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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Reverend Jeff Meeuwsen, Pastor fjmeeuwsen@seas-aloha.org

Your Parish Staff: Pastoral Asst. For Hispanic Ministry/Ministerio Hispano : Deacon Jesus Espinoza 503-330-0576 Jespinoza@archdpdx.org Pastoral Associate/Asociado Pastoral: Sandi Campos 503-649-9044 re@seas-aloha.org Bookkeeper/Office Administrator: Carmen Orozco 503-649-9044 admin@seas-aloha.org Parish Secretary/Secretaria Parroquial: Lorena Serrano parishsecretary@seas-aloha.org

For Sacramental Emergencies call (503)649-9044 then press 5.

3145 SW 192nd Avenue

Aloha, Oregon 97003

Parish Office 503.649.9044

Fax: 503.848.2915

www.seas-aloha.org

Mass Schedule /Horario de Misas: Saturday/Sábado

Spanish/Español 5:30pm

Sunday/Domingo English/Ingles 8:00am & 11:00am

Spanish/Español 1:00pm

Daily Mass/Misa entre semana

Tuesday-Friday 8:00am

Holy Days/ Dias Santos Usually 8:00am & 7:00pm

(Watch Bulletin for updates)

Eucharistic Adoration/Adoración al Santísimo

Friday/Viernes 9:00am-9:00pm

Confessions/Confeciones

Saturdays/Sábados 4:00pm-5:00pm

Men’s Bible study

Wednesdays 7:00pm

Jóvenes Para Cristo

Martes 7:00pm

Grupo de Oración Carismática

Jueves 7:00pm

4th. Sunday of Advent December 18, 2016

Cuarto Domingo de Adviento

Office Hours Monday & Friday 9:00am-2:00pm

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00am-4:00pm.

Horario de Oficina Lunes y Viernes 9:00am-2:00pm

Martes, Miércoles y Jueves 9:00am-4:00pm.

Parish Mission Statement “As a diverse and welcoming Catholic community, we are dedicated to continue the mission of Jesus

Christ through sincere worship, service and education.”

“Como una comunidad diversa estamos dedicados a continuar la misión de Jesucristo por medio del

Pastoral Council Chair

Richard Brixey (503) 646-9818 richbrixey@gmail.com

Finance Committee Chair

Jim Rossetti (971)777-1208 djimrossetti@gmail.com

Liturgy Committee Chair

Chris Elford (503) 610-8224 elfordOR@gmail.com

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WELCOME TO/ Bienvenidos a ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON CATHOLIC CHURCH

Registration forms are in the back of Church or available from the office. Formas para registro en la parroquia están disponibles en la mesa que esta en la parte de atrás de la iglesia o en la oficina.

Father’s Notes Notas del Padre

DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS

Mon. Dec. 19 Jgs 13:2-7,24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a,5-6b,16-17; Lk 1:5-15 Tue. Dec. 20 Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Lk 1:26-38 Wed. Dec. 21 Sg 2:8-14; Ps 33:2-3,11-12,20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Thu. Dec. 22 1 Sm 1:24-28; (Ps) 1 Sm 2:1,4-8; Lk 1:46-56 Fri. Dec. 23 Mal 3:1-4,23-24; Ps 25:4bc-5ab,8-10,14; Lk 1:57-66 Sat. Dec. 24 2 Sm 7:1-5,8b-12,14a,16; Ps 89:2-5,27,29; Lk 1:67-79 Sun. Dec. 25 Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5,16-17,27,29; Acts 13:16-17,22-25; Mt 1:1-25

John the Baptist in the Hidden Life of Jesus

The last week and a half of the season of Advent

presents a great opportunity to talk more about the

hidden life of Jesus because it highlights the signifi-

cant people in the life of the Son from the time before

Jesus’ birth. One such person who helped prepare

the human race for the incarnation of God the Son is

his earthly cousin, St. John the Baptist.

From the fall of man in the Garden of Eden to the

Incarnation of his Son, God prepared Israel for the

coming of a savior. He prepared the human race

remotely when he formed a people of faith through

Abraham, gave them the law through Moses, made

them a royal nation through David and spoke about

the coming of a savior through the prophets. He pre-

pared them directly through John the Baptist (CCC

522, 523). In fact John is often called the last proph-

et.

The Baptist is the immediate forerunner of the Savior.

They are connected. We examine the passage of

scripture this time of year when his mother Elizabeth,

in her sixth month of pregnancy, tells the Virgin Mary,

during her first month of pregnancy, that “As soon as I

heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my

womb leapt for joy.” He leaps because his Savior is

before him. As Advent comes to a close let us all

leap for joy in our examination of the hidden life of the

coming of our Savior Jesus by imitating the joy of

John the Baptist.

Fr. Jeff

Juan el Bautista en la vida oculta de Jesús

La última semana y media de la temporada de

Adviento presenta una gran oportunidad para hablar

más sobre la vida oculta de Jesús porque destaca a

los personajes significativos en la vida del Hijo desde

el tiempo antes del nacimiento de Jesús. Una

persona que ayudó a preparar a la raza humana

para la encarnación de Dios el Hijo es su primo

terrenal, San Juan Bautista.

Desde la caída del hombre en el Jardín del Edén

hasta la Encarnación de su Hijo, Dios preparó a

Israel para la venida de un salvador. Él preparó la

raza humana remotamente cuando formó un pueblo

de fe a través de Abraham, les dio la ley a través de

Moisés, los convirtió en una nación real a través de

David y habló acerca de la venida de un salvador a

través de los profetas. Él los preparó directamente a

través de Juan el Bautista (CCC 522, 523). De hecho

a Juan se le llama a menudo el último profeta.

El Bautista es el precursor inmediato del Salvador.

Están conectados. Examinamos el pasaje de las

Escrituras en esta época del año cuando su madre

Isabel, en su sexto mes de embarazo, le dice a la

Virgen María, durante su primer mes de embarazo,

que "Tan pronto oí el sonido de tu saludo, Mi vientre

saltó de alegría. "Salta porque su Salvador está

delante de él. A medida que el Adviento llega a su fin,

saltemos de gozo al vislumbrar la venida de nuestro

Salvador Jesús imitando la alegría de San Juan el

Bautista.

Pdr. Jeff

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Christmas Schedule

Christmas Eve Vigil Mass

Saturday, December 24th

5:30pm Vigil Mass-English

Misa de Noche Buena,

Sábado 24 de diciembre

8:00pm Misa-Español

Midnight Mass/

Misa de Medianoche

12:00am Bilingual/Bilingüe

Christmas Day,

Sunday, December 25th.

10:00am Mass-English

Día de Navidad,

Domingo 25 de diciembre.

10:00am Misa en Ingles,

*solamente habrá esta misa el

Domingo 25 de Diciembre

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Tercer Domin-go de donaciones pa-ra SVDP

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THAT TIME ONCE AGAIN!

With the calendar year-end approaching, you may be

starting to do tax planning. For this reason, we want to

remind you about the processes for accepting

donations of securities to benefit your parish. Any

securities donations (stocks) intended as a tax

deduction for 2016 should be initiated well before the

Christmas holidays. If you have any questions

regarding donations of stock, please feel free to

contact Carmen at 503-649-9044 or

admin@seas-aloha.org To increase your deductions

take advantage of year-end-giving to the parish. All

giving received before 2:00pm, Friday December 30st

will be included on your 2016 Statement of

Giving.

Don’t wait, there is only 12 days left in 2016!

ES MOMENTO OTRA VEZ!

Con el calendario de fin de año ya cerca, usted puede

estar empezando a hacer planes sobre sus declaración

de impuestos. Por esta razón, queremos recordarle

sobre los procesos para la aceptación de donaciones

de valores en beneficio hacia su parroquia. Cualquier

donación de valores (acciones) destinados como una

deducción de impuestos para el 2016 debe ser hecha

antes de las vacaciones de Navidad. Si usted tiene

alguna pregunta con respecto a las donaciones, no

dude en ponerse en contacto con Carmen al

503-649-9044 o admin@seas-aloha.org Para

aumentar sus deducciones aproveche el fin de año.

Todo debe de ser recibido antes de las 2:00 PM, el

Viernes 30 de diciembre y se incluirá en su

Declaración del 2016.

No tarde, hay sólo 12 días en el 2016!

Thank You!

Our bake sale was a huge success

we added $ 1,381.37

To the Capital Campaing getting

us closer to start building. Thank

you again have a happy and Holy

Chrismas

O Come, O come Emmanuel!

During the final week of Advent, we become very eager for Christ-

mas. The whole church becomes eager.

We say special prayers for each day of the final week of Advent. In

the prayers, we ask Jesus to come soon. Beginning on December

17, at sunset, an “O Antiphon” is sung. For seven days, a different

O Antiphon is sung each evening. The O Antiphons begin

with titles of Jesus. The titles were chosen from the Bible.

If you know the song, “O come, O come, Emmanuel,” you know

the version:

December 17: “O Wisdom”

O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, who ord’rest all things

mightily; To us the path of knowledge show, And teach us in her

ways to go.

December 18: “O Adonai”

O come, O come, Thou Lord of might, Who to thy tribes on Sinai’s

height. In ancient times didst give the law, In cloud and majesty

and awe.

December 19: “O Flower of Jesse” (Jesse was King David’s father)

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse’s stem. From ev’ry foe deliver them

That trust thy might pow’r to save. And give them vict’ry o’er the

grave.

December 20: “O Key of David”

O come, Thou Key of David, come. And open wide our heav’nly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to

misery.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! Why do

you think Jesus is called these strange and marvelous names?

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MASS INTENTIONS/Intenciones de la Misa

Mon Dec. 19 8:00am No Mass Tue Dec. 20 8:00am Dany Hoang Family Wed Dec. 21 8:00am +Maria Nguyen Thu Dec. 22 8:00am Dany Hoang Family Fri Dec. 23 8:00am +Berenice Thompson Sat Dec. 24 5:30pm People of the Parish Sun Dec. 25 8:00am No mass 10:00am +Elmo Joseph 1:00pm No Mass

Please remember in your prayers those who are ill: Por favor recuerde en sus oraciones a los enfermos:

Deena Creamer, Vincent & Mario, Kevin Hylton, Kathleen Casey, Paul Tran,

Marie Tran, Laurie Barlean, Angela, Crisman, Jacob Benedict, Francis Tu Ngo, Qui

Nguyen, Jerry, Sharon Clifton, Dave Mitchell, Ben Petrick, Mary Gillilan, Bernadette

Taylor, Al Denfeld, Monica & Jean, Sher Bauman, Ivan Orozco, Romesh Jinadasa, John

McDonald, Kim Fitzgerald, Louise Stangel, Mary Graves, James Waylen, Jose Pinto, Fred

Lau IV, Sandra McPeak, David Dooley, Jaime Maguire, Thomas J. Martian, Brady,

Richard & Catherine, Denise Gutierrez, Kendal Wheeler, Stacy & Randy, Molly Bitter,

Taylor E., Jennie Blake, Mary Jo Hopkins, Diane Matson, Yvonne Morgan, John

Zuercher, Miguel Reyes, Teresa Nguyen, Tony Tran, Noe Orozco, Daniel Callaghan, Caleb

Bailie, Fortunato Sanchez, Fabiola Contreras, Anna Nguyen, Thanh Ha, Isis and Family,

Kurt Kaul, John Landstrom, Anne Cummings, Vinny Castro, Miranda Castro, Romero

Estrella, Daniel Estrella, Tayanna Estrella, Odie Enfield, Clark Smith, Susan Gaby

Contreras, Cook, Ivan Loock, Olivia Melgar, Mayte Samayoa, Margie Herron, Mariano

Vargas Martinez, Andrea Christina Martinez, Cleo Archuletta, Isaac Billings Gregory

Please let us know when a person’s circumstance has changed and they need to be removed from the prayer list.

Por favor dejenos saver cuando las circunstancias cambian y necesitan ser

movidos de la lista de oraciones.

MILITARY PRAYER LIST Please remember in your prayers, those who are serving our country, and their

families. Por favor recuerden en sus oraciones, a los que sirven a nuestro pais, y a sus familias.

Eddie Hammond Marines Iraq

April Hammond Navy United States

Randon Berg Army Iraq

Matt Tardio Army United States

Robert DeLeon Army Iraq

David Green Army Afghanistan

Xavier Martian Coast Guard United States

Leonardo Gonzalez III Marines USA

Danielle Clevidence Navy USA

Michael Purcell Navy USA

Mario Ortiz USAF Belgium

David Itel Army USA

Ryan Brace USAF USA

Paulo David Army Afghanistan

Kyle Bedard Army USA

Boris Raykhel USAF South Korea

Taylor Matteson Army USA

Chris Singleton Army USA

Thomas Baker Marines Japan

Jose Roberto Contreras Jr. Marines USA

Nicolas Vaughn Army USA

If you have a family member or loved one to add to our military prayer list, please call the office.

Si tiene a un miembro de su familia para agregar en la lista de oraciones militar, por favor llame a la oficina.

“Giving Our First Fruits to God” “Dando Nuestros Primeros Frutos a Dios”

Total Contribution for the Week of 12/12/2016

$5,764

Last year, same week Año Pasado, misma semana

$8,185

Property Development—Capital Campaign Fund account balance as of 12/12/2016 Balance de cuenta del Fondo de Desarrollo al día de 12/12/2016

$199,741

Thank you for your generosity! Gracias por su generosidad!

THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 23 & 26 . WE WISH YOU HAVE A HOLY CHRISMAS DAY!

LA OFICINA ESTARA CERRADA EL VIERNES 23 Y LUNES 26 DE DICIEMBRE, DESEAMOS QUE TENGA UN DIA DE NAVIDAD LLENO DE BENDICIONES!