600 Avenue B Sterling, IL 61081 1.815.625.0640 December 6th

600 Avenue B Sterling, IL 61081
1.815.625.0640
December 6th, 2015
2nd Sunday of Advent Weekday Masses MonFri 8.30 AMChapel
School Schedule: Wed 8.30 AMChurch Saturday 8.30 AMChurch Sunday Obligation
5.00 PM Sat., 7.00 AM, 8.30 AM, 10.00 AM 11.30 AM In Spanish
Vigil/Holy Day MassesChurch
7.00 PM, 8.30 AM, 5.15 PM
7.00 PM In Spanish
Adoration/BenedictionChapel
Tuesday 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM Sacraments
Anointing of the Sick
If you or someone you know would like to receive the
anointing of the sick, please notify the parish office.
Baptism
Following the birth of your child, please contact the
parish office.
Catechetical Instruction (Grades 1 ± 8)
Confirmation Preparation Call Religious Education Office.
Matrimony
Arrangements to be made by calling parish office (9) months in advance.
RCIA (Adult Initiation) If interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith,
please contact Jane Olson at the parish office.
Reconciliation
Saturday: 4.00 4.45 PM, also by appointment.
Communal Penance Services during Advent and Lent.
Parish Registration We welcome new parishioners. Please come to the parish office to receive welcome information.
Bulletin Notices
Please submit notices in writing or email larsonlupe@yahoo.com to the parish office by
Friday noon, one week prior to publication.
Pastor
Rev. James R. Keenan………..……………...Ext.211
Parochial Vicar
Rev. Adalberto Sanchez……………….……..Ext.212
Residence (after 4 PM & weekends) 1.815.625.4768
Deacons
John Kellen……………………………………..Ext.226
Larry Zitkus……………………………………..Ext.226
Parish Office Hours
MondayFriday……………………9.00 AM 4.00 PM
Parish Administration Offices
600 Avenue B Sterling IL………...….1.815.625.0640
Fax 815.625.1684
Email:………..stmarysterling@rockforddiocese.org
Website: …………………..www.stmarysterling.com
Parish Staff…………...………….….1.815.625.0640
Bert Davis, Bookkeeper……………..…...…..Ext.225
Lupe Larson, Secretary……………………....Ext.210
Jane Olson, Pastoral Associate……………..Ext.220
Janie Atilano, Hispanic Ministry……1.815.626.5735
Sister Philomene Reiland, Director of Music Sally Kellen, Shutin Ministry………………...Ext.226
Cemetery Andres Quintana, Cemetery Manager……...Ext.224
Religious Education Office………1.815.625.6688
(located in St. Mary School)
Gerry Williamson, Director……………….….Ext.244
Dianne Williamson, Secretary……………....Ext.214
St. Mary School
6 West 6th Street…………….……....1.815.625.2253
Rebecca Schmitt, Principal…………………. Ext.227 Jeannie Ramos, Bookkeeper………………..Ext.221
Robbin Clifton, Secretary…………………….Ext.223
Newman Central Catholic High School
1101 W. 23rd Street………………...1.815.625.0500
Kathleen Howard, Interim Principal
St. Vincent DePaul Society 7 West 6th Street…………………....1.815.625.0311
Office Hours: MondayFriday…..12 Noon 2.30 PM
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Liturgical Roles
Mass Intentions
Mon Dec 7 8.30 AM Joseph Paul Bauer
Lectors
Audrey Dekker Mon Dec 7 Mon Dec 7 5.15 PM †LaRita Hermes Wright
5.15 PM Helen Musyl & Bert Davis Tue Dec 8 8.30 AM †Salvador Diaz Tue Dec 8
The Larson & Sitter Families 8.30 AM Mary E. Bradley & Maureen Gainey
5.15 PM Darwin Mauch & Mark Tschosik Tue Dec 8 5.15 PM †Leo & Helen Miller Jeff & Maureen Fischbach Sat Dec 12
Tue Dec 8 5.00 PM †Alvaro & Juanita Camacho 5.00 PM Lavon Finkle Spanish Mass
Mark Tschosik Wed Dec 9 8.30 AM For the Deceased of St. Marys
Sun Dec 13 7.00 AM Helen Musyl
Thu Dec 10 8.30 AM †Mary L. Poci
8.30 AM Teresa Gingrich Fri Dec 11 8.30 AM †Louise Flynn
Nancy Gehrke
Michael Flynn
10.00 AM Judy Valdez Sat Dec 12 8.30 AM Living & Deceased Members of Jane Olson the Emilia Metzler Family Carmen Juarez
Eucharistic Ministers
Mon Dec 7 5.15 PM Flora Whitman Sat Dec 12 5.00 PM Living & Deceased Members of Sharon McKenna & Terri Lawrence the Carrillo & Diaz Family The Sitter & Larson Families
Tue Dec 8
8.30 AM Deacon Sat Dec 12 7.00 PM Longinos & Francisca Ambriz
5.15 PM Paul Hess
Spanish Mass
Francisca Ambriz Jeannie Ramos & Lupe Larson
Sun Dec 13 7.00 AM †Marie McDonald
Sat Dec 12 Dick & Teresa Bour
5.00 PM Gloria Olds 8.30 AM †Katherine McCormick Paul Hess & Ann Shaw
Tom McCormick Sun Dec 13 10.00 AM †Rodolfo & Piedad Saldivar
7.00 AM John Beien
Jane Saldivar Ann
Stroup
&
Sharley
Bailey †Dick Craft
8.30 AM Deacon Ed & Jeannie Ramos
Derek Green & Beth Summers 11.30 AM Consagración de las Américas al
10.00 AM Sharon McKenna
Sagrado Corazón de Jesús y al Julie D. Gowers & Linda Campbell
Inmaculado Corazón de María Anthony Moreno
Altar Servers
SANCTUARY LAMP MEMORIALS
The Sanctuary Candle will burn the
week of
December 5-12
in memory of
Everett Gaffey
Given by
The Gaffey Family
Mon Dec 7 5.15 PM Libby Nichols
Kate & Ellie Preston Tue Dec 8
8.30 AM SMS 5.15 PM Breck Tschosik Spencer & Sam Mauch
Sat Dec 12
5.00 PM John Craft Jacob Kreps & Kade Decker Sun Dec 13 8.30 AM Monica Healy Megan Gingrich & Sienna Stingley
10.00 AM Angelica Lopez
Sarah Navarro & Madison Duhon “Regardless of our circumstances and
whether people acknowledge it, nothing
and no one can take away our God-given
dignity.”
Religious Education
December Class Schedule
Class meets on Dec. 9th & 16th.
No class on Dec. 23rd, 30th.
Church Cleaning Crew
Men and women are needed to
help with light church cleaning:
vacuuming, dusting and tiding
up the pews on Friday mornings
from 8-9 AM. Call Artie Mendoza at
815-625-0736.
Shopping Trip
CHILDREN’S CHOIR The Children’s Choir will rehearse on
Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 PM in the
church. Please use the 6th St. entrance to
enter the church. We will sing at the
4:00 PM Mass on Dec.24th. There are only
two rehearsals to make this
happen, so be sure to come!
Any questions please call
Sister Philomene at 1-815-632-3027.
Newman High School
Join the Newman Ambassadors
The shopping trip to Coral
Club for Newman Night at your
Ridge Mall in Coralville, IA
local Culvers on Dec., 8th in Dixon
has been cancelled.
from 58 PM. 10% of the sales
from Culvers goes back to
Newman. Registration for Toys for Tots will be on
Dec. 10th from 10 AM to 2 PM in the
St. Mary’s Parish Center Bales Hall.
Altar & Rosary
Altar & Rosary Christmas Lunch on
Sun., Dec.6th at 1:00 PM in Bales Hall.
AF Meat
GL Salad
MR Vegetable
SZ Dessert
Please bring a package of diapers any
size and or brand. We will be gifting
them to Gianna's House. All ladies of all
ages are welcome. Gw–•šŒ››ˆšG
St. Mary’s church will be accepting
donations of red and white poinsettias
at the Parish Center for the church on
Fri., Dec.18th from 8:00 AM to
noon or at the church on
Sat., Dec.19th from 9:30 AM
to noon.
Collection Report 2015-16
November 28-29
WEEKLY
Envelope Collection $ 8,890.00 Loose Collection
$ 769.13
Children's Collection$
26.00
Total Collection
$ 9,685.13 Needed Weekly
$14,875.42 Short
$ 5,190.29
Debt Reduction Collection Current
$719.00 Debt Reduction Balance
$14,046.37 December Month Tithe $250.00
(BiCounty COOP)
Envelopes this week
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St. Mary’s School
The St. Mary’s School
Christmas Performance will be
held on Thurs.,Dec.17th at
6:30 PM in the school
gymnasium
Holy Doors
To celebrate the Holy Father’s Jubilee of Mercy this
upcoming year for the Diocese of Rockford,
St. Mary’s Church will be hosting the Holy Doors. A
There will be no Adoration or
“pilgrimage passport” listing all the locations in the
Benediction on Tues., Dec 8th. It is a
Diocese that will host the Holy Doors will be
Holy Day of Obligation for the
available to anyone to pickup in St. Mary’s Church
Immaculate Conception.
or Parish Center. In the Parish Center you can have
Gianna’s House
your passport stamped which can be used by the
St. Mary’s School
pilgrim to commemorate your visit. The church will
AmazonSmile is a simple and
St. Mary’s School will be open from 7AM to 9 PM daily starting
automatic way for you to be closed Dec. 21st
support Gianna’s House. Every time
Dec. 14th, 2015 to Nov. 20th, 2016. The 8:30 AM
you shop on Amazon 0.5% of the
through Jan. 3rd for
daily mass, Adoration, choir practices and all
purchase price is donated to our
prayers groups that meet in the chapel will be held
Christmas break. organization. On your first visit to
in the Church. We encourage everyone to
AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com),
SENIOR DINNER
participate in in this special
you need to select Gianna’s House
event Pregnancy Resource Center Inc. The Sterling Knights of Columbus
Special
Thanks
To
Senior’s committee would like to thank
before you begin shopping. Every
St. Mary Church for the use of the
eligible purchase you make at
parish hall. We also would like to
smile.amazon.com will result in a
thank St. Mary, Sacred Heart and
donation to Gianna`s House.
Newman
St. Andrew, Sterling Knights of
Patriotic Rosary
Columbus, and CGH Medical Center
Central
for their donations. Also thank you to
Please come and pray the Patriotic
Catholic High all the parishioner's pie donations, KC
Rosary after the 8:30 AM Mass on
School
kitchen crew and the Newman High
Tues., Dec.8 th, The Feast of
School students. Without all of your
the Immaculate Conception.
help this dinner could not have been
possible. Thank you!!!!
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Horario de Oficinas
Nuestro horario para el Centro Parroquial es de
Lunes a Viernes,9:00 AM-4:00 PM
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Ministros para el fin de semana del 8 de Diciembre
Lectores: Cristina Olivas, Cecilia Zaragoza
Ministro de Eucaristía: Martha Cavazos, Jesús y Obdulia Villa
Monaguillos: Kasey Estrella, Jenny Villa y Sonia Rodríguez
Acomodadores: Juan Barrientos, Juventino Trujillo,
Adrián y Jesús Villa
Ministros para el fin de semana del 12 de Diciembre
Lectores:
Ministro de Eucaristía: Rubén Cisneros, Linda Balderas y
Ana Rosa Olivo
Monaguillos: Diego Zaragoza, Jazmín Olivas y Alex Arellano
Acomodadores: Raúl Sánchez, José Hernández,
José y Octavio Camacho S_gun^o Domingo ^_ @^vi_nto
“Preparadle un camino de Señor”
Confeciones Durante El Adviento
St. CatherineProphetstown
9 de Diciembre7:00 PM
St. Mary, Morrison, IL
10 de Diciembre6:30 PM
St. MaryOregon
13 de Diciembre3:00 PM
St. AnneDixon
15 de Diciembre7:00 PM
Our Lady of Perpetual HelpSublette
16 de Diciembre6:30 PM
Immaculate Conception, Fulton, IL 17 de Diciembre6:30 PM
La Inmaculada Concepción de la Virgen María
Ministros para el fin de semana del 13 de Diciembre
Lectores: Margarita Macías, Lizeth Castillo
Ministro de Eucaristía: Martha Cavazos, Jesús y Obdulia Villa
Monaguillos: Kasey Estrella, Rosa y Noelia Ibarra
Acomodadores: Juan Ortiz, Ventura Morales,
Manuel y Manuel Olivo, Jr Quinceañeras
Les recordamos que para el 2016
ya tenemos abierta las fechas si su hija tendrá una
quinceañera este año. Para que su hija aparte su misa
para sus quince años, deberá estar bautizada.
Clases de Catecismo Habrá clases el 9 y 16 de Diciembre.
No habrá clases el 23 y 30 de Diciembre.
SANTISIMO
No habrá Adoración al Sacramento Santísimo el
8 de Diciembre. Consulado Movil De Chicago
Estará en Galena, IL el 1013 de Diciembre. Lugar: Ramada Galena Hotel 11383 US Highway 20
Galena, IL 61036 Horario: Jueves el 10 de Diciembre: 8:30 AM3:30 PM.
Viernes el 11 de Diciembre 8:30 AM3:30 PM.
Sábado el 12 de Diciembre 8:30 AM 3:30 PM.
Domingo el 13 de Diciembre 8:30 AM10:00 AM.
Atención: CON cita, llame MEXITEL 18776394835.
Confesiones
Sábados de 4:00 a 4:45 pm, o por cita en
la oficina del Sacerdote.
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Mañanitas: 5:30 AM en el Centro Parroquial
en el Salón Bales y después habrá pan y
champurrado. Rosario: 4:30 PM en el Salón Bales.
La misa será a las 5:00 PM de la tarde en el
Salón Bales. Convivo: Después de la misa. Novenario para Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
El 3 al 11 de Diciembre a las 6:00 PM en la capilla.
Virgen De Guadalupe
Morenita Linda
12 de Diciembre, 2015
Misa a las 7:00 PM en la Iglesia. Mañanitas: Después de la misa.
Convivo: Después de la mañanitas en el Salón
Bales. Flores Para La Navidad Pedimos ayuda con donaciones de flores (Poinsettas) blancas
y rojas para la Navidad. Por favor traer las flores al Centro
Parroquial el Viernes 18 de Diciembre de 8:00 AM a
12:00 PM. O el Sábado 19 de 9:30 AM a 12:00 PM en la Iglesia.
PADS( casa para desamparados)
Se necesitan voluntarios en la casa para
desamparados (PADS) durante la noche en los
siguientes turnos:11 PM3 AM y 3 AM7AM. Si usted
está interesado en ayudar por favor contacte a
Doris Cox, coordinadora de PADS al tel. 8156250787.