MISSION STATEMENT: DECLARACION de MISION: Making disciples who joyfully Hacer discípulos que compartan share their gifts to live the con alegría sus regalos y vivan of Jesus Christ. el Evangelio con Jesucristo.

Dec. 30, 2018 — The of Jesus, Mary & Joseph 30 de Diciembre, 2018 — La Sagrada Familia

St. Community Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno Rev. William Nadeau, Pastor 701 Mt Rose Hwy, Incline Village, NV 89451 775.831.0490 office 775.831.2045 fax www.sftahoe.org

Welcome to Francis of Assisi / Bienvenida a St. Francisco de Asís OFFICE HOURS Monday through Saturday 9 am to 5 pm

MISSION STATEMENT: Making disciples who joyfully share their gifts to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

VISION STATEMENT: To be a vibrant community that welcomes, prays, studies, gives, and shares our faith. We are guided by the Holy Spirit as we engage in ministry with others through our love of God.

DECLARACION de MISION: Hacer discípulos que compartan con alegría sus regalos y vivan el Evangelio con Jesucristo.

DECLARACION de VISION: Ser una comunidad vibrante que celebra, ora, estudia, da y que comparte su fe. Nos guiamos por el Espíritu Santo y nos involucramos en el Ministerio con otros a través del amor por Dios.

Parish Ministries & Programs / Ministerios y Programas de Parroquia In a wonderful and committed sense of Christian stewardship, St. Francis of Assisi disciples are active in over 40 ministries and programs. We strongly encourage you to get involved in a ministry which serves as a good use of your passion, time, talent, and treasure. For a complete listing of all ministries, programs, and contacts, please visit our website at SFTahoe.org. You can also access our bulletins, homilies and a wide array of information. We especially encourage you to take advantage of Online Giving (OLG), a feature which allows you to make donations — regular and one-time — all online. This mode of giving is convenient and simple to use, and provides year -end tax statements for your charitable giving.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI STAFF Mass Times / Horario de Misa:

Saturday: 5 pm in English Pastor: Reverend William “Bill” Nadeau Sunday: 9 am & 11 am in English / 5 pm en Español [email protected] Weekdays: 9 am—Tuesday through Friday : Jose Castro Reconciliation: Saturdays at 4 pm or by appointment. [email protected] Office Manager: John Keehan Sacraments /Sacramentos [email protected] Pastoral Associate: Katie Christensen /Bautizo: Pre-baptismal English Classes are held the [email protected] first Tuesday of each month; call Cathy Cecil at (775) 622-3378 Music Liturgy & Media Director: Lynne Cibulsky or Sue Marshall at (908) 872-6054. Spanish Classes are held on [email protected] Assoc. Music Director: Tim Callicrate the first Monday of each month. Call Natividad Morales (775) [email protected] 815-6835. Clases Pre-bautismales en ingles cada primer Director of Religious Education: Becky Massingill martes del mes; hable con Cathy Cecil at [email protected] (775) 622-3378 o Sue Marshall a (908) 872-6054. En español, Youth Minister: Sarah Morris cada primer lunes del mes hable Natividad Morales, [email protected] a (775) 815-6835. Adult Faith Formation: Katherine Buckton Ministry to the Homebound / Eucaristía en Casa: [email protected] Please call the parish office, 831-0490. Hable a la oficina. Front Office: Barbara Allio & Dora Diaz [email protected] / [email protected] Marriage Preparation/Preparación de Matrimonio: Bookkeeper: Saundra Whitt For English, call Patti & Tom Franz at [email protected] [email protected] or (480) 703-5627. Director of Latino Ministries: Natividad Morales (775) 815-6835 / [email protected] Director of Stewardship: Helen Neff BULLETIN REQUESTS: Please submit [email protected] Grounds & Building Maintenance: John McManus notices and articles for the church bulletin to (775) 831-0490 Lynne Cibulsky at [email protected]

by Tuesday at 5 pm. All requests are subject to approval and space-availability.

Pg. 2 Stewardship & Community / Administración y Comunidad

Dec. 30, 2018—Jan.6, 2019 Good Stewardship: Weekly Collection (thru December 23, 2018—Advent 4) Sunday, December 30th 9 am & 11 am Masses (English) NOTE: Our Christmas Collection 5 pm Mass (Spanish) will be posted in next week’s bulletin. Monday, December 31st—N.Y.’s Eve Envelope $ 4,650 Parish Office CLOSED Non-Envelope $ 2,926 5 pm Daily Mass Online Giving $ 1,708 Tuesday, January 1st—N.Y.’s Day TOTAL Parish Office CLOSED $ 9,284 9 am Mass Primary Collection

Wednesday, January 2nd  Adoration of the Eucharist is held on the first Thursday each 9 am Daily Mass month from 8-9 am before Daily Mass. NO R.E. Classes  Anointing of the Sick is offered on the first Friday of each month NO Middle School Classes immediately after Daily Mass or by appointment.

Thursday, January 3rd  Reconciliation is scheduled on Saturday at 4 pm and by appointment. 8 am Adoration of the Eucharist 9 am Daily Mass  Low-Gluten Hosts* are available for Communion. Please ask one of NO Choir Rehearsal our Hospitality Ministers or our Cantor for assistance. (*sanctioned by the USCCB) Friday, January 4th 9 am Daily Mass 9:30 am Anointing of the Sick 9:30 am Bible Study

Saturday, January 5th 4 pm Reconciliation 5 pm Mass Monday, December 31st at 5 pm NO Confirmation Classes Sam Azzara† by Katy & Richard Lyons Sunday, January 6th 9 am Mass (English) Tuesday, January 1st at 9 am 10:15 am Baptism Tom Archer (Healing) by The Archers 11 am Mass (English) 5 pm Mass (Spanish) Wednesday, January 2nd at 9 am 6-7 pm RICA Clase con Natividad Fr. Bill (Healing) by The Knights of Columbus

Thursday, January 3rd at 9 am M.J. (Healing) by The Archers

Friday, January 4th at 9 am Sandy Franklin (Healing) by The Archers

Our 4th Degree Assembly meets every Saturday, January 5th at 5 pm SECOND MONDAY at 5:30 pm, Elfriede Eimer by Leslie & Dennis Medeiros followed by 3rd Degree at 6 pm in the Parish Hall. Sunday, January 6th 9 am: Sam Azzara† by Marcie & Bud Ellis Our next meeting is 11 am: End-to-Abortion by Save-The-Holy-Innocents Monday, January 14, 2019 5 pm: La Comunidad de San Francisco de Asís

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On this Feast of the Holy Family, let us reclaim the beauty and importance of family life ... for our immediate and extended family, including our Parish family.

Commit to stewardship and discipleship in 2019, making time spent with God and practicing our faith the most important appointments on our family calendars. Below are a few stewardship suggestions to get started.

Happy Feast Day, Parish Family! Stewardship of Prayer: Resolve to strengthen Stewardship of the Parish Family: Resolve to your relationship with the Lord. Notice how serve your faith community in ministry this often you pray and what hinders you from year. There are many ministries to choose praying. Commit to short, daily prayer times. from. Get involved and serve!

Stewardship of Family: Resolve to set aside Stewardship of Our Earth: Resolve to care for more time to stay connected with your family. the environment and all of God’s creation. Eat dinner together, schedule regular dates Increase awareness within your family by with your spouse, plan family outings and go to wasting less, recycling more and making wise Mass together. Stay in touch with family both choices in which products to buy and use. near and far. Stewardship of Work: Resolve to be faithful to

your daily, work-related tasks and offer them

up to the Lord. Cultivate your skills. Deepen

your knowledge. Be mindful of how you are

building the Kingdom of God.

Stewardship of Mind: Resolve to keep your mind active. Commit to being more informed on the issues of the day. Read your Bible. Join a Bible Study Group. Read a good book each month of the year. Start a Book Club.

Stewardship of Health: Resolve to take Stewardship of Neighbor: Resolve to make time and space for others who enter your life. responsibility for your health, including annual checkups, better eating and sleeping habits, Be more aware of those times when a neighbor, regular exercise and other physical activity. co-worker, fellow parishioner or stranger needs a moment of kindness, a little attention or an Stewardship of Possessions: Resolve to affirming gesture on your part. possess a little more “lightly” this year. Consider ways you can reduce the amount of all Stewardship of the Poor: Resolve to live with that stuff you own and what you buy. more compassion and in solidarity with those Distinguish between items that are necessary less fortunate. Remember the poor in prayer, and those that are luxurious and unnecessary. and commit to helping relieve in some way the plight of those who are impoverished or marginalized by sharing what you have.

Pg. 4 PLEASE NOTE: Our Prayers for the Living and Military Prayer lists have been temporarily removed this week so that we could print this very important letter that was sent from our Pastoral Council to Bishop Calvo. Please continue to keep these people in your daily prayers. - Fr. Bill Nadeau

December 2018

Dear Bishop Calvo,

I write to you on behalf of the Saint Francis of Assisi, Incline Village, Parish Council to express our concerns pertaining to the current revelations of immoral behavior and sexual abuse by members of the clergy and what appears as the less than candid attitude displayed by some members of our Catholic leadership. We realize what a difficult time this has been for you personally and share your frustration and anguish.

While we fully support your recent efforts and eagerly await the report from the Diocesan Review Board of its findings and recommendations, we must all recognize the need for a seismic shift in the attitudes of our church leaders. Without a thorough overhaul, these detestable scandals will continue to bleed life from the church. Our church leadership needs to evaluate itself and come to grips with the understanding their first allegiance is to Jesus Christ and the word of God, not the church and their fellow priests and bishops.

As you are well aware, the child abuse scandal within the church has made it extremely difficult to pursue our efforts of evangelization, which is particularly disheartening when it involves members of our own family that have strayed from the church. We are anxious to hear of the proactive measures being taken at the seminary to preclude any further abuse. In regards to the Diocesan Review Board, we are hoping you can provide us with a more thorough background on who is serving and how they were selected. There should also be a timetable for any initiative. Along with a culture of complete transparency, these steps can only help build trust back among the laity.

We respectfully ask for a timely response to our concerns and invite you to share this letter throughout the Diocese and with Rome. In the meantime, our faith in God remains strong, and we continue to pray for healing and justice for those who have endured the unimaginable pain of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. We wish you a Joyful Advent Season and Blessed Christmas.

Humbly Yours in Christ,

Jonathan Smith, Chairman St. Francis of Assisi Pastoral Council

Pg. 5 Father Bill and I would like to thank the following members of the Art & Environment Ministry for transforming our church into the most incredibly beautiful worship space for the celebration of the Birth of our Lord:

Barbara Allio, Monica Armanino & David Jennings, Gayle & Mike Archer , Denise Azzara, Anne Blaymire Ann Demolski, Ann Dentz, Rosemary Evans, Sharon & Bruce Hatch, Fr. John Heinz, Erlene Jarcik, Becky Massingill, Fay McConnell, John McManus, Marianne Mika, Jill Mulcahy, Eileen Tabano and Charlotte Welco

We would also like to remember two of our most hardworking members who were not able to be with us this year...Sandy Franklin and M.J. Stein. Our prayers are with you both.—Nancy Henderson

Evening Winter Bible Study Please join us for Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother by Edward Sri from Tuesday, January 8th through February 26th.

Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother is an extraordinary pilgrimage that reveals Mary's unique role in God's Kingdom and in our lives. lFilmed on location in the Holy Land, this study will place us in the midst of the powerful drama of Mary's earthly life, taking us through her joys...and her sorrows. We will explore the Biblical roots of our beliefs about Mary, and encounter her in a uniquely personal way. You will learn how she works in our lives today, drawing us ever closer to her and her Divine Son, Jesus Christ.

Each session will meet from 6 to 7:30 pm and will include group discussion of the lesson and a video presentation. Study guides will be available for $25. If you have questions or would like to register for the class and pre-order your study guide, please e-mail Anne Blamire at [email protected].

We hope you will join us for this important study of our Blessed Mother, the first and model of Christ.

St Francis of Assisi Snowflake Dinner Dance Friday, January 18, 2019 at 6 pm at The Chateau, Incline Village / $60 per person

NEW for 2019: Supervised Pizza Party for Children Ages 3 to 12 Grille Room at The Chateau / $10 per child

Reservations and Payment will accepted from January 5-13, 2019 at the Welcome Counter after Masses or in the office (no physical ticket sales). As a courtesy to our friends at The Chateau, please honor the January 13th deadline. Thank you!

San Francisco de Asís Cena de Copo de Nieve Viernes 18 de enero del 2019 a las 6:00 pm en el Chateau, en Incline Village / $60 por persona

NUEVO AVISO PARA el 2019: Fiesta con Pizza para Niños Supervisada de 3 a 12 años En el Salón de Parrilla, del Chateau / $10 por niño

Se aceptaran reservaciones y pagos del 5 al 13 de enero del 2019 en el mostrador de bienvenida después de las misas o en la ofician. Como cortesía a nuestros amigos en El Chateau, cumpla con la fecha limite, para reservar su entrada que será el 13 de enero. Gracia!

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