(e-mail: holyfamilywilliston@gmail.com)

WEBSITE : www.holy-family-church.org

M C S . A A 6090 SE 193rd Pl, Inglis, FL 34449

HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH

17353 NE Hwy 27 Alt, Williston, FL 32696

Phone: 352-528-2893 / Fax: 352-528-6002 Pastor: Rev. Fr. Manny Lopez

Office: Heather Barley

Shut-ins: Please keep us informed of any parishioner who can not join us for the weekend Eucharistic celebration. We will gladly bring Communion and provide Anointing of the Sick. Hospital Calls: Please call and advise us of the patient’s name, room number & hospital. Also, let us know of anticipated surgeries or hospitalizations Last Rites: Call the office or emergency number Baptism, 1st Holy Communion & Confirmation: These sacraments of initiation involve special preparation. Call the office for an appointment. Marriages: Sacramental marriage involves sufficient advance preparation for the couple getting married. Contact the pastor. Prayer List: Notify the office for prayer request. Parish Membership:

Please help us keep in touch with you and keep our records current.

○ New Parishioner ○ Change of Address or Phone Number ○ Email○ Would like Offering Envelopes

For your convenience, you may place this in the collection basket. Thank you and God Bless.

Name : ___________________________________________________ Address : ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Phone Number : ___________________________________________________ Email:

Altar Servers-Jerry Lowery: 529-0600 Altar Flowers– Cathy Robinson: 528-3909 Angel House-Lois Staton: 528-0360 Baptism - Suzanne Dees: 528-5717 Spanish Baptism—Nellie Collis -352-214-2226 Bereavement-Gisele Filipek: 486-6043 Cenacle-Sylvia Penney: 528-3749 Choir (8:30 AM)-Leanne Swarts: 495-2890 Choir (11:00 AM)-Justin & Pat Carroll:339-2718 Choir (1:30 PM)- Olga Hiraldo: 591-0279 Custodian & Groundskeeper– Rey Piniero Eucharistic Adoration-Sylvia Penney: 528-3749 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion- Suzanne Dees: 528-5717 Finance Committee-Dolores Clayton: 486-2231 Fish Fry– Mary Anne Ostroman: 486-4315 Funeral -Dot Barley: 528-5498 Hall Rental-Samantha Reid: 486-4303 Hispanic Ministry-Awilda Perez: 528-2517 Victor Colon: 281-0725,Nellie Collis: 486-6233 Information Technology-Jerry Lowery: 529-0600 Ladies Guild– Karen Cardella: 352-528-0056 Library– Linda and Dennis Ruppert: 486-4083 Lite Lunch-James and Karen Cardella: 528-0056 Maintenance-Carlos Tamayo: 229-4067 Office/Bulletin/Website-Heather Barley: 812-1804 Parish Council-Jerry Lowery: 529-0600 Proclaimers-Wayne Hardy: 528-3570 RCIA: Suzanne Dees: 528-5717 Religious Articles Shop-Samantha Reid: 486-4303 Religious Ed. Director– Fr. Manny Lopez Respect Life– Jackie Hernandez Rosary Prayer Group-Sylvia Penney: 528-3749 Sisters of St. Joseph Associates- Pat Parmerlee:528-3351 Ushers/Hospitality-Velma Jarvis: 222-5758 Yard Sale - Mario & Porfiria Rivera: 486-2852 Youth Group– Heather Barley: 812-1804 Williston Nursing Home-/ Homebound- Gail Osteen:226-2265 Votive Candles - Fabiola Pelaez 234-0048

Mass Schedule: Sunday: 8:30am & 11:00am 1:30pm (Spanish) Wednesday: 7:00pm Thursday: 9:00am Friday: 9:00am

Confession Schedule: Reconcilia on Times 8:00am, & 10:30am

1:00pm (Spanish) Or by appointment

Rosary Schedule: Thursday: 8:30am Friday: 8:15am Sunday: 7:50am Held in the Chapel

1st Friday Adora on: Begins at 9:30 am and ends with Benedic on

at 4:30 pm

Mass for our Sick 5:00pm on 1st Friday

Holy Day Mass: TBA or call

Holy Family Helpful Information

Religious Articles Gift Shop CHRISTMAS SALE

Rite of Chris an Ini a on of Adults

" COME JOIN US for all you ever wanted to know about God's gift to you, Catholicism.

Subjects range from "The Kingdom of God" to "Perseverance in Prayer". Everyone/

anyone is invited. Bring friends. We meet Thursdays at 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm in the

library off Mary's Garden courtyard. Hopefully we will have to move to our hall for space. See RCIA Class Schedule on the bulletin board near front door of church for topics and dates. Pick your topics and join us as we shine

God's Light!"

Second Sunday of Advent : December 10, 2017 Prepare the way of the Lord,

make straight his paths. — Mark 1:3

FOR OUR SICK: Barbara Chadwick, Jackie Hernandez, Elizabeth Capili, Lena and Howard Brown, Warren Cox, Lois Norden, Frances Quesada, Pat Thompson, Gloria Martin Haughton “Newton” Barrett, Patricia Ferraral, James Hodges, Lynne Bouten, Bertha Lindell, Jerry Sullivan, Raymond Fisher, Mary Tulle, Justin Darling, Earl McAllister, Ryan Mullins, Robert McMullen, Robert Finley, Lin Hess, Tom and Ronnie Jordan, Arthur Dallaire Jr., Bobby Groenenboom, Edith Budzitowski, Helga Franklin, Frank Mooney, Gloria Tumminia, Florence Agin, Bill Backlinie, Valerie Cox, Robert “Bobby” Chadwick, June Burns, Rowina Gann, Judy Kidney, Leppert, Mary Babione, Debbie Maley, Matt Maley, James Maley, Richard Aslanian, Frank Semetkoskey, Norman Reid, Buddy Spry, Jean & John Bastanzi , Grace Hashim, Frank Mooney, Ruby Scott, Isabella Runore, Robert O’Connor Pray for the Deceased: Elizabeth “Betty” Banner, Marguerite Collins, Wanda Neal , Joe Moos, Sandra Handlin, Peter Scarso, Aiko Forestall, Leo Gossen, Jack Kearney, Frank Varone, Daniel Krauss, Hilda Trageser, Bob Meliti, Mary Vorisek, Laura Drysdale, Hack Franklin, Artie Quesada, Evelyn Scarola, Richard Halliburton, Louis Bouten, Ory Halliburton, Richard Inzerillo, Richard Kluser, Pray for our Country and Military:

Sunday, December 10 8:30am In memory of Deacon Albert Ward by the Family

In memory of Donald Chadwick by the Family

11:00am available Mass intention

1:30pm For Holy Family Parishioners

Wednesday, December 13 7:00pm available Mass intention

Thursday, December 14 9:00am available Mass intention

Friday, December 15 9:00am available Mass intention

Sunday, December 17 8:30am In memory of Fortin & Filipek Family by the Gisele Filipek

11:00am available Mass intention

1:30pm For Holy Family Parishioners

Offertory 3,470.36

Loan $1,080.66 Angel House $484.00

Flowers $261.00

Religious Education $100.00

Hispanic Ministry $10.00

December 3

BIBLE STUDY December 15

At 2pm With Fr. Manny 2nd Collection Monthly Schedule

1st Sunday of the Month—Building Loan 2nd Sunday—Basilica Cathedral

ONLINE OFFERTORY

Click on the ONLINE GIVING www.holy-family-church.org

Help us grow into Stewardship!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

CLASSES FOR CHILDREN

AND YOUTH Classes are SUNDAY

12:00pm-1:15pm

Rosary Every Friday

at 8:30am

On Thursday at 5:30pm at Holy Family Catholic Church.

Contact Lisa Reed at 352-441-0116 for more information .

Lite Lunch Dec. 20 At Noon

Free Fellowship

Support of Retired Religious Collection Sunday, December 10

Want to become a Knight or get involved CONTACT JERRY LOWERY

at 614-371-6924 or jlowery5230@gmail.com

Holy Family Feast Day Sunday,

December 31 At Noon

Bring a covered Dish to Share!

Raffle for “Generations”

Sculpture $1.00 a Ticket

Please see Cathy Robionson for a

chance to win this beautiful sculpture.

CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE Christmas Eve Mass

Posada at 6:00pm with Carols to follow

Mass at 7:00pm Christmas Day Mass

At 9am at Holy Family

All Religious Education Children are invited to go see the

Live Nativity Performance on Wednesday, Dec. 20th.

We will met at Holy Family parking lot at 5:30pm.

Please call the office or speak to Heather to let us know if you and

your child will be attending.

We will be launching the My Parrish App.

So what is My Parish App. Not all parishioners have or

frequently use email, however many have smart phones and use them daily to keep up with what is

new in their world through Texting, news and weather Apps.

This App will keep you in communications with our parish and your ministry groups. It is

easy to down load. Bring up your Texting App and send a text to phone number 88202 type the word App in the message field and send the message. You will

receive a message in return giving you a link to click on that will allow you to down load this

application. This app will provide you with instant access to our parish bulleting, the parish

calendar, daily readings, Prayers, messages from our parish as from

parish ministry groups.

My Parish

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39- 47, or any readings from the Common of The Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10; Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-19; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Sunday : Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lk 1:46-50, 53-54; 1 Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday of Advent; International Human Rights Day Monday: St. Damasus I Tuesday: Our Lady of Guadalupe; Hanukkah begins at sunset Wednesday: St. Lucy Thursday: St. John of the Cross Saturday: Las Posadas begins

Reminders Remember that to offer the Holy Eucharist for your inten ons, for the dead, or for our sick brothers & sisters, is always a source of blessing for you and them. Altar Flowers can be donated in memory of a loved one, celebra on of birthday, anniversary, or in thanksgiving. Standard Dona on is $ 35.00

Angel Tree Please get an

Angel off the tree to help a local child

for Christmas.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Many people think that Saint Francis originated the Christmas crèche, but its origins go far back. The Basil-ica of St. Mary Major in Rome has housed what is said to be relics of the cradle of Jesus since the seventh cen-tury. In time, every year during the Christmas season the reliquary (container for relics) was surrounded by an increasingly grand three-dimensional scene of the place of Jesus’ birth. Rocks and trees, houses, streams, figu-rines of villagers going about their daily tasks were all included. It was a very dramatic presentation. If you’ve ever seen an elaborate model train installation, you get the idea. The proper term for this depiction is presepio, from the Latin word for “surround” or “hedge.” Over the centuries, the custom spread first to churches, and then to aristocratic homes. In Italy, whole chapels are often set aside for the presepio, and it is not unusual to have hundreds of figures. It can sometimes be a challenge to locate the Holy Family amid the crowd, almost like a Where’s Waldo? children’s book. The oldest surviving presepio is in St. Mary Major and dates from the thirteenth century, although many pieces have been broken or lost. Saint Francis of Assisi took a decidedly creative step in 1233 in the village of Grec-cio, when he directed his followers to fill a manger with hay and tether an ox and ass nearby. He then invited the villagers to attend Mass outdoors near the crib, the wor-shipers themselves becoming a living presepio. By the seventeenth century, the tradition was well-established, particularly in Naples, and had a firm hold in Portugal, Spain, and in the Provence region of France. Today, it is not unusual to find presepios with five hundred fig-ures, a vivid reminder of Emmanuel, God-with-us!

December 2017 December 12- Williston Rehab Mass at 9am December 16- Hall Rental December 17- Children’s Mass at 11:00am December 20- Lite Lunch at noon December 24- Christmas Eve:Posada &Carols 6pm –Mass 7pm December 25- Christmas day Mass Nativity of the Lord December 31-Holy Family Feast Day – noon Covered Dish January 1- Nativity & Solemnity of Mary The Holy Mother of God 9am January 8 – Baptism of the Lord Mass at 9am

NEWS OF COMFORT In a time of preparation, much of it having to do with material things, it is good to hear the words of Isaiah, “Comfort, give comfort to my people, / says your God” (Isaiah 40:1). In a time of such stress and rush, when our usual burdens are augmented by piles of Christmas preparations, we can choose to slow down, take some time to heal, and appreciate the enormous gift we are about to receive. Christ, the Son of God, has become one of us, and knows our human limitations. Yet God, even now, is freeing us from the burdens that our inattentiveness to our God and to our deepest inner longings have heaped upon us. The Lord comes, not as a king with mighty armies, but as a shepherd leading the flocks with care and tenderness. Isaiah prophesies good news: our oppression is over, our sins forgiven. The savior we have awaited is coming, not the first time, but in the end times, as our salvation.

Saturday: 4:30pm Reconcilia on

Saturday: 4:00-4:20pm (or by appointment)

If you or a loved one is homebound or in the hospital and unable to attend Mass you may receive

Holy Communion at home or in the hospital. Call Linda Varone at 352-601-1674 and she will

make arrangements for an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion to see you.

Church Office : 352-528-2893

Linda Varone: 352-601-1674

Cathy Proveaux: 352-795-0179 Offertory Main Account $974.00

Building Fund Account $158.00 Flowers $48.00

December 2, 2017

St. Anthony the Abbot Mission

ADORATION 3rd Saturday of the Month

At 3pm

St. Anthony will be having a Wednesday Mass at 1:30pm.

December 9 Zachary Cummins

By Suzanne Cummins December 16

Lauren Cummins by Suzanne Cummins

December 23 In memory of Bobby Keller

by Mary Keller

At 4:30pm

At 11:00am

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