CHURCH OF ST. PHILOMENA DECEMBER 6, 2020 MONTICELLO, ILLINOIS † MASS INTENTIONS & READINGS † † MASS INTENTIONS & READINGS † St. Philomena Church St. Church Monday, December 7, St. , Tuesday, December 8, of the Readings: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14; Blessed Mary Lk 5:17-26 Readings: Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1,2-3ab, 3cd-4; No Scheduled Mass Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 5:30pm †Bob Stewart by Claudette & Charlie Foran Tuesday, December 8, Immaculate Conception of the Sunday, December 13, Third Sunday of Advent Blessed Virgin Mary Readings: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54; Readings: Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1,2-3ab, 3cd-4; 1 Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 8:00am Parishioners of our Parish 7:30am † Mary Weeks by Patrick Burke

Wednesday, December 9, Advent Weekday/St. Juan LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin St. Philomena, Tuesday, December 8, 7:30am Mass Readings: Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8 and 10; Lector ...... Jean Rowe Mt 11:28-30 Ushers ...... Sue Lochbaum 5:30pm †Stan Blacker by Brenda Blacker St. Michael, Tuesday, December 8, 5:30pm Mass Thursday, December 10, Advent Weekday Lector...... Brenda Cummings Readings: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1 and 9, 10-11, 12-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 St. Philomena, Saturday, December 12, 4:30pm Mass 5:30pm †Peter Lopez & His Widow, Olivia Lector...... Ted Gill by the Lopez Family Ushers ...... Mike & Mary Kay Randall

Friday, December 11, Advent Weekday/St. Damasus I St. Philomena, Sunday, December 13, 10:00am Mass Readings: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; Mt 11:16-19 Lector...... Lynn Simon 5:30pm †Jerry Manint by Ruth Ann Manint Ushers ...... Gary & Annette Huisinga

Saturday, December 12, St. Michael, Sunday, December 13, 7:30am Mass Lector ...... Tim Tracy Readings: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a, Rv 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS Saturday, December 12, Third Sunday of Advent Next weekend, December 12 & 13, we will take donations Readings: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54; for the Retirement Fund for Religious. Your gift helps 1 Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 furnish medications, nursing care, and more for our 4:30pm St. Philomena & St. Michael Bulletin Memorials elderly sisters, brothers, and religious order priests. Please be as generous as your means allow. Sunday, December 13, Third Sunday of Advent Readings: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54; 1 Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 10:00am †Gabriella Galbo by Tony & Liz Galbo

COLLECTIONS FOR NOVEMBER 22, 2020 St. Philomena Sunday Collection...... $1,865.00 Building Fund...... $182.00 St. Michael Sunday Collection...... $461.00 COLLECTIONS FOR NOVEMBER 29, 2020 St. Philomena Sunday Collection...... $2,710.00 Building Fund...... $65.00 Bishop’s Seminarian Appeal...... $577.00 St. Michael Sunday Collection...... $365.00 Bishop’s Seminarian Appeal...... $105.00 View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL BEMENT, ILLINOIS UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS ANNUAL DIOCESAN APPEAL

Wednesday, December 9 Thanks to the generosity of many of our parish families, Parish Council Meeting 6:30pm, St. Philomena Lounge we are well on our way towards our parish goals. Each gift is important to the mission of the diocese. If you have Thursday, December 10 not yet had the opportunity, please return a pledge card Communal Penance Service 6:30pm, St. Philomena with your response today. Pledge cards are available in the parish office. Your gift helps support the central Saturday & Sunday, December 12 & 13 ministries of our diocese including religious education of Youth Group Poinsettia Pick-up after Mass in the our young people, faith formation of adults, training of St. Philomena Lounge our future priests, Newman Centers on our college campuses and much more. Together we can accomplish Sunday, December 13 many works of faith, hope and charity. Every dollar Church Decorating, 9:00am, St. Michael raised over our goals will be kept in the parishes. To Church Decorating, 11:000am, St. Philomena those who have contributed, we are most grateful!

St. Philomena’s Goal - $55,695.00 YOUTH GROUP NEWS Pledges Made to Date - $37,700.00 (68% of goal) 98 Parishioners out of 362 Pledged - 27% Sunday, December 6 Current Shortfall - $17,995.00 Meeting 7:00pm—8:30pm, Parish Hall St. Michael’s Goal - $11,467.00 Saturday & Sunday, December 12 & 13 Pledges Made to Date - $6,055 (53% of goal) Poinsettia Pick Up After All Masses in Lounge 21 Parishioners out of 54 Pledged - 39% Current Shortfall - $5,412.00 Sunday, December 13 Christmas Party 6:00pm—8:00pm, Parish Hall RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

CCD Classes are CANCELED until further notice.

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE December 12, 2020

The word awesome has lost its zing. “Webster’s dictionary defines awesome as ‘anything that leaves you in awe and wonder.‘ Like winning the lottery – twice,” comedian Bill Engvall once said. “That would be awesome. Getting a phone call from the IRS saying Due to COVID-19, the Immaculate Conception of the you’ve been audited and they owe you $50,000. That Blessed Virgin Mary is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation would be awesome.” Know what else would be awesome? this year. However, Masses will be held as follows on Seeing an apparition of Mary, then having her grow roses Tuesday, December 8: in the middle of winter to prove it to the archbishop, then converting 9 million Aztecs within seven years. That 7:30am at St. Philomena would be – wait – that was awesome. 5:30pm at St. Michael

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