Please pray for: McGuyre Moore, Tate Lewis, Rose Ormsbee, Chandler Bawcum, John Camm, Dorothy Bankhead, Carlos

Vera, John Berg, Sandra Higgins, Kristi Anthony, Marsha Draeger, Matilda Miranda, Mercy Miranda, Abigail Stone, Ron Flanery, Terry Halbert, Abbey Halbert, Viola Kautz, Betty Frank, Jay Kimbrough, Tess Smith, Pat Dorough, Sue Haschke, Danny Lively, Elizabeth Brooks, Henry Pham, Ned Jenkins, Andrea Perry, Erika Stoltzfus, Ciara O’Rourke, Chelsea Garber, Danielle Taylor, Sean Taylor, Herman Reddell, Marlee Pack,Christine Sitter, Chris Wakefield, Debra McCuellar, Julia Biard, Denis Frank, Desiree O’Rourke, Lynna Carriger, David Taylor, Miller Family, Lola Plata, Al Bastinelli, Jeremy Drobil, Hope Burstad, Gina Batara, Car-los Arroliga, Aida Flores, Yvette Davis, Hayden Curtin, Rosie Shepherd, Terry Burchinal, Sierra Faulkner, Cheryl Harris, Caleb Harris, Rosa Ramirez, Monica Clement, David Flores, Tink Russo, Allyson Fasken, Kathy Martin, Roger Daugherty, JoAnn Coules, Willie Trenado, Brigitte Rian, Tony Daugherty, Karen Bass Holmes, Isabel Raissez, Michelle Xavier & Armitta Jones.

Weekly Finance Statement Annual Budget 2017: $502,244

Weekly Requirement: $9,658 Offertory Collection (Sat/Sun):$7,590 Online Giving: $2,393 Total Collection: $9,983

Year to Date Budget: $482,900 Year to Date Collections: $501,974

Average gift per family/week: $34.86

(envelopes only)

Thank you for your generosity!!

December 16th & 17th

Tabernacle Flowers

In Memory of Julio Mayola By Marivic Walters

Holy Mass Intentions Week of December 17th-23rd

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Intentions of the Miranda Family 12:00 p.m. Sergio Cruz+ 5:30 p.m. No Mass Monday: 12:10 p.m. Ruth Mary Ingram+ (Debbie Conrad) Tuesday: 6:00 p.m. Julio Mayola+ (Marivic Walters) Wednesday: 12:10 p.m. Ruth Mary Ingram+ (Jean Gant) Thursday: 8:00 a.m. Theresa Emerson (Harootunian Family) 8:00 p.m. Ravena+ & Elpidio+ Batara (Harootunian Family) Friday: 8:00 a.m. Faith Matasso-Birthday (Matasso Family) Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Ruth Mary Ingram+ (Jean Gant)

Daily Readings… Monday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72; Mt 1:18-25

Tuesday: Jgs 13:2-7; Ps 71; Lk 1:5-25

Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24; Lk 1:26-38

Thursday: Sg 2:8-14; Ps 33; Lk 1:39-45

Friday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; Ps 1 Sm 2; Lk 1:46-56

Saturday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 25; Lk 1:57-66

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 17, 2017

Reading: Isaiah 61:1-2 Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 Psalm: Luke 1:46-48 Gospel: John 1:6-8

The Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for the Month of December: The Elderly

That the elderly, sustained by families and Christian communities, may apply their wisdom and experience to spreading the faith and forming the new generations.

Eucharistic Adoration Christmas Holiday

Adoration will cease at the end of the day on Thursday, December 21st and resume the morning of Wednesday, December 27th.

New Years Holiday Adoration will cease at the end of the day on Friday, December 29th and resume Tuesday morning, January 2nd. If you are in town and can keep your regular hour during this time, please do so! Just be aware that you can leave at the end of your hour, even if no one comes in to relieve you, since the Blessed Sacrament will not be exposed.

No Faith Formation classes on the following dates:

Sunday, December 24th & Sunday, December 31st

Classes will resume on: Sunday, January 7, 2018

No 5:30pm Holy Mass Sunday, December 17th

Advent Penance Service Monday, December 18th

5:00pm-8:00pm Priests from other Parishes will be

available to hear confessions in both English and Spanish.

Our Lady of Victory Mass Schedule

December 24th-Christmas Eve 5:30 p.m.- Vigil Mass

11:30 p.m.-Christmas Carols

12:00 a.m.-Holy Mass

December 25th-Christmas 10:30 a.m.-Bilingual Holy Mass

December 31st 5:30 p.m.-Vigil Mass January 1st

10:30 a.m.-Bilingual Holy Mass

WEEKLY ENVELOPES FOR 2018 If you are currently using offertory envelopes, please pick up

the 2018 envelopes on the table near the church entrance. We also have extra envelopes in the parish office.

POSADAS 2017 December 15th through December 23rd Every night at 7:00pm in the St. Michael Activity Center Everyone is invited to attend!!

Our Parish Office will be closed on: Monday, December 25th Tuesday, December 26th Monday, January 1st We wish you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!! May God Bless you and your family!!

Our Lady of Victory

Epiphany pageant Sunday, January 7th at 5:00pm Gymnasium Everyone is invited!!