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December 16, 2018Third Sunday of Advent
Corpus Christi Catholic Church6300 McKenna Drive, Mobile, Alabama 36608
Email: [email protected] ! Website: www.CorpusChristiParish.com
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Parish Office: 342-1852 • Fax 342-6313School Office: 342-5474, ext. 1 • Fax 380-0325Rel. Ed. Office: 342-5474, ext. 7 • Fax 380-0325Full-Day Care: 342-2424 • Fax 343-3119Youth Ministry: 342-1852 • Fax 342-6313
PARISH OFFICE HOURSMonday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
PASTORAL STAFF
Very Reverend James F. Zoghby, V.F.Reverend John S. BoudreauxDeacon Arthur W. RobbinsMrs. Kristy F. Martin, School PrincipalMrs. Diane M. Stoyka, Parish Catechetical LeaderMrs. Judi B. Ankiewicz, R.C.I.A. CoordinatorMr. Peter J. Stoyka, Youth Ministry Director
TO REGISTER AS A MEMBER OF THE PARISH
Please fill out a Census Form. Census Forms areavailable in the church vestibule and parish office.
COMMUNITY CENTER RENTALS & SERVICES
For rental information and kitchen services, please callthe parish office at 342-1852 or 342-1420.
SUNDAY MASSES
Vigil: 5:30 p.m. SaturdayMorning: 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.
WEEKDAY MASSES
6:30 a.m.: Monday through Friday8:15 a.m.: Monday through Saturday
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 5:00 p.m. and by request, particularlyafter the 6:30 & 8:15 a.m. weekday Masses.
BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, ANOINTING OF SICK
Please call the parish office (342-1852) for informationand scheduling baptism, marriage, anointing of sick.
ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (R.C.I.A.)
Please see published schedule for specific dates andtimes, or call the parish office (342-1852).
SUNDAY SCHOOL (C.C.D.) Grades K–12, Sundaysduring school year, 10:05-10:55 a.m. in school bldgs.
SCHOOL, SACS-accredited for Grades PreK3 through 8.To register, or for information, please call the schooloffice, 342-5474, ext. 1, or send an email [email protected].
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Celebrating Advent
MASS WITH THEANOINTING OF THE SICK
Saturday, Dec. 15, at 5:30 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 16, at 7 a.m.
During these two Masses, after the homily, the Sacrament of the Sick(for physical, emotional, mental or spiritual healing) will be given to allwho feel the need for it because of age or illness. This anointing willalso be brought to shut-ins at home and others requesting it.
SUNDAY SCHOOLToday! Dec. 26: Advent Celebration in Banquet Hall
Dec. 23 & 30: No Sunday School Classes [Christmas Holidays]
ADULT RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION (R.C.I.A.)
Presented by Fr. James F. Zoghby
Continuing education for Catholic and other adults interestedin learning more about and/or joining the Catholic Church.Meetings are in the Adult Ed. Room in the Community Center
Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 97:00 to 8:30 p.m.
in the Adult Religious Education Room
Further Information: Call 342-1852 to speak to one of the priestsor email [email protected].
Once a month3rd Sunday 5:30 p.m. Mass
Celebrated by Fr. Mark Mossa, S.J.Director of Campus Ministry at Spring Hill College
During the school year (Sept. to April), we have an extra SundayMass the 3rd Sunday of each month. High School students serve.
Society of St. Vincent de PaulMeetings: 1st & 3rd Mon. of the month, at 6:30 p.m., The Parish House.Poor Box, Food, Clothing donations and “In-Need” Drop Box at theSVDP table in the vestibule. To seek help, call 251-366-6443.
Communal Reconciliation ServiceTomorrow Night, Monday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m.
All are invited to aJoyful Advent Celebration of the
Sacrament of Reconciliationfollowed by fellowship in the atrium
with hot chocolate, marshmallows & cookies.
Priests who will celebrate thesacrament of reconciliation with us:
Fr. John Basiimwa, FMH; Fr. Chris Boutin; Fr. PatrickDriscoll; Fr. Greg Lucey, SJ; Fr. Jose Mesa, SJ; Fr. MarkNeske; Fr. Robert Poirier, SJ; Fr. David Tokarz; Fr. KennethUgwu, SSJ; Fr. Stephen Vrazel; Fr. Michael Williams, SJ.
Christmas Mass Schedule
Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
Christmas Day, Dec. 25
9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Night Dinner5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Banquet Hall
$8 for Adults ! $4 for Children (Age 12 & under)
Dec. 19 & 26: No Wednesday Night Dinner [Christmas Holidays]
Info: 342-1852 or [email protected]
2018-2019 Sacramental Dates for 2nd GradersMon, Feb 18, 2019: 1st Eucharist Parent Mtg, 6:30pm Adult Ed Rm.Sun, Feb 24, 2019: 1st Euch Enrollment Mass,9am & 10am-12pm.Sat, May 4, 2019: First Eucharist Practice, 10 am, Church.Sun, May 5, 2019: First Eucharist Mass, 1 pm.
2018-2019 Sacramental Dates for H.S. Confirmation2020 Class: Jan. 20, Luncheon, 12-2pm.2020 Class: Jan. 20, Practice 2-3pm2020 Class: Jan. 22, Confirmation Mass, 6pm.
2021 Class: Nov 18, Spirit Day, 2-6:30pm2021 Class: Jan 26, Visitation Monastery Retreat,10am-5pm, Lessons 2/3.4
2022 Class: Feb 17, 2019, Spirit Day, 2-6:30pm, Lessons 5 & 7.
Info: [email protected] or 342-5474, ext 7
Widowed Persons’ Support GroupFor information call parishioner Glen Porter at 666-8977.
CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH, MOBILE, ALABAMA DECEMBER 16, 2018
A Christmas Baby Showerfor newborn babies through 2B Choices for Women
Place donations of new or gently-used clothing & items for newbornbabies in the designated box in the vestibule by Friday, Dec. 14.
Thursday Women’s Bible Study9:15-10:45 a.m..,Com Ctr Conference Rm. Info:Joanne Donaghey,251-554-6753 or [email protected]. Nursery is available.
Partners in Education – RecognitionStudents & teacher recognized at the December 11th School Mass for outstanding
performance in the prior month, and the businesses that recognized them:
Kolbe Ganucheau, Kindergarten – Payne Environmental Svcs.Chloe Alidor, 5th Grade – Professional Estimating Svcs.
Lauren Fridley, 7th Grade – Assist-2-Sell RealtyAmy Lary, Preschool Teacher – Knights of Columbus 13125
To join the Partners in Education group, call School PrincipalMrs. Martin, 342-5474, ext. 1, or Richard March, 401-0466.
Men of St. JosephTuesdays, 7 to 8 a.m. in the Family Room
Also Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m. in the Parish HouseAll men are welcome to meet for prayer, reading the Gospel, and discussion.
Info: Damian Bell, 639-2522 or 367-4486 or [email protected] Evening Info: Walter Bracewell, 599-1650 or [email protected]
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Next Meeting: TBA, 7 p.m., The Parish House.
www.kofc.org Click on Join Us. Corpus Christi Council 13125
Info: Chad Pugh, Grand Knight, 232-0648 or [email protected].
Superstar BasketballEligibility: K5 and 1st GradeCost: $30Registration is now open!!
Visit this Link:http://CCSBoosterClub.website.siplay.com/
General InfoSuperstars is a developmental intramural league over six short weeks! Uniform shirts provided! Practices/games on Sunday afternoons! 1st Grade can play Superstars and/or CYO.
Need CoachesNeed 1-2 coaches per team.Will be supplied with manual for drills, rules, basketball & cones.
Contact: Mike DeLeon, Superstar Coordinator [email protected]
Basketball Season Jan. 13 – Feb. 17.
AA — Alanon — OA — CODAAA: Sun., 7 p.m., and Wed., 7 p.m., Cougar Den.
Alanon: Sun., 7 p.m., and Wed., 7 p.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg.OA: Sat., 9 a.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg.
CODA: Tues., 6:45 p.m., Arts & Sciences Bldg.
WARNING! After parking in the parish parking lots, do notleave any loose items where they are visible to prospectivethieves. Take the items (purses, packages, bags, backpacks,cell phones, lap tops, coats, etc.) with you, or place them in
the trunk of your vehicle. And be sure to lock your car!
CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOL
Op e n Ho u s e
Join us at our Open House!Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Interested parents are invited to tour our school and meet with students, teachers and current parents while learning about our many excellent academic programs for students. Starting in Fall 2019, we will have a K2 preschool program. Get information about the new program at the Open House.
Tours of our school are always available by request.Contact the school office for more information.
251-342-5474, ext. [email protected]
www.CorpusChristiParish.com/School6300 McKenna Drive, Mobile, AL 36608
Calling all alumni ofCorpus Christi Catholic School
As part of the celebration of our 60th anniversary, we would love to hear from our alumni! If you are a CCS graduate, please send us your updated contact info and any news you would like to share (marriages, children, job promotions, etc.
Contact us at [email protected] or go to www.CorpusChristiParish.com/School and click on the “60th Anniversary Celebration” which is found under “Quick Links” on the homepage.
SCRIPPlease visit the SCRIP table in the atrium after Mass.
By purchasing any of the SCRIP gift cards, you will provide financial support for our parish school: For example, if our school purchases a $50 gift card for $45 and sells it to you for $50, you have your $50 value, and our school nets $5. The SCRIP gift cards include Visa cards which can be used to make purchases anywhere and many other gift cards for for numerous companies, including grocery stores, and gas stations, restaurants, airlines, etc. Please check it out!
CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH, MOBILE, ALABAMA DECEMBER 16, 2018
BAPTIZED IN CHRISTAsher James Chappell
(son of Joan Avery Chappell)
REST IN PEACEBeverly Newell Adamson
(sister of Theresa N. Jernigan)
FlowersThe flowers before the altar this weekend
have been placed in loving memory ofAndre Colletti
on his 23rd birthday.Placed in his honor by his family.
Please support the advertiserson the back of the bulletin
Their ads enable us to have our bulletins printed by Diocesan Publications at no cost to the parish. Ads are purchased from Diocesan Publications. For information about placing an ad, contact them at 1-800-292-9111 or www.diocesan.com.
FIRST COLLECTION TODAY: Tithing Offerings.
SECOND COLLECTION TODAY: Christmas Flowers.
CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FINAL: $1,045.75
RETIRED RELIGIOUS COLLECTION: $4,240.00
DEC. 2ND BUILDING FUND ONLINE & COLLECTION: $3,391.90
DEC. 2ND TITHING ONLINE & COLLECTION: $30,794.30.
Thank You and God Bless YouReceive a detail listing of your contributions by mail, email or fax atany time: Call 342-1852 or email [email protected] God bless all for tithing, contributions, bequests, remembrances inwills in support of God’s work here at Corpus Christi Parish. To makea donation of stock, ask your financial manager, or call SelenaHemphill at Morgan Stanley at 470-1084 or 800-624-7814.
To receive Offering Envelopes: Please contact the
parish office at 342-1852 or at [email protected].
To set up Online Giving: Please go
to www.CorpusChristiParish.com; click “Church”; thenclick the green Online Giving icon on the left side ofthe church’s homepage. Follow the instructions tocontribute to tithing or building fund or school annualfund or other special collections. For assistance,call 1-800-348-2886, ext 1, or parish office, 342-1852.
How To ExpandYour Joy
“Joy,” the writer Wilfred Peterson said, “is the flag youfly when the Prince of Peace is in residence within yourheart.” If joy is our Christian birthright, why are we solackadaisical in cultivating it? How can we enlarge ourcapacity for joy? Here are some suggestions: Pray daily that the Holy Spirit will bless you with joy. Select religious reading that emphasizes joyful aspectsof our faith. A diet of doom-and-gloom forced feedings won’t elevate your mood. Select TV programming carefully. A steady diet ofnegative, angry commentators and violent, shallowprogramming will leave you angry and depressed. Act joyfully, even if your mood is otherwise. And assure as day follows night, the darkness in your soul willyield to the dawn of a brighter outlook. Share your good mood. That’s the basis of an ancientHasidic tradition: From those who have received much,God will expect much. Share joyful news. Joy is contagious. Write upbeatletters. Make upbeat phone calls. Look for opportunitiesto allow others to hear you speaking well of them. Cultivate friends who share your philosophy. Avoid thenay-sayers, put-down artists, and people-knockers. Seekout the joy-givers and let them refresh your battered spirit.
Kill Joys Here are some enemies of joy to avoid: Self-Pity: “How can I be joyful when I have to suffer so much?” Pessimism: “How can I be joyful when there are so many problems in the world today?” Envy: “How can I be joyful when many people, who areworse than I, have so many better things to enjoy.” Cynicism: “How can I be joyful when others are lookingout only for themselves.” Negativism: “How can I be joyful when nothing everturns out right?”
Joy Builders Here are some keys to a happier life: Love: “I can be happy because of the love of family andfriends — something more important than materialsuccess.” Work: “I can be happy because I believe I’m doing thebest job I can, and can take pride in it.” Values: “I can be happy because I’ve decided what isimportant to me rather than trying to keep up with theJoneses.” Acceptance: “I can be happy because I don’t dwell onwhat I can’t control. I find ways of getting over badexperiences, and getting on to the next thing.” Balance: “I can be happy because I try to lead a balancedlife with time for work and recreation and rest and prayer.”
“Joy, humor and laughter show one’s
faith in God. For Christians, an essentiallyhopeful outlook shows that you believe in theresurrection, in the power of life over death,and in the power of love over hatred.
“I’m not advocating a mindless, idiotic
happiness. As the Book of Ecclesiastes says,there is a time to weep and a time to mourn. You would be a robot if you weren’t sadduring a time of serious illness or at thedeath of a friend or family member, the lossof a job, or a sudden financial crisis in yourlife. Those are things to mourn and togrieve. But Ecclesiastes also says that thereis a time to laugh. And sometimes laughtercan be healthy even in the midst of sadness— as a way of lightening a heavy situation.
— Fr. James Martin, S.J.
Guadete Sunday ~ Rejoice SundayRejoice in the Lord always !
Again I say: Rejoice!Philippians 4:4
The Third Sunday of Advent is traditionally called “Gaudete (Rejoice!) Sunday.” Having passedthe midpoint of Advent, the Church lightens the mood a little. The third candle on the Adventwreath on this day is pink. The priest may even wear rose-colored vestments.
After warming up a
crowd of severalthousand rain-soakedyoung people withsome jokes in themain square of Trent,Italy, Pope John PaulII told them:“Don’t tell yourcol leagues, and
above all the press, that the pope makes jokes instead ofmaking a serious meditation... Being holy means livingin profound communion with the God of joy, having aheart free from sin and from the sadness of the world.”
Christ came to bring joy: joy to children, joy to
parents, joy to families and friends, joy to workers andscholars, joy to the sick and elderly, joy to all humanity. In a true sense joy is the keynote message ofChristianity, and the recurring message of the Gospels. Go therefore and become messengers of joy. St. John Paul II
Every human heart is made for joy.
St. John Paul II
Be merry, really merry. The life of the true Christian
should be a perpetual jubilee – a prelude to the festivalsof eternity. St. Theophane Venard
To be merry without offending God is better any day
than grumbling and quarreling. St. Francis Xavier
Out of gratitude and love for God, we should desire to
be reckoned fools. Laugh, and grow strong. St. Ignatius of Loyola
Joy is very infectious. We shall never know all the
good that a simple smile can do. Be faithful in littlethings. Smile at one another. We must live beautifully. Mother Theresa of Calcutta
The greatest worship you can give is to live joyfully
because of the knowledge of God’s love. Julian of Norwich
Holiness consists of doing the will of God with a smile.
Mother Theresa of Calcutta
It is not fitting, when one is in God’s service, to have a
gloomy face or a chilling look. St. Francis of Assisi
With the angel’s greeting to
Mary — “be joyful” — the NewTestament begins. We could saythat the first word of the NewTestament is “be joyful,” “behappy.” This is the true meaningof Christmas: God is near us, sonear that He became a child.Joy is the true gift of Christmas,not the expensive gifts that callfor time and money. We can
communicate this joy simply: with a smile, a kindgesture, a little help, forgiveness. And the joy we givewill certainly come back to us. Let us pray that thispresence of the liberating joy of God shines forth in ourlives. Pope Benedict XVI
God protect me from gloomy saints!
I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself!
From somber devotions and sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us! St. Teresa of Avila
Somewhere along the line, piety became linked with
gloominess, with a view that there’s something nobleabout being dour, and dangerous about being joyful. Joy, humor and laughter show one’s faith in God. ForChristians, an essentially hopeful outlook shows thatyou believe in the resurrection, in the power of life overdeath, and in the power of love over hatred. Don’t youthink that after the resurrection Jesus’ disciples werejoyful? As the 14th century mystic Blessed Julian ofNorwich said, “All will be well, and all will be well, andall manner of things will be well!” For believers ingeneral, humor shows your trust in God, who willultimately make all things well. Joy reveals faith. I’m not advocating a mindless, idiotic happiness. Asthe Book of Ecclesiastes says, there is a time to weepand a time to mourn. You would be a robot if youweren’t sad during a time of serious illness or at thedeath of a friend or family member, the loss of a job, ora sudden financial crisis in your life. Those are thingsto mourn and to grieve. But Ecclesiastes also says thatthere is a time to laugh. And sometimes laughter can behealthy even in the midst of sadness – as a way oflightening a heavy situation. Fr. James Martin, S.J.
from his book, “Between Heaven And Mirth”
There is nothing Christian in gloom. Any repentance
without love is phony, any penance unsweetened byfaith and cheerfulness is unacceptable. We must live insunshine even when we are sorrowful. We must live inGod’s presence. We must not shut ourselves up in ourown hearts, even when we are feeling sorry about ourpast sins. Saint John Henry Newman
For I am certain of this: neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nothing already in existence and nothing still to come, nor any power, nor the heights nor the depths, nor any created thing whatever, will be able to come between us and the love of God that comes to us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39
My dear young friends, I want to invite you to “dare to
love.” Do not desire anything less for your life than alove that is strong and beautiful and that is capable ofmaking the whole of your existence a joyful undertakingof giving yourselves as a gift to God and your brothersand sisters, in imitation of the One who vanquishedhatred and death forever through love. Pope Benedict XVI
Genuine Christian joy is not a perpetual state of
ecstatic hilarity. By no means! True joy is that interiorpeace and happiness which comes from our awarenessthat God loves us just as we are. It comes also from theknowledge that we are striving in our own human wayto respond to his infinite love. Fr. David E. Rosage
Please don’t say that some great sorrow drove me into
the convent. That’s nonsense. I am, and have alwaysbeen, one of the happiest women in the world. St. Katharine Drexel
Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and
give thanks to his holy name. For his anger is but for amoment; his favor is for a life-time. Weeping maylinger for the night, but joy comes with the morning. Psalm 30:4-5
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy
endures forever! This is the day the Lord has made.Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:1, 24
