DECEMBER 4, 2011 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

155 STRINGER LANE MT. WASHINGTON, KY 40047-7354

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Parish Office .............. (502) 538-4933 or (502) 955-5366 Hours ....... Mon.-Th. 8:30 am-4:00 pm; Fri. 8:30 am-12:00 noon Fax ............................ (502) 955-0449 Religious Ed Bldg ...... (502) 538-0672 Religious Ed Office... (502) 538-4933 Parish Hall ................. (502) 538-0674

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CHURCH

Pastoral Staff

Pastor ......................... Rev. Paul Beach Permanent Deacon ......Gerry Mattingly Pastoral Minister for Formative Spirituality......... Lisa Downs Coordinator of Religious Education ..... Darlene Fowler Business Manager .......... Helen Hagan Director of Music .................Billy Blake Stewardship ..............Monique Becker Maintenance ...................... Jerry Mudd Secretary ....................... Nancy Almony

Mass Schedule

Weekend.................Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:00 am & 9:00 am Weekday.Monday 6:00 pm Wednesday 6:00 pm & Thur. 8:30 am Holy Day ............ See bulletin for times Rosary 30 minutes before all Masses

Nursery

During the Saturday 5:00 pm Mass and Sunday 9:00 am Mass in the Religious Education Building. Crawlers to 3 year olds.

Religious Education

Grades Kindergarten8th Wednesday 6:45-8:00 pm

St. Francis Xavier is a Roman Catholic community in Mount Washington, Kentucky, established in 1846 to further Gods kingdom on earth. We are a welcoming community of faith serving the spiritual, emotional, intellectual and physical needs of our parishioners. We are dedicated to the celebration of the sacraments and the teachings of the church. Our goal is to meet these needs through various parish organizations and through community ministries. Parish Mission Statement

Teens Gathered In Faith (TGIF)

See bulletin for more information

Mass Intentions
Monday, 6:00 pm
7:00 pm December 5 Randall Field Shirley Duggins

Spiritual Direction

Spiritual Direction is a way of being with another. It is sacred time. Call Lisa Downs for appointment and more information.

Wednesday, December 7 Thursday, 8:30 am Saturday, 5:00 pm Sunday, 7:00 am 9:00 am

December 8

RCIA

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is a year round process. For those who are interested in joining the Catholic faith, call Lisa Downs for more information.

Marcella Schipp

December 10 James Whelan December 11 Emil Kaelin Jim Hall

Sacraments

Reconciliation Saturday 4:00 pm until all are heard or upon request at anytime. Baptism Call parish office for registration information. Matrimony Contact Pastor at least six (6) months prior to anticipated date. Anointing of the Sick Anointing by request and special times. Please call the parish office.

When a weekday funeral is scheduled, 8:30 am or 6:00 pm Mass will not be held on that day.

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

Monday, December 5 7:00 pm Womens Club Tuesday, December 6 12:00 pm JOY Club Wednesday, December 7 6:45 pm TGIF 6:45 pm R.E. Classes 7:00 pm Vigil Mass Thursday, December 8 9:45 am Bible Study 7:00 pm Mass Immaculate Conception Friday, December 9 7:30 pm Mid KY Chorus Concert Sunday, December 11 10:15 am RCIA Advent Reflection Day

December 10 & 11 Ushers 5:00 pm Jerry Mudd David Miles Jerry Miles Mark Miles 7:00 am J.W. Mills Tim McCreary 9:00 am Rick McMahan Mary McMahan Patrick Mills Ed Scoot Lectors 5:00 pm Savannah Mattingly Terry Loftis 7:00 am Lisa Orr Milton Kaelin 9:00 am Louis Leppert Bobbi Smith Gift Bearers 5:00 pm Suzy OBryan Family 7:00 am John Thomas Family 9:00 am Zeralda & Anna Wheat Eucharistic Ministers 5:00 pm Don Tinsley Dee Bass Marie Riggs 7:00 am Michele Mattingly Richard Brangers Wendell Sego 9:00 am Edna Simms Ttus Link Twyla Mills Altar Servers 5:00 pm Dylan Gensheimer Adrian Harbin Cameron Dossey 7:00 am Kelsey Hill Jessica Griffith 9:00 am Bianca Joplin Heather Joplin Briana Willey November 19 & 20
293 136 288

Ministry Appointments

St. Francis Xavier Cemetery

Please call the parish office for information on plots.

Parish Membership

We welcome all newcomers moving into our parish. Please call Monique in the parish office to make an appointment to register. If you are moving from the parish please contact the parish office.

Bulletin Deadlines

Articles must be submitted in writing by 9:00 am on Monday.

Liturgy of the Word

Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 2Peter 3:8-14 Mark 1:1-8

CHURCH CLEANING CREWS

St. Ann Crew Wednesday, December, 7 Florine Miles, Linda Mills Mary Ann Thomas, Donna Chamberlain

December 4, 2011

Mass Attendance

Stewardship of Treasure
Sunday Collection - 11/20/11 Actual............................................. $8,059 Pledged ........................................ $10,520 Year to Date 7/1/11 11/20/11 Actual......................................... $208,351 Pledged ...................................... $220,920 Year to date, our stewardship giving is Down $ 12,569

NURSERY SCHEDULE
Saturday, December 10 Lisa Wathen & Lori Cain Sunday, December 11 Jill Wheatley & Christy Perry

Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am

Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:00 am Sunday 9:00 am

November 24 Thanksgiving 121 Thursday 8:30 am November 26 & 27

250 141 369

STEWARDSHIP ... is what I do after I say I believe

What we await are new heavens and a new earth where, according to Gods promise, the justice of God will reside.. 2Peter 3:13 Advent is not a passive waiting, but an active preparation for a new heaven and new earth. Like John the Baptist, we must prepare the way of the Lord. In their pastoral letter on stewardship the U.S. Bishops emphasize that we are active coworkers in Gods creative plan..

THANK YOU We would like to thank our parishioner Steve Hall for his time and talent with building a number of items for our new church. The latest being the hymnal boards. Beautiful work Steve ! DISHES If you have brought dishes in for the number of bereavement meals we have had lately you can pick your dishes up in the Art & Environment room. RETIRED RELIGIOUS COLLECTION The Retirement Fund helps senior religious. As expenses continue to increase and economic difficulties tighten our income, we appreciate more and more the help of the Retirement Fund,, notes a woman religious. Your tax deductible donation to the Retirement Fund for Religious supports the day-today care of thousands of elderly sisters, brother and religious order priests. Please give generously. COPING WITH GRIEF St. Francis Xavier is offering a new ministry, Coping with Grief, for persons grieving the death of a spouse or a close loved one. An initial meeting will be held on Monday, December 12th from 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. in the religious education building (TGIF room). This meeting will explore the needs of the grieving in order to plan for future support gatherings. We hope you will join us for conversation, coffee, and dessert. ( This group is being formed based on our interest from the parish survey that was recently done). NEW HYMNALS Our thanks to all who have donated toward the purchase of new hymnals. As of mid November, 286 hymnals have been dedicated. If anyone would still like to dedicate a hymnal, there are forms in the Art & Environment room, as well as side doors, to fill out and return to the office. If you have already made a dedication and have not picked up your hymnal you can find the books in the Art & Environment room. THE FORT KNOX CURSILLISTAS The Fort Knox Cursillistas are sponsoring the Louisville Cursillo Annual Christmas Party. It will be held on Wed, 14 Dec at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at St. Bridget's Community Center in Vine Grove, Ky. We invite all Cursillistas, friends and future candidates to the celebration. The meat and drinks will be provided. Please bring a dish to share. We are planning some special events in honor of Christ's birthday. Please plan on joining us. For further information contact Pat Williams at (270) 351-3788, or Ken Jackey at (502) 491-5307 or email us at cursillooflouisville@yahoo.com. You can also go to our website for updated information: louisvillekycursillo.catholicweb.com. The address is 314 E.Main St. (Hwy 144), Vine Grove, KY We hope to see you there.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION DECEMBER 8TH HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

Mass Times December 7th Vigil Mass 7:00 p.m. December 8th Mass 8:30 a.m. {This is a Holy Day of Obligation} Ministers Schedule: Ushers: 7:00 pm 8:30 am Lectors: 7:00 pm 8:30 am December 7 & 8 Dave Medley Joe Reister Volunteers Shirl Huff Milton Kaelin Doris Bullock

Gift Bears: 7:00 pm Dave Medley Family 8:30 am Volunteers Eucharistic: 7:00 pm Volunteers 8:30 am Volunteers
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