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Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 9:00 a.m. Mon., Dec. 14, 12:05 pm Adoration/ St. Gregory the Great Church Is 61:1-2a, 10-11 1Thes 5:16-24 Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 Bene SFX 1924 West Willow Rd. 73703 Phone 233-4589 Fax 233-45 Lector: Fred Mochon Head Usher: TBD Tue., Dec. 15, Confession 4:45 pm Pastor: Reverend Mark E. Mason Associate Pastor: Reverend John D. Herrera Usher & Gifts: TBD Liturgy 5:45 pm St. - 237-0812 MISSION: St. , Goltry Servers: Volunteer No Coffee & Juice - N/A Wed., Dec. 16, No Liturgy

Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 11:45 a.m. Thu., Dec. 17, 9am Liturgy Lector: Lacey Hampton Usher & Gifts: TBD Fri., Dec. 18, 9am Liturgy Servers: Volunteer Sat., Dec. 19, No Liturgy Sunday, Dec. 6 Second Sunday of Advent Thursday, Dec. 10 Is 40:1-5, 9-11 2 Pt 3:8-14 Mk 1:1-8 St. Gregory’s 9:00 am Liturgy St. Michael’s 7:30 a.m. Liturgy Elizabeth “Libby” Lix by Terry Lix Rosary - 8:30 a.m. (Harry Wieden - 20 yr. ann.) St. Gregory's 9:00 am Liturgy Adoration 9am -3pm Ryan Wright by John & Carol Wright St. Francis Xavier 12:05 pm Liturgy R.E. Classes 10:15 - 11:30 am

St. Gregory’s 11:45 am Liturgy Friday, Dec. 11 Blood Drive - 10am - 3pm St. Joe’s Gym St. Gregory’s 9:00 am Liturgy 11am@SFX RCIA - Rite of Welcome/Rite of Acceptance James Shaw by Rev. Mark E. Mason Seminar - 2pm Franciscan Room SFX St. Francis Xavier No MP/Adoration Patriotic Rosary - 6:00 p.m. St. Francis Xavier Confessions - 11 am St. Francis Xavier 12:05 pm Liturgy

Monday, Dec. 7 St. Gregory's - No Liturgy Saturday, Dec. 12 (Mary Livadias - 18 yr. ann.) @SFX St. Francis Xavier - 12:05 Adoration/Bene 4am Music 5am Mass No Breakfast St. Gregory’s - No Liturgy Tuesday, Dec. 8 (Louise Meek - 16 yr. ann.) of the Blessed Mary Pastor - Rev. Mark E. Mason KC Aluminum Can Collection 9 am - 1 pm Holy Day of Obligation St. Francis Xavier 8:00 am Liturgy Associate Pastor - Rev. John D. Herrera St. Gregory's 4:45 pm Confession St. Francis Xavier 4 pm Confessions - Anthony Crispo Deacon - Val Ross St. Gregory’s 5:45 pm Liturgy St. Francis Xavier 5:00 pm Liturgy Music Director - Judi Cunningham Office - Lori Buck Betty McDermott by Jim & Nancy Reese 3pm Baptism Seminar(Spanish) Franciscan Rm. St. Francis Xavier 8:30 am Liturgy Director of Religious Education - Sherry Stotts St. Francis Xavier 6:00 pm Liturgy Youth & Young Adult Minister - Stephanie Willis St. Francis Xavier 7:30 pm Spanish Liturgy Sunday, Dec. 13 Third Sunday of Advent Safe Environment Coordinator - Sharon Doty Is 61:1-2a, 10-11 1Thes 5:16-24 Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 St. Michael’s 7:30 a.m. Liturgy St. Gregory the Great Parish Council Wednesday, Dec. 9 St. Gregory’s No Liturgy Rosary - 8:30 a.m. Steve King Dana McDaniel William Miller Jim Reese (Jack Kalow - 18 yr. ann.) St. Gregory's 9:00 am Liturgy Sharon Trojan Marsha Weinand Kevin Winter Rhonda Griffith (Millard Cummings - 8 yr. ann.) Betty McDermott by Jim & Nancy Reese St. Francis Xavier No. Liturgy R.E. Classes 10:15 - 11:30 am St. Francis Xavier 5:00 pm Confessions St. Gregory’s 11:45 am Liturgy St. Francis Xavier – 6:00 pm Conf. Liturgy Patriotic Rosary - 6:00 p.m. Life Teen SFX - 7-8:30 Choir Practice 7 pm CHRIST AMONG US Second Sunday of Advent HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ’s Mask Requirement JOSEPH CATHOLIC December 6, 2020 December is still in effect. For more Last Sunday Operating Collection, SCHOOL 580-242-4449 08 Jack & Elizabeth Beam 57 yr. ann. information or to read the “Letter to Our web page: Budget - $ 5,942.00 the Faithful,” go online to archokc.org/mass. Collected - $ 3377.00 Frank & Sheryl Severin 36 yr. ann. www.stfrancisenid.com Ron & Carol Wyckoff 36 yr. ann. Building/Maintenance Scrip (gift cards) will be sold after the 9 am 09 Steve & Jeanne Friesen 42 yr. ann. Budget - $ 598.00 12 Cyril & Rita Suttmiller 61 yr. ann. IMPORTANT IRS YEAR END NOTICE Liturgy on Sundays and in the parish office M-F. Collected- $ 371.00 Any contribution must in the possession October Online Contributions $ 5,820.00 Attendance of St. Gregory the Great by ’s call to 10am Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 to be Did you know, Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 108 you can help 11:45 a.m. - 75 repent is echoed in the U.S. considered 2020 contribution. After 10am Sunday Total - 183 Bishop’s pastoral letter on on Dec. 31, 2020 all contributions will be students at and stewardship: “Christians must beg receive an Oklahoma state income tax credit School Scholarship donation - $200.00 God for the grace of conversion, the grace to know considered 2021. Please plan your year-end Good Samaritan Fund donation - $500.00 giving so we can accurately reflect your for your gift? who they are, to whom they belong, how they are to Through the Tax Credit Scholarship program, Mental Health Medicine - $211.55 live the grace to repent and change and grow, the generosity. Today - Our Daily Bread grace to become good disciples and stewards.” you can give the gift of Catholic education Next Week - Retirement for Religous to financially struggling families in the Good Samaritan Fund, Paid out in November - Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and that gift $380.65 Our Lady of Guadalupe qualifies you for a tax credit. Food For Thought Saturday, December 12 The Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Auto Contribution from your bank ac- If in your family someone has done something wrong, Scholarship Act allows those who give to count are available. Please contact the St. Francis Xavier office. forgive that person. Show that person the forgiving 4am Music the Tax Credit Scholarship program to receive a portion of their gift back in state income tax heart of God. 5am Mass Project , No Breakfast credits. These credits are based on your tax Pregnancy Outreach filing status and make giving to the (580)484 - 7538 Tax Credit Scholarship program the most tax Please pray for the repose of advantageous way to give! Prayer Line - Allison the soul of Charley Cunningham, who joined Pledges for two-consecutive years are eligible [email protected] his heavenly Father this week. Please keep to receive a 75% tax credit. One-time gifts are his wife Dee, and children, Keith(Deana) eligible for a 50% tax credit. Cunningham, Kara(Tim)Hopkins, Kyle(Judi) Website - WWW.stgregoryenid.com or Cunningham & Kim(Darrell) Clark in your enidcatholic.org. prayers. May his soul and all the souls of the Oklahoma Catholic Women’s faithful departed rest in peace. ConferenceThe 2021 Oklahoma Catholic Quality Catholic Radio/ 5 days a week Women’s Conference is Feb. 27 at AM 890, KTLR 2-8:15 p.m. Embassy Suites, 2501 Conference Dr. in Suddenlink Channel 11 or HD 111 for Masses Norman. Tickets $55 before Dec. 1; $65 af- Thank you! K of C Facebook page: KOC1044 ter Dec. 1. Visit okcatholicwomen.com. Meeting and Dinner First Monday of the Month, A huge thank you to unless otherwise noted. Rhonda Griffith and Marsha Weinand for helping get our Operation Christmas St. Gregory the Great - SCOUTING Sunday Masses at St. Francis Xavier Saturday- Girl Scouts - Biweekly Child boxes packed and delivered. What St. Francis Xavier 8:00 am Liturgy Sunday - Boy Scouts - 6:00 p.m. would we do without our faithful St. Francis Xavier 11:00 am Liturgy Sundays- Cub Scouts - 7:00 p.m. volunteers? St. Francis Xavier 1:00 pm Liturgy (SP) when school is in session.

LIFE TEEN -WEDNESDAYS @ 7:00 to 8:30pm In the St. Francis Leven Center, Grades 6-12 From the Pastor, Mrs. Stephanie Willis, Youth Minister 541-1224 Rev. Mark E. Mason SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IF WE HAVE TO GO VIRTUAL DUE TO COVID watch for Flocknotes! Guest speaker! December 9 – A Marriage Made in Heaven – Calling all teens… Dear Parishioners, December 16 – Bound Together – Discernment & Community December 16th December 23 – No Class – Christmas Break 7-9pm It has been a month since the Taste of St. Joe’s. Given the restrictions that December 30 – No Class – Christmas Break St. Francis Leven Center January 6 – Adoration, Reconciliation and Mass have been placed on us, I must say that physically attended by 150 people, and many more online bidders $62,000 was successfully raised. I want to thank all The upcoming Jesus 2020 Conference (December 11 & 12). Here is a link to register: those who participated in supporting Enid’s premier Catholic Grade School, and www.nsc-chariscenter.org/jesus-2020/ This is a Virtual Conference and St Andrew in Moore is one of the host sites if you care to join others in the conference. Their address: St Andrew 800 its mission. NW 5th Street, Moore, OK 73160 For those of you who have children from pre-school through fifth grade, Bring joy to a child and who are tired of the constant virtual learning, consider enrolling them at St. this Christmas Joseph School at the midterm. It is an excellent school rooted in a Christian Environment and a Catholic Tradition. Scholarships are available to help parents season! who cannot afford the full tuition. The pandemic this year has impacted a large part of I would like to thank members of the Family School Association (FSA) as well our community; and more as Mr. Laffey and all the faculty of St. Joseph School in their due diligence in families than ever, find themselves making the “Taste”, a successful event. needing a helping hand. Help our local children experience the joy and giving spirit of Christmas by Sincerely yours, purchasing gifts from their wish Fr. Mark E. Mason lists. If you prefer, you can make a gift card or monetary donation and we are happy to do the RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults shopping for you. RCIA classes Tuesday’s 7-8:30pm at St. Gregory the Great Parish Hall For more information, contact

Catholic Charities at 237-7352 Sun, 6 Dec 2nd Sunday of Advent, Rite of Acceptance or [email protected]. (Catechumens)/Rite of Welcoming (Candidates) Tue, 8 Dec Immaculate Conception of Mary - Mass Sun, 13 Dec 3rd Sunday of Advent Tue, 15 Dec Class 14—Open Q&A Catholic young adults of OKC Open to all young adults (ages 18-39, married or single) in the archdiocese. Visit the Facebook page (Catholic Young Adults of OKC) for events and information or e-mail [email protected] Immaculate Conception of the GIFTS OF ADVENT Blessed Virgin Mary The gifts of the Season of Advent; gifts that are free for the asking from the Giver of all Tuesday, December 8 gifts. What are the gifts of Advent: they are Hope, Love, Peace, and Life. How about HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION taking some time during each week of Advent to ask God for the grace to reflect and to Saint Gregory The Great pray about each of these gifts? 4:45pm Confessions 5:45pm Mass Week 2: The Gift of Love. We are made from Love, to love one another in this life and we will return Saint Francis Xavier to Love. Be the face, the heart, the eyes, the hands, and the feet of Love. Let Love be your guide this 8:30am Mass (English) week in all ways and in all things. 6pm Mass (English) How can you show love to God, to others and to yourself this week? Love is the greatest healer. 7:30pm Mass (Spanish)

Let Mary never be far from your lips or heart. And to obtain the CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE fruits of her prayers, do not forget the example of her life. With DECEMBER 24, Thursday VIGIL CHRISTMAS MASSES her support, you will never fall. Beneath her protection, you will 4pm Mass @ Saint Gregory the Great never fear. Under her guidance, you will never tire. And with 5pm Mass @ Saint Francis Xavier her help, you will reach your heavenly goal.--Saint Bernard 7pm Mass (Spanish) @ Saint Francis Xavier 7:30pm @ Saint Michael – Goltry Come pray the rosary with us each Sunday morning. Thank you Fred Mochon for leading 12 Midnight Mass @ Saint Francis Xavier rosary last week. Our leader this week is Kevin Winter, December 13th Dennis Hladik, 20th

DECEMBER 25, Friday CHRISTMAS DAY John Hanon, 27th (need leader). We appreciate all our fantastic rosary leaders! 9am Mass @ Saint Gregory the Great Blessings Rita and Judy 10am Mass @ Saint Francis Xavier We are still praying the rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet for Our Country and Our Church at St Francis Xavier 3 PM every day, seven days a week and will continue at the present time until further notice. We are following guidelines with masks and distancing. Come join us!

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