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Pastoral Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Omar Guanchez Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320-357-0815 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Deacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Schulzetenberg Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320-987-3200 Email . . . . . . . [email protected] Trustees . . . . . . . Bob Clasemann, Tom Sellnow Finance Council Chair . . . . . . . . .Bob Clasemann Parish Council Chair . . . . . . . . . . .Doug Schmidt Parish Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .320.357.0815
Secretary/Bookkeeper . . . . . . . Beverly Geraets Email . . . . . . . . [email protected] Bilingual Receptionist . . . . . . . Maria A. Chavez Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Custodian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee Bruder Sacramental Coordinator. . . . . . . . .Jenna Miller Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218.296.3989 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Faith Formation Coordinator. . Amanda Hinson Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218.251.2155 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
St. Mary’s Catholic School . . . . . . .320.357.0813 Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Dinkel Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Prayer Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Kay Eifert Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320.732.3341 ACC Reps . . . . . . . Doug Schmidt & Deacon Jim
Sacrament Prepara!on Bap!sm: Parents are required to complete pre-bap!smal class and must pre-register by contact the parish office. The class is held every second Sunday of the month a#er the 10:00 a.m. Mass. Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least nine months prior to date of marriage. Call the parish office for further informa!on.
SAINT MARY of MOUNT CARMEL CATHOLIC CHURCH 409 Central Avenue • Long Prairie, MN 56347
h$ps://stmarymtcarmellongprairie.weconnect.com The Mission of Saint Mary of Mount Carmel Parish is to call our diverse family members to growth in holiness through life-long Catholic faith formation, guided by the word of God and expressed through worship and service.
December 15, 2019 Third Sunday of Advent
From the desk of Father Omar . . . For centuries the Church has called the Third Sun-day of Advent “Gaudete” Sunday. Gau-dete means Rejoice! The tradi!ons surrounding this Sunday go back as far as the fourth or fi#h cen-tury, as does the season of Advent itself. Advent,
our prepara!on for Christmas, was originally a forty-day peniten!al season like Lent. On Gaudete Sunday, the season of Advent shi#s its focus. For the first two weeks of Advent, the focus can be summed up in the phrase, “The Lord is coming.” But beginning with Gaudete Sunday, the summary might be, “The Lord is near.” That is why –the Liturgy of the Mass- is filled with a sense of joyous an!cipa!on. On this day, we light the third candle of the Advent wreath, which is rose (or pink, if you so prefer). Those of us who have been faithful to The Lord must “Rejoice” For the God who loves us is s!ll in charge and that we await his coming not with fear, but with tremendous joy. Blessing, Father Omar
Thank you for your end of the year commitment pledge payments to the Capital Campaign. It is greatly appreciated as we begin our Focus on Facili!es Project! The Capital Campaign Commi$ee
December 24th at 5:00 p.m. En espanol December 24th at 8:00 p.m. December 25th at 10:00 a.m.
In the Parish . . . Thank you for last year’s generosity in sharing your cookies and candy for our Christmas Outreach. Christmas goody trays are delivered to homebound, elderly without family or those who have lost a family member. We can continue only with your help of making and sharing two or more dozen cookies, candies or small breads. Please be generous and bring them to the Parish Hall designated table “OUTREACH” on Tuesday, December 17th for delivery on December 18th. If you have questions, please call Kathy at 732-2438, Donna at 732-2570 or Nancy at 320-493-1768. Thank you for your assistance in this special seasonal event. Penance Service: The Penance Service is this Tuesday, De-cember 17th after the 7:30 p.m. Mass. KC Meeting: KC’s meeting this Tuesday, December 17th at 7:30 p.m. Christmas Decora!ng: Christmas decora!ng is scheduled for Sunday, December 22nd at 1:00 p.m. in the church. Please consider helping – many hands make light work! Thank you.
Faith Forma!on News . . . Steubenville Registra!on: Please turn in your registra-!on forms and $100 non-refundable deposit to Aman-da Hinson or to the church office by December 31 to be included in the trip to Steubenville, Ohio! Open to current 8th-12th graders. Fundraising events will be available to help pay the balance of the trip. Secret Santa for Seniors: Please turn in any gi#s/treats/cards/notes for your senior by morning of De-cember 25th and place them at the bin at the East-facing entrance. Students will be able to pick up their gi# at Mass on the 25th thru January 5. 9th grade Girls' Christmas party is on Wednesday, De-cember 18th at 7pm, held at the Family Center. Take a moment to look at the website this week for Advent medita!ons on Hope. Go to h$ps://stmarymtcarmellongprairie.weconnect.com/ and click on the bu$on on the top red stripe, marked "Advent medita!ons." First Communion parents: please mark your calendars for the First Reconcilia!on retreat on Saturday, Janu-ary 4, 1:30-4 p.m. in the parish hall. At least one par-ent or guardian should accompany the child to the re-treat. Bring your purple First Reconcilia!on home book that day so that we can check them for comple-!on. At that !me, you also will receive your home book for First Communion prepara!on. First Communion parents: You will need to sign up your child for a First Reconcilia!on !me. The date is Saturday, January 11, 2020, and you can choose a con-fession group !me of either 8:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Contact Jenna Miller at [email protected] or 218-296-3989 to sign up! The religious ed department is s!ll in need of scrap-booking materials for a teen prayer journaling pro-gram during Christmas break. We could use your ex-tra pre$y paper, adhesive tape/dots/etc., ribbon, s!ckers (especially alphabet), and other embellish-ments. Bring your dona!ons to the parish office dur-ing open hours or the Family Center on Weds. a#er-noons or evenings. Girls in grades 6-12, sign up for an a#ernoon of cra#y, faith-filled fun during Christmas break! We will meet in the parish hall on Friday, Dec 27th, 1-4 p.m. to design our own prayer journals. Hot chocolate and snacks included! Cost: $3/person, but no one will be turned away if they can’t pay. Sign up during religious ed on Wednesdays in December or by contac!ng Jen-na Miller at [email protected] or 218.296.3989.
St. Mary’s School News . . . Come, Light of the World is the theme for this year's St Mary's School Christmas Program. Performances of this original Na!vity play and musical program will be on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 1:30 and 6:30 in the church. Please join us if you can! School Spirit Wear will be available for pick up on the 19th from 12:00 to 5:30 and the 20th from 8:00 to 2:00. If you need to make arrangements for picking up your order at a different !me or day, please call the school. Scrip Orders for Christmas: The school will be placing one last order on Monday, Dec. 16th for pick up on the 19th. You can browse online by searching: Shop-withscrip Retailers. Scroll down to view all the differ-ent categories or view all 743 retailers. Place your or-der at the school. Cookie Packaging Crews Needed: If you can help package or assemble cookie orders on Monday or Tuesday this week, please let the school know! Tuesday, Dec. 17: Cookie orders may be picked up be-tween 2:00 and 6:00 pm in the church basement.
Rest in God’s Peace Eternal rest grant to Erwood Johnson whose funeral Mass was celebrated December 6th. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light
shine upon him.
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M02+&%, D")"34"5 168* Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17a / Ma$hew 21:23-27 No Mass Tuesday, December 17th Genesis 49:2, 8-10 / Ma$hew 1:1-17 Reconcilia!on before Mass 7:00 p.m. † Don Zastrow Wednesday, December 18th Jeremiah 23:5-8 / Ma$hew 1:18-25 8:30 a.m. † Gertrude Koll Thursday, December 19th Judges 13:2-7, 24-25a Luke 1:5-25 Reconcilia!on before & a#er Mass 8:15 a.m. † Veronica & Romaine Dinkel Friday, December 20th Isaiah 7:10-14 / Luke 1:26-38 8:15 a.m. † Wally Brever 9:45 a.m. At Nursing Home † Joseph & Gennie Krauel Saturday, December 21st Zephaniah 3:14-18a / Luke 39-45 Reconcilia!on before Mass 5:00 p.m. † Parish Sunday, December 22nd Isaiah 7:10-14 / Ma$hew 1:18-24 8:00 a.m. † Willie & BeIy Boekermann 10:00 a.m. † Ed & Stacia Larson Family 11:45 a.m. En espanol † Familia Aguilar Cervantes
LITURGICAL MINISTERS Saturday, December 21st at 5:00 p.m. Music: Faith Alive Sacristan: Susan Shu$er EM’s: Mary Jo Klick, Jim Mitzel, Jane Mitzel Servers: Brennan Murtha, Jada Stocco Lector: Robin DeLage Sr. East Door Greeters: Ha=e Toenyan West Door Greeters: Kevin & Jennifer Houdek & Family Ushers: Dennis Pachan, Jennifer Pachan, Bob Classmann, Rich Welters Sunday, December 22nd at 8:00 a.m. Music: Joy Sacristan: Mary Zastrow EM’s: Lisa Chapin, Mariann Host, Mary Zastrow Servers: John Paul Buntjer, Katrina Buntjer Lector: Mark Buntjer East Door Greeters: Dennis & Doris Biermaier West Door Greeters: Need Volunteer Ushers: Bill Pesta, John Pesta, Doug Pesta, Sharon Pesta Sunday, December 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Music: Ave Maria Sacristan: Felicia Middendorf EM’s: Daniel Bebault, Danny Peyton, Gerard Spieker Servers: Luis Garcia, Rhiannon Nelson Lector: Maria Cervantes
Ushers: Curt Rosenow, Ashton Rosenow, Daniel Middendorf, Ma$ Middendorf Care of Alb’s December: Linda Kielty Vacuum Nave December: Carol Suek, John Suek Sanctuary Cleaner December 20th: Pa= Weibye
STEWARDSHIP December 8, 2019 Adult $7,459.01 EFT $333.00 Youth $65.23 Vo!ve Candles $75.75 Parish Improvements $50.00 Immaculate Concep!on $458.00 Christmas $135.00 Thanksgiving $80.00 Religious Re!rement $100.00 Sponsor a Child $100.00 TOTAL $8,855.99
Bishop’s Annual Appeal: Thank you to everyone who has donated to the Appeal. As of December 2, the dio-cese raised $1,271,681 in gi#s and pledges. That is 97.82% of the Diocese’s goal of $1,300,000. This is made possible through the dona!ons of 7,528 people throughout the 16 coun!es of our diocese. Every dol-lar raised goes directly to ministries that support our Catholic faith and is not used for any other purpose. Join others around the diocese in making a gi# at www.stcdio.org/annualappeal or mail it to: Bishop’s Annual Appeal, P.O. Box 1538, St. Cloud, MN 56302.
A#er careful comparison, we have chosen a new offering envelope program with Our Sun-day Visitor. This program offers our office a be$er means of address correc!on and new parishioner start-up envelopes. You will no!ce that envelopes are bi-lingual, and envelopes will be mailed every other month. You will be receiving envelopes for January and February within the next two weeks. Your parishioner envelope number will remain the same. Please contact the office if you have not re-ceived envelopes by December 27th. If you have children in grades 1 through 12 and wish for them to have envelopes, please con-tact the parish office. These envelopes can be used at the Wednesday children’s Mass or Sunday. Thank you for your con!nued support of St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church.
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