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Papenhagen CONSTRUCTION
“Your Start-to-Finish Contractor” LICENSED • INSURED
Scott & Steve Papenhagen 8411 E. U.S. 223
Blissfield, MI 49228 (517) 486-4624 (517) 486-6312 FAX
214 E. Adrian St. • Blissfield 517-486-4385
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301 S. LANE ST., BLISSFIELD, MICH. 49228 •!TEL. (517) 486-2133
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Papenhagen CONSTRUCTION
“Your Start-to-Finish Contractor” LICENSED • INSURED
Scott & Steve Papenhagen 8411 E. U.S. 223
Blissfield, MI 49228 (517) 486-4624 (517) 486-6312 FAX
MAKE YOUR FAMILY PART OF OURS
Serving Since 1981
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
(517)486-4661
Can You Smell The Coffee And Bacon? It’s All A Cook’en Ya all come on down fur a’spell
Jaw a little with Friends and enjoy a wonderful Breakfast with us.
Sundays 8 am - 8 pm Mon. - Sat. 7 am - 9 pm
214 E. Adrian St. • Blissfield 517-486-4385
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133 S. Lane Street Blissfield, Michigan
Kathleen Langmeyer-Valdez 517-486-2074
Cakes ’n Shakes
Mon.-Fri. 6:00 AM - 5:30 PM Sat. 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Linette VanCamp Associate Broker
Cell: 517-403-0869
Email - [email protected]
Fax: 517-486-5577 Lenawee and
Monroe County MLS www.lenaweelistings.com
PETERSBURG 141 Saline St.
(734) 279-2111 800-468-8214
BLISSFIELD 9017 E. US-223 (517) 486-4381
800-468-8217
LAMBERTVILLE 7563 Secor Rd. (734) 854-4688
800-468-8216
T h e B o o k A b b e y
Over 40,000 Good Condition, Used Books at Low Prices.
Books starting at 10¢. Used Music and Movies.
Local Artwork.
The Book Abbey 130 E. Maumee St., Adrian (Across from the Croswell Opera House)
Monday - Saturday 10-6 • Closed Sundays 517-265-1939
SUNDAY BRUNCH 11 am - 2 pm
Main Street Stable
SUNDAY DINNER 12 - 8 pm
Hathaway House
US-223, Blissfield 486-2141
www.mainstreetstable.com www.hathawayhouse.com
208 Wilbur Street Blissfield, Michigan (517) 486-0136
Partnering with Parents, Teaching Children since 1970
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24-HOUR FLEET TRUCK TIRE SERVICE
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8687 E. U.S. 223 • Blissfield, MI 49228 517-486-4633 or 1-866-SHRADER
The Book Abbey Over 40,000
Good Condition, Used Books at Low Prices.
Books starting at 10¢.Used Music and Movies.
Local Artwork.The Book Abbey
130 E. Maumee St., Adrian(Across from the Croswell Opera House)
Tues. - Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-4(Open until 8 pm on
Croswell Show NIghts)Closed Sunday and Monday
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“We Donʼt Cut Corners, We Clean Them!”Office: 517-424-7047 Cell: 734-368-4124
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517.263.1400David W. Wagley, Owner/Manager
Wagley Funeral Home, Tagsold Chapel 301 S. Lane Street
Blissfield, Michigan 49228517.486.2133
Doug Tagsold, Manager
WHERE FAMILY VALUES MATTER
A. FREER CONSTRUCTIONTony Freer/Phil Freer
Roofing • Siding • RemodelingLow Prices
Residential/Commercial517-605-7866517-486-2355
Jeff & Sharon Simpson
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St.Alphonsus Church 222 Carey st., Deerfield, MI 49238 Ph: 517-447-3500St. Peter The Apostle Church 309 S. Lane st., Blissfield, MI 49228 Ph: 517-486-2156
www.lightofchristparish.com email: [email protected]
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
St. AlphonsusTuesday & Thursday: 8:30 AM to 5:30 PMWednesday: 8:30 AM to 2:00 PMSt. PeterMonday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULESt. AlphonsusSaturday: 5:30 PM - Sunday: 8:00 AMSt. PeterSaturday: 4:00 PM - Sunday: 11:00 AM(effective until Memorial Day weekend)
HOLY DAY SCHEDULESt. Alphonsus: 7:00 PM - St. Peter: 9:00 AM
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULESt. AlphonsusWednesday and Friday: 9:00 AMSt. PeterTuesday and Thursday: 9:00 AM
BAPTISM - Contact the parish office.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATIONSt. Peter: By appointment.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICKPlease call the office if someone is in the hospital, sick or homebound and would like to be visited and receive the Eucharist or the Sacrament of the Sick.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGEPlease contact the pastor 9-12 months before preferred date.
PRAYER CHAINContact Person - Millie Larson: 517-447-3636
FOOD PANTRYOpen the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 1-3 PM at the Parish Center in Deerfield. (excluding November and December)
WINTER SNOW POLICYWhenever the local schools are canceled or delayed because of snow or ice, 9:00 AM daily mass will be canceled as well. Whenever mass is canceled, the mass intention for that day will be rescheduled.
PARISH STAFF
PASTORRev. Jack Loughran, O.S.F.S.
Email: [email protected]
Weekend Associate PastorsRev. Dan Lannen, O.S.F.S.Rev. Joe Newman, O.S.F.S.
Deacon Jim HashmanEmail: [email protected]
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONDeanna Burke: [email protected]
LITURGISTMargaret O’Malley: [email protected]
MUSIC DIRECTORKaren Nevins: [email protected]
734-730-0007
SECRETARIAL STAFFBookkeeper, Parish Data and
Sacramental RecordsNancie Van Black: [email protected]
Bulletin Editor and SchedulingLeanne Goodin: [email protected]
Bulletin Deadline: Tuesday at noon. Please email material to: [email protected]
MAINTENANCE STAFFKim Diver - Director
Ben Burke
PASTORAL COUNCILPlease call the parish office for contact info.
PARISH COMMISSIONSFinance CommissionWorship Commission
Education CommissionSocial Ministry Commission
PARISH ORGANIZATIONSMen’s Club
Altar Rosary SocietyKnights of ColumbusHeritage Garden ClubParish Life Committee
December 7, 2014
Second Sunday of Advent
JESUS IS KINDNESS AND TRUTH
"Kindness and truth aren't usually considered compatible: "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." Commonplace wisdom suggests that one of the two will have to be sacrificed. Hence, my mother was trained never to open a gift in the presence of the giver, lest her possible disappointment be revealed. Common sense says something similar of justice and peace: to get the one, the other is going to have to take a back seat. A Savior who can combine both will have his hands full!
Jesus reveals a truth that frees us and heals us, proving that nothing based on deceit is any sort of kindness at all. The same is true of peace: if it is based on injustice, it is a bogus peace at best.
We are tempted, on the one hand, to settle for gentle appearances and, on the other, for ends that will justify the means. Jesus comes into our lives with no concessions, no temporary half-measures, no compromises.
Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly!
KNIGHTS NEWS
Keep Christ in Christmas! Let our celebration of Christ's birth reflect our trust and hope in Jesus.
"Christmas Basket Day" is only one week away and we need all your food donations and wrapped gifts brought to either church no later that 9:00 AM, Friday, December 12.
Opportunities for all parishioners to help the Knights with the Christmas Baskets will be this Sunday, December 7, this coming Friday, December 12, and next Sunday, December 14. Please choose as many of the following options as you wish.
Sunday, December 7: Put away tables and chairs, then set up the hall after the11:00 AM Mass.
Friday, December 12: 9:00 AM: Knights with pickups and vans meet at the St. Peter parking lot, and then pick up groceries and gifts from donating churches, the grocery store, and generous benefactors. No truck? Not a Knight? No problem! We need an additional 6 people to help unload vehicles. 10:00 AM: We need many volunteers throughout the morning and afternoon to organize and wrap gifts. Feel free to pick your most convenient time. 7:00 PM: Unpack and sort groceries.
Sunday, December 14: Noon: Lunch and then load delivery vehicles starting with Deerfield first. We need many parishioners with pickups or full sized vans to deliver a group of food and gift boxes. Please line up your vehicles at the South end of the Church Hall. Many volunteers are needed to work in the hall or to load vehicles. Pick your job and have fun! Mid afternoon: We would like to organize a separate cleanup crew to restore the hall to its former glory. Any questions? Please call Rudy at 517 486-4148 for details. God Bless Everybody!
Our Holy Father's Evangelization intention: That parents may be the true evangelizers, passing on to the their children the precious gift of faith.
LET’S TALK LITURGYby Margaret O’Malley
I hope you all had a pleasant Thanksgiving Holiday. I spent time with my sister and her family. During the after dinner sitting around the table time the conversation somehow shifted to the Pope and Papal Infallibility and then to the Immaculate Conception! It wasn’t a long conversation but I thought I would share some thoughts.
Many people – including Catholics – think that the Immaculate Conception has to do with the conception of Jesus. You hear people say things today and use the term immaculate conception implying that a woman became pregnant without having relations with a man. That is not at all what the Immaculate Conception is about.
The feast refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary herself being without sin. Though Mary deserved original sin like all other humans she was preserved from it at the moment of her conception – she was pre-redeemed. This feast is also about Mary’s fullness of grace. Mary is the anticipated image of the Church without spot or wrinkle (Eph 5:27).
The feast was added to the Universal Church calendar in the 14th century and made a feast of obligation in 1708. In 1854 Pope Pius IX defined this as a dogma of faith – one of the few times a Pope has spoken infallibly. We will leave that for another time.
Mary is the patroness of the United States under the title of the Immaculate Conception. Because of that, December 8th is a Holy Day of Obligation no matter what day of the week it falls on – even when others are dispensed if they are on Saturday or Monday.
This Monday, December 8th is the Feast and a Holy Day of Obligation. Happy Feast Day!
GIVING TREE & GROCERY BAGS
Please remember to bring your wrapped gift with the tag from the Giving Tree attached to church or the parish office by Friday,
D e c e m b e r 1 2 a t 9:00am.
Grocery bags for the Christmas baskets are also needed by this time. The Knights of Columbus appreciate your kindness!
QUOTE FOR THE WEEK-
“There is no better way of growing toward perfection in the spiritual life than to be always starting over again and never thinking that we have done enough.”
-St. Francis De Sales
RitesReserved 2nd Annual
FAMILY CHRISTMAS CONCERT
This Sunday, December 7th at 7:00pm
In the church in Deerfield
Admission is free
ALL ARE WELCOME!!
Join Paul Purdue & Doreen Escott in welcoming the Advent season
as well as the release of their second Christmas album, Family Christmas II
VICARIATE ADVENT PENANCE SERVICES
Dec. 9 Sacred Heart/St. Mary on the Lake, @ St. Mary 6:30pm
Dec. 10 St. Anthony, Hillsdale 7:00pm
Dec. 14 Light of Christ, Deerfield 3:00pm
Dec. 14 St. Elizabeth/St. Dominic @ St. Elizabeth, Tecumseh 7:00pm
Dec. 15 St. Rita, Clarklake 7:00pm
Dec. 17 St. Joseph, Adrian 7:00pm
Dec. 18 St. Joseph Shrine, Brooklyn 7:00pmMINISTRY SCHEDULE
The ministry schedule for January, February and March will be done soon. Please submit any dates that you will NOT be available by Tuesday, December 16 by using the online program, emailing [email protected] or call Leanne at the office, 447-3500 ext. 13.
SCHEDULED MASSES WITH INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Monday, December 8 - Immaculate Conception
9:00 AM - St. PeterIn memory of Betty Ahleman
by Don Ahlemen
7:00 PM - St. AlphonsusIn memory of Alberta Payne
by Pat Powell
Tuesday, December 9 - 9:00 AM - St. PeterIn memory of Jose Chapa
32 years
Wednesday, Dec. 10 - 9:00 AM - St. AlphonsusIn memory of Mary Parros
46 years
Thursday, December 11 - 9:00 AM - St. PeterIn memory of Charles & Josephine Szymanowski
by the Estate of Elizabeth G. Rost
Saturday, December 13Vigil
4:00 PM - St. PeterIn memory of Aileen Galligan
by Warren & Ginny Payne
5:30 PM - St. AlphonsusIn Memory of Kimberley Svestkaby Ron & Sharon (Mom & Dad)
Sunday, December 14
8:00 AM - St. AlphonsusIn memory of Diane Rowe
by Pat & Renee Bracey
11:00 AM - St. PeterFor the People of the Parish
THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
Sunday, December 7Deerfield, 9:15-10:30 AMBlissfield, 9:30-10:45 AM
HS @ Blissfield, 6:00-8:00 PM
Monday, December 8!Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary!
Blissfield, 9:00 AM; Deerfield, 7:00 PM
Tuesday, December 9!Staff Meeting!
Deerfield, 10:00 AM
!Worship Commission Meeting!Blissfield, 6:30 PM
!Men’s Club Meeting!SALT Center, 7:00 PM
Wednesday, December 10!Altar Rosary Society Meeting!
SALT Center, 1:00 PM
!1st Reconciliation Session/Practice!St. Alphonsus, 6:30 PM
Friday, December 12!Children’s gifts & food donations due!
by 9:00 AM
Sunday, December 14!RCIA!
Deerfield, 9:00 AM
!Religious Education!Deerfield, 9:15-10:30 AMBlissfield, 9:30-10:45 AM
HS @ Deerfield, 6:00-8:00 PM
!Advent Penance Service!St. Alphonsus, 3:00 PM
~READINGS FOR THE WEEK~
Second Sunday of AdventDecember 7, 2014Isaiah 40: 1-5, 9-11
2 Peter 3:8-14Mark 1: 1-8
Third Sunday of AdventDecember 14, 2014
Isaiah 61: 1-2a, 10-111 Thessalonians 5: 16-24
John 1: 6-8, 19-28
LET US PRAY FOR OUR SICK AND SHUT-INS
Please call the parish office if you would like to receive the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, which can be done before/after mass, at your home or in the hospital. Also, if you or someone you know is on the above list and no longer needs to be, please contact the office.
Stewardship ReportNovember 29/30, 2014
Total Sunday: $3,482.00Total Loose: $274.00All Saints: $150.00Mercy Fund: $55.00
Total Envelopes: 156
Doyle BachmanBecky BranscumFinola CampbellIsabelle DeLaCruzAnn DeNudtWebb DrewJohn DrewiorKaty GoodmanMakenzie GreerJoan HamiltonCarrie HartleyJim HashmanKristie HorkeyEd JacobsonSusan JohnsonNorma KellyMarie KieplinskiBetty Knapp
Aubrie LidsterMary MartinezGerry McGaffiganRobert MillerShelly MolaroJoseph MuellerBev PiferPatty RankPat RileyDon RoweJim SheldonJim SieringJo SpiegelVivian TackCatherine WielfaertMark WillaertBob Zimmerman
WISHES FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS
While making out your holiday cards, please consider sending a card to the following address. The facility will make certain that your card is delivered to a soldier recovering from their injuries while serving our country: To A Recovering American Soldierc/o Walter Reed Army Medical center6900 Georgia AvenueNW Washington, DC 20307-5001
CHOIR REHEARSALS & PERFORMANCES
Thur., 12/11 cantors 6:30/choir 7:00 (for 12/13 @ 8:00)Tues., 12/16 cantors 6:30/choir 7:00 (for 12/20 @ 5:30)Tues., 12/23 cantors 6:30/choir 7 (for 12/24 @ 8:00 and 12/27 @ 5:30)
(All Rehearsals in Deerfield)
GIVE THANKS FOR RELIGIOUS
A parishioner writes, “We thank God today and every day for every religious sister who taught us in school, not only our ABCs, but also to love God.” Share your gratitude for the senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who made a positive difference in so many lives. Please give generously to next week’s collection for the Retirement Fund for the Religious.
SWEEPSTAKES NEWS
The winner of November’s Sweepstakes drawing was Logan K a s t e l , t i c k e t #14-2546. Vicki K a s t e l w a s t h e seller.
Please remember to sell your Sweepstakes Tickets or give them as gifts this holiday season! Good luck to all in December!
ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY MEETING
Please note that the ladies of the Altar Rosary Society will meet at their new time of 1:00 PM on Wednesday, December 10 in the SALT Center.
