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

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Submissions due preceding Monday.

We we l c ome

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v i s i t o r s &

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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