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St. Anne Parish, a Catholic
community of faith, is joyfully
committed to living the Gospel
through worship and prayer,
education, service, and stewardship.
CONTACT US
Parish Oce
2000 Kay Circle Columbus, GA 31907
706-561-8678; Fax: 706-565-4845
Email: [email protected]
Maintenance: [email protected]
Website: stannecsg.com
Parish Oce Hours
Mon.-Wed. & Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
St. Anne Outreach
Mon.-Thurs.: 9 a.m.-Noon
706-568-1592; Fax: 706-568-1699
Email: [email protected]
St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School
706-561-8232; Fax: 706-563-0211
Website: BeAViking.com
REGULAR SCHEDULE
Masses
Sat. 9 a.m. ; Vigil Mass 5:30 p.m.
Sun. 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m.
Reconciliation
Sat. 4-5 p.m.
Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction
Fri. 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
(temporarily canceled)
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St. Anne Parish, a Catholic
community of faith, is joyfully
committed to living the Gospel
through worship and prayer,
education, service, and stewardship.
CLERGY
Rev. Robert Schlageter, OFM Conv.,
Pastor
Rev. Emanuel Vasconcelos, OFM Conv.,
Associate Pastor
Rev. Paul Pantiru, OFM Conv.,
Associate Pastor
Rev. Mr. Robert Herrmann, Deacon
Rev. Dr. Eddie Ensley, Deacon
Rev. Mr. John Quillen, Deacon
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A “FEW” WORDS FROM FR. ROBERT
The Coming of God
As I mentioned last week in my Words, each week during Advent I
will be sharing an excerpt from
The Coming of God by Maria Boulding, a contemplative Benedictine
nun in Great Britain. I read this
wonderful book each Advent to prepare for the coming of our
Lord.
“In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things came into being through him,
and without him not one thing came into being. (John 1:1-3)”
“The eternal begetting of the Son who is the Father’s glory is
beyond our understanding and
imagination, because it is the innermost mystery of God. Yet we
can hear and speak, even of God,
because God has made us in his image, as creatures who
communicate, and our clumsy efforts to
understand and love are an echo of his Word. Every movement of
self-surrendering love in human
relationships, every response of beloved to lover, every real
personal communication and meeting of
minds, is a shadow of that glory. Every utterance of passionate
beauty proclaims it. All that we know
of the dignity and joy of parenthood on earth points towards it.
Life and love in our experience are �ow
and re�ow, giving and receiving; the more we give, the more we
receive and the more there is to give,
and this is because we are a little like God. His life is not
solitude, self-su�ciency or a frozen, static
perfection. He is eternal exchange, in�nite unsel�shness. Love
is never cornered, pinned down,
halted in its �ow, because it never �nds a self to trap it and
appropriate it. The three Persons of the
Trinity are a dance of utter delight: they exist for one
another.”
Parish Advent Penance Service
Our Parish Advent Penance Service will be held on Tuesday,
December 15 at 6 p.m. It will be held either
in the church or on the football �eld, depending on weather.
Once the location has been determined, a
noti�cation will go out via email and social media.
Monday Adoration
This Monday is our Evening of Adoration for the women of the
parish. This is a very hectic time for
moms so, gentlemen, please give your wives the opportunity to
spend a couple of minutes of peace
with our Lord. Offer to provide supper for the family so she
doesn’t have to even think about it. If you
can’t cook, pizza or McDonald’s will make you a hero! Ladies,
hope to see you on Monday.
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MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, Dec. 5 5:30 p.m. - Elizabeth Bryant †
Sunday, Dec. 6 8 a.m. - Pro Populo Mass (St. Anne
parishioners)
Monday, Dec. 7 7:30 a.m. – Roger Thompson, Sr. (spec. int.)
Tuesday, Dec. 8 7:30 a.m. - Judy Waldheim †
Wednesday, Dec. 9 7:30 a.m. - Roger Thompson, Sr. (spec.
int.)
Thursday, Dec. 10 7:30 a.m. - Franciscans & Benefactors
(spec. int.)
Friday, Dec. 11 7:30 a.m. - Franciscans & Benefactors †
Saturday, Dec. 12 9 a.m. - Lita Catt † and John Sanchez †
10:30 a.m. - Bill Green †
12:30 p.m. - Bob Poydasheff †
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PARISH NEWS
This week’s altar �owers were donated in loving memory of
Mary Amendolia by Theresa Amendolia in remembrance of her
death anniversary; and in loving memory of Guillermo Macias
by
Leonel & Denise Macias & Family.
If you would like to donate altar �owers in memory of or in
honor
of a loved one, please call the Parish Oce. The cost is
$100.
In good times and in bad, senior Catholic
sisters, brothers, and religious order priests
have dedicated themselves to service and acts
of mercy. Today, they pray for an aching world.
Yet years of serving for little or no pay have left
their religious communities without enough
retirement savings. Your gift to the Retirement
Fund for Religious helps provide medications,
nursing care, and other necessities. This
collection is scheduled for THIS weekend.
Each year, the Catholic Schools Collection is taken up at
all
Christmas Masses to bene)t Catholic schools in the Diocese
of
Savannah. Our school, St. Anne-Pacelli, will greatly bene)t from
this
collection.
Although we are not physically taking up 2nd collections
during
Masses due to the pandemic, we hope you will be generous to both
of
these very important collections. You may give online, drop
your
donations in the collection box at Mass or mail them to the
Parish
Oce. As always, thank you for your generosity, especially
during
this dicult time.
SECOND COLLECTIONS COMING UP
THE GIFT OF BREAD & WINE
This week, the gift of Bread & Wine was donated by
Jino Jose in loving memory of his mother, Rose Jose.
It is now possible to offer the bread and wine for
Mass each Sunday. If you would like to do so, please
call the Parish Oce to schedule your weekend.
Your offering of $50 will help defray the cost.
The Knights of Columbus Council 1019 and
Assembly 176 are selling Christmas trees on
the corner of Veterans Parkway and 13th
Street. All pro)ts will go to local charities.
Hours of operation are: Weekdays from 4-7
p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Please visit our lot and help local charities.
Keep Christ in Christmas!
O CHRISTMAS TREE, O CHRISTMAS TREE
GOLD & SILVER ANNIVERSARY MASS
If you and your spouse will be
celebrating your Silver or Gold (25th
or 50th) Wedding Anniversary in 2021,
you are invited to attend a special
Mass on Sunday, February 7 at 3:30
p.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of St.
John the Baptist in Savannah. Bishop
Parkes will be the celebrant. If you
would like to attend, please contact
the parish or register online at
www.diosav.org/gold-and-silver by December 16, 2020 to
receive
your formal invitation. Due to Covid, space will be limited to
the
couples only and there will be no reception, however each
couple
will have their picture taken with Bishop Parkes.
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VIRTUAL BAPTISM CLASS
Our next Baptism Class will be held
on Sunday, January 10th via Zoom.
If you are a registered member of
St. Anne and would like to have your
child baptized, you must attend one
of these classes which are scheduled
throughout the year. To register for
the class go to our website:
www.stannecsg.com/baptism-class-form. Closer to the date,
Fr. Manny will send registrants an email with the Zoom link
to
“attend” the class.
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PARISH NEWS
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Believe it or not, here we are again! The holidays are coming
quickly
and our bulletin publishing company has sent us their
deadline
schedule for submitting bulletins during the holiday season. If
you
will be needing to run an announcement in the bulletin in the
coming
months, please make sure you follow the deadline schedule
below:
HOLIDAY BULLETIN DEADLINE SCHEDULE
Date of Sunday
Bulletin
Deadline to Submit
Announcements
Date We Have to
Submit Bulletin
Dec. 26/27 Fri., Dec. 11 Thurs., Dec. 17
Jan. 2/3 Thurs., Dec. 17 Tues., Dec. 22
OFFERTORY & ATTENDANCE
Due to our holiday bulletin publication deadlines, some
Offertory
& Attendance information in upcoming bulletins may be
delayed.
Stewardship of Treasure
December 5/6, 2020 In-Pew Offertory: $18,731
December 5/6, 2020 Online Offertory: $18,314
Please remember St. Anne Church in your will.
Attendance
December 5/6 TOTAL: 811
5:30 p.m. - 193
8:00 a.m. - 206
10:30 a.m. - 271
12:30 p.m. - 141
Annual Catholic Appeal
Here are the )gures from the Diocesan ACA Report dated
December 3:
Goal: $146,276 Pledged: $33,250 Paid on Pledges: $29,180
One-time Donations: $116,228 Participation: 30.83%
We are $3,202 over our goal.
If you would like to set up online giving, please call the
Parish Oce for assistance.
MEN’S & WOMEN’S ADORATION
All men of the parish are
invited to attend our Men’s
Adoration Hour held on the
1st and 3rd Monday of each
month at 7 p.m. The ladies of
the parish are invited to
attend a Women’s Adoration
Hour every 2nd and 4th
Monday of the month at
7 p.m.. There will be no
Adoration on the 5th Monday,
should there be one.
Following Adoration,
participants may stay for an
episode of Presence from the
Formed platform. We hope you’ll consider joining us. The
next
Men’s Adoration Hour will be held December 21. The December
dates for our Women’s Adoration Hour are December 14 and 28.
2020 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS
If you would like to receive a 2020 Contribution Statement,
please )ll
out and return the form that was included in your
contribution
envelopes packet or )ll out and return the form below. You
may
drop it in the offertory box or mail it to the Parish Oce (2000
Kay
Circle, Columbus, GA 31907.
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STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT
“Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all
circumstances;
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
This scripture reading sums up Stewardship. “Rejoice always”
means place your trust in God; He will provide all that you
need. “Pray constantly” means prayer should be a running
conversation with God throughout the whole day, every day.
“Give
thanks in all circumstances” means even in bad situations,
thank
God. Suffering a little bit helps build empathy for others in
similar
situations and shows our dependence on God.
Middle School Youth Group will meet this Sunday, December
13th
from 5-5:45 p.m. This will be our only December meeting. We
will
not meet again until January 10th. Due to Covid, all meetings
are
virtual. For more information about St. Anne’s Middle School
Youth
Group, please contact Brian and Jennifer Sillitto at
[email protected].
MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP
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ALWAYS TOGETHER AT MASS
If you can’t join us in person, we hope you and your family will
join us for Mass online.
OPENING SONG: Let the King of Glory Come
GLORIA
ALL: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people
of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you,
we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord
God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus
Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the
Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on
us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you
are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on
us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you
alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
FIRST READING: IS 61:1-2A, 10-11
The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has
anointed me; he has sent me to bring glad tidings to the
poor, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives and release to the prisoners, to announce a year of
favor from the LORD and a day of vindication by our God. I
rejoice heartily in the LORD, in my God is the joy of my soul;
for he has clothed me with a robe of salvation and wrapped me in
a mantle of justice, like a bridegroom adorned with a
diadem, like a bride bedecked with her jewels. As the earth
brings forth its plants, and a garden makes its growth
spring up, so will the Lord GOD make justice and praise spring
up before all the nations. The Word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM LK 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54
R. (Is 61:10b) My soul rejoices in my God.
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices
in God my Savior,
for he has looked upon his lowly servant. From this day all
generations will call me blessed:
R. My soul rejoices in my God.
The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his
Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation.
R. My soul rejoices in my God.
He has �lled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has
sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he has
remembered his promise of mercy,
R. My soul rejoices in my God.
SECOND READING: 1 THES 5:16-24
Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give
thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ
Jesus. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophetic
utterances. Test everything; retain what is good. Refrain
from every kind of evil. May the God of peace make you perfectly
holy and may you entirely, spirit, soul, and body,
be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The one who calls you is faithful, and he will also
accomplish it. The Gospel of the Lord.
ALL: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.
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ALWAYS TOGETHER AT MASS (CONTINUED)
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GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
R. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to
bring glad tidings to the poor.
R. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
GOSPEL: JN 1:6-8, 19-28
A man named John was sent from God. He came for testimony, to
testify to the light, so that all might believe through
him. He was not the light, but came to testify to the light. And
this is the testimony of John. When the Jews from
Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to him to ask him, “Who are
you?” He admitted and did not deny it, but admitted,
“I am not the Christ.” So they asked him, “What are you then?
Are you El"ah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the
Prophet?” He answered, “No.” So they said to him, “Who are you,
so we can give an answer to those who sent us?
What do you have to say for yourself?” He said: “I am the voice
of one crying out in the desert, ‘make straight the way of
the Lord,’” as Isaiah the prophet said.” Some Pharisees were
also sent. They asked him, “Why then do you baptize
if you are not the Christ or El"ah or the Prophet?” John
answered them, “I baptize with water; but there is one among
you whom you do not recognize, the one who is coming after me,
whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.”
This happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was
baptizing. The Gospel of the Lord.
ALL: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
PROFESSION OF FAITH
I believe in one God, the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father
before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
(At the words that follow,
up to and including “and became man,” all bow)
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
OFFERTORY SONG: Mary’s Song
COMMUNION SONG: (Instrumental)
ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION (For those who cannot be present)
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy
Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive
You
into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You
sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace
You
as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
FINAL BLESSING AND DISMISSAL
RECESSIONAL SONG: Alleluia Hurry the Lord is Near
For our sake he was cruci�ed under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the
dead and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glori�ed,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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