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MASS TIMES

Sunday 9:00am Family Mass 11:30am 1:30pm (Spanish) 5:30pm 7:30pm

Mon-Fri. 12:00pm | 5:30pm

Saturday 5:30pm Vigil

OFFICE HOURS

Mon, Th, Fri Tue, Wed

10:00am-5:00pm 9:00am-5:00pm

RECONCILIATION M-F 4:30pm—5:20pm

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Monday Wednesday Friday

6:00-7:00pm 4:30-5:20pm 8:15-9:15am

FIRST FRIDAY 5:30pm Mass of the Sacred Heart and

Eucharistic Adoration

ROSARY Monday-Friday 11:25am

December 3, 2017 • First Sunday of Advent

Christmas Concert pg 4

Baccalaureate Mass pg 5

Virgen de Guadalupe pg 6

Advent is here

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Information

December 3, 2017 • First Sunday of Advent

Clergy & Staff Members St. Augustine Church Pastor Father Marek Dzien Parochial Vicar Father Philip Timlin Administrative Assistant to the Pastor Gail Fitzsimmons RCIA and Young Adult Ministry Coordinator

Vincent Herzog Liturgy Coordinator Melissa Likamwa Music Coordinator Lindsey Tran Religious Education Coordinator Elena Melendez Facilities & Operations Manager Mary T. Wise Bookkeeper Lee Ann Andrewskiewicz Parish Secretaries Brian Gulig Cecile Sands Communications Liaison Itzel Guzman The Catholic Student Center Director of the Catholic Student Center Father David Ruchinski Assistant Director Ashley Hemingway Campus Minister Sandy DeTeresa Director of Development Mel Rio Campus Ministry Assistant Sr. Ana-Luisa Galvan Alumni Outreach Coordinator Lauren Troncoso Parish Evangelization Team Coordinator Natalie Molina Seminarian Clay Ludwig FOCUS Missionaries Andrew Collins Drew Decker Kassandra Leal Hayley Tomilson Chloe Page

Date Intentions Events

Sunday, December 3 First Sunday of Advent Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7 1 Cor 1:3-9 Mk 13:33-37

9:00am For the Parish 11:30am

1:30pm �Ann de Rincon by Ambaro Neely 5:30pm 7:30pm

9:45am Sunday Religious Ed 12:30pm Life Teen/ Edge 2:30pm Cafecito 3:00pm Spanish RCIA 3:00pm Hispanic Advisory Council 7:00pm RCIA

Monday, December 4 Advent Weekday Is 2:1-5 Mt 8:5-11

12:00pm 5:30pm

6:00pm Holy Hour 7:00pm Grupo de Oracion 7:00pm Father Mike Talk 9:00pm Coalition Meeting

Tuesday, December 5 Advent Weekday Is 11:1-10 Lk 10:21-24

12:00pm 5:30pm Mission 10,000

4:30pm Student Ministry Rehearsal 6:15pm Newman Dinner 7:00pm Advent Reconciliation Service 7:00pm Spanish Choir Rehearsal

Wednesday, December 6 Advent Weekday Is 25:6-10a Mt 15:29-37

12:00pm Vocations 5:30pm

4:30pm Holy Hour 7:00pm Christmas Concer t 7:00pm Cursillo 9:15pm Ministry Formation

Thursday, December 7 Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Is 26:1-6 Mt 7:21, 24-27

12:00pm Souls in Purgatory by Freddy Rojas 5:30pm

6:00pm Upper Room 6:30pm Choir Rehearsal

Friday, December 8 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Gn 3:9-15, 20 Eph 1:3-6,11-12 Lk 1:26-38

12:00pm Mass on the grass 5:30pm 7:30pm

8:15am Holy Hour 7:00pm Winter Formal

Saturday, December 9 Advent Weekday Is 30:19-21, 23-26 Mt 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8

5:30pm 9:30am First Reconciliation 5:30pm Vigil Mass

RCIA Sacramental Preparation Sacrament of Marriage Sacrament of Baptism

Contact Vincent Herzog at vincent@catholicgators.org

Call the office for information on First Reconciliation, First Communion, High School Confirmation, & Adult Confirmation preparation.

Couples should meet with a priest at least eight months prior to the wedding. The wedding date should not be set before talking with a priest. Contact Gail Fitzsimmons at gail@catholicgators.org for an orientation session.

Parents and prospective godparents needing to attend a baptism class should complete the Baptism Registration or Sponsor/Godparent Eligibility at catholicgators.org. Fr Philip Timlin, will contact you when we receive your registrations. Please call the parish office (352.372.3533) with questions.

The Tabernacle Candle is being sponsored this week in memory of Anna de Ricon by Paco Rabell

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Parish Stewardship

STEWARDSHIP SPOTLIGHT - FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT December�3,�2017

When is enough, enough? Last week was Thanksgiving, so we are supposed to be well into the Christmas Holiday Season. We have survived

Black Friday and Cyber Monday with all of the hype and hurry for buying gifts for those whom we love. In the midst of all of this giving, stop and

think about what you would give, how far you would go, to make those whom you love happy. In thinking about this, sure, we all have budgets to

be mindful of. But if money were not an object, in thinking about gifts for your loved ones, what would be your frame of mind? Would you calcu-

late how little you could give to cause happiness – what the minimum gift needs to be and then shoot for that? No, we would sacrifice our own

happiness for the happiness of our loved ones.

Now consider how we respond to God’s immeasurable gifts to us, starting with life itself followed by the promise of eternal life with Him bought

with the Cross of Christ. Then there are the gifts of loved ones along with our talents and abilities and the

monetary rewards that come from those.

Yet, when we ponder how to return God’s blessings back to Him, do we think about how much we can give or how little of our time, talent, and

treasure we feel will meet His request? For example, the minimum obligation for mass is Sundays and holy days. What is our disposition on at-

tending weekday mass on occasion? We know that we should pray. Are we looking at our watches to put in the minimal time, or do we fully com-

mune with God at the expense of our leisure time? Do we ever read the Bible outside of the readings at mass? Do we give of our time and talent to

the Church and our brothers and sisters in need? And, of course, do we return any of our treasure to God through His Church and His people? If we

answer that we have no room for this, then our use of time, talent, and treasure should not reveal otherwise.

Why in the world would we short God with what is due to Him? Perhaps it is because we do not read His Word or pray enough to hear in our

hearts the sorrow of a loved one whose love has not been returned in a generous manner.

As we continue to spiral down the commercial vortex of Christmas, let’s all step back and pray and think about how we are

responding to God’s love in our lives. He wants us to love Him with our whole being. When is enough, enough? Have a holy and happy Advent

Season. Better pack in the goodness, because it is only three weeks long this year with Christmas falling on a Monday.

Paul Gulig

Member, Stewardship Committee and Chair, Parish Council

December 3, 2017 • First Sunday of Advent

STEWARDSHIP Masses on November 19, 2017

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Offertory ��$4,938.84��

Student�Center ��$123.55��

E-Giving�Student�Center �$215.00�

E-Giving�Offertory� $2,187.00�

Sanctuary�Renovations $420.00��

Sister�Parish�-�Ecuador �$�145.00��

Life�Teen $157.00�

Grace�Marketplace $20.00�

St�Francis�House $20.00�

Mercedarian�Sisters �$5.00��

Total $8,231.39

STEWARDSHIP Masses on November 26, 2017

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Offertory �$6,141.34�

E-Giving�Student�Center �$245.00�

E-Giving�Offertory� �$980.00�

Poor�Box �$15.00�

Mercedarian�Sisters �$5.00��

Total $8,231.39

Around the parish, greater Gainesville and the Diocese

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When the Catholic Church celebrates the Season of Advent each year, she makes know to the world the ancient

expectation of the Messiah. In the celebration of Christ’s death and martyrdom, we are united to his desire, “He must increase, but I must decrease.” (CCC #524)

All donors who contributed $200 or more to our parish during 2017, will receive a charitable tax statement via U.S.Mail. Please do not call the office unless you do not receive this statement by January 31st. If your contributions were less than $200 and you would like a statement, please contact our bookkeeper.

Tax Statements

December 3, 2017 • First Sunday of Advent

Catholic Student Center and Young Adult Ministries

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Come join the Upper Room!

A Catholic group of graduate students and young professionals.

Email vincent@catholicgators.org for more

information.

December 3, 2017 • First Sunday of Advent

Baccalaureate Mass

The St. Augustine Baccalaureate Mass for the Fall semester will be on December 10th at the 5:30pm Mass, with a small reception afterward! This is for anyone graduating from UF or Santa Fe this semester. Wear your caps and gowns, and arrive by 5:00pm so you can get dressed and situated. Sign up to participate using he form on the catholicgators.org website, or visit the front office to get signed up!"

Winter Formal

Hey college students, the 2017 Winter Formal will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 8 in the lounge. It will be Christmas themed, and there will be free food, music, and more. The attire for this event is formal, so dress to impress!

Ministerio Hispano

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Cuando la Iglesia Católica celebra la temporada de Adviento cada año, da a conocer al mundo la antigua espira del Mesías. En la

celebración de la muerte y el martirio deCristo, nosotros nos unimos a ese “el debe incrementorse, pero yo debo disminuirme”. (CCC #524)

December 3, 2017 • First Sunday of Advent

Virgen de Guadalupe

El 12 de diciembre estaremos celebrando a nuestra señora de Guadalupe. Si usted desea ser padrino de este evento, puede donar dinero de acuerdo a sus posibilidades, su nombre será publicado en el boletin. Si su donación iguala los 20$ o más recibirá en adición una playera (camiseta, T-shirt) a su escogencia con la Virgen de Guadalupe impresa en la misma. La señora Araceli Ibañez estará en la salida de la Iglesia recolectando fondos y nombres a partir de este domingo hasta el domingo 10 de diciembre

Greater Gainesville, catholic schools, the Diocese and The parish

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2017 ADVENT-CHRISTMAS APPEAL Gifts to the appeal will fund sanctuary furnishings which will enhance our worship and the celebrations of the sacraments. They will support our music ministry in its innovative and long-awaited move to the choir loft. Work in the sacristy will include building cabinets for albs and chasubles for our priests, as well as for altar server albs. Donations may be made on-line at catholicgators.org or by check or cash. Please note Advent-Christmas Appeal on the memo line of your check. Donations are tax deductible.

SANCTUARY AND CHURCH FURNISHINGS

*Altar Server Chairs (Nine chairs at $250.00 each)

*Wedding kneeler sets and carpet (Two kneeler sets and one carpet, $1,400.00.)

*Microphones for choir loft (Four at $250.00 each.)

*Mic stands for choir loft (Four at $150.00 each.)

*Lighting for choir loft (Two torchieres at $250.00 each.)

SACRISTY AND CONFESSIONALS

*Priest’s Sacristy (Repair existing cabinetry and create new cabinetry, $4,000.00.)

*Refurbish Confessionals (New lighting and chairs, $1,000.00 each Confessional.)

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