into a lifelong discipleship process under the Lordship of Jesus Christ within the body of Christ. She currently leads Women in the Word, a weekly community Bible study. She is a truly a gifted and inspiring homilist. Open to all men and women, to reserve your spot, send $10 to Ellen Thoennes, 126 Black Duck Rd., Pawleys Island, SC 29585. And reserve now, space is limited. ATTRACTION BOOKS - Council 11028 is selling 2016 Grand Strand Attraction books which contain over 500 money-saving coupons for local restaurants and stores. Books are $20 each. Proceeds benefit K of C charities. To purchase a book, contact Allan Guazzo 843-357-9699. CONGRATULATIONS - Council 11028 congratulates the December honorees… Knight of the Month: Derek Owsinski Family of the Month: Leonard & Emma Washington Youth of the Month: Henry Danysh Thank you for all you do for the Council, parish & community. ATTENTION PARISHIONERS: Free wheelchairs & walkers are now available from Knights of Columbus loan closet. Do you have a wheelchair you would like to donate to our closet? Call Rocky Gray @ 843-235-6392. The Gift Shop: Located at the Church. Open after all weekend Masses & Wednesdays 9:15-10:00 AM Vonne Pannucci: 843-235-0455, [email protected]. PBOC GIFT SHOP NEWS - Many of our Gift Shop staples sold out over the holidays. Some of what we will be re-ordering after the first of the year will include pet medals, rosary cases, wall crucifixes, “Bless you” tissues, fireside Bibles, children’s board books, devotional jewelry as well as devotional items for the upcoming Year of Divine Mercy (which began Dec 8th until November 16th, 2016.). In addition we will be adding other items to our shelves so do stop in to see what’s new. Please contact Vonne ([email protected]), 235-0455) if you have any special requests. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY Prayer shawls are available at the parish office for anyone who is in need of prayers and comfort. Any questions, call Roberta Clover 843-235-9133. ROSARY MAKERS - Come join us on the second Thursday of every month at the Parish Life Center, 9:30 to 11:30 AM, to assemble kits for our makers, send out to others, and have a nice social time. No cost to you! Hoping to hear from you all. Please call Helen at 843-235-2639. RESPECT LIFE ABORTION NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT - Your action is needed to urge Congress to protect the rights of conscientious objectors to abortion, sterilization, and contraception. Real protection is possible, but Congress needs to hear from you today... The Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA) provides conscientious objectors a means for protecting their conscience rights through legal action. Contact your members of Congress to support ANDA. Immediate action is necessary. Right now, Catholic schools and institutions are being forced to cover abortion—even late-term abortion—in their health plans. Right now, Catholic health professionals are being coerced into participation in abortion, sterilization, and contraception in violation of federal law. Contact your elected representatives today and ask them to support ANDA. Thank you for doing your part to protect conscience rights and to build a Culture of Life. - Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus PRAYER & WORSHIP PRAYER FOR JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY - Pope Francis has declared a Holy Year of Mercy that began on December 8, 2015 and will end on November 20, 2016. If you would like a copy of “The Official Prayer for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy” they are available on the table in the church narthex. GREETER VOLUNTEERS - We still need a few more people, especially for 8:00 Masses. We also need subs to fill in for our Greeters. If interested, please contact Marcia Olenchock (843) 314-9333 or email: [email protected]. USHERS NEEDED! Ushers are needed for all Masses. Training is provided. If interested, please contact Debbie Barrett, 843-215-6463 or email: [email protected]. CHOIR NOTES... With our new season of Adult and Youth Choirs beginning, we'd like to enhance our Liturgies even more and are the lookout for more voices and to add musicians. To sing with either of our choirs you do not need to read music - just have a love of singing praise to our Lord. We welcome any instrumentalists to join us, also. Please contact Renée Faiella at (843) 485-3515 or [email protected] if you'd be willing and able to share your talents with us. COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND - Let us know if your loved one is confined to home, in the hospital or recovering from surgery and now home. (Hospitals will not give out patient information, so we have no way of knowing your needs.) Our ministry is to unite the sick and recovering followers of Christ with the Body of Christ, they are not ALONE. Please call the parish office at 843-237-3428, or our coordinator Anne Hunt at 843-237-0401. ADULT EDUCATION INSPIRATIONAL CATHOLIC CDS, BOOKS, & BROCHURES On the way into church, you will see a stand offering different CDs, books, and different brochures. These feature some of the most inspiring Catholic speakers -- bishops, priests, deacons and eminent Catholic lay men and women. The CDs and brochures will be available after every Mass. When these are gone, a new set with different titles and speakers will be ordered. We encourage you to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity... for yourselves and to share with others…friends and family members, Godchildren, college students… We ask for a donation of $3.00 per CD and $.50 per pamphlet so that we may continue this program. Also, books are just $5. Won’t you reach out and help bring someone home? FELLOWSHIP BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP is intended for any person who has suffered the death of a loved one. The group meets the first and third Tuesday of every month at 9:15 AM in the Parish Life Center, with facilitators Lisa Phelan, LMSW, and Harrison Grey, PhD, Bereavement Coordinator. The next meetings will be on January 5th & 19th. For more info please contact Lisa Phelan at 843-546-3410 or 843-318-1264. Small Christian Communities PRAYER CORNER Pray with us… New Year Prayer Remember us O God, from age to age be our comforter. You have given us the wonder of time, blessing in days and nights, seasons and years. Bless your children at the turning of the year and fill the months ahead with the bright hope that is ours in the coming of Christ. You are our God, living and reigning forever. Amen. Saturday, December 26 8:30 AM Gary Sedlack 5:00 PM The People of the Parish Sunday, December 27 8:00 AM Thomas Klein 10:30 AM Fr. Phil Grant Monday, December 28 8:30 AM Elwyn Kitchen Tuesday, December 29 8:30 AM Cabiria Morea & Elizabeth Walsh Wednesday, December 30 8:30 AM Kenneth & Joseph Schneider Thursday, December 31 8:30 AM William Boone 6:00 PM Vigil Spec. Intent. Thoennes & Powers Families Friday, January 1 - Mary, Mother of God 10:30 AM Sophia Giambruno Saturday, January 2 8:30 AM Spiritual Bouquet for Fr. David Nixon 5:00 PM The People of the Parish Sunday, January 3 8:00 AM Nancy Torbik 10:30 AM William J. McGrath, Sr. Sunday, December 27 No Religious Ed 1:00 - 4:00 PM Carmelite Group - Founders Monday, December 28 1:00 - 4:00 PM Mah Jongg/Hand & Foot Group - PLC Rm. 2 Tuesday, December 29 1:00 - 4:00 PM Card Group - PLC Rm. 2 Wednesday, December 30 9:20 - 11:30 AM K of C Discussion Group - PLC Rm. 3 Thursday, December 31 Parish Office Closes at Noon Friday, January 1 Parish Office Closed Happy New Year! EUCHARISTIC ADORATION SOCIETY The 2016 FLOWER INTENTION CALENDAR is posted in the hall by the literature rack in the church. There are four intentions each week. Please fill in for whom and from on the calendar. Your donation of $25 for each intention can be placed in the flower envelope located to the right of the calendar. Please drop your envelope in the collection basket or turn in at the office. To sign up for an hour of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on First Fridays, please call Jack Seibert at 237-9785. CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY Parishioners are welcome to sing/pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3:00 PM during First Friday Adoration. For more information, contact Betty Roy at 237-9298. SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS Readings for the Week of December 27, 2015 Sunday The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28; Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 or Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17; Lk 2:41-52 Monday The Holy Innocents, Martyrs 1 Jn 1:5—2:2; Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8; Mt 2:13-18 Tuesday Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Wednesday 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-8a, 8b-9, 10; Lk 2:36-40 Thursday Saint Sylvester I, Pope 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-12, 13; Jn 1:1-18 Friday Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Saturday Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen Bishops and Doctors of the Church 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Jn 1:19-28 Sunday The Epiphany of the Lord Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 December 28—January 3 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: Christopher Attias, Bryan Krask, Veronica Smith, Bill Turner, Alexis Bencivengo, James Collins, Benjamin Goodman, Mary Catherine Loftus, Gloria Starrick, Jo Walker, Dave Brunson, Michael Desh, Lynn Friebel, Katherine Harris, Ronald Johnston, Jim Mutchler, John Pringle, Myrna Salerno, Eric Schwartzkopf, Simon Bula, Ginger Caramico, Susan Endl, Bill Otis Jr., Ellen Thoennes, Pauline Ward, Susan Aiesi, George Griffith, Holly Steurer. To: Sharon & Paul Malone, Yvonne & Stan Rocke, Aixa & Victor Diaz, Veronica & Frank Smith, Joyce & John Graham, Shannon & Michael Barnaby. Help us with our Parish Broadcast eMail System. Please go to the parish website to update or add your email address. http://pbocchurch.com click on Registration, then update