MASS SCHEDULE 1 MONDAY NOVEMBER 29 ADVENT WEEKDAY 9:00 am Joe Viola by Your Rosary Group TUESDAY NOVEMBER 30 ST. ANDREW, APOSTLE 9:00 am Jennie Nistelbeck by Linda Carnevale WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1 - ADVENT WEEKDAY 9:00 am Rudolph Buoni (Birthday) by Cyndi Buoni THURSDAY DECEMBER 2 - ADVENT WEEKDAY 9:00 am Marty Delewese by Lilda Delewese FRIDAY DECEMBER 3 ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, PRIEST 9:00 am Charles Sheffieck by Adele Sheffieck SATURDAY DECEMBER 4 - ADVENT WEEKDAY 4:00 pm Edith Amicon by Debbie Yonadi SUNDAY DECEMBER 5 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 8:30 am Ellen Fulcher Merullo 10:00 am People of the Parish 11:30 am Manda Juricic by Lilda Lombardi December 4, 5, & 8 Altar Server Extraordinary Minister Usher Lector Saturday, Dec 4, 4:00 PM Laura Hagy Natalie Hagy Pat Fehribach Ken Hagy Suzanne Webb Barb Evans NOT FILLED Judy Colliver Sunday, Dec 5, 8:30 AM Aiden Dulin Hunter Inks Sandy Siers Patricia Ward Mary Jones Stanley Phillips Jennifer Michael Sunday, Dec 5, 10:00 AM Jimmy Gaydos Jonathan Whitt Beth Broschart Ann Smith Alan Dekker Nick Iannitto Stephanie McCormick David Whitt Ellyn Dekker Sunday, Dec 5, 11:30 AM Christian Schell Brianne Schell Molly Bland Rose Duer Joseph Wilson Errol Burton Pam Hawkins Walt Bland Wednesday, Dec 8, 7:00 PM Feast of The Immaculate Conception - Holy Day Samantha Hawkins Nikki Hawkins Rose Tri Jo Marie Wilson Barb Evans Chris Windle Tara Windle SACRISTANS, Week of November 29: Charlotte Lombardi, Rose Duer, Helen Sexton PARISH NEWS: FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT HAPPY BIRTHDAY FR. JEFF! November 30, 2010 ST. MARGARET'S WOMEN CLUB DINNER CORRECTION!! There has been a change of date for the Women s Club Christmas dinner. We will meet at Salvi's on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. Ladies, come and enjoy some Christmas cheer with the St. Margaret's Women Club at the Annual Christmas Dinner. You can contact Maggie Whitmoyer,
2 cpradio@aol.com for dinner choices and prices. All dinners must be paid in advance. Payment due no later than Monday, December 6, 2010. THE GIVING TREE: If you would like to help support the St. Margaret of Cortona Giving tree, take an ornament from the Giving Tree this weekend, purchase the item(s) specified on the ornament and return the gift to the church NO LATER THAN SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 th, 12:30 p.m. Place the UNWRAPPED GIFT in one of the boxes located near the Giving Tree. This year the recipients of your generosity are: FAITH MISSION HOUSING: Faith Mission Housing provides transitional and permanent housing for individuals and families who have been living at the mission shelter. CHOICES: Choices provides temporary shelter for women and children who are experiencing domestic violence. IF you would like to contribute but would prefer not to shop, you are welcome to make cash donations as well, which will be given to St. Vincent DePaul to be used as needed. Place you donations in an envelope marked for the Giving Tree in the collection basket by the weekend of December 11 th & 12. The agencies will also be happy to accept donations of new gift bags that they can use. If you would like to donate gift bags please place them in the receptacle labeled Gift Bags (DECAL)CHRISTMAS FLOWERS FOR THE ALTAR: If you wish to contribute toward Christmas flowers in memory of a deceased relative or friend, you may do so by placing your donation with your name in an envelope and mark on it "Christmas Flowers." Or you may use the envelope enclosed in your monthly envelope packet. We will have a special remembrance of the deceased at the Christmas Mass. HOLY DAY DECEMBER 8 TH Wednesday, December 8 th, is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. It is a Holy Day of Obligation for all Catholics to attend Mass. Masses are on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Join us for this special celebration! DECEMBER A GOOD TIME FOR GIVING: The month of December is an excellent time for tax benefits, to give generously to the parish offertory. As this is the season of giving gifts, why not give a generous gift to your parish in the form of cash, securities, and business gifts with your employer s company? All gifts that you wish to count toward the 2010 tax year MUST BE MADE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2010. Only gifts in the possession of the church by this date can count toward 2010 taxes. We are all called to be good stewards of what God has entrusted to us, may we share generously with our parish family during this season. Thank you, as always, for your continued generosity. May God bless you! THE ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA WOMEN S CLUB will meet on Wednesday, December 1, 7:00 p.m. in Kulp Hall. THE SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMITTEE has selected the daily devotional booklet Hearts Voices for the parish meditation. The booklets have been mailed to all parishioners. If you did not receive your copy, please call the parish office, 279-1690. ST MARGARET WOMENS CLUB ANNUAL COOKIE BAKE AND EXCHANGE will be next Saturday, December 4, in Kulp Hall. We will start at 9 a.m. So bring your favorite cookie recipe and bake them at the hall, and exchange with the other women present. You will need to make at least 6 dozen cookies. MEN S CLUB SUB SALE: The Men s Club will be selling their delicious subs after all Masses next weekend, December 4.
3 WOMEN S CLUB POINSETTIA SALE date is Sunday, December 5 th after all Masses in Kulp Hall. All pre-sale orders will be available for pick up and additional plants will be available for purchase. BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: Join the St. Margaret of Cortona Knights of Columbus as we welcome Santa to Kulp Hall for breakfast! The big day will be Sunday, December 12 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Enjoy breakfast for $5 and have your picture taken with Santa for $3 (or 2 photos for $5). YOUNG AT HEART CLUB Christmas lunch at Salvi's, Monday December 13, 1:00 pm. Please call Marj Coyle, 771-3872, by Monday December 6 for reservations. THE ST. VINCENT DePAUL CONFERENCE would like to thank, Tammy Collins, Suzanne Webb and Lita Rodriguez, who helped serve dinner at the Women's and Family Shelter at Faith Mission on Monday, November 22nd. We served 70 women this month. Loved the deserts and 20 second helpings. A special thank you goes to the families who donated cookies. ADVENT 2010 SCHEDULE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 9, 16, 2010 Eucharistic Adoration: 9:30 a.m. 9:00 p.m. (THERE WILL NOT BE EUCHARISTIC ADORATION ON DECEMBER 23 RD ) *EVENING PRAYER THURSDAYS, DECEMBER 2, 9, 16, & 23, 7:30 P.M. IN THE CHURCH FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (A Holy Day of Obligation) Wednesday, DECEMBER 8, 2010 9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICE (with 5 Priests) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14 TH 7:00 P.M. The last scheduled confession before Christmas is on Saturday, December 18. CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE CHRISTMAS EVE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2010 THERE IS NO 9:00 a.m. MASS ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24 Mass: 4:00 p.m. Singing of Carols: 9:30 p.m. Mass: 10:00 p.m. CHRISTMAS DAY (A Holy Day of Obligation) Saturday, December 25, 2010 Mass 10:00 a.m. ONLY ****PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO 4:00 p.m. MASS ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25 TH **** SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: November 29 December 5 MONDAY 9:30 am Legion of Mary, Borrelli Parish Center 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal, Church 7:00 pm R.C.I.A. Rectory Lower Level 7:00 pm Unemployment Ministry Meeting, Kulp Hall TUESDAY 6:30 pm Bible Study, Rectory Lower Level WEDNESDAY, 7:00 pm Women's Club Meeting, Kulp Hall THURSDAY, 9:30 am - 9:00 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Church 7:30 pm Evening Prayers, Church 7:00 pm Bingo, Kulp Hall
SATURDAY, SUNDAY, 4 7:00 pm Worship Committee Christmas Dinner 9:00 am Women s Club Christmas Cookie Bake & Exchange, Kulp Hall 3:00 pm Confessions 4:00 pm Mass, Fr. Jeff 8:30 am P.S.R. (Parish School of Religion) Borrelli Parish Center 8:30 am Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Borrelli Parish Center 8:30 am Mass, Fr. Jeff 9:00 am Women s Club Poinsettia Pick-up/Sale after all Masses 10:00am Mass, Fr. Jeff 11:30am Msgr. Borrelli 10:00am Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Borrelli Parish Center 10:00am Nursery, Borrelli Parish Center 11:30am Mass, Msgr. Borrelli 7:00 pm Bingo, Kulp Hall YOUR TITHE TO GOD: November 21, 2010 Children $ 5.25 Total Offertory Collection $ 7,448.48 203 Parishioners used envelopes or checks this week. WEEKLY AMOUNT NEEDED $ 8,182.00 DIFFERENCE FOR THIS WEEK -($ 733.52) THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY BINGO WORKERS: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 4 th Sunday Julie Naporano, Matt/Maria Roda, Doug Finke, Pam Hawkins, Theresa Kuhn, Restu Kresnadi, Larry Winslow, Lina Bachelder, Leigh Smitley. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1 st Thursday Captain: Jennifer Gramlich; Tracy Heselden, Emily Mass, Darwin McVey, Andrew/Amy Scott, Brad Harmer, Sean/Melissa McCreary, Dave Whitt, Betsy Lindsey. SCHOOL NEWS BISHOP READY STAGES A CHRISTMAS CAROL: The Bishop Ready Theatre Department is staging the John Jakes adaptation of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, under the direction of Ready faculty member Jill Larger. This adaptation has a twist on the traditional production, in that the author, Charles Dickens, plays a role in the play by observing the action, handling props, and helping with costume changes. The beloved story features a large cast of characters and is family-appropriate entertainment. A Christmas Carol runs Friday, December 3, 7 P.M.; Saturday, December 4, 2 P.M.; and Sunday, December 5, both 2 and 7 P.M. in the Bishop Ready Little Theatre. Admission is $10 for adults; $9 for seniors (65+); and $8 for students. For more information, call Bishop Ready at 614-276-5263. AROUND US NOMINATIONS FOR CATHOLIC MAN OF THE YEAR 2011 NOW BEING ACCEPTED: Each year the Catholic Men s Luncheon Club (CMLC) presents the Columbus Diocese Catholic Man of the Year award. Nominations for the award are being accepted until December 10, 2010. Please make it a priority to participate by nominating a man from the Diocese who you believe would serve as an inspiration and would strengthen all Catholic men to continue living their vocation of holiness. Nominees must be laymen, who, through their daily actions, words, and prayers, exemplify the good and faithful servant. For more details of if you would like to nominate someone, please contact Shane Switzer, Past- President CMLC at 614-888-6276 or srswitzer@gmail.com. CYSC (CATHOLIC YOUTH SUMMER CAMP): Middle School Students in the 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th grades are invited to Jesus Jams at St. Catherine Church, 500 South Gould Rd., on Sunday, December 12. The theme is Make Your Hearts Ready. The program begins with the Mass of Sunday in St. Catherine Church at 5:00 pm followed by the Jesus Jam program immediately following in St. Catherine School Gym, The program ends promptly at 8:00 p.m. For more information visit, www.cyse.com.
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