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St. Mary, Star of the Sea
Catholic Church Diocese of Corpus Christi
Mass Schedule Weekend Saturday: 6:00pm Sunday: 8:00am (Spanish) 9:30am 11:30am Daily Mon-Thu, Sat, & First Friday of the Month: 7:30am Holy Days 7:30am, 6:00pm Confession Saturday: 5:00- 5:45pm (or by appt.) Rosary Mon-Sat: 7:00am
“V i r t u e b e g i n s a t h o m e , b u t g r o w s i n a c o m m u n i t y . ”
December 16th, 2018
Third Sunday of
Advent
Office Telephone 361-758-2662 Fax 361-758-3964 Office Hours 8:30am - 3pm Closed 12-1pm Daily, also Fri., Weekends & Holidays
342 S. Rife St. Aransas Pass, TX 78336 www.stmaryss.org
Staff Fr. James Vasquez Pastor
jvasquez@stmaryss.org
Tony Postert Deacon
deacon@stmaryss.org
361-222-3075
Cynthia Vasquez Dir. Religious Ed.
dre@stmaryss.org
Naiely Solis Secretary
office@stmaryss.org
361-758-2662
Bulletin
bulletin@stmaryss.org
Submissions due preceding Monday.
We we l c ome
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In Our Thoughts & Prayers Remember in your prayers those who are ill, in nursing homes, hospital or homebound, and:
Kim Reeves, Annalee Martinez, Daniela Villarreal, Braulia Soliz, Aiden Gage Ortiz, George Davila, Arnoldo Davila, Deidra Hernandez, Betty Tijerina, Lucio Guerrero, Mary Adame, Fela Alvarado & Maria Palacios
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Advent Holy Hours
Next Holy Hour will be Monday, December 17 6:00pm-7:00pm
Women's Study/Prayer Group
Our Women's Group will be meeting on Thursday, December 20 at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. inside the Parish Hall. All women are welcome to attend. Hot coffee and tea is provided.
Christmas Mass Schedule
Mon. December 24
Christmas Eve Mass with Children’s Pageant 6:00 pm
Tue. December 25
Midnight Mass 12:00 am
8:00 am (Spanish)
9:30 am
The Parish office will be closed Monday, December 24-26.
Religious Education
No Religious Education for Youth December 19, 26 or January 2 due to Christmas Break. Our Classes will resume January 9, 2019.
Christmas Pageant Rehearsal
We will have rehearsals for the Christmas Pageant on Friday, December 21 at 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. We will meet in the Parish Hall and children can be picked up from the Church.
Holy Day of Obligation
January 1st, is a Holy Day of Obligation. We will have two masses that day, 7:30 am and 6pm. The Office will be closed.
Christmas Flower Offering
If you would like to make an offering for the Christmas flowers please return your envelope by Sunday, December 23.
MASS INTENTIONS
12/15 Sat 7:30am-†Nikola Mirkovich Jr.
Sat 6:00pm-†Raul Villarreal
12/16 Sun 8:00am-†Santos & †Sofia Gonzalez on the
occasion of their Wedding Anniversary
Sun 9:30am-Parishioners
Sun 11:30am-Klarisa Mares
12/17 Mon 7:30am-†Rev. Peter Nguyen Viet Binh
12/18 Tue 7:30am-Heather Mehre
12/19 Wed 7:30am-Sarah Jeffreys
12/20 Thu 7:30am-Nicolas Claire
12/21 Fri 7:30am-No Mass
12/22 Sat 7:30am-†Victor Garcia Jr.
Sat 6:00pm-†Luzarija Duzich
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sun: Third Sunday of Advent; Las Posadas begin
Tue: International Migrants Day
Fri: St. Peter Canisius; Winter begins
TODAY'S READINGS
First Reading -- Your God will sing joyfully because of you, as one sings at festivals (Zephaniah 3:14-18a). Psalm -- Cry out with joy and gladness: for among you is the great and Holy One of Israel (Isaiah 12:6). Second Reading -- Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! (Philippians 4:4-7). Gospel -- Whoever who has two cloaks should share with the person who has none. Whoever who has food should do likewise (Luke 3:10-18).
Collection for 12-09-18
Envelopes $ 2070.00 Loose $ 1777.80 Maintenance Fund $ 343.00 Total $ 4190.80
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Years ago, the trick question on religion quizzes would be
to name all the liturgical colors, or the colors of the
vestments worn at Mass. Rose is a color seldom seen,
used at most two days a year. Today, Gaudete Sunday, is
one of those days. The name of the day is drawn from an
opening verse in the old Latin Mass texts: Gaudete is Latin
for Rejoice! This year s Gospel certainly reflects that mood
as Elizabeth feels her infant within her leaping for joy at
the presence of Mary. Mary s visit to her aged cousin is an
act of compassion between women, as two kinswomen
who are bearing children into the world share their joy.
Some churches retain the custom of having the priest wear
rose vestments today, and many will use a rose candle in
the Advent wreath. Violet is the official color for Advent
and Lent, but many parishes employ different hues for
each season, trying to keep them distinct. In medieval
times, dye was costly, and poor parishes used
unornamented plain cloth for vestments. Dyes were
expensive and some colors, particularly purple, difficult to
achieve. In England, purple dye was made from mollusks,
yielding at best a deep indigo or blue and not the desired
violet. Thus, the color of Advent in the British Isles has
long been a deep blue, reminding many people of Mary s
presence at the heart of the Advent mystery. That theology
is largely unplanned: it s all because of the clams!
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Mary Star of the Sea Church #515192 342 S. Rife Street Aransas Pass, TX 78336 TELEPHONE 361 758-2662 CONTACT PERSON Naiely Solis EMAIL: office@stmaryss.org SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2016 Adobe Acrobat XI Windows 10 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 12:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION December 16, 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 4 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS