Christmas Bazaar in Front of the Church
- (Sat) November 28th – 12noon to 5pm
- (Sun) November 29th – 6:30am to 12:30pm
St. Michael’s Quilts & Crafts Group “Holy Kapa” will be selling quilts, tablecloths, table runners, aprons, ornaments, local goodies and much more! All profits will be donated to our Church’s Building Fund. Come and find that special Christmas gift! A big mahalo to those who donated of their time and talent.
You still have time to make a donation and receive a ticket for the quilt drawing! Tickets are again available this weekend. At 12:30pm on Nov. 29th the winning ticket for the Christmas Quilt will be drawn.
One ‘Ohana will be held next Sunday, December 6th. It will begin with lunch at noon just like the last time. We will again have lunch, prayer, age-related activities and sharing. The theme is great for the Advent/Christmas Seasons. This is the season when those with means will spend and rejoice. Those without money and support usually suffer even more. Come and find out how we can reach out to others, using our time and talent.
Rite of Acceptance
Today, the community of St. Michael’s welcomes 10 people into the catchumenate. The catechumenate is part of the process of preparing to receive the Sacraments of Initiation into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. From now until the First Sunday of Lent, the catechumens will continue to learn about the Catholic Faith and its traditions. They will break open the Word of God in the Sacred Scriptures searching for practical applications to their everyday lives. As a community we accept them; as community we are responsible for supporting them. Please pray for them as they continue their journey of faith. Pray for their sponsors who have agreed to walk this path with them. The candidates for the catechumenate are the following: Vale and Rebecca Wilson, Roxanne Llanes, Zane Centis, Arrora Calvert, ShayLee Minimishin, Talon and Aden Wilson, Orion and Luke Friels.
We will again have the Liturgy of the Hours / Evening Prayer on the Wednesdays of Advent at St. Michael’s, beginning December 2nd at 5:30pm, followed by a simple meal. There will be four opportunities in December to attend the Evening Prayer. Please join us as we prepare for Jesus’ coming.
Christmas Eve Play Needs “Players”
Any children interested in being in our Christmas Eve Play, please meet right after the 9am Mass today, Nov. 29th for a short meeting. There will be non-speaking parts for angels and shepherds. The Play will be at 5:45pm, just before the 6pm Mass, on Christmas Eve.
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Thank you for your support of last week’s collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development! Because of your generosity, more low-income people in the United States will be able to break the cycle of poverty and improve their communities. In these times when everyone’s budget is stretched, we are especially grateful for your support.
*Please Note: For those of you who did not get a chance to give last weekend, collection envelopes have again been inserted in this weekend’s bulletin. Mahalo!
Holiday Office Closures
Please note that the parish office will be closed for the holidays on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24th and 25th, and Thursday and Friday, Dec. 31st and January 1st.
How to Subscribe to Email Updates
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Next Infant Baptism Session
The next Baptism session will be December 20th (instead of January). Baptisms will be held the following weekend of Dec. 26th-27th. This session is for parents and godparents who plan to have their child baptized.
- Mass First: Attend the 11am Mass on Sunday, Dec. 20th at St. Michael’s. Please arrive no later than 10:45am so you can sit in the front row. Parents and child will be presented to the faith community, then your child will be anointed with the Oil of Catechumens. You cannot miss this part of the Baptism ceremony. If you miss the Mass and the anointing, you must wait until the next session to have your child baptized.
- Class After Mass: The Baptism Class takes place immediately following the 11am Mass, at approximately 12:15pm. All paperwork must be turned in to the parish office no later than Thursday, Dec. 17th. This includes the Baptism Form and a copy of your child’s Birth Certificate. Please call the parish office to sign up and request a Baptism form. Thank you.
An Advent Prayer
May the God of peace make us completely holy. May God keep us blameless in spirit, soul and body for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Forever faithful is the One who calls us – God our Father! Expectant, let us live in joyful hope for the revelation of the glory of our God and Savior, Christ Jesus! To Him be glory forever!
Come, Lord, Jesus! Your grace be with us all. - From “Come, Lord Jesus” by Lucien Deiss, CSSp, © 1976, 1981, Lucien Deiss. Published by World Library Publications, p. 127.
Saint john of Damascus
December 4th – From almost 1,300 years ago, John’s message for the Church’s spirituality and mission is surprisingly contemporary. Pope Benedict says that, in our modern culture of images, sacred images often speak more eloquently than words. This “incarnational theology,” the concept that visible, tangible elements can give believers access to divine realities beyond, found an eloquent champion in John of Damascus. He challenged the Iconoclasts (image-breakers), whose misinterpretation of the biblical prohibition of idolatrous images (Exodus 20:4-5) led them to campaign for the destruction of all sacred art. Before this controversy, however, John bore witness to Christ in a way that provides a timely example for Christians in today’s pluralistic society.
Succeeding his grandfather and father, John served as chief financial officer to the Muslim Caliph, professing his Christian faith without compromise, while winning the esteem of his Islamic sovereign by his competence and integrity. No wonder John could eloquently defend icons as “windows into heaven” – he had already learned to see Christ in the living icons of people different from himself yet fashioned in the same divine image! — Peter Scagnelli, © Copyright, J.S. Paluch Co.
About Liturgy
Advent and Redemption: The future is in God’s hands and God will bring it to fulfillment. What we do know is the outcome (God comes with redemption) and how it is achieved (through intimacy with Christ). Advent is a special liturgical season that begins with looking to the future, comes to a climax in looking to the past, and bears fruit in the present. Advent is a season when we bring to mind and celebrate the three comings of Christ and redemption.
Christ’s first coming (that we celebrate on Christmas) fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies that God’s Messiah would come to restore all things new. Christ’s birth as the incarnate Son fulfilled these promises. Jesus’ public ministry showed us how God’s new reign would come about: by repenting and believing in the Gospel. His death and resurrection assured us that salvation is surely at hand, but it is only at Christ’s second coming that the fullness of God’s glory and justice will be revealed. We find ourselves in an age straddling the first and second comings of Christ, at a time when we need to be strengthened now. The third coming of Christ is now, when Christ comes, first and foremost, in Sacraments but no less through each other. Our Advent vigilance and waiting doesn’t just look back to the first coming or forward to the Second Coming. The first coming bears fruit and the Second Coming is not frightening to the extent that our vigilance and waiting is in the here and now, recognizing Christ in the many sacramental comings of our everyday lives.
The challenge of Advent and our Christian living is to heighten our expectation of the coming of Christ so that we can be attentive to Christ’s presence already among us. Attentive waiting is already a presence that is redemptive.
Living the Paschal Mystery
Vigilance for the many ways Christ is present to us involves dying to self. This means that our focus is not on our own wants and needs but on the Christ who chooses to be intimately present to us. Our prayer for strength might be that Jesus help us see His presence in the people around us. This is pretty easy when the other person is pleasant or cooperative or helpful. The dying happens when the other is cranky or threatening or not to our liking. How can we see Christ in the other when the other doesn’t conform to our image of Christ? This is the question raised by the “anxieties of daily life.” The dying comes in growing in our image of who Christ is! The dying comes in forming the habit of seeing Christ in all others because Christ came to redeem all. The rising comes in constant vigilance, for Christ comes in many ways. The real challenge comes in adjusting to all these presences of Christ in our lives. —Living Liturgy™ Spirituality, Celebration, and Catechesis or Sundays and Solemnities, Year B · 2010; Liturgical Press, © 2009 by Order of Saint Benedict, Collegeville, MN. All rights reserved.
Heritage Books Available at the Bazaar!
Heritage book advertisement
The reviews on our Catholic history book have been very positive – for both Catholics and non -Catholics. You will have an opportunity to buy your copy during the two weekends the Quilting Bazaar is happening, and of course, they are also available at the Gift Shop. Stop by to pick up your copy as a keepsake or a Christmas gift! St. Michael’s Church will soon be demolished, and all proceeds from the book sales will go toward our Building Fund.
Cost = $20 each; mail orders = $22.50 each.
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About St. Michael's Heritage Committee
Stewardship Report: Week of Nov. 21st-22nd
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# of Attendees |
Total Contributions |
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St. Michael’s |
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Saturday 5pm |
176 |
$676.00 |
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Sunday 7am |
220 |
$1,690.00 |
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Sunday 9am |
346 |
$1,871.00 |
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Sunday 11am |
137 |
$906.00 |
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Sunday 4pm |
107 |
$822.00 |
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Sunday 6pm |
412 |
$627.00 |
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Immaculate Conception |
53 |
$531.00 |
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Holy Rosary |
55 |
$593.00 |
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Totals = |
1,506 |
$7,716.00 |
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