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The poor have the good news proclaimed to them." Jesus caps his catalogue of miracles with this unexpected statement. In the same sentence where he reminds his listeners that he has cured the blind, the lame, the deaf, the sick, and even raised the dead, Jesus con-cludes by mentioning preaching the good news to the poor. How did that make the list of supernatural cures? What's so miraculous about good news? Well, in this case, the news is that the Messiah has finally come, in the most miraculous of ways, as the incarnate Son of God conceived in the womb of a virgin. This is a message of spiritual heal-ing: he comes to "save his people from their sins" (Mt 1:21). The poor are not just those in physical poverty, but those whose sins have impoverished their souls. This of course applies to us. The poverty of our own sinfulness-of the alienation we create between our-selves and God-can be overcome by the forgiveness offered to us in Christ. Because of this, we have cause to rejoice! On this Third Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, we are encouraged to rejoice. We pause in this season of anticipation to remember that, in truth, our hopes have already been fulfilled. God has "visited and brought redemption to his people" (Lk 1:68). He is among us, saving us even now! We need not look to the past to witness Christ's astonishing acts. His work in our souls, right here and now, is miracle enough.

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School: 440-934-6246 • Convent: 440-934-5173 FR. C. THOMAS CLEATO", PASTOR

Rev. Arthur B. Egan, Pastor Emeritus MASSES: COFESSIOS:

Saturday Evening………………4:00 pm Saturday………………2:30-3:30 pm

Sunday...8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 �oon Monday………………..7:00-7:25 pm

Monday & Thursday…………...7:30 pm

Tues., Wed, Fri………………….8:30 am MIRACULOUS MEDAL �OVE�A:

Saturday Morning …………….. 8:30 am Monday……………………...7:30 pm

Holy Days: Vigil………………...7:30 pm

Holy Days……………..8:30 am, 7:30 pm EUCHARISTIC ADORATIO�:

Holidays...……………………….9:00 am Thursday……………....1:00-7:00 pm

Please Pray For the Sick: Patricia Carnac, John Mat-

thew Gibson, Joan Rodger, Thomas Richards, Mary Anne Berthold, Kristy

O’Brien, Gwendolyn Gurney, Joan Votes, Elizabeth Conners, Chuck Docs,

Anita Grant, Jim Hricovec, J. Koerner, Owen Winters, Genevieve Smith,

Robert Gates, Virginia Sump, Thomas Ackerman, June Naelitz, Kate Li-

auw, Arthur Rossi, Diane Urig, Martha Adkins, Natalie Butchko, Wendy

Hallier, Carol Gates, Bob DeChant, John Khoma, Vicky Motes, Kathleen

Mahoney, Jeffrey Hostottle, Brenda Hazelwood, Bill Grabert, Alexa

Jennings, Barbara Milota, Ryan Case, Irene Chrulski, George Drda,

Stanley Perusek, Kerry Coleman, Kathleen Drellishak, Sandra Pitts, Rose-

mary Wysocki, Marie Mayton, Henry McCowan, Kennedy Noar, Betty

Drda, Joe Zivosecz, Patrick Fahey, Gloria Simon, Urban Klingshirn, Gene

Coghlan, William Mayton, Kelly Hunt, Greg Poyle, Carol Ledo, Roman

Wearsch, Raymond Hatch, Alice Conrad, May Ella Lester, Deborah

Deremiah, Dorrie Bommer, Rita Rink. If anyone needs communion to

be administered to a HOME BOU�D individual, please contact the

Rectory to make the appointment.

Sponsor of the Week: Please support our Sponsors, Dr. Paula M. Farner, Pediatrician.

Offertory Collections: Last weeks collection was $13,460. This year's budget is based on a weekly offering of $10,200. Rosary: We need more people to come and say the Rosary on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am. Please come and join us.

Divine Mercy Service: Please come and join us for Divine Mercy Services on Thursdays at 3:00 pm to pray for world peace. Any questions call Jan Spisak 934-4403.

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CPO Gift Certificates – St. Mary School Fundraiser: Please do your best to help support St. Mary School by pur-chasing CPO Gift Certificates, the proceeds will go directly back to the school! We all need to purchase food for grocer-ies; weekly-monthly, so why not help out our school at the same time by purchasing Giant Eagle or Heinens gift cards first! You may place your order by calling the convent at 934-5173 or you may find CPO order forms at the back of the church, please complete and return it to the school office, convent or rectory along with your check made out to St. Mary CPO by Tuesdays and on Friday your order will be ready to pick-up at the school office or convent. In addition, after purchasing $2,000 worth of CPO cards per family, the family will qualify for a $40 discount off.

20l3 Christmas/�ew Year/Mass and Confession Schedule

Christmas Confessions

Saturday , December 14 2:30 pm-3:30 pm

Monday, December 16 7:00 pm-7:25 pm

Saturday, December 21 2:30 pm-3:30 pm

Monday, December 23 11:00 am-12 pm 7:00 pm-7:25 pm

�ew Years Confessions:

Saturday, December 28 2:30 pm-3:30

Christmas Masses Christmas Eve-Children’s Liturgy 4:00 pm Midnight Mass 12:00 am Choir begins singing at 11:15 pm

Christmas Day 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm

�ew Years Masses New Years Eve Vigil 4:00 pm New Year’s Day 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm

TGIF Youth Mass— TODAY, Dec. 15th @ 6:00 pm. Share the Holiday Spirit with St. Mary families. We will gather today after mass in the school hall to make Christmas cards for the residents at Avon Oaks Nursing Home. Please bring a plate of cookies to share. Hot Chocolate will be pro-vided. Contact Karen Kurtzweil, [email protected] 440-934-2922

Help Needed -- Church Decorating for Christmas – Sunday, December 22nd at 2:00 P.M. We need your help decorating the Church for Christmas on Sunday, December 22nd at 2:00 p.m. We will be setting up the Christmas trees, the Manger, hanging gar-land and bows. This is a great way to get your service hours for Confirmation. It nor-mally takes between 1 – 1 ½ hours, the help of many hands, makes for light work. If you have any ques-tions, please call 934-5933.

The Solemnity of St. John the Evangelist: Is cele-brated on Friday, 27th of December, 2013. You are invited to honor St. John as the Patron Saint of our Diocese, our Cathe-dral Parish and the Cathedral Church itself. Bishop Lennon will celebrate the 12:00 noon Mass with the addition of spe-cial music. At 7:00 pm, Bishop Lennon will preside at Solemn Sung Vespers. All are welcome, especially the young and those preparing for initiation. Free secure parking is avail-able. Come and celebrate the Feast of our Patron Saint the beauty of the Christmas Season at St. John Cathedral.

Christmas Flower Envelopes: Please return these to the Rectory no later than December 20, 2013. Thank you.

===`xxà|Çzá 9 XäxÇàá=== Christmas Break - Sunday, December 21 to January 6, 2014. Choir Practice - Saturday, December 21, 11:15 pm to12:15 pm. Adult Choir Prac-tice, Saturday, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm.

SERVERS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 16:

Monday, 7:30 pm Nina Kurtzweil, Alyssa Weigman, Gillian Striker Tuesday 8:30 am Kennedy Noar, Greg Greaney, Sophia Murray Wednesday, 8:30 am Emmett & Brenden Moher, Gillian Striker Thursday, 7:30 pm Lauren & Meadow Smith, Maegan Hille Friday, 8:30 am Madeline Cagnina, Kelsie & Jack McNally Saturday, 8:30 am Max Niebrzydowski, Megan & Pieter Wise 4:00 pm Brendan Simpson, Jimmy Roach Sunday, 8:00 am Carly Holowecky, Mallory Hricovec, Emily Brassell 10:00 am Nina Kurtzweil, Alyssa Weigman, Caroline Waters 12:00 pm Nolan & Killian Meehan, Zach Maxey

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS FOR THE WEEKEND OF DECEMER 21/22:

Avon Oaks: (Tues.12/17 Rosary) Nancy Danese Linda Havlik, Marge Jones, Maurine Jacoby (Wed.12/18 Communion) Ken Ganobsik, Maurine Mescan (Fri. 12/20 Communion) Lisa Marshall, Marie Meckes Saturday 4:00 pm Julie Novasel, Tom & Mary Ann Czarney, Bob & Joyce Vielhaber Sunday, 8:00 am Judy Neal 10:00 am Sherry Rouse, Therese Olsavsky, Annie Gomos, Jan Spisak, Mary Ann Littell 12:00 pm Lori Yeager, Lillian Martini, Dan Briehl

LECTORS FOR THE WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 21/22:

Saturday, 4:00 pm Filip Niebrzydowski Sunday, 8:00 am Tess Wearsch 10:00 am Paul Szendrey 12:00 pm Pat McGreal

MASSES FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 16:

Monday, December, 16, Advent Weekday 7:30 pm Henry & Catherine Lustek (Laura & Frank Savel) Tuesday, December 17, Late Advent Weekday 8:30 am Linda Chal (Robert) Wednesday, December 18, Late Advent Weekday 8:30 am Fr. Gaetano ((Friends) Thursday, December 19, Late Advent Weekday 7:30 pm Ann Tramontana (JoAnn Bakos) Friday, December 20, Late Advent Weekday 8:30 am Thomas Ketchesin, Sr. (Family) Saturday, December 21, Late Advent Weekday 8:30 am Dorothy Eleanor Dulik (George Binzer) 4:00 pm Anna May Drda (Family) Sunday, December 22, Fourth Sunday of Advent 8:00 am Tim Temkiewicz (Family) 10:00 am Tim Stockard (Mom & Dad) 12:00 pm People of the Parish

DECEMBER 15, 2013 THIRD SU"DAY OF ADVE"T

Christmas Gifts For Avon Residents: What better way to give a gift to your child, grandchild, (or any Board Game player for that matter) than with a unique, one-time-only, gift that also supports St. Mary? The Avon-opoly Board games are in and they feature photos from around Avon on the box and businesses/organizations from Avon on the Board. This was designed by Parishioners and game produc-tion was paid for by the sponsors. They are only $25 each and they are available now! You can call 440-773-0848 or buy them online at www.avonstmary.org/avonopoly where you can also see what the game looks like. Remember, St. Mary will receive 100% of the $25.

St. Mary Liturgical Commission: Is seeking volun-teers for Lectors (reading at mass) and for Eucharistic Ministry (helping with Holy Communion). We especially need new Eucharistic Ministers. Volunteers would help out for mass for two weeks in a row—only every 6-8 weeks. You would be assigned the same mass time and receive a schedule always in advance. There are open-ings at all masses: Saturday at 4 pm and Sunday at 8 am, 10 am and Noon. We are also in need of a substitute Eucharistic Minister to help with Holy Communion and a substitute Lector to recite the Rosary on Tuesdays from 9:45 to 10:45 am at Avon Oaks Nursing Home. Individual training for fall session are now being offered. Please call the rectory at 934-4212 or Nancy Danese at 934-4277 for details.

Jam the Gym 2014—The Rivalry Returns! St. Mary Alumni from past to present will face off once again in the Alumni Basketball Game. Odd Years vs. Even Years. Co-Ed Teams will be formed. Registration forms available at the back of the Church and in the school office. Contact Melanie Hricovec, [email protected].

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Sum-

mary Financial Report: Is at the back of the Church.

Please pick one up

Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception School Thank you'd

A big round of applause to our “Playground Renovation Committee” Rose Baker, Mandy Neediest, Tom Hricovec, Tim Maxey, Pat Roach, and Mike Walther for making our overdue playground improvements a reality. Thanks to the fundraising donations by PTU, Boosters, and Holy Name Society the committee has purchased a new playground set to replace the old swing set on the field. Volunteers will be needed for a community building of our playground set in the spring.

Mrs. Zukutny & committee for running the Book Fair, we appreciate all of her time that was donated to making the fair a success. Also, thank you families for patronizing our book fair, Sr. Elaine will enjoy picking out books for the children to use in the school library.

On behalf of the faculty, I would like to thank PTU for their delicious Pasta dinner they provided for the faculty during conferences; the Market Day pies were delightful!

Thank you families for your support of the Turkey Raffle hosted by our Holy Name Society.

Advent Season Students are preparing for the coming of Jesus by opening up to the light

of Christ this Advent and bringing that light to others. Prayer services – Monday mornings Service project – making cards for our soldiers over seas and our local

veterans Congratulations to the following Star Students for the month of December: Kdg. - Ava Millard, Gabriel Ondrus Gr. 5 - Alexis Jones, Karl Wearsch Gr. 1 -Niko Guerrieri, Mary Carol Walker Gr. 6 - Alex Mrosko, Jessica Polenske Gr. 2 - Leo Ference, Isabelle Niederst Gr. 7 - Abbey Abfall, Patrick Staunton Gr. 3 - Sara Iacano, Makenna Maxey Gr. 8 - Max DiGiaco, Nicolle Lesiw Gr. 4 - Alex Carandang, Ryann Clapham CPO Gift Certificates Please use our gift certificate program for your holiday shopping for Christmas. Orders need to be received by Tuesday for delivery on Friday. Christmas Concert Our annual Christmas Concert will be Wednesday, Decem-ber 18th at 6:30 pm. Avon-opoly is here! Have you heard? Avon-opoly: Bicentennial Edition games are IN, just in time for Christmas and Avon's bicentennial year! To order, go to stmary.org/avonopoly, come to the cafeteria following the 12:00 Mass this weekend, or visit Avon Isle Park on Saturday, December 7th between 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Games will also be available to purchase during intramural basketball, the school office, and at various businesses in Avon. Visit facebook.com/avonopoly view a current list of area businesses where games are being sold. Games make great gifts, and the full $25 purchase price goes directly to St. Mary! St. Mary School Marketing Open House this year is two weeks earlier than in the past. Our Open House is Sunday, January 12th from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. PTU Feature Families:

Our Feature Families for this month are the Kim, Likavec, and Mrosko families. Please stop by the bulletin board near the quilt in the main school entrance to learn more about these school families!

CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS with MUSIC!!! ALL are invited to participate in the St. Mary's Music Ministries as we prepare for Christmas celebrations! For more details, pick up a flyer at the main Church en-trance, contact Deb (440-258-1362), or just come join us for Wednesday evening rehearsal on December 18th, 7:30 p.m. at the Parish Life Center. Final rehearsals Saturday, 12/21, 12:30 p.m. in the Choir Loft...hope to see you there

The Altar & Rosary Society of St. Vincent de Paul Church: Sends “Boxes From Home” to soldiers in Afghani-

stan. Do you have a loved one or friend you would like to send a box to? Please call Dorothy at 984-2192 with the soldier’s name,

Rank, Branch of Service and the overseas mailing address.

Attention...Engaged Couples: Holy Spirit Parish in Avon Lake is pleased to announce that our Couples Min-istry will hold a PRE-CANA DAY for couples preparing for marriage. Couples from neighboring parishes are wel-come and invited to attend. Attendance is limited to 25 couples and has been sold out every year so please re-serve your space early. Our PRE-CANA Day will be held on Saturday. March 29, 2014 in the Holy Spirit Family Life Center from 8:20 am to 6:00 pm (including Mass). Cost for the day is $60 per couple and includes breakfast and lunch. Attendance is by reservation only. Reservations may be made by calling Christine or David Sinclair at 440-899-1069 or by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

Grief Support Group--"Hopeful Hearts" For seniors 60 and over, will meet on Tuesday, Dec 17th, 1-2:30pm at Holy Spirit Church Family Center, 410 Lear Rd. Avon Lake. Meetings are usually held the fourth Tuesday of each month, (except this one for Christmas, )are open to the community at no charge, no reservations required. Sponsored by Hospice of the Western Reserve and Holy Spirit Bereavement Minis-try. For further information contact JoDee Coulter, Be-reavement Coordinator, 440-892-6680

Catholic Renewal Ministries: will host a Charismatic Mass on Friday, January 3rd, at 7:00 p.m., at St. Peter Parish, 35777 Center Ridge Rd., North Ridgeville 44039. Fr. Bob Franco will be the celebrant. Praise and worship will begin at 7:00 and the liturgy will start at 7:30. Healing prayer teams will be available after mass for individual prayer. For more information, please con-tact Fr. Franco at 440-327-2201 or CRM at 440-944-9445, Come and bring a friend! This will be a time to truly encounter the Lord.

Lorain County Right to Life Signatures Campaign: Next weekend (December 21/22 after all of the Masses, we will

be asking people to sign up for the Lorain County Right To Life Signature Ad and Billboard Campaign. These ads will ap-pear in the local news media on or about January 22, 2014 the 41st anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legal-

izing abortion-on-demand for all 9 months of pregnancy. These ads will include Pro-Life educational information and the names of all people who sign up for the ads. Same-theme billboards will be displayed in the Lorain County area during the month of January. The purpose of the ads and billboards is to educate about abortion; and to publicize that many people in the county care about the men, women and children victimized to abortion. The cost for sign-up is $5.00 per line.

Introducing Middle School Swimming: For students in grades 4-8. Practices will run twice weekly for the month of December and January at two locations: Mercy Health and Recreation Center in Amherst (6:45 pm-8:00 pm) Monday and Wednesday)

and Splash Zone in Oberlin (7:00 pm-8:15 pm) Tuesday and Thursday. Students from every parish in Lorain County will compete together as the Lorain County Catho-lic Schools team in Middle School meets in Northeast, Ohio. The program will be headed by the coaches and swimmers from Elyria Catholic High School. For more in-formation. Please contact Head Coach Rich Szczepinski at 440-574-0253 or [email protected]. Cost: $100 for two months (meets included in cost).

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