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400 Country Club Road—Casper, WY 82609 PO Box 51010—Casper, WY 82605-0397 307-235-5535

www.stpatricks-casper.com St. Anthony Tri-Parish School

St. Patrick’S catholic church

Fourth SUNDAY OF ADVENT

December 18, 2016

Christmas tv mass

The Christmas TV Mass will be recorded at the 5:15 p.m. Mass TODAY, Sunday, December 18, 2016 at St. Anthony’s Church in Casper, WY. Father Kevin Barrett will be the principal celebrant. The Mass will be televised and aired on KTWO for Midnight Mass December 25, 2016, and again at the regular 9:00 a.m. time slot on Sunday, December 25, 2016.

CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE 2016

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday, December 19th 7:00 p.m. Advent Penance Service Thursday, December 22nd 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 23rd 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

NO CONFESSIONS ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24TH

CHRISTMAS MASSES Saturday, December 24th 4:00 p.m. Family Mass Saturday, December 24th 10:00 p.m. Prelude Music & Christmas Carols 10:30 p.m. Solemn Christmas Mass at Night Sunday, December 25th 8:00 a.m. Latin Gregorian Chant Mass “Ad orientem” 10:30 a.m. Christmas morning Mass

NEW YEAR’S: SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

Saturday, December 31st 6:00 p.m. Anticipated Mass Sunday, January 1st 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. New Year’s Day Mass

ADORATION CLOSURE FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS

Adoration will CLOSE:

Wednesday, December 21st at 9:00 a.m. Adoration will RESUME:

Tuesday, December 27th at 9:30 a.m.

Adoration will CLOSE REGULARLY: on Friday, December 30th at 9:00 a.m.

Adoration will RESUME: Tuesday, January 3rd, at 9:30 a.m.

MERRY CHRISTMAS &

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

One of the most beautiful times of the year is fast approaching. God’s gift to the world, His only begotten Son, Jesus is celebrated at Christ-mas and the Church Environment is filled with the beauty of the season. The Church environment is funded

by donations for Christmas flowers from our envelope packets. These envelopes provide an opportunity to designate a me-morial for your loved ones; who will be remembered at the 4:00 p.m. Family Mass, 10:30 p.m. Christmas Night Mass and the 8:00 a.m. Christmas morning Mass. If you would like to help with a donation to offset the cost of the Church environment, please designate your gift in a separate envelope and place it in the collection basket. Please remember to include a list of your memorials. Thank you for your generous support to our parish!

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Casper, WY

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ALTAR CLEANING

December 24th Rita Dean Julie Anne Milberger

St. Patrick’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

SUNDAY CLASSES 9:00-10:20 a.m.

Dec. 18th-ADVENT FAIR Dec. 25th-NO CLASS Jan. 1st-NO CLASS

Jan. 8th - CLASS

WEDNESDAY CLASSES (6th-8th & SENIOR HIGHYouth Ministry)**

Dec. 21st-NO CLASS Dec. 28th-NO CLASS

Jan. 4th-CLASS **Please note the 8th grade Safari 2.0 meets at the home of Chris &

Julie Perry (5010 E. 16th Street). Unless otherwise noted. (see above)

RCIA/VIDEO SERIES Tuesday 7:00-8:30 p.m. December 20th NO CLASS December 27th NO CLASS

PARENT MEETINGS-JANUARY Sunday 9:05-10:15 a.m.

Jan. 8th-Life in Christ Jan. 22nd-Going out into the Deep

PARENT MEETINGS-JANUARY Wednesday 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Jan. 11th-Word on Fire Jan.18th Sports & Religion

Jan. 25th-Life in Christ

Volunteers Needed Do you have a little extra time in your day or over the week-end to shovel a neighbors walk? When you shovel your driveway, can you allow a little extra time to shovel another

driveway down the street? If you are able to make this sacrifice, please volunteer with St. Isidore's Helpers. We will match you with someone who needs help, so that they are not trapped inside their home this winter.

We don't need any money, only a bit of your time. We cur-rently have 3 unmatched clients and your help will make a difference in someone's life. To volunteer, please email Nyrma Soffel at [email protected] or call at 307.251.6232.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Are you looking for a quiet hour to spend with Jesus? Is your soul starving because you haven’t fed it with prayer? You have the greatest opportunity

to fulfill both these needs during Eucharistic Adoration. We are currently in need of filling the following hours of Eucharis-tic Adoration:

Monday 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

If you are interested in becoming involved with Eucha-ristic Adoration or sharing an hour please call Johnnie Dean @ 235-5535 or 265-6999.

LOCAL OUTREACH Are you looking for a way to reach out to those in your community or would like to share your treasures with those less fortunate? Holy Cross Food Bank is looking for chil-dren’s slightly used or new books. When families come to receive food items the children love to re-ceive books. Please bring your books and place them in the Christmas wrapped box at the east (main) entrance of the Church. This will be availa-ble the weekends of December and 17th. What a GREAT way to share the Christmas spirit with a local child.

STILL NEEDED: CHRISTMAS DAY DRIVERS FOR MEALS ON WHEELS

Christmas will be here before we know it, so it’s a great time to begin a new family tradition (or continue one). We are looking

for some generous souls who would like to spend a bit of time on Christmas morning de-livering Meals on Wheels. It takes about an hour and a half to do this, but the memories will last a lifetime. All you need to do is call Chris & Julie Perry at 265-9388 and pick a time slot running at 15 minute intervals beginning at 9:45 a.m. and ending at 11:15

a.m. There are 35 slots and they fill very quickly so don ’t wait! Meals on Wheels requires a copy of your Driver’s Li-cense and proof of insurance. They are happy to make copies there before you leave for your route Christmas Day. Thanks for your generosity!!! Call us if you have any questions.

YOUTH CHOIR REHEARSAL

Youth Choir Rehearsal for the 4:00 p.m. Christmas Family Mass (December 24th will be held EVERY SUNDAY from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (after 10:30 Mass) in the Church. Youth 8 years-old and up are WELCOME and ENCOURAGED to at-

tend! Contact Terry Cometto for additional details or ques-tions, [email protected].

MEN’S MONDAY NOON PRAYER Please join us to intercede for our families, the Church and the world; read scripture and share fellowship. We meet each Monday from 12:00 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. in the Shamrock Room (basement meeting room) at St. Patrick’s Parish. For infor-mation call Ralph Specht 237-7891.

MEN WIELDING TRUTH: Please join us for breakfast and DVD discussion pertaining to issues relevant to our roles as Catholic Men...husbands, fathers, employees, neighbors and friends! We are currently viewing the Crossing the Goal series from EWTN on the VIRTUES. We meet in the Shamrock Room (St. Patrick’s basement meeting room) 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m., 2nd Saturday monthly. Our next meeting will be Saturday, January 14th. For more information call Chuck Gray 251-1372 or Ralph Specht 237-7891.

December 18, 2016 Fourth Week of Advent

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT

MONTH SEP 1, 2016-SEP 30, 2016 Operating Income $ 60,930.51 Operating Expenses $(75,994.88) Net Income (Loss)** $(15,064.37)

YTD FISCAL YEAR JUL 1, 2016-SEP 30, 2016 YTD Operating Income $187,803.57 YTD Operating Expense $(212,831.02) YTD Operating NET Profit (Loss) $ ( 25,027.45)

ExtraOrdinary Items affecting Financial Statement For Reporting Purposes

Depreciation Expense-YTD $ (12,215.52) Market Value Adjustments-YTD $ 14,011.76 Capital Outlay-YTD $(117,950.20) (Music Upgrades, Parking Lot, Stairs/Landscaping) Investment Income-YTD $ 8,961.96 Extra Ordinary Items-YTD (Memorials, Donations, In-Kind) $ 7,843.98

If you have any questions about the financial report, please contact the Finance Dept., in the Parish Office, 235-5535. Thank you for your gifts to our Church and the many ministries we support.

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING A BREEZE St. Anthony Tri-Parish School has a way to make your Christmas shopping a breeze!!! Shop with us to purchase gift cards for every member of your family and support the school as well. We have many of the gift cards that you could want…Starbucks, Eg-gingtons, Wyoming Movies, Macy’s, Amazon, Cold Stone, Buffalo Wild Wings, Target… and MANY more… Your cards are purchased dollar for dollar and the school earns a percentage at no additional cost to you!! And they are easier to mail than presents!!! It is a double win. Please call or stop in to place an order. Thank you for your support!!

St. Anthony Tri-parish school Are You Looking for the A Christmas Gift

The Knights of Columbus, #9917, is selling the following Book by Bill Sniffen:

Wyoming at 125: Our Place in the West $40.00

This new book has 52 of the most iconic historical photos ever taken in Wyoming. The historical photos range from portraits of Chief Washakie and Buffalo Bill Cody to a photo of Amelia Earhart in Cheyenne cele-brating her recent flight across the Atlantic. For each book sold, $15.00 goes to the Retired Priest Fund. If you would like to purchase a book, please contact Gary Maass at [email protected] or 307-262-6036.

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Honorarium gifts to the St. An-thony Tri-Parish School Joy Fund during the Christmas sea-son recognize a loved one, teacher or friend while support-ing the future of St. Anthony Tri-Parish Catholic School. Hono-

rarium donations are a perfect gift for that someone that is difficult to buy for or says they don’t want a gift. We will send the honoree a card to inform them of your thoughtfulness.

You can make your honorarium gift at the school or securely online now by visiting bit.ly/SASJoyFund, then just let us know in the tribute section if your gift is "In Honor" of someone and who to notify.

The Obedience of Faith Sunday Readings: Isa 7:10-14; Rom 1:1-7; Matt 1:18-24

Reflection: What a grace it is to be clear about one’s mission. St. Paul’s clarity about his being chosen “to bring about the obedience of faith” and to know the people to whom he was sent to achieve this work is truly a blessing. Many of us never achieve that certitude and, because of the lack of clarity, precious energy is lost. It wasn’t always that obvious to Paul what his mission in life was. His initial mistake in persecuting the early Christian community would find him cast to the ground and experiencing blindness. We know the story; we know how Jesus broke into Paul’s life and graced him with an apostleship that helped shaped the Christian world. It was about faith in Christ; it was all about being obedient to the Spirit of the risen Christ. Like Paul, Joseph was a man of faith and obedience. Though Joseph did not comprehend all that had happened to Mary, he did believe the message of the angel and then, in supreme obedience, did what was asked of him. The obedience of faith is at the heart of discipleship as is witnessed in Mary, Joseph, and Paul, as is manifest in the lives of all saints. There is no room for romanticism when it comes to faith or obedience. The Southern Catholic writer Flannery O’Connor, detesting sentimental-ity, asserts that faith is about the cross and is not one big electric blanket. Though Bethlehem is close at hand, there is always the shadow of the cross that we have to deal with. Faith is costly and Joseph, Mary, and Paul paid the price, the giving of their wills over to God’s design. \ We all look for assurance and a sign would be very helpful to firm up our belief. Blind faith, like blind obedience, demands extreme trust in God’s providential care. May we be granted that confidence in this Ad-vent season and throughout our lives. Meditation: What do you understand by the phrase ‘the obedience of faith”? Who are the people in your life who have demonstrated radical faith and joyful obedience? Which of the components of faith—conviction, confidence, commitment—is most difficult for you? Reverend Robert Harren, J.C.L.

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MASS INTENTIONS & READINGS FOR THE WEEK

SATURDAY 12/17 6:00 PM Joe DeGrazio (Deceased)

SUNDAY 12/18 Fourth Sunday of Advent Is 7:10-14 Ps 24:1-6 Rom 1:1-7 Mt 1:18-24

8:00 AM Stella Ridegeway (Deceased) 10:30 AM Parishioners of St. Patrick’s MONDAY 12/19 Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6b, 16-17 Lk 1:5-15 9:00 AM Patrick Wm. Ellis (Deceased) TUESDAY 12/20 Is 7:10-14 Ps 24:1-6 Lk 1:26-38 9:00 AM Chuck Gray (Deceased) WEDNESDAY 12/21 Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21 Lk 1:39-45 9:00 AM Kelly Meyer (Deceased) THURSDAY 12/22 1 Sm 1:24-28 (Ps) 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8 Lk 1:46-56 9:00 AM Duane Fehringer (Deceased) FRIDAY 12/23

Mal 31-4, 23-24 Ps 25:4bc- 5ab, 8-10, 14 Lk 1:57-66 9:00 AM Rich Enyert (Deceased) SATURDAY 12/24 Is 9:1-6 Ps 96:1-3, 11-13 Ti 2:11-14 Lk 2:1-14 4:00 PM Christmas Flower Memorials 10:30 PM Christmas Flower Memorials SUNDAY 12/25 CHRISTMAS 8:00 AM Christmas Flower Memorials Is 62:11-12 Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12 Ti 3:4-7 Lk 2:15-20 10:30 AM Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Is 52:7-10 Ps 98:1-6 Heb 1:1-6 Jn 1:1-18 or Jn 1:1-5, 9-14