Bring your CANS to us! We recycle for Catholic Education!!

Eucharistic Adoration will take a break for the Christmas / New Year Holiday and resume in the New Year –date to be announced.

Roman Catholic Inquiry and Answers! (RCIA) Will take a break for the Christmas/new Years holiday and resume on Tuesday, January 3 at 6:30pm. The topic will be: Papal Authority

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church

YOUTH HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS

Get Your Cans to Church!! Bring empty aluminum drink

cans to area behind Parish Hall, between storage sheds. NO Food Cans Please

LAY MINISTER SCHEDULE

DATE LECTOR

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION

USHERS C: Captain

ALTAR SERVERS

Sat. Dec. 24 4:30pm

Jim Jernigan Jim Jernigan Jeanne Busby Denise Barnett Donna Mealer Andy Hollis Laura Hollis One additional needed

Earl Kreider C Jaimie Hand Joel Busby Jimmy Slovensky

ALTAR SERVERS Kevin Hand Ben Hand Sam Pritchard

Sun. Dec. 25 9am

Ken Friedrich Dc. Tim Vaughn Ken Friedrich Penny Vaughn Melissa Cameron Mary Margaret Rohling

Anthony Bishop C Allen Belrose Joe Kimbrough Rod Cameron

ALTAR SERVERS Ezra Bishop Connor Cameron

Sat. Dec. 31 5pm

Jeanne Busby Jeanne Busby Barbara McCray Denise Barnett Donna Mealer One additional needed

Joel Busby Jimmy Slovensky Two additional needed

ALTAR SERVERS Sam Pritchard

Sun. Jan. 1 11am

Rebecca Handerhan

Dc. Tim Vaughn Melissa Cameron Ken Friedrich Caroline Gerson Mary Margaret Rohling

Anthony Bishop C Earl Kreider Allen Belrose Rod Cameron

ALTAR SERVERS Ezra Bishop Connor Cameron

Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2016

Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2016

Please Pray for our Sick and Homebound

Thelma Abts, Bobbie Bryant, Rhonda Civacco, Paul Decker, Lora Forman, Geneva Hallman, Frances Horton, Dwayne Leslie,

Carol Oldfield, Rose Parks, Lorraine Shapielak, Mary Ann Verciglio

YOU MAY ADD TO OUR LONG-TERM CAREBOOK located on the table at the side entryway of the Church.

ATTENTION EXPECTANT PARENTS Please call the Church office and let us know when your

new little one is born— 631-9398!

Right to Life “The mystery of the

Incarnation reveals the wonderful dignity of

human life. As God’s gift, it must be protected,

from conception until natural death”.

Merry Christmas

Anandi Natal Khushi Natal Kris mas habbada shubhaashayagalu

Andy and Laura Hollis

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Sun. Dec. 18

Tues. Dec 20

Wed. Dec 21

9:30am

6:30pm

6:00pm

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCETHIS WEEK AT A GLANCETHIS WEEK AT A GLANCETHIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

Grade School PSR

NO RCIA

NO High School PSR

Angel Tree During this Christmas season, the Ladies Altar Sodality is sponsoring an Angel Tree to provide baby gifts for the North Jefferson Women's Center. If you would like to participate, please select an ornament from the tree located in the church vestibule and purchase the item noted. Place your unwrapped gift in the boxes beneath the Angel Tree any time between now and January 8, 2017.

FOR RENT 3 Bedroom House in Warrior Newly Renovated. $900.00 per month. Please call Annette Cox for more information, 647-7473 or 706-8246.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - St. Henry Mass Schedule and Intentions

St. Henry

St. Henry

Tuesday, Dec. 20,

Wednesday, Dec. 21,

Wednesday, Dec. 21,

Thursday, Dec. 22,

Friday, Dec. 23,

Saturday, Dec. 24,

Saturday, Dec. 24,

Sunday, Dec. 25,

6:30 AM:

6:30 AM:

6:00 PM:

6:30 AM:

6:30 AM:

4:30 PM:

7:00 PM:

9:00 AM:

Patricia Sanders Simonetti RIP by The Sanders Family

Patricia Sanders Simonetti RIP by The Sanders Family

Christine Martina LIV by Harold and Kathy Gray

Patricia Sanders Simonetti RIP by The Sanders Family

Children and Grandchildren by Louise Tekulve

(Christmas Eve—The Vigil of the Nativity) (Christmas Eve-The Vigil of the

Nativity) For the people of the parish

(Christmas Day-The Nativity of the Lord) For the people of the parish

Altar FlowersAltar FlowersAltar FlowersAltar Flowers The flowers on our altar this week are graciously given

in loving memory of

Donald T. Sanders and Patricia Sanders Simonetti

by The Sanders-O’Bryant Family. You are always in our hearts.

Christmas Altar Flowers and Decorations Envelopes for donations to help provide the flowers and decorations for our Church this Christmas are in the pews. The names you write on the envelopes are listed in our Christmas bulletin. Please print clearly and drop in the collection basket.

The Flowers on our altar each week are graciously donated by different parishioners in memory or honor of a loved one or an important event. If you would like to donate flowers for 2017 please call the church office for open dates.

Grade School PSR K-8 Christmas Eve Mass

The PSR children will participate in the Christmas Eve Mass at 4:30pm. We will process in at the beginning of Mass and present a “gift” for baby Jesus at the Altar. At the end of Mass, the children will sing Away in a Manger. Please allow your child to participate if you are attending this Mass.

Funding is available for Catholic School Tuition Assistance Currently, 18 of our 24 Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Birmingham are receiving Tuition Assistance from the State of Alabama, which for this school year totals $3,722,000!! This amount and more will be available to fund Catholic education in the next school year if our Parishioners re-direct up to 50% of their State Income Taxes to the organization, Scholarships for Kids. This does

not involve making a donation; rather it involves directing

half of your expected 2016 State Income Tax payment to scholarships for Kids and directing the other half to the State of Alabama. This must be done before the end of this calendar year for the money to be used next year. Please visit the web site: scholarshipsforkids.org to watch a brief instructional video on how to set up an account so that you can re-direct 1/2 of your State Income Tax payment to be used for Catholic Education.

Our Knights of Columbus are asking your help in providing CHRISTMAS MEALS to those less fortunate than ourselves during this holiday season. A big thank you to all who have made donations already; because of you, we were able to

provide Thanksgiving meals! Donation Forms are in the Vestibule on the shelf for your convenience.

St Elizabeth Ann Seton St Elizabeth Ann Seton St Elizabeth Ann Seton St Elizabeth Ann Seton 2016 Parish Christmas Party2016 Parish Christmas Party2016 Parish Christmas Party2016 Parish Christmas Party A big Thank You to Father Johnson,

Donna Wallace, Jan Mathis, Kelly Doss, Penny Vaughn, our PSR/Youth

and their leaders, and everyone who worked or entertained us at our 2016

Parish Christmas Party last Sunday! The party was a big hit and greatly

enjoyed by all who attended!!

PARENTS of 2017 FIRST COMMUNION CHILDREN There will be a mandatory meeting for all First Communion parents on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 10:00am in your child’s classroom. We will discuss dates for First Confession and First Communion, the requirements for your child to receive these Sacraments and hand out forms required by the Diocese of Birmingham and our office. Please make all efforts to attend this important meeting.

CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE

CHRISTMAS EVE Saturday, Dec. 24

Vigil Mass 4:30 PM at SEAS Vigil Mass 7:00 PM at St. Henry CHRISTMAS DAY Sunday, Dec. 25

9:00 AM Mass at SEAS

NEW YEARS MASS SCHEDULE

Mary, Mother of God—Holy Day of Obligation December 31: Vigil Mass 5:00PM at SEAS January 1: 8:30 AM St. Henry 11:00AM at SEAS

Please Note the Mass time changes for the Holy Christmas Weekend.