NOTES FROM YOUR PASTOR

** ADVENT MISSION- Fr. Rocky Grimard, will conduct

our Advent mission beginning this Sunday night, Dec 16 at

7 p.m. (there is no mass Sunday night). Monday through

Wednesday, Dec 17-19, we will begin at 7:00 pm with Mass

and then the Advent mission. Please invite your friends

and family to attend.

** My thanks to the Hospitality Committee, Charles and Pat

Villeneuve, Clarence and Betty Vetter, Kit and Ronnie Mudd,

Dan and Deanie Knight, John and Iris Lamme, Jerry and

Lillian Rebecek, for hosting the 25th Anniversary for Deacon

Bob and thanks to all who brought food for the occasion.

** Thank you to all that participated in the Ringing of the

Bells. I appreciate your stewardship of time in helping families

in Seguin during Christmas.

** LAS POSADAS will take place this Sunday, December 16

at 6PM at City Hall. Las Posadas will journey to St. Andrew’s

for a final Christmas blessing and refreshments.

** If you have not had a chance to fulfill your pledge to the

Archbishop’s Appeal, you have until the end of the year to do

so. Donations can be made to the Archbishop’s Appeal, 2718

W. Woodlawn Ave., San Antonio, TX 78228. Please identify

your donation under St. James, Seguin (as there are other par-

ishes with the name of St. James). Thank you.

** I will be moving into my new house this week. Thanks to

all of you for your gifts, support, and prayers. Fr. Greg and I

hope to have an open house at the beginning of the new year.

**Thank you for all your prayers for my mother, she is now

home and doing well!

** Thank you to all who contributed to the Retirement

Fund for Religious last weekend. You are held with

gratitude in the prayers of religious women and men all

over this country, especially Sr. Cal, here at St. James

Parish.

Mass Intentions

December 17—December 23

MONDAY 7:00 PM +Nguyen Thuoc TUESDAY 7:00 PM +Buzzy and Evelyn Maurer WEDNESDAY 7:00 PM Thanksgiving for Giang Cao & family Giang Cao-health THURSDAY 8:00 AM +Joseph Hau Nguyen +Rivera-Ramos families FRIDAY 8:00 AM +Rose Richard Morris +Lad Becka SATURDAY 5:00 PM +Henry & Viola Mikesh +Anitha Heep +Jayme Robinson Tumlinson SUNDAY 8:00 AM St. James parish family 10:00AM +Joseph Tuyet Nugyen +John Stehen Golla +Vivian Grein 12:00 PM +Charles Beall +Sandy Brotze

MUSIC

SATURDAY 5:00 PM Mike Jessen/Mary Garcia SUNDAY 8:00 AM Adult Choir 10:00 AM Tanya Moczygemba 12:00 PM Life Teen

St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX December 16, 2012

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

December 17—December 23

Monday

First Reading: Gn. 49:2, 8-10

Gospel: Mt. 1: 1-17

Tuesday

First Reading: Jer. 23: 5-8

Gospel: Mt. 1: 18-25

Wednesday

First Reading: Jgs. 13: 2-7, 24-25a

Gospel: Lk. 1: 5-25

Thursday

First Reading: Is. 7: 10-14

Gospel: Lk. 1: 26-38

Friday

First Reading: Sg. 2: 8-14

Gospel: Lk. 1: 39-45

Saturday/Sunday

First Reading: Mi. 5: 1-4a Second Reading: Heb. 10: 5-10

Gospel: Lk. 1: 39-45

Presider Schedule Dec. 22

5PM Fr. Dennis

Dec. 23 8AM Fr. Dennis

10AM Fr. Greg

12PM Fr. Greg

The Sanctuary candle is offered

in Loving Memory of M/M Nguyen Van Chuc & family

December 15—December 22

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH

Wednesday, 12/19 10:00 AM Rosary @ Hacienda Oaks-St. Ann’s Circle 2:00 PM Staff Meeting-PC Thursday, 12/20 9:30 AM Feedham SCC Mtg.-PFC [ARR} 6:30 PM Karate-Gym 6:30 PM Domer SCC Mtg.-PFC [ARR] 7:00 PM Adult Choir Practice-Church Sunday, 12/23 2nd Collection: St. James School 12:00 PM Adoration Chapel closes/reopens @ 8AM Dec 26

To view calendar of events go to http://saintjamescc.org/ then click on Calendars.

THIS WEEK AT ST. JAMES SCHOOL

Monday, 12/17 8:00 AM SJS Prayer Service-Church 3:30 PM SJS BB Practice-Gym Tuesday, 12/18 3:30 PM SJS BB Practice-Gym Wednesday, 12/19 7:45 AM School Finance Mtg-PC 3:30 PM SJS BB Practice-Gym 5:30 PM SJS Council Meeting-PFC [1] Thursday, 12/20 8:00 AM SJS Mass Early out-last day of school/return 1/7

THIS WEEK IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Tuesday, 12/18 7:00 PM RCIA-Advent Mission with Fr. Rocky Wednesday, 12/19 7:00 PM Edge –Advent Mission with Fr. Rocky 7:00 PM LifeTeen –Advent Mission with Fr. Rocky Sunday, 12/23 No RE classes—classes resume on Jan 6

REMEMBER IN PRAYER

Virginia Massey Elaine Stauber George Beinke

Linda Kay Mike Durben Damian Golla

Jesse Castilla, Jr. Mike Pickard Florence Darilek

Russell Eckols Tony Beall Jacinto Rincon

Rebecca Heinemeyer Larry Ferguson Pat Williams

Jacob James Koenig Charlene Zegub Rufina Martinez

Robert Supak Josephine Reeves Daniel Bartee

Barbara Tschirhart Linda Luna Luis Rivera

John Adams Gayle Raper Larry McCarthy-

Irene Braune Linda Luna

In Sympathy

We extend our condolences to Martha Weber and

family on the loss of her mother, Jarvis Schramm, who

passed away on December 6, 2012. A Mass of Chris-

tian Burial will be held at St. James on December 19,

2012. Let us keep them in prayer.

John Paul II Catholic High School Students extend

their humble gratitude to St James parishioners for sup-

porting their Catholic Schools Sweepstakes fundraiser

last weekend. Your heartfelt generosity helped them

raise another $1425.00 for their school....

Thank You!

We pray for God’s blessings of peace and joy upon you

and your families this Advent season.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Confession schedule for St. James & OLG

Mon. 12/17 6-7PM

Tues. 12/18 6-7PM 7-8PM

Fri. 12/21 7-8PM

Sat. 12/22 3-5 PM (Fr. Galindo)

Mon. 12/24 11AM-Noon

Please show respect and reverence at worship,

whether weekday or weekend Mass, by being punc-

tual, and properly dressed for Church.

Properly dressed? What does that mean? People have no problem, it seems, dressing for wed-dings, funerals, office parties, or dates -- but seem to think that dressing to meet Almighty God at the Mass is passé. But dressing for Mass is simply a matter of showing proper respect, not only for God, but for oth-ers around you. It's certainly not a matter of showing off one's finery -- lots of people don't even have fine clothes. Certainly, too, some people may attend cer-tain Masses -- say the 5:00 PM Mass -- on their way

home from their construction jobs. Fine! There is nothing to worry about in these things! Never let cir-

cumstances out of your control make you feel embar-rassed or keep you away from the Sacraments!

But ...one should always wear clothes that are mod-est, and, if possible, all things being equal, clean and

the nicest clothes one has. Please refrain from cut-

off or holey jeans; these are not holy to the Lord.

No shorts or sweats, mini skirts, spaghetti or stra-

pless dresses; turn off pagers and cell phones.

Let’s do our BEST for GOD!

St. James Catholic Church Seguin, TX December 16, 2012

Military Prayer List

LT Kristofer Kalstad LT Kendall Kalstad

TSGT Carlo Carmona TSGT Dianne Carmona

SGT Scott Kessler SGT Nicodemus C. Seaboy

MAJ Christopher Wells GSGT Christopher J. Garcia

LCPL Brian Shaw LCPL Stevie Ray Leos

SGT Jordan Folmar 1st LT Blake Wiegmann

CSM Bret Wiegmann SGT Joe McCarthy

PFC Steven A. Cervantes SGT Michael Higley

Please keep our military personnel and their families in

your prayers. Anyone wishing to add a name to our military

prayer list can do so by calling the church office.

THE YEAR OF FAITH THE CREED

through Him, all things were made.

Again we look to the first chapter of St. John’s Gospel for our source. We read

there that: “All things came to be through Him, and without Him nothing came to

be.” (John 1:3). And again: “He was in the world, and the world came to be through

Him, but the world did not know Him.” (John 1:10).

This may, at first glance, seem to contradict the beginning of the Creed where it is

stated that “I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth…” but that is not the case. In this

instance we read, and profess, that “through him...” the difference being FROM the Father and THROUGH the Son.

This is extended as we shall see later in the series that it is BY the power of the Holy Spirit. (CCC 258).

In reverse we are able to see our own redemption and salvation as we say that we come to the Father through

the Son through the Holy Spirit. In this we can say that our salvation is, in effect, a reflection of that time of crea-

tion as we are created anew through Jesus Christ, a new creation for everyone who wishes, desires, to be made a

new person through the grace of God.

CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS

Contributions toward the poinsettia that will decorate

the altar for Christmas can now be submitted to the par-

ish office. There will be a fixed number of plants or-

dered by Art and Environment. Each monetary donation

can be for multiple family or friends. Those honored,

both living and deceased, will be recognized in the bul-

letin. The deadline to submit names is December 17.

The Dec 22/23 & Dec 29/30 bulletin will be combined

into one bulletin for the holidays.

Hermanas Josefinas Fundraiser

“A Mission of Love” Fundraiser for the Herma-nas Josefinas Retirement Home 2nd Annual Gala & Concert @ the University of the Incarnate Word at Rosenberg Skyroom, San Antonio on Friday, February 8, 2013. Honorees: Reverend

Bishop John W. Yanta and Rosemary Kowalski . Special Entertainment by the very talented singer, Jose Ruben De Leon and Gli

Unici (The Three Tenors – amazing vocal art-ists). Sit-down dinner provided by The RK Group (Dress Attire: Semiformal). Social: 6:00pm, Dinner: 7:00pm, 7:45pm: Program and Concert . Cost: $70 per person/$700 reserved table of ten. Call Yolanda Kojawski at (210) 493-0571 for tickets or Lydia Borrero (210) 408-1059 for more info.

Prayer for Vocations

God our Father, we thank you for calling men and women to serve in your Son’s Kingdom as priests, deacons, religious, and consecrated per-sons. Send your Holy Spirit to help us respond generously and courageously to your call. May our community of faith support vocations of sacrifi-cial love in our youth. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Thank you for your continued support & generosity.

Stewardship of Treasure for the weekend of Dec. 9

MASS OFFERING: $7,750.87

BUILDING FUND: $21.00

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION: $1,197.40

RETIRED RELIGIOUS: $3,592.44

SPONSOR FOR THE WEEK:

Tres Hewell Mortuary

Parish Web site:

http://www. stjameschurch.faithweb.com

Parish Office: 379-1796

School: 379-2878 web site: www.cougars.faithweb.com

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

St. James Catholic School

“Keeping God In Everything We Do”

We are collecting cans now for our annual

CANstruction project that will go up in January.

Drop off cans at the school office anytime until

Dec. 20 {or after Christmas break}. A list of

items needed was in last weeks bulletin or can be

found in the school office. Thank you for your

support!

The 4k class wishes to thank the Pastoral

Council buddy class for their Christmas gifts!

Thank you!!

Religious Education and Adult Formation

Christmas Eve Mass Religious Education students will be partici-pating in the 4 p.m. Christmas Vigil Mass on Dec. 24. Please attend this Mass with your family. Pre-K through 5th grade stu-dents may dress as angels and shepherds. Girls may be angels or shepherds. Boys may be angels or shepherds. Families are to provide their children’s cos-tumes. Please contact Sr. Cal for more information. EDGE and Life Teen students are participating in the Mass as greeters, lectors, ushers, and song leaders. Please contact Chachi Diaz to sign up.

Students Helping Students St. James Religious Education and Youth Ministry are par-ticipating in a Holy Buckets fundraising campaign in Advent. This is one of our service projects this Advent. All dona-tions must be turned into the religious Ed office by Wednesday, Jan. 9. Children in pre-K through 5th grades, as well as EDGE stu-dents in 6th through 8th grades and Life Teen students in high school are collecting spare change for the Missionary Childhood Association. Their sacrificial donations will help schools and orphanages in developing countries to feed, clothe, teach and provide shelter for poor children.

Christmas Break Sunday morning Religious Ed classes will not meet Dec. 23 & 30 and Jan. 6. Classes resume on Sunday, Jan. 13. Wednesday evening classes will not meet on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. Classes resume on Wednesday, Jan. 9.

Cal Leopold, OSF Contact info: 830-379-7689 cleopold@saintjamescc.org

Come See Christmas Up Close!

Life Teen will be hosting a Live Nativity on Dec.

22 & 23 from 6-8pm on the Austin street prop-

erty facing Austin street! Come and join in sing-

ing popular hymns and Christmas carols. We

are in need of some animals too! Contact Cha-

chi in the office if you would be willing to donate

your animals to be used during the Live Nativity!

No Classes for Christmas and New Years

Life Teen will not hold any meetings on Dec 26

and Jan 2. We will resume on January 9.

INSANCITY! Retreat LT will host "Insanctity,"

a retreat for high school youth January 18-20!

The cost for the weekend is $35 and is open to

all high school youth. Registration forms can be

found online at SJLT.org in our forms section.

Deadline to register is January 16.

The Knights of Columbus Seguin Columbian Squires Circle # 5459 is currently recruiting young Catholic gentlemen between the ages of 10-18. Contact Alejandro Guerra @ 830-822-

2765 for registration information. Information is also available @ kofc.org under the “what we do” tab.

Email Bulletin articles to stjamesseguin@hotmail.com. Arti-cles should be received, in the office, by noon on Mondays.

PLEASE NOTE: The Dec 22/23 & Dec 29/30 bulletin will be

combined into one bulletin for the holidays.