December 22, 2013

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Cuarto Domingo de Adviento

PARISH STAFF

Rev. Hector J. Madrigal, Pastor

Luis Erwin Candelaria Pastoral Assistant

Loretta Martinez Parish Secretary

Luz M. Casillas de Cárdenas Assistant Parish Secretary

Leo Ramos and Willy Montano

Deacons

Sandy Brisley Bookkeeper

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Phil Seidenberger - Parish Council President Sonia Higgins - Finance Council President

Denice Haley - Altar Society President Adult Faith Formation

Lisa Alvarez - Children’s Faith Formation Jacqui Hudson—Youth Director

Saul Martinez—Assistant Youth Director Lola Wooten - Saint Luke’s Ministry

Music Ministry : Vacant - 5:00 pm Saturday Mass

8:00 am Sunday Mass Pat Carathers - 11:00 am Sunday Mass

Angi Seidenberger Saint Joseph School Principal

Gail Saiz School Board President Christine Ramos Parent Teachers Organization President

Gail Saiz St. Joseph Day Care Center Director

Office Hours Monday—Thursday 8:30am—3:30pm

Friday: 8:30 am-12:00 pm Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation ( Confession )

Saturday 3:40 PM - 4:30 PM or by appointment

Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Saturday 5:00PM Sunday 8:00 & 11:00 AM,

Spanish Mass 1 PM Mon., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 8:15 AM

Tuesday 6:30 PM

Adoration Chapel

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Monday 8:00 a.m. — 10:00 p.m.

Tuesday-Friday 5:00 a.m. — 10:00 p.m.

Saturday 5:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.

St. Joseph Parish Mission Statement We are a family united in our Catholic faith:

To welcome all God’s children,

And continue Christ’s mission of

Love, Service and Education

To the Community.

Saint Joseph Catholic Church

4122 South Bonham Street Amarillo, Texas 79110-1113

806-355-5621 (Office) / 806-355-5622 (Fax) Email: parish.office@stjosephamarillo.com Website: stjosephamarillo.com Diocesan website: amarillodiocese.org BULLETIN DEADLINE: Monday at noon

CAMPUS OFFICES Saint Joseph Elementary School 806-359-1604

Saint Joseph Day Care Center 806-353-7043 Holy Cross Catholic Academy 806-355-9637

Children’s Faith Formation (K-5) and Youth Faith Formation (6-12) Wednesdays: 7:00 p.m.—8:30 p.m.

Saint Joseph School Classrooms

I.T.” Impacting Teens Third Sunday of the month

Sacrament of Baptism

First Monday of the month-English Classes

First Tuesday of the month-Spanish Classes

Sacrament of Matrimony

Contact the Parish Office

PARISH NEWS

ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL NEWS The Staff and Children of St. Joseph School would like to wish our Parish Family a most Blessed and Merry Christmas. Thank you for all you do for our school.

CHILDREN ’ S FAITH FORMATION

May the Infant Jesus fill your hearts with the gift of Love, encourage you with the gift of Hope, and bless you with the promise of Peace. Wishing you a holy and happy Christmas Season from the catechists! We will see you on

January 8, 2014. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at lisaalvarez3547@gmail.com or call me at 382-0311.

TEEN ’ S FAITH FORMATION AND I.T. For more information please contact Jacqui Hudson at 806-677-3198.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Sundays at 9:15 a.m. Scripture Study—for all Baptized, open to all adult members of St. Joseph. This week ’ s topic is “ Virgin Birth ” . We hope to see you! ( Our Lady of Sorrows Room )

ADORATION CHAPEL—CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

The Tabernacle in the Adoration Chapel will close for

the Christmas Holiday on Tuesday, December 24th at

12:00 noon. It will be open again on Thursday,

January 2, 2014 at 5:00 a.m. However, one can still

enter and spend some precious time with Our Lord if desired. We wish

our parish family a most Blessed and Holy Feast Day and celebrations

with Family & Friends.

The church office will be closed on:

Tuesday, December 24th thru Friday,

December 27th, and Tuesday, December 31st

and Wednesday, January 1st.

Fr. Hector and Staff wish you a very

Merry Christmas full of God’s

Blessings.

ADVENT BLESSING FOR THE FOURTH WEEK A parent leads the family in one of these blessings, or the family prays

it in unison.

Father, all-powerful God, your eternal Word took flesh on our earth when the Virgin Mary placed her life at the service of your plan. Lift our minds in watchful hope to hear the voice which announces his glory and open our minds to receive the Spirit who prepares us for his coming. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Welcome to St. Joseph Catholic Church!

4122 S. Bonham St.

Amarillo, TX 79110

Behold, the virgin shall conceive

and bear a son,

and they shall name him

Emmanuel,

which means "God is with us."

When Joseph awoke, he did as the

angel of the Lord had commanded

him and took his wife into his home. - Mt 1:23-24

4th Sunday of Advent

"They shall name him Emmanuel,

which means 'God is with us.'" No

other religion makes such a

radical claim. To be Christian is to

believe that God is truly with us,

in the most personal, intimate way

imaginable; he is one of us! What

a remarkable reality. Through the

Incarnation, God became human and lived among us to love us,

to guide us, to heal us, and to strengthen us. Three days from

now, we will celebrate this extraordinary gift that came to us on

the first Christmas Day. All other Christmas gifts, no matter

how exquisite or precious, pale in comparison to the gift of

Jesus Christ. All the joys and festivities of the season, all the

love and generosity that go into our beautiful holiday traditions,

can be all the more meaningful when we keep this in mind.

Although secular celebrations of Christmas ignore the

significance of the holy day, the church gives us Advent to help

us keep our focus. In these weeks of yuletide preparation, we

stop to remind ourselves what it means to be Christian, in case

we have begun taking it for granted. We reorient our hearts and

minds to recall, once again, the mysterious glory of the

Incarnation. We have been praying throughout this season of

anticipation, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." The real magic of

Christmas is that we get exactly what we prayed for! Jesus has

come. God has answered our prayers and given us what we truly

desire in the depths of our hearts: himself, Emmanuel, God with

us.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR OUR PARISH

FECHAS IMPORTANTES PARA NUESTRA PARROQUIA

December 24th 5:00 pm Christmas Eve—Children’s Mas Misa de Noche Buena para niños Midnight — Trilingual Christmas Mass Media Noche—Misa de Gallo Trilingüe

December 25th 11:00 am Christmas Mass—English 1:00 pm Misa de Navidad—Español December 31st 5:00 pm Vigil -Solemnity of Mary-English Misa de Vigilia— Solemnidad de la Virgen María— Inglés January 1st 11:00 am Solemnity of Mary—Bilingual Solemnidad de la Virgen María—Bilingüe

ADORATION CHAPEL

The Lord Needs Your Company!!! Your commitment to fill the following hours (even on a temporary basis) would be greatly appreciated, in order to relieve the few who have kept these hours covered at great sacri-fice. Please call the Parish Office if you can

help with day or night time hours.

Adoration Needs: Tuesday 11:00 am Wednesday 5:00 am and 10:00 p.m. Thursday 10:00 am

He seeks your company and love

Could you not watch one hour with Me? (Mt. 26:40) If you cannot make your hour of Adoration please call: Louis Raef 654-8608

Diocesan News

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC ACADEMY The Holy Cross Catholic Academy Speech and Debate

team continues to do very well. Six members of the team

earned enough points to place second in the Tascosa High

School tournament this past weekend. Senior Addison

Tenorio placed 1st in poetry, 2nd in dramatic interp, 4th in

domestic extemp, 4th in duet acting. She was also names 2nd top

overall individual speaker for the tournament. Senior Miranda Crow

was 4th in humorous interp, 4th in duet acting, 6th in dramatic interp,

semifinalist in prose interp. Senior Kristin Huseman placed 4th in

dramatic interp and was a semifinalist in prose interp. Junior Sandra

Salgado placed 2nd in humorous interp and was a semifinalist in prose.

Sophomore Jacob Webb was 3rd in original oratory. Sophomore Ben

Fullerton placed 5th in domestic extemp and 3rd in LD debate. Sopho-

more Jose Villafuerte earned 1st in LD debate, and was a semifinalist

in impromptu. The next tournament for team is the Hereford High

tournament January 18, 2014. Go Mustangs!

Christmas Pageant A live production of the Christmas Story of the Birth of Jesus, presented by members of Holy Family Parish! Sunday, De-cember 22 and Monday, December 23, 2013 at 7:30 pm at Holy Family Catholic Church, Nazareth, Texas. Free Admis-sion/Love offerings will be accepted.

TEEN ACTS RETREAT

The next Teen ACTS retreat is just around the corner, Decem-ber 26th through 29th. If you or someone you know is between the ages of 15 and 18, you/they are welcome to take advantage of this incredible opportunity. Act quickly as registration will close December 15th due to Christmas. For registration or addi-tional information please visit www.actsamarillo.org or contact Debbie King, Teen Liaison at 806-945-2248.

Retrouvaille Stress in Your Marriage? Retrouvaille is a program for mar-ried couples that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated, or angy in their marriage. Some experience coldness. Others experience conflict in their relationship. Most don’t know how to change the situation or even communicate with their

Please Pray for our Sick Rod Green, Kelly Stringer, George Huber, Theresa Manno, Sylvia Gleason, Rosina Newhouse, Charles Handley, Sue Martinez, Howard Birkenfeld, Julian Biggers, Olivia

Telamantes, Anthony & John Newhouse, Lydia Castillo, Carl Ault, G.G. League,

Edward Martinez, Bob Gallager, Nina Morganti, Baby Nichalos Gassett, Carmen Oviedo, Grisel Morales, Jose Ortiz , Gary Bellinghausen, Jenny C., Lynley Gassett,

Chase Sprigen, Christian Morales, M.L.Vigil, Margaret Bynum, Linda King, Cecilia

Gleason, Luca Buga, Willie Faye Huseman, Calista Huber, Carmen Ramos, Sam Quintana, Patricia Eagle, Mary Rose Edgar, Lola Wooten, Lynell Alison

Dale Hoover, Louise G. Hill, Danita Vigil, Evangelina Madrigal

Readings for the Week of December 22, 2013

Sunday: Is 7:10-14/Rom 1:1-7/Mt 1:18-24 8:00 a.m. Parish Intentions 11:00 a.m. +Lawrence and +Mary Hellmann

by Helene & Robert Smith 1:00 p.m. +Porfie Montoya by Mary Louise Vigil 6:00 p.m. Sudanese Mass

Monday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66 No Mass Tuesday: Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve—Children’s Mass Wednesday: Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 Midnight: Is 9:1-6/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14 Trilingual Mass 11:00 a.m. Christmas Mass—English 1:00 p.m. Christmas Mass– Spanish Thursday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Mt 10:17-22 NO MASS Friday: 1 Jn 1:1-4/Jn 20:1a and 2-8 NO MASS Saturday: 1 Jn 1:5--2:2/Mt 2:13-18

5:00 p.m. Ryan Sisneros by Grammy & Grandad

Next Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/Col 3:12-21/Mt 2:13-15, 19-23

Posadas are an important part of Mexican Christmas celebrations.

The word posada means "inn" or "shelter" in Spanish, and these

celebrations recreate Mary and Joseph's search for a place to stay

in Bethlehem. Participants in the posada make a procession

through the streets to the home of the family hosting the posada.

Outside the door of the home they sing a traditional song in which

they speak the part of Joseph asking for shelter. Posadas are held

on each of the nine nights leading up to Christmas, from December

16 to 24th. The nine nights of posadas leading up to Christmas are

said to represent the nine months that Jesus spent in Mary's womb, or alternatively, to

represent nine days journey to Bethlehem.

Please Pray for our Soldiers Blase Musick, Jacob Tumbleson, Jason Bellar

LAS POSADAS

Las Posadas son una parte importante de las celebraciones Navideñas del

pueblo Mexicano. La palabra posada significa “alojamiento, lugar que hospe-

da a las personas que viajan”. Las Posadas recrean la búsqueda que José y

María realizaron en Belén por un lugar en dónde hospedarse. Los participan-

tes de la posada hacen una procesión por las calles hacia la casa de la familia

que realizará la posada. Afuera de la casa se canta una canción tradicional la

cual relata cómo José anduvo buscando hospedaje. Las posadas se realizan

durante 9 noches, del 16 al 24 de diciembre. Esas nueve posadas representan

los nueve meses en los que María llevó en su vientre a Jesús nuestro Señor.

December 22 to 28, 2013

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. Mass

9:15 a.m. Scripture Study

11:00 a.m. Mass

1:00 p.m. Spanish Mass

6:00 p.m. Sudanese Mass

Monday: No Mass

6:00 p.m. Amarillo Rejoicers (HFR)

Tuesday: Christmas Eve

5:00 p.m. Children’s Mass

Wednesday: Christmas Day

12:00 a.m. Midnight Mass-Trilingual

11:00 a.m. Mass—English

1:00 p,m. Mass—Spanish

Thursday: 8:15 a.m. NO MASS

Friday: 8:15 a.m. NO MASS

Saturday: 3:40 p.m. Confessions

5:00 p.m. Mass

December 28, and December 29, 2013 Altar Servers:

5:00 p.m Stanley Leal, Brianna Hernandez, C.J. Hernandez

8:00 a.m. Missy Musick, Kristen Acker 11:00 a.m. William Peña,

1:00 p.m. Rogelio Martinez

Communion Ministers:

5:00 p.m. Andrew & Sylvia Friedrichsen, Jeanette Herring

Connie Balderaz, Gail Saiz

8:00 a.m. Priscilla Austria, David Oberbrockling 11:00 a.m. Amanda & M anuel Perez, Michael Rosales, Eva Mendez

Isabelo Irlas

1:00 p.m. José y Adelina Piña

Lectors: Ushers: 5:00 p.m. Barbara Oehlert Leo Leners

8:00 a.m. Kim Huseman Roger Bernt 11:00 a.m. Carol Saldaña Pat Kennedy

1:00 p.m Martín Romero

Weekly Collection Report:

Informe Semanal de la Colecta:

Projected—Proyectado $ 4,403.80

Collection—Colecta 12/14 y 12/15 $

Over/Under—Mas/Menos $

Children’s Collection—C. de los niños $

Information not available at time of printing.

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LECTURAS PARA LA SEMANA DEL 15 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2013 DOMINGO: IS 35, 1-6. 10/SANT 5, 7-10/MT 11, 2-11 LUNES: NM 24, 2-7. 15-17/MT 21, 23-27 MARTES: GN 49, 2. 8-10/MT 1, 1-17 MIÉRCOLES: JR 23, 5-8/MT 1, 18-24 JUEVES: JUE 13, 2-7. 24-25/LC 1, 5-25 VIERNES: IS 7, 10-14/LC 1, 26-38 SÁBADO: CANT 2, 8-14 O SOF 3, 14-18/LC 1, 39-45 DOMINGO SIGUIENTE: IS 7, 10-14/ROM 1, 1-7/MT 1, 18-24

NOTICIAS DE LA ESCUELA DE SAN JOSÉ

El personal y los niños de la Escuela de San José le desean a toda nuestra Familia Parroquial una Bendita Feliz Navidad. Gracias por todo lo que hacen por nuestra escuela.

FORMACIÓN EN LA FE PARA NIÑOS Que el Niñito Jesús llene sus corazones con el rega-lo del Amor, los aliente con el regalo de la Esperanza y los bendiga con la promesa de la Paz. Las Cate-quistas les desean una ¡Santa y Feliz Temporada Navideña! Nos vemos el 8 de enero de 2014. Si tiene preguntas comuníquese conmigo al 382-0311 o lisaalvarez3547@gmail.com.

FORMACIÓN EN LA FE PARA ADOLESCENTES—I.T. Si tienen preguntas por favor comuníquese con Jacqui Hudson al 806-677-3198. Gracias.

HORARIO DE TEMPORADA NAVIDEÑA DE LA CAPILLA DE

ADORACIÓN AL SANTÍSIMO

El Tabernáculo en la Capilla de Adoración cerrará el martes

24 de diciembre a las 12 del mediodía. Se abrirá nuevamente

el jueves 2 de enero de 2014 a las 5 de la mañana. Sin em-

bargo si usted lo desea, aún puede entrar a la Capilla y estar

en la compañía de Nuestro Señor. A nuestra familia parro-

quial le deseamos unos Días de Fiesta llenos de Bendiciones

en compañía de sus familiares y amigos.

Horario Navideño de la Oficina Parroquial

La oficina parroquial estará cerrada los siguien-

tes días:

Del martes 24 de diciembre al viernes 27 de

diciembre; el martes 31 de diciembre y el miér-

coles 1 de enero.

El Padre Héctor y el Personal de la parroquia les desean una Feliz Navidad llena de las Bendiciones de Dios nuestro Señor.

December 24th & 25th Altar Servers:

5:00 p.m. Ben Fullerton, Jarod & Audrey Portillo

Midnight: Missy Musick, Emma Pina, Victoria Pina-Smith 11:00 a.m. Shalynn McCoy, Matthew McCoy, Karina Ronquillo

1:00 p.m. Rogelio Martinez

Communion Ministers:

5:00 p.m. Thomas & Jacque Portillo, Gail Saiz

Midnight: Norma Pina-Smith, Nancy Pacheco, Catalina Zapata

11:00 a.m. Ray Barbosa, Efrain & Edna Medrano, 1:00 p.m. José Piña

Lectors: Ushers:

5:00 p.m. Pam Aragon Leo Leners Midnight Monica Musick, Roger Bernt

Eduardo Zapata

11:00 a.m. Dick Groninger Pat Kennedy 1:00 p.m. Martín Romero