The Nativity of Our Lord
Jesus Christ ~ December 25, 2011
OFFICES
St. Ann & St. Joseph- Bookkeeping only
Tel-812 346
4783 Fax-812 352 9033
St. Ann/St. Joseph/St. Mary’s
Parish Offices
8:00 am-4:00
pm Mon-Fri
212
Washington Street, North Vernon, IN 47265
Tel-812 346
3604 Fax- 812 346 3506
Sharlot
Ertel - sharlot01@gmail.comcell-812 592 4107
Hall Rentals
St. Ann – Kevin Capes 346-4450
St. Joseph – Mandy Vogel 346-6859
St. Mary’s – Sharlot Ertel 346-3604
St. Mary’s
School
209
Washington Street, North Vernon, IN 47265
Tel-812
346 3445 Fax-812 346 5930
Sr. Joanita
Koors, OSF, School Principal
Mary Bott
- maryb@stmarysnv.com
PERPETUAL ADORATION
Chapel of the Good Shepherd 812 346 4919
All are welcome ~ open 24 hours a day
For a committed hour call 812 592 1764
WEBSITES
St.
Joseph Parish: www.stjoefourcorners.org
St. Mary’s
Parish: www.stmaryscc.org
Fr. Meyer’s
homilies can be found online
St. Mary’s
School: www.stmarysnv.com
OTHER CONTACTS
St. Vincent de Paul- 812
346 2576
10 E. O&M Ave, North Vernon, IN
47265
Board meets 1st Wednesday of
month 8:30 am
HOURS: Mon,
CLOSED /Tues–Fri - 10:00 am-4:00 pm/
Sat - 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Birthline Pregnancy
Help Line- 877
734 2444
COUNCIL CHAIRS
St. Ann
Parish
Council: Rita Elmore
Finance
Committee: Charlie Heilers
St. Joseph
Parish
Council: Becky Vogel
Finance
Committee: Martha Barber
St. Mary’s
Parish
Council: Amy Kelley
Finance
Committee: Charlie Weber
School
Commission: Deb Itell
Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday
4:00 pm St. Mary’s
Saturday
6:30 pm St. Joseph
Sunday 7:30
am St. Mary’s
Sunday 9:00
am St. Mary’s
Sunday 10:45 am St. Ann
Daily Mass Schedule
Monday 6:30 pm St. Ann
Tuesday 6:30
am St. Joseph & 8:45 am St. Mary’s
Wednesday 6:30 am St. Joseph & 5:45 pm St. Mary’s
12:15
pm Communion Service at Jennings Hosp Chapel
Thursday 6:30 am St. Joseph & 8:45 am St. Mary’s
Friday
6:30 am St. Joseph & 8:45 am St. Mary’s
Saturday
6:30 am St. Ann
Reconciliation-Confession
Weekly-
3:30-3:55
pm- Saturday’s St. Mary’s
6:00-6:25
pm-Saturday’s St. Joseph
7:00-7:25
am-Sunday’s St. Mary’s
Daily- before
or after Mass
Penance Services
December
19, 2011 and April 2, 2012
Anointing of the Sick
Emergency
Fr.
Meyer- 812 592 8026 or
Fr. Staublin- 812 522 5304
Anointing within mass – TBA
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
*SM-Sat.
December 24, 4:00 pm–Dale Hauersperger
in the gym
*SJ-Sat.
December 24, 7:30 pm–Christmas Memorials
*SA-Sat.
December 24, 10:00 pm- Christmas Memorials
*SM-Sun.
December 25, 12 Midnight–Christmas
Memorials
*SJ-Sun.
December 25, 7:30 am–Stella Vogel
SM-Sun.
December 25, 9:00 am–Members
SA/SJ/SM
*SJ-Mon. December 26, 5:30 am – John
and Dorothy
Woltier
SJ-Tues. December 27, 6:30 am–Carol
Maschino
SM-Tues. December 27, 8:45 am–Rev. Severin Messick, OSB
SJ-Wed. December 28, 6:30 am–John B.
and Mary Haley
SM-Wed. December 28, 5:45 pm–Josie Vogel
SJ-Thur. December 29, 6:30 am–Regina
Maschino
SM-Thur. December 29, 8:45 am–Anne
Marie Clerkin
SJ-Fri. December 30, 6:30 am–Regina
Maschino
SM-Fri. December 30, 8:45 am– Rev. Severin Messick, OSB
*SA-Sat. December 31, 6:30 am–CANCELLED
SM-Sat.
December 31, 4:00 pm–Zach Gregory
SJ-Sat.
December 31, 6:30 pm–Thanksgiving for birth of
Halle
Grace Hughes
*SM-Sat.
December 31, 11:00 pm- Fr. James Arneson
SM-Sun.
January 1, 7:30 am–Tom
McConnell
SM-Sun.
January 1, 9:00 am–Doc Leake
SA-Sun.
January 1, 10:45 am–Members
SA/SJ/SM
*Note
–changes this week
The Nativity of Our Lord
Jesus Christ- December 25, 2011
Ask Father
Meyer: Here are some questions you can ask each other as you gather for your
Christmas Celebrations!
Questions
1) What baby was born to a relative of Mary's,
about six months before the birth of Jesus?
2) Which two of the four Gospels make no mention of
the birth of Christ?
3) Joseph and Mary lived in the town of Nazareth,
far to the north of Bethlehem. What was it that brought them to Bethlehem, just
before Christ was born?
4) Where does the Bible tell us that Jesus was born
on December 25th?
5) Was the Lord Jesus born in a stable?
6) One of our carols begins, "Angels we have
heard on high, / Sweetly singing o'er the plains." What did the angels
sing at Jesus' birth?
7) Since there were likely other babies in
Bethlehem at the time what sign did the angel give the shepherds that would
enable them to identify the baby Jesus?
8) Mary laid her newborn Son in a manger. A carol
says Jesus had "no crib for a bed." What is the carol?
9) When the wise men arrived in the Holy Land,
where did they go first?
10) Herod ruled that area for the Romans. What was
his reaction when he heard that a new King had been born?
Answers
1) John the Baptist was born to Zachariah and Elizabeth
six months before Jesus was born (Lk. 1:31, 36,
56-57, 76).
2) John and Mark's Gospels say nothing of the
events of Christ's birth.
3) The Roman government decreed that everyone had
to go to his or her ancestral hometown to be registered in a census.
4) It doesn't. That date of December 25th was
chosen for the celebration of Christ's birth several centuries later.
5) We do not know if Jesus was born in a stable.
The Bible says there was no room for them in the inn at Bethlehem–likely
because so many had come to register in the census. A manger is said to be the
place the newborn Baby was laid, but there is no mention of a stable (Lk. 2:7).
6) Actually, we are not told that the angels sang
at all, though several carols give that impression. The Bible says, "There
was...a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in
the highest' (Lk. 2:13-14).
7) The angel said He would be "wrapped in
swaddling cloths, lying in a manger" (Lk. 2:12).
Swaddling (or swathing) cloths were strips of cloth commonly used to wrap a
newborn.
8) The carol is "Away in a Manger."
9) The wise men went to the city of Jerusalem
(Matt. 2:1-2), likely because they expected a "King" to be born in a
palace in the capital city.
10) The Bible says, "He was troubled, and all
Jerusalem with him" (Matt. 2:3). No doubt he feared that someone was
plotting a political revolt. In the time between the Old and New Testaments,
others had arisen claiming to be Israel's promised Messiah or new ruler.
A Blessed and Happy Christmas to you!
Thank you for your faithfulness to Christ and the
Church
He Founded!
Peace be with you and your family
these Holy Days!
SACRIFICIAL GIFTS- from Dec
18
St.
Ann (budget $1,300) – $1,371.00
Immaculate
Conception $10.00
Retirement
for Religious $20.00
$2,000 capital improvements
St.
Joseph (budget $2,115)–$3,562.34
Immaculate
Conception $285.15
Retirement
for Religious $145.00
St.
Mary’s (budget $8,800) - $11,532.80
Flower
Memorial Masses for Christmas
Insert
enclosed in this bulletin~
St. Ann- 10PM- Dec 24th
St. Joseph – 7:30PM- Dec 24th
St. Mary’s-Midnight- Dec 25th
Welcome Home
A hearty welcome to any Baptized Roman Catholics
who do not regularly attend Holy Mass on the weekends; please allow this
celebration of our Lord’s Birth to be a New Beginning in your FAITHFULNESS to
God and His Church. We have missed
you and are thrilled to see you.
Blessed are they who
mourn…Matthew 5:4
Please know of our prayers for all those who have
lost a loved one during this past year.
During this Holy Time of the year, you are in our thoughts and
prayers! May the Souls of your departed
loved ones be cherished, remembered and celebrated; and may all the souls of
the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Mary Cheesebrew, Herbert Oldham, Marie Schwacke,
Jackie McConnell, Kenny Matern, Tyler Butler, Eddie
and Joann Megel, Anna Mae Megel, Thelma Maschino, Zach Gregory, Donna Noblitt,
Alice Schuck, William Rogers, Josie Vogel, Doc Leake, Kathe Finnerty,
Norma Belding, Eileen Dean, Nicholas Dutka, Carol
Maschino, and Franklin Foga.
New Year’s Lock-In Dec 31 ~
8PM
For all 8-12th grade youth. Holy Mass, Games, Prizes, Dance, Prayer, and
lots more! You are invited to bring your
non-Catholic friends. This is a POSITIVE
environment for young people! Permission
forms are needed!
There is an 11PM Mass open to ALL Parishioners!
End
of the Year Financial Giving due by Dec 30
All
sacrificial offerings need to be in the office by noon on Dec 30. Please
be attentive to this time sensitive matter.
St. Joseph
Square Dance- Jan 7 ~ 7:30PM
St. Joseph will host an old-fashioned square dance.
St.
Ann Bingo and Chili Supper- Sun Jan 8~12Noon
Following Mass there will be a Chili supper and
several rounds of bingo. After bingo, we will un-decorate the Church.
National
Vocation Awareness Week- Jan 8-14
Please pray in a special
way for more religious sisters, seminarians and priests. www.HearGodsCall.com …Is a great website hosted
by our Archdiocese. To celebrate this week, why not check out all the great
videos and information.
4-Corners K of C Chili
Supper/Bingo- Jan 14~7:30PM
It
will follow the Sat evening Mass. Fun
for all ages. Everyone welcome.
Fr. Meyer will be Away-Jan
16-20
Fr. Meyer will be taking his yearly visit with his
priest friends from seminary. There will
be no daily Masses while he is gone.
High School Senior Retreat-
Feb 17-20
Seniors, please be attentive to the mailing that
went out.
Any questions - contact Fr. Meyer
The ONE White Poinsettia at
St Mary’s
The one white poinsettia is intended to remind us
of the light of Jesus in the midst of the darkness and also of the purity of
the Blessed Virgin Mary.
St. Joseph & St. Ann
2012 Contribution Envelopes
St.
Ann – Pick up in the back of the church
St.
Joseph – Pick up in the parish hall by the office
St. Mary’s 2012
Contribution Envelopes
All registered families should have received
January and February envelopes in the mail.
We have moved to a bi-monthly mailing of the envelopes. If you did not receive your first packet call
the Parish Office at 346-3604.
Chapel of the
Good Shepherd
♦Open Slots: Tuesday 2AM, Saturday 3AM and Sunday 8AM
♦The monstrance this month is from St. Ann
St.
Joseph Vocation Cross Program
Pray for
Oscar & Evelyn Elsner who have the cross in their home the month of
December.
Thanks
♦To Jeff and Helen
Brunner and Tony Daeger for the donation of greenery
for St. Mary’s Advent and Christmas decorating
♦To all those who donated
food and gifts to the Advent Giving Program.
Also, a big thank you to the individuals who helped with the
distribution of the items and none of this would be possible without Annie
Bingham and Chris Deyerling who coordinated the
program.
♦To the men of the three
parishes who set up our lovely outdoor nativity scenes- each one is so unique
♦ To the many individuals who
assisted with the decorating of the parishes- thank you for giving glory to
God.
♦To our Musicians,
Cantors, Readers, Altar Servers and Ushers- thank you for helping us enter into
the Sacred Mystery of Christmas!
♦To the Noblitt family
who are lending us their Nativity statues for St. Mary’s Church Nativity Scene.
♦To the many youth who
went Christmas Caroling last Sunday- and to those who donated food for the Chili Supper.
♦To the more than 220
people who took the time to come to confession on Monday night- our biggest crowd!
Thank you for your patience and for being reconciled with God!
♦To the more than
250 people who signed up for a committed hour in the Advent Adoration Challenge
and the many who stopped by for a visit; what a joy to spend silent prayer with
our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament!
Teens for Life
A dozen teenagers from
Jennings County have started a new group- Teens for Life – in an effort to end abortion and provide
assistance to teen moms who choose life.
The teens are headed to Washington, DC in January for the annual March
for Life and are raising funds and awareness for their trip. Any donation would help make this possible –
simply put your donation in an envelope marked “Teens for Life” and drop it in
the collection or at the parish office.
You will be in our prayers; please pray for us!
Calendar
of Meetings
Faith Formation
SNL- Feb 11 – 7:30 PM at St. Joseph
Various Groups and Ministries
SM BFH Meeting – TBA
SJ K of C -
Jan 17 – 7PM
SM-SA K of C – Jan 2~7 PM
SM School Commission- Jan 3, 2012
SJ Rosary Society – Jan 10, 2012 ~ 6:30 PM
Parish Council (PC) and Finance Council (FC)
Meetings
SM-FC – Jan 17 6:00 PM SJ- FC – Jan 24 ~ 6:30 PM
SM- PC – Jan 17 7:30 PM SA-PC– Feb 20 ~ 7 PM
SA- FC – Jan 16 ~ 7 PM SJ- PC – Feb 28 ~ 6:30 PM
Come Spiritually Prepared For HOLY MASS
Readings for Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
● Reading I:
Numbers 6:22-27
● Reading II:
Galatians 4:4-7
● Gospel:
Luke 2:16-21
St. Ann and St. Joseph Office
in Transition
In a desire to fulfill a request from the Archdiocese,
the office of St. Ann and St. Joseph, located at St. Joseph, will be merged
with St. Mary’s office located at St. Mary’s.
The new office will be referred to as The St. Ann, St. Joseph and St.
Mary’s Parish Office. While each parish will maintain its own
identity, one office will serve all three parishes.
The goal is to have the offices completely
merged by the end of January. During the
interim Deacon Larry French will be doing some basic office work at St. Ann and
St. Joseph. A bookkeeping position for
all three parishes will be open for hire. This position will do the work
through the St. Ann, St. Joseph and St. Mary’s Parish Office located at St.
Mary’s.
From now, until the end of January, during
this transition time, please feel free to call the St. Mary’s office for all immediate
needs. Here are some things to keep in
mind as we make this transition:
♦For St. Joseph and St. Ann Bookkeeping and St. Joseph Money
Counters please contact Deacon Larry at the St. Ann and
St. Joseph Parish Office. 812 346-4783
♦For St. Joseph Hall Rental
contact
Mandy Vogel at 346-6859
♦For St. Ann Hall Rental contact
Kevin Capes at 346-4450
♦For St. Joseph Religious Education contact
Terri French at 346-3192
♦For St. Ann Religious Education contact
Elizabeth Kirchner at 498-0331
♦For everything else please contact the Parish Office at St. Mary’s
(soon to be referred to as the St. Ann, St. Joseph and St. Mary’s Parish Office)
346-3604
♦Please be patient with us as we make this transition.
THANK
A
tremendous thank you to Cari Hauersperger for her
dedication to the parish office of St. Ann and St. Joseph and the hard work
that she offered to these parishes.
Pray for those who need
healing grace and comfort
A ROSARY will be prayed the First
Wednesday of each month
at St Mary’s ~ 5:15PM. Please join us!
Monica Hurley, Steve Hoppock, Elijah Cowles, Erma McClaine,
Ruth Evelyn Helm, Marilyn Beesley, Cynthia O’Mara, Ted
Brunner, Fran Smith, Rita Kruse, Marvin Biehle, Mary Frances Siener, Roger
Short, Joe Castetter, Don Ellerbrook,
Jeff Koors, Patricia Serrano, Josh Day, Jim Gootee, Jay Sears, Mert Wickens, Denise Woodard, Agnes Matern,
Gary Johnson, Jack Wickens, Lee Kane, Anna Fisher, T.
Irwin, Debbie Ramey, Diana Matz, Mary Margaret
Bowling, Jodi Ebinger, Dorothy Littrell,
Archbishop Daniel Buechlein, Albert Yux, Bonnie
Caraway, Star Bertram, Ruth Weber, Josiah Schafer, Elaine Herron, Julie Ried, Matt Frederick, Marie Rogers, Bill Begue, Jane Begue, Judy Kipper,
Linda Lamb, Abel Cummings, Beverly Gibson, Bob Hester, Roberta Mosley, Ann Monhaut, Mike Brown, Jenny Bowling, James Cone, Larry Burgmeier, Ruthie Webster, Jim Wooton,
Christopher Beesley, Rosie (York) Kelly, Vince Riley,
Suzanne Spencer, John Hughes, Ken Biddinger, Scott
Newkirk, Jerry Earl, Amelia Reagan, Mike Huckelberry,
Mary Ley, Doris Fortner, Paula Campos, David
Quinn, Patty Bower, Dana Hillen, Bobby Stoner, Caleb
Brennan, Bonnie Burgmeier, Jacob Grabill,
Austin Douglas, Julie Rascoe, Wilma Abney, Richard
Brooks, Ruby Kiefer. Please let us know when you or your loved one no longer has urgent
need to be on this list
ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK
DJP
Mini-Warehouses 346-5105
Please Pray for the
Soul of…
♦
May her soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.
Bequests
Parish
General Fund
Tower Fund
Roof and
Gutter Fund
Cemetery
Endowment
Youth
Ministry
Perpetual
Care of Buildings
Parish
General Fund
Cemetery
Endowment
Organ
Restoration
Youth
Ministry
Roof Fund
St. Mary’s
School
General Fund
Project Share
Tuition Assistance
Parish
General Fund
Kitchen Update fund-
Cemetery Endowment
Adoration Chapel Fund
Youth Ministry
Parish Council Members and Their Positions
St.
Ann: President-
Rita Elmore, Vice President- Gary Kreutzjans,
Secretary- Greg Kreutzjans, Communication- Chris
Kirchner, Education- Nicole Curry,
Spiritual Life- Kevin Hill, Physical Facilities- Steve Gasper, Family Life-
Kevin Capes
St.
Joseph: President-
Becky Vogel, Vice President- Joe Maschino, Secretary- Dave Vogel, Education-
Bobby Simmons, Spiritual Life- Jim McNulty, Physical Facilities- Mandy Vogel,
Family Life- Marie Baurle
St. Mary’s: President- Amy Kelly, Vice
President- Iris Biehle, Secretary- Debbie Hatfield, Matt Harsh, Mike Megel,
Gail McCoy, John Leach, Mary Jo Bender, Pat Kirchner