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December 17 , 2017
Monday - Friday 9am-2pm
Business Manager
John Steadman
Accountant
Millie Browning
Director of Faith Formation
Bev Fox
Youth Ministry Coordinator
Kasey Lansford
Communications Coordinator
Emily Faz
Pastoral Administration
Lily Vaughn
Maintenance
Clarence Drinkwine
We are happy that you have chosen to celebrate the Christmas Liturgies with us and we hope you will find warmth and hos-pitality here, next weekend. By now, we all have received many Christmas wishes and Christmas Cards… Some people even say that one of their favorite Christmas traditions is sending out Christmas cards. I have 6 good rea-sons why sending cards is a wonderful thing:
1st It gives us a chance to reflect on our year: When we sat down to write up our Christmas newsletter , a
humorous one-page summary of what’s been going on with us over the past twelve months, we are amazed at how much God has done in our lives in a single year!
2nd It’s easier now than ever: There are tons of businesses like Shutterfly and Snapfish that let us create
Christmas cards online for a reasonable price. If we weren’t able to get everyone together for a family portrait, there are also plenty of options for cards that bring together individual photos to form a collage of family pictures.
3rd It lets others know what’s going on with us: Printing out a brief summary of our family’s year is a
great way to give others a snapshot of the most important things going on in our lives right now.
4th It gives your friends and family something to display: I love it when I go to my parishioners’ hous-
es during the holidays and I see pictures of their friends and family all over their mantles. In the Rectory, I have a special wall holder that can display up to 50 cards, and every time I pass by it I think of how blessed I am to have such wonderful friends and parishioners at COKAS.
5th It blesses people who aren’t tech savvy: One of my favorite Christmas card stories is when I acci-
dentally sent a card to the old address for some friends who moved. An elderly lady had moved into the house, and she sent me a long, hand-written note about how lonely she’s been since her husband died and how much it blessed her to receive my card.
6th It’s an opportunity for evangelization: Every year we receive a surprising amount of positive feedback
about Christmas cards: In particular, many of our non-Catholic friends remark about how interesting it is that we seem to have joy-filled lives, even though many aspects of our Catholic lifestyle go against what the world tells you, you need to be happy. My Parish Staff and I Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2018!
Fr. Roberto Herrera, Pastor
“Let the Lord enter; he is
king of glory” Psalm 24
My Dear Parishioners and Visitors:
Welcome to Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church!
Military Personnel
Tarah Thompson
Steve Piller
Nicholas Piller
Rod Piller
Barbara Koch
Deborah Stritt
Linda Chelena
Harriet Thompson
Vicky Abbott
Sonya Stephenson
Christopher Stephenson
Sean Scott
Walter Cochran
Andrea Vasquez
Stanley Sides
JoAnn Stauffer
James Hause
Freeda Karwisch
Jeffery Crane
Flowers adorning the Blessed Virgin Mary
have been donated by Jim Collins for Mary’s intercession
for the cure of Breast Cancer.
For those in critical need of daily prayers. Note: Names will stay on the Prayer list for 6 weeks and then they will be removed. Call 706-453-7292 x 4 or email [email protected]
with updates.
All of the people in today’s readings – the prophet Isaiah, the Virgin Mary, St. Paul, St. John the Bap-tist – seemed to understand clearly and rejoice in what God was calling them to be and to do. Do I?
Mass Intention Schedule If there are specific dates that you would like to schedule mass intention for loved ones or friends, please come by the office to
schedule. We have the Record Book for 2018 ready so please don’t wait until the last minute to schedule your masses.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16
5PM ROBERT MESER †
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17
9AM ANDREW KRZEMIEN JR. †
11:45AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18
NO MASS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19
9AM MOHR FAMILY
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20
6PM FRANK & ANTHONY CAPRIGLIONE †
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21
9AM ROY BELLETIER †
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22
9AM JAMES LETTIERE †
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23
5PM MARY MCNABB †
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24
3:30PM CHILDREN OF THE PARISH
5:30PM WEGLEWSKI 45TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
7:30PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
10PM JOHN FRICANO †
December 16th Monastery Product Sales 6:00pm 16th COKAS Posada 7:00pm 17th NO DONUTS 17th Faith Formation 10:30am-11:30am In the PLC 17th Breakfast with Santa 10:00am Social Hall 17th Monastery Product Sale 10:00am Narthax, Outside the Social Hall 18th NO MORNING BIBLE STUDY 18th NO MASS 20th NO WEDNESDAY LIFE NIGHT/EDGE NIGHT 21st Youth Choir 4:00pm-5:15pm 22nd Office Closed All Day 24rd Children’s Mass 3:30pm-4:30pm Sanctuary 24rd Mass 5:30pm-6:30pm Sanctuary 24rd Spanish Mass 7:30pm-8:30pm Sanctuary 24rd Midnight Mass 10:00pm-11:00pm Sanctuary 25th Christmas Mass 9:00am-10:00am Sanctuary 25th OFFICE CLOSED All Day 26th OFFICE CLOSED All Day
Ryan Parish Library
Seek joy in what you give,
not in what you get. Offertory At Masses 12/2—12/3/17...... $ 22,025. Online Giving 12/1— 12/3/17… 3,185. Total $ 25,210. December second collections: 12/3/17—St Vincent de Paul (TTG code: SVDP) 12/10/17—Retirement Religious (TTG code: RR) 12/25/17—Catholic Charities (TTG code: CC)
WE HAVE ANOTHER EASY WAY TO DONATE:
TEXT TO GIVE (TTG)
706-445-5132
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
Go to: www.cokas.org.
Questions: Call or email Millie Browning
706-453-7292, ext. 9, [email protected]
Calling all parishioners, single or married, come on out and join the
parish Supper Club! You will be divided into groups of six, to meet
once a month during January, February and March, 2018. There are
no requirements other than a desire to share good food and fellow-
ship. This is a great opportunity for renewing friendships or making
new ones, and you might even find a new recipe to enjoy at home!
To learn more about Supper Club, call Jim and Sharon Liebeck, 706-
999-1669 or email, [email protected], if you would like
more information or to sign up!
FORMATION FAITH Director of Faith Formation Bev Fox [email protected]
Coordinator Youth Ministry Kasey Lansford [email protected]
Coordinator RCIA (English) Bill Richards [email protected]
Middle & High School Youth Meets Wednesdays 6:30PM
.
Thursday Dec. 21, 4:00pm-5:15pm
A special Children and Youth Choir is form-ing to present a musi-cal Prelude for the children's Christmas Eve Mass, December 24th at 3:30pm
Give the gift of joyful song this Christmas by sharing your talents with our Church. Just Come! Rehearsals will be in the Social Hall as follows;
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
Kids Ministries
* I M P O R T A N T C L A S S D A T E S *
- Our last Sunday class of the year will
be Dec. 17.
UPDATE: Sunday classes resume
on Jan. 14
• Final Wednesday for Youth Group will
be Dec. 13.
K-5th Grade Faith Formation Meets Sundays 10:30-11:30 AM
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
is celebrated at the 9:00 a.m.
and 11:45 a.m. Masses for children
Pre-K through 3rd grade.
NO SIGN-UP REQUIRED
HOLY SPIRIT Monastery
TREATS
The Knights of Columbus are selling fruit-
cakes, fudge, biscotti & coffee from the
Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers,
Ga. Visit the tables in vestibule in the front of the church and in
the Social Hall on the weekend of December 16 and 17 after the
5 p.m. and 9 a.m. Masses. All net proceeds collected by The
Knights of Columbus are donated to local charities and also go to
support the monks and their good works.
Pancakes with Santa
The Knights of Columbus
would like for you to join
them for Pancakes with
Santa on December 17.
Please join us in the Social Hall at
10am for breakfast and time with Santa!
The painting of The Nativity is
in the Narthex with the dona-
tion tags for the children of
our Parish that attend Faith
Formation. Please return your
tag(s) & donation to the
Church no later than Decem-
ber 31, 2017. Each tag is for a $30.00 donation. Feel free to
take as many tags as you wish.
Saint Vincent de Paul Christmas Plea
Christmas reminds us that God gave us the greatest gift of all, his son. With the holidays drawing near, we ask that you please find a place on your Christ-mas list for the needs of our SVdP clients. The number of requests is always high during the Christmas Sea-son. We want to continue to help as many people as possible, particularly at this time of year. Please say “yes” to helping us, so that we won’t have to say “no” to anyone in need. Thank you for your support and God bless you and your families during this Holiday Season!
Evening Bible Study has moved to Tuesday nights. We will
be meeting in the PLC at 6:30.
Our Lenten study is the Gospel of Mark, written by
John Mark to Gentile Christians living in Rome as an
evangelism and discipleship manual. It recounts many
of the events of Jesus’ life in narrative fashion and fo-
cuses significant attention on the final of week of his
passion in Jerusalem. Since Easter is early this year,
our first meeting will be on January 16, 2018. Our dates
are: Jan. 16; Jan. 30; Feb. 13; Feb 20; and Mar. 13. For
you Knights, we have accommodated your meetings for
Feb. and March.
Please contact Lalla Mangin (706-467-0883) or bibles-
[email protected] The deadline for signup is
January 9, 2018.
B I B L E S T U D Y
DONACION DE SANGRE
"ANUNCIOS PARROQUIALES"
Horario de Confesiones
todos los
Sábados de 4:00 pm a 4:45 pm
Domingo, 24 de diciembre
Misa a las 3:30 pm (Misa de Niños)
Misa a las 5:30 pm
Misa de Navidad en español —7:30 pm
Misa de medianoche a las 10:00 pm
Lunes, 25 de diciembre
Misa 9:00 am
Domingo, 31 de diciembre a las 11:45 am
Bendición a las Madres encinta
Lunes, 1 de Enero a las 9:00am
Misa Solemnidad de Santa Maria Madre de
Dios
Domingo, 7 de enero- después de la misa de
11:45 am
Fiesta de la Epifanía—Rosca de Reyes
Domingo, 4 de febrero - después de la misa
de 11:45 am
Celebración de la Fiesta de la Candelaria
FECHAS IMPORTANTES
EPIFANÍA FIESTA DE LOS REYES MAGOS
Domingo, 7 de enero de 2018 Salón Social
Después de la Misa de 11:45am
Los Tres Reyes repartirán regalos para los niños reg-
istrados en Formación de Fe
CELEBRACIÓN DE LA EPIFANÍA
La forma circular de la rosca
simboliza el amor eterno de Dios, que no tiene principio ni fin.
El niño que está escondido
es un recordatorio del momento en que José y María escondieron al Niño Jesús para salvarlo de Herodes.
Los dulces or frutas cristalizadas
son las distracciones del mundo que nos impiden en-contrar a Jesús.
ROSCA DE REYES
Muchas Gracias a José Manuel & Claudia Almanza,
a todo el Comité Guadalupano y a todas las perso-
nas que ayudaron con la organización de la Fiesta
de la Virgen de Guadalupe. Gracias a todas estas
personas, la celebración fue un éxito.
