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Saint James catholic church RECTORY: 905 Park Avenue Falls Church, VA 22046 Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-9:00pm closed for lunch 12:45-1:30pm Saturday 9:00am-1:30pm Phone: 703-532-8815 MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am 12:00 noon and 7:00pm Spanish Mass: 2:30pm Daily: 6:30am, 8:30am and 12:00 noon Saturday: 8:30am Federal Holidays: 6:30am, 8:30am Holy Days: 7:30pm Vigil 6:30am, 8:30am, 12:00 noon and 7:30pm Eucharistic Holy Hour: Sunday: 5:00pm First Friday Schedule: Masses: 6:30am, 8:30am and 12:00 noon Exposition: 9:00am - 11:45am Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament: 11:45am CONFESSIONS: Friday: 11:15 - 11:45am Saturday: 3:30-4:30pm and 7:30-8:00pm or by appointment CLERGY AND STAFF DIRECTORY PAGE 2 VISIT US ONLINE www.stjamescatholic.org www.saintjamesschool.org www.twitter.com/ THIS WEEK AT ST. JAMES St_James_CC www.youtube.com/user/ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 stjamescatholicva YOUTH MINISTRIES CHRISTMAS PARTY 4:45PM—6:45PM HELLER HALL (DETAILS ON PAGE 5) www.facebook.com/ StJamesCatholicChurch THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 ADVENT HOLY HOUR—CHRIST IN THE LITTLE CITY www.facebook.com/ 7:30PM IN THE CHURCH (DETAILS ON PAGE 8) StJamesYoungAdultCommunity Scan with your QR code FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 reader to visit our mobile site PARISH CHRISTMAS PAGEANT 7:00PM IN THE CHURCH ESTABLISHED 1892 SPRING STREET AND PARK AVENUE FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA Stewardship Notes MAKE A GIFT THROUGH AN IRA CHARITABLE ROLLOVER Normally, a distribution from your IRA is taxed as ordinary income. However, tax legislation now allows individuals 70½ or older to make a direct distribution from their IRA to a qualified charity, such as St. James Church or School. These qualified direct distributions are not subject to income tax. Speak with your financial advisor for more information and details. CLERGY RECTORY OFFICE Very Rev. Patrick L. Posey, V.F., Pastor 905 Park Avenue, Falls Church, Va. 22046 Rev. Brian Bashista, Parochial Vicar Phone: 703-532-8815; Fax: 703-533-7644 Rev. Augustine M. Tran, Parochial Vicar [email protected] Rev. José E. Hoyos, Spanish Apostolate Rev. Ghenghan Mbinkar, In Residence Vivian Alfaro, Assistant to Pastor Rev. Gregory Thompson, In Residence [email protected] Rev. Rosimar Dias, Sacramental Assistance Meetings with the pastor Deacon James A. Fishenden Jean Gliot, Office Manager Deacon Edward Gliot [email protected] SCHOOL Child protection and safety coordinator 830 W. Broad Street, Falls Church, Va. 22046 Phone: 703-533-1182; Fax: 703-532-8316 Ginny Beauchamp, Records Manager Sister Mary Sue Carwile, IHM, Principal [email protected] [email protected] Sacramental records, baptisms, registrations, address changes and room reservations RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 703-533-1182 x104 Judy Burke, Receptionist Sister Regina Rosarii McLallen, IHM, Director [email protected] [email protected] YOUTH MINISTRY HOUSE OF MINISTRIES 703-532-8815 913 Park Avenue, next door to the rectory Rev. Augustine Tran [email protected] Rich Blickendorfer, Business Manager 703-532-8815 [email protected] MINISTRY TO THE SICK If anyone is confined to home or hospital, Kara Rider, Accounting Specialist please call 703-532-8815 x130 703-532-8815 [email protected] Sister Helen Maureen Campbell, IHM, Director [email protected] ADVANCEMENT Christine Kurtzke Hughes, Director MUSIC MINISTRY 703-532-8815 x131 703-532-8815 [email protected] Dan Day, Director Legacy of St. James Campaign, faculty and school [email protected] support, alumni relations, marketing, planned giving EVANGELIZATION and other charitable donation opportunities Lisa Helene Bacalski, Director 703-532-8815 [email protected] Bulletin Deadline: Friday at 9:00am CONVENT 10 days before Sunday publication date 101 N. Spring Street, Falls Church, Va. 22046 703-532-2388 via website form under Current Events or Parish Sister Marlene Daltwas, IHM, Superior Ministry Resources — no emails please Page 2 December 11, 2016 From Our Deacon High School Questions & Answers (Q&A) with Deacon Ed In our high school parish religious education program (PREP) we are seeking ways of finding the Catholic faith in our culture. Since September, we have been gathering each week to watch the award winning 2001 film, The Fellowship of the Ring. Then, we explore the various Christian themes that we find embedded in this popular story by the acclaimed Catholic author JRR Tolkien. As we prepare for the season of Christmas, I wanted to share some of our recent discussions on the topic of “fellowship” and the importance of celebrations in our Catholic life. Early in the movie, we find a number of different celebrations. The story opens with the birthday party of the main character’s uncle. During this event, the entire local community gathers for a great outdoor feast complete with dancing, drinking, and even fireworks. A bit later in the movie, the main characters are shown the local pub enjoying an evening of fellowship and friendship. While we should certainly keep our feasting and imbibing within reasonable bounds, Mr. Tolkien makes a keen observation about the importance of socializing as a means of knitting together a community. During our journey through this world, we are blessed with family, friends, co-workers, and even ordinary, everyday acquaintances. Celebrations, both great and small, give us the opportunity to be generous and to enjoy the generosity of others. They give us a place where we can encounter others, where we can sit down in fellowship and share our stories and listen to the tales of other people’s lives. Thus, there is virtue to be found the simple celebrations that are so common during the festive Christmas season. For, in celebrating, don’t we also honor God’s goodness? As we gather, we share in the joys of God’s creation…in the gift of our community, our friends. Look to the example of the Lord. What was Jesus’ first recorded miracle? The Wedding Feast at Cana (John 2:1-11). During that festive wedding reception, the hosts ran out of wine, and Jesus, at the request of his mother, miraculously made gallons of fine wine so that the celebrations might continue! And then, throughout His public ministry, Jesus was repeatedly criticized for eating with sinners…I don’t expect that Jesus was just sitting there at head of the dinner glaring at the guests with disapproval. No, He was probably eating, drinking, laughing, and enjoying the fellowship! And even today, what do we often call the Mass? The Celebration of the Holy Eucharist. And so, in the spirit of JRR Tolkien’s masterpiece and the example of Christ, I would encourage all of us as Christmas draws near, to take advantage of opportunities to engage in good Catholic celebrating to honor the gifts we have received from God and to help us grow in the bonds of fellowship within our own community of St. James! If you are a high school student and would like to hear more, we meet most Tuesday evenings during the academic year in the school library. Contact me at [email protected] or Sister Regina at [email protected] for more information. We’d love to have you join in the ongoing discussion about our wonderful Catholic faith! ~Deacon Ed Weekly Reflection: Ask the Lord to show you areas in which you might be blind, unclean, deaf, or dead, and pray for healing in those areas. Want to move deeper? See details on p. 7 Each week during this liturgical year, we will offer a parish wide reflection via email every Friday. Sign up at http://bit.ly/WeeklyReflectionSJCC Page 3 December 11, 2016 Mass Intentions for the Third Week of Advent Saints and Special Observances Saturday, December 10 Sunday: Third Sunday of Advent 5:00 p.m. +Grace and John Mulligan Monday: Our Lady of Guadalupe Sunday, December 11 Tuesday: St. Lucy 7:30 a.m. +Stephen and Jean McTeague Wednesday: St. John of the Cross 9:00 a.m. People of St. James Friday: Las Posadas begins 10:30 a.m. +Marie Quinlin Today’s Readings Noon +Concetta Gaudiosi First Reading — The barren deserts will rejoice and 2:30 p.m. +Maria Reyes Roman Febres and flower. Tired bodies will receive strength. Aching Leonielde Luna hearts will be made glad (Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10). 7:00 p.m. +Flordeliz Galora Psalm — Lord, come and save us (Psalm 146). Monday, December 12 Second Reading — Be patient, for the coming of the 6:30 a.m. +Sherry Brinkley Lord is as sure as the rain (James 5:7-10). 8:30 a.m. +Mickey Cook Gospel — Tell of what you hear and see: The blind Noon +Bob and Mary Kelly regain their vision, the crippled their movement, the Tuesday, December 13 deaf their hearing (Matthew 11:2-11). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, 6:30 a.m. +Henry and Helen Rackowski International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. 8:30 a.m. +Thomas T. Coipuram, Sr. Readings for the Week Noon +Herbert M. Neyland Monday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Wednesday, December 14 Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47, 6:30 a.m. +Kenneth Whitehead or any readings from the Common of 8:30 a.m. +Christopher Dunn the Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712 Noon +Maria Hanh Thi Nguyen Tuesday: Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-19, 23; Mt 21:28-32 Thursday, December 15 Wednesday: Is 45: 6b-8, 18, 21b-25; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; 6:30 a.m.