December 8-9, 2012 ~ Second Sunday of Advent

Readings for the Week of December 9, 2012 We Pray For… Sunday: Bar 5:1-9/Phil 1:4-6,8-11/Lk 3:1-6 Fr. Leo Tittler, Theresa Lapointe, Tom McLoughlin; Pat Monday: Is 35:1-10/Lk 5:17-26 Zimmerman; Doug Duber; John Pate; Keith Geisinger; Cody Tuesday: Is 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14 Pugh; Craig & Rosemarie Goldsworthy; John Favret; John Wednesday: Zek 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a;12:1-6a,10ab/ Dauplaise; Richard Cherry; John O’Rangers; Margaret Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 Shaffner; Richard Butler; Kevin & Deanie Pugh; Maria- Thursday: Is 41:13-20/Mt 11:11-15 Teresa D’Orazio; Sue Anderson; Ray & Sheila Puglisi; Friday: Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19 Daniel T. Nee; Charlotte Nicodemus; Matos; Dona Saturday: Sir 48:1-4,9-11/Mt 17:9a,10-13 Postigo; Milly Lopez; Fr. Leo Holleran; Nancy Foody; Bernie Next Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a/Phil 4:4-7/Lk 3:10-18 Carpenter

This Week in Our Parish About Our Prayer List Mass intentions are listed in parentheses below To add a name to the prayer list, please email M 12/10 Advent Weekday [email protected] or call 301-663-0907 x3022. 9:00 am Daily Mass (Patrick J. Kelleher) - Church For privacy reasons, names will be included only if they are 7:30 pm Building - 4 submitted by the person requesting prayers themselves or a Tu 12/11 Advent Weekday/St. Damasus I, pope close relative. Names will be kept on the list for six months. 1:00 am Daily Mass (Don Stephenson) - Buckingham’s Prayer For Our Troops Choice Lord, hold our troops 7:00 pm RCIA - 4 in your loving hands. 7:00 pm Edge Core Team - T Protect them as they protect us. 7:30 pm Advent Penance Service - St. John the Bless them and their families Evangelist, Frederick For the selfless acts they perform W 12/12 Our Lady of Guadalupe For us in our time of need. 9:00 am Daily Mass (Laurie Reed) - Church And give us peace. 6:00 pm Folk Group - Lapointe Hall We ask this in the name of 6:50 pm CFF - 1,2,3,4,T, B Our Lord and Savior. Amen. 7:30 pm Adult Choir - Lapointe Hall Word of Life 7:30 pm Advent Penance Service - St. Peter the God is the Savior; we are those who are in peril. He is Apostle, Libertytown the physician; we are the infirm. To realize this is the first Th 12/13 St. Lucy, virgin & martyr step towards salvation, towards emerging from the maze in 7:00 pm Respect Life - 4 which we have been locked by our pride. To lift our eyes to 7:00 pm Kids’ Choir - Lapointe Hall heaven, to stretch out our hands and call for help is our Fr 12/14 St. John of the Cross, priest & doctor of the means of escape, provided that there is Someone who Church hears us and can come to our assistance. Jesus is Breakfast with Santa set-up the proof that God has heard our cry. And not only this! God’s love for us is so strong that he cannot remain aloof; 6:00 pm Pack Christmas dinners - B he comes out of himself to enter into our midst and to share Sa 12/15 Advent Weekday fully in our human condition (cf. Ex 3:7-12). … Only the God 9:00 am Breakfast with Santa - Lapointe Hall who is love, and the love which is God, could choose to 10:00 am Pack Christmas dinners - B save us in this way, which is certainly the lengthiest way, yet 4:00 pm Confessions - Pastor’s Office the way which respects the truth about him and about us: 4:30 pm Mass - (Parishioners) - LH the way of reconciliation, dialogue and cooperation. Advent Book Sale - 1,2 ~Pope Benedict XVI, Urbi et Orbi Christmas Message, 2011 Su 12/16 Third Sunday of Advent Advent Book Sale - 1,2 Prepare the way 8:00 am Mass (Rosemary Miller) - Church 9:30 am Mass (Richard Schanz) - Lapointe Hall of the Lord, make 10:30 am RCIA - T straight his 11:15 am Mass (Bob Hughes) - Lapointe Hall paths: all flesh 12:30 pm Christmas in Bethlehem planning - LH shall see the 5:30 pm Future - off-site 5:30 pm Generations of Faith - 1,2,3,4,LH,B salvation of God Luke 3:4,6 Thank you for your contributions! Rest in Peace Weekend of December 1-2 Wilbur Ford, husband of Mary Ann Ford Regular Offertory (including auto-giving): $10, 351.75 Buckingham’s Choice Reminder Daily Mass on Tuesday, December 11 at 11 am will Travelers keep up with regular offerings by giving be at Buckingham’s Choice, 3200 Baker Circle, electronically. Just as you rely upon receiving income on Adamstown. There is no Mass at the parish that day. All a regular basis, St. Joseph's relies upon your regular are invited to join the residents at the community. contributions. Your parish deeply appreciates the efforts of congregation members to make consistent donations Outreach Holiday Dinners throughout the year -- especially during popular winter and summer travel periods. To assist you, the church Christmas dinners and gifts provides a convenient electronic giving option for setting December 15 10 am: Dinners due in basement up regular contributions. Please contact the church office 10 am: Pack Christmas dinners for details. December 17 Deliver dinners and gifts NOTE: We have approximately 43 whole dinners Retirement Fund for Religious donated for Christmas. We will be making 100 total. To Support elderly religious: A donor to the Retirement complete the additional boxes we will need the following Fund for Religious writes, “We thank God for every items: ham, turkey, potatoes, fruit juice, spaghetti sauce, religious sister who taught us in school, not only our syrup, pancake mix, boxed potatoes, rice, gravy, and a ABCs, but also to love God.” Show your support for the desert item (i.e., cake mix with frosting). Thank you for your senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order generosity during this season. priests who have made a positive difference in so many Questions? Call Mary Ann Breland at 301-695-9045 or lives. Please Share in the Care and give generously to [email protected] or Lisa Caponiti at 301-874- this weekend’s second collection. 1680 or [email protected]

Please Support Catholic Education Advent Penance Services You can support values-added education for children These communal penance services with several priests with your gifts in the monthly “Catholic Education” envelope from area churches are scheduled for your convenience (electronic giving is also available for this fund). The Catholic during Advent. We encourage you to attend one of these school is a key factor in passing on the faith to the next services. There are no confessions scheduled during generation. Your gifts help fund tuition assistance and other Christmas week. support for the Catholic schools in Frederick County. Please Tuesday, December 11 at 7:30pm support Catholic Education with your prayers and your St. , Frederick treasure so that more children may experience an education that prepares them academically and spiritually for a Wednesday, December 12 at 7:30pm St. Peter’s, Libertytown Christian life. Monday, December 17 at 7:30pm Gift Cards St. Timothy’s, Walkersville Hurry! This is the last weekend we will be taking Tuesday, December 18 at 7:30pm orders for gift cards before Christmas. Final pick-up will be St. Joseph’s, Buckeystown December 15-16. On-hand cards will still be available that weekend. This is your chance to get your Christmas gift Next Week’s Poor Box Collection cards and support the building of our new church at the urges us to “Prepare the way of the same time. Lord,” and this is what Advent is all about. We are called to help prepare for the Lord’s coming by making End of Year Gifts As you are considering year-end gifts to your parish, if Christmas come alive in our own and our families’ hearts, and by reaching out to our neighbors as well. We ask you you wish your gift to appear on your 2012 giving statement, to donate to the Poor Box we may help the many needy please make your gift in the last weekend collection (December 29-30), or have it in the office by December 31. families in the county this season. Volunteers, who offer confidential assistance and referrals to social services, Also please know that donations given at the Masses for the are also needed. 301-662-4676 Mary, Mother of God holyday are posted as gifts given in the new year. Food for the Poor The weekend of December 22-23 Fr. Norman Simoneau Christmas Flowers will be here to speak about a ministry providing direct relief to Those wishing to make a donation toward the poor throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. the parish Christmas flowers to honor someone Fr. Simoneau will share what he has witnessed about Food or in memory of a loved one are welcome to do For the Poor’s mission to care for the destitute as a means of so. Please use the envelope in your packet, or mark a living out the mandate to love one another. Please regular envelope with ‘Christmas Flowers” and return it to join me in welcoming Fr. Simoneau. the office by Friday, December 14th. Wednesday Greetings E-Newsletter Caroling Party Your parish is reaching out to you in a new way! Every Join St. Joseph’s Parish Family and increase your Wednesday, if we have your email address, we will send holiday spirit on Friday, December 21 as we go caroling in you our e-newsletter, “Wednesday Greetings.” In it you will downtown Frederick. All ages are invited! We will meet at find news to prepare you for the upcoming weekend and the Civil War Medical Museum at 6:30 pm and head out to parish activities, and links to information on our website. It's the streets to sing by 7 pm. Afterwards we will gather at the a brief look at life in our parish that will bring you the news museum for food and fellowship. Refreshments will be you need! If you haven’t received it yet and want to, just go provided – compliments of our favorite deacon-in-training, to our website (www.stjoesbuckeystown.org) and sign up on George Wunderlich, Executive Director of the museum. No the right-hand side of the home page. singing experience necessary – just a desire to have fun! For more information or questions contact Cindy Kindl at Alternate Gift Giving Ideas [email protected] or 301-663-0907 x3017. Do you want to remember someone on your Christmas list who doesn’t really need any more “stuff”? The Social Winter Weather and cancellations... when we have Justice Committee has some ideas that will solve that wintry weather, please be aware that parish events may be dilemma while helping those less fortunate! Come check out cancelled. The Office of Faith Formation will notify the display board in the hallway before or after Mass during participants directly. Updates will also be posted on the the weekends of Advent. For more information please email parish website www.stjoesbuckeystown.org and the office [email protected] or call 301.606.6179 manager’s voice mail - 301-663-0907 x3022. Daily Mass will be canceled if the Frederick County On the road? Schools are closed due to inclement weather. Check the Check out www.masstimes.org for information on county school schedule on cable channel 18. First Friday Mass times and locations in the area you are visiting. Eucharistic Adoration will also follow this cancellation policy.

St. Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor The Solemnity of the Birth of Christ Christmas Eve Masses 4 pm: Children’s Choir - Lapointe Hall* (Doors to the Parish Center will open at 3 pm) 4 pm: Cantor & Organist - Church* 7 pm: Folk Choir - Lapointe Hall 9 pm: Adult Choir - Lapointe Hall (Please note time change!) Caroling and reflective music will begin at 8:30 pm

Christmas Day Mass 10 am: Cantor & Organist - Lapointe Hall

Solemnity of Mary December 31, 2012: 5:30 pm - Lapointe Hall January 1, 2013: 10 am - Lapointe Hall

Epiphany Saturday, January 5, 2013 Christmas in Bethlehem: 1 to 4 pm - Parish Center Mass: 4:30 pm - Church Feast of the Magi: 5:45 to 8:30 pm - Parish Center Please see the back page for more information Sunday, January 6: Regular Sunday Mass schedule

*Important Note: The largest crowds are at the 4 pm Masses. We need to limit the number of people in the buildings to abide by the Frederick County Fire Prevention code. We also wish to keep the focus on the birth of God’s Son and the desire to celebrate prayerfully while attending to everyone’s safety. Please consider attending a later Mass. Faith Formation Therese Ivanisin, Director, ext. 3012 Ashley Arominski, Youth Ministry, ext. 3016

join other adults.

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Christmas in Bethlehem Walking in Humility Walking in Kindl 301-663-0907 ex 3017 Kindl 301-663-0907

“The Mass” Sunday, Dec. 16th @ 12:30-2pm 16th @ 12:30-2pm Sunday, Dec. join in the fun and plan for our 2nd our 2nd for and plan fun the join in An Adult Faith Sharing Journey An Adult Faith Sharing Parish Missed the first meeting? It is not too late to to too late is not It meeting? the first Missed Christmas in Bethlehem. Questions call Cindy call Cindy Questions in Bethlehem. Christmas and be ready to come and meet others. to borrow the DVD/CD to listen at home If you missed a session call the FF office schedule and come and Sessions are held during the GoF programs. are held during the GoF Sessions See above for the time/date that fits your

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Men’s Retreat

A & B Religious Shop Bishop Claggett Center Saturday, February 2, 2013 ADULTS & FAMILIES Coming just in time for Christmas!

Annual and Book Sale Religious Articles will be held this year in Advent not Lent. FAITH FORMATION CALENDAR from McSherrytown, PA will be here once for purchase. of items again with plenty Date: December 14th & 15th following all Masses. Special shopping hours will be held during the Breakfast with Santa! Write up your list now remember sacraments, and graduations and weddings. Looking Ahead…………. (potluck included) 6:50 - 8:00pm 6:00 - 9:00pm 12:45-2:45pm 5:30—7:30pm 6:15—8:15pm, Parish Center 2:30—4:30pm, Parish Center See times in GoF areas above.

Renew Your Faith - Reflections for the Year of Faith —

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with a brand new one! for your generous gift. The youth of St. Joseph’s

now! Don’t wait till January! Start looking for ways to start for replacing the old basketball hoop serving in our parish or community Confirmation Youth Ministry Youth Ministry We want to thank Matt and Christy Lynch Wednesday CFF CFF Wednesday Saturday Generations of Faith - Sunof FaithGenerations Afternoon - Evening Generations of Sunday Faith - Grade) - 12th (9 Teen Life Grade) - 8th Edge (6 Adult Faith Study Gatherings

St. Joseph’s Annual Religious Articles, Books, Music and More Sale

In time for Christmas Something for all ages

Saturday, December 15th 3:30pm-6:30pm (closed during Mass)

Sunday, December 16th following all Masses 8:30am-1:30pm

Held in Parish Center Rooms 1 & 2

Special Pre-Sale Hours Held During Breakfast with Santa Saturday, December 15th 9:30am-11:30am

Sacramental Gifts Spiritual Development Personal Reflection Christian Music Children’s Books Statues Medals & More

Looking for a special author or item Contact A & B and special order. Pick it up at the sale.

Sponsored by: Adult Faith Formation Committee St. Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor located at 5843 Manor Woods Rd. Frederick, MD and A & B Religious Shop 11 North 5th St. McSherrytown, PA. 17344 Toll free 1-888-632-9510 or visit their website www.abreligiousshop.com

Portion of the proceeds help Adult Faith Formation Programs at St. Joseph’s Cash, checks and credit cards are welcome. Visit our website for more information. www.stjoesbuckeystown.org Your family is invited to

Breakfast with Santa

Saturday, December 15, 2012 Event: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Buffet Served: 9:00 am - 11:00 am Location: Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor Parish Center

BREAKFAST BUFFET Pancakes Sausage Eggs Potatoes Cereal Fruit Coffee Tea Milk Juice

Adults: $7.00 Children (5-12 YRS): $4.00 Children Under 5: FREE

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13th! Contact: Karl Ivanisin 301-694-0832 or email: [email protected], or Jim Schad 301-874-1681

PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Name, Phone Number, Number of Adults, Number and Ages of Children

Goodie Bags!! Candy Canes!! Bring Your Camera to Take Pictures of Santa! Santa Arrives at 10:00 am!

Saint Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor 5843 Manor Woods Road, Frederick, Maryland ICE SKATING Saturday, December 15th, 2012 2:00-5:00pm Skate Frederick— 1288 Riverbend Way

Put on those skates and join us for an afternoon of ice skating with the St. Joseph’s family. It will be a fun day for all!

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!!!

PRICE Only $10 for Admission & Skate Rental

Get your tickets through Ashley, and in doing so St. Joseph’s Youth Ministry gets $5 back!

Have FUN while participating in a FUNDraiser for St. Joseph’s Youth Ministry!

For tickets please e-mail or call Ashley Arominski [email protected] (301) 663-0907 Ext. 3016 Community Bulletin Board

St. John Regional Catholic School St. Timothy’s Annual Holiday Concert Join us any Wednesday from 9-11 am. Prospective St. Timothy Catholic Church organist, Bill Powell along parents are invited to visit St. John Regional Catholic School with Alex Mitchell, Tim Kueberth, the Glade Tower Handbell and tour the Pre-K through 8th grade classrooms. Come Choir, Linda Lebo and friends will be presenting “Away in a and see firsthand why our National Blue Ribbon and Manger” for a festive evening of holiday music at St. S.T.E.M, (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Timothy’s, 8651 Biggs Ford Rd., Walkersville on Tuesday, school offers the best education in the area. Tuition December 18 at 7 pm. Refreshments to follow. Please join discounts apply for parishioners. Contact Karen O’Boyle at us for an enjoyable holiday presentation. Donations for the [email protected] or call 301-662-6722 for additional Walkersville Food Bank would be greatly appreciated. information. Now accepting applications for 2013/2014 school year grades Pre-K 3 through 8th. Help Wanted - Rectory Cook Are you a SJRCS Alumni? Then “Like Us” on Facebook St. John’s Parish is seeking a focused and energetic at St. John Regional Catholic School Alumni, and find out individual to cook for our three resident priests and what your classmates are doing now. occasionally small groups of priests. This individual will cook three/four nights a week, shop once a week for groceries, Mother Seton School and clean and maintain the rectory kitchen. This position Monday, December 10 – Annual Christmas Program requires cooking healthy meals for a variety of tastes and 9:30 am and 7 pm. Mother Seton School invites you to being able to maintain confidentiality in the rectory. Prefer join us for our annual Christmas concert and program at experience in cooking and preparing balanced menus. Fax the school. Snow date is Monday, December 17. For resumes to “Cook Search Committee” at (301-698-1832 or more info: 301-447-3161 or www.mothersetonschool.org email to Sue at [email protected]. Thank you.

St. Thomas More Academy Catholic Charities Hunger Free Communities St. Thomas More Academy (STMA) is a Catholic Have you been laid off? Having trouble making ends elementary and middle school located in Frederick County meet? If your income is low think of Food Stamps as Maryland. Recognized by the Archdiocese of Baltimore as a insurance into which you’ve already paid and can now Catholic School, STMA provides the rigors of a classical provide help. Catholic Charities’ Hunger-Free Communities liberal arts curriculum with lessons in spirituality and virtuous Partnership (HFCP) offers application assistance for Food living. STMA students are inspired to reach their fullest Stamps, which now distributes benefits on a plastic card, potential through the gentle education of the heart, mind and similar to a bank card. An outreach worker for the HFCP is soul. Visit www.stmamd.org for more information. available to meet with families and individuals at St. John the Evangelist in Frederick on Mondays from 11 am to 3 pm. Knights of Columbus Scholarships Call for additional meeting times and locations in Carroll and The Knights of Columbus award several scholarships Frederick Counties. Appointments for eligibility screening each year for both college and high school students. For and application assistance are scheduled directly with the information on scholarships available, please write to: counselor, not the parish. To learn more about the HFCP or Maryland State Council, Knights of Columbus, State to schedule an appointment, contact the Outreach Worker at Scholarship Chairman, 23004 Timber Creek Ln, Clarksburg, (443) 939- 6031. MD 20871, or visit www.kofc-md.org and click on the scholarship link. The deadline for receipt of applications is Caregiver Support Group February 1, 2013. Hospice of Frederick County invites caregivers to join them for informal discussion and compassionate support. Maryland March for Life Youth Video & Poster Contest This is a self-help support group where you can share your Children in grades K-6 are invited to create a poster and joys, hardships, blessings and coping skills with others going youth in grades 7-12 are challenged to create a video for the through similar experiences. Meetings are held on the Maryland March for Life. All entries (pictures of the posters) second and fourth Fridays of each month from 10 to 11:30 should be emailed to [email protected] by 5 am in the Suite A Support Group Room at 516 Trail Ave., pm on December 14. Winner of the video contest receives Frederick. This is an on-going group and is offered at no an iPod Touch and winner of the poster contest receives a cost. Contact Hospice Bereavement Coordinators at 240- cash prize! Quesitions? [email protected] or 566-3030 for more information. www.marylandmarchforlife.org. Retrouvaille Weekend for Troubled Marriages Donate your vehicle to Catholic Charities Retrouvaille (Re-tro-vi), A Lifeline for Troubled Your vehicle is worth a thousand smiles when you Marriages, helps couples through difficult times in their donated it to Catholic Charities. Call 410-625-8444 or donate marriages. The next weekend is January 11-13, 2013. For online at www.cc-md.org/vehicles. confidential information or to register, call 301-468-6764, 410-647-0350; or visit www.HelpOurMarriage.com or Crisis pregnancy? Call 800-492-5530 www.retrouvaille.org. Suffering after abortion? Call 410-354-6900