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DEVOTIONS Rosary: Prayed Before Each Mass Eucharis c Adora on: First Friday in Chapel Friday 8:30am to Saturday 4pm

SACRAMENTS Reconcilia on: Every Saturday 3:30pm to 4pm in Reconcilia on Room in gathering area and by appointment. Bap sm & Marriage: Contact office for arrangements.

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CSA 2020 Parish Goal Update CSA Parish Goal: $18,000

Received:$12,435

From the Pastor

December 22, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Advent

As Christmas is drawing closer, I would like to share an apostolic le er wri en by Pope Francis “on the meaning and importance of the na vity scene,” in which he encourages Chris ans worldwide to con nue “the beau ful family tradi on of preparing the na vity scene in the days before Christmas” by se ng up the Christmas crèche not only in their homes but also “in the workplace, in schools, hospitals, prisons and town squares.”

As we contemplate the Christmas story, he said, “we are invited to set out on a spiritual journey, drawn by the humility of the God who became man in order to encounter every man and woman. We come to realize that so great is his love for us that he became one of us, so that we in turn might become one with him.”

The pope, who will be 83 years old on Dec. 17, traveled by helicopter to the hill town of Greccio, 95 kilometers north of Rome, where a shrine commemorates the spot where, in 1223, St. Francis of Assisi used the se ng of a cave to replicate the na vity scene for the first me, thereby star ng a tradi on that quickly spread throughout Chris an Europe and later to other con nents.

The 3,000-word le er was read aloud for the first me in a chapel near the shrine, in the presence of the pope who was slightly hoarse, as he caught a slight cold since returning from Asia. Quo ng Franciscan sources, Pope Francis recalled that 15 days before Christmas, St. Francis asked a local man named John to help him realize his desire “to bring to life the memory of that babe born in Bethlehem, to see as much as possible with my own bodily eyes the discomfort of his infant needs, how he lay in a man-ger, and how, with an ox and an ass standing by, he was laid upon a bed of hay.”

John did as the saint had asked. The pope said that “on 25 December, friars came to Greccio from various parts, together with people from the farmsteads in the area, who brought flowers and torches to light up that holy night.” The sources report that “when [St.] Francis arrived, he found a manger full of hay, an ox and a donkey. All those present experienced a new and indescribable joy in the pres-ence of the Christmas scene.”

Pope Francis said, “this is how our tradi on began: with everyone gathered in joy around the cave, with no distance between the original event and those sharing in its mystery.” He recalled that Thomas of Celano, the first biographer of St. Francis, “notes that this simple and moving scene was accompanied by the gi of a marvelous vision: one of those present saw the Baby Jesus himself lying in the manger. From the na vity scene of that Christmas in 1223, ‘everyone went home with joy’.”

Commen ng on all this, Francis said that “with the simplicity of that sign, St. Fran-cis carried out a great work of evangeliza on.” The crèche, Francis added, “invites us to “feel” and “touch” the poverty that God’s Son took upon himself in the In-carna on” and “implicitly, it summons us to follow him along the path of humili-ty, poverty and self-denial that leads from the manger of Bethlehem to the cross. It asks us to meet him and serve him by showing mercy to those of our brothers and sisters in greatest need.”

Francis remarked that “it is customary to add many symbolic figures to our na vi-ty scenes,” star ng with “the beggars” who “have every right to draw near to the infant Jesus; no one can evict them or send them away from a crib so makeshi that the poor seem en rely at home.” Indeed, “the presence of the poor and the lowly in the na vity scene remind us that God became man for the sake of those who feel most in need of his love and who ask him to draw near to them.” In the cave, the pope said, “We find the figures of Mary and Joseph. Mary is a mother who contemplates her child and shows him to every visitor.... In her, we see the Mother of God who does not keep her Son

PrayerListPARISHIONERS

Joe Bax Harold Berendzen Jo Bi le John Brockmeier Kimberly Burton Tom Dixon Bernard Evers Gracie Fields Ella Mae Gibbs Therese Ambrose Hunt Marguerite Kemna Daniel Kempker, Sr. Aiden McDowell Steve Michales

Arline Mergelkamp Teresa Mergelkamp Don & Kathy Ressel Phillip Regalado Doris Sanning Gerold Sanning Chris na Schwarzer Judy Wall Marcy Wall Pauline Whi en Sue Wilmesher Joanne Woolley

FAMILY & FRIENDS Pa y Anderson Ron Arnold Sharon Barnhart Mark Banner Lynn Beanland Chris e Belk Mike & Julie Carr Janet Coffman Pat Conger Bill Courter Mike Dowler Margaret Dowling Sam Ellio Ronnie Fields Abigail Fisher Bob Fournier Jr. Aaron Fuerst Ma & Melissa Graves Graham Grimes Mar n Halderman Dolores Harms Leeann & Jase Higgins Robert Keilholz Jr. Sylvia Kimball Darryl Lacy Alberts Malayter Janet Mays

Marshall Mulcahy Kyhl McDevi Trent McLelan Shirley McIlwain Larry Morrell David Morris Sandy Neal Ethan Nivens Bill Parish Sara Payne Tony Phelps Ethan Pike Linda Presue Madrina Quint Carol & Norb Rudroff Easton Rustemyer Kristen Roethemeir Jaxton Sapp Laura Jean Shepherd Dee Spalding Ron Spencer Ken Thomas Evan Winder Catherine Wiseman

MILITARY FAMILY Jesse Jones Ma hew Marra & wife, Danielle

Grandson, Lore a Keilholz Larry Ruiz, Grandson, Eileen & Larry Sullivan Erik Michels, Son, Steve & Suzanne Michels Leroy Gilbert, Husband, Andrea Gilbert Paul Ambrose Ben England, Son, Michelle England For those military who’ve returned from war,

may they truly be at peace.

Please contact the Parish Office and let us know if you wish to add a name to any of these parish prayer lists or to let us know when prayers have been answered so we

can refresh our prayer lists. Thank you!

December 22, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Advent

only to herself but invites everyone to obey his word and to put it into prac-ce.” And at Mary’s side, we see Saint Joseph, “who plays an important role in

the life of Jesus and Mary”; he is “the guardian who relessly protects his fam-ily. When God warned him of Herod’s threat, he did not hesitate to set out and flee to Egypt.... And once the danger had passed, he brought the family back to Nazareth, where he was to be the first teacher of Jesus as a boy and then as a young man.”

Francis said “when, at Christmas, we place the statue of the Infant Jesus in the manger, the na vity scene suddenly comes alive. God appears as a child, for us to take into our arms."

Francis said “when, at Christmas, we place the statue of the Infant Jesus in the manger, the na vity scene suddenly comes alive. God appears as a child, for us to take into our arms. Beneath weakness and frailty, he conceals his power that creates and transforms all things. It seems impossible, yet it is true: in Jesus, God was a child and, in this way, he wished to reveal the greatness of his love.”

He recalled that as the feast of Epiphany approaches, we place the statues of the Three Kings who followed the star to find Jesus in the manger, and “the Magi teach us that people can come to Christ by a very long route.” Indeed, when these “men of wealth, sages from afar, with a thirst for the infinite” find Jesus they “fall to their knees to worship him,” and “understand that the God who with sovereign wisdom guides the course of the stars also guides the course of history, cas ng down the mighty and raising up the lowly.”

Concluding his le er, Pope Francis said that “standing before the Christmas crèche, we are reminded of the me when we were children, eagerly wai ng to set it up.” He said, “these memories make us all the more conscious of the precious gi received from those who passed on the faith to us” and “of our duty to share the same experience with our children and grandchildren.”

(Source: America, the Jesuit review by Gerard O’Connell December 01, 2019)

Christmas gi : As last year, the parish is going to give you all a beau ful book tled ‘Rediscover the Saints’ by Mathew Kelly. It is a wonderful book based

on the outstanding charisms of 25 prominent saints in the church. It is easy to read and understand. In the book, you will find a Christmas le er by the Pas-tor highligh ng some of the Parish ac vi es in the year 2019.

Christmas and New Year gree ngs: I extend you all a joy – filled Christmas and grace-filled New Year. May this Christmas and New Year bring immense blessings to your families and all family members? Have a wonderful celebra-

on with Holy Mass to experience God being with us in Jesus.

SacredHeartLiturgicalMinistersSchedule December2019DECEMBER 21 — SATURDAY, 4:30 PM MASS DECEMBER 22 — SUNDAY, 10:00 AM MASS

Server(s): Allison & Jonathan Bax Lector: Jeremia Markway Eucharis c Ministers Doris Christoff, Bob Keilholz, Be y Lilley, Paula Niemeier Greet/Usher: Ron & Myrna Schwintek, Joe Lilley, Eric Miller Music Ministry: Paula Niemeier, Volunteers needed

Server(s): Kate Albertson Lector: Dianne Henley Eucharis c Ministers: Marc & Be y Markway,Doris Greet/Usher: Bob & Sue Stewart, Terry & Shirley Walters, Jeff Fishburn Music Ministry: Lynn Robinson, Sacred Heart Choir

DECEMBER 28 — SATURDAY, 4:30 PM MASS DECEMBER 29— SUNDAY, 10:00 AM MASS

Server(s): Sam Schupp Lector: Mike Kriegshauser Eucharis c Ministers Joe Bax, Ed Powell, Bill Routon, Ed Sanning Greet/Usher: Gary Clark, Tom Burde , Tom Burns, Jerry Harms Music Ministry: Lynn Robinson, K of C

Server(s): Gus & Kate Albertson Lector: Jeremia Markway Eucharis c Ministers: Bill Allen, Jay Harms, Tom Irwin, Clint Zuck Greet/Usher: Brandon & Ryan Kliethermes, Art Roth, Tyler Schmidt Music Ministry: Pa Dudenhoeffer, K of C

JANUARY 4 — SATURDAY, 4:30 PM MASS JANUARY 5 — SUNDAY, 10:00 AM MASS

Server(s): Lector: Eucharis c Ministers Greet/Usher: Music Ministry:

Server(s): Lector: Eucharis c Ministers: Greet/Usher: Music Ministry:

December 22, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Advent

PARISH STWEARDSHIP

Budgeted Offertory

7/01/19—6/30/20 $200,000

Budget Monthly Goal-December $19,230.77

Budget Monthly Goal-December $19,230.77

Weekly Collec ons: 08-DEC $ 3,962.00 15-DEC. $ 22-DEC. $ 29-DEC. $ Due to holiday bulle n print schedule the Dec.15 & 22 will be posted in the December 29th bulle n.

Monthly Total to Date: $3,962.00 Actual Offertory YTD $78,695.56 Budget Goal YTD $88,461.51 Difference -$9,765.95

Weekly Contribu ons 12/8/2019

Regular Offering $3,962.00 Christmas Flowers $ 420.00 Human Development $25.00 Military Service $10.00

TOTAL $4,417.00

Capital Campaign $506.00

Herless & Marg Abernathy Allen Family

Jim & Rita Anglin Augus ne Family

Conrad Borgmann Barbara Bruce

Alma Burns O o B. & Ruby Clark

Angelea Corwin Tom Corwin

Lee & Myrtle Curty Shirley Dennis

Dick Dolby Hal Dolby

Sophie & Frank Eggering Charles & Wilma Evers

Nicholas Evers Riley Evers

John & Helena Forrest Andy & Anna Pearl Frank

Blondine & Clarence Frank Charlie Frank

Ed & Annie Frank Lorena Govero Graves Family

Lena & John Groose Clara Harms Tom Harms

Doug Hart Jack & Lucille Hart

Joe Hart Kenneth & Lucille Hart

Lindsey Hart James Hurst

Sister Augusteen Hurst SSND Sister Margaret Hurst SSND

Franki Kadlec Harold Kempker

Norman & Joan Kempker Ray Kempker

Lloyd & Catherine Kimball Bill King

Juanita King Diana Koester

Clem & Catherine Leuthen Walter & Gertrude Leuthen

Clarence & Kathlene Leuthen Ronald Leuthen Vernon Leuthen Vivian Leuthen Dennis Libbert

Pat & Hilda Libbert Robert Lilley

Larry & Edna Lueckenhoff Grant McClaire

Eddy & Margaret McDevi Lynn McDonnell

John & Bernice McLaughlin McNiell Family

Florence O’Donnell Jeffrey O’Donnell

Olexa Family Roman O o

Adam Popejoy Dr. & Mrs. M. R. Popejoy

L.D. & Beniece Powell Larry Powell

Bill Powell Frances Radmacher Joseph Radmacher

Herminda SanMar n Susan Schnieders

Tom Sullivan Whi en Family

Jane Williams Don & Zora Small

Greg & Jennifer Steidle Mary Jane Stewart

Gilmore & Catherine Wil-mesher

Dorsey & Loyce Wood Floyd & Marie Young

All Men & Women of the Military

Gary Marrio Walter & Gertrude Leuthen

Eugen & Barbara Michels Mr. & Mrs. O o B. Clark

Mr. Roman O o Father Frank Bussmann

John & Helena Forrest Luke & Mary Abernathy All those in the Military

Weidinger Family Berendzen Family

Lynn McDonnell Ed & Annie Frank

Clem & Catherine Leuthen Charlie Frank

Vivian Leuthen Dorsey & Joyce Wood

Lee & Myrtle Curty Anglin-Stone Famlies

Clayton Declue Lorena Govero

Thomas & Dorsthea Mar n Alma Burns

Harold Kempker Robert Lilley

Susan Schmiders Raymond Kempker Florence O’Donnell

Jeffery O’Donnell Paul Laffey

Nancy Laffey

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December 22, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

No PSR Mass 10am

2 3

Mass 8am 4 5

Finance Council Mtg.6:.30pm

6 First Friday Mass

8am, followed by Adoration

7 First Saturday Mass 8am,

followed by Adoration through 4pm, Reconciliation

3:30pm,

Mass 4:30pm 8

PSR Confession 1 8:45am-9:45am

Mass 10am

9

10

Mass 8am 11

12 Altar Sodality Mtg.

7pm Pastoral Council Mtg.

6:30pm

13

Mass 9:15am Rock Island

14

Santa’s Workshop 9:30am-12:30pm

Reconciliation 3:30pm

Mass 4:30pm 15 Bambinelli

Sunday

PSR Confession-2 8:45am-9:45am Youth Mass

16

17

Mass 8am 18

Spring Again 8:30am

Tour of Churches 8:30pm

19

Communal Penance 7pm

20

Mass 9:15am Eldon Nursing &

Rehab

21

Reconciliation 3:30pm

Mass 4:30pm

22 PSR 8:45am-9:45am

Mass 10am

23

24

Christmas Eve Mass

4:30pm & 9pm

25

Christmas Mass 10am

26

27 No Mass

28 Reconciliation

3:30pm Mass 4:30pm

29 No PSR

Mass 10am

30 31 New Years Eve

Mass 7pm

1. New Year Mass

Feast of Motherhood of Blessed Mother

Mass 10am

2 3 4

SpringAgainWeinvitealladultstoSpringAgain.

Wednesday,January15,2019coffeeanddonuts8:30amwildpitchgamesandchallengingpuzzles!Lunchwillbeat12pm.Pleasecomeandbringacovereddish&afriendortwo!

Mass times for Christmas and New Year’s Christmas Eve Mass ,December 24th

4:30 p.m.& 9 p.m. Christmas Mass, December 25th

10:00 a.m. New Years Eve Mass December 31st

7pm New Years Day Mass January 1st

Feast of Motherhood of Blessed Mother 10:00 a.m.

Liturgical Ministers Sign-Up board for above Mass times f ls located in the gathering area.

WearelookingformusicaltalentsBecauseweknowthereismuchmusicaltalentsittinginourpews,we’dliketoinvitemoreofyoutotheministry.Ifyouareinterest-edinparticipatinginateenchoir,men’schoir,joiningoneofourcurrentgroups,orhelpingout,pleasecontactPaulaNiemeier.(573-291-1168orniemp30@gmail.com)Weareinneedofmusiciansandvocalists.Thankyou!

A Steward’s Way Advent Group Study

Sacred Heart’s group study will meet in the rectory basement on

Wednesday evenings at 7pm December & January.

For ques ons or more details please contact :

Jessi Irwin 573-286-4042, Jessi@irwindiesel.com

Sacred Heart Youth will be doing a Live Nativity Scene in the gathering area on Christmas Eve

at 4:30 pm Mass. Sign Up Sheets were passed around at PSR.

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