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Our Lady of Las Vegas ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH - Faith, Family, Friends - PASTORAL STAFF LIFE TEEN FIRST FRIDAY Served by Society of Christ Fathers Marc Sayre: [email protected] 7:30am: Sacrament of Reconciliation Rev. Gerald Grupczynski, SChr, Pastor MASS TIMES 8:00am: Mass (Eng.) / Adoration to follow Rev. Tomasz Ludwicki, SChr, Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm 6:00pm: Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet Parochial Vicar Sunday: 6:30am, 8:00am, 10:00am, 6:15pm: Sacrament of Reconciliation Dave Kowaleski, Director of Music 12:00pm, 1:30pm Polish, 5:00pm, 6:30pm 7:00pm: Mass (Eng.) / Holy Hour to follow with Tagalog music Weekday: Monday - Friday 8:00am FIRST SATURDAY FAITH FORMATION 8:00am: Mass (Eng.) Religious Education & Confirmation (Rosary before Mass at 7:25am) Liz Williams: 702-802-2362 Civic & Holiday: Refer to parish bulletin DEVOTIONS [email protected] Holy Days of Obligation: Refer to parish St. Jude: Every Tuesday morning following bulletin the 8:00am Mass RCIA RECONCILIATION Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Every Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (Confession) Wednesday morning after the 8:00am Mass Julia Dodson: 702-802-2300 Saturday: 3:30pm - 4:15pm [email protected] 3050 ALTA DRIVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89107 Parish Office: 702-802-2300 Fax: 702-802-2301 Website: www.ollvchurch.org Email: [email protected] PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm (Closed for lunch 11:30am-12:30pm) OLLV School: 702-802-2323 Last Sunday I announced the Christmas mass schedule and reminded everyone that even though Christmas falls on a Sunday this year, the Sunday mass schedule will give way to the schedule we follow each year for the Christmas holy day. I announced that the Midnight Mass will be at 12 midnight, and if anyone should call and ask what time the Midnight Mass is, well… We laugh at this, because people every year do ask this question. This is only because there are parishes that have introduced “Midnight Mass” at an earlier hour. Even our Polish “Pasterka” mass, which is supposed to traditionally be held at midnight, is celebrated at 10:00pm. The truth is, according to the rubrics of Roman Catholic liturgy, there are four distinct masses of Christmas. There is the Vigil Mass, the Mass at Midnight (the Angels’ Mass), the Mass at dawn (Shepherds’ Mass) and the Mass during the day. Each one of these liturgies has its own unique purpose and focus. The Vigil Mass, which is celebrated in the early evening of December 24, relates the family heritage of Jesus and his origins. The Messiah was prophesied to be from the royal line of King David, and the genealogy narrative according to St. Matthew proclaimed at this mass puts the truth of this prophecy into prospective. Midnight Mass was a long standing tradition in the Church, allowing the faithful to celebrate the birth of Jesus at the first hour of Christmas Day. Midnight Mass was also celebrated at the first hour of Christmas Day so that the faithful could receive Holy Communion without having to fast. Years ago, it was not possible to receive Holy Communion without fasting from midnight. The focus of the Midnight Mass is the announcement by the angels to the shepherds that a Savior has been born in the City of David. The angels’ message is “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to those on who his favor rests.” This narrative is taken from the Gospel according to St. Luke. The first mass on Christmas morning, after sunrise, is the Mass at Dawn. It is still sometimes called the “Shepherds’ Mass”. At this mass St. Luke continues his narrative of the birth of the savior. After the shepherds had received the amazing news, they hastened to Bethlehem to see what the angels said had taken place. Arriving, they found “Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in a manger.” The later Mass during the day sets aside the narratives of Jesus’ birth to focus on the key to the day’s celebration. At this mass the Evangelist, St. John, speaks of the majestic theology of Christ’s identity as the Word made flesh, dwelling among us. For unto us a child is born; unto us a Son is given! One feast, four separate masses. Only monasteries and those who celebrate the Liturgy of the Hours would experience the entire spectrum of the Christmas liturgy. Since most people will come to only one of the masses of Christmas, they will experience the focus of that particular liturgy at that particular time of the Christmas feast. So, if you come to a particular mass for Christmas and are not hearing the Gospel you might expect to hear, this is the reason why. All four liturgies, in their entirety, bring together the magnificent events of the mystery and miracle that is Christmas. My dear brothers and sisters, as we once again celebrate this most wonderful gift of God to our lowly human state, may we take the time to seriously think about what and how much the birth of Jesus really means. May we remember that the Incarnate God came to us with a mission to help transform our lowly condition into reflections of His glorious divinity. Let us remember that we are Christian people and that we follow the one whose birth we celebrate on December 25. We should always strive to be to imitate Him who is the Way, the Truth and the Life, and who, of course, is the reason for this glorious season. On behalf of Fr. Tom and the entire staff of Our Lady of Las Vegas Parish, I would like to extend to all of our parishioners and guests a joyful, blessed and truly Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Maligayang Pasko! Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia! Feliz Navidad! Feliz Natal! Joyeux Noel! Fr. Gerry 2 — O L L V C C D 25, 2016 MASS INTENTIONS TODAY’S READINGS Saturday, December 24 - Vigil of The Nativity of the Lord First Reading — All the ends of the earth will behold Christmas Eve the salvation of our God (Isaiah 52:7-10). 4:00pm: Christmas Intentions Psalm — All the ends of the earth have seen the saving 6:00pm: Christmas Intentions power of God (Psalm 98). 10:00pm: (Pasterka/Polish) Christmas Intentions 12:00am: Christmas Intentions Second Reading — God has spoken to us through the Son, the very imprint of God’s being (Hebrews 1:1-6). Sunday, December 25 - The Nativity of the Lord Gospel — The Word became flesh; from his fullness we Christmas Day have all received grace (John 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]). 8:00am: Christmas Intentions The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, 10:00am: Christmas Intentions International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. 12:00pm: Christmas Intentions 1:30pm: (Polish) For the Parishioners of OLLV; Christmas Intentions There will be NO Mass at 6:30am, 5:00pm & 6:30pm WEEKLY PARISH CALENDAR Monday, December 26 - Saint Stephen 8:00am: Bill McGarry MONDAY, DECEMBER 26 Church Closed Following the Mass Parish Office Closed / Church Closed after 8am Mass Tuesday, December 27 - Saint John the Apostle & Evangelist TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27 8:00am: †Christine M. Zenchack; †Timoteo Pineda Sr. No Parish Events Wednesday, December 28 - The Holy Innocents 8:00am: †Christopher Connor WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28 Polish Choir: 6:30pm-8:30pm-Church Thursday, December 29 8:00am: †Bruno Ortega THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 Polish Choir: 6:30pm-8:30pm-Church Friday, December 30 - The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 8:00am: For the Intentions of the Gudino & Parish Office Closed / Church Closed after 8am Mass (Will Azevedo Families reopen before 7pm concert) Church Closed following the Mass Polish Choir Concert: 7pm-9pm-Church / Reception Before Saturday, December 31 - Saint Sylvester I Concert at 6pm in McFarland Room 4:30pm: †Jose Bojador; †Alfonso Yabut Polish Dance Group: 7pm-9pm-Gym Sunday, January 1 - Solemnity of Mary, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 the Holy Mother of God Polish School Dance: 12pm-1pm 6:30am: †Becker Family Polish NYE: 7pm-Gym 8:00am: †Pinderski Family SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 10:00am: †Lawrence Arteza 12:00pm: †Dolores Vance No Parish Events 1:30pm: (Polish) For the Parishioner of OLLV; †Leokadia Bosowski; †Anna Czerwinska 5:00pm: †John Foley 6:30pm: Peace for the United States Catholic Mass for the Homebound - The Diocese offers a televised Mass for the home-bound each Sunday at 7:30am on KFBT Channel 33.1 Digital (no longer an analog signal) or Cox Cable Channel 6. Sanctuary Lamp Sponsorship Immaculate Heart Radio - Now in Las Vegas, you can listen DECEMBER 25 - 31, 2016 to Catholic radio 24-hours a day by tuning your radio to 970am. This week the Sanctuary Lamp is memory of RICHARD KEGELMYER MARY STELMASZCZYK Sponsored by Mary Jean Kegelmyer Prayer Intentions of the Holy Father DECEMBER 2016 End to Child-Soldiers: That the scandal of child-soldiers may be eliminated the world over. Europe: That the peoples of Europe may rediscover the beauty, goodness, and truth of the Gospel which gives joy and hope to life. D 25, 2016 T N L - 3 WORKSHOP for NEW WORKSHOP for NEW December 18, 2016 Lector Ministers 1st Collection $17,106.00 There will be a Lector Workshop on TUESDAY, Christmas Flowers $3,334.00 JANUARY 3 at 6pm in the Welcome Room of the Thank you for your continued support! church. All those wishing to serve in this important liturgical apostolate must have received all the sacraments of initiation in the Roman Catholic Church: • Baptism • Confirmation • Holy Eucharist The Lector Minister should be living a sacramental life: • Holy Communion regularly • Confession regularly • If married, the Lector Minister should be living a sacramental marriage in the Church 2016 DONATION RECEIPT The Parish Office is now accepting receipt requests for donations made by registered parishioners in 2016.