St. William 4932 Easley Street Millington, TN 38053 (901)872-4099 January 2018

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MISSION STATEMENT We, the people of St. William, are dedicated to living out our Baptismal commitment through worship and sacramental life in accordance with the teachings and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. We commit ourselves to evangelize to all people by: communal prayer and liturgical celebrations, teaching, preaching and living the Gospel of Jesus Christ; stewardship of resources to provide charity and service; promotion of the family; respect for all life and life long education.

With many blessings and prayers from our staff! Rev. Werkhoven (Fr. Mike) QR Code Deacon Jimmy Schmall St. William Website: www.stwilliamcc.org Debi Yetman Lisa Schmidt St. William Facebook Page:www.facebook.com/St-William-Catholic-Church-Millington Debbie Breckenridge -TN-167434053305186/ ! YOUTH NEWS !

Children’s Mass Every third Sunday will be a Children’s Mass at the 11:00. In November, our 5th class did a wonderful ! Thank you for all your hard work. You made the Mass come to life for us! January we will be blessed to have the 4th grade class give of their time and talents to serve. Please keep these young people in your prayers and help build the excitement up for them to be a part of our wonderful celebration! They are our future…and we need them to take an active and attentive role in the church! Also…please remember…. our High School Youth Group provides breakfast that morning for donations that go towards all that they do. Please come and have a wonderful breakfast that they prepare and serve and support them in the process.

Dominic Waugh, Brady Brown, Rowan Melander, The 4th grade class picture Julianna Cook, Gaige Concepcion Valls, had technical difficulties Gavin Concepcion Valls, Dylan Mallady, Aiden Olson, Tlaloc Castro and Leanice Parker prior to publication. Watch

for their picture next month! Teachers: Angela Moore, Anna & Rommel Langomez

PRE Retreat Our annual PRE retreat was FABULOUS!! The 6th grade class and the Confirmation class did an OUTSTANDING job at teaching us all about the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. I would like to give a huge thanks to my special helpers (the 7th grade PRE class) for giving of your time and patience. We couldn’t have pulled off such a wonderful retreat without everyone’s hard work. Thanks as well to the teachers for giving of your Sunday afternoon.

A big Shout Out to the Woman’s club for providing an absolutely delicious lunch for our PRE re- treat.

from the Deacon’s corner…

Greetings and Happy New Year! Hard to believe that in just a few weeks pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training. As we begin the New Year I want to start a series about who have made a difference in my prayer life. As a Deacon I am required to pray the Liturgy of the Hours every day. Part of these prayers, the Office of Readings include scripture passages and excerpts from spiritual writers. First up is a short bio on St. Anthony the Great known for his importance among the and to all later Christian , he is also known as the Father of All . His feast day is celebrated on January 17 among the Orthodox and Catholic churches. Please enjoy the following article.

Biography Anthony the Abbot, also known as Anthony the Great, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, was born at Qumans, a village on the left bank of the , approximately 251 AD, and died in the Thebaid Desert on January 17, 357. We know his life fairly well, thanks to the biography written by his Saint Athanasius.

Though he belonged to a rather wealthy family, from an early age he showed little interest in the flattery and luxury of worldly life: to parties and banquets he preferred work and meditation, and on the death of his parents he distributed all his wealth to the poor. He chose to live as a and retired into solitude, to work and pray, at first near his hometown and later in the desert.

Here he spent many years living in an ancient rock-hewn tomb, struggling against the temptations of the devil, who often appeared to him to show what he could have done if he had remained in the world. Sometimes the devil appeared as a ferocious beast - often as a pig - in order to frighten him, but to these temptations Anthony responded with and penance of any kind, always managing to triumph.

His reputation as a hermit soon spread among the faithful and Anthony, who wanted to live totally detached from the rest of the world, was repeatedly forced to change his place of "residence" to escape the crowds of people who flocked to him from all over to get his advice and see him. Around 311 he went to to give aid and comfort to the Christians persecuted by Emperor Maximian, and then retired to the Qolzoum mountain along the Red Sea , but had to return to Alexandria shortly after to fight the Arian heresy, more and more widespread in the eastern regions of the empire.

Though he led a hard life, full of deprivation, Anthony was very long-lived: death (which he had predicted) took him at the age of 105, on the 17th of January 355 (or 356), in his hermitage on Mount Qolzoum. On his tomb, now the object of veneration by the faithful, a church and a were built; his were brought to in 635, then to France between the 9th and 10th centuries. http://www.italyheritage.com/traditions/calendar/january/17-sant-antonio A couple of weeks ago, Fr. Coy mentioned the Desert Fathers in his homily. Here are some more books to check out on them. I personally recommend the one by . Peace,

Deacon Jimmy

Life of Anthony by The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers by Thomas Merton The Desert Fathers by Helen Wadell Reverend Michael Werkhoven installed as Pastor of St. William Parish By Chris Pond of St. William Catholic Church On December 2, 2017, at the 4:30pm Mass. His Excellency Most Reverend Martin D. Holley, D.D., of Memphis, installed Reverend Michael Werkhoven as the Pastor of St. William Catholic Church in Millington, TN. The pews were filled with parishioners eager to witness this special event in support of Father Werkhoven and to see Bishop Holley. This vigil Mass also marked the celebration of the First Sunday of Advent. Mass was celebrated by Bishop Holley with Father Werkhoven as the concelebrant. Deacon Jimmy Schmall assisted in the Mass.

After the readings, Bishop Holley gave the homily and spoke of how we wait for so many things throughout our life, especially for the coming of Christ. He reminded the congregation of our need to prepare ourselves spiritually while waiting to meet our Savior because we do not know when the time will come. By being prepared, we can be at peace knowing we are ready.

After delivering the homily, Bishop Holley conducted the formal installation, a ceremony many of our parishioners had never witnessed. Bishop Holley administered the oath as part of the Profession of Faith and the Oath of Fidelity by Father Werkhoven.

Both Bishop Holley and Father Werkhoven then signed the official documents to finalize the installation. Following the installation, Father Werkhoven was presented to the parish as the Pastor of St. William.

Following Mass, a potluck reception was held in the Family Life Center in honor of Father Werkhoven and Bishop Holley. The entire parish came out to support our new Pastor. All in all, it was a very special evening. Congratulations to Father Werkhoven! The Four Cardinal Virtues (part 4)

We finish this series on the Cardinal Virtues by looking at the forth of these virtues, Temperance. The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us in paragraph 1809:

Temperance is the moral virtue that moderates the attraction of pleasures and provides balance in the use of created goods. It ensures the will's mastery over instincts and keeps desires within the limits of what is honorable. the temperate person directs the sensitive appetites toward what is good and maintains a healthy discretion: "Do not follow your inclination and strength, walking according to the desires of your heart." (Sirach 5:2) Temperance is often praised in the Old Testament: "Do not follow your base desires, but restrain your appetites." (Sirach 18:30) In the New Testament it is called "moderation" or "sobriety." We ought "to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this world." (Titus 2:12)

To live well is nothing other than to love God with all one's heart, with all one's soul and with all one's efforts; from this it comes about that love is kept whole and uncorrupted (through temperance). No misfortune can disturb it (and this is fortitude). It obeys only (God) (and this is justice), and is careful in discerning things, so as not to be surprised by deceit or trickery (and this is prudence). Saint Augustine

The Virtue of Temperance allows us be moderate with the things in our world. This allows us to discern that we have what is needed, but not being excessive. This helps to avoid having things just for the sake of having them. In our world today, we are always bombarded by ads that say we have to have this or you cannot live without that. Also, we are told that having more and more is how we know we are successful. The truth, however, is that these things of the world will only bring temporary happiness, but not joy. The only true joy is with God through Jesus. Temperance allows us to see this and to strive to live in this joy eternally. Temperance also tells us that we can take the excess and use that to those who have nothing or are in need of food, clothing, shelter. Things You Need to Know About Epiphany

On January 6 the Church celebrates the feast of "Epiphany." This feast commemorates the mysterious visit of the magi to the Baby Jesus. Who were the magi? What led them to visit Jesus? And what lessons should we--and shouldn't we!--learn from this incident? Here are some things you should know . . .

♦ What does the word "Epiphany" mean? "Epiphany" means "manifestation." It comes from Greek roots that mean "to show, to display" (phainein) and "on, to" (epi-). An epiphany is thus a time when something is shown, displayed, or manifested to an audience.

♦ What is the feast of the Epiphany about? According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church: The Epiphany is the manifestation of Jesus as Messiah of Israel, Son of God and Savior of the world. The great feast of Epiphany celebrates the adoration of Jesus by the wise men (magi) from the East, together with his baptism in the Jordan and the wedding feast at Cana in Galilee…Their coming means that pagans can discover Jesus and worship him as Son of God and Savior of the world only by turning towards the Jews and receiving from them the messianic promise as contained in the Old Testament. The Epiphany shows that “the full number of the nations” now takes its “place in the family of the patriarchs”, and acquires Israelitica dignitas (is made “worthy of the heritage of Israel”) [CCC 528].

♦ When is Epiphany celebrated? This varies from country to country. In some countries, Epiphany is a holy day of obligation. Where that is the case, it is celebrated on January 6th. In the United States, Epiphany is not a holy day of obligation, and its celebration is transferred to the first Sunday after January 1st.

♦ Why is Epiphany connected with January 6th? Pope Benedict explains: It is hard to say how far back the beginnings of the Christmas feast go. It assumed its definitive form in the third century. At about the same time the feast of the Epiphany emerged in the East on January 6 and the feast of Christmas in the West on December 25. The two feasts had different emphases because of the different religious and cultural contexts in which they arose, but essentially their meaning was the same: the celebration of the birth of Christ as the dawning of the new light, the true sun, of history [The Spirit of the Liturgy, pp. 106-107)].

♦ Who were the Magi? Pope Benedict explains: In the relevant sources, the concept of Magi (mágoi) encompasses a wide range of meanings, from the wholly positive to the wholly negative. For the Magi in Mt 2, the Magi are understood to be members of the Persian priestly caste, at least in a broad sense. Even if they were not exactly members of the Persian priesthood, they were nevertheless custodians of religious and philosophical knowledge that had developed in that area and continued to be cultivated there [Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives ].

♦ Why did the magi come to see Jesus? They apparently had material of a prophetic nature (some have suggested that they got it from an eastern Jewish community, such as the one in Babylon) that allowed them to identify the birth of the new "king of the Jews" astronomically. They may have been especially motivated to come see this king of the Jews since there was an expectation at the time that a universal ruler would shortly come from Israel. Pope Benedict explains: Cont’d on next page... Epiphany Cont’d from previous page...

We know from [the Roman historians] Tacitus and Suetonius that speculation was rife at the time that the ruler of the world would emerge from Judah—an expectation that [the Jewish historian] Flavius Josephus applied to [the Roman emperor] Vespasian, consequently finding his way into the latter’s favor (cf. De Bello Judaico iii, 399–408) [Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives ].

♦ Why did they go to Herod? Probably, because they assumed the newborn king would be a son of Herod--the current "king of the Jews." Pope Benedict comments: It is quite natural that their search for the newborn king of the Jews should take them to Israel’s royal city and to the king’s palace. That, surely, is where the future king must have been born [Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives ].

♦ What was the star? It is hard to know. Some question whether the star was a natural phenomenon at all, pointing out that it seems to lead the magi to Jerusalem, disappear, and then reappear and hover over the house in Bethlehem. But this isn't what Matthew says. He does not say that the star led them to Jerusalem. They merely report that they had seen the new king's star "in the east" (Mt. 2:2; that is, back in their homeland), which is why they came to Jerusalem. What he does say is: When they had heard the king they went their way; and lo, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the child was [Mt. 2:9].

January Read the OT NT Ps/Prv 1 Genesis 1, 2:1-17 Matthew 1:1-25 Psalms 1:1-6 Bible in 2 Gn 2:18-25, 3, 4:1-16 Mt 2:1-18 Ps 2:1-12 3 Gn 4:17-26, 5, 6 Mt 2:19-23, 3 Ps 3:1-8 4 Gn 7, 8, 9:1-17 Mt 4:1-22 Proverbs 1:1-7 One Year 5 Gn 9:18-29, 10, 11:1-9 Mt 4:23-25, 5:1-20 Ps 4:1-8 6 Gn 11:10-32, 12, 13 Mt 5:21-42 Ps 5:1-12 7 Gn 14, 15, 16 Mt 5:43-48, 6:1-24 Ps 6 8 Gn 17, 18 Mt 6:25-34, 7:1-23 Prv 1:8-19 9 Gn 19, 20:1-18 Mt 7:24-29, 8:1-22 Ps 7:1-9 10 Gn 21, 22, 23 Mt 8:23-34, 9:1-13 Ps 7:10-17 11 Gn 24:1-67 Mt 9:14-38 Ps 8:1-9 12 Gn 25, 26 Mt 10:1-31 Prv 1:20-33 13 Gn 27, 28:1-22 Mt 10:32-42, 11:1-15 Ps 9:1-6 14 Gn 29, 30 Mt 11:16-30 Ps 9:7-12 15 Gn 31:1-55 Mt 12:1-21 Ps 9:13-20 16 Gn 32, 33 Mt 12:22-45 Prv 2:1-11 17 Gn 34, 35 Mt 12:46-50, 13:1-17 Ps 10:1-11 18 Gn 36, 37 Mt 13:18-35 Ps 10:12-18 19 Gn 38, 39 Mt 13:36-58 Ps 11:1-7 20 Gn 40, 41:1-40 Mt 14:1-21 Prv 2:12-22 21 Gn 41:41-57, 42 Mt 14:22-36, 15:1-9 Ps 12:1-8 22 Gn 43, 44 Mt 15:10-39 Ps 13:1-6 23 Gn 45, 46, 47:1-12 Mt 16:1-20 Ps 14:1-7 24 Gn 47:13-31, 48 Mt 16:21-28, 17:1-13 Prv 3:1-10 25 Gn 49, 50 Mt 17:14-27, 18:1-9 Ps 15:1-5 26 Job 1, 2, 3 Mt 18:10-35 Ps 16:1-11 27 Jb 4, 5, 6, 7 Mt 19:1-15 Ps 17:1-5 28 Jb 8, 9, 10 Mt 19:16-30 Prv 3:11-20 29 Jb 11, 12, 13, 14 Mt 20:1-19 Ps 17:6-12 30 Jb 15, 16, 17, 18 Mt 20:20-34 Ps 17:13-15 31 Jb 19, 20, 21 Mt 21:1-17 Ps 18:1-6 We are gearing up for WMOS on February, 10, 2018. This year promises to be exciting and uplifting. Our keynote speaker is Mother Delores Hart. She is the who once was a movie star and starred with Elvis Presley. You know her story will be one to hear. Our local speaker is Glenna Bradshaw who is the mother of our own diocesan priest, Fr. Ben Bradshaw. Music again will be provided by Kevin and Bethany Paige; and the Bishop will celebrate Mass. Saturday, February 10th, 2018 from 8:15 am - 1:30 pm. Continental Breakfast at 7:15am

Church of the Incarnation 360 Bray Station Collierville, TN

Traducción en español. BUNCO IS A HIT! WE PLAY ON THE THIRD FRIDAY OF EVERY Teaching Catholic Prayer MONTH! PLEASE PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDARS TO JOIN US ON Jan- uary 19th. IF YOU’VE NEVER PLAYED…IT DOESN’T MATTER! IT IS St. William will be hosting SUPER EASY AND WE WANT YOU THERE! a class on “Teaching Catholic Prayer” taught by Sr. Cathy on Saturday, January 27, 2018, from 9am—2:45pm in the Family Life Center.

If you are a PRE teacher, please put this on your calendar and plan on attending. This class is open to all who are interested. To sign up for this class, please contact Debbie Breckenridge at 901-359-7063 so we can plan the space. This will count toward your hours WE LIKE TO EAT AND IF YOU DO TOO, COME AT 7:00pm WITH A as a catechist. FINGER FOOD…IF NOT SHOW UP AT 7:30pm TO PLAY! TAKE A CHANCE ON SOMETHING NEW…GET OUT OF THE HOUSE! Sister Cathy’s classes are COME HAVE SOME FUN WITH US! MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!! fabulous and you can never know too much! Please bring a IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CALL lunch with you. Snacks and DEBBIE BRECKENRIDGE 359-7063 drinks will be provided.

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S E A R Ambrose Gaspar Martina Antonius Gertrude Matthias Bartholomew Ignatius Maurice John Melchior C Bridget Mildred Dismas Linus Nicholas Dymphna Longinus Patrick H Macarius Paul Francis Marcellinus Urban Fulbert Marie Zosimus Formed.org January Liturgical Calendar (more on line)

SOLEMNITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF GOD Study: The Bible and the Virgin Mary, Lesson 7 & 12 Estudiar: La Biblia y la Virgen María, Lección 7 & 12 Watch: Mary of Nazareth Watch: Brother Francis: The Saints Ver: Hermano Zeferino: Lost Santos

ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON Watch: Brother Francis: The Saints Ver: Hermano Zeferino: Lost Santos Watch: Cat Chat: Season 1, Episode 4: Building the Kingdom

SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Study: YDisciple: Advent, Session 4: The Gi Watch: The Story of the Navity Listen: Prepare the Way of the King

SOLEMNITY OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Study: Reborn Estudiar: Renacer Read: Sacraments in Scripture

ST. ANTHONY OF THE DESERT Read: The Book of Saints and Heroes Read: Holiness is Always in Season

ST. AGNES Study: Invited to Courageous Love Estudiar: Invitado al Amor Valiente Read: Freedom: Bale Strategies for Conquering Temptaon” Listen: What Every Couple Should Know About Marriage and Family

DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN Study: Reborn Estudiar: Renacer Watch: Altar Gang: Skiff and AJ’s Fantasc Voyage Read: Redeemed by Grace Leer: Redimida por la Gracia

ST. Read: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer Listen: Prayer for Beginners

FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL Study: Footprints of God: Paul Study: Leco: Philippians

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS Study: YDisciple: Living the Creed, Session 6: A Catholic Moral Vision Read: The Noonday Devil

ST. JOHN BOSCO Watch: Saint John Bosco Watch: Don Bosco Ver: Don Bosco (Español)