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LITURGICAL SERVICES
MARIAN DEVOTIONS After all Tuesday Liturgies
ROSARY following the Thursday & Saturday 8:00am Mass at
St. Dominic Savio
HANDICAPPED SEATING The front pews - Holy Communion
will be distributed at the pew.
LITURGICAL SERVICES MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 4:00pm
Sunday: 7:00am, 9:00am,11:00am
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE 6:30am Monday—Friday
(8:00am Monday—Saturday at SDS)
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:00-3:45pm
“Therefore stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.” ~Matthew 24:42
St. George Parish Directory
Fr. Paul Rothschild, Pastor 314-353-7629, ext. 16 ~ [email protected]
Fr. Thomas Robertson, Senior Associate 314-352-3544, ext. 1
Deacon John Beckmann 314-353-7629, ext. 30 ~ [email protected]
Deacon Leonard Sisul ~ 314-724-1793
Mrs. Robin Lukasek, Bulletin Editor 314-353-7629, ext. 12 ~ [email protected]
Mrs. Michelle Rusch, Parish Secretary 314-352-3544, ext. 3 ~ [email protected]
Mrs. Monica Johnson, PSR Coordinator 314-352-3544 ext. 97
Mr. Stephen E. Jones, Coordinator of Music 314-894-4986 ~ [email protected]
Mrs. Patricia Adolph, Parish Hall Coordinator 314-353-7629 ~ [email protected]
Parish Office
Office hours: Monday - Thursday ~ 8:30am - 11:30am
Priest House Phone ~ 314-352-3544 Priest House Fax ~ 832-6916 Parish e-mail ~ [email protected] St. Vincent de Paul Help Line ~ 314-352-3544, ext. 6 Affton Christian Food Pantry ~ 314-580-3138 Adoration Chapel ~ 314-352-3544, ext. 7 Marriage Information ~ 314-353-7629, ext. 16
Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 God departed with the exiles and returns to the land of Israel along with the people.
Psalm 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 Kindness and truth, justice and peace become intimates in the time of salvation.
2 Peter 3:8-14 An apocalyptic ending is guaranteed—but the people of the promise await a world of righteousness.
Mark 1:1-8 The messenger comes announcing apocalypse and the great arrival of hope.
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
St. George, Pray
for Us!
Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b 64:2-7; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:33-37
Be aware of your surroundings. Look where you’re going. Think before you speak. Remember to breathe. Be here now. Pithy reminders to be mindful have been sprinkled into the popular diet for so long, they tend to join the background noise we train ourselves to ignore. Too bad: Mindfulness isn’t just for monks and yoga fans. Jesus invites us to live in watchful awareness of our times, ready to respond in any given situation. Practice be-ing present to every person and each hour today. Where is the Spirit drawing you this Advent season? ~Prepare the Word
Mindfulness 101
Next Sunday’s Readings December 10-11
“What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!’ ”
Ministers of the Liturgy December 9-10
Presider Fr. Rothschild Lector Paula Scroeder Greeter Dawn Govreau Servers Gus Shouts
Sunday, 7:00am
Presider Fr. Rothschild
Lector Steve Willey
Greeter Cheryl Niehoff Server Patrick Hopfinger
Sunday, 9:00am
Presider Fr. Robertson
Lector Dan Lewandowski
Greeter Nance Achison
Server Raphael Tomas Sunday, 11:00am
Presider Fr. Lydon Lector Jeanette Mreen Greeter Kay Brillhart Servers Cora Venverloh Mackenzie Rice
DECEMBER 3RD, 2017
MASS INTENTIONS/LITURGY SCHEDULE
Monday, December 4 ~ Advent Weekday
6:30am Msgr. Charlie Forst Tuesday, December 5 ~ Advent Weekday
6:30am Purgatorial Society Wednesday, December 6 ~ St. Nicholas 6:30am Al Anthony Thursday, December 7 ~ St. Ambrose
6:30am Gene Haessig
Friday, December 8~Immaculate Conception
6:30am Msgr. Dave Ratermann
Saturday, December 9~ Advent Weekday
4:00pm Thomas Hunn –special intention Sunday, December 10~2nd Sunday Advent
7:00am Robinson & Schwartz Families 9:00am Wanda Goedeker
11:00am Bob & Estelle Faust 60th Wedding Anniversary
4:00pm Bea & Andy Owens
7:00pm Mary Galrisch—special intention
Fr. Edwin Albers Caroline Garcia Jennifer Murphy Dolores Bazzetta Thomas George Ethel Niggermann Bill Bevans Bob Giegling Teri Novotny Joe Birsinger Josh Gorman Emma O’Brien Katie Bloss Patricia Gorman Thao Nguyen John Bohac Donna Gratza Gordan Oppelt Mary Ellen Bown Larry Griffin Sr. Sophia Piotrowski Ruth Brown Jane Grote Kathleen Politte Joan Buchmann Janette Haller Eli Pollite Pam Bundren James Harris Tom Pollard Sr. Cathy Byer Jesse Harris Agnes Pratt Colin Byington Mary Haynes Lawrence Puffer Donovan Byington John Hivner Andre Riehl Laura Camp Peggy Holden Shirley Rosso Mary Jo Castellano Arline Hollenbaugh Helen Rueffer Bonnie Chapman Rose Hook Georgia Saffa Ed Cody Toni Horst Rosemary Schelbrink Dottie Coleman Loretta Inserra Polly Schrader Jerome Coleman Julie Isaak Mary Ann Schuette John Coleman Barbara Jeglijewski Fred Smith Delores Crawford Judy Jeglijewski Shannon Steinbrugge Joseph Curran Kathleen Johnson Virginia Sweeney Julie Devlin Lester Johnson Joan Torretta
Mary Dillon Pat Lake Ann Vigil John Dirkers Art Lampe Joaquin Vigil Jim Doerr Teresa Lawrence Marie Wallace Lilia Doerr Sandy Lebbing Larisa Wasson Mary Dougherty Al Leifeld Evelyn Weilbaecher Helen Eiserle Eileen Leifeld Richard Weilbaecher Mary Agnes Eckert Betty LeMatty Chorlisha West Suzanne Elder Eileen Linder Mary Ann Wheatley Mary Beth Ericson Joe Lonero Betty Wild Juanita Fernandez Ron Macke Pam Williams Paula Fischer Rose Macher Janet Wilson Myra Foerstel Marie Ann Mayer Theresa Winkeler Ann M. Forthaus Anne McGowan John Wonsewitz Ray Forthaus Shirley Melber Alan Young Kathy Gallagher Barbara Mena Bradley Young Robert Gebken Marie Merlotti
Jack Dillon Theresa Kuturovac Ken Torretta
Please Consider Our Parish In Your Estate Planning, Thank you.
Bulletin Submissions
MUST be received by noon on the Monday prior to publication. Electronic submissions are acceptable to [email protected]
Or call 314-353-7629 . Thanks!
Attention all Highschoolers! Kick off your Advent season right by joining us this Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 7-9pm at Bishop DuBourg High School for a Mass & social. More info at saintlouislifeteen.org.
Pick the perfect gift that always fits! You can order almost any card for Christmas! Order forms in back of Church. All orders must be paid in full at the time of your or-der. Cutoff for Christmas order will be December 13th. Drop in the Collection basket.
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Schedule of Events Monday, December 4
Mass 6:30am Church Food Pantry Noon The Gospel of Mark 6:45pm Huhn Center
Tuesday, December 5 Mass 6:30am Church Bible Study 8:45am PHMR Food Pantry 4-6:00pm
Wednesday, December 6 Mass 6:30am Church K 0f C Movie Night 6:30pm Parish Center SVDP Mtg 7:00pm PHMR
Thursday, December 7 Mass 6:30am Church Holy Day Mass (Vigil) 4:00pm Church Bell Choir 6:00pm Church Choir 7:00pm Church Scripture Study 7:00pm Parish Center K of C Mtg 7:00pm St. George Rm
The Immaculate Conception, December 8 Mass 6:30am Church Church Cleaning 8:30am Church Mass 7:00pm Church
Saturday, December 9 Food Pantry 9:30am Reconciliation 3:00pm Church Mass 4:00pm Church
Donut Sunday, December 10 Mass 7:00am Church Mass 9:00am Church Mass 11:00am Church
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Stewardship of God’s Gifts NOVEMBER 19-20
TOTAL OFFERTORY $5,057.15
NOVEMBER 25-26
Envelopes $ 3,150.00 Loose $ 775.30 Maintenance $ 85.00
TOTAL OFFERTORY $4,010.30
Thank you to all of our parishioners who support the parish community through
their stewardship of treasure.
Stewardship Reflection ~ December 3
“Take heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time will come.” - MARK 13:33
We all take things for granted. In particular, we take time for granted. Our lives are so busy, many of us are planning our time - our days, weeks, months, even years in advance. Remember, our time on earth is a gift. None of us knows how long we will be here. Start today and begin thanking God for each and every day. Take time in silence, every day, and listen to what God is saying to you.
The Adoration Chapel of St. George needs more committed adorers. There are currently 4 open hours
that must be filled. We could always use more adorers at all times.
Wednesday: 1:00am Thursday: 10:00am
Saturday: 2:00am, 5:00pm
Call Olga Leonard at 351-3853 or Kay Brillhart 631-3679, if you can commit to
these or any other hour. Thank you!
ADVENT SERIES Please join the St. Dominic Savio Community for a 4 week study of Mark’s Gospel presented by Fr. Mike Lydon & Jennifer Meehan. Questions? Email [email protected].
SVDP Giving Tree Program It is that time of year when we give Thanks for all that God has given us and places in our hearts the desire to give back. The St Vincent DePaul Giving Tree Program is beginning with 28+ families in need this Christmas. Please return your wrapped gift with Ornament attached on the outside of the gift no later than Sunday, December 10. If you have any questions Please leave a message on our hotline at 314-352-3544 x6 Or contact Cathy Byer at 314-270-9234. The SVDP families are deeply grateful for your generosity.
DECEMBER 3RD, 2017
HOLY BAPTISM
We Welcome the Newly Baptized to Our Parish Family
Esther Ruth Darby Daughter of Bradley & Elizabeth
Rowan Beckham Phipps Son of Cory & Tracy Phipps
We thank God for the children baptized here at St. George & we ask for God’s
blessings on their families as they continue to grow in their faith.
THE INNER WORD
What’s in your heart? As Advent begins, moments of inner preparation are important. Give yourself enough undistracted time to focus on how these Advent readings speak to your heart. Light a candle (perhaps the Advent wreath). Close your eyes and breathe deeply, three breaths. Feel your feet on the floor. Be aware of your bodily presence. Now reflect on these questions.
• How am I distracted rather than alert? What’s standing in my way? How have I wandered from God’s ways?
• There is a sense of imminent change in the words of Isaiah and in the warnings of Jesus. Where do I feel the urgency to change in my own life right now?
• Do I feel that God’s face is hidden from me late-ly?
• Am I willing to let God be the potter, shaping my life? How do I react to that image? I may believe in God, but do I trust God?
• What, spiritually, am I waiting for? Watching for? What practices help me be alert and watchful? What habits work against that?
ADULT EDUCATION Our sessions are on Thursday mornings at 9:00am in the Michler Room of the Huhn Center. All are welcome For more information call Deacon Jim Murphy at 752-5358.
MISSOURI CHOOSES LIFE PILGRIMAGE ~ January 17-21, 2018
Wednesday, January 17 at 7 PM the bus will leave from St. Mary Magdalen Church in south city and arrive in the afternoon, Thursday, January 18 in Washington DC. That evening the pilgrims will attend the vigil mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Friday, January 19 is the March for Life. Saturday, January 20 pilgrims will board bus for Emmitsburg, Maryland to attend mass at the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and also to see the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes before boarding the bus for returning to St. Louis. The bus should arrive in St. Louis on Sunday, January 21 around noon. If you are interested in going on this pilgrimage, please contact Marisol 792 7451 or leave a message at 277 5057 by November 20th.
Knights of Columbus Movie Night at St. George On Wednesday, December 6th, at 6:30pm,
the Knights of Columbus ae hosting a movie in the Parish Center. The movie, “The Nativity Story” will be free for all attendees.
Hope you can join us!
They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness
endures forever. Psalm 112:9
St. Nicholas Feast Day, December 6
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
From the Pastor:
Welcome to the First Sunday of Advent. With a new liturgical year comes the invitation to enter more deeply into the transforming power of the Paschal Mystery, the dying and rising of Jesus. The first two weeks of Advent direct our attention to the Second Coming of Christ at the end of time and the last two weeks focuses us on the first coming of the Christ-child in Bethlehem of Judea.
Let me encourage you to attend daily Mass as a way to prepare spiritually for the celebration of the Nativity of our God on December 25. Untold benefits come to those who make that kind of sacrifice at the beginning of the day for God. A daily Mass schedule is available on the cover of the bulletin. The Sacrament of Confession is another wonderful way to begin a new liturgical year and prepare for the Feast of Incarnation. Confessors are available weekly on Saturday afternoon in church at 3:00pm. We plan to have a communal penance service on Thursday, December 14 at 7pm at St. George.
Other opportunities to deepen your relationship with Jesus this Advent include time spent in Adoration at the perpetual adoration chapel of St. George. Ladies from both parishes are welcome to attend Advent by Candlelight this Sunday at St. Dominic Savio, starting at 6:30pm. An inspiration study of the Gospel of St. Mark is being presented on Monday evenings in the Huhn Center. Come to one session or attend the last three.
Every first and third Saturday morning at 9am, Centering prayer is offered in the chapel in the Huhn Center. The Pro-Life Committee is leading the Night of Prayer for Life on December 7. This year it will take place at St. George. Advent Vespers begins every evening at 6:30pm in St. Dominic Savio church from December 17 to December 23. We will pray together the traditional divine office (Vespers) as another way to listen to God’s Word and prepare for the divine Gift that is to come.
Mary, the Mother of God, was specially prepared for her vocation when God created her without the stain of original sin. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception will be observed as a Holy Day of Obligation on December 8. Masses are as posted below.
I am grateful that so many of you have been engaged in the parish planning process, difficult as this is. I am also thankful to the Vision Team leaders and to the committee members working out various parts of a plan. We continue to receive valuable survey feedback. Based on the feedback we have gotten, we are aware that SDS church holds a dear place in the hearts of the parishioners. After prayerful reflection, we have decided that active parishioners should be able to celebrate weddings and funerals in the St. Dominic Savio church. Working together in faith, hope, and charity, we can build a brighter future with the help of the Holy Spirit. Come Lord Jesus, Come! Fr. Paul J. Rothschild
Thursday, Dec. 7 at 4:00pm St. George
Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7:00pm St. Dominic Savio
Friday, Dec. 8 at 6:30am St. George
Friday, Dec. 8 at 8:00am St. Dominic Savio
Friday, Dec. 8 at 7:00pm St. George
Our Lady’s Inn Our Lady’s Inn Maternity Homes is having their Annual Trivia Night – Saturday, January 20th at Chaminade College Prep School (425 S. Lindbergh). Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and trivia begins at 7:00 p.m. Cost is $25 per person and $200 for a table of ten. For more information or to register, visit www.ourladysinn.org or call Katrina at 314-736-1544. Our Lady’s Inn provides a loving home and an array of service supporting pregnant women and their children suffering with homelessness. Thank you, Barb Montanye Our Lady’s Inn Maternity Homes
NOVEMBER 26TH, 2017
Marriage & More The Marriage & More program consists of small groups of married couples who gather monthly to explore ways to practice the Sacrament of Matrimony in today’s world. We consider also the challenges of raising children and relating to adult children and grandchildren, plus other family issues. There are currently five groups (five to seven couples) who gather monthly in one another’s homes and are considering the formation of a sixth group. To this end we have scheduled an information night on Monday, Dec. 4th at 6:30pm in the Michler room. We welcome all St. George and St. Dominic couples no matter how long they have been married. We currently have newly-weds to golden jubilarians. No commitment will be requested at this meeting. For more information please call George & Katrina Herrera at 314-399-4282.
For more information please call
Kevin Murphy 314-832-2562
Or email kevin513mur-
George Herrera 314-399-4282
Or email moteava-
National Night of Prayer for Life Friday, December 8, 2017 ` St. George Church
Hourly Adoration at 9:00 PM with Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Prayer to St. Michael and private meditation. Confession 10:45 PM, Benediction 11:45 PM, Holy Mass at Midnight.
Just as Jesus became man at His conception, likewise when a child is conceived, he or she becomes one of the human family and dwells among us. So that our nation and world may accept this truth come pray with us, to seek God’s mercy and to restore a respect for Life and Liberty in America.
All are invited to participate! For those unable to attend in church, please join us in prayer at home, especially during the Hour of Unity, if possible.
It was on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (then celebrated on December 9th) that Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and the unborn, first appeared to St. Juan Diego in Mexico. This National Night of Prayer for Life joins these two days to honor Our Blessed Mother and ask her intercession to establish a culture of life, to protect the Church from persecution and to receive God’s grace to revive our land.
National Hour of Unity: 11 PM to Midnight CST. Join us in prayer with others throughout America in Cathedrals, Churches and Chapels to end abortion and to restore God's blessings of Life and Religious Liberty in America.
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