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ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA SACRED HEART ST. FLORENCE OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS 12841 E. TRAYNOR RD 245 N. ONTARIO ST 34138 S. TOWNLINE RD 261 ISLAND VIEW RD GOETZVILLE, MI 49736 DETOUR VILLAGE, MI 49725 DRUMMOND IS. MI 49726 HESSEL, MI 49745

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, NOVEMBER 29, 2020 YEAR B

MASS SCHEDULE SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. Our Lady of the Snows Church, Hessel 11:00 a.m. St Stanislaus Kostka Church, Goetzville

SATURDAY (Winter schedule) 3:45 p.m. St Florence Church, Drummond Island 5:45 p.m. Sacred Heart Church, DeTour Village

SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION Baptism: Please call the office to schedule an appointment. Marriage: Notice of 6 months is required. Please call the Pastor before setting a date. Reconciliation: During COVID-19 by appointment only. Anointing of the Sick: Anyone seriously ill, or pre- paring for surgery should receive the sacrament.

PRAYER LIST All members of OLS, SH, SF & SSK parishes All people in the military All vocations to the priesthood & religious life All who are sick and who are housebound All Bishops, priests & deacons All visitors & benefactors

OFFICE HOURS

November 18, 2019 until further notice Hessel: Ph# 484-3825

Monday 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Tuesday 9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Thursday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

PARISH Pastor, Fr, Jose Cherian...... 906-484-2773 PARISH OFFICE STAFF E-Mail...... [email protected] Our Lady of the Snows, Hessel...... (906) 484-3825 Secretary, Mrs. Kathy Sherlund...... (906) 484-3825 E-mail: [email protected] Bulletin, Michelle Duke...... [email protected] 261 Island View Rd Music Ministry, Mrs. Betty Struble...... (906)-484-2976 P.O. Box 325, Hessel, MI 49745 MASS INTENTIONS 2020 WE HAVE RESUMED CELEBRATION OF MASS AT OUR CHURCHES For those who cannot attend a Mass... Sat., Nov. 28 3:45 p.m. JOSEPH HARTMAN (SF) FR. JOSE WILL ALSO LIVE STREAM THE MASS AT OLS By Connie and Al Schopp ON SUNDAY AT 8:30 A.M. 5:45 p.m. THE “UNBORN” (SH) On 4 as 1 Faith Community Facebook Page By Bob Livingston

During this COVID-19 pandemic, attending a weekday Sun., Nov. 29 8:30 a.m. ALL PEOPLE of SH, SF, OLS, SSK (OLS) Mass will allow you to attend Church while avoiding the larger Sunday crowd. 11:00 a.m. +SR. MARIE BURNABY (SSK) By Art and Michele Belinski Fr. Jose will hear confessions by appointment only.

ALL CATHOLICS HAVE BEEN GIVEN DISPENSATION FROM ATTENDING MASS BY BISHOP JOHN DOERFLER UNTIL Tue., Dec. 1 9:00 a.m. +BOB ADAMS (OLS) FURTHER NOTICE. By Marquette NCW

Wed., Dec. 2 9:00 a.m. SICK AND SUFFERING OF SH PARISH (SH) Tuesday, December 8, The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass times are: Thu., Dec. 3 10:00 a.m. +MARY ELLEN WHEELER (SSK) Mon., Dec. 7: 5:00 p.m. at St. Stanislaus Kostka By W and L Wheeler 7:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Fri., Dec. 4 9:00 a.m. FOR OUR NATION (OLS) By Anonymous Tue., Dec. 8: 3:45 p.m. at St. Florence 5:45 p.m. at Sacred Heart

Sat., Dec. 5 3:45 p.m. MARK HOFIUS (SF) By Kathy Hofius GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE 5:45 p.m. ALL PEOPLE of SH, SF, OLS, SSK (SH)

November 29, 2020 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Sun., Dec. 6 8:30 a.m. +LIVING AND DECEASED MEMBERS OF You are at the eye doctor and it’s time for the peripheral vision test. OLS ALTAR SOCIETY (OLS) You know the one. It’s where you put your head up to a contraption and have to click a switch every time you see a squiggly line. If you don’t 11:00 a.m. +VICTORIA LAPOINT AND MARY GUILD concentrate and maintain optimal focus, you will miss them and skew By Ben and Francis and Family (SSK) the outcome of the test. You can easily find yourself with a diagnosis that really isn’t accurate! Concentration and focus are key to succeeding with this evaluation. They are also key to developing a healthy, vibrant Readings for the week of November 29, 2020 spiritual life. If we do not bring our full consciousness to the task, concentrate with all our might, be watchful and vigilant, we are not Sun: Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7/Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 [4]/1 Cor 1:3-9/Mk going to see God’s loving presence flashing before our eyes! 13:33-37 That’s why we need Advent. Let’s face it. We can easily get Mon: Rom 10:9-18/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [10]/Mt 4:18-22 distracted, focus on nonessential and superficial things and lose touch with what really matters. Our attentions wander. We daydream and even Tue: Is 11:1-10/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 [cf. 7]/Lk become a bit overwhelmed and tired. All of the stresses and demands 10:21-24 of life consume us and we find ourselves constantly trying to play catch Wed: Is 25:6-10a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [6cd]/Mt 15:29- up rather than relishing the moment of the now. “Now” moments are so 37 fleeting. They flash before us like those squiggly lines on a screen. Thu: Is 26:1-6/Ps 118:1 and 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a [26a]/ Present moments go as quickly as they come but it is important to Mt 7:21, 24-27 discover them and rest in them as often as we can. Though gone in a Fri: Is 29:17-24/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 [1a]/ Mt 9:27-31 flash, these now moments of encounter with God teach powerful Sat: Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [cf. Is 30:18d]/Mt 9:35—10:1, 5a, lessons and offer a grounding in truth that can be found nowhere else. 6-8 It’s the grace of Advent to become watchful and attentive because we are never sure when God will surprise us. Next Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11/Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 [8]/2 Pt 3:8-14/ God loves surprises and love thrives on them! God’s now moments Mk 1:1-8 of surprises come as tender instants of intimate connection where I find profound peace, experience joy, and rest in love. These are Advent If you would like to receive the bulletin by e-mail, go to times reflective of the now moments when Christ first was born, when https://parishesonline.com/find/four-faith-community God surprises us during every time we care to watch and when the great surprise of Christ’s second coming dawns upon us all. But, to discover You will see thumbnails of recent bulletins. Just above the bulletins, the grandeur and experience the awe of these now times, we have to be and to the right, you will see a white tab labeled “Subscribe”. Click ready. We have to want to be there. We have to believe. And, we have to have the desire to soak in as much as we can in the time we have on the tab and follow the prompts. Fill in e-mail address and name, before us. and you are all set!

Key: (OLS) - Our Lady of the Snows • (SH) - Sacred Heart Church • (SF) -St. Florence Church • (SSK) - St. Stanislaus Kostka 2 OBSERVANCES FOR THE WEEK OF November 29, 2020 OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS Sun., Nov. 29: 1st Sunday of Advent The Advent The next OLS Parish Council/Finance Committee meeting will season marks the beginning of the liturgical year. be Thursday, December 3 at 1830 (6:30 P.M.) in the OLS Its length varies from 22 to 28 days, starting on basement. Due to the COVID-19 situation we prefer to keep the Sunday following the Feast of Our Lord Jesus attendance limited to the normal meeting personnel. Christ, King of the Universe and the Sunday However, if you have any topics please contact a Parish nearest St Andrew’s Day and encompassing the Council/Finance Committee member to have your topic next three Sundays, ending on Christmas Day. considered for the agenda. It can fall on any date between November 27 and December 3. Help our parish family meet its UPSCA goal by turning in your pledge card as soon as possible. Together we grow as Mon., Nov. 30: St. Andrew, Apostle...c. 5-60 was one of the Twelve disciples when we support this annual appeal. As always, we Apostles and the brother of St. Peter. Peter and Andrew were called are asked to participate to the best of our means. Thank you! from their fishing by Jesus to follow him. St. Andrew The phone number for the St. Vincent DePaul Society is conducted missionary activity in the area around 484-1366. the Black Sea. He suffered death by crucifixion, on an X-shaped cross. He is the of Scotland, Rus- sia, fishermen and protection against sore throats and SACRED HEART whooping cough. Bulletin contact person for Sacred Heart is: Gina Livingston at 906-297-2144 Thu., Dec. 3: St. , Priest...1506-1552 was a Spanish priest, missionary and saint who was the co-founder of ST. FLORENCE the . He was a companion of and Bulletin contact person for St. Florence is: one of the first Jesuits who took vows of poverty and Joyce Buckley at 493-6333 or Email: [email protected] chastity. He led a mission into Asia and was influential in evangelization work. Xavier was about to extend his missionary preaching to China when he died. ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA Bulletin contact person for St. Stanislaus Kostka is: Barb Pudelko ph# 906 -297- 8460 Email : [email protected] Fri., Dec. 4: St. John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church...676-749 was a monk and priest, whose fields of interest We will be praying the Rosary each week before and contribution included law, theology, philosophy, and music. He our 11:00 a.m. Sunday Mass. wrote works expounding the Christian faith, and composed hymns which are still used throughout the world. He is one of the Fathers of the Eastern Orthodox Francis has extended the plenary indulgence for the Church. He is a Doctor of the Church due to his poor souls in Purgatory from eight days to the whole month of writings on the Assumption of Mary. November. You must go to confession, do your penance, re- ceive communion, then visit a cemetery and pray the Eternal Rest prayer. After this, you must say an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be for the Pope. You will receive one indulgence per day for your family members and friends. So, go and make Hurricane Relief saints for the Glory of God. Category 4 Hurricane Eta slammed into Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala on November 3, battering communities with Collection Report , Nov. 15 OLS SH SF SSK powerful winds. Evacuations and movements of people due to the hurricane’s effects could increase the transmission of Envelopes 255.00 385.00 505.00 323.00 COVID-19. Catholic Relief Services is on the ground, providing lifesaving assistance. To help families affected by the hurri- Loose 156.00 220.00 140.00 100.00 cane through donations, visit Stipends https://support.crs.org/donate/hurricane-eta. Flowers 5.00 40.00 65.00 Fuel 100.00 TOTAL $ 416.00 745.00 710.00 423.00 DID YOU RECEIVE YOUR UPCSA LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM On-line Giving Nov. 9-15 100.00 20.00 51.00 BISHOP JOHN DOERFLER? Please review the materials and prayerfully consider your response. Return your personalized pledge card from this mailing as soon as you can to the parish.

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