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December 7, 2014 ~ Second Sunday of Advent Stanislaus Parish, Fall River, MA
Saturday, December 6
5:15 p.m. John & Helen Deveney & Son (Family)
Sunday, December 7
7:00 a.m. Living & Deceased Members of the Holy
Rosary Sodality (Sodality)
10:00 a.m. People of the Parish
Monday, December 8
7:00 a.m. Orzechowski & Perry Families (Joanna
Perry)
10:00 a.m. For the Students of the School
Tuesday, December 9
8:00 a.m. Holy Mass at Good Shepherd
Wednesday, December 10
7:00 a.m. Antonetta Santoro (Paula King)
Thursday, December 11
No Holy Mass celebrated today
Friday, December 12
7:00 a.m. In Honor of Living & Deceased Felician
Sisters (Butler Family)
Saturday, December 13
5:15 p.m. Arthur Silvia (Family)
Sunday, December 14
7:00 a.m. People of the Parish
10:00 a.m. For All Students in the Parishes & School
From Father Johnson HOLY MASS, cont.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT GOOD SHEPHERD This Sun., December 7. Admission is free! Come & enjoy!
A Song and a Prayer and a Blessing. As the people go up to
receive Holy Communion, a chant or psalm or hymn should be
sung, by which the faithful praise God in one voice, a symbol
of their spiritual unity at this moment. Afterwards, they pray
quietly or song a meditative hymn or chant in thanksgiving for
what they have received. The Priest then rises and says or
chants, “Let us pray.” The Communion Rite is then concluded
with the third and final prayer of the Mass, in which we give
thanks for the gifts we have received, the Body and Blood of
the Lord Jesus himself. The people make the prayer their own,
as always, by singing or saying, “Amen.” To conclude the
Mass, the Priest blesses the people in the name of the Most
Holy Trinity, and the deacon or the Priest himself dismisses
them: “Go forth, the Mass is ended.” The people respond,
“Thanks be to God,” leaving the celebration of the Mass to
bring the gifts of love they have received into a world that hun-
gers and thirsts for them. There is then usually sung a reces-
sional hymn. Holy Mass has ended, and we have been fed
from the altar of the Lord. We go forth to bring the Good News
to a waiting world. Next week: We begin the Ten Command-
ments of reverence for the Blessed Sacrament.
SAINT OF THE WEEK
7 December ~ Saint Ambrose, Bishop & Doctor of the
Church. Ambrose was born of an ancient Roman Chr is-
tian family in 339 or 340 when his father (also named Am-
brose) was an imperial official charged with the administration
of Gaul, Britain and Spain. When his father died, the family
moved back to Rome, where Ambrose studied law and eventu-
ally became consul for the region of Liguria in northern Italy,
based in the city of Milan. Though he was universally admired
for his wisdom and discretion, he was not baptized. When the
aged Bishop Auxentius died, there was much tension in the
city and in the local church as to who might succeed him. Am-
brose, still a catechumen, was trying to calm the situation
when, according to Saint Paulinus of Nola, the shrill voice of a
child was heard repeating, “Let Ambrose be bishop! Let Am-
brose be bishop!” In spite of the fact that he was unbaptized,
the crowd elected him by acclamation. He was horrified, but
was under great pressure to accept. In a matter of days, he was
baptized, confirmed, received first Holy Communion, and was
ordained deacon, priest and bishop. He was at the time 35
years old. He frequently had to defend the rights and freedom
of the Church, most notably against the Emperor Theodosius
himself. A man of deepest charity and devotion, he reformed
the liturgy, composed hymns which are sung to this day, cared
lovingly for souls (he baptized Saint Augustine), and wrote
extensively on the books of the Old Testament. Never of ro-
bust health, he died in 397. He is counted as one of the four
great Doctors of the Latin Church, along with Augustine, Je-
rome and Gregory the Great. Saint Ambrose, pray for us!
Songs of Waiting A Gregorian Advent
Led by Father Andrew Johnson
Reflections based on the Gregorian chants
of Advent, drawing on the chants of the
Mass, as well as the great antiphons and
hymns of the Liturgy of the Hours.
Monday, Dec. 8 -- Thursday, Dec. 11
7:00 p.m.
Confessions from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Monday, 8:30-3:00. Please use the school entrance.
HOLY ROSARY SODALITY
Intention: Those who don’t know the joy and peace of Chr ist
Mass for Living & Deceased Members: December 7
Communion Breakfast & Meeting: December 14
Please Remember
in Your Prayers:
Priscilla Barton, Dorothy L.
MaryJane W. , Bill Larson
Matt & Cindy Greaney
Joe Ozug
Respect Life Ministry
CCD & CONFIRMATION II : Classes Dec. 7 & 14
MAKE-UP HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMS Sat., Dec. 13. Report to the school of your choice at 7:45 a.m.
Testing begins at 8:00 a.m. The examination and application pro-
cedure will last until approximately 11:30 a.m. There will be a
$20.00 fee, payable at the time of application. No records are re-
quired, and parents do not have to be present.
YOUTH GROUP Mon., Dec. 8, 6:30-8:30 – Meeting
Fri., Dec. 12, 6:00-9:45 – Christmas Lights at LaSalette Shrine
Mon., Dec.15, 6:00-8:30 – Pot Luck Supper/Games/Yankee Swap
Contact: Deb Jezak: [email protected] or 508-679-4348 or
Leanne Nelson: [email protected] or 508-989-5868
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Tomorrow, December 8, we celebrate the Solemnity of the
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is a
holy day of obligation. The Mass schedule is:
7:00 a.m. Saint Stanislaus
8:00 a.m. Good Shepherd
10:00 a.m. Saint Stanislaus (with school children)
12:00 p.m. Good Shepherd
MASS & CANDLE INTENTIONS FOR 2015 may be reserved by calling the Parish Office as of Mon., Dec. 1.
ST. STANISLAUS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS are available in the narthex. The donation for each is $4. They make a
great gift for alumni. Thanks for your support.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped
in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit,
cried out in a loud voice and said, “Most blessed are you
among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” ~
Luke 1:41-42
Did You Know? Your spiritually adopted child is in his/her tenth
week of development. The Precious Feet pins that
are available in the narthex show the exact size and
shape of your child’s feet at this stage of development. At a world
-wide symposium in 1979, the Precious Feet were chosen as the
“International Pro-Life Symbol”. Please take a pin for yourself or to
give to someone.
THANK YOU to all who attended the December prayer service. The next Prayer Service for Life will be Sat., Jan. 3, at 8:45am. All are welcome.
SAINT STAN’S SEMINARIAN
at St. John’s in Brighton is Larry
Valliere. Let’s keep him in our
prayers and support him with a
note of encouragement every now
and then.
Mr. Larry Valliere
St. John’s Seminary
127 Lake Street
Brighton, MA 02135
NEW LIBRARY NOOK Do you have any spiritual reading books that you would like to share
with your fellow parishioners? The Holy Rosary Sodality is sponsoring
a library nook in the entrance foyer of the church. Just leave your used
books on the shelf area to the left of the main doors. Sodality members
will create a mini-library on that shelf. Parishioners may borrow or keep
any book they find interesting.
THANK YOU! Members of both parishes and of the school, of every age, made the
short trip to Southpointe to sing carols for the folks there. As part of
our Respect Life Ministry, we wanted to bring some Christmas joy (a
bit early) to those wonderful people who are so dear to us all. From the
looks on their faces, especially as they saw so many children before
them, and from their participation, we think we succeeded. Thanks to
Eileen Hadfield and Donna Lapointe who organized, to Paul L’Heureux
who supported the singing with his fancy guitar work, and to all the
grownups and kids who participated.
POLISH FOOD SALE Fri., Dec. 19: 3-6p.m. & Sat., Dec. 20, from 10am-12pm. Order
forms are in the bulletin. Please return by Dec. 14.
COLLECTION Weekly, $2,417; Xtmas flowers, $1,226; Etc., $310. Thank you!
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE COLLECTION We are continuing our collection to assist Mary & Josephine Niewola,
who recently lost their home in a devastating fire. Please make your
checks payable to the parish and include “Niewola” on the memo line.
They would be very grateful for our help.
Christmas Mass Schedule CHRISTMAS EVE VIGIL:
4:00 p.m. Saint Stanislaus
4:00 p.m. Good Shepherd
CHRISTMAS DAY:
12:00 a.m. Midnight Mass at Good Shepherd (bilingual)
7:00 a.m. Saint Stanislaus
NO 8:00 a.m. Mass at Good Shepherd 10:00 a.m. Saint Stanislaus
10:00 a.m. Good Shepherd
11:30 a.m. Good Shepherd (Portuguese)
CORI & SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING On Sun., Dec. 14, 2014, at 12:40 p.m., there will have a safe environ-
ment training and C.O.R.I. session at Good Shepherd hall. Anyone
who needs the safe environment training is invited to attend this ses-
sion. Please bring a driver's license or a valid passport or state issued
ID. The session takes approximately 2 hours to complete.
BIBLE STUDY Come and be refreshed and enlightened by the Word! Join Father
Johnson at 6:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Hall. Upcoming sessions:
Sat., Dec. 6 & 13.
MEMORIAL CANDLES Sanctuary: M/M Antone Cardelli & John (Cardelli Family); O.L.C.:
Intentions of the Wrobel Families; Divine Mercy: John & Sally
Grygiel; St. John Paul II: Wanda Wrobel - Merry Christmas (Your
Son);