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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS PARISH
MASS SCHEDULE
December 24 Fourth Sunday of Advent & Christmas
Saturday, December 23 ~ 4th Sunday of Advent: 4:00 PM Mass at St. John the Baptist 5:30 PM † Don White Sunday, December 24 ~ 4th Sunday of Advent: 8:00 AM † Joan Mueller 9:30 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Sunday, December 24 ~ Christmas Eve: 4:00 PM † Larry & Liz Raeder 4:00 PM † Anne M. Schultz 4:00 PM Mass at St. John the Baptist 6:00 PM † Deceased Members of the Cain & Mueller Families 6:00 PM † Alton Chambers 6:00 PM Mass at St. John the Baptist Monday, December 25 ~ Christmas Day: 8:00 AM † Claude Meyers 8:00 AM † Emilie Mahloch 9:30 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Tuesday, December 26: 8:00 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Wednesday, December 27: 8:00 AM † Earl Beck 8:30-9:30 AM Adoration Thursday, December 28: 8:00 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Friday, December 29: 8:00 AM † Zach Guerrero Saturday, December 30: 4:00 PM Mass at St. John the Baptist 5:30 PM Living & Deceased Members of The Lorbecki Family Sunday, December 31: 8:00 AM † Ray Freimuth 8:00 AM † Jerald Beining 9:30 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist
Liturgical Ministers Schedule Saturday, 5:30pm December 23 Vigil: Fourth Sunday of Advent Lector: Ellen Cary
Ministers: Ron Nielsen, Red Platz, LuAnn & Philip Schils, Katherine Suemnicht, Christine Koenigs
Sunday, 8:00am December 24 Fourth Sunday of Advent Lector: Mary Jo Jetzer Ministers: Arlene Klaetsch, Kitty Pfeifer, Kathy Kist, Clarice Schneider, Bev Verhulst, Mary Jo Jetzer
Sunday, 4:00pm December 24 Christmas Eve Lector: Children’s Mass
Ministers: Lynette Fiebrink, Duane Dippel, Dave & Bev Dippel, Pat Schmidbauer, Kathy Kopitzke
Sunday, 6:00pm December 24 Christmas Eve Lector: Ron Nielsen
Ministers: Kerry Gigot, Dennis & Joann Streblow, Ron Nielsen, Dori Schmitz, Kathy Kist
Monday, 8:00am December 25 Christmas Day Lector: Mary Lou Sixel
Ministers: Mary Jo Jetzer, Diane Slabe, Linda Leibham, Al Zemlicka, Arlene Klaetsch, Bev Verhulst
Saturday, 5:30pm December 30 Vigil: Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph Lector: Lynn Kulow
Ministers: Duane Dippel, Christopher Donlon, Lynette Fiebrink, Kerry Gigot, Christine Koenigs, Gerry Kulow
Sunday, 8:00am December 31 Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph Lector: Linda Leibham
Ministers: Dennis & JoAnn Streblow, Richard Vogel, Al Zemlicka, Bev & Dave Dippel
Fourth Sunday of Advent
1st Reading…2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 2nd Reading…Romans 16:25-27
Gospel…Luke 1:26-38
Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
1st Reading…Isaiah 9:1-6
2nd Reading…Titus 2:11-14
Gospel…Luke 2:1-14
Tuesday...Matthew 10:17-22
Wednesday...John 20:1a,2-8
Thursday...Matthew 2:13-18
Friday...Luke 2:22-35
Saturday…Luke 2:36-40
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
1st Reading…Genesis 15:1-6;21:1-3 2nd Reading…Hebrews 11:8,11-12,17-19
Gospel…Luke 2:22-40
December 16 & 17
Stewardship Envelopes $3,325.00
Loose Offering $433.80
Building Mnt. Envelopes $37.00
Christmas Flower Envelopes $203.00
Immaculate Conception Env. $2.00
Christmas Flower Envelope $150.00
REMINDERS Contributions: Please remember that all tax deductible contri-butions for 2017 need to be in the parish office by December 31st or postmarked by December 31st to be counted toward 2017. Thank you!
Next Weekend’s Fifth Sunday Collection: Contributions will go towards Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice. If you would like to donate, please use the envelope that is included with your stewardship envelopes.
Solemnity of Mary ~ January 1st: Mass is at SJB at 8am. Since it falls on a Monday, it is not a day of obligation.
Fourth SUNDAY OF ADVENT & Christmas 2017 Dear Parishioners:
Last week we encountered one of those seasonal phenomena – snowfall – that because of its timing and magnitude was able to discombobulate the best-made plans. We had a Communal Reconciliation Service scheduled for Wednesday evening at St. Thomas Aquinas; four priests were going to join me for the event. I had 125 copies of the Order of Worship ready to go. I left SJB to return to STA around 3 p.m.; the drive north wasn’t too bad, although the roads were getting a little slick. When I walked into the office at STA, Chris Holzmann (our Business Manager at STA) told me that two of the other four priests had called to say they weren’t coming because of road conditions. A third had told me the day before that if the weather turned out to be as bad as predicted, he wasn’t going to risk the drive. I called the fourth (who would have had the longest and probably most treacherous drive of all, coming from Marytown), and told him to stay home. At 6:30, we had one priest (me), about thirty peni-tents who’d braved the elements, two choir members and a pianist/organist (Janell Nielsen). So, the service went on as sched-uled, and we wrapped things up with a final song in under an hour,
I don’t have to be particularly clairvoyant to say that during the months ahead we’re going to get hit with conditions –blizzards, heavy icing, power outages, etc. – that will threaten to disrupt regular Church routines. Whether those routines are Penance services, weekend or weekday Masses, or other liturgical services, to lift a line or two from the SJB Inclement Weather Policy:
No event, including Mass, requires your attendance if you feel that weather conditions are dangerous. It is your right and responsibility to determine whether it is safe and/or wise to travel when road conditions may be hazardous. Weekend Mass will not ordinarily be cancelled due to weather conditions. However, please do not travel if you feel un-safe or the roads near you are not passable. Individuals are dispensed from the obligation to attend Mass if they cannot attend due to bad weather even if Mass is not cancelled.
Speaking of inclement weather, word from one who departs from Wisconsin each year by November 1st and refuses to return before the following April 1st arrived from Baja California this past week. Father John and Turk are “wintering” on the beach in Playa Coyote, eighteen miles south of Mulege, Baja California, Mexico. He says, through crocodile tears, that he misses all of us and wishes we were there. He would love to hear from you via e-mail ([email protected]) or by “snail mail” addressed to him at 158 Rainbow Dr. #5849, Livingston, TX 77399-1058.
Finally, a merry, safe and truly blessed Christmas to all of you from me and our staffs at St. John the Baptist and St. Thomas Aquinas Parishes.
Father Phil
Father Phil will be offering the
Sacrament of the Anointing of the
Sick, December 30th following the
5:30pm Mass & December 31st at SJB
following the 9:30am Mass.
And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the
angel, praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” Luke 2: 13-14
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Do you know what I consider to be the best thing about Christmas? The fact that it doesn’t have to end. Christmas should not just be another passing holiday. The birth of Christ allows us to live out the spirit of Christmas each and every day. We can do this by treasuring the gift of God’s love on a daily basis. This year, my Christmas wish for you is to work towards a deeper and more intimate relationship with our Lord. How can you do this? Make prayer the highlight of your day, com-mit to read the Bible regularly, devote time to attend Mass, go to Confession, care for those entrusted in you and help others in need. There are many faith-filled opportunities within the Archdi-ocese of Milwaukee to cultivate and strengthen your relationship with Christ – it is simply a matter of choosing and seeking. May the peace, joy, and love of the Holy Family be present in your lives each day of the New Year. I Am, Sincerely Yours in Christ, Most Reverend Jerome E. Listecki Archbishop of Milwaukee
Baptism Through the waters of Baptism we
welcome Jude into God’s grace, and our STA Parish Family.
He will be baptized on Wednesday, December 27th Jude Joseph is the son of
Daniel & Megan Opel Congratulations and God’s choicest blessings to the
parents and their newly baptized baby.
Through the waters of Baptism we welcome
Woodson into God’s grace, and our STA Parish Family.
He was baptized on Saturday, December 23rd Woodson David is the son of
Brian & Cassandra Schuh Congratulations and God’s choicest blessings to the
parents and their newly baptized baby.
