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ST. ELIZABETH, DENTON SUNDAY, January 8, 2006
Epiphany of the Lord
CHRISTIAN FORMATION
A Word from your
Pastor…
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS
LIFE IN THE PARISH FAMILY
ATTENTION PARENTS/GUARDIANS
MID-YEAR REPORTS
Saturday, January 8
Sunday, January 8
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany telling the story of
On Sunday, January 15th all children will receive their mid-year reports to go home.
5:30pm St. Elizabeth
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Trustee Elections
the visit of three wise men or kings who traveled from distant
They are being sent home from class to curtail our mailing expenses. Please ask your
People of the Parish
·
Rel. Ed/RCIA/AF – 9:40am – Family Life Center
kingdoms to see God’s promise made manifest. We must caution
child for the copy. If you do not receive one, please call the Office of Religious Ed and
Sunday, January 9
·
Knights of Columbus Hospitality – 9:30am - Hall
ourselves not to simply see this feast as a celebration of a past
we will provide a copy for you.
Epiphany of the Lord
event, for the revelation of the event must still continue. The light
·
Youth Formation – 6-8pm – Hall
OPEN FORUM
8:30am St. Benedict
has come into the world. It came at an appointed time and it is
Monday, January 9
Is there something you would like to know about the Catholic faith but aren’t sure when
Catalina Hernandez
still much needed in our world today. The task of proclaiming
·
BVM Ladies Sodality – 7:00pm – Resource Room
to ask? Sundays after Mass don’t give you enough time to talk to our parish Staff? On
11:15am St. Elizabeth
light is just as difficult in our world today as it was 2006 years
Tuesday, January 10
Tuesday evening, January 24th, we will be holding our 4th Bi-annual Open Forum. It will
Claire H. Stevens
ago. There are still many Herod’s; actually, there is a little of him
·
Adult Bible Study – 7:00pm – Adult Ed. Room
begin at 7:00 p.m. with prayer and our parish staff will all be available to respond to any
in all of us most likely. It’s that part of human nature that doesn’t
Wednesday, January 11
Tuesday, January 10
questions or concerns you may have. Hope to see you there for some camaraderie and
want to surrender our personal dreams and sense of power
refreshments as well as answers!
·
Finance Council Mtg. – 1:00pm –Resource Room
9:00am FLC, Chapel
because the light of Christ calls us to be different. On this Feast,
·
Parish Leadership Night – 7:00pm – St. B. &
Intentions of Jamie Curley
REMINDERS:
may we remember and celebrate the gift of Jesus – the Word,
Family Life Center
Wednesday, January 11
·
Catechists- There will be a brief meeting after Religious Ed in the conference
the Expression of God that speaks of His love for us. Let it
Thursday, January 12
room on the following dates. Please make all the necessary arrangements to have
7:30am St. Elizabeth
remind us that that same profound power has given and enables
·
Bible Study – 9:30am – Adult Ed. Room
each grade represented by as many catechists as possible. Thank you!
Nanette LaBarge
us to give unique and representative gifts to God who gifted us
Saturday, January 14
Kindergarten through Third:
Sunday, January 15th
with them.
Thursday, January 12
·
Liturgical Ministers Morning of Reflection – 9am –
Fourth through Eighth:
Sunday, January 29th
9:00am FLC,
Chapel
St. Benedict & Hall
Making manifest His light,
·
The Ministries weekend (formerly known as Catechetical Conference) is January
Joseph King
·
2nd Collection
-
Building & Maintenance
Fr. Carroll
20-22, 2006. There will be NO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES ON
Sunday, January 15
Friday, January 13
JANUARY 22, 2006 due to Ministries (Catechetical) Conference for Catechists
·
2nd Collection
-
Building & Maintenance
Blessing of Homes
7:30am St. Elizabeth
·
Rite of Welcoming – 8:30am St. Benedict
Today, on the Feast of the Epiphany, we blessed chalk which can be used to inscribe the
VOLUNTEERS
Phillip Vonville
·
Knights of Columbus Hospitality – 9:30am – Hall
initials of the three Wiseman above the doorways to your home as part of your family’s
The Christian Formation committee is looking for someone who may have some
Ø
Saturday, January 14
time to spend helping us organize a list of books/materials for our Resource Room.
time of prayer. (20 + C + M + B + 06) Celebrate the manifestation of Christ you makes His
·
Youth Ministry “Mug Shots” w/Fr. Carroll – 9:40am
5:30pm
St. Elizabeth
We have a wonderful accumulation of books so far, but we need a list of what we
– Fr.’s office
dwelling among you.
Earl Yarber
have!
·
Rel. Ed/RCIA/AF
– 9:40am – Family Life Center
PARISH COUNCIL
We are in need of a few assistants to be floaters for classrooms. The purpose of a
Sunday, January 15
Ø
·
Youth Formation – 6-8pm - Hall
Our January Parish Leadership Night is this Wednesday, January 11 beginning at 7pm with
floater is to cover a class as the second adult when one of the catechists is unable
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
prayer in St Benedict Church. The CFC & BG&M Committee’s will not be meeting at the
to be in the class unexpectedly – due to an emergency, etc. We are diligent
8:30am St. Benedict
committee time. Those committee members will be welcomed to other committee meetings.
regarding the Diocesan charter that states two adults are to be present in the
People of the Parish
We will welcome the Youth Ministry Team for this Leadership Night – they will meet in Fr.
classroom at all times.
11:15am
St. Elizabeth
Carroll’s Office during the scheduled committee meeting time.
If you are interested or would like more information, please call the office of Religious
Intentions of Ernie & Catherine Vernon
Education. Thank you!
PARISH PRE-LENTEN MISSION
VIDEO EQUIPMENT SOUGHT
Mark your calendars for our Pre-Lenten Parish Mission. Bill Wegner, a lay Catholic evangelist,
Please pray for:
NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS ….
will lead us. Bill did our Parish Council retreat last year and was great. He will be doing the
If you received any new or updated TV’s, VCR’s, or DVD’s for Christmas and don’t
Arthur Petroski
Julie Swann
know what to do with your old ones (in good condition), consider donating them to the
presentation for our Valentine’s Day Gathering on Sat, Feb 11, will offer an invitation to the
Old Testament
Cosby Stokes, Jr.
James Forrester Bradley
Office of Religious Education. We will be happy to accept them!
mission at all masses that weekend and then will offer presentations and times of prayer every
1 Sm:3:3b-10,19
Lou Wood
Patricia Griffith
evening Sun, Feb 12 – Wed, Feb 15.
SOCIAL MINISTRY
Lisa Arbogast
Albert Bugar
New Testament
LITURGY
Epiphany celebrates God manifesting, revealing Godself to the world in Christ. But how
Ethel Reisert
Joan Hardee
1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20
did God manifest Godself? As a child. Whom did the astrologers from the East adore
Rita Hriczko
Helen Skipper
LITURGICAL MINISTERS DAY OF REFLECTION
on their knees? A child. The Son of God was born as we are, came from a mother's
Virginia Dean
Mary Porter
Gospel
All liturgical ministers (Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist for the Liturgy and for the
body, became what each of us grownups once was. That is basically why Christmas is
Casey Mears
Marvin Ebling
John 1: 35-42
Sick, Lectors, Musicians, Cantors, Choir, Folk Group, Altar Servers, Sacristans, Ushers,
so special for children, why we delight in toys for children, in Santa Claus with a child on
June Magrogan
Parnell Byles
Environment and Art Team Members, Liturgy Committee members, and Deacons) are
each knee, in baby Jesus clothed like a king, in pajama-clad children opening gifts
Debi Councell
Mike Chupek, Sr.
encouraged to gather on Saturday, January 14th
for a morning of reflection, dialogue, and
around a tree, children enveloped in love. But the Christ child raises a problem. Pope
Teresa Murphy Mary Betton
prayer. We will begin with mass at St. Benedict at 9am followed by a time for fellowship,
John Paul II put it bluntly: ". . . in the Christian view, our treatment of children becomes
Jerry Fox
Victoria Wingren
reflection, and sharing in the Parish Hall. One of the most beneficial elements of these
a measure of our fidelity to the Lord himself,"' the Lord who asserted, "Whoever
Ron Rice
Dorothy Shanahan
gatherings is the chance to gather with those with whom you share ministry for discussion.
receives one such child in my name receives me" (Mt 18:5). For all too many of the
Virginia Gunther
Fred & Marion Parenteau
Make time for yourself to be renewed and refreshed for 2006!
world's children, there is "no room in the inn". In the next 60 seconds, 27 children under
Antonette Starks
George & Gladys Schaeffer
PARISH & FAMILY LIFE
five will die in developing countries
– almost 40,000 each day. And they will die mostly
Marie Durner
Clarence Spinner
YOUR GIFT OF STEWARDSHIP
from diseases we know how to prevent
– measles, diarrhea, respiratory infections. The
Cindy Horseman
Amy Vanhorn & Family
We Remember Ê We Celebrate Ê We Believe
BACK TO THE LORD
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) phrased the pertinent moral principle with
Edward Saden
Fran & Joe Dunnington
As a parish family, we share the joys and sorrows of all our members…
For the week of January 8, 2006
devastating clarity: ... whether a child survives or not, whether a child is well-nourished
Emma Parry
Michelle Bathras
Vincent Klaus, former parishioner, member of our Finance Council, and husband of Mae
This year’s budget for offertory $
4,384.00
or not, whether a child is immunized or not, whether a child has a school to go to or not,
Maryanne Brown
Michael Seiler, Sr.
Klaus, entered into eternal life on January 1, 2006. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated
should not have to depend on whether interest rates rise or fall, on whether commodity
Shirley Strauss Kaliann Rose Fox
Weekly Offertory for 1/1
$ 4,560.59
at the Cathedral in Arlington, VA with burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Vince was a Navy
prices go up or down, on whether a particular political party is in power, on whether the
Holly Amjad
Norris Hayman
Difference
$
(176.59)
Colonel.
economy has been well managed or not, on whether a country is at war or not, or on
Regina Usilton
Ella Spring
Solemnity of Mary
$ 1,218.10
any other trough or crest in the endless and inevitable undulations [of ] political and
Happy Birthday this week to: Katie Fink (1-10), Troy Livingstone (1-10), Jean Wheatman (1-
Poor Box
$
21.67
economic life in the modern nation state.”
Questions of the Week …
10), Frances Daly (1-11), Donna Dill (1-11), Nicole Stokes (1-11), Justin Bathras (1-11), Pam
Thank you to those parishioners who were able
McElwee (1-12), Jaynie Taylor (1-12), James Flohr (1-13), Charles Huber (1-13), Angie Sawn
2006 March for Life
to and chose to make year-end contributions to
The Annual March for Life will take place on Monday, January 23 in Washington, D.C.
(1-13), Nick Wood (1-13), Stephanie Woodward (1-13), Marcia Boncella (1-14), Phyllis Cirillo
the parish. Your stewardship is greatly
Our parish has contracted a bus that seats 25 people for that day. If you are interested
(1-15), Sam Durner (1-15), Adriana Gnall (1-15), Blanche Ell (1-16)
in traveling to Washington on that bus, please sign up on the sheet provided at the
appreciated and the unexpected funds certainly
Next MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Weekend to be held in MARCH!
entrance of either church or contact the parish office (634-2253 or
make our budget more achievable.
Give your spouse a gift from the heart and take the time to sign up for the next Marriage
Encounter Weekend to be held on March 26-28 in Rehoboth Beach, DE. For more information
A few weeks ago we were presented with a
approaches, we should be aware of the many hundreds….thousands….millions… of
or to register for the March weekend, contact Mike and Nancy Campbell, a parish couple who
check from the Estate of Chuckle and Margaret
people who should be here among us. Sadly, they aren’t here because they have been
has attended a past Marriage Encounter weekend and who are more than willing to share the
Startt for $202,000. We are grateful for their
taken from us through abortion. Over the next several weeks, you will notice
When do I feel most important?
fruits of their experience with you – their number is 410-479-0154.
many years of dedication to our parish
“silhouettes” of people of all ages, shapes, and sizes appearing in and around St.
Am I open to God in those moments?
evidenced profoundly in their desire to help us
Benedict & St. Elizabeth Churches and the Family Life Center. Let these silhouettes be
Youth Ministry News
a reminder of the importance of the sanctity of life. These silhouettes are visual
out for many more years. This gift will be used to
Mark your calendars for our Winter Lock-In at the Parish Hall Jan 28-29 following the
What God-given gift do I hold onto
representations of those who should be in our midst but aren’t because of abortion.
increase our investments and savings.
dance and ending at 8am. For more information, contact Fr. Carroll.
Please take some time to say a prayer for these lost ones and a prayer for the end to all
and hesitate to give away?
abortions.
