Remember in your prayers: Sharon Simpson, Mary Sexton, Archbishop Kurtz, Helen Lucas, Gavin Francis, Jo Ellen’s mom, Mary Ellen,Norma Cartwright, Dolores Hayden, the Boniewski family, Lonnie Howard, Katie Kon, and Mary Beth Norris.
Also remember in your prayers the homebound, those in nursing homes, those who have no one to pray for them, those in prisons, physical or mental and those who have unspoken prayer requests.
CHRISTMAS EVE MASS, this Tuesday, December 24
that 7 p.m. If all goes as hoped, we will have carols starting about 6:40 p.m.
Urgent Prayer Request: Please keep Sharon Simpson (mother of Betty Kober) in your prayers. She has numerous health concerns. Betty, her mom and her family can use all the prayers you can muster for them. Storm heaven, that they can all accept God’s will.
THE SUNDAY MORNING “CLASSES” at St. Ann that Father Michael started holding several weeks ago, are still ongoing. They are called a Study of our Catholic Faith. Fr. Sweeney has topic ideas for each week but there is no set agenda, so if you come with questions, the answers might be that week’s agenda! There is no assigned homework and no tests! Informal and very informative. Those who have attended, even cradle Catholics, have learned a lot and now have a much deeper understanding of, and greater appreciation for, our Catholic faith and customs. Feel free to join us and see what you think. Starts at 7:30 a.m. Sunday mornings in the Holy Family Room. No pre-registration required!
ST. JOSEPH MISSALS FOR 2020 are available on the narthex table. Suggested offering is $3.00.
2020 CALENDARS are also available on the narthex table with a suggested offering of $2.00.
ATTENTION READERS: The 2020 St. Joseph workbooks for readers of the liturgy are now available in the sacristy.
Happy December Birthday to:
7 Rick Bemis 15 Jenny White 25 JESUS
25 Katie Kon 30 Barbara Lipford 31 Ted Lucas
*Father Michael's "Penny Catechism"(A fun and informative little morsel of Catholic teaching and trivia)* Last week's question along with the answer:
Question #150: If someone were to say the Sacred Scriptures are antiquated and irrelevant in the modern age, how would you respond?
Answer: The Sacred Scriptures reveal God's truth in a way that is ageless. This is certainly true for the Old Testament but it is most importantly true for the New Testament which reveals the new and eternal covenant established in Jesus the Christ. Whether two thousand years ago or two thousand years from now, a person may open the Sacred Scriptures and understand the great truths of who God is and who we are in relationship to God. The "modern age" is a moving target. The Sacred Scriptures transcends the passing moment to speak truth to the ages.
Question #151: Why do Catholics wear medals?
The answer will appear in next week's bulletin along with a new question