SAINT WILLIAM CATHOLIC CHURCH
4932 EASLEY STREET MILLINGTON, TENNESSEE 38053 PHONE (901) 872-4099 www.stwilliamcc.org
PARISH STAFF Rev. Michael Werkhoven, Pastor
[email protected] Mr. Jimmy Schmall, Deacon
Mrs. Lisa Rhodes, Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper Mrs. Debbie Breckenridge,
Director of Religious Education (901) 359-7063
Mrs. Janna Dominguez, Youth Director (901) 652-2898
PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm
closed for lunch 12:30-1:30pm
Religious Education/Youth Ministry Pre-K-8, Sundays 9:45-10:45am
Grades 9-12, 1st & 3rd Sundays 9:45-10:45am, 2nd & 4th Sundays 6-8pm
September - May
Instructions in the Catholic Faith - (R.C.I.A.) Tuesdays, 7pm, August - April
SUNDAY MASSES Saturday (Vigil): 4:30pm
Sunday: 8:30 & 11am
WEEKDAY MASSES & HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION as announced
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 3-4pm & by appointment
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Fridays 9-10am
& on First Friday 8:30am-5:45pm
WEDDINGS Six months notification required.
BAPTISM By appointment - Parent Class required and
must be registered three months in the parish.
December 2, 2018 ~ 1st Sunday of Advent
First Friday
First Friday is December 7th. If you can spend an hour with the Lord, please
sign the book in the Narthex. It begins after the 8:30am Mass and concludes
with Benediction at 4:45pm.
Knights of Columbus Meeting
Thursday, December 6th at 7:00pm in the school cafeteria.
BLOOD DRIVE There will be a blood drive on December 8 from 10am-1pm in the Family Life Center.
Please come out and give the Precious Gift of Life. If you have any questions,
contact Joe or Regina Kons at 837-6534. Life Blood has a new
name and logo, Vitalant.
Save the Date: Women’s Morning of Spirituality 2019 Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Catholic Church of the
Incarnation, Collierville (More info at: http://womensmorning.com)
CHRISTMAS TEA—today, December 2
All women of the parish are invited to the annual Christmas Tea today, Sunday, December 2 at 1pm in the Family Life
Center. Please bring a finger food and if you wish to participate in the gift swap, bring a wrapped gift worth at least $10. Additional-
ly, the Woman of the Year for 2018 will be announced. Please
join us.
Nursery: St. William offers free childcare for par-ents of young children (6 weeks—6 years). Chil-dren are a precious part of our parish family and are always welcome at Mass. If parents prefer to
use the nursery, located in the Family Life Center, it is avail-able during the 11am Sunday morning Mass. We are look-
ing for adult and student volunteers to help in the church nursery. Adult volunteers must have completed “Protecting
God’s Children” training. Service hours are available for students! Please contact Chelse Wilson at
[email protected] if you are interested in volunteer-
Sunday Social for People with Special Needs and Disabilities
today, December 2, 5:30-7:30pm Church of Incarnation, Collierville
June 5—13, 2019 Medjugorje Pilgrimage with Fr. Jolly Sebastian. $3195 includes airfare and taxes, lodging and two meals
every day. It also includes a day trip to Du-brovnik. Come and see the village where
Our Blessed Mother has been reported to ap-pear since 1981. Please call/text Jeannie
Presley for more information and to register at 335-4563.
New Pictorial Directory coming soon! Photographers will be here in January! Go online to
signup for your family’s appointment: https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/yk3dpz9c/
Diocesan Night of Discernment for men: 1st Monday of the month. The next one is on December 3rd at
6pm at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Concep on. For more informa on, contact Fr. Yoelvis Gonzalez, Director of Voca ons for the Diocese of Memphis at
373-1243.
Saturday, December 8th, is a Holy Day of Obligation. A Vigil Mass will be held at 6pm on
Friday and Mass on Saturday will be at 8:30am.
Santa Breakfast!!!
Come have breakfast with Santa on Sunday, December 16th! All donations go to the youth group.
Monday December 3 8:30am +Millie Quigley by Al & Shirley Harris
Tuesday December 4 11:30am +Valerie Allen by Guy Avanzi
Wednesday December 5 NO MASS ~NO MASS~
Thursday December 6 11:30am(on base)
+The Most Rev. Carroll T. Dozier, D.D. by Rev. Michael Werkhoven
Friday December 7 8:30am +Louis DiCello by the DiCello Family
6:00pm +Rev. Joseph L. Paolozzi by Rev. Michael Werkhoven
Saturday December 8 8:30am Special Intentions
Sunday December 9 8:30am +Rafael Medrano by Mike & Ellen Schmall
11:00am Spec Int of the parishioners of St. William
4:30pm Spec Int of Kendall Allen by Josie Austin
The altar flowers this weekend are in Loving Memory of Ron & Ofelia
Harbach and Russ & Emma Marshall by the Marshall Family.
December 8 December 9 December 9
4:30pm 8:30am 11:00am
Lectors Lee Drouin Agatha Asemota Alex Domingo
Lisa Schmidt Theresa Cook Mary Beth Novack
Ministers of Holy Kathy Drouin* Debbie Breckenridge* Deacon Jimmy Schmall*
Communion Scott Ewen Margaret Carlson Robert Duncan
Chris Pond Albina Castro Patrick Grassie
Evelyn Cox Vee Lapina
Lillian Davis Bill Stevenson
Altar Servers Cindy Beckmann Apolonia De La O Aedan DiCello
Felicia Beckmann Roland George Megan DiCello
Janis Nichols Andrew Lechner James Pagulayan
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE ILL AND/OR RECUPERATING OF OUR PARISH: Judy Bach, Anna Bernil, Rudy Bernil, Bob Blanken-beckler, Mary Brandt, Jeanne Brannock, Marie Breault, Dee Burke, Trudy Clark, Michael Dalao, Shirley Harris, Lois Hayden, Pat Hunt, the Marcello Family, Patrick McIntyre, Paul O’Connor, Paula Ogletree, Howard Olson, Rick Ortiz, Maria Robertson, Deacon Jimmy Schmall, Chase Weston, Richard & Rachael Williams, and Debi Yetman. PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER OUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES: Nori Austin, John Babich, Kay Baker, Stella Beckmann, Jacob Blevins, Claire Brewi, Ray & Sandra Cates, Quentin & Agnes Collins, Harriett McIntyre Cooper, Ann Dacus, Kayla Jackson, Dorothy Kruzik, Shelby LaMount, Annie Longoria, Tony Lubrani, Bruce Lynn, Evelyn Lynn, Kathy Mensel, Marilyn Moeller, Kari Mueller, Jamie Neal, Paul Nopper, Katherine Osterman, Mary Parrish, Ken & Shelley Rotramel, Frank & Charolett Ziemba, and all the unborn babies and for all abused children. PLEASE REMEMBER OUR FAMILY MEMBERS SERVING IN THE MILITARY: HM2 James Allen, AM1 Mark Beckmann, A1C Nate Beckmann, BM1 Shane Blevins, LT Evan Bower, CS2 (SW/AW) Michael Domingo, CS3 (SS) Michael T. Duncan, FC1(SW) Keith Ferguson, SFC Chris Lachenmayer, Cody Michael Maglio, CAPT Ian A. Netzel, LTJG Leah Ortiz, Turner Weston OSSA, PFC Matthew Whid-den, Sgt Amy Winter, and 1SG Nathan Wright.
Weekly Offering Last Weekend:
Offertory-$4,675 Extraordinary Maint/Capital Improvement-$708
Next weekend’s second collection is for the Retirement Fund for Religious.
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