PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am - 12 noon, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Parish E-mail: Information@StAugustineOH.org

Visit us on the web at www.StAugustineOH.org

ST MARY

CATHOLIC CHURCH

207 N Main Street, Coupeville, WA 98239 - (360) 678-6536

PARISH MINISTERS

Pastor Rev. Paul Pluth, JCL 675-2303

PA for Administration Mary A. Waters 675-2303

Rel. Ed. Coordinator Mary Rose Anderson 678-6536

Receptionist Peggy McCormick 678-6536

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm St Augustine

Spanish 1st Saturday 7:00 pm St Augustine

Sunday 8:00 am St Augustine

9:30 am St Augustine

11:15 am St Mary

Latin 2nd & 4th Sunday 11:00 am St Augustine

Thu, Fri & 1st Sat 9:00 am St Augustine

Thursday 12:10 pm St Mary

Latin Friday 12:00 pm St Augustine

CONFESSION

Friday 11:30 am St Augustine

Saturday 4:00 pm St Augustine

3rd Sunday 12:15 pm St Mary

This Week at St Mary

—Sun 12/14– 3rd Sunday of Advent

• 8:45 am - 10:45am - GBTS Service

& social time

• 9:30 am RE gr. Pre-K - 6th

• 10:45 am Rosary

• 11:15 am Mass

• 12:15 pm Confessions will be heard

• 12:15 pm Coffee & donuts

• 6:30 pm Lutheran Service

—Mon 12/15

• Office is closed on Mondays

—Wed 12/17

• 10:30 am Bible Study—Introduction

to the Bible

7:00 pm Bible Study—Introduction

to the Bible

—Thu 12/18

• 11:30 am Rosary

• 12:10 pm Mass

—Sat 12/20

• 10:00-10:30 am Family Choir

rehearsal in the church

—Sun 12/21 4th Sunday of Advent

• 10:45 am Rosary

• 11:15 am Mass

• 12:15 pm Confessions will be heard

• 12:15 pm Coffee & donuts

• 12:15 pm Choir rehearsal

• 6:30 pm Lutheran Service

Please visit the St Mary Parish website at staugustineoh.org

Connect with Father Paul :

ppluth@staugust ineoh.org www.facebook.com/FatherPaulP luth www.twit ter . com/@FatherPaulP luth

“Let Ever y Heart Prepare” � Third Sunday of Advent � 14 December 2014

WELCOME, JESUS! Join us at Mass to Celebrate!

CHRISTMAS EVE, DECEMBER 24

5:00 PM St Mary, Coupeville

7:30 PM & 10 PM St Augustine, OH

MIDNIGHT St Mary, Coupeville

CHRISTMAS DAY, DECEMBER 25

9:30 AM St Augustine, OH

CHRISTMAS

PEACE

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor

ST. MARY FAMILY CHOIR

FOR CHRISTMAS:

A newly formed Family Choir has begun

rehearsals for a music program to be

presented at 4:30 pm on Christmas Eve,

just before 5 pm Mass. The singers will

learn special Christmas music and

present the program along with the

adult choir.

There are three rehearsals:

-Sunday, December 14th a'er Mass in

the church for 30 minutes

-Saturday, December 20th 10:00 to

10:30 am in the church

-Sunday, December 21st a'er Mass in

the church for 30 minutes (final

rehearsal with all par+cipants)

—All children and their families of St.

Mary are invited to join this fun and

educa+onal ac+vity. For more

informa+on, please contact Kathleen

Dodge-DeHaven.

ADULT CHRISTMAS CHOIR:

The Adult Christmas Choir will begin

rehearsals for a music program to be

presented at 4:30 pm on Christmas Eve,

just before 5 pm Mass. The singers will

learn special Christmas music and

present the program along with the

Family Choir.

There are three rehearsals:

-Sunday, December 14th a'er Mass in

the church for 30 minutes

-Saturday, December 20th from 10:00-

11:00 AM in the church

-Sunday, December 21st a'er Mass in

the church for 30 minutes (final

rehearsal with all par+cipants)

-All adults of St. Mary are invited to join

this seasonal choir. For more

informa+on, please contact Kathleen

Dodge-DeHaven.

March for Life The March for Life in Olympia is Tuesday, January 20. A bus departs from St. Mary, Anacortes at 8:30 am. Cost of the bus is $15.00, children under 5 ride free. Call Walt Daspit at 678-4535

Support your local

Boy Scout Troop 4058

Coupeville Boy Scout Troop 4058,

sponsored by the Coupeville Lions Club, is

having a fundraiser to help the boys

attend Summer Camp.

This fundraiser

involves picking up

Christmas Trees for

recycling.

The pick-up areas

are within Coupeville

Town limits and

Admiral’s Cove.

Please contact Angi Carlson by phone or

text at 360-632-1750 or by email at

angi@whidbey.net to set up your date

for pick-up (December 27th or January

3rd). (Your tree must be at the curb by

10am on scheduled day of pick up)

You will be informed as to where to leave

your donation (check of cash) for this

fundraiser. Donations being made by

check for this fundraiser should be made

out to Troop 4058.

Donations are collected from you by the

Troop at the time of tree pick up.

Sally Foley

Funeral reception

We want to thank all who

helped in set-up, providing

food, serving & clean-up for

the reception

With your help these

receptions go smoothly and

not putting all the work on

just a few people.

St. Mary Funeral Reception

Committee

Rachel’s Corner

Hope and Healing After Abortion

Come now, let us set things right, says the Lord: Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow; though they be crimson red, they may become white as wool. If you are willing and obey, you shall

eat the good things of the land.

Isaiah 1:18-19

Come on a Rachel’s Vineyard™ Retreat and experience the mercy and “good

things” of Our Lord. He is waiting for you.

March 6-8, 2015

Call Valerie: 1-800-822-HOPE (4673)

You are loved with an everlasting Love!

Project Rachel is a program of Catholic

Community Services

Hymnal Memorials

We continue to accept

memorials until all

hymnals are

memorialized. Forms are located

in the vestibules and in Harrington

Hall.

Once again St. Mary is offering Small Groups during Lent, called Living the Eucharist. There is a sign up sheet in Harrington Hall for those interested in attending. Small Groups will be available on Wednesdays beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 18th and will meet in Harrington Hall

Morning small groups will meet from 10:30 am—12 Noon Evening small groups will meet from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

These Small Groups will be led by Rick McCormick. Cost of the booklets are $5.00. If possible pay for your booklet at the time of sign-up. Thank you for your interest. There are other opportunities at St. Augustine. Call Peggy at 675-2303 x 5 for the St. Augustine schedule.

To submit names of people who are in need of prayers, please contact the parish office at 678-6536 to have the names published in the parish bulletin. “For all who are ill, needing surgery, or are recovering from surgery.”

We thank all who pray for those whose names appear on this list.

Cara Esparza Teresa, Aiden & Sophia Lord, Hear our Prayer

-For the repose of the soul of Sally Foley+ To submit names to the prayer chain please

call the parish office at 678-6536.

Religious Education News

Sunday, January 4th, Feast of the Epiphany, there will be a special Children’s Program presented in the church after the Mass. Rehearsals will be during Catechism Class time the same day. Then a special Children’s Epiphany Party will take place at 12:45 pm right after coffee and donuts in the parish hall. All children – whether registered in Religious Education or not – are invited to the Epiphany Party which will end at 2:30 pm. Mark your calendars.

The Gospel of Mark

with

Rick McCormick

Rick McCormick will lead two groups of Bible study on the Gospel of Mark. The morning group will gather from 10:30 a.m. to 12 Noon and the evening group will gather from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Meeting on Wednesdays in St. Mary’s Harrington Hall, we will continue to use the Liguori Catholic Bible Study texts as our resource guide. The course is free, however the textbook costs $14.00. Couples need only buy one book to share. The course will begin on Wednesday, 7 January 2015. Registration and collection of textbook fee will be in Harrington Hall after Mass on Sunday, December 14 and 21

This entire learning opportunity of our Holy Scriptures is open to anyone who wishes to attend, however participants must register and pay their fee for the offered course book before the final sign-up date. In addition, visiting friends and family of registered participants are welcome to attend single sessions, no registration or fee necessary.

The SAINT

OF THE

MONTH in

December is

St. Lucy.

St. Lucy’s Feast

Day is December 13th.

This morning the children learned

about Santa Lucia, the roman saint

who was martyred as a very young

woman when she refused to marry a

non-Christian. She is often known

for her devotion to serving the poor

as well as for her beautiful eyes. In

honor of celebrating St. Lucy,

Catechist

Evelyn Novak

made

homemade

saffron ice

cream and parent Mary Hritz made

Santa Lucia cookies for the

children.

Then the kids

got to re-

enact the

popular

Swedish Christmastime tradition of

having a girl dressed up as if the

teenage Saint Lucy. Wearing a

white gown and crowned with a

wreath and

candles, the girl

then serves her

family members

and/or others a

special

breakfast.

Sunday Missals

If you ordered a New St. Joseph Sunday Missal Prayer book &

Hymnal for 2015 it is ready for pick up. See Peggy in Harrington

Hall after Mass to pay for if you have not yet and pick yours up.