MASS INTENTIONS Monday, November 26 8:00 am Odelia Dethrow.........................................St. Agnes Tuesday, November 27 8:00 am Mass of Thanksgiving...........................Holy Family 8:30 am O.L.P.H. Devotion..................................Holy Family Wednesday, November 28 8:00 am Warren Foran............................................St. Agnes Thursday, November 29 9:00 am Russell & Margaret Roberts................Holy Family Friday, December 1 8:00 am Gerald Huber.............................................St. Agnes Saturday, December 2 3:15-3:45 pm CONFESSIONS.................................St Agnes 4:00 pm Ruth Ondrey..............................................St Agnes 5:30-5:45 pm CONFESSIONS...........................Holy Family 6:00 ....................................................Holy Family Sunday, December 3 8:00 am Mary Hiette..............................................Holy Family 10:00 am Special Intentions of Estelle Bruemmer..St.Agnes Upcoming Weekly Events November 26th NO RCIA November 28th Eucharistic Adoration 3-6 November 28th PSR 6:30 pm November 28th Christmas Choir Practice 7pm November 29th Montgomery NRC Communion & Rosary 9:30 Quilt Raffle Drawing & Rada Fundraiser Due are available. Please contact the office Mon-Wed. 8:45-12:30 or Thur. 8:45-4:30. We have extra copies for purchase if you are interested. Thank You! November 25th, 2012 Feast of Christ the King Introduction: Hero-worship and king-making are usually examples of cultural idolatry. We constantly invest mere human beings with the power and status of gods. We grant them value beyond that of ordi- nary mortals. There is danger in conferring on any- one such status. The only eternal king is Christ who dies for the sins of the whole world Reading I: The vision of the prophet Daniel was clearly not of this world. He saw “one like the son of man” coming from heaven and receiving domin- ion, glory, and kingship over all things. Unlike kings and rulers of this world, his kingship will never be destroyed, and his dominion is everlasting. Reading II: The book of Revelation presents an exalted view of Jesus Christ as the King of Kings. There are two important implications of this view of Christ. All earthly kings are limited by the authority of Christ. But earthly kings are legitimated by the authority of Christ if they honor his values and pur- poses. Gospel: Jesus did not deny his kingship when he was confronted by Pilate. But he refused to be identified with any human race or nation. He admit- ted that his kingdom was not of this world. He came to this world, not as a king but as a servant, to proclaim the truth of the kingdom of heaven. Closing Thought: Christ the King reigns incognito in our world. He does not live in palaces. His does not display great wealth. He does not wield political power. He rules through the cry of the poor for justice, the cry of the oppressed for freedom, the cry of the despised for acceptance, the cry of the weak for strength. Christ the king is on the side of those who struggle for dignity and opportunity. Weekend envelopes (111) $ 2815.00 Weekend Loose $ 205.00 All Saints $ 10.00 Justice & Hope $ 519.00 Total $ 3549.00 Faithful Departed $ 10.00 Cemetery Collection $ 15.00 Please call the Church office 532-5288 or 532-2631) if someone in your family is ill or hospitalized, and you want them visited and brought communion. WORD OF LIFE: “Relying only on charitable donations, the Christ-centered response of a pregnancy center is able to accomplish much even beyond saving a child’s life, a child who is created in God’s image and likeness and is destined for eternal life. No small thing! The daily work and ministry of the pregnancy center also channels God’s love to the child’s parents and family, bringing about an opportunity of evangelization, healing, restoration, better parenting, more marriages and adop- tions, and in the long term, healthier families.” CHOIR PRACTICE FOR CHRISTMAS WILL BE- GIN WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28 TH , AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CHURCH. NEW VOICES, HIGH SCHOOL AGE & OLDER, ALWAYS WELCOME! CCW CHRISTMAS PARTY Come celebrate Christmas with CCW on December 6th. Reservations required by calling Jane Mueller 217-532-3707. Registra- tion @ 6pm - Catered meal from Melanos @ 6:30. Cost for the event is $8.00 per person. We will be drawing quilt raffle on this evening. Come have fun, food and entertainment on this special evening! The holy season of Advent is a special time set aside in the Church calendar to prepare for the coming of the Lord. It (Advent) is a season of hope, of expecta- tion, and preparing for the Lord’s coming at the end of time; and also more immediately preparing for the commemoration of his coming on December 25th. Advent in itself is not a penitential season as that of Lent. We wear the blue vestments during Advent to show the difference between the 2 Liturgical Seasons. Thank you for your contributions to the new Dioce- san Campaign for Justice and Hope! Your generos- ity will bring justice and hope to people in our diocese through funding for family and seek justice for people living in poverty. For information about how groups and organizations can apply for the DCJH grant, please call 217-698-8500 Ext. 167 or email [email protected] or visit us at www.dio.org. “If we love others with charity, then first of all we are just towards them.....Justice is inseparable from charity, and intrinsic to it. Justice is the primary way of charity or, in Paul VI’s words, “the minimum measure” of it, an integral part of the love “in deed and in truth” (1Jn 3:18) CARITAS IN VERATATE #6 Keep Christ in Christmas Magnets The Knights of Columbus have donated magnets to the March of Life attendees to sell. The magnets will sell for $5 each. Please consider purchasing a magnet to support the March for Life 2013. If you would be interesting in helping with Children’s Liturgy please call Megan Beeler @ 246-0392. All volunteers must have completed Protecting God’s Children Class & check. Come join us for an evening of good food and participate in a silent auction of items donated by local and regional businesses. The proceeds will go towards supporting our mission to serve the poor and disadvantaged by providing social services, counseling, assistance with prescription medicine, food, clothing and crisis funds to those in need in Macoupin, Montgomery, Greene, Jersey and Calhoun counties. If you would like to support our mission please consider making a financial donation or by purchasing a ticket to our annual Fall Banquet which is being held this year on December 1, 2012 at the Elks Lodge in Carlinville.. Ticket Price $25 available at Catholic Charities Office at 525 W. 2nd South, Carlinville. Doors open at 5:30pm, Buffet meal starts at 6:00pm, Elks Lodge 201 W. Main St., Carlinville, IL.