MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS
SATURDAY DEC. 20 5:30 PM RITA BROWN, PAUL McCAULEY
SUNDAY DEC. 21 8:00AM EDWARD, ANNA & ROBERT BOOK
11:00AM PARISHIONERS OF ST. MICHAEL’S
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TUESDAY DEC 23 8:00 AM ALL SOULS
WEDNESDAY DEC 24 5:30 PM RAY WISE SR., SEVERSE & CATHERINE UHL, JIM JONES
12:00 AM (MIDNIGHT) DECEASED MEMBERS OF ADAMS & McINTYRE FAMILIES
THURSDAY DEC 25 9:00 AM PARISHONERS OF ST. MICHAEL’S
SATURDAY DEC 27 5:30 PM SUSAN BOOK, WAYNE & CHARLOTTE TROWBRIDGE
SUNDAY DEC 28 8:00 AM PARISHONERS OF ST. MICHAEL’S
11:00AM DALE KIESLER
REGULAR WEEKEND MASSES - ST. BERNARD: Sat. 4:00 PM Sun. 9:30 AM
ST. JOSEPH MARENGO: Sun. 9:15 AM
INCLEMENT WEATHER: If North Harrison Schools are on a 2 hour delay or cancelled there will be NO Morning Mass.
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THOSE IN NEED OF PRAYERS
Nancy Burnette, Gunner Shepard (son of Brad & Vanessa Shepard), Anna Kaelin & Family, Kenny Jacobi, Irma Barnard, Michael A. Bennett, Angela Runkel, Gwen Goss
Prayer List Update – The prayer list has been updated. Anyone added to the prayer list will be removed after 2 weeks unless otherwise stated. Please notify the office if anyone needs added.
Please remember in your prayers our Military Members and their Families.
CPO Jonathan Akers –Okinawa, Japan
Danny Baker – The States
SRA Benjamin M. Fouts – Florida
Chris Ethridge – the States
Bobby Ethridge – the States
Tyler Hall – Alabama
Ryan Kays – the States
Eric Kays - the States
Major Scott Schroeder – Louisiana
Zachary Shinkle – Missouri
Matt Train –Hill AFB, Utah
WEEKLY COLLECTION INFO:
Fiscal Year: July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015
Weekly collection needed to make budget $ 7,135.00
Weekly collections for 12/14/2014 $5,558.60
Total collection as of12/14/2014 $153,976.89
Cumulative (-) in collections
For week 24 of the fiscal year $ - 17,263.11
Children and Youth $ 23.50
FOUTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
DEC 21TH, 2014
2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38
“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Mary chose to cooperate with God. She didn’t completely understand how his plan was going to unfold. She couldn’t have known exactly what it all meant for her future. But she chose to offer herself to God’s service nonetheless. And thanks to that generosity, the first Christmas happened nine months later.
Mary gives us a powerful example of saying yes to God. For her, the divine plan was revealed through the visit of the angel Gabriel. For us, it is usually revealed in less dramatic ways. We hear God’s voice through the readings at Mass, through the homily, through the wise counsel of a trusted friend, through a spiritual book, through an inspirational speaker, or just in the prayerful silence of our own hearts. Regardless of how God speaks to us, we are in a similar situation to Mary’s. We are faced with the choice either to accept God’s will in our lives, saying yes as Mary did, or to say no and choose a different path. It may be tempting to stick to more familiar ground or to avoid the challenge of surrendering our plans to God. But just look what happened when Mary decided to let God lead: the greatest miracle in all of history! God became man because of a faithful woman. And God wants to work
miracles through us too. Every time we
cooperate with his will, he transforms us into
more loving, more generous people. As we
round the corner toward Christmas this
week, may we embrace God’s will in our lives
with the same joy and openness that
ultimately allowed Mary to embrace
the infant Jesus in her arms on Christmas Day.
United Catholic Appeal
Please return your card, those not returned to the parish will be contacted directly from the Archdiocese. If you need a card . . . there are some available in the vestibule
We extend our sympathy and prayers to the family of Richard Neumann. Richard was the brother of Jack Neumann (Marlene). We also want to extend our sympathy and prayers to the family of Jean Baker (Jerry) who lost her sister recently. And finally we extend our sympathy and prayers to the family of Dorothy Franks; she was the mother of David Franks (Diane) and grandmother of Troy Franks (Tiffany). To all the dearly departed, we ask our Lord to grant eternal rest. And in this season of peace, we ask our Lord to extend the grace of peace and healing to their families.
LAY MINISTER SCHEDULE:
DEC 27 – 28 th
Sat. 5:30 PM
EM: Sue, Harlan, Jim, Carol, Joanne
L: Donna
S: Sheila
SVRS: Becca, Olivia
U: Syl, Brenda, Brian, Alan
M: Duet~ Tim, Kathy, Vickie, Susan, Geralyn
Sun. 8:00 AM
EM: Marlene, Cindy, Paul, Katy, Derrick
L: Nancy
S:
SVRS: Adriana, Julia
U: Gordon, Robert, Theresa, David
M: Quartet~ Tim, Rick, Derrick, Mike
Sun. 11:00 AM
EM: Catherine, Dennis, John, Jerry, Mark
L: Doris
S: Jerry
SVRS: Abby, Jarrod
U: Dana, Ryan, Sally, Bernie
M: All Musicians
THE WEEK AHEAD:
SUN: Donut B-Fast after 8:00 am Mass
HS Basketball Game 1:15 pm
MON: Youth Activities Team Luncheon 11:30 am
Christmas Play Practice 6:00 pm
TUE:
WED: Christmas Play 4:45 pm
THUR:
FRI:
SAT:
SUN: HS Basketball Game 5:30 pm
Readings for the Week Ahead
Monday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56
Tuesday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66
Wed Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79
Thursday:
Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25
Midnight: Is 9:1-6/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14
Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20
Day: Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14
Friday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Mt 10:17-22
Saturday: 1 Jn 1:1-4/Jn 20:1a, 2-8
Sun: Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3 or Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/Heb 11:8, 11-12,
St. Michael’s Respect Life Committee
(find us on Facebook as St. Michael‘s Proudly Pro-Life)
He did not spare His own Son. . .How then can He fail to give us eveyting else. . . ? -- Romans 8:32
The song “Grown-up Christmas List” speaks of a list for a world in need. This list includes, “no more lives torn apart, that wars may never start. . . that right would always win.”
Christmas is a time for wishing boldly for good things. Let us write our Christmas list with confidence.
Father, increase our longing that every life may be safe from the violence of abortion and euthanasia, and from the ravages of poverty, crime, and war. Amen.
“Pro-Life Reflections for Every Day”
Holiday Mass Schedule:
Dec. 24, Mass (Christmas Eve) 4:00 pm St. Bernard
(Ministers listed below) 5:30 pm St. Michael
10:00 pm St. Bernard
12:00 (Midnight) St. Michael
12:00 (Midnight) St. Joseph, Marengo
Dec. 25, Mass (Christmas Day) 9:00 am St. Michael
(Minister listed below)
Jan. 1, 2015 Mass 9:15 am St. Joseph, Marengo
(New Year’s Day) 10:30 am St. Michael
Lay Minister Schedule for Holiday Masses:
Dec. 24th, 25th,
12/24: 5:30 pm
EM: Rose, Janice, Leonard, Carol, Nadine
L: Molly & Natalie Coomer, Katie Wise
S: Pam
SVRS: Katie & Julia
U: Brenda, Vernon, Jerome, Alan
M: All Musicians
12/24: MIDNIGHT
EM: Roger, Rosanne, Lisa R., Karen, Mike
L: Katie
S: Pam
SVRS: Jason, Nick
U: Paul, Jeanie, Bernie, ______
M: All Musicians
12/25/2015: 9:00 AM
EM: Paul, Nancy, Tom, Donna, Derrick
L: Frank
S: Sherry & Ray
SVRS: Jake, Reece
U: Dean, Paul, ______, ______
M: All Musicians
This schedule is pretty much last year’s schedule, (hopefully everyone will attend the same masses) but if it doesn’t work for you, please ask someone to cover your spot. Thanks to everyone for serving your parish as a Lay Minister
Flu & Cold Season is upon us! When we share Gods’ sign of Peace and the Eucharist, we are sharing Gods’ love and God himself with our neighbors and those we come in contact with. The one thing we do not want to share is our cold or virus. So please, if you are not feeling well do not extend your hand at the Sign of Peace. Also if you are a Eucharistic Minister and have a cold or do not feel well – consider getting someone to replace you.
Faith Formation Office Hours are: St. Michael Church - Monday - Thursday 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Fridays 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. and St. Bernard Church – Fridays 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Faith Formation News:
Upcoming Faith Formation Classes:
December 21 FF Classes - Grades Pre-School – Grade 12
December 28 No Classes – Christmas Break
January 4 No Classes – Christmas Break
January 11 FF Classes - Grades Pre-School – Grade 12
Advent Wreath Prayer for the 4th Week of Advent: (light all four candles on your advent wreath this week) “O Radiant Dawn, we rest in the glow of your blessings. To you we pray for life, sustenance, healing, and peace. We rest secure in the hope of your coming.”
Merry Christmas from the Faith Formation Office! John will be taking some vacation time to spend with family over the Christmas holy days. I will be out of the office December 24th – January 2nd. I pray that everyone has a blessed Christmas Season!
Stay Connected with the Faith Formation and Youth Ministry Programs – The Faith Formation Office will occasionally send out reminders or weather related information via emails or texts. To subscribe to receive these messages text the message @stmichaelf (for faith formation messages) or @stmichaely (for youth ministry messages) to 812-750-4083. This is a safe way for us to keep in touch with our families. Also, the Faith Formation will send out informational email messages on Fridays to our Faith Formation families. To receive these messages make sure we have your email address on file. These are just a couple of ways to stay connected.
Rosary Club – The rosary club will meet each Sunday that we have Faith Formation Classes, 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. in the Faith Formation Center. We invite children (2nd grade and up), youth, and adults to join us in making rosaries that will be sent to overseas missions. Join us for this fun time as we help others to pray!
Monday Morning Bible Study – The Story of Salvation History - Our Monday Morning Bible Study will meet this Monday, December 22nd at 9:30 a.m. when we will read the Birth narratives found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. All adults are welcome to join us anytime!
Donut Sunday! All parishioners are invited to the Parish Center on Sunday, December 21st following the 8:00 a.m. Mass for donuts and coffee. Spend some time talking with parishioners and enjoy a donut! A free will offering will be accepted to cover the cost of the donuts.
Christmas Play Practice – We will have our last Christmas play practice for children in the play and the Children’s Choir on Monday, December 22nd (6:00 – 7:30 p.m.) in the church.
Christmas Program – The children in our faith formation program will host a Christmas program on Wednesday, December 24th before the 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass. The play will begin at 4:45 p.m. All are invited to come early for Mass and join us!
Men’s Group – We invite all men of the parish to gather with us on Sunday, January 11th at 7:00 p.m. We will continue our study of the Gospel of Luke. Join us!
Sacramental Prep Parent Meeting – We will have a meeting for all parents who have children who will celebrate their First Communion this spring on Sunday, January 18th 10:00 a.m. in the lower level of the church. We will discuss preparations for the sacrament, how to talk with your child about the Eucharist, and how we will celebrate the Sacrament.
A Celebration of Life Movie Event – On Sunday, January 18th at 2pm all families and friends are invited to come watch Horton Hears a Who at Our Lady of Providence High School auditorium. There will be no charge for the movie. Join us as we celebrate life with this hear warming movie.
Senior Gathering – We will not have a senior gathering in December so our next senior gathering will be on Wednesday, January 28th. We will gather for Mass at noon and then all are invited to bring something to share for lunch.
Youth Ministry News:for prayer and rest. Pilgrims will arrive at the Archabbey Church at Saint Meinrad for Vespers at 5:00 (CDT), followed by a cookout with members of both men’s and women’s monastic communities.
High School Deanery Basketball – St. Michael has a team in the Deanery Basketball League. Upcoming games are:
December 21st Vs Sacred Heart at Sacred Heart at 1:15 p.m.
December 28th Vs Our Lady of Perpetual Help White at St. Mary of the Knobs at 5:30 p.m.
January 4th Vs Holy Family Blue at St. Mary Navilleton at 1:15 p.m.
January 10th Vs Holy Family Gold at St. John Starlight at 10:00 a.m.
Youth Activities Christmas Luncheon - Members of the Youth Activities Team will go to lunch and celebrate the upcoming holy days on this Monday, December 22nd. We will gather 11:30 a.m. at St. Michael and go to lunch. We should return by 2:30 p.m.
Sr. High Winter Jam Concert – All youth in grades 9-12 are invited to join us for the Winter Jam Concert in Louisville on Saturday, January 3rd. The concert features 10 bands for $10.00 and includes Skillet, Jeremy Camp, and Building 429. We will meet at St. Michael at 4:00 p.m. and should return around 11:00 p.m. The deadline to RSVP is December 23rd.
Catholic Youth Ministries in the New Albany Deanery is celebrating 50 years! As part of our year of celebration, you are invited to the kick off - Jubilee Mass on Jan. 11, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Mass will begin at 3pm. Please spread the word to anyone that has ever been involved in CYO or youth ministries in the last 50 years. A list of all of the celebrations for the jubilee year can be found on our website at www.nadyouth.org