1 The Sanctuary Lamp is the candle near the tabernacle which reminds us of the true presence of

Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn in memory of Michael Means

Corpus Christi Parish Office Hours are

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 9—2.

Tuesday 9:45-2.

Bulletin Submission Schedule

Please submit information for the following bulletins by 9am on the dates provided below to bulletin4cc@gmail.com

Date of Bulletin: Submission Date:

Sunday, January 12th Monday, January 6th

Sunday, January 19th Monday, January 13th

Sunday, January 26th Thursday, January 16th

Please note that the Parish Office

will be closed 1/1/20 &1/2/20

December 29, 2019

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Galesburg Knights of Columbus

Awards and Clergy Appreciation Banquet

January 10th 2020 – Cocktails at 5 pm – Dinner at 6 pm

This Banquet is by reservation only. Please make reservations

before January 6th. Make checks out to Galesburg Knights of

Columbus. Please send checks to 1678 Oriole Dr, Galesburg IL

61401. Send payment before the January 6th cutoff date. Cost

for Knights of Columbus members and their families will

be $20.00 per-person. For nonmembers cost will be $25 per-

person.

Call 309-337-8664 for more information.

MENU: Tossed Salad - Creamy pasta w vegetables/Chef

carved Prime Rib Au Jus/Horseradish sauce/Onion marmalade/ Fresh Carrots/Twice baked potatoes /Assorted desserts/Roll and

butter - Coffee/iced tea

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Knights of Columbus

Free Throw Championship

on Saturday January 18th at 10 am

at Costa Catholic Academy

This competition is open to all boys and girls in our community

ages 9 to 14. Age eligibility is determined by the age of the

contestant as of January 1. Proof of age is required.

Please call Mike at 309-337-8664 for more information.

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

Mary, Mother of God Mass Times

Dec. 31st –IHM –4:00pm (Fr. Rose)

Jan 1st-St. Patrick’s-8:00am (Fr. Miller)

Jan 1st-Corpus Christi-12:10pm (Fr. Rose)

The Holy Family of

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

Today we celebrate the Holy

Family of Jesus, Mary, and Jo-

seph. As we do so, our Gospel invites us to consider Joseph's

protection of Jesus in the face of

danger. Just as in the announce-

ment of Jesus' birth, an angel

appears to Joseph in a dream.

The angel warns him of Herod's

plans to harm Jesus. Joseph fol-

lows the command of the angel

and takes Joseph and Mary to

Egypt, returning only after re-

ceiving word in another dream that it was safe to do so.

This feast is part of the Christmas season, so we should look

at today's Gospel in the context of what Scripture tells us

about Jesus' birth. Today's reading is found in the Gospel of

Matthew, following the story of the visit of the Magi. Recall

that Matthew's story about the birth of Jesus makes Joseph the

primary character. Among Matthew's themes in this infancy

narrative is Jesus as the fulfillment of the Old Testament

prophecies about the messiah. Indeed, the story of the Holy

Family's flight to Egypt recalls the story of Moses in the Book

of Exodus.

It should also be noted that today's reading omits the verses

that recount Herod's order of the massacre of the infant boys

in and around Bethlehem. We mark this event on the Feast of

the Holy Innocents on December 28.

These events remind us of the difficult reality of Jesus' birth.

While the story of the Magi's visit will be recalled in our litur-

gy on the Feast of the Epiphany, our Christmas celebration is

made more sober by the recollection that not everyone re-

ceived Christ's birth with joy or obedience. Herod's jealousy

and malice contrast with Joseph's obedience to the words of

the angel. The Holy Family's escape to Egypt and the massa-cre that Jesus is saved from remind us of the struggles and

sacrifices that are required as preparation for God's salvation.

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New Year’s Prayer

God, thank you for a new year. May everyone in our family be

willing to begin anew with a clean slate. We know that you are

always ready to forgive us. Help us to be willing to forgive

ourselves and to forgive one another.

As we begin a new year, remind us of our truest values and

our deepest desires. Help us to live in the goodness that comes from doing what you want us to do. Help us to put aside anxi-

ety about the future and the past, so that we might live in

peace with you now, one day at a time. -Amen

Corpus Christi Parish

Laura Junk ~Cluster D.R.E. 309-337-0301 RELIGIOUS ED OFFICE 309-343-8289

Please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Youth Group: Youth Group will beet Sunday, January 5th from 7-9 at IHM CCD: . Wednesday CCD resumes 1/8 at 5:30 PM Sunday evening Confirmation classes: Confirmation classes resume Sunday, 1/5 at 4:30– 5:45 and Mass at 6:00PM.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

2726 Costa Drive, Galesburg,

IL 61401

309-344-3151

Our Vision: Costa Catholic Academy is Dedicated to the Whole Child; Body, Mind, Spirit and Community! Our Mission: Striving everyday to bring the Living God into the Hearts and Minds of our Students.

December 23rd-Jan 3rd: Christmas Break

www.costa-galesburg.net

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Altar & Rosary -No meeting in January

or February-

See you in March!

Divine Mercy 10-233k DVD Study starts Jan. 5, 2020

from 2:00 to 3:30pm

Held at the Knights of Columbus Hall,

1556 E. Fremont, Galesburg

Each week we will pray the Divine

Mercy Chaplet, watch that week's

20-30 minute DVD on Divine Mer-

cy by Father Michael Gaitley, then

have open discussion. You don't

want to miss this timely and historic

account of how we are all asked to

pray for Divine Mercy daily.

The Series will run for 10 weeks!

Prayer to the Holy Family

Dear Lord,

Bless our family.

Be so kind as to give us the unity,

peace and mutual love that You found in Your own family in the little town of

Nazareth.

Saint Joseph,

pray for the head of our family.

Obtain for him the strength, the wisdom,

and the prudence he needs

to support and direct those under his care.

Mother Mary,

pray for the mother of our family.

Help her to be pure and kind, gentle and self-sacrificing.

For the more she resembles you,

the better will our family be.

Lord Jesus,

bless the children of our family.

Help them to be obedient and

devoted to their parents.

Make them more and more like You.

Let them grow, as You did,

in wisdom and strength and grace

before God and man.

Holy Family of Nazareth,

by your intercession, love, and holy example,

make our family and home

more and more like Yours,

until we are all one family,

happy and at peace

in our true home with You.

Amen.

Visit www.praycatholic.wordpress.com for more prayers

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ST. FRANCIS CONFERENCE St. Vincent de Paul

Groceries are given out to those in need on Wednesdays only between 1 & 2 pm Please DO NOT CALL. Tuesdays 12:30-1:30 Volunteers set up for Wednesday distribution of food.

December 29: Today is the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. We hear the words: “The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.” During this New Year may we also grow in wisdom and have the favor of God upon us by remembering to take care of our suffering brothers and sisters.

In the month of December, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul brought the spirit of Christmas to over 100 families. We humbly thank you for your continued donations and support.

LET US PRAY FOR EACH OTHER Lord, look with loving kindness on the needs of all our

parishioners, and remember especially those who are ill

at home, in the hospitals and nursing homes;

Linda Krueger, Steven Nemeth, Barbara Phillips, Larry Welch,

Adam, Bill Richards, Consuelo Howell, Lewis Nichols, Jim

Verheyen, Deb Worden, Patricia & John Kissinger, Lenard

Palmer, Mona (Mendez) Sollom, Kathrin Hall, Ioda Rayford,

Ventura Betty Alva, Mike Reatherford, Horst Eoecker, Ron

Devlin, Father Bill Miller,

Sick & Shut-ins: Please notify the office if a parishioner is

seriously ill or housebound, hospitals are not

allowed to give out this info. Also please call

when the parishioner is well, so we may take

them off the list and say a prayer of

thanksgiving.

Pray for Our Military especially for those from Corpus Christi Parish

Ryan Beil, Joseph Mangieri, Samuel

“Max” Hess, Tony Trisilla, Mark

McDowell , Jimmy Nache, Zach

Kaniewski, Kim Becker, Matthew Schiff,

Christopher Edwards*, Sean Hatfield, Brett Cutts,

Maria Blunt, Nathan Jones, Kavan Woodruff, Timothy

Brennan, Jesus Weigand

If you have a family member serving in the Military

please contact Kathy Ensley at 368-7191 when your loved

one comes home, please call and we will remove their

name from the list and offer prayers of thanksgiving for

their safe return. * Serving Combat Duty

Prayer Warriors: Every day is abortion

day now that they are doing chemical

abortions in Peoria.

7x7x7x: 7am, 7pm-7 words “Lord, please

stop abortion in this country.”

Coming up: Be watching for news of the January prayer

service.

JANUARY 14th: KNOX COUNTY RIGHT TO LIFE

MEETING, at 7:00 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary

Church, 2401 N. Broad St, Galesburg, IL. There will be a

Letter Writing Session, an Educational Presentation &

Refreshments at every meeting throughout the year. For

more information call Mary N. at 309-343-0621 or Pat C. at

309-343-2852.

JANUARY 22nd-26th: YOUTH TRIP to WASHINGTON,

D.C. for the JANUARY 24TH Rally & March that marks

the 47TH anniversary of the infamous Supreme Court

Decision, Roe V. Wade, that legalized abortion through all

nine months of pregnancy. KCRL will have 17 students and

10 adults making the bus trip and participating in the Rally &

March. That day turn to EWTN for full coverage of the Rally

& March.

“To maintain a joyful family

requires much from both the

parents and the children. Each

member of the family has to

become, in a special way, the

servant of the others.”

-Saint John Paul the Great

10 Simple Spiritual Resolutions

for the New Year -By Fr. Edward Looney

1.Begin your day with the Morning Offering

2.Daily or weekly Rosary

3.Meatless Fridays

4.Weekly Stations 5. Pray through a devotional book

6. Read a spiritual book

7. Read or pray with the Bible

8. Go on a pilgrimage

9. Choose a saintly intercessor

10. End your day with an

examination of conscience

To read the full list with exam-

ples of resolutions to try visit www.catholicdigest.com

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MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, December 28th & Sunday, December 29th

5:30 pm Bob Davison

Margaret Peterson

7:00 am Herbert Boone

Mary Lou Boone

10:00 am Linda Brown

Kay Miller

Tuesday, December 31st

12:10 pm Linda Brown Kay Miller

Thursday, January 2nd

12:10 pm Helen and Vita Sims

Audra Cartel

Saturday, January 4th & Sunday, January 5th

5:30 pm Ted Mellican Georgia VanFleet

7:00 am Glenn Gustafson Friends from Cardiac Rehab

10:00 am Bob Davison

Mary Norton

Anniversaries of our faithful departed:

Wm. Laule, Joseph Deprima, WM. J. Welch, William Edwards, Llyod Johnson, Carl Polillo, Harry F. Graham,

Jas. R. Hagerty, John Reichel, Lillian Klump, Martha Gladson, Bette Darrah, Jerald “Jerry” Rupert, Victoria

Worden, Mary Ekwall, Rev. Geo. Cody, I.C., Mary Pollozzolo, Alice Dunkle, Joseph Hennenfent, Margaret Eck, Ralph R. Ebbing, Eugene Freiburg, Wallace Cofield,

Carl Theobald, Maurice T. Godsil, Francis Butler, Mannie Wallace, Sophie Godsil, J. Phillip Quegley,

Daniel Lee Theilbert, Robert Pogue, Theodore Grothe, Adele Vitali, Thomas Meyer, Maurice Alters Jr., Greg

Nolta, Virginia Grady, Edward M. Jordon, John C. Watters, Vivian Wessels, Lottie Olson, Viola Nichols,

Robert J. Campbell, Dean Edmonson, Victoria Worden, Edward Carr, Tim Pogue, David W. Treadway, Thomas H. Hoben, Tracy Chapman, Margaret Parrish, Robert

“Bob” Nichols, Jack Morrison

Eternal Rest, Grant Unto Them O Lord & Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them

Corpus Christi Parish

FOR December 28th & December 29th ALTAR SERVERS

5:30 pm Edwards Family

10:00 am Abby Lingafelter, Emily & Sara Bailey READERS

5:30 pm Jacinta Boynton

7:00 am Jess Martinez

10:00 am Heather Acerra

EXTRA ORDINARY MINISTERS OF

HOLY COMMUNION

5:30 pm Ann Hix

7:00 am Janice Crummer

10:00 am Kristin Lingafelter & Kate Larson

Ushers

5:30 pm Skip Ensley, Joe Kennedy, Tim Jones

7:00 am Mark McLaughlin, Pat Weigand, Tom Egan

10:00 am Mike Wiegand, J. Valdez, P. Hise

Weekend Collection for Sunday, December 15th Weekly Expenses: $8400.00 Collection Totals: $5485.50 Shortfall: $2914.50

“For it is in GIVING

that we RECEIVE” -St. Francis of Assisi

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CELEBRANT SCHEDULE~ Jan. 4th & Jan. 5th

4:00 p.m.-IHM~ Fr. Bill Miller

5:30 p.m.-Corpus Christi ~ Fr. Jacob Rose

7 a.m. -Corpus Christi ~ Fr. Jacob Rose

8 a.m.-IHM~ Msgr. Ernie

9 a.m. -St. Patrick’s ~ Fr. Jacob Rose

9:30 a.m. -Sacred Heart ~ Fr. Bill Miller

10 a.m. -Corpus Christi ~ Fr. Pat Riordan

11 a.m.-IHM~ Fr. Jacob Rose

6:00 p.m. Sunday Night–IHM~ Fr. Bill Miller