Saint Teresa of Calcutta Parish December 18, 2016

Weekday Masses 9am

Monday, December 19, Thursday, December 22,

Friday, December 23

6pm Wednesday, December 21

Adoration Mondays 6-8pm

Divine Mercy Chaplet During Adoration

7pm

Rosary During Adoration

7:30pm

Reconciliation There will be NO reconciliation on

Saturday, December 24th You are welcome to contact Father for an appointment.

See bulletin cover for contact information.

4th Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 18, 2016

Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Mass Schedule

Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24th

4pm, 6:30pm, and 12 Midnight Incense will be used at the 6:30pm and

Midnight Masses

The 4pm and 6:30pm Masses will be full.

Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25th

11am There will be NO 9am or 5pm Mass on Sunday, December 25

New Years Mass Schedule New Years Mass Schedule Feast of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

Holy Day of Obligation

New Years Eve Saturday, December 31st

5pm

New Years Day Sunday, January 1

9am, 11am, 5pm

Parish Office Will be Parish Office Will be Closed Closed

Friday, December 23 and the following week,

December 26-30. The office will also be closed

for the New Years holiday, Monday,

January 2nd.

NEW! NEW! End of the End of the Year Contribution Year Contribution

Information Information All contributions received

in the parish office by December 31st including the 5pm Mass collection on that day will be added

to your parish 2016 tax statement

Overflow seating and standing room will be available in the social hall as needed with a

live video of the Mass.

There will be NO reconciliation on Saturday, December 24

There will be NO 5pm Mass on Saturday, December 24

Excerpt from Father Frank’s Homily, 3rd Week of Advent, 2016 Excerpt from Father Frank’s Homily, 3rd Week of Advent, 2016 Pope

Francis says “The joy of the Gospel is not just any joy. It consists in knowing one is welcomed and loved by God.” This statement seems reasonable enough; however, his words are rather profound. You see, I think we spend so much time preparing to show our welcome and love of others this time of year that it is good to reflect that the joy of the Gos-pel, and the joy of this season, is the message of God’s welcome and love for us, for me, for you. Perhaps this is as good a definition of salvation as any, knowing that we are wel-comed, loved and redeemed by Jesus. Pope Francis later says provocatively “No one has ever heard of a sad saint with a mournful face. That would be a contradiction. The Christian’s heart is filled with peace because he knows how to place his joy in the Lord even when going through the difficult moment of life.” Good advice for this time of year.

I think with all the stress and anxiety some of us go through this time of year we all feel the need for God’s welcome, love and joy. We all have areas that are spiritually blind, deaf and lame that keep us from joy, especially when faced with the broken relationships in our lives, painful memories that we can’t get rid of, or even a certain measure of paralysis that comes from the stress or grief that can take hold of us this time of year.

The medicine that the Church offers us is the opportunity to rejoice that God is offering us a Savior. This Savior can give us new life. The invitation is to welcome into our hearts the joy of this season. No matter what life throws at us, we rejoice that God has demonstrated his love for us and has welcomed us into his life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Pancake Breakfast Dec 18

9:30-11am Social Hall

Sandwich Making for the Homeless

Dec 22 10am

Social Hall

Youth

Sunday School

Jan 8, 15, 22

Pre K and Kindergarten

9-9:55am

Grades 1-5

10-10:50am

CLOW

Dec 18, Jan 15, 29

9am and 11am Masses

First Reconciliation and

Eucharist Class

Jan 7

9:30-11am

Social Hall

Teens

Edge

Jan 11, 18, 25

6:30-8pm

Social Hall

LifeTeen

Dec 18, Jan 8, 15

After 5pm Mass - 8pm

Social Hall

Confirmation

Jan 8 with sponsors,

Jan 22

12-2pm

Social Hall

RCIC

Jan 12, 19, 26

6:30-8pm

Office

Adults

RCIA

Jan 5, 12, 19

6:30-8pm

Classrooms

Bible Study: John

Jan 5, 12, 19

6:30-8pm

Social Hall

Catholicism

Jan 4, 11, 18

7-8:30pm

Classrooms

Faith Formation

St Teresa of Calcutta Mom’s Group, Meeting Monday, December 19th. We are happy to announce that a Mom’s group is

starting in our parish. Come and join others for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, which starts at 6pm. We will then gather in the classrooms at 7:30pm. This is for Mom’s only, so please leave your kiddos at home. There is no registration or sign-up. If you have questions, con-

tact Jennie Abel at 206-550-3273.

Monthly Collections

The next St Vincent de Paul collection will

be the weekend of January 7/8

The next African Orphan collection will

be the weekend of January 14/15

Envelopes for both will be in the pews on the collection weekend.

LifeTeen Christmas Party! LifeTeen Christmas Party! All

LifeTeen students are welcome to the Christmas Party that will be held on the last meeting date of the calendar year, Sunday, December, 18th after the 5pm Mass. Come and join in the fun and joy of this season. Bring a friend too!

Sandwich Making for Homeless Sandwich Making for Homeless Thurs-

day, December 22nd at 10am in the social hall. All are welcome to help make sandwiches for Lazarus House in Seattle. Lazarus House is a day shelter that provides service to the elderly who are in need. It is also supported by Catholic Community Services. Please consid-er participating in this Sandwich Making ministry at our parish provid-ing something so important to those in need. All ingredients are sup-plied.

Exciting Adult Faith Formation Series Starting January 4th Exciting Adult Faith Formation Series Starting January 4th Bishop Robert

Barron is on a new journey to unlock the truth behind the Catholic Church’s most influential people. Catholicism: The Pivotal Players is a multi-part film series that illu-mines a handful of saints artists, mystics, and scholars who not only shaped the life of the Church but changed the course of civilization. Come and learn about St Fran-

cis, St Thomas Aquinas, Blessed John Henry Newman, St Catherine of Sienna, G.K. Ches-terton, and Michelangelo in this 6-week series that begins on January 4th and ends on Febru-ary 8th. This series takes place on Wednesdays from 7-8pm in the classrooms. There is NO registration or charge involved. Just Come! Appropriate for teens and adults.

Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John Adult Bible study at St Teresa

of Calcutta beginning Thursday, January 5th and con-tinuing on Thursdays until February 23rd. All classes are from 6:30-8:15pm in the social hall. Registration forms are in the narthex and on our website. There is a $17 fee, but scholarships are available. If you have questions, please contact Mary Williams at mary@saintteresacalcutta.org.

Thank You Thank You to those who generously made donations to Catholic Community

Services. Your gifts are used locally to provide essential services and programs for people desperately in need. 92 cents of every dollar CCS spends goes di-rectly to those in need. Please visit www.ccsww.org for more information or if you would like to make a donation. Thank you.

Annual Catholic Appeal Annual Catholic Appeal Matching Gifts Matching Gifts

If you have fulfilled your ACA pledge and work for a company that matches donations, please

consider applying for that match. The ACA Archdiocese of Seattle is a tax-exempt organi-zation under Section 501c-3 of the IRS code. If

you have questions, call 206-382-4274.