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December 6, 2020 Second Sunday of Advent
MASS SCHEDULE
Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 8:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Sunday, 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m.
LITURGY OF THE HOURS
Monday–Friday Morning Prayer, 7:40 a.m. Daytime Prayer, 3:10 p.m.; Evening Prayer, 6:00 p.m.
CONFESSION SCHEDULE
Monday–Friday 4:45–5:25 p.m. Saturday 3:00–4:00 p.m. During all Saturday Vigil & Sunday Masses
FR. JARROD’S CONFESSION/ADVICE SCHEDULE
Open Canceled Off
S M T W Th F S
12/6 12/7 12/8 12/9 12/10 12/11 12/12
11:30 a.m.
3:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
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Father’s Focus 2
ARE WE THERE YET? Advent Reflections “Are we there yet?” This is the question virtually every kid asks on any long trip. “Are we there yet?” I remember asking that often. I am sure my brothers would agree, I prided myself on being the most annoying
person in the car. In fact, Mom and Dad used to have a saying: “Don’t feed Jarrod in the car!” If they would feed me, my energy would go through the roof. My “Mr. Hyde” would leap out of my “Dr. Jekkyl” and I would bounce all over the car! I suppose you could say I was a fidgety kid! So for me, as for many kids, any trip always seemed like a lo-o-ong trip. And yet this is a question that we find ourselves asking now: “Are we there yet?” The COVID crisis has been persisting for ten months now. Ten months! Who would have thought last March that we would be still seeing shutdowns and extreme precautions in December? And yet, here we are. Even with the possibility of a vaccine on the horizon, many of us are still wondering how much longer we will have to “bunker up” until this pandemic passes us. But there is an analogy in this pandemic that helps us understand our Christian faith. Ever since Adam and Eve ate the fruit, the human family has been experiencing the pandemic of sin. This pandemic threatens the life of our soul. In the Old Testament, God “quarantined” Israel in the promised land, giving them the Temple, the Prophets, the Kings, the Law, and the Torah. But that quarantine, like all quarantines, was to last only for a time. “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons” (Gal 4:7). In other words, Jesus Christ came as the “vaccine” for sin and vice. Just like most vaccines work by injecting a small part of the virus into the immune system, so too, Jesus, “who knew no sin, became sin for us so that we might become the very righteousness of God” (2 Cor 5:21). Jesus became our vaccine; and anyone who, by faith, accepts Jesus receives “the precious and very great promise … to share in the divine nature” (1 Pet 4:7). By being united to Jesus, the pandemic of sin is removed from our humanity, and it is healed and restored even to the point of being united to God’s divine nature! And this is our Advent joy. Advent is a time for us to live the question, “Are we there yet?” Advent is a time of expectation. We recall that Jesus came among us, in HISTORY, as God-made-man, so that he can redeem us, in MYSTERY, through the sacraments, and direct us to our final glory with him, in MAJESTY. History, mystery, and majesty: these are the three comings of Christ that HAVE happened, ARE happening, and WILL come to completion. (Theologically, this is called Realized Eschatology). As so we, like kids on a long journey, live in that in-between time of “already-but-not-yet”: we are already on the journey of our salvation, but we have not yet arrived at our destination. So, family, don’t fret; we are on our way! But be patient, for our destination is still in front of us. And, even though Mom and Dad said, “Don’t feed Jarrod,” be sure to eat the Food For the Journey – the Eucharist – because, it does give us the energy to make it to our final destination. The Jesus who came (history)… IS the Eucharist now (mystery)… in whom we will rejoice forever in eternity (majesty).
- Fr. Jarrod Lies, pastor
WELCOME! At St. Francis of Assisi Parish, we strive to be united in the Eucharist and formed as instruments of peace through the practice of stewardship in imitation of God’s Triune love. Through the proclamation of the Gospel we invite you to become disciples of Jesus Christ and included within our parish family through worship, fellowship, education, and stewardship.
NEW TO OUR PARISH? We’d love to have you join our faith community! Start the registration process by going to stfranciswichita.com or by calling the parish office.
Parish Office
(316) 722–4404 [email protected] www.stfranciswichita.com
Parish Office Hours Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
SACRAMENTS
Baptisms: Saturdays after 6:00 p.m. evening prayer; Sundays after 1:00 p.m. Mass. Schedule with the church office.
Matrimony: Call a priest 9 months prior to desired wedding date.
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All high school students in the parish are invited to join us for CYM on Wednesday nights. Throughout the year, we partici-
pate in activities that allow us to meet new people, grow in our faith, and serve our community. We have students from
five different high schools who attend on a regular basis.
December 9 – Birthline Service Project Clare Hall Upstairs
December 16 – Holy Hour & Confessions Church
Please bring a mask and respect social distancing.
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STEWARDSHIP FORMS It’s not too late to turn in your stewardship forms! You can drop them off at the church office during business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you have not received a stewardship form, or need to register for the parish, please contact the church office at (316) 722-4404 or [email protected].
YEAR-END GIFTS TO THE SFA BUILDING FUND In response to our several building and maintenance needs, over the past year, many parishioners have contributed $200,000 to the Building Fund. Within the last couple of weeks, two more anonymous donors offered gifts of $50,000 and $25,000 in response to our ongoing needs specific to the Building Fund. These gifts have been given as “seed” or “challenge” gifts to encourage other possible donors to con-sider giving to our building fund. These extraordinary gifts contribute to immediate needs in the area of HVAC, roofing and campus lighting. Building Fund envelopes are included in your monthly packet for you to use, or you may write “Building Fund” in the memo of your check. If you are able, please consider a gift to the St. Francis Building Fund as part of your year-end giving.
K OF C COLLECTING WINTER ITEMS The Lord’s Diner needs NEW gloves, hats and socks for its guests. The parish Knights of Columbus is coordinating this holiday drive. Please place these items in the marked boxes in the vestibule.
What’s Happening ADORERS NEEDED Perpetual adoration at SFA has resumed, with social distancing and face coverings. Some hours still need coverage. If you are interested and willing to commit to one of these hours for adoration, please contact Jenny Morgan at [email protected].
• Monday, 3:00 to 4:00 a.m. • Monday, 4:00 to 5:00 a.m. URGENT • Tuesday, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. • Friday, 6:00 to 7:00 a.m.
CHRISTMAS ADORATION The adoration chapel will close for the Christmas holiday on Thursday, December 24, at 4:00 p.m., and reopen on Sunday, December 27, after the 1:00 p.m. Mass. Additionally, the adoration chapel will close for the New Year’s holiday on Thursday, December 31, at 4:00 p.m., and reopen on Sunday, January 3, after the 1:00 p.m. Mass.
JOIN THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS In honor of Fr. Michael McGivney’s beatification, join the Knights of Columbus online now through December 31 and receive FREE membership for one year.
JOY OF GIVING TREES Please visit our Respect Life Joy of Giving Trees located in the front walkway and Adoration Chapel walkway. Take one or more “need” ornaments and return your donations to the FRONT walkway Christmas tree on or before Sunday, De-cember 20. Please attach the ornament to your unwrapped donation. Gifts are collected for A Better Choice, Birthline, Guadalupe Clinic, Center of Hope, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Anthony Family Shelter, Adult Day Services, Our Daily Bread Food Pantry and Harbor House Domestic Violence Shelter. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
LECTORS & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS NEEDED If you are a lector or Eucharistic minister who is currently attending weekend Mass and are willing to lector or Eucharis-tic minister, please contact Harriet Rosa at [email protected] if you have not already done so. We are most in need for Saturday Vigil Masses and the Sun-day 1:00 p.m. Mass.
PARISH DIRECTORY PICKUP If you had your photo taken for the parish directory, you can pick up your directory in the parish office. If you did not have your photo taken but would like a directory, call the office to be put on the waitlist.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION MASSES On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Tuesday. December 8, we will have Masses at 8:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. Additionally, the 5:30 p.m. Mass Monday, December 7, will be a vigil for the Immaculate Con-ception.
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UPCOMING BULLETIN DEADLINES Due to our publisher’s holiday printing schedule, bulletin deadlines will be earlier than usual through the January 3 bulle-tin. We will resume our regular schedule for the January 10 bulletin.
Bulletin Published Deadline
December 19–20 Thursday, December 10
December 26–27 Tuesday, December 15
January 2–3 Monday, December 21
FORMED ADVENT RESOURCES FORMED has a library of videos, podcasts, and books to help you prepare for Christmas during the Advent season! Addi-tionally, visit formed.org/advent to sign up for daily Advent reflections for you and/or your children! And check out these other Advent resources from FORMED: • Advent: Rethinking the Season, Dr. Tim Gray (podcast) • Advent video series (starts with “Prepare the Way”) • Opening the Word Advent reflections
OPERATIONS COUNCIL
Advent is a season of anticipation, a season of thanks. May we be generous with the gift of our time in service of others. May we use our talents as a sign of our belief in our Savior. May we have a generous heart to give to those in need. Advent is a blessed time to count our blessings and look forward with hope to the days ahead.
- The Operations Council
What’s Happening ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY CORNER In today’s Gospel John the Baptist urges us to “Prepare the way of the Lord.” We are called to help prepare the way of the Lord by making the real meaning of Christmas come alive in our own hearts, in our family and to reach out to those in need. Your gift to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul brought light into the darkness surrounding the hearts of those living in poverty, bringing them the real, lasting, and deep joy of Christ-mas. Through October and November, the St. Francis Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to assist 12 families with rent, utility payments, insurance payments and medical bills. Thank you for your generosity.
CHARITIES COMMITTEE FOOD DRIVE In lieu of our food drive, the Charities Committee invites you to donate to the Our Daily Bread food pantry. You can make your check payable to Catholic Charities and, on the memo line, indicate “For Our Daily Bread.” Please mail your check to Catholic Charities, 437 N Topeka, Wichita, KS 67202-2314, or donate online at CatholicCharitiesWichita.org, selecting “Our Daily Bread Food Pantry” as the designation.
LIVING LOVE CLASS ON YOUTUBE If you missed Fr. Jarrod’s Living Love class this fall, don’t worry! You can still watch the class on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/StFrancisofAssisiCatholicChurchWichitaKS
SAVE THE DATE: DAY OF GIVING 2021 Save the date for St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School’s 2021 Day of Giving! The Day of Giving is an annual celebration of Catholic schools nationwide, and is held during Catholic Schools Week. The 2021 Day of Giving will be held for 24 hours starting on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Our goal will be announced shortly! Whether you are a parent, grandparent, alumnus, staff member, or friend of the school, please consider making a gift to SFACS to commemorate this occasion.
WEEKEND MASSES STREAMED ON YOUTUBE Are you or a loved one still at home, but longing for Mass? All weekend Masses continue to be live-streamed on our parish YouTube channel at www.YouTube.com/StFrancisofAssisiCatholicChurchWichitaKS
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Mass Intentions DECEMBER 7 - 13, 2020
Monday 7 8:00 a.m. † Mary Kay Peltzer 5:30 p.m. † Terry Fritz
Tuesday 8 8:00 a.m. † Ralph Hight 12:00 p.m. † Sandy Stang
5:30 p.m. † Jerome Kessler 7:00 p.m. † Maria Hoang
Wednesday 9 8:00 a.m. † Katie Hilger 5:30 p.m. † Brookfie & Hillary Newton
Thursday 10 8:00 a.m. † Janet Higgins 5:30 p.m. † Milissa L. Moore
Friday 11 8:00 a.m. All Souls In Purgatory
5:30 p.m. † Alban Born
Saturday 12 8:00 a.m. Thanksgiving
5:00 p.m. † Ray & Marge Overlie
7:00 p.m. † Austin James Perez
Sunday 13 7:00 a.m. † Thomas Toon
8:30 a.m. † Rev. Jerome Beat 10:00 a.m. † Raymond Bell 11:30 a.m. † Frank Stoss, Jr. 1:00 p.m. All Our Priests
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6
ROSARY GROUP Church, 5:00 p.m.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7
MARIAN MANTLE ROSARY GROUP Church, after 8:00 a.m. Mass IMMAC. CONCEPTION VIGIL MASS 5:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (SOLEMNITY) Masses at 8:00 a.m., and 12:00, 5:30, and 7:00 p.m. IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY ROSARY GROUP Church, 7:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9
MEN’S PRAYER GROUP Clare Basement, 6:30–7:30 a.m. RCIA Clare Hall, 6:00–8:00 p.m. LIVING LOVE CLASS Church, 6:45–7:45 p.m.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10
FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY Clare Basement, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11
No Events
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12
SHEKINAH (PRAISE AND WORSHIP HOLY HOUR) Church, 8:00–9:00 p.m.
LORD’S DINER FOOD PANTRY The Lord's Diner is opening a food pantry. The pantry will have two outreach programs to serve those in need. Those interested in donating to the pantry may call Sarah at 316-266-4966 or email [email protected]. Items such as grano-la bars, peanut butter and cheese crackers, fruit cups, individu-ally packaged snacks, socks, and travel-size toiletries are greatly needed. Financial support for the pantry is also needed. Drop off donations at The Lord’s Diner, 520 N. Broadway, 7 days a week, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Around the Diocese
APPLY FOR EVICTION PREVENTION FUNDS Catholic Charities is partnering with Kansas Eviction Preven-tion Program to help tenants and their landlords apply for up to $5,000 in rental assistance. The program is designed to help people who are facing eviction while experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic. For more information, call Matt Lowe at (316) 264-8344, ext. 4112.
POSITION OPEN AT THE DIOCESE Program Coordinator, Office of Hispanic Ministry: The Diocese of Wichita is seeking an outstanding individual to serve as Program Coordinator for the Office of Hispanic Min-istry. This individual will work directly with the Director in carrying out the mission of the office. This position will in-clude administrative duties, translation and interpretation of documents, coordination and facilitation of projects/events to reach out to the diocesan Hispanic community with special attention to youth and family efforts in our parishes. Deadline for accepting resumes is December 16. For information re-garding requirements, please check our job posting at catholicdioceseofwichita.org, Administration, Human Re-sources.
UNBOUND EVENING OF REFLECTION Join us for an UNBOUND evening of reflection at the Spir-itual Life Center on Thursday, December 17. These reflection evening events occur on the third Thursday of every month! Join us at 7:00 p.m. to engage in an evening of testimonies, prayer, worship, and healing. UNBOUND Ministry seeks to help Christians combat the imprisoning effects of sin and break free of their bonds, so as to be able to respond whole-heartedly to the Gospel. There is no cost, but we ask that you register online at www.slcwichita.org so we know how many to expect!
BE THE BLESSING FOR FAMILIES IN NEED Double your donation and help Catholic Charities meet a $60,000 match challenge with your gift to its Be the Bless-ing appeal. When you generously share your blessings with Catholic Charities, your blessings count in the lives of the more than 18,000 people served by Catholic Charities each year. To learn more, visit give.CatholicCharitiesWichita.org/be-the-blessing. Help us meet the match by December 31!
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PRAYER REQUESTS
Kevin or Karen: (6:00–10:00 p.m.) .................................. E-mail ............................. [email protected]
LOST AND FOUND Please check Lost and Found in front walkway. Items will only be kept for two weeks before being donated to Goodwill.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS? Please keep the church office informed of changes in names, ad-dresses, phone numbers, etc. By letting us know you have moved, we can save money on postage returns and keep our membership roster up to date.
BULLETIN NOTICES
Knights of Columbus #4118 316.461.6481
St. Anthony of Padua Library
Hours: Friday 8:30–9:30 a.m. & Sunday 9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Call 706–7185 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Unplanned Pregnancy? CALL 1.800.848.LOVE
Natural Family Planning
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