Second Sunday of Advent

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1 Second Sunday of Advent December 3 & December 4, 2016 ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH Established Highland Road Baton Rouge, Louisiana (On the Corner of Highland Road and Gardere Lane) St. Jude the Apostle Church, as a Catholic Faith Community, strives to spread the love of Christ by embracing our diversity of God-given gifts celebrated in prayer, sacraments, Eucharistic worship, fellowship, religious education, and service to the local and world community. St. Jude Parish Advisory Council: March 15, 2006 Mass Schedule December 7, 6:30 pm December 8, 8:15 am and 6:30 pm The Parish office will be closed on December 8th. Parish Contact Information Parish Office Phone Parish Office Fax School Phone Parish Website School Website Fr. Trey Nelson, Pastor fathertrey@stjudecatholic.org Deacon James Morrissey, deaconjmorrissey@gmail.com Director of Administration Emergencies: after hours, please call and follow the directions given on the voice mail message. Daily Masses Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 8:15am Tuesday at 5:30pm (followed by Benediction and Adoration) Wednesday at noon also Weekend Masses Saturday 4:00pm Vigil Sunday at 8:00am, 9:45am, and 11:30am The Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00pm-3:45pm or by appointment

2 Second Sunday of Advent Saturday and Sunday December 3 & 4, On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. (Isaiah 11:1) Dear Friends, The verse (above) from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah is part of the prophecy regarding the coming of a messiah. Whenever we read it, we obviously think of the coming celebration of the birth of Jesus. I would like to invite us to expand our reflection on this passage. Last Tuesday evening we had the first of our 4 Advent evenings of reflection. The topic was, The Spirit of Advent: How to Wait in a Hurried World. I made the statement that we all spend a good portion of our lives waiting on something: traffic, test results, how a relationship will develop, and so on. The biblical type of waiting, to which we are all called, invites us to consider not only what is to come but also what already is. Look for the places in your life where a shoot...or sprout of goodness has already blossomed. Look for it in the simple, everyday things. Simply put, with everything going on in our lives and in the world today, what gives you hope? Who are the people who help you get up everyday and do what you have to do? What are some of the experiences in which you have already experienced the reality, that, God has visited his people? This Tuesday we will offer our second evening of reflection, entitled, A Theology of Suffering: Why Bad Things Happen to Good People. I hope you can join us as we take a look at the mystery of suffering and how we grapple with it in day to day living. Have a great week! Sincerely yours, Fr. Trey Nelson Pastor

3 Retirement Fund for Religious Your donation works for aging religious. I read that roughly 95 percent of donations to the Retirement Fund for Religious aid senior religious, a donor writes. That s wonderful when we truly want our donations to work. Your gift works for elderly religious by helping to furnish medications, nursing care, and more. Please support next week s collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious, and give to those who have given a lifetime. The collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious will be next weekend. Music Ministry Singers needed for Christmas! To sing at 4pm Christmas Eve: Contact Amy Geeding, a.geeding@yahoo.com Rehearsal: Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30. To sing at 6:30 Christmas Eve: Contact Louis Benedetto, loubenedet@aol.com Rehearsal: Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8. Come join us for Christmas and stay for the whole year! Membership includes your own personal hymnal and a reserved seat at Mass. For Prayer Request, Call our Prayer Line, or Don t Mention Age D.M.A. Bags for the Homebound -Collection Drive- Please help us in showing our homebound parishioners how much our parish community cares about them! Members of our D.M.A. Ministry are collecting items to place in gift bags for the Advent/Christmas season to deliver to these parishioners. Date of Collections: Weekends of December 3rd/4th & 10th/11th Bring your item(s) and place in the designated bin in the church narthex Suggested Items (Please donate new/never used items only) Toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrush, hand lotion, disposable razor, bath powder, bath salts, sanitizing wipes, bath soap, etc.) Microwave Popcorn Lap desk Sugarfree Drink Mixes/Tea Candies/Sugarfree Candies Puzzles Kleenex/Purse size Kleenex Find-A-Word Booklets Small packaged cookies/crackers Diabetic socks (men & women) Gloves 2017 Calendar I make a call to the consciences of those who govern, so that they come to an international consensus aimed to abolishing the death penalty. * Pope Francis, February 2016, Angelus address

4 St. Jude 2016 Christmas Giving Tree Reminder: All gifts must be submitted no later than the morning of Monday, 12/5. Thank you! The following were recently baptized at St. Jude: Stephen Andrew Barbier Rowan Ava Blanchard Jules Fisher Borgharot Kinley Rene Braud Tanner Paul Champion Lucille Cate Clark Alexander Garam Delaney Nicholas James Douglas Frankie Elizabeth Ferachi Benjamin Wade Fontestad Cullen Anthony Giambrone Eloise Geneiveve Girouard Brady Joshua Goad Bryce Johnathan Landry Henry Abbott Lanius Jude Michael Marasco Ana Marie Powers Peirce Martin Richard Jackson Elliot Stacey Kaitlyn Quinn Tran Dalton Lee Walker Bishop's Annual Appeal 2016/2017: Thank You for Your Generous Support of the Bishop's Annual Appeal More than thirty years ago, Bishop Stanley Ott established the Bishop's Annual Appeal with a desire to expand ministry and increase Catholic influence in each city and rural community in the diocese. As we begin a new era of ministry support, we honor a commitment shared by thousands of generous parishioners whose gifts have helped fund essential programs and projects throughout the Diocese of Baton Rouge. To everyone who has contributed to make that vision so successful, thank you. It is a privilege to advance that legacy of faithfulness. Please invest in the work of the Bishop's Annual Appeal, and Be Merciful. "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful" (Lk 6:36). Consider the many essential ministry efforts supported through each campaign, and celebrate God's blessing and your parish's generous involvement. For additional information concerning the impact of your gracious gifts, please visit and read about the great work you make possible through the BAA.

5 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 8:00 am FLM Christmas Event - Hall 9:45 am Children s Liturgy of the Word - MB 9:45 am Sunday School - School 9:45 am Nursery - MB 113 4:00 pm Cub Scouts - Hall 6:00 pm Boy Scouts - Hall MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 GIVING TREE GIFTS ARE DUE TODAY 4:30 pm St. Vincent de Paul - Hall 6:00 pm Diaconate Formation - MB 6:00 pm Bible Study - MB TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 9:30 am St Martha Ministry - MB 6:30 pm 11:30 Choir Practice - School Music Room 6:30 pm School Christmas Concert - School 6:30 pm Clarity Hospital Memorial Service - Hall WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 9:30 am Music Makers - Hall 12:30 pm School Level Retreat - Hall 6:15 pm K-8 PSR - School 6:30 pm Mass - Church THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 Parish Office will be Closed 8:15 am Mass - Church 11:30 am Don t Mention Age - Hall 6:30 pm Mass - Church FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 No Scheduled Events SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 No Scheduled Events SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 9:45 am Children s Liturgy of the Word - MB 9:45 am Sunday School - School 9:45 am Nursery - MB 113 1:00 pm KC/CDA Christmas Party - Hall READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-3, 10ac, 11-13; Mt 18:12-14 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10; Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-19; Mt 17:9a, Sunday: Is 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146:6-10; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11 MASS INTENTIONS MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 8:15 am For the People TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 5:30 pm For the People WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 8:15 am For the People 12:00 Noon Paul Radford 6:30 pm Joyce Roy THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 8:15 am Cook and DeCuir Families 6:30 pm dejongh Family FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 No Mass SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 4:00 pm Jim & Mary Altazan Raymond Drago Lucille Serio SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 8:00 am Bonnie Bonnette 9:45 am Carroll Macalusa 11:30 am Erwin Lochbrunner