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Annunciation of the Lord Catholic Church Iglesia Católica de la
anunciación del señor
3910 Spring Avenue SW, Decatur, AL 35603 Main: 256-353-2667 Fax:
256-353-8994
Emergency: 256-306-9811 Web: www.annunlord.com
Email: [email protected]
MASS SCHEDULE / HORARIO DE MISAS
English Spanish Bilingual Confessions/Confesiones
Saturday/sábado: 5:00 PM * 7:00 PM * 4:00-4:45 PM 6:00-6:45 PM
Sunday/ domingo: 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 11:30 AM 1:30 PM 10:30-11:15 AM
12:30-1:15 PM Monday/lunes: 9:00 AM 8:30-8:50 AM 1:00-5:00 PM
Tuesday/martes: 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 8:30-8:50 AM 11:00-11:50 AM
2:00-6:00 PM
Wednesday/miércoles: 9:00 AM 7:00 PM * 8:30-8:50 AM 1:00 -5:00
PM 6:00-6:45 PM 8:00-9:00 PM Thursday/jueves: 9:00 AM (Latin)
8:30-8:50 AM 2:00-6:00 PM Friday/viernes: 9:00 AM 12:00 PM **
8:30-8:50 AM 11:00-11:45 AM **
**No noon Mass or confessions on 1st Fridays / **Los primeros
viernes no hay misa ni confesiones a la 12:00 PM
* Mass on YouTube, Facebook or from link on
http://annunlord.com/information/mass-schedule/ Special
Masses/Misas especiales (bilingual) First Friday/Primer viernes:
7:00 PM & midnight/medianoche Alliance of the Two Hearts
Devotion Alianza de la Devoción de los Dos Corazones First
Saturday/Primer sábado: 8:00 AM
Eucharistic Adoration/Adoración: Monday/lunes 10 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday/martes 10 AM - 6 PM Wednesday/miércoles 10 AM - 6 PM
January 3, 2021 The Epiphany of the Lord
Epifanía del Señor
Calendar of Events
Jan 2: 8:00 AM Mass 8:00 AM St. Joseph’s Men’s Group (Church
& Youth Rm) 6:00 PM Neocatechumenate (Cafeteria) Jan 3: 4:00 PM
Rosary (Church) Jan 4: 1:00 PM Fr. Víctor’s Office Hours (until
5:00 PM) 5:00 PM MCA (Emmaus Room) 7:00 PM Scouts (Cafeteria) Jan
5: 10:00 AM Women’s Bible Study (Youth Room) 2:00 PM Fr. Merrill’s
Office Hours (until 6:00 PM) 7:00 PM Hispanic Bible Study
(Cafeteria) Jan 6: 1:00 PM Fr. Victor’s Office Hours (until 5:00
PM) 5:00 PM Hispanic Family Counseling (Fatima Room) 6:00 PM High
School Youth Group (Emmaus & Youth) 8:00 PM Adoration until
9:00 PM (Church)
Jan 7: 10:00 AM SVdP Food Pantry (Youth Hall) 2:00 PM Fr.
Merrill’s Office Hours (until 6:00 PM) 4:30 PM Gaze Upon Jesus
(Emmaus Room) 6:30 PM RCIA (Emmaus Room) Jan 8: 7:00 PM Grupo de
Oración (Church, Fatima y Emmaus) Grupo de Jovenes (Cafeteria)
Cursillo Ultreyas (Youth Room) Jan 9: 7:00 AM St. Joseph’s Men’s
Group (Church & Youth Rm) 6:00 PM Neocatechumenate (Cafeteria)
Jan 10: 9:40 AM Family of Faith 4:00 PM Rosary (Church) 5:00 PM 1st
Year Confirmation (Emmaus Room) 1st Year Confirmation Parents
(Cafeteria)
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Annunciation of the Lord Parish Office 256-353-2667
Father Charles Merrill, Pastor, x 120 Office Hours: Tuesdays
& Thursdays 2:00-6:00 PM [email protected] Father Víctor
Salomón, Parochial Vicar, x 131 Office Hours: Monday &
Wednesdays 1:00-5:00 PM [email protected] Patrick Lappert,
Deacon, 256-351-7061 Bob Catanach, Deacon, 256-604-6865,
[email protected] Lou Sciaroni, Deacon, 256-355-3363
Patrice Lappert, DRE, x 108 [email protected] Alma
Uriostegui, Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, x 107
[email protected] Nancy Carlisle, Financial Manager, x
121
[email protected] Anne Palmer (mornings), Carolina
Chambers
(afternoons) Secretary, x 101 [email protected] Annette
Monahan, Financial Assistant, x 148
[email protected] Carolina Chambers & Liz Schroer,
Associate Youth
Ministers Jan Gile, Operations Coordinator, x 103
[email protected] Arvel Childers, Facilities Manager, x
109
[email protected] María Gonzalez, Custodian Kris
Staudt, Wedding Coordinator, 256-509-1442 Ashleigh Russell,
Organist/Accompanist
BAPTISM Contact a priest or deacon for baptismal preparation
then
call the Parish Office to set a date for the baptism of your
child.
MARRIAGE Arrangements must be made 6 months in
advance. Call Parish Office.
RECONCILIATION See hours on front of bulletin
ANOINTING OF THE SICK OR SICK CALLS To schedule, please call the
parish Office including
if a family member is in the hospital
FUNERALS Please contact the Parish Office before making
funeral home arrangements.
RCIA Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 PM September - May
Parish Office open: M-Th: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday: Closes at noon
For those in need of food or financial help Society of St.
Vincent de Paul answers calls to 256-479-8250 on Wednesdays from 10
am to 12 noon
Emergency Food Pantry: Thursdays from 10-11 AM
“We do not tell or impose our will on God; in silence like Mary,
we await an Annunciation.”
Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
Mass Intentions
(CM) - Fr. Merrill (VS) - Fr. Víctor (Subject to change) Sat.
1/2 8:00 AM (CM) Rosemarie Schelling (SI) Jan Gile 5:00 PM (CM)
Terry Distefano (RIP) Len & Sue Schubbuck
7:00 PM (VS) Efrain Vizcarra & souls in Purgatory (RIP)
Adela Vizcarra
Sun. 1/3 7:30 AM (VS) Peggy Sciaroni (RIP) SVdP
9:00 AM (CM) Steve Sowell Sr. (RIP) Sowell Family
11:30 AM (CM) Stanley Ptak (RIP) Maureen Redler & Family
1:30 PM (VS)
Mon. 1/4 9:00 AM (CM) Billie Marie Rogers (RIP) Carmichael
Family
Tue. 1/5 9:00 AM (CM) Thomas Ptak (RIP) J & F
Dziegielewski
12:00 PM (VS)
Wed. 1/6 9:00 AM (CM) Ron Redler (RIP) Maureen Redler &
Family
7:00 PM (VS)
Thu. 1/7 9:00 AM (CM) Alan Houser (RIP) Alex & Chelsey
White
Fri. 1/8 9:00 AM (CM) Beverly Amoroso (RIP) Werling Family
12:00 PM (VS)
Sat. 1/9 5:00 PM (CM) Melissa Simpson (RIP) Werling Family
7:00 PM (VS) Maria Luisa Alcaraz (RIP) Maria Yerbabuena
Sun. 1/10 7:30 AM (VS) Ernie Sciaroni (RIP) Betty Gottler
9:00 AM (CM)
11:30 AM (CM) Liz Schroer (SI) SVdP
1:30 PM (VS)
Readings for the Week Dec 28-Jan 3
Mon: 1 Jn 3:22-4:6 Mt 4:12-17 Tues: 1 Jn 4:7-10 Mk 6:34-44 Wed:
1 Jn 4:11-18 Mk 6:45-52 Thurs: 1 Jn 4:19-5:4 Lk 4:14-22a
Fri: 1 Jn 5:5-13 Lk 5:12-16 Sat: 1 Jn 5:14-21 Jn 3:22-30 Sun: Is
42:1-4, 6-7 Acts 10:34-38
Mt 1:7-11
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Información para la Parroquia
En caso de Emergencia Llame a la Oficina Parroquial
256-306-9811
Horas de oficiana Padre Carlos martes y jueves 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Padre Víctor lunes y miércoles 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Ministerios
High School Youth Group Miércoles: 6:00-7:30 pm (Youth &
Emmaus Rooms) comenzará a reunirse nuevamente el 13 de enero.
Infórmese con Liz Schroer (256) 566-1200
Grupo de Oración viernes: 7:00- 9:00 pm (iglesia) Infórmese con
Don Santos (256) 642-9867 Francisco Pascual Ramírez (256)
606-4833
Grupo de Jóvenes viernes: 7:00- 9:00 pm (iglesia) Infórmese con
Félix Avilés (256) 227-9567 o Jonathan Isidoro
Ultreya Parroquial viernes: 7:00- 9:00 pm Infórmese con Luis
Romero (256) 227-9148 Francisca Saavedra (256) 345-0118
Escuela de Dirigentes cuarto sábado de cada mes, 9 a.m. - 12
a.m. Próxima reunión: 23 de enero Infórmese con Luis Romero (256)
227-9148 Francisca Saavedra (256) 345-0118
Próximos Eventos
Pláticas Pre-Matrimoniales. Un sábado de marzo de 8:30 AM a 4:00
PM, consulte el boletín para obtener más detalles. Traigan su
Biblia. No traigan niños. Regístrense con Alma
Pláticas Pre-Bautismales: Requisitos: Registrarse en la oficina
antes de las pláticas. Entregar todos los documentos necesarios en
la
oficina antes de las pláticas Acta de nacimiento del niño/a
Certificado matrimonio religioso de las
padrinos Para ser Padrinos: Tienen que haber recibido los
sacramentos de bautismo, confirmación y primera comunión. Y si son
pareja deben estar casados por la Iglesia Católica, papás y
padrinos deben venir a Misa los domingos.
Los Bautizos solo serán en las fechas ya disponibles aprobadas y
las pueden ver en el pizarrón de anuncios
Ser puntuales Deben asistir padres y padrinos
Fecha: El cuarto domingo a las 2:30 p.m. en la cafetería La
próxima plática Bautismal será el 24 de enero
Servicios/Consejería Para Familias Católicas 1010 Church Street,
Huntsville Tel. 256-665-8788 Doctora Isabel Oliveras
Anunciando la apertura de:
CLINICA MEDICA MOSCATI
Estamos abriendo una nueva clínica sin fines de lucro para
pacientes que no tienen seguro medico. Nuestro objetivo es proveer
el mejor cuidado medico a todos los hispanos por personal medico
hispano que habla español. Hemos negociado descuentos con los
hospitales locales en todos los exámenes y también con
especialistas. Estos descuentos son solo para pacientes de la
clínica.
Horario: lunes, miércoles y viernes: 8 am-5 pm Martes y jueves:
12 pm-8pm
Llamen para cita: 256-715-1054
Dirección: 204 Lowe Ave, Edificio 2, Suite 5 Huntsville
Costo: $75 primera visita y para chequeo general. $50 siguientes
visitas
Apertura: 6 de enero de 2021
Solo vemos adultos de 18 años o más, no proveemos cuidado
femenino
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We would like to thank the Family of Faith and other
volunteers
who helped with the decorations this year. Also thanks to
those
who came and thoroughly cleaned the church. Blessings to
all.
Queremos agradecer a Familia de Fe y otros voluntarios que
apoyaron con la decoración este año. También gracias a los
que
vinieron y limpiaron a fondo la iglesia. Bendiciones a
todos.
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HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP will start meeting again next Wednesday
evening, January 13
th, from 6:00- 7:30 PM.
Annual Respect Life Mass and Witness for Life
Saturday, January 16, 2021
9:00 AM Respect Life Mass Our Lady of Fatima 708 1
st St, Birmingham
10:45 AM Prayer Vigil and Witness for Life Planned Parenthood
1019 1
st Ave. North, Birmingham
Pandemic Protocols Encouraged Contact: 205-447-8796
Our New Baptismal Font
We want to thank Ben Lesko for designing and building this new
baptismal font. It took a lot of time, effort, skill and dedication
and we know that he did it for the honor and glory of God!
Epiphany Blessing
O God of light and peace, whose glory, shining in the child of
Bethlehem, still draws the nations to your self: bless us
abundantly and dispel the darkness that shrouds our path, that,
like the wise men, we may come to kneel before Christ in true
worship, offer him our hearts and souls, and return from his
presence to live as he has taught, now and for ever and ever.
Amen.
--Blessings and Prayers for Home and Family
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Do Not Conform Yourself to this Age St Paul tells us, "Do not
conform yourself to this age but ...discern...what is good and
pleasing..."
Since Roe v. Wade, around 63 million innocent children have lost
their God-given right to live. An entire class of persons, children
in the womb, have been relegated to the status of “chattel”,
personal property, who can be disposed of by those more powerful
than they.
They have no power to resist. They are subject to abuse and
destruction by those with more power, namely the power of the
State. They have no voice that can be heard except our own.
Without doubt, the killing of innocent children in the womb is
the pre-eminent moral evil of our age.
It is for this reason that we must "not conform" to this grave
injustice. As St Paul tells us, we must instead stand on the side
of truth and justice and "what is good and pleasing to God". We
must recognize what both medical science and natural justice tell
us: children in the womb are human persons with an inalienable
right to life.
Undoubtedly, the most important human rights issue of our age is
to protect our "first neighbors" ----children in the womb. The womb
is the "first home" of the whole human race and standing up for
them is a matter of solidarity with our neighbor and love for the
poor. We should not stand by while thousands of children every day
are evicted and killed!
Our call (as St Paul reminds us) is to replace the current
culture of death with a new culture of life and a civilization of
love. www.Pro-LifeArticles.org
No se conforme a la mentalidad de este siglo
San Pablo nos dice: "No se conformen a la mentalidad de este
siglo ...pero traten de discernir lo que es bueno y agradable
..."
Desde la decisión Roe v Wade, alrededor de 63 millones de niños
inocentes han perdido su derecho, dado por Dios, para vivir. Toda
una clase de personas, los niños en el vientre materno, han sido
relegados a la condición de "bien mueble", propiedad personal, que
pueden ser eliminados por los que son más poderosos que ellos.
No tienen poder para resistir. Están sujetas al abuso y la
destrucción por los que tienen más poder, es decir, el poder del
Estado. No tienen ninguna voz que se escuche, excepto la
nuestra.
Sin duda, el asesinato de niños inocentes en el vientre materno
es el mal moral preeminente de nuestra era.
Es por esta razón que no debemos conformarnos con esta grave
injusticia. Como nos dice San Pablo, tenemos que en vez, ponernos
de pié del lado de la verdad y la justicia y de "lo que es bueno y
agradable a Dios". Debemos reconocer lo que tanto la ciencia médica
como la justicia natural nos dicen: los niños en el vientre de la
madre son personas humanas con un derecho inalienable a la
vida.
Sin duda, el tema más importante de los derechos humanos de
nuestra época es el de proteger nuestros "primeros prójimos" ----
los niños en el vientre materno. El útero es la "primera casa" de
toda la raza humana y la defensa de ellos es una cuestión de
solidaridad con el prójimo y del amor por los pobres. No debemos
permanecer impasibles mientras miles de niños cada día son
desalojados y matados!
Nuestro llamado (como San Pablo nos recuerda) es reemplazar la
actual cultura de la muerte con una nueva cultura de la vida y de
la civilización del amor. www.Pro-LifeArticles.org
http://www.Pro-LifeArticles.orghttp://www.Pro-LifeArticles.org
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Stewardship “The kings of Tarshish and the Isles shall offer
gifts; the kings of Arabia and Seba shall bring tribute. All kings
shall pay him homage, all nations shall serve him.” What gifts do
you set before the Lord? Do your New Year’s resolutions include
better ways to give back to God and thank Him for His many
blessings to you and your family?
Additions to our Prayer List: Carolyn Namie those suffering in
any way as a result of
the COVID 19 pandemic
OFFERTORY
ACTUAL BUDGETED VARIANCE
ofrenda gastos diferencia
WEEKLY $53,524 $16,594 $36,930
la semana
FYTD 2020 $826,982 $862,888 ($35,906)
hasta hoy
MAINTENANCE FUND DONATIONS
ACTUAL BUDGETED VARIANCE
ofrenda gastos diferencia
WEEKLY $3,261 $4,378 ($1,117)
la semana
FYTD 2020 $190,368 $227,626 ($37,258)
hasta hoy
Total Pledge Cards Received to date: 122
Total 2020 Offertory Recovery to date: $17,650
Total Offertory Challenge: $12,800
Remember the Parish and/or School
in your will!
FINANCIAL REPORT: December 27, 2020 La Ofrenda de la Semana 27
de deciembre 2020
Check out the App: ConnectNow Giving Our E-giving provider is
Connect Now Giving and our link is:
http://giving.parishsoft.com/annunlord
Please help us during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this
challenging time, we depend on your continued support (especially
during this virus crisis). Ways to donate to the parish include:
Deliver: Bring your donation to the office
weekdays during normal hours. Mail your donation to the office.
Phone: Use your credit or debit card to
donate by calling Nancy Carlisle, Finance Manager, at extension
121.
eGiving: Use ConnectNow (see above) to make a one-time gift or
set up recurring donations from a bank account or credit card.
Bill Pay: Use your bank’s Online Banking Bill Pay service to
send checks directly to the parish.
Our parish’s financial obligations continue even during this
difficult time. We appreciate your continued support of our parish
through your prayers and gifts.
3910 A Spring Avenue SW Decatur, AL 35603
256-353-6543 Mrs. Brandi Lumley, Principal
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Jimmy Gottler, brother
of Betty Gottler; Annemarie Nemes, mother of Gina Green; and the
souls of all the faithful departed.
Anyone who might want to discern for a school board position
should contact Mrs. Lumley at [email protected] or
Father Merrill.
JOB POSTINGS:
Substitute Teachers - St. Ann School is in need of substitute
teachers. This is a paid position. Please contact Principal Brandi
Lumley at the school ([email protected]) or stop by the
office for details.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
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Our Love and Prayers go out to:
Donna Akers; Madeline Allen; Dan Angel; Leo Armidano; Bill
Aycock; Gene, Jean & David Bazzel; Christina Beck; Beth Bello;
Louis Birchmeier; Mary Birchmeier; Loretta Boyle; Karen Brown,
Frank Bruce, James Bruce; Patsy Bruce; Matt Burley; Carmen
Callahan, Briana Campbell, Calleigh Rose Campbell; Wendy Carrier;
Pedro & Paulette Carulo; Sharon Christophe; Clarke Families;
Billy Click; Donna Click; Nadean Conklin; Marcella Crisler; Ussery
Crisler; Maureen Cronin; Elaine Crowe; Robert Cunningham; Faye
Darnell; Carla Di Giulian; Mike Douglas; Rod Downey; Darren Drain;
Debbie Duncan; Nancy Duncan; Cuthbert, John & Pearl Eastmond;
Larry Eaves; Connie Gilbert Finley; Loretta Gilliam; Juliana Goode;
Clay & Mary Kay Goodwin; Betty Gottler; Gretchen Green, Jackie
Grimsley; Tommie Guido; Snooky Hairrell; Judith Hardin; Tommy
Hardin; George Jr. & Jo Ann Harvey; Bill & Bernice
Henderson; Jody Henderson; Marilyn Henningsen; Steve Herman; Alfred
Howery; Donna Hunter; Don Jackson; Billy & Sarah James; Wayne
James; Morgan Jellette; Ronald Johnson; Carolyn Jones; Teresa
Jones; Tim Joseph; Barbara Kanuck & family; Pat Knable; Meg
Lipsey; Jerry Long; Loretta Luzac, Jacqueline Marthaler; Nell
Marsh; Terri Marsh; Rayburn Massey; Bob McKenzie; Elise Means;
Robbi Migacz; Jo Dee Musselman; Caroline & Davis Nelson; Joe
Nemes; Don Niederpruem; John Overmeyer; Paul Ponzetti; Kyleigh
Powrzanas; Woodrow Prewitt; Russ, Colleen & Sam Prickett;
Suzanne Pruitt; Teresa, Rachel, & Leslie Ptak; Donna Ragland;
Eddie Rains, Ricardo Ramirez; Claire Rome, Carrie Ann Sanders,
Sharon Saywell; David Schacht; Rosemarie Schelling, Cynthia Schick;
Liz Schick; Robert Schick; Tony Sciaroni; Evynell Scott; Luke
Slaton; Lori Slaten; Julie Sledd; Del & Mary Ann Smith; Pam
Smith; Carol Sosnowich, Steve Sowell, Jr., Dana Stewart, Devon
Stewart, Manuel Stricklin, Teresa Tennyson; Robert Tetzlaff; Evelyn
Todd; Maura Trainor; Tut Thublin; Dr. Martin L. Thomley; Siobha n
Trainor; Mary Ann Wahoski, Michael Wahoski; Lindsey Walden; Mr.
& Mrs. Wayne Welbourne; Paul Werling; Haden White; Harry
Williams; Nick ,Glorie & Lee Winnike; Karen Wolstenholme; Ron
Woyan; Darlene Wuesthoff; Myra Yates; Jack Zink
Please Pray for our Men and Women Serving in the Military
Jack Bissell James Bissell Michael Bissell Nick Simon Sergio
Mungia Joseph Criscione Robert Remke Chuck Bell Harrison Green
Jason Haynes Kara Bumbarger Todd Eaves Alex Shelton Chris J.
Russell McKenna Green Sarah Furey Johnny Govarts Rob Green Sean
MacKinnon Richard Dean Zubeck Oliver Pascua Royce Gent Will Green
Valerie Mascho Johnie J. Ogden Jeff Holm Scott Allen Dan Wallace
Joseph Reisz Emil Casciano Sam Stalons Jamie Ciciora Devon Stewart
Tom Juric Adam Holzer Steven Ciciora Adam Childers Joshua Raynor
Nathan Banishes Xavier Quinn Cortez Jack Sims Heath Garrison John
Paul Lappert Jodi Marie Williams Ashley Hollingsworth A.J.
D’Antonio Matt Tortorano Matthew Rogers Michael Sanders Jonathan D.
Spurlock Connor Hancock Timothy A. Thomas Jr Tyler Torres Paul
Schartung Tony Shelton
