St. Christopher Church 309 Manson Ave. Metairie, LA, 70001

Phone (504) 837-8214 Fax (504) 837-8303

PARISH PRIESTS:

Rev. Frank Candalisa, Pastor

Rev. Raymond Igbogidi

PARISH DEACONS:

Deacon Charles Duke

Deacon Gerald “Jerry” Martinez

Deacon Philip McManamon

WEBSITE: www.stchristopherano.com

RECTORY: scmrectory@birch.net

Mrs. Janet Schluter, Secretary

Office Hours: 9 a..m.– 4:30 p.m., Mon. – Fri.

SCHOOL:

Mrs. Ruth Meche, Principal

3900 Derbigny Street - Office, 837-6871

Mrs. Mary Hicks and Millie Andry, Secretaries

SCS EEC 833-5591

SCS EEC ANNEX: 837-5929

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 837-8214

MASS SCHEDULE:

Saturday (vigil), 4 p.m.

Sunday, 7:30, 9:30 & 11 a.m. (6 p.m. on 2nd Sunday)

Daily, 6:30 & 9:30 a.m., Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9:30 a.m. only, Wed.

COMMUNION FOR THE SICK: Please call the Rectory when someone is unable to attend Mass for any length of time.

NOVENA: Tuesday, following the 6:30 a.m. Mass

BAPTISM: Anyone interested in receiving information concerning Baptism at St. Christopher Parish should go to our email at www.stchristopherano.com and download the required documents. Return the completed documents to scmrectory@birch.net.

MARRIAGES: Make arrangements six months in advance of wedding date with the priest.

PRAYER REQUEST LINE: To have your request included, call Theo Gomez at 301-2413.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Before contacting the funeral home, please notify the priest as soon as possible when someone in the family dies. The parish church is the proper, preferred place for the Celebration of the funeral mass.

BEREAVEMENT AND SUPPORT GROUP

MINISTRY: Meeting on the 2nd Thursday of the month in the Parish Center. This ministry offers compassion and caring for those who have lost a loved one. For more information call Dianne Vasquez at 835-0540.

ADORATION CHAPEL: Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Call Jerry Cox a 828-4995.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK: 2nd Saturday of the

month after 4 p.m. Mass

CONFESSIONS: Saturday, 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Contact the rectory to make an appt. for other times.

www.stchristopherano.com

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This Weekend Dec. 23-24, 2017 Saturday 4:00 p.m. Fr. Raymond (Dcn Phil Preach) Sunday 7:30am Fr. Raymond (Dcn Phil Preach) 9:30 am Fr. Raymond (Dcn Jerry Preach) 11.00am Fr. Raymond (Dcn Jerry Preach) Monday: 6:30 am Fr. Raymond 9:30 am Fr. Heffner Tuesday: 6:30 am Fr. Raymond 9:30 am Fr. Frank Wednesday: 9:30 am Fr. Frank Thursday: 6:30 am Fr. Raymond 9:30 am Fr. Frank & Fr. Raymond (School Mass) Friday: 6:30 am Fr. Frank 9:30 am Fr. Raymond 6:00pm Tree Lighting Next Weekend Dec. 23-24, 2017 Saturday 4:00 pm Fr. Raymond (Dcn Jerry) Sunday: 7:30 am Fr. Raymond 9:30 am Fr. Frank (Dcn Phil ) 11:00 am Fr. Raymond (Dcn Phil) 4:00 p.m. Fr. Frank (Dcn Phil) 6:00 p.m. Fr. Raymond (Dcn Phil)

THIS CALENDAR IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

SAT: Lorraine Darce, Charles Scallan, Beverly & Ronald Lambert, Frank Ca-

nale, Cy Canale, Kippy Owens, Jr., Peter J. Catalano, Georgiana Gros Welch,

Kenny Augustin, Frank Deloume, Sandra K. Preston

SUNDAY: Parishioners of St. Christopher, Alvine Johnson, Odette,

Lucas, Philip & Randy Breaux, David Ball, Jerry J. Cox, Jr., Leon &

Lucille Autin, Johnny Fischer, Herbert & Juanita Coakley, Thomas &

Dorothy Stengle, Paul Ridolfo, Robert Palmer, Elaine Palmer, Richard

Palmer Sr., Michael M. & Ethel A. Lux, Anthony Oncale, Ralph

Boudreaux, Sr., Thomas Guidry, Ernest L. White, Olga Talluto, Labat

Fly., Ball Fly, Lucille Songy Anna Gaubert, Russell Gaubert, Sr. Cecile

Rodrigue, Thomas Elzie White, Wood Family, Rougee Family, Darrell

Mexic, Jonathan Edmond, Merke Kugler, Honorine Becnel, William

McClintock, Jr., Carman Brown, Jerome Giardina, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph

Giardina, Mr. & Mrs. V.J. Giardina, Myron Guillory, Lester Gauthier,

Viola Gauthier, Dale Gauthier, Hubert Gauthier, Gladys LeBoeuf,

Beverly & Ronald Lambert, Cy and Frank Canale, Elma Schomaker,

Nicholas & Jean Liebel, John & Lucille Schluter, Elsie L. Naquin,

Lucille Songy, Anne Gaubert, Cecile Rodrigue, Russell Songy, Sr.,

Patricia Haas, Hickey Family, Marie Gordon, Lelia Gaspard, Lawrence

& Nora Albert, Joseph Lascala, Jr., Ella & Anicet Kliebert, Joseph R.

Chopin, Sr., Jack Chopin, Sr., Louise S. Chopin, Patricia H. Chopin,

Charles L. Pinero, Sr., Rosemary B. Munch, Roxanne M. Munch, Alvin

D. Munch, Sr., Perry J. Harrell, Sr., Forrest R. Singer, Joseph Stieb, Sr.

Lucille & Adam Matherne, Doris & Jerome Gullo, Joseph S. Cousin,

Rev. Kenneth Harney, Shirley H. Dunn, John C. Dunn, Sr., Michael

Wallace, Dianne H. Ziegler, Mr. & Mrs. John Unger, Sr., Elwood &

Marie Heinz, Sr., Buvins Bordelon, Numa H. Schomaker, Jr. Ernest J.

Dufrene, Sr., Ralph Boudreaux, Ralph Mangmus Onstead, Raymond

Ferran, Galye M. Guillory, Rosalie Ketry, Dubroc & Heimkamp Fly.,

Schexnaydre Family, Louis Bernadas, Anthony Talluto, Bill O’Connor,

Olga Talluto, Frank Mart, Thomas & Dorothy Stengle, William & Ethel

Cameron, Sr., Camilla Cameron, Sheila Breland, Jerry Napier, Brian

Napier, Joseph Benigno, Renal & Audrey Malbrough, Jerry Tam-

borella, Odile Malbrough, Angelo Colombo

MON: John & Ramona Clesi, Dianne Ziegler, Mr. & Mrs.

John Unger, Sr., Josephine Candalisa, Mr. & Mrs. C.J.

Heinsz, Sr., Johnny Fischer, Leon & Lucille Autin, Johnny

Creel, John Leon Creel, Jr., Jeannie Fontcuberta, Anthony

J. Porretto, Curtis J. Armond

TUES: Ronnie Schmitt, Leon Austin (Death Anniver-

sary), Salvador & Jerry Tamborella, Paul Ridolfo

(Birthday)

WED: Schade-Joanen Family, Alden Legendre (Death

Anniversary), Josephine Candalisa

THUR: Purgatorial Society, Mary Colleen Castro

FRIDAY: Doris Schexnaydre, Merrilline & Leonard Zup-

pardo

COLLECTIONS 12/16-17/2017 Envelopes $ 3,036.50 Loose $ 1,737.00 Flowers $ 1,174.24 Termite Repair $ 979.50 TOTAL $ 6,927.24

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FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR -

By the Altar Society.

Early Childhood Annex

If you are using Church Support Envelopes, there are envelopes edged in red in your box. There are

envelopes in the back of church to use

for the Early Childhood Annex or you

may get some at the rectory if you are

not using the envelopes. When making a donation to Early Ed.

Annex, please indicate your name and Early Ed. Annex on the

envelope.

Sanctuary Light

The Sanctuary Light is burning in mem-ory of Joseph Migliore

FLOWERS FOR 2018 are available. Sanctuary Lights for 2018

has 15 Openings. Do you know???That you can say

“Congratulations” or “Happy Birthday” or “Happy Anniversary”

by sponsoring the flowers on the altar? Send a Special message

here! Contact the rectory to reserve Flowers.

FLOWERS AND SANCTUARY LIGHTS FOR 2018 are open. The books for Candles and Flow-ers are open . Lights are $10 each and Flowers are $40 for the date only or $20 if you wish to share.

CHURCH SUPPORT ENVELOPES-We are pre-paring the list for Church Support Envelopes for 2018 at this time. If you wish to begin receiving them and presently do not have them, please notify the rectory. If you wish to be taken off the list, please notify by December 1. Thank you for your generous support throughout the year.

GOD’S PROMISE

The lengthy passage from Samuel is a wonderful exposition of God’s promise to the house of David: that his throne would forever be gloriously occupied by his descendants. Hidden in the mystery of the prophecy is the promise of the Savior, the Messiah, Son of God and Son of David. The prophet Nathan, speaking in God’s name, poetically turns around David’s plan to build a house for God, and announces God’s plan to build a “house,” that is, a dynasty for David. From this house of David will come the Messiah, the Christ, not in kingly splendor as David ruled, but as a humble man, destined to rule forever and over all. When God gives a gift, it’s amazing what we are given—so different from what we ever could have imagined.

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TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — I will fix a place for my people. I will plant them so that they may dwell in their place without further disturbance (2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16).

Psalm — For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord

(Psalm 89).

Second Reading — To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be glory forever and ever (Romans 16:25-27).

Gospel — Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word (Luke 1:26-38).

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27-29;

Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25]

During the Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13;

Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14

Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12;

Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20

Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6;

Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]

Tuesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59;

Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22

Wednesday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8

Thursday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7cd-8; Mt 2:13-18

Friday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35

Saturday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40

Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Ps 128:

1-5 or Ps 105:1-6, 8-9; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or

Hb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk 2:22-40 [22, 39-40]

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Advent

Monday: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)

Tuesday: St. Stephen; Kwanzaa begins

Wednesday: St. John

Thursday: The Holy Innocents

Friday: Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity

of the Lord; St. Thomas Becket

Saturday: Sixth Day within the Octave of the Nativity

of the Lord

Fourth Sunday in Advent

PLEASE NOTE

Advertiser of the Week

VOCATION PRAYER– Dear God, bless your Church as we celebrate the birth of your Son, Jesus Christ. Send you Spirit to guide and strengthen us that we may follow His example of service. Bless all priests, deacons, religious, consecrated seculars, and lay ministers around the world. Amen.

GIVING TREE Thanks for taking the tags from the tree and returning them. Your outpouring of love and generosity will make many families have a blessed and Merry Christmas. May God bless you and your family for the wonderful works you do for others. The outpouring of love from our community was tre-mendous.

TERMITE TROUBLES-A live infestation of termites was found in the Church and Adoration Chapel are currently being treated. Estimated cost of treatment and repair so far is upwards of $20,000. We are now accepting donations to help cover these expenses. Please indicate on the check that it is for Termite Ex-termination and Repair. Thanks to those who sent in donations for the Termite Repair last weekend.

CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday, December 24, 2017

4:00 p.m. Mass, 6:00 p.m. Mass

Monday, December 25, 2017

Midnight Mass, 7:30 a.m. Mass & 9:30 a.m. Mass

NO 11 AM MASS

Please keep this schedule handy for easy ref-erence.

ST. CHRISTOPHER OUTREACH HELP LINE

Thanks to the support of our parishioners, our school and our CYO, we were able to help feed those in need in St. Christopher Parish for Thanks-giving. A special thanks to our CYO kids for help-ing assemble 35 boxes of food and delivering some of the boxes with their parents. The CYO has been helping us for the last few months with preparing the boxes. We are planning to give out the same for Christmas. We are out of peanut butter and jelly. We are also in low supply of cans of tuna, Chef Boyadee, chili , fruit, meat like chicken Spam and Vienna sausage. We could also use a few bags of red beans and rice, grits and oatmeal. St. Christo-pher Outreach wishes to thank all our parishioners.

WEBSITE St. Christopher the Martyr Catholic Church website can be visited at this address: www.stchristopherano.com—it’s a one-stop place for you to stay connected to our church parish. On the home page you will find upcoming events and announcements, the mass schedule and contact in-formation for clergy and staff. There are also pages that provide information about our mission and history, resources, sacraments, faith formation, ministries, parish calendar (including the schedule for lectors and extraordinary ministers), gallery of pictures and contact information for all offices, ministries. We hope you enjoy browsing the website and that you find it easy to navigate and pleasant to use.

Please remember Fr. Frank & his family on the loss of his Mother this past week in Minneapolis. Please keep them in your prayers.

Fourth Sunday in Advent

UPCOMING EVENTS

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

FAMILY OF THE MONTH

DECEMBER 2017

CONRAD & ISABELL FREY