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Website: www.saintstephencommunity.org Church Email: [email protected] Bulletin notices (due by 11am Monday) Email: [email protected] Office: 615-758-2424 Fax: 615-754-0043 Priests House: 615-754-4454 615-288-4397 CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm PASTORAL STAFF EXT./PHONE Pastor, Rev. Pat Kibby ....................................................112 Assoc. Pastor, Rev. Emmanuel Dirichukwu…………....116 Deacon, Fred Bourland .................................. 615-754-6899 Deacon, Steve Molnar……………………… 615-604-6059 Deacon, Rob Montini ..................................... 615-884-7541 Deacon, Tom Samoray…………………… ... 615-504-6257 Deacon, Hans Toecker.................................... 615-482-1895 Administrator/Ministry Coordinator, Theresa Bradley ..111 Bookkeeper, Sharon Brown………………………..……121 Office Secretary, Linda Ramming ...................................110 Adult Formation, Sr. Maria Patterson, CDP ...................118 Life Teen Minister, Angie Bosio.....................................113 Youth Formation, Greg Karn .........................................115 RCIC and Baptism Prep., Connie Blevins ......................114 Music and RCIA, Scott Goudeau ....................................130 Life Teen Band, Renee Campbell .................. 615-516-2067 RECONCILIATION: Saturdays at 4:00 pm in the Reconciliation Room and by appointment. INFANT BAPTISM CLASS: For registered members of the parish. Third Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm in the worship space, unless otherwise noted. MARRIAGE: Contact one of the following: Deacon Hans Toecker, Deacon Tom Samoray, Deacon Steve Molnar, Rev. Pat Kibby or Rev. Emmanuel Dirichukwu (see contact numbers above) at time of engagement. PRAYER CHAIN: For prayer for yourself or for someone else, call Rosetta at 615-889-9495. SICK LIST: If you are going into the hospital or are homebound, please call the office, 615-758-2424. 24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE: If you are feeling lonely, depressed, overwhelmed, a caring voice is just a phone call away at 615-244-7444, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTION SCHEDULE DECEMBER 15-DECEMBER 23 Saturday 5:00pm…………Emilee Jordan Sunday 8:30am ............... Theresa Jenesse 11:00am ............... Guillermo Cadena 5:00pm ............... People of the Community Monday 8:00am ............... Eddie Sullivan Tuesday 8:00am ............... Charles Greiwe Wednesday 8:00am ............... Stephanie Kaik 6:30pm…………Beli Guitierrez Thursday 8:00am ............... Joseph Dawson Friday 8:00am ............... Kathy Copeskey Saturday 8:00am ............... Eugene Lawler 5:00pm ............... Theresa Browning Sunday 8:30am ............... Wilson A. Hogan 11:00am .............. George Childers 5:00pm ............... People of the Community 14544 Lebanon RD. Old Hickory, TN 37138 DECEMBER 16, 2018 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT SCRIPTURE REFLECTION In Christianity, we hear often about the "Good News." We might often associate it with Jesus' compassion to the poor, his healings and miracles, and the salvation he won for us. In today's Gospel, we read of John the Baptist. "Exhorting them in many other ways, he preached good news to the people." Yet as we examine the rest of the reading, we see examples of John's preaching. If you have two cloaks, give one away. Don't cheat others out of their money, extort, or lie. And, of course, the warning that the Messiah is on the move and "his winnowing fan is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." Merry Christmas? Not only do John's listeners enjoy his message, but they seem to think he might be the awaited Messiah! To understand today's Gos- pel, it's important to understand the Jewish people. For most of their history, God's chosen people had been under someone else's heel. They were slaves in Egypt. Their kingdoms were ravaged first by the Assyri- ans, then the Babylonians. Now they were under the yoke of the Ro- man Empire. Familiar with being strangers in a strange land, welcom- ing the stranger, caring for the vulnerable, and enacting justice was incredibly important to them as a people. While John's words may seem odd or strong to our modern ears, this call to justice was wel- come, even if it was directed at the hearer. The truth is, no one is exempt from John's call to repentance. We all have further to go in the Christian life. We can all grow in vir- tue and love our neighbors more generously. The Church gives us the Advent season to examine our own hearts. Did any of John's warnings resonate with you? That could be a great thing to bring to Jesus this week! Liturgical Publications, Inc.

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Website: www.saintstephencommunity.org Church Email: [email protected]

Bulletin notices (due by 11am Monday) Email: [email protected]

Office: 615-758-2424 • Fax: 615-754-0043 Priest’s House: 615-754-4454

615-288-4397 CHURCH OFFICE HOURS

Monday-Friday: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

PASTORAL STAFF • EXT./PHONE Pastor, Rev. Pat Kibby .................................................... 112 Assoc. Pastor, Rev. Emmanuel Dirichukwu…………....116 Deacon, Fred Bourland .................................. 615-754-6899 Deacon, Steve Molnar……………………… 615-604-6059 Deacon, Rob Montini ..................................... 615-884-7541 Deacon, Tom Samoray…………………… ... 615-504-6257 Deacon, Hans Toecker.................................... 615-482-1895 Administrator/Ministry Coordinator, Theresa Bradley .. 111 Bookkeeper, Sharon Brown………………………..……121 Office Secretary, Linda Ramming ................................... 110 Adult Formation, Sr. Maria Patterson, CDP ................... 118 Life Teen Minister, Angie Bosio ..................................... 113 Youth Formation, Greg Karn ......................................... 115 RCIC and Baptism Prep., Connie Blevins ...................... 114 Music and RCIA, Scott Goudeau .................................... 130 Life Teen Band, Renee Campbell .................. 615-516-2067

RECONCILIATION: Saturdays at 4:00 pm in the Reconciliation Room and by appointment.

INFANT BAPTISM CLASS: For registered members of the parish. Third Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm in the worship

space, unless otherwise noted.

MARRIAGE: Contact one of the following: Deacon Hans Toecker, Deacon Tom Samoray, Deacon Steve Molnar, Rev. Pat

Kibby or Rev. Emmanuel Dirichukwu (see contact numbers above) at time of engagement.

PRAYER CHAIN: For prayer for yourself or for someone else, call Rosetta at 615-889-9495.

SICK LIST: If you are going into the hospital or are homebound, please call the office, 615-758-2424.

24-HOUR CRISIS HOTLINE: If you are feeling lonely, depressed, overwhelmed, a caring voice is just a phone call away

at 615-244-7444, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTION SCHEDULE

DECEMBER 15-DECEMBER 23

Saturday 5:00pm…………Emilee Jordan Sunday 8:30am ............... Theresa Jenesse 11:00am ............... Guillermo Cadena 5:00pm ............... People of the Community Monday 8:00am ............... Eddie Sullivan Tuesday 8:00am ............... Charles Greiwe Wednesday 8:00am ............... Stephanie Kaik 6:30pm…………Beli Guitierrez Thursday 8:00am ............... Joseph Dawson Friday 8:00am ............... Kathy Copeskey Saturday 8:00am ............... Eugene Lawler 5:00pm ............... Theresa Browning Sunday 8:30am ............... Wilson A. Hogan 11:00am .............. George Childers 5:00pm ............... People of the Community

14544 Lebanon RD. • Old Hickory, TN 37138

DECEMBER 16, 2018 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT SCRIPTURE REFLECTION

In Christianity, we hear often about the "Good News." We might often associate it with Jesus' compassion to the poor, his healings and miracles, and the salvation he won for us. In today's Gospel, we read of John the Baptist. "Exhorting them in many other ways, he preached good news to the people." Yet as we examine the rest of the reading, we see examples of John's preaching. If you have two cloaks, give one away. Don't cheat others out of their money, extort, or lie. And, of course, the warning that the Messiah is on the move and "his winnowing fan is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." Merry Christmas? Not only do John's listeners enjoy his message, but they seem to think he might be the awaited Messiah! To understand today's Gos-pel, it's important to understand the Jewish people. For most of their history, God's chosen people had been under someone else's heel. They were slaves in Egypt. Their kingdoms were ravaged first by the Assyri-ans, then the Babylonians. Now they were under the yoke of the Ro-man Empire. Familiar with being strangers in a strange land, welcom-ing the stranger, caring for the vulnerable, and enacting justice was incredibly important to them as a people. While John's words may seem odd or strong to our modern ears, this call to justice was wel-come, even if it was directed at the hearer. The truth is, no one is exempt from John's call to repentance. We all have further to go in the Christian life. We can all grow in vir-tue and love our neighbors more generously. The Church gives us the Advent season to examine our own hearts. Did any of John's warnings resonate with you? That could be a great thing to bring to Jesus this week! Liturgical Publications, Inc.

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Registration in the Parish: Forms are available in the office during office hours, in the literature racks in the narthex of the church, or on our website (www.saintstephen community.org) and can be filled

out and returned electronically.

Sunday Adult Education meets from 9:45-10:45 am. Monday Group meets at 9am. Both groups meet in the Multipurpose Room of the Church.

LIFE TEEN All high school age youth of the parish are invited to attend the LIFE TEEN Mass held every Sunday at 5pm followed by LIFE Night in the Multipurpose Room of the Church.

PREP (Parish Religious Education Program) Classes for youth, age 3 through grade 8, are held on Sundays during the school year.

The Nursery is open during Sunday Masses for all children 12 months (and walking) through 3 years, located in the lower level trailer.

Adult Choir & Children's Choir practices vary according to Mass times. Everyone is invited. Contact: Scott Goudeau.

Christian Initiation (RCIA) and (RCIC) All non-Catholic adults interested in learning about or becoming members of the Catholic Church contact Scott Goudeau. Meets every Thursday at 7:00pm in the Multipurpose Room of the Church. Youth, age 7 or older, contact Connie Blevins.

Catholics Returning Home. “Welcome home!” If you have been away from the Church for awhile and are wondering how to transition back, help is available. Contact Jerry Marcec (630-362-7150 or [email protected]).

Parent’s Day Out. Located at 108 Brookhollow. Call Nancy Otting at 615-754-8432 or email nancy [email protected] for information and availability.

Buddy Break: Respite program for families with children of special needs. 3rd Friday of each month. Email Jill Tzompanakis for more details at [email protected].

AA will resume every Tuesday morning at 7:00am after construction is completed.

Al-Anon meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:00 noon in the Room 105 of the Holy Family Center. We can help, you are not alone.

Funeral & Bereavement Ministry. Information to share on ways to save on the cost. Pre-planning allows us to establish a personal relationship ahead of time. After the death of a loved one we all need to journey with our grief in order for closure to take place. For questions about Catholic funerals or to pre-plan, call Theresa Bradley at 615-758-2424, Ext. 111.

Adult Ed meets on Sunday and Monday. The Sunday Group will meet on Dec. 16 to continue the DVD series The Mass by Bishop Robert Barron. The Monday

Group will meet on Dec. 17 and will use the book How Big is your God by Jesuit priest Paul Coutinho, SJ (order from Amazon). We will focus on Chapters 7-9. No Adult Classes on Dec. 23-24 or Dec. 29-30. *The Sunday group meets at 9:45am in the Multipurpose Room. *The Monday group meets at 9am in the Multipurpose Room of the Church.

Catholic Basics Wednesday mornings at 8:30am. Join us in Room 100 as we look at a history of The Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church.

Wednesday Morning Scripture and Prayer Group from 10am-11:15am in the Multipurpose Room. We are using The Bible and the Sacraments as a basis for study for the next few months. This is a course designed by the Saint Paul Center. It is a video-based Bible study that explores the spiritual roots of the sacraments.

A Time to Seek—chapter-a-day readings: Sirach 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45.

This Week: Life Teen and Edge “How the Grinch Stole Jesus” Christmas Party

Escape Game! We are creating puzzle games for teams to solve by working together. Everyone is asked to bring Christmas Party food for dinner at the end of the night.

Next Week: No Life Night! Merry Christmas!

LIFE TEEN Recycles: LIFE TEEN is collecting cellular phones and inkjet printer cartridges for recycling as a fund raiser for our trip to Covecrest, the Life Teen summer camp. LIFE TEEN receives up to $3 for each phone and ink cartridge received. Deposit inkjet cartridges and cell phones in the marked box in the Old Worship Space on top of the “macaroni box”. No chargers or other accessories please, only phones and batteries. Contact: Angie at 758-2424 x 113.

• Welcome to the Third Week of Advent! We have one more Sunday of PREP-EDGE classes for this semester. All classes meet this Sunday (Dec. 16). We will take a

break in celebration of the Nativity of the Lord on Dec. 23, 30 and Jan. 6. All classes will resume on Sunday, Jan. 13.

• Registration for all PREP/EDGE classes is still available on-line! To register, enter the following link into the web address bar in your web browser: https://web4u.forms-db.com/view.php?id=253 515.

• PREP/EDGE Handbooks for the 2018-2019 Faith Formation Year, and guidebooks for receiving the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist (beige booklet) and

Confirmation (yellow booklet) can be found in the Literature Rack in the Narthex.

• Children’s Christmas Eve Liturgy: All St. Stephen youth, ages 4 years thru 5th grade are invited to participate in the Children’s Christmas Eve Liturgy, Dec. 24 at 4pm. We have rehearsal this Sunday at 12pm in the church, and Dress Rehearsal on Monday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve) at 2:30pm in the church. We still need a few more children. If your children would like to participate, come to the rehearsal this Sunday.

• Reminder: Confirmation paperwork due. The Confirmation Sponsor forms are due now. If you have not yet turned in your form, please do so immediately. The easiest way to return the paperwork is to scan and email to [email protected].

• Communication regarding our PREP program is handled by emails, phone app, website updates, bulletin announcements, postcards, and handouts. If you are not currently receiving emails, please contact Greg Karn by email at [email protected].

Coming Attractions:

• First Reconciliation Parents Meeting will be held in the Church on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 9:45am. Please plan to have at least one parent attend.

• First Reconciliation will be celebrated on Saturday, Mar. 16, at 10am in the Church.

• First Eucharist will be celebrated on Saturday, Apr. 27, at the 5pm Mass.

• The next Confirmation Parents Meeting will be held in the Church on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 6:15pm. Please plan to have at least one parent attend.

• The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated here at St. Stephen on Friday, April 26 at 7pm.

• Save the Dates: St. Stephen’s Vacation Bible School is June 17-21, 2019.

“Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.” PHILIPPIANS 4:6 St. Paul reminds us that our God is an

abundant God, the ultimate giver of gifts. He promises to give us all that we need. When we trust that God will take care of us, it is easier for us to share what we have been given.

FAITH FORMATION

Financial Report—-12-9-18

Regular Collection ........................... $32,561

Capital Improvements ........................ $7,375

Income YTD (starting 7/1/18) ........ $740,011Income Last Year………....................$744,652

Electronic donation is available on our website, www.saintstephencom munity.org. Click the Online Giving

button on the right side, and the program will walk you through the steps to set up your account. Fast, easy and convenient.

PREP

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join us for the Rosary which is always re-cited to begin the meeting. You are free to leave or stay after the Rosary. There is also a spiritual reading. To learn more about the Legion of Mary, contact Joyce Brokaw, 615-294-6788 or email jbrokaw24@gmail. com. Also, a good website to check is www.fatherpeffley.com and then click on “Legion of Mary.”

Individual, Family, and Marriage Coun-seling is available at St. Stephen on Thurs-days on a sliding fee scale. For more infor-mation, please contact Jo Ann Waikel, LPC/MHSP at Catholic Charities, 615-354-9506.

Come Join The Bulletin Boosters Team! Are your Fridays free? Want to meet members of the parish? We “stuff” bulletin flyers on Friday when needed; it usually takes no more than an hour. We work in the conference room of the new office. If you are interested in being part of the team, contact Bettyann Tompson at [email protected] with your email info. You will be notified by email when help is needed.

It is time to update our database with any changes, additions, or deletions that may have occurred in your family over the past year. Have you changed your phone number or dropped your land line and switched to a cell number? Have you moved, or will you move soon? If you have not already informed the church office about changes to your record, please let us know.

From the Pro-Life Committee of the La-dies Auxiliary: When you feel as though you are drowning in life situations. Don’t worry. Your LIFEGUARD walks on wa-ter. Amen

Contact Jerry Marcec marcecjj@gmail. com or 630-362-7150 to register or for more information.

World Marriage Day is Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Couples celebrating 25 and 50 years of marriage will be honored with a Mass with Bishop Spalding on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 2pm at the Cathedral of the Incarna-tion. Please contact the parish office if you would like to receive an invitation. Family members and friends are welcome to at-tend. Reserve the date on your calendar for World Marriage Day, Sunday, Feb. 10. World Marriage Day is another Ministry of the Family Life Office of the Diocese of Nashville, made possible through generous donations to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal for Ministries.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word Cate-chists are needed for Saturday and Sunday Masses. If interested, contact Connie Blevins at 615-758-2424, Ext. 114 or [email protected].

Prison Ministry: We appreciate and thank you for your generous Christmas donations to the Women’s Prison.

Please Note: If you are making your year-end contributions, please be advised that all charitable contributions to St. Stephen for tax year 2018 must be turned in by Dec. 31, 2018. Thank you for your gener-osity.

Young Adults Group: Young adults be-tween the ages of 18-30 are invited to check out our Young Adult Group! Come grow in your faith on Tuesdays at 6:30pm. We meet in Room 103B of the Holy Fami-ly Center. After each session, we go out for fellowship to get to know each other and to be present to the world. For questions, con-tact Mary Grace Allen 859-285-2785.

Devotion to Our Blessed Mother Mary: Prayerfully consider becoming either an active member or auxiliary member of The Legion of Mary. Mary Queen of the Uni-verse meets every Tuesday after the 8am Mass in Room 103B. You are invited to

St. Stephen Religious Education Ladies of Charity Christmas

Project: Thank you to everyone for all the cookies donated for our Ladies of Charity Christmas Basket project! Through your generosity, we met our goal of 600 packag-es! A special thank you to the St. Ste-phen KCLA for their Breakfast with Santa donations. All of the KCLA cookies, along with others that arrived before Dec. 12 were delivered to the Ladies of Charity to be included in baskets that were request-ed late.

Advent Adoration and Reconcil-iation: Each Wednesday during Advent (one more time left, Dec. 19) from 7pm to 8pm, we will

have a Holy Hour of Adoration. During this time, you will also have the opportuni-ty to receive the Sacrament of Reconcilia-tion.

Bulletin Announcement Schedule for the Holidays: Because of the holidays, bulle-tins will need to be sent to the printer ahead of time. Please note: Bulletin announce-ments for Dec. 30 needed by end of day Dec. 19; and for Jan. 6 needed by end of day Dec. 27. Send announcements to Lin-da Ramming at [email protected].

Loaves and Fishes: Our next opportunity to serve the homeless at Loaves and Fishes is Saturday, Dec. 22. We need 3-5 volun-teers for breakfast from 7:30am to 9:30am, and 12 volunteers for lunch from 9:30am to 1pm. Contact Tracey Doering, 615-347-9643, or 615-385-3688. Families welcome (no age excluded) and community service hours can be obtained for this time. Meet at Holy Name Church (521 Woodland St.) in East Nashville (building behind the church).

Mark your calendar! Hanging of the Greens, Sun-day, Dec. 23 at 6pm.

St. Stephen Catholic Com-munity Presents - Catholics Returning Home: In this Christmas season, we take time to reflect on Jesus’ birth

and on His gift of eternal life. If you have been away from the Catholic Church, wel-come back home! We miss you! If you have a relative, friend, neighbor or co-worker who has been away from the Church, we need your help, please invite them back. To help update Catholics that have been away from regular participation in church life, we will offer a 6-week Catholics Returning Home session start-ing Jan. 10, 2019. We meet in Room 100 of the Holy Family Center from 7pm to 8:30pm. For more details, take an infor-mation card from the poster in the Narthex.

PARISH HIGHLIGHTS

Altar Flower Donation

To donate flowers for the altar in memory of a loved one or to remember a special occasion,

contact Connie Blevins (615-397-9255).

Mass Schedule Christmas Eve, Monday, Dec. 24

4:00pm (Children’s Liturgy)

7:00pm (Music at 6:30pm)

12:00 Midnight (music starts at 11:30pm)

Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25

10:00am

New Year’s Day—Tuesday, Jan. 1, Feast of Mary Mother of God

10:00am

7:00pm

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TWO WEEKS AT A GLANCE

Sunday, Dec. 16—3rd Sunday of Advent

• PREP 9:45am

• Adult Ed 9:45am

• RCIA 9:45am

• Parent Talk w/Kary 9:45am & 6:15pm

• Life Teen & EDGE Christmas Party 6pm

Monday, December 17

• Adult Ed 9am

• Rosary 6pm

• K of C 7pm

• Life Band 7pm

• Boy Scouts 7pm

Tuesday, December 18

• Al Anon 12 noon

• Legion of Mary 8:30AM

• Young Adults 18-30 Group 6:30pm

• Faithful Citizenship 6:30pm

• Baptism Class 7pm

• Room in the Inn—Grace U.M.C.

Wednesday, December 19

• Catholic Basics 8:30AM

• Scripture Group 10am

• Prison Ministry Rosary 6pm

• Advent Holy Hour & Reconciliation 7pm

• Choir 7pm

Thursday, December 20

• Al Anon 12 noon

• RCIA/RCIC 7pm

Friday, December 21

• Buddy Break 6:30pm

Saturday, December 22

• Reconciliation 4pm

Sunday, Dec. 23—4th Sunday of Advent

• Baptism 8:30am

• Environment 6pm

Monday, December 24—Christmas Eve

• Church Office Closed

• Mass 4pm

• Mass 7pm

• Mass 12 Midnight

Tuesday, December 25—Christmas Day

• Church Office Closed

• Mass 10am

• Al Anon 12 noon

Wednesday, December 26

• Church Office Closed

• Prison Ministry Rosary 6pm

• Choir 7pm

Thursday, December 27

• Al Anon 12 noon

Friday, December 28

Saturday, December 29

• Reconciliation 4pm

DIOCESAN AND COMMUNITY NEWS

Mt. Juliet Help Center: Most needed items at the center are: flour, sugar, canned chili beans, Tuna Helper, shampoo, snacks, crack-ers.

Catholic Charities Material Assistance Program is in need of new and gently used baby clothes up to Size 4 (only). We are well stocked with diapers, but we would wel-come other items such as bottles, blankets, wipes, diaper bags, pacifiers, infant washing supplies, bibs, or other items. With the Win-ter months close at hand, we don’t want to turn away families coming in daily who have nothing for their little ones. To donate to our Material Assistance Closet, or for more infor-mation, call or email Debbie Striclyn at 615-760-1025 or [email protected]. Thank you for considering this worthwhile cause, and for caring about the children and families in our community.

Simbang Gabi—A Filipino Christmas Tra-dition: Simbang Gabi (Filipino for Night Mass or Misa de Gallo) is a devotional nine-day series of Masses in anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary. It will take place from Dec. 15 to Dec. 23 at 7pm at St. Joseph Church, 1225 Gallatin Rd., South, Madison. Fellow-ship gathering with potluck dinner immedi-ately following the Mass in the school cafete-ria. Bring you favorite dish to share. All are invited. For inquiries or additional infor-mation, call Albert Go at 615-275-8805.

Men's Retreat, Jan. 11-12, Friday 7-9pm; Saturday 8:30am to 3pm, Immaculate Con-ception, St. Joseph Room, 709 Franklin St., Clarksville. Led by Fr. Steve Wolf. Includes Evening Prayer from the Common of Holy Men, A Franciscan Model for Masculine Spirituality, Promises for Men, Morning Prayer from the Common of Mary, Being a Lifegiver Priest and a Soldier Prophet, Char-isms for a Footwasher King, Sin, Addiction, These Things We Do, Prayers for Reconcilia-tion and Health, and Praying as an Apostle in the World. RSVP: Venus Newhouser, 931-645-6275, x 101 or icsecretary@immacon ception.org. Participants receive copies of Fr. Steve’s books: God’s Ones and Best of the Psalter.

Diocesan Engaged Couples’ Retreat (Jan. 26, Feb. 16, Mar. 16, April 20, June 15, July 13, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 16), 8am to 5pm, Catholic Pastoral Center, 2800 McGavock Pike, Nashville. Info: 615-383-6393.

Alive Grief Support Services offers individ-ual bereavement counseling and grief support groups for adults and children. Anyone can take advantage of these services, regardless of whether a loved one was served by Alive Hospice. Info: 615-963-4732 or www.alive

hospice.org.

Camp Marymount 2019 Summer Camp & Staff Registration is now open. Info/registration: www.campmarymount.com or 615-799-0410.

Let’s “Ham It Up” for HRA: The Holy Ro-sary Academy Grandparents Club has a unique way to help with your holiday shopping. They are partnering with HoneyBaked Hams in of-fering an opportunity for you to purchase Hon-eyBaked Hams gift cards for your holiday giving! These gift cards can also to used to purchase other items from their stores or online. For every gift card purchased through this program, 20% of the sales will go directly back to Holy Rosary Academy to help fund projects and programs that will support and further enhance their delivery of award-winning education to students. Just order online at our dedicated website address and your gift cards will be mailed to you at your home address. Buy online at: https://honeybakedfundraising.com/fundraisers/Ham_It_ Up_For_HRA/buy or find a link at HRA’s web-site (www.holyrosary.edu) under “Support/Grandparents Club.”

Father Ryan High School News: Father Ryan is hosting two major tourna-ments. The Willie Brown '65 Memorial Bas-ketball Tournament at Father Ryan takes place Dec. 27-29. The Johnny Drennan '85 Memori-al Wrestling Tournament will take place in the Catignani-Drennan Fieldhouse at Father Ryan on Jan. 4-5, with a special salute to the Irish's 1969 State Championship team before the finals. More information is available at father ryan.org/athletics. Standardized Test Prepa-ration Seminar: Father Ryan is offering a free seminar to help area 7th Grade TIP quali-fiers with test preparation. We will offer a seminar on Jan. 26 from 9am - 12pm for the test date of Feb. 9, 2019. Space is limited, so if you would like to take part in this workshop, please go to http://www.fatherryan.org/duke tip and register.

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Call the office to add your/ family member name to the prayer list. Names will be kept on the list until the end of the month. Let us know if we should keep someone on longer. Please inform the office of a loved one’s death so they may be added to the deceased prayer list.

Prayers requested for the following: Bill Walsh, Cheryl Marsh, Thomas McPhail, Ginny Mur-phy (daughter of Linda Johnson), Shirley Hogan (brother of Maureen Copeskey), Lorraine Demers (sister of Chip Harris), Alan Lancaster, Natalie Sulski, Ed Ripmaster, Jay Ustruck (brother of Patti Hampel), Karen Brackman (friend of Donna Wagner), Fred Frank (brother-in-law of Janice Fox), Steve Molnar, Linda Celli (daughter of Joan Celli), Jean Green, Adelyn Misa (friend of Jojo Polcyn), Peter Nieves (friend of Chip Harris), John Castner, Donald Small, Olivia Branham, Deborah Kolody (mother of Jaime Boyer), Catch Ingle (friend of Terri Hash), Kathleen Vlasich, Trest Campbell (cousin of Renee Campbell), Allie Marcoccia (friend of Rob-erta Young), Michelle Bohr, Joe Fitzpatrick (father of Theresa Bottei), Jerry Gauthier, Lee Palmer, Jim Dooley, Beverly Liby (sister of Barb Schultz), Logan McRae (friend of Phillip & Mary Blevins), Felicia Ranellucci (friend of Scott Goodman), Glenn Merz, Sylvia Resha, Pat Reisdorf (friend of Wen & Jerry Marcec), Greg Triplett (father of Andrew Triplett), Richard Trapp (father of Marie Trapp), Tony & Kim Soares, Charles Louwerse (brother of Suzanne Valimont), William Hudson (grandson of Jeff & Jo Ann Summers), Lynn Rodriguez (sister of Barb Couturier), Tom Doss, Tony Marinakis (friend of John & Susan Castner), Joan Gunter, Charles Schoenbachler (brother of Dorothy Westcott), Helen Gardner (sister of Peggy Fiato), Victoria Burk (niece of Debbie Short), Ted, Frank, and Max Journigan, Derrick Bailey, Ruth Holzwarth, Melvin Crawford, Olivia Harden, and Gisela Hahman (relatives of Renate Plas-encia), Angela Young (daughter of Bob Young), Mary Ann Farris, Don Farwick (brother of Jan Marks), John Kimbro (friend of Marty Kilbane), Clarence Leake (grandson of Robert & Penny Stansbury), Cheri Krueger (sister-in-law of Nicki Florida), Ashley Vickers, George Mainville (brother of Betty Micol), Diane Kudrez, Beth Bojanski (niece of Suzanne Valimont), Bishop Mikaelian.

Please remember those who have died, especially: Ed Farrell

The following merchant has offered to donate 10% of your total purchase (excluding alco-hol and sales tax) to St. Ste-phen Life Teen and EDGE on the day listed below to help with funding for Life Teen Summer Camp. Please present the bulle-tin or flyer at time of purchase. El OK Corral—First Sunday of the month. Place a floral order for $25 or more with Brown’s Florist and mention “St. Stephen Capital Improvements” and $5 will be donated to the St. Stephen Capi-tal Improvements Fund. Valid on walk-in or phone orders. Please contact Rip Beazley, Brown’s Florist, 269 W. Main St., Hendersonville, TN. Phone: 615-824-0857 or 615-720-6504 (cell). www.brownsflorist.net.

10% Donations