First Sunday of Advent November 30, 2014 First Sunday of Advent November 30, 2014 Mass Times Saturday: 4:30 pm Sunday: 8:00 am and 10:30 am Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday’s: 8:00 am Tuesday’s: 7:00 pm Monday: Eucharistic Exposition Begins 8:30 am, and Evening Prayer w/Benediction 7:00 pm Confession Times Saturday’s: 3:45 pm-4:15 pm, Sunday’s: 7:30 am-7:45 am Tuesday’s: 6:15 pm-6:45 pm. Eucharistic Exposition Eucharistic Exposition will be held on every Monday beginning at 8:30 am (following the 8 am Mass) and ending with Evening Prayer/Benediction at 7:00 pm. Prayer Chain Requests Needing those extra prayers? Prayer ministers offer requested prayers for the needs and intentions of the parish community. To request prayers, please contact either Eileen Hillerman (636) 239-4987 or Pat Miller (636) 390-8438 between 10:00 am and 9:30 pm. The prayer ministers will pray daily for each request for four weeks. Bulletin Deadline Articles intended for publication in our parish bulletin need to be received in the Parish Office, in writing, before Monday, 10:00 am. In your prayers ... Please pray for the sick: Patti Bonvicin, Ron Brinker, Vernon L. Brinker, Joan Compton, Gary Dobsch, Verona Elbert, Melvin Feldmann, Dorothy Hanneken, Mike Hanneken, Ruth Hellman, Missy Hill, Jeff Hinnah, Alma Holtmeyer, Jennifer Hopkins, Robert Kohne, Marvin Lottmann, Leona Martin, Dan Meyer, Arlene Moll, Ann Monroig, William Monroig, Mark Monzyk, Toni Osseck, Pat Pugh, Evelyn Roetheli, Merrill Schelich, Ethel Thomas, Dorothy Tobben, Paula Weiskopf, Patty Westhoelter, Warren Wiedemann, and the homebound and in nursing homes. Please Pray for those Serving our Country Patrick Feldmann, Charlie Hillerman, Patrick Kozemski, Austin Mark, Aaron Maune, Dawn Nowak Ricketts, Andrew Schull & Kurt Vlasak. ALTAR FLOWERS Margaret and Alphonse Meyer are being remembered this weekend with the altar flowers donated in their memory. We are honored to remember and pray for this special intention. Thank You! Christmas and New Years Mass Times Christmas Eve, December 24, 2014 4:00 pm Mass (Parish Center) 6:00 pm Mass 10:00 pm Mass Christmas Day, December 25, 2014 8:00 am Mass 10:30 am Mass New Years Eve, December 31, 2014 4:30 pm Mass New Years Day, January 1, 2015 9:00 am Mass Remember Friday Morning Refreshments After 8:00 am Mass. Join us every Friday Morning for Refreshments in the Summer Kitchen. All are welcome! Be sure to come Friday, December 5, as we will be discussing a name for our Friday morning group. Bring your ideas! Saint Michael Prayer Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in the day of battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray and do thou O Prince of the Heavenly Host, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. Rest in Peace We offer our sympathy and prayers to the family and friends of Wilbert Hilke, a member of our parish who passed away recently. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. First Sunday of Advent November 30, 2014 From the Heart of Fr. Phil Odds N Ends Fr. Phil’s Calendar Saturday, November 29, 2014 4:30 pm Ray and Viola Diener Sunday, November 30, 2014 8:00 am Margaret and Alphonse Meyer 10:30 am Our Parishioners Monday, December 1, 2014 8:00 am Bill and Verna Kleinheider 58th Anniversary Tuesday, December 2, 2014 7:00 pm Harlen Meyer Wednesday, December 3, 2014 8:00 am Edward Bard Thursday, December 4, 2014 8:00 am Brenda Richards Friday, December 5, 2014 8:00 am Bernice Buhr Saturday, December 6, 2014 4:30 pm Mary Miesner Sunday, December 7, 2014 8:00 am Our Parishioners 10:30 am Kimberlin Family Fr. Phil's office hours at St. Gertrude and St. Ann parishes fluctuates, depending on daily administrative and pastoral needs. Fr. Phil asks that you speak with him directly at 616243-7566 or to make a specific appointment. Monday, Dec. 1 9:00 am Operations and Compliance Mtg. 1:45 pm Mike Etter Meeting Tuesday, Dec. 2 12:30 pm Admin. Assistants and Liturgy and Youth Cord. meeting Thursday, Dec. 4 11:00 am Mass at Hospital 12:00 pm Anointing of the Sick at Mercy 8:30 am Friday Morning Refreshments in Summer Kitchen. Friday, Dec. 5 Thank our Advertiser of the Week!! David J. Terschluse and Compnay Accountant and Tax Consultant 239-1239 PSR Masses Please note: there will be PSR Masses on the following dates at 6:30 pm. Please feel free to join us : Dec. 17, Jan 28, Feb 25, Mar 25, Apr 22 and May 6. The Week Ahead Sun. Nov. 30 Mon. Dec. 1 Tue. Dec. 2 Wed. Dec. 3 Thur. Dec. 4 Fri. Dec. 5 Old Hall Rented 4-H Christmas 5:00 pm (OH) Right Start Program 8:00 am (OH) Basketball 4:15pm (PC) Friday Morning Old Hall Rented Snacks 8:30 am (SK) RCIA 9:00 am (SK) Basketball Practice 3:00 (PC) Senior Citizen Christmas Party 12noon (OH) Cheer Practice 3:00 pm (café) Basketball Practice and games 4:15 pm (PC) All School Mass 8:00 am (CH) Cheer Practice 3:00 pm (PC) Basketball Practice 4:15pm (PC) PSR 6:30 pm (school) School Board 7:00 pm (TL) Ladies Christmas Party Basketball 5:00 pm (Café) Game 6:00 pm (PC) Sat. Dec. 6 First Sunday of Advent November 30, 2014 Collection Report for November 22/23 , 2014 WEEKLY Adult Envelopes () Youth Envelopes () Loose Offering/Votives All Saints (Holy Day) () Electronic Giving (Estimate)* 2,085.00 Total Weekly Contributions Offertory Weekly Budget 9,363.00 Overage/(Shortfall) ( YTD Offertory YTD Budget YTD Difference *This average weekly amount will be adjusted each quarter to estimate what the electronic giving averages each week. At the end of each month, we will adjust the weekly amt. to reflect the actual collection for the month. Did You Know?? Did you know there are 144 families who give less than $1 a day to St. Gertrude’s Church? $1 a day = 32 oz soda $1 a day = one song from i tunes $1 a day = 1 value meal item Word of Life We are facing an enormous and dramatic clash between good and evil, death and life, the ‘culture of death’ and the ‘culture of life’. We find ourselves not only ‘faced with’ but necessarily ‘in the midst of’ this conflict: we are all involved and we all share in it, with the inescapable responsibility of choosing to be unconditionally pro-life.” -Pope John Paul II Compliance “Anyone who works with or volunteers with children at St. Gertrude/St. Ann Parish must be compliant with the Safe Environment Program of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis set forth by the USCCB. (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.)” For questions concerning what constitutes compliance or whether or not you are currently in compliance, please contact Kathy Mueller at [email protected] or call 636-239-4216. Special Collection Report for November 22/23, 2014 WEEKLY St. Vincent De Paul () Parish Improvement () Cemetery Fund () Retired Religious () Human Development () World Mission () Collection Report Due to the early Bulletin Deadline because of the Thanksgiving Holiday our Collection report is not available. We will have the collection information for November 22/23 in next weeks bulletin. Thank you for your understanding. Catholic Cruise to Alaska Come and sail away on a 7-night Catholic Alaska Cruise with Father Leo Prengaman May 2nd—May 9th, 2015 on Holland America Westerdam out of Seattle, Washington — Ports of Call: Juneau, Alaska; Glacier Bay; Sitka, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Victoria, British Columbia; Seattle, Washington. Prices begin at $2004 for two passengers this includes all port fees and taxes. Daily mass offered. Deposits of only $350 per person will reserve your cabin. Space Is limited. For further info or to register, contact Doug or Eileen at 860-399-1785/ Dou8g@CatholicCruises andTours.com Stewardship Bulletin Reflection “Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time will come.” - Mark 13:33 We all take things for granted. In particular, we take time for granted. Our lives are so busy, many of us are planning our time—our days, weeks, months, even years in advance. Remember, our time on earth is a gift. None of us knows how long we will be here. Start today and begin thanking God for each and every day. Take time in silence, everyday and listen to what God is saying to you. First Sunday of Advent Weekday Feasts & Scripture These are the feast days this week and the Scripture readings used at weekday Mass, Monday through Friday. Pray over these readings at your convenience. Monday, December 1, 2014 Reading I — Isaiah 2:1-5 Gospel — Matthew 8:5-11 Tuesday, December 2, 2014 Reading I — Isaiah 11:1-10 Gospel — Luke 10:21-24 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Saint Francis Xavier Reading I — Isaiah 25:6-10a Gospel — Matthew 15:29-37 Thursday, December 4, 2014 Reading I — Isaiah 26:1-6 Gospel — Matthew 7:21,24-27 Friday, December 5, 2014 Reading I — Isaiah 29:17-24 Gospel — Matthew 9:27-31 Saturday/Sunday December 6/7, 2014 Reading I — Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11 Reading II — 2 Peter 3:8-14 Gospel — Mark 1:1-8 Christmas Eve 6:00 pm Mass Singers Do you like to sing, but don’t want to be a part of a full-time choir? Here is your opportunity! Looking for singers for the 6:00 pm mass on Christmas Eve. All are welcomecome sing as a family! Be a part of the ministry of music for St. Gertrude. Please call Joan for more information. 314-6057849. Boy Scout Food Drive . Thank you to all who participated in the Boy Scout Food Drive. Without your generosity and support we couldn't continue the mission to 'feed the hungry'! Our local citizens continue to amaze us. Sincerely, SFB Food Pantry November 30, 2014 School News Dear St. Gertrude Parish, As you saw in the bulletin a few weeks ago, we are in the process of placing a Chapel within our school. This will allow our students many more opportunities to worship throughout the day without having to cross the highway to head to Church. We have been very blessed so far with donations which have helped defray much of the cost. I would like to offer the Parish as a whole to consider making a donation to our project. We would like to put about 40 chairs in the chapel which will allow for more than one class to worship at a time. In our attempts to make it look less like a classroom and more a prayer space that deserves reverence and respect, we would like to use something other than card table chairs or stacking chairs. We have found some very nice wooden chairs that we would like to purchase for the Chapel. The chairs cost $25 each. We are looking for families to consider donating a chair to the Chapel. Any family who donates a chair to the Chapel will have their name on a plaque on the chair acknowledging this donation. If you are interested in making a donation for the chairs (or for that matter to any of our other needs for the Chapel), please place your donation in an envelope marked "Chapel" and drop it either at the Parish Office, the school office, or in the collection at a weekend Mass. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Thank you for all you do to support Catholic education at St. Gertrude School. Together we make St. Gertrude Parish ALIVE IN CHRIST! God bless! Mr. Michael Etter Principal Youth Choir Notes We have some new faces in the Loft and we aren’t full yet, so bring a friend or two! Keep sharing the invitations! Our schedule looks like this: Sunday, November 30th Practice will be divided in this way: 9 am ~ Grades 7 and up, 9:30 am ~ Grades 6 and under Mass begins at 10:30 am. Thanks and see you in the Loft! Lottery Winners Monday, November 24, 2014 Bob Loughman $ 100.00 sold by Kleekamp Tuesday, November 25, 2014 Hilda Helfrich $ 50.00 sold by Sophie Koritz Wednesday, November 26, 2014 Emily Jasper $ 100.00 sold by Joe Jasper “To be aNovember mother is27, to 2014 nourish and protect true huThursday, manity and bring development.” Jim Puff $ 50.00 solditbytoself Friday, November 28, 2014 KenSaint Kluesner 100.00 sold Teresa $Benedicta of by theJordan CrossMohesky (Edith Stein) Word of Life Pro-Life Reindeer Run / Walk Fr. Phil’s Calendar SGS will be hosting a Reindeer Run/Walk on Satur(In to theat following appointments, Fr.toPhil hasthe office day,addition Dec. 6, 2014 the YMCA in Washington benefit hours at St. Gertrude’s Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 9 am Class of 2015 & 2016 (SGS, St. Gertrude and St. Ann PSR - 4 p.m., and Pro-Life in his office Ann’s, Wednesday, 9 am - 4 p.m. He students) trip at to St. Washington DC. Registration welcomes walk-in or pre-scheduled appointments.) forms are available at St. Gertrude School, website Here is the weekly Schedule Phil Krill: (www.sgs-krakow.com), and for theFr. YMCA. We are also looking for sponsors ($50). If you are interested in helping to sponsor the event please contact Stacey Nelson at 314-852-9490 First Sunday of Advent November 30, 2014 Children’s Christmas Party We will be having our annual Advent Giving Tree this year. It will be in the back of church this year and we ask all who can, to take an ornament or two and purchase items for those in our community who are in need. We will be helping 15 families again this year, so your generosity is appreciated. The gifts need to be returned by December 14th. They can be wrapped or unwrapped, but please attach the ornament to the gift securely with the number side up. (we need the tags on the gifts to make sure the gift gets to the right family) The children’s Christmas party at the K of C in Washington is December 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm in the upper level. Santa will be there and we will have fun games for the children. Please plan to attend. W.C.U. Christmas Party Sunday, December 14, 2014 St. Gertrude’s Parish Center Cocktails 5 pm, Catered meal 5:30 pm Cost: 14 and older $6.00, 5-13 $3.00, Under 5 Free Reservations by December 7, 2014 by calling Jeff Hilke 636-239-6887. Christmas Flower Memorials In with your December packet of church envelopes there is an offering envelope for Christmas Flower Memorials. We invite you to remember your loved ones this Christmas through a flower donation. We are honored to remember your loved ones, and your donations help to beautify the church for the Christmas season. Please write all the names of your loved ones on the envelope you want memorialized. Thank you. Something to Think about… Is your life running on empty? Free fill-ups here every Sunday! Places to Go ... ♦ Bingo is available the first two Sundays of the month at the Washington KC Hall. Beginning at 1:00pm. ♦ Burger Night is every Thursday night from 6:00 to 10:00pm at the KC Hall to benefit Pro-Life. ♦ Chicken and BBQ Dinners are served Sundays, Washington KC Hall. Eat In/Carry Out Dinners from 11 am till 6:30 pm. ♦ Fifth Sunday Breakfast at St. John’s Gildehaus Parish Center, Sunday, November 30; 7:30am-11:30am ♦ St. Francis Borgia Holiday Breakfast and Bazaar, Sunday, Dec. 7, 7:30 am to 11:00 am, Borgia grade school cafeteria. ♦ First Sunday Breakfast December 7, 2014, St. Vincent Dining Hall, Dutzow 7:30am to 11:30am ♦ St. George Church, Herman, MO Historic Franciscan Friary Tours Dec. 6/7 and Dec. 13/14 11:00am-7:00 pm And soup luncheon Dec 13 from 11am to 6pm, Dec. 14 from 11am to 4pm in the church basement. Ministry Schedule Dec.6/7 Lectors 4:30 Mass Due to the early 8:00 Mass Ministry Schedule 10:30 Mass Home Ministers Eucharistic Minister Servers bulletin deadline this week with the Thanks available for this bulletin printing. Ushers Bell Ringers giving holiday we do not have the new Melissa K. 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