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“InstituteoftheIncarnateWord”IVEPastor: Fr. Mariano Varela, IVE AssociatePastor: Fr. Richard Yevchak, IVE Fr. Andrew Whiting, IVE Administrator: Mark Frederick, ext 108 Secretary: Shirley Pestka, ext. 101 FaithFormation: Beth Shank, ext. 109 YouthMinistry: Beverly Miller ext. 110 Music&Liturgy:Lisa Knutson ext.102 ParishTrustee:Frank Cesario Daniel Scott PriestResidence: 512 E. Mulberry St. LoyolaCatholicSchool:388-2997 IVEHighSchoolSeminary: 387-2565
MassSchedule
Daily: 7:00 am Mondaythru Friday 8:00 am Saturday Saturday: 5:15 pm Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 am 1:00 pm (Espanol) HolyDay: See bulletin
SSPeter&PaulParishOf ice:105 North Fifth St., Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: 507-388-2995 Fax: 507-388-7661 E-mail: [email protected]
THIRDSUNDAYOFADVENT
DECEMBER13,2015
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 2
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4- 5ab, 6, 7bc-9; Mt 21:23-27 Tuesday: Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-3, 6- 7, 17-19, 23; Mt 21:28-32 Wednesday: Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25; Ps 85:9 -14; Lk 7:18b-23 Thursday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Friday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Saturday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19;Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45
SacramentofReconciliation
Saturday: 11 am-noon & 4-5 pm Daily: After the 7:00 am Mass Othertimesbyappointment.
SacramentofBaptism Contact the Parish Of ice at least one month in advance of the desired date. The usual time for Baptism is at 4:15 pm the last Saturday of the month.
SacramentofMatrimonyFor registered, participating members of the Parish, arrangements for preparation and the date are made by contacting one of the pastors, at least six months before the wedding. BulletinNoticesAll articles for the bulletin are due by 2 pm on Tuesday. Bulletin articles should always be turned in to the parish of ice with a contact person’s name and phone number.
NewMembersWelcomePlease register at the Parish Of ice.
Mass Intentions
Monday, December 14 7:00 am +Ed Daufenbach: Millie Daufenbach +Joannie Schaub: Millie Daufenbach +Deaf Allen: Millie Daufenbach
Tuesday, December 15 7:00 am +Lauretta Sporer: Family & Friends +Charles Kraus: Jerry & Phyllis Martinka +Joseph Ru Le: Hoang Family 3:30 pm Oaklawn Health Care: Souls In Purgatory: Mallory Hoffman
Wednesday, December 16 7:00 am +Charles Sadaka: John Janc +Donald Haley: Clete & Elaine Goettl +James Dittrich: Udean & Brenda Sargent
Thursday, December 17 7:00 am +Travis Freeberg: Jerry & Judy Freeberg +Anthony Hoang: Hoang Family +Betty Brown: Ron & Mary Jane Erlandson Friday, December 18 7:00 am +Lois Willaert: Mariette Burnard Intentions of Agnes Radzajewski: Burroughs Family Saturday, December 19 8:00 am +Bruce Scott: Dan & Kim Scott +Kenneth Gimmer, Sr: Kenneth Gimmer Jr. and Family
Weekly Schedule Sunday, December 13 K C French Toast Breakfast in Jesuit Hall 8:30 to 11:00 am Adult Catechism Class at 8:35 and 10:35 am in Room 302 Xavier Communal Reconciliation 6:00 pm
Monday, December 14 7:00 pm COF Meeting in DeSmet
7:30 am to 12 noon Adoration in Xavier Chapel 9:00 am Rosary for Vocations Xavier Chapel Wednesday, December 16 6:00 pm RCIA in Room 203 Xavier Hall 6:00 pm Adult Education in Room 302 Xavier Hall 6:30 pm St. Cecilia Choir rehearses in Xavier Hall Choir Room Thursday, December 17 7:00 pm Rosary for Priests in Xavier Hall Chapel Friday, December 18 7:30 am to 6:00 pm Adoration in Xavier Hall Chapel
Saturday, December 19 9:00 am Legion of Mary in Xavier Hall Room 203
Tuesday , December 15
PASTOR’S MESSAGE 3
Pope Francis dedicated last Wednesday General Audience, the first of the Holy Year, to explain why he convoked a Jubilee of Mercy. “The Church needs this extraordinary moment”, he ex-plained. “In our time of profound change, the Church is called upon to offer her special contribution, making visible the signs of God's presence and closeness. And the Jubilee is a propi-tious time for all, as contemplating Divine Mercy, that exceeds all human limits and shines onto the darkness of sin, we can be surer and more effective witnesses”. “Celebrating a Jubilee of Mercy means restoring the specifics of Christian faith to the center of our personal life and of our communities. … This Holy Year is offered to us so that we are
able to experience in our life the sweet and gentle touch of God's forgiveness, His presence next to us and His closeness, especially in our moments of greatest need. … This Jubilee is therefore a special moment for the Church to learn to choose solely 'what God likes the most'. … Forgiving His children, having mercy on them, so that they can in turn forgive their brethren, to shine like beacons of God's mercy in the world. … The Jubilee will be a propitious moment for the Church if we learn to choose what God likes the most, without giving in to the temptation to think that there is something else more important or that takes priority. Nothing is more important than choosing what God likes most, His mercy”. “The necessary work of renewing institutions and structures of the Church is also a way that can lead us to a more live-ly and life-giving experience of God's mercy that alone can ensure that the Church is that city on the mount that cannot remain hidden. If we should forget, even for just a moment, that mercy is what God likes the most, all our efforts would be in vain, as we would become slaves to our institutions and our structures, no matter how reformed they may be”. The Pope emphasized that the Church's aim during this Holy Year is to “strongly feel the joy of being found by Jesus, Who, like the Good Shepherd, has come in search of us as we were lost. … In this way we strengthen in ourselves our certainty that mercy can truly contribute to building a more human world. Especially in these times of ours, in which forgiveness is a rare guest in the circles of human life, the call for mercy becomes more urgent, and this is true in all places: in society, in institutions, at work and in the family”. Before concluding, he commented that while there appear to be many other needs more urgent than that of mercy, at the root of the negation of mercy there is always self-love, “which results in the pursuit of self-interest and the accumulation of honours, riches or worldliness. There are so many manifestations of self-love, “that make mercy foreign to the world” that often we are not even able to recognize them as limitations and sins. He concluded, “we must recognize that we are sinners, so as to strengthen our certainty of di-vine mercy”. Diocesan Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA): Thank you to all those who have participated in the CMA, but still we have a little bit to walk toward our goal. I humble ask those who did not participate yet in the CMA to do this with a cheerful spirit and generous heart. God bless you for all you do. Donation envelopes are at the entrances to the church. Only 18 days left to contribute ! Blessings. Fr. Mariano Varela, IVE
2015 Catholic Ministries Appeal. Your help is needed to make it possible for us to get closer to our goal of $45,620.00. Through your support, the Catholic Ministries Appeal funds diocesan-led ministries throughout the 20 Counties of Southern Minnesota. If you have not
already contributed, please return your CMA pledge card or give online at www.catholicfsmn.org/Appeal. Extra envelopes are at the church entrances. Thank you for providing opportunities to thousands of people to draw Closer to Christ because of your generosity.. Our Parish Goal is $45,620.00 We have received $29,334.00 from 115 parishioners
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PHÚC ÂM: Lc 3, 10-18 "Còn chúng tôi, chúng tôi phải làm gì?" Tin Mừng Chúa Giêsu Kitô theo Thánh Luca. Khi ấy, dân chúng hỏi Gioan rằng: "Vậy chúng tôi phải làm gì?" Ông trả lời: "Ai có hai áo, hãy cho người không có; ai có của ăn, cũng hãy làm như vậy". Cả những người thu thuế cũng đến xin chịu phép rửa và thưa rằng: "Thưa Thầy, chúng tôi phải làm gì?" Gioan đáp: "Các ngươi đừng đòi gì quá mức đã ấn định cho các ngươi". Các quân nhân cũng hỏi: "Còn chúng tôi, chúng tôi phải làm gì?" Ông đáp: "Đừng ức hiếp ai, đừng cáo gian ai; các ngươi hãy bằng lòng với số lương của mình". Vì dân chúng đang mong đợi và mọi người tự hỏi trong lòng về Gioan rằng: "Có phải chính ông là Đức Kitô chăng?" Gioan trả lời cho mọi người rằng: "Tôi lấy nước mà rửa các ngươi, nhưng Đấng quyền năng hơn tôi sẽ đến, - tôi không xứng đáng cởi dây giày cho Người, - chính Người sẽ rửa các ngươi trong Chúa Thánh Thần và lửa. Người cầm nia trong tay mà sảy sân lúa của Người, rồi thu lúa vào kho, còn rơm thì đốt đi trong lửa không hề tắt!" Ông còn khuyên họ nhiều điều nữa khi rao giảng tin mừng cho dân chúng. Đó là lời Chúa.
Minister Schedule for December 19-20, 2015
Saturday 5:15 pm Sunday 7:30 am Sunday 9:30 am Sunday 11:30 am
Extra-Ordinary Minister of Holy Communion
Mark/Mary Frederick Jim/Lorraine Schweiss Mike/Ruth Woitas Shirley Pestka
Karen/Dennis Gruis, Jim Anton, Doreen Slater, C. Wersal, G. Scheurer Mary Ann Pongratz
Dan Silver, Joe Mocol Leo Roth, Cate Johnson Rich Schneller, Joanne Lamm, Paul Willaert
Glenn Barnette Marlene Houg Lorraine Carpenter
Altar Servers Natalie Benton Jerry Tran
Brianna Johnston John Torgerson
Hannah Shank, Cassidy & Matthew Krueger
Sebastian & Dominic Winstead
Lector Barb Johnson Karen Gruis Bill Dickmeyer Brian Zins
Greeters Joan Wilmes Jackie Anderson Millie Daufenbach Jeanette Marka
Barbara Swanson Tom & Cheri Miller Bruce Tweto
Don/Joanne Kvasnicka Carol McCoy Paul & Ger Kragh
Tim/Shelly Altenhofen Marlene Houg Magdalen Spriggs
Ushers Jim Schweiss, Les Bruns, Richard Keltgen Les Schneider
Philip Chester, Duane Mettler, Earle Peters Dave Schwamberger
Ervin Stueber Stan Huettl, Dave Mrotz, Bob Kreuzer
Mark Brosnan, Tom Ngo Tom Mocol
Reconciliation Times Ss Peter & Paul Catholic Church
Communal Reconciliation Sunday, December 13-6:00 pm
Individual Confessions Tuesday, December 22 - 11:00 to 12 noon
Wednesday, December 23—11:00 to 12 noon
Coffee with the “Padres”: for those who have forgotten their Spanish “padres” means “fathers”. So you are all invited to share a time of fellow-ship with your pastor and his associ-
ates on Saturday, December 19th after the 8:00 am Mass in DeSmet Hall. Those who don’t drink coffee, the pastor will offer “Mate” Argentina Tea! Try It. You
Decorating Church for Christmas
If you did not get a phone call and would like to help decorate the Church and set up the Crib for Christmas, please come to the Church
on Monday, December 21, at 8:30 am.
Youth Ministry Beverly Miller
Ring Bells & Sing Christmas Carols w/SSPP Youth Group 6-8 pm at Riverfront Hy-Vee
Looking for the best gift to give your friends and loved ones this Christmas? Sign up for the “Pray it For-ward” team at SSPP! Let’s
team together this year to put the Christ back into Christmas through the power of our prayers for one another! Send us your prayer requests to [email protected] or just drop them anonymously under the Youth Ministry office door.
PATHWAYS TEC FEBRUARY 13-15TH IN ST. JAMES!
God cannot be outdone in generosity! Give Him a weekend and He will show you more than you could ever imagine! TEC is for youth AND adults age 16 and over. Visit www.dow.org/TEC or check out one of our bulletin boards for more information
SSPP Youth Group Meets 7:30-9:00 pm in Fitz Wednesday December 16th! Join us and make some Good friends along ‘The Way’!
Join the Youth of the Parish Christmas Caroling At Pathstone: Sunday December 20th, 5:00 pm
718 Mound Avenue, Mankato (meet in Lobby area) 6 pm Walk through Kiwanas Lights at Sibley Park
Faith Formation Beth Shank
Faith Formation Session Wednesday, December 16th
♦ 5:15pm - Baked Potato Meal in Jesuit Hall ♦ 6:00pm - 6:00pm - Report to regular classrooms Grades Pre-K - 8 - Fitz Building Confirmation - Upper Room Adults - Xavier Hall Room #302 ♦ 7:15pm - Closing Prayer in Church
Join us! It won’t be the same without YOU!!!
December
Sacrament of First Reconciliation
Please join us in prayer for those receiving the Sacrament of First Reconciliation this Wednesday, December 16th at 6:00pm.
Lord, hear the prayers of those who call on you,
forgive the sins of those who confess to you,
and in your merciful love give us your pardon and your peace.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 5
Rosary Society
Rosaries prayed for the weekend of December 12-13, for all grandparents, may they be protected, respected and cherished, Sundays: 7:05 & 9:05 in the
main Church & Wednesdays, 3:30 pm in Xavier Hall Chapel.
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Marriage Celebrations for December
The parishioners of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church joyfully acknowledge
the following wedding anniversaries: Vincent & Theresa Winstead, Dec. 16, 2000-15 years
Mark & Mary Frederick, December 17, 1977-38 years Jerry & Mary Huettl, December 26, 1964-51years
Lavern and Joan Goettl, December 28, 1957-58 years
If you would like to join the Marriage Celebration Pro-gram List, please contact the parish office at 388-2995.
Christmas Flowers If you would like to help defray the cost of the Christmas Flowers on the altar, please put your donation in a plain envelope and clearly mark it Christmas Flowers and drop it in the collection basket or drop it off at the parish office. Thank you! Your generosity is warmly appreciated.
Today, Sunday, December 13, Please join the Knights of Co-lumbus Council #901 for a French Toast Breakfast, from 8:30 to 11:00 am in Jesuit Hall. They will also serve eggs, sau-
sage, coffee, milk and juice. Proceeds will be for the Buela Youth Orchestra. Free will offering.
Church Calendars
The 2016 Church Calendars are here. One per family, please. Thank You to Edenvale Nursery, Mankato Mortuary and Monuments by Tom Miller for sponsor-ing the calendars this year.
Loyola Christmas Concerts & Programs still to come
December 17 at 7 pm, grades 5-8 choir, Lower Campus Theater. December 18 at 9:00 am and 1:30 pm, grades K-4, Upper Campus Gym. December 18 at 10:30 am, Preschool, Upper Campus Gym.
Help support the youth of our parish attending Youth Camps and Conferences this com-ing year such as Steubenville North, NCYC, Camp Summit
and more. They are truly Encountering Jesus in real ways thanks to your support! With the busyness of the Christmas Season, let us bake for you! Bake Sale held in the Narthex of Church after all Masses this weekend December 12th/13th Sale includes everything from platters & gift boxes to individual treats!
SSPP Giving Tree Thank you to those of you who have helped to complete this project! If you have a gift at home or a card, please make sure to bring the gift into the parish office by Wednesday of this week as families will be picking up their gifts soon. 1. Wrap the gift (including attaching the information
card to the back of the gift) 2. Bring it back to Church by Wednesday, Dec 16th!
We wish to welcome into the Family of God:
Isabella Oralia Lopez and David Anthony Lopez
who were recently Baptized
Year End Reminder Regarding Charitable Donations
Charitable contributions must be applied to the year in which they are received. If a donor wishes to claim a contribution as a charitable deduction for income tax purposes, the donor must relinquish control of the funds before the IRS considers it a charitable donation. The IRS states that a mailed contribution must have been postmarked on or before December 31, 2015 to establish control was released by the end of the year. Thank you for your generosity.
TERCER DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO 13 DE DICIEMBRE 2015
El Testimonio de Nuestra Señora El testimonio, que María, la Madre del Señor, vive, sirviendo y ayudando al prójimo. Coincide este domingo con la celebración de la Virgen de Guadalupe, y precis-amente la liturgia de Adviento nos invita a recordar la figura de María, que se prepara para ser la Madre de Jesús y que además está dispuesta a ayudar y servir a quien la necesita. El evangelio nos relata la visita de la Virgen a su prima Isabel y nos invita a repetir como el-la: "Quién soy yo para que la madre de mi Señor venga a verme?. Sabemos que María está siempre acompañando a sus hijos en la Iglesia, por lo que nos disponemos a vivir esta tercer semana de Adviento, meditando acerca del papel que la Virgen María desempeñó. Te proponemos que fomentes la devoción a María, rezando el Rosario en familia, uno de los elementos de las tradicion-ales posadas. Encendemos como signo de espera gozosa, la tercer vela, color rosa, de la Corona de Adviento.
(Aciprensa).
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Sal 25 (24):4-5ab, 6, 7bc-9; Mt 21:23-27 Martes: Sof 3:1-2, 9-13; Sal 34 (33):2-3, 6-7, 17-19, 23; Mt 21:28-32 Miércoles: Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25; Sal 85 (84):9-14; Lc 7:18b-23 Jueves: Gén 49:2, 8-10; Sal 72 (71):1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Viernes: Jer 23:5-8; Sal 72 (71):1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Sábado: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71 (70):3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lc 1:5-25 Domingo: Mi 5:1-4a; Sal 80 (79):2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Heb 10:5-10; Lc 1:39-45
2016 Año Santo De La Misericordia Durante la celebración penitencial en la Basílica de San Pedro, el Pa-pa Francisco, se refirió a la Iglesia como la casa que recibe a todos y a ninguno rechaza. Este viernes por la tarde, rodeado de cientos de fieles que lo acompañaron también durante el segundo aniversario de su Pontificado, el Obispo de Roma recordó que las puer-tas de la Iglesia “permanecen abiertas, para que quienes son tocados por la gracia, puedan encontrar la certeza de su perdón”. El Papa Francisco contó que piensa frecuentemente en cómo la Iglesia puede hacer más evidente “su misión de ser testigo de su misericordia”, un camino -aseguró- que comienza con una conversión espiritual, y en este senti-do anunció un Jubileo extraordinario que tenga en el centro la misericordia de Dios. “Será un Año Santo de la Misericordia”, puntualizó. Así este Año Santo, orga-nizado por el Consejo Pontificio para la Promoción de la Nueva Evangelización, comenzará la próxima solem-nidad de la Inmaculada Concepción y finalizará el 20 de noviembre de 2016. El Santo Padre se mostró además convencido de que “toda la Iglesia podrá encontrar en este Jubileo la ale-gría para redescubrir y hacer más fecunda la misericor-dia de Dios, con la cual todos estamos llamados a dar consolación a cada hombre y cada mujer de nuestro tiempo”.
Posadas de Navidad Desde el Miércoles 16 hasta el Jueves 24 de Diciembre a las 5:30 pm. Nos juntaremos en la oficina de la parroquia para ter-minar con el Rosario en la Igle-sia. Los esperamos!
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