Holy Spirit Catholic Church 2309 Holder Road  Mims, FL 32754 (321) 269-2282  holyspiritmims.com

FR. ANDREW WOJTAN PASTOR Welcome to Holy Spirit in Mims, the “Friendly Town!” Opportunities to live and grow your faith abound in our little parish with the big heart, especially this year as we begin cele- brating our 50th anniversary. The “Veni Sancte Spiritus” theme mirrors our request before each homily: “Come, Holy Spirit. Come now. Come as you wish!” Read our color bulletin on our website or subscribe at thecatholicdirectory.com.

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Choose one Mass from each column to meet your obligations SUNDAY Obligation Obligation Saturday, December 23 Sunday, December 24 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. or 10:00 p.m.

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MASS SCHEDULE PREPARE FOR NEXT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24 AND MASS INTENTIONS FIRST READING—I will fix a place for my people. I will plant them so that they may dwell in their Spiritual Work of Mercy: place without further disturbance (2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16). PRAY FOR THE LIVING AND THE DEAD PSALM—For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord (Psalm 89). SECOND READING—To the only wise God, through Christ, be glory forever and ever  Deceased  Special Intention (Romans 16:25-27). Saturday, December 16 GOSPEL—Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word (Luke 1:26-38). 4:00pm ..... Carol McCulloch  The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.  Sunday, December 17 8:30am ..... For the parish 11:00am ..... Hugh McCormick  PARISH NEWS & EVENTS Monday, December 18 ANOINTING OF THE SICK—Hospitalized, ill, near death, or awaiting surgery? Fr. Andrew anoints 5:30pm ..... Allen Smith  the sick in the chapel every third Sunday of the month after the 11am Mass (this weekend).  Tuesday, December 19 TREE—Jesus is the greatest gift to humanity; giving and receiving a gift for Christmas 8:00am….Margaret Mitchell  echoes this joy! Choose a tag from the tree in the vestibule this weekend and buy a gift for a Wednesday, December 20 young boy or girl in our community. Today Sunday, December 17 is the last day to bring the gift (tag attached) and place it under the Angel Tree. Please don’t wrap the gift; enclose a 7:00pm ..... Dr. Nikolayer & Staff  gift receipt for clothes in case they need to be exchanged.  Thursday, December 21 CHILDREN'S AND TEEN CHRISTMAS CHOIR—Children and teens are invited to join the special 8:00am ..... Tracy Lares  practice sessions for Christmas Choir. We want to include children in our Christmas concert Friday, December 22 (Friday, December 22) and to have children and teens sing during the Vigil Mass 8:00am ..... Andrew Jenkins  on Sunday, December 24. Children and teens meet for choir practice on Thursdays before regu- ______lar choir practice. Due to Sacramental Masses and classes, the schedule for Children and Teen FOURTH SUNDAY OF Choir is 6:30pm-7pm on December 21. For more information, contact Ms. Angela, (321) 269- Saturday, December 23 2282 or [email protected].  4:00pm ..... Frankie Dobson  OPEN HOUSE & ICE CREAM—Thank you to all Volunteers who help make the event special. Sunday, December 24 Thanks to Parishioners and community members who attended.  10:00am ..... For the parish ______PARISH PANTRY—Paper or plastic? Reply “paper” please! We need donations of brown paper shopping bags from your grocery purchases. Thanks to all your food donations, the pantry is CHRISTMAS OBLIGATION looking pretty good!  Sunday, December 24 4:00pm ..... Gary McDaniels  ELIJAH CUP—Thanks to the many families who have opened their hearts and homes again this year for the Elijah Cup, praying for an increase in priestly vocations in our parish & diocese. 10:00pm ..... For the parish This week: Sunday, December 17, 8:30am — Jim & Bobbie Brown Monday, December 25 Next week: Sunday, December 24, 4pm — Dennis & Dianne Sweeney Family  10:00am ..... For the parish ______CHRISTMAS CANTATA—Bring your family, invite your neighbors and friends to the Christmas Cantata this Friday, December 22, in the church. Be seated by 7pm please. After the 45-minute Call the office to schedule a 2018 Mass Intention. The recommended donation is $10 each. Cards & program, a dessert reception will be held in Emmaus Hall. Presented by Angela Dirig, Music envelopes available upon request.  Director, and the Holy Spirit Choir. 

CHRISTMAS ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT The third (Monday, December 25) is called the “Shepherd’s Candle.” 11am to 11pm It symbolizes Joy and reminds us of the joy the Sign up this weekend in the vestibule. There must be at least ONE person with world experienced when Jesus was born. the Blessed Sacrament each hour. 

Spiritual Work of Mercy: PRAY FOR THE LIVING AND THE DEAD PRAY FOR THE SICK: Pat Halevy  Mike Gutman  Mary Hughes  Arthur Moore Add names of people in need of prayer at holyspiritmims.com/prayer-list (Faith in Action tab). New names are printed in the bulletin for two weeks.  Third Sunday of Advent Page 3 December 17, 2017

CAN WE BE PERFECT LIKE JESUS IS PERFECT? FAITH FORMATION FATHER BASIL COLE  SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT  DECEMBER 10, 2017 CHRIS MCCORMICK, FAITH FORMATION DIRECTOR (321)269-7785 [email protected] Persons ministering to children and/or the infirm are Father Basil presented a homily introducing us to the Advent Mission he’ll present on required to be fingerprinted (Diocese of Orlando) and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. pass the Safe Environment Training. Call the parish office for details, (321) 269-2282. To listen to Father Basil’s homily, type this address in your Internet browser address bar: LIFE TEEN & EDGE—Advent Christmas Social http://bit.ly/2l1nxF5 Sunday, 6-8pm at the Stevens’ home. Trains, caroling, pizza. Call Chris for details.  BIBLE STUDY—Winter registration begins in Treasures From Our Tradition January for our next Bible study created by Children focus on these days, who is keeping an eye on who's naughty and who's Brant Pitre on the Eucharist.  nice. Santa Claus, with his heavenly patron , has been more or less in charge of gift-giving to American children for a hundred years or so. St Teresa Catholic Church Gift Shop Open before/after weekend Masses and In other places, perhaps more attentive to our Christian tradition, there are different gift-bearers. 9am to 4pm weekdays (closed Tuesdays) and In Greece, Saint Basil delivers the presents on his feast day, December 31, and makes sure everyone is sprinkled with holy water. The Baby Jesus is in charge elsewhere, called the Advent wreaths  Advent calendars Rosaries  Catholic art and more! in Austria and Belgium, El Niño Jesús in Columbia, and Le Petit Jesus in France, where he shares his duties with Père Noël. In the Czech Republic almost everyone is atheist, but Ježíšek, the infant Jesus, brings gifts to one and all. In Poland the "Star Man" is said to bring PARISH OFFICES at Carpenter Hall the gifts, although often he turns out to be the village priest in disguise. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm ▪ Monday thru Friday Saint Nicholas, not his Americanized cousin, is the giver in Holland, where he wears a bishop's 2399 Holder Road (321) 269-2282 ... Parish Office Mims, FL 32754 (321) 269-7785 ... Faith Formation miter, and in Russia, where he wears a bishop's crown. Soviet Russia tried to dethrone Saint (321) 269-2252 ... Fax Nicholas and promote Grandfather Frost, but no one was much fooled by this attempt to Websites http://HolySpiritMims.com squeeze religion out of Christ's birth...... http://AtticShopMims.com Flocknote ...... Flocknote.com/HolySpiritMims One country has a saintly woman in charge of the gifts—Saint Lucy—honored in Sweden on Facebook ...... Facebook.com/HolySpiritMims December 13, when children serve their parents breakfast in bed, and others awake to news Twitter ...... @HolySpiritMims that they have been nominated for a Nobel Prize. Some children have a second round of gifts CLERGY & OFFICE STAFF on , when the magi assume the gift-giving duties. Pastor ...... Fr. Andrew Wojtan In general, the gifts of Christmas are simple pleasures, not great heaps of treasures. Once upon Bookkeeper/Manager ...... Dianne Sweeney Facilities / Maintenance ...... Mike Gutman a time, a new pair of socks or an orange was enough for us. No matter what gifts we receive, all Faith Formation Director...... Chris McCormick of them are to point us to the true gift, and the true giver. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. Music Director...... Angela Dirig E-MAIL @HolySpiritMims.com Parish Office ...... Info@... Communication ...... Bulletin@... Life Teen, Edge, Faith Formation ..... FaithFormation@... Music Liturgy ...... MusicDirector@... DIOCESE & COMMUNITY EVENTS MINISTRIES — (321) 269-2282 Adoration ...... Faye Smith CHRISTMAS VIGIL WITH BISHOP NOONAN—Ring in the birth of Christ with Bishop John Noonan as Altar Servers/Acolytes ...... Tony Eckhoff he celebrates Mass on Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24 at 10pm at St James Cathedral, Attic Shop Thrift Store ...... Mario Vento 215 N Orange Av, Orlando. The Cathedral Choir will sing Christmas Carols at 9pm. Parking on 3234 W. Main St, Mims, FL ...... (321) 269-1699 the northeast corner of Robinson and Orange Av. More information, call (407) 422-2005.  Bereavement ...... Chris Doyon Bulletin/Website/Social Media .... Monica Benninghoff FREE —First Christian Church of Titusville is providing a free Christmas din- Council of Catholic Women ...... Jackie Hackbarth Edge ...... Chris McCormick ner at Sandpoint Park in Titusville on Monday, December 25, from 11am to 2pm. .  Eucharist Ministers of Holy Communion .. Leila Lee-Pow MARRIAGE TROUBLES?—If your marriage has become troubled and stressed, unloving or uncar- Hospitality/Coffee & Donuts .... HELP WANTED Lectors ...... Trudy Martell ing; if you have grown cold and distant; even if you are divorced or separated, or are thinking Life Teen ...... Chris McCormick about it; Retrouvaille can help. Retrouvaille has helped thousands of couples. Our next program Ministry to the Sick ...... June Costello begins Friday, January 26. This is not counseling or group therapy. All calls and names are Pantry Outreach ...... Jim & Bobbie Brown held in strictest confidence. Call (352) 274-4614 and visit our website at Retrouvaille.org.  RCIA ...... David Tipton Technology ...... Cindi Cimorelli CONSIDER ADOPTION—Unexpected pregnancy? For the life of your baby, consider adoption. Ushers ...... Marc Lamb Adoption counselors from Catholic Charities of Central Florida help birth mothers experiencing BULLETIN SUBMISSION an unexpected pregnancy and seeking life for their child. They provide caring, nonjudgmental Submit info (text/jpg) for the December 24 and loving support to educate them about the adoption process and to honor their requests bulletin before 12pm, Monday, December 18, regarding options available for open and closed adoptions. Adoption counselors are licensed online or come to the parish office. Online at counselors with extensive training on the adoption process. We travel throughout the nine coun- holyspiritmims.com/bulletin-submission-form or ties of the Central Florida. For information, call (866) 973-8638 or visit http://ccadoptFL.org.  e-mail to [email protected]

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