Bulletin - St. Elizabeth Catholic University Parish

SAINT ELIZABETH December 21, 2014 www.stelizabethlubbock.com
Frankie Wise, Ford Canale, Patricia Morris, Larry Beseda Sr., Victor Jimenez,
Alessandra Mazzamuto, Madeline Mazzamuto, Helen Albus, Brook Bragg, Taña
Block, Ema Lucero, Glenda Snyder, Marcy Demel, Maxine Allison, Janet Thiel, Eli Gonzalez,
John Shelby, Ian Worman, Cole Kitten, Bill Wallace,
Pamela White, Glen Kieth, Sally Detrixhe, Susan Worely, Evelyn Sanford, Dolores Church, Tony Satroplus,
Janis Geddies, Virginia Reynolds, Kasie Jenkins, Alice
Kerr, Diana Mole, Evan Thiel, Olga Garcia, Kaitlyn Hopper, Fernando Escobedo, Wilma & Bill Bates, Dolores
Cole, Rey Guzman, Anastacia Bocanegra, Hector Pina,
Sally Mata, Ann Duran, Stan Koetting, Bobby Boynton,
Shanna Goodman, Roy Harris, Stan Watts, Chris Perez,
Misela Daniel, Maria Gutierrez, Carol Volmer, Virginia
Alamanza, Danny Alamanza, Maurillo Orta, Jeanette
Dragisic, Gayle Smothers, Logan Woodruff, Bob
Boone, Marion Boone, Mario Feola, Lupe Avila Rodriguez, Ari Avila, Fausto Avila, Cecilia Avila, Rachel Bayless, Cloyd Marsh, Matt Hoelscher, Jon Randles, Cathy
Thomas Oster, Marcy Garcia, Sherry Grusendorf, Mark
Wossum, Eleanor Maldonado, Chris Kelley, Anastacio
Reyes, Paula Childers, Leonard Albus
PARISH NUMBERS:
Parish Office:
Parish FAX:
Parish E-mail:
762-5225 x209
741-1962
[email protected]
CCE Coordinator - Sr. Nancy S. Palanog, MSLT
224-5088
Youth Ministry Director– Chris Peters
762-5225 x210
Liturgy - Deacon Richard (Dick) McCann
762-5225 x202
Adult Bible Study - Deacon Waldo Martinez
762-5225
Campus Ministry Director - Greg Ramzinski
762-1672
Student Center
762-1672
Parish Council President - Dennis Kelley
Finance Committee Chairman - Pat Simek
Women’s Organization President Virginia Alamanza
H 797-7908
763-8911
H 765-7035
SAINT ELIZABETH December 21, 2014 www.stelizabethlubbock.com
St. Elizabeth University Parish is a Roman Catholic Christian community. We aspire to:
Saturday, December 20, 2014: 5:00 p.m. — Wilma Bates,
Health Int., by Greg & Maria Shehan
Sunday, December 21, 2014:
8:30 a.m. — The People of the Parish
11:00 a.m. — Ann Mensen-Heitkamp, RIP, by Gary & Barb
Mensen
2:00 p.m. — Msgr, James O’Connor, Special Int.
5:00 p.m. — John Saleh, RIP
Monday, December 22, 2014: 5:30 p.m. — Billy & Sylvia
Philips, RIP, by RCIA
Tuesday, December 23, 2014: 5:30 p.m. — Shanna Goodman, Special Int.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014: 5:30 p.m. — Anthony
Scioli, RIP
Thursday, December 25, 2014:
12:00 a.m.— Frank “Caldo” Vargas, RIP, by Knights of
Columbus #12803
10:00 a.m. — Ben & Mary Jane Gorham, RIP, by Nell
Whitehead
Friday, December 26, 2014: 5:30pm — Ian Worman, Special Int., by Knights of Columbus #12803
Saturday, December 27, 2014: 5:00 p.m. — Hilda Alonzo,
RIP, by Family
Sunday, December 28, 2014:
8:30 a.m. — Mary & Jerry Kuba, RIP, by Jerry & Henrietta
Decker
11:00 a.m. — The People of the Parish
2:00 p.m. — Msgr. James O’Connor, Special Int.
5:00 p.m. — Philip Cosker, Jr., RIP, by Ryan & Allison
December 14, 2014
Regular Collection
Building Fund
Children’s Collection
$ 20,655.69
$ 370.00
$ 98.84
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give glory to and serve the Lord, Our God
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profess the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist
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spread the Gospel and faith through various ministries including worship, education, service to others, fellowship, and stewardship
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foster love, knowledge and service of God
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teach the history and principles of the Roman Catholic Church
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share the Sacraments with a diverse group of individuals, families and college students
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and serve our neighbors
RACHEL’S VINEYARD- “The retreat
process helped me to lay all my brokenness at the feet of Christ. I was able to
ask Christ and my children for forgiveness.” - Testimony after a
Rachel’s Vineyard™ Retreat
Forgiveness, healing and hope are
awaiting you on a Rachel’s Vineyard™
Retreat. Join us and receive all that God
has lovingly prepared for you. Confidential contact: [email protected]
and 806-577-5912.
This years DCA assessment is
$106,397. We have received 148
pledges for $103,768, we need
$2,629 more in pledges. Thank
You for your support.
Singles Chairperson - Steve Decker
777-6061
Knights of Columbus - Stevan Perez
252-7600
Online Giving
Folk Choir Director - Marsha Tye
535-8858
Total
$ 22,114.53
Human Concerns Commission - Dominick Casadonte
834-2746
Ask
Budgeted Collection
$ 16,714.31
An
The next Baptism Class will be
January 26, 2015 in the cry room of
St. Elizabeth’s Church at 6:30 p.m.
Parents and Sponsors must be registered
members of Saint Elizabeth’s Parish to attend the class. Attendance of both parents is
required. Call Deacon McCann at 762-5225
for more information. No Baptism will be
scheduled until all paperwork (copy of birth
certificate, proof parents and sponsors have
attended baptism class) is approved by the
Pastor.
Over/Short
$ 990.00
$ 5,400.22
All Bulletin Notices must be faxed or emailed to the Parish Office no later than
12:00 p.m. Wednesday, no exceptions.
Marriage Preparation: Please contact the parish office at 762
-5225. Notification of 9 months is required. Do not finalize your
wedding plans until you have met with fr. Emiliano Zapata,
OP.
Usher
For
Help
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Reflecting on God’s Word
In today’s first reading King David is settled in his cedar palace, no upcoming
battles on the horizon, feeling quite content, glass of wine in hand, chatting with
Nathan the prophet about how good life is, when he gets this inspiration: “God
should have a house! Certainly more than that old tent we have been dragging
around. And I will build it!” Nathan approves.
But that night, God weighs in: “Tell David, ‘Thanks, but no thanks. I like the tent.’ ”
We don’t know why God said no to David. But it seems that God wanted to make
clear not only who was building God’s dwelling place but also who really was in
charge of everything. God was the kingdom builder and God chose to work with
very simple material, like a tent. But this was nothing compared to God’s decision
a millennium later, on the day when the angel Gabriel was sent to a town of Galilee called Nazareth.
God’s plan from the beginning was to take up residence among us closer than
any building could be, whether it was as magnificent as Solomon’s temple or as
humble as the simplest parish church. What God intended was to dwell with us
as one of us, taking on human flesh and blood. And in the fullness of time God
came asking if one of us would be willing. We don’t know how long it took for
Mary to answer. We only remember the important thing: she said yes.
—James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R. Copyright © 2014, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.
PRAYER TO
SAINT MICHAEL
THE ARCHANGEL
St. Michael the
Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against
the wickedness and
snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
SENIOR LUNCH
We will get together for
covered dish lunch on
THURSDAY, January 15th
at noon in Hanly Hall
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ECHOING MARY’S DECISION
The angel Gabriel today confronts
Mary with a mystery. The mystery of salvation in Christ is not a mystery that is
solved, but a reality beyond our comprehension that we must choose to enter into. In the liturgy of the Eastern Church,
everyone waits to see if Mary will enter
into the mystery: God waits, Adam and
Eve and all the souls of the dead who
long for paradise wait, angels wait for new
heavenly companions. And there is much
rejoicing when her decision is “yes.”
We have less dramatic choices offered
to us, but the mystery of our salvation in
Christ is by no means “solved.” We may
understand it a bit better due to Mary’s
“yes.” We may be a bit closer to it through
the passion, death, and resurrection of
Jesus Christ. But it still remains a mystery
to which we all must give our own “yes.”
Soon we will be singing “O come, let us
adore him.” May our Advent prayer, our
echo of Mary’s “yes,” continue then, so
we may enter into the mystery of our salvation in Jesus Christ, God among us.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
FINDING PEACE
Wednesday, December 24th
Children’s Mass—5:30pm
Wednesday, December 24th
Midnight Mass—Midnight
Christmas Carols at 11:15pm
Thursday, December 25th
Christmas Mass—10:00am
Wednesday, December 31st
5:30pm—Church
Thursday, January 1st
10:00am—Church
If you want peace, work for justice.
—Pope Paul VI
Annulment
in the Catholic Church
Parishioners interested in the
Annulment procedure or wishing to know more about the
process of Annulment may
contact Deacon Dick McCann
at 762-5225
O God, in Whom we live and
move, and have our being, grant
us rain, in due abundance, that,
being sufficiently helped with
temporal, we may the more confidently seek after eternal gifts.
Through Christ, our Lord. Amen
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SAINT ELIZABETH December 21, 2014 - www.stelizabethlubbock.com
Patricia Dawsey Fox, an aunt of parishioner Bernadette Hinojosa, had
compiled various writings of her late
husband, James Madison Fox. The
writings are in booklet form and have
been made in to 5 minute daily reflections for Lent entitled My Lenten
Journey: Born in a Manger...Destined for the Cross. The
booklet received the Imprimatur from
the Bishop fo the Diocese of Lake
Charles in July 2000.
You may come by the office to review a copy before ordering if you’d
like.
If you would like to order a copy
of this booklet the parish will be placing an order for the booklet January 5,
2015. Please call the office to pre-pay
for your booklet(s) should you desire
to have one. The cost is $4.95 per
booklet.
First Monday of every month at 10 am all moms are welcome to come with
or without kiddos to pray, play and discuss saints and how their lives relate
to our Vocation as Mothers.
Kids get started with a few activities moving around the room and then
break for snack while moms take a chance to learn about a Saint and discuss "ponderings" from the book "A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms." After snack it's craft time, stay at the end and join us in a family style rosary!
There will be an opportunity to take turns going to confession during the
meeting as well.
We just ask that you bring a snack to share - Group meets in the Parish
Conference Center on Broadway. Call with any questions, Vicki Divine 607
-226-6398
GOD’S CAPACITY FOR FORGIVENESS
Where is the foolish person who
would think it in his or her power to commit
more than God could forgive?
—St. Francis de Sales
fr. Emiliano Zapata, OP is leading a pilgrimage to the holy
land, October 14-22, 2015. If
you are interested in going on
this trip, contact fr. Emiliano
Zapata, OP or the church office
at (806) 762-5225.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
By the year 800, when anointing was
defined as the proper office of priests,
very complicated rituals began to take
shape. Perhaps this was to reassure the
laity, who had memories of an earlier
practice, that the new way was not only
better, but impossible for a layperson to
conduct. Blessings and sprinkling of holy
water, the singing of as many as seven
psalms, penance, anointing of all the
senses, viaticum, all capped off by the
clothing of the sick person in penitential
garments, were part of the rite. This
proved unwieldy, and creative spirits got
to work. By the 1500s people made distinctions between visiting the sick, anointing, and viaticum.
The attempt of the Church to be faithful to the image of a healing Christ has
some complicated history, including centuries when the celebration was rare.
Most sick people had no access to the
rites at all; only monastics or the well‑off
had much hope of this care. Today, those
unhappy days are long behind us, and
the care of the sick is an essential task in
every parish’s life. As Christmas approaches almost everyone comes in contact with someone who is a candidate for
pastoral care. You live out the best of our
tradition when you arrange for a sick person to receive Holy Communion or the
sacrament of the sick and the consolation
of regular contact with the faith community. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co
.
PRAYER
The more you devote yourself in
prayer the more you will do well in
your work. —St. John Baptist de la Salle
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday, December 22, 2014
The Joyful Mysteries
First Samuel 1:24-28
First Samuel 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8
Luke 1:46-56
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Mass—8:30am—Church
Coffee & Donuts—9:30am—Hanly Hall
Mass—11:00am—Church
HCC—11:00am—Conference Center
Christmas Play—12:15pm—Church
Mass—2:00pm—Church
Mass—5:00pm—Church
KofC Squires—6:00pm—Conference Cen.
Monday, December 22, 2014
Daily Mass—5:30pm—Church
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Daily Mass—5:30pm—Chapel
830am Choir—7:00pm—Church
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
OFFICE CLOSED
Children’s Mass—5:30pm—Church
Christmas Carols—11:15pm—Church
Midnight Mass—Midnight—Church
Thursday, December 25, 2014
OFFICE CLOSED
Christmas Mass—10:00am—Church
Friday, December 26, 2014
OFFICE CLOSED
Daily Mass—5:30pm—Chapel
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Reconciliation—3:30pm—Church
Mass—5:00pm—Church
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Mass—8:30am—Church
Coffee & Donuts—9:30am—Hanly Hall
Mass—11:00am—Church
Mass—2:00pm—Church
Mass—5:00pm—Church
Monday, December 29, 2014
Daily Mass—5:30pm—Church
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Daily Mass—5:30pm—Chapel
830am Choir—7:00pm—Church
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
OFFICE CLOSED AT NOON
Daily Mass—5:30pm—Church
Thursday, January 1, 2015
OFFICE CLOSED
Daily Mass—10:00am—Church
Friday, January 2, 2015
Daily Mass—5:30pm—Chapel
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Reconciliation—3:30pm—Church
Mass—5:00pm—Church
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Mass—8:30am—Church
Coffee & Donuts—9:30am—Hanly Hall
Mass—11:00am—Church
Mass—2:00pm—Church
Mass—5:00pm—Church
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
The Sorrowful Mysteries
Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24
Psalms 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14
Luke 1:57-66
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
The Glorious Mysteries
Readings for Vigil Mass for Christmas
Isaiah 62:1-5
Psalms 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29
Acts 13:16-17, 22-25
Matthew 1:1-25
Readings for Midnight Mass
for Christmas
Isaiah 9:1-6
Psalms 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14
Thursday, December 25, 2014
The Luminous Mysteries
Isaiah 52:7-10
Psalms 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6
Hebrews 1:1-6
John 1:1-18
Friday, December 26, 2014
The Sorrowful Mysteries
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59
Psalms 31:3-4, 6, 7, 8, 17, 21
Matthew 10:17-22
St. Elizabeth’s
Knights of Columbus
Council 12803
January 6, 2015
1st Degree
7:00pm
Hanly Hall
January 8, 2015
Officer’s Meeting
7:00pm
Conference Center
For more information
Grand Knight Stevan Perez
806-252-7600
[email protected]
NOT WITHOUT LOVE
The soul cannot live without love.
—St. Francis de Sales
Saturday, December 27, 2014
The Joyful Mysteries
First John 1:1-4
Psalms 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12
John 20:2-8
Sunday, December 28, 2014
The Glorious Mysteries
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14
Psalms 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
Colossians 3:12-21
Luke 2:22-40