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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 7:30am Mass (Cantor & Organ) 9:30am Mass (Choir & Organ) 11:30am Mass (Spiritu Contemporary Group) 1:00pm Hallelujah Chorus (Choir room) 2:00pm 7th & 8th Grade Schola (Choir room) 3:00pm Hosanna
(Choir room)
6:15pm
Mass (No music) MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 - New Year’s Eve 5:00pm Vigil Mass 11:00pm Candlelight Vigil Mass TUESDAY, JANUARY 1—New Year’s Day 10:00am Mass WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 8:30am Word/Eucharist (Chapel) 9:00am Quilters Group (Anne & Joachim Room) 6:30pm Cantor Rehearsal (Church) 7:00pm Baptism Class (St. Vincent de Paul) 7:15pm Choir practice (Choir Room) THURSDAY, JANUARY 3 8:30am Mass (Chapel) 10:15am Script/Comm (Innsbruck) 2:00pm Script/Comm (St. Anthony) 2:15pm Mass (Trevilla) 7:00pm Parish Council Mtg. (St. Clare) FRIDAY, JANUARY 4
8:30am
Mass (Chapel) SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 4:30pm Mass (Cantor & Organ) SUNDAY, JANUARY 6—EPIPHANY
7:30am
Mass (Cantor & Organ)
9:30am
Mass (Choir & Organ) 9:30am CIC (St. Frances) 10:00am RCIA (St. Vincent De Paul) 10:30am New Parishioner Registration 11:30am Mass
(Spiritu Contemporary Group)
1:00pm
Baptisms (Church/Chapel)
1:00pm
Hallelujah Chorus (Choir room)
2:00pm
7th & 8th Grade Schola (Choir room)
3:00pm
Hosanna
(Choir room)
4:00pm
Epiphany Vespers (Church)
6:15pm
Mass (No music)
7:00pm
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Connections… December 30, 2001—The Holy Family Æ The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream: “Rise, take the
child and his mother; flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you.”
Matthew
2:13-15,19-23 Æ What has come into being in the Word was life, and the life was the light for all people. The light shines in
the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
John 1:1-18 Love in the face of junk A woman took her aging mother into her home. The mother had a
stroke and needed time to recover. The daughter was very solicitous and
painstakingly attentive to her mother’s every need. Finally the
daughter’s exhaustion and worry got the better of her and a horrible fight took
place—over a hard-boiled egg. In the middle of the war of words, the mother
stopped short and asked, “Why are you doing all this for me, anyway?” The daughter began to list
reasons:
I am afraid for you. I want you to get well. I feel that maybe I
ignored you when I was younger. I need to show you that I am strong. I need to get you
ready for going home alone. The daughter could have
gone on giving reasons all night. But her mother said simply,
“Junk.” “Junk!” the daughter
screamed. “Yes, junk,” her mother
quietly repeated.
“You don’t have to have all those reasons. We love each other. That’s enough.” The daughter felt like a
child again.
When your parents show you something that is true you don’t feel put down
or embarrassed—you feel better, because it is true, and you know it. “You’re right, Mom. You’re really
right. I’m
sorry.” “Don’t be sorry. Junk is fine but
you don’t need it anymore. I love you.” [From How Can I Help? By Ram Dass and Paul Gorman.]
CONNECTION: Family is the one place that does not demand ‘junk’ from
us, the one circle that does not need reasons for loving. Family is where we
are always welcome, where we always feel safe, where there is always room for
us. Today we
celebrate the Holy Family—Mary, Joseph and the Child. As is clear from
Matthew’s Gospel read these last two Sundays, their struggle as a family was
filled with heartache, fear, misunderstanding and doubt, but together they
created a family of love and compassion, of nurture and acceptance. Within our own
families, we experience together the heights of joy and the depths of pain; but
always, within our families, the love of God comes alive—love that is totally
selfless, limitless and unconditional, both in good times and (especially) in
difficult times.
The love asked of a family can be hard, demanding and
long-suffering.
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PLEASE NOTE: The parish office is will close at 12:30 p.m. on Monday,
December 31. Feast of Mary, Mother of God Monday, December 31, 2001 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass 11:00 p.m. Candlelight Vigil Mass Followed by Potluck Hors d’oeuvres Tuesday, January 1, 2002 10:00 a.m. Festival Eucharist Epiphany Vespers Sunday, January 6, 2002 4:00 p.m.
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