The Epiphany of the Lord January 6, 2019

St. Thomas Aquinas Roman “The things that we love tell us what we are” ~ St. Thomas Aquinas  4th Sunday of Easter May 7, 2017  Mass Schedule Eucharistic Adoration Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:00 a.m. to Noon Wednesday: 12:15 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. (Extraordinary Form) Wednesday: 12:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. First Friday: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. First Saturday: 10:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form) Sunday: 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Confession Wednesdays, 6:00-7:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 4:00-5:00 p.m.; or by appointment Parish Information Office Hours Parish Staff Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tim Flynn ...... Office Manager Phone: (704) 549-1607 Fax: (704) 549-1614 Valerie Gebhardt ...... Parish Secretary Website: http://www.stacharlotte.com Gina Schafer ...... Finance Administrator

Thomas F. Savoy ...... Dir. Of Sacred Music & Liturgical Events Religious Education Office Hours José Melgar ...... Facilities Monday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Marie Aymar Watkinson ...... Administrative Assistant Phone: (704) 549-0199 Monica Bailey ...... Coordinator of Volunteers & Special Events Baptism Baptisms are held on Saturday mornings & Sunday afternoons. The Preparation Class is held one Sunday each month. Class time and dates vary each month, so be sure to sign up in advance for more details. To make further arrangements, contact Marie Aymar at [email protected] at least three months in advance of your desired Baptismal date.

Marriage Registered parishioners are required by Diocesan Policy to contact one of the priests or deacons six months prior to the date of marriage. Couples married at our parish should contact Fr. Bean at [email protected] or (704) 549-1607 to begin the marriage preparation process.

Anointing of the Sick/Visiting the Sick If anyone needs a visit from a Priest, please call the Office. Please do not wait until an emergency to call for a Priest.

1400 Suther Road, Charlotte, NC 28213 Liturgy at Saint Thomas Aquinas Church FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT [9:30am] Tantum Ergo – VII Hymnal, pg. 458 Benediction prayers – VII Hymnal, pg. 709 Holy God We Praise Thy Name – VII Hymnal, pg. 217

Introit: [Lalemant Propers] – Jeffrey Ostrowski

Cantor: Endow the King with your judgment, O God, and the King’s son with your righteousness.

All sing:

[PLEASE REPEAT “Behold, the Sov’reign Lord”...]

(Lalemant Propers Corpus Christi Watershed © 2013 Antiphon text translations by Solesmes Abbey, licensed in the Creative Commons. Psalms taken from The Revised Grail Psalms Copyright © 2010, Conception Abbey / The Grail, administered by GIA Publications, Inc., www.giamusic.com All rights reserved. Used with permission (4/10/2013).

Penitential Rite: Simple Gradual - Adam Bartlett (Please repeat each Lord, have mercy or Christ, have mercy after the cantor sings it.)

Gloria: plainchant – [ICEL Adaptation] - VII Hymnal, pg. 110 2

Liturgy of the Word

First Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 404 Responsorial psalm: Psalm 72:1-2 / 7-8 / 10-11 / 12-13 (Please sing the response after the cantor and then chant the verses as indicated. After verses, repeat response.) Response: Jeffrey Ostrowski

C = Cantor // ALL = Congregation

[Repeat “Lord, every nation…”] Second Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 404 Gospel Acclamation: (Plainchant) Refrain:

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Gospel Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 405

Homily

Profession of Faith: VII Hymnal, pg. 8

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Preparation of the Gifts: The First Nowell – VII Hymnal, pg. 235

Holy, Holy: Mass of – VII Hymnal, pg. 129

Memorial Acclamation: (ICEL – Option A)

Great Amen

Lamb of God: Vatican Kyriale

Communion Proper: [Laudate Dominum Communion Antiphons] – Andrew Motyka Antiphon:

(Copyright © 2010 by Andrew Motyka. All rights reserved. Used with permission.) 4

Communion Proper: [Schola] Vidimus Stellam Vidimus stellam eius in Oriente, et venimus cum muneribus adorate Dominum. We have seen his star in the East, and have come with gifts to adore the Lord. see Mt 2:2

Communion Hymn: We Thee Kings

Recessional [Organ Postlude]: O Hail, This Brightest Day of Days – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC

Welcome to St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church Priests Rev. Patrick Winslow Rev. Matthew Bean Rev. Paul McNulty Pastor Parochial Vicar In Residence (704) 549-1607 ext. 201 (704) 549-1607 ext. 208 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

St. Basil the Great Eastern Catholic Parish Campus Ministry

Rev. Joseph Matlak Rev. Deacon Matthew Hanes Rev. Innocent Amasiorah Administrator [email protected] [email protected] (704)549-1607 ext. 203 (980) 785-2763 [email protected]

Deacons Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena Rev. Mr. James Witulski Rev. Mr. Martin Ricart Sr. Zeny Mofada, O. P. (704) 960-3704 [email protected] Religious Education [email protected] (704) 549-0199 [email protected]

Sr. Edeva Jover, O. P Rev. Mr. Joseph Diaz Rev. Mr. Paul. Sparrow Youth Ministry (704) 804-2415 (704) 507 2821 (704) 549-1607 ext. 305 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Today’s Readings Readings for the Week

First Reading -- Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! The Lord shines upon you Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 -- 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 (Isaiah 60:1-6). Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Psalm -- Lord, every nation on earth will adore you (Psalm 72). Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72: 1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52 Second Reading -- The Gentiles are coheirs, copartners in the promise in Christ Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 -- 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22a Jesus through the gospel (Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6). Gospel -- Magi from the east arrived, looking for the newborn king of the Jews Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 (Matthew 2:1-12). Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30 The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10 or 1981, 1997, International Com English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Ps 104:1b-4, 24-25, 27-30; Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22

Saints & Special Observances

Sunday: The Epiphany of the Lord; Blessing of the Home; Monday: St. Raymond of Penyafort; Julian Calendar Christmas

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Bless Your Home on the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord!

Leader (a priest, if present, or the father of Leader: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, All: And the Gentiles shall walk in thy the home): Peace be to this house. and to the Holy Spirit. light and kings in the splendor of thy All: And to all who dwell herein. All: As it was in the beginning, is now, rising, and the glory of the Lord has risen and will be forever. upon thee. All: From the east came the Magi to Bethlehem to adore the Lord; and opening All: From the east came the Magi to Leader: Let us pray: Bless, O Lord God their treasures they offered precious gifts: Bethlehem to adore the Lord; and opening almighty, this home, that in it there may be gold for the great King, incense for the their treasures they offered precious gifts: health, purity, the strength of victory, true God, and myrrh in symbol of His gold for the great King, incense for the humility, goodness and mercy, the burial. true God, and myrrh in symbol of His fulfillment of Thy law, the thanksgiving to burial. God the Father and to the Son and to the Together, everyone prays The . Holy Spirit. And may this blessing remain During this prayer, the room is sprinkled with Leader: Our Father, who art in Heaven, upon this home and upon all who dwell holy water. After this is completed, all gathered hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, herein. Through Christ our Lord. continue to pray together. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in All: Amen. Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, All: My soul proclaims the greatness of After the prayers of the blessing are recited, each the Lord, my Spirit rejoices in God my and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive room of the home is sprinkled with Epiphany Savior. For He has looked with favor on those who trespass against us. And lead us water and incensed. Then, initials of the Magi His lowly servant. From this day all not into temptation are inscribed upon the doors with chalk. The generations will call me blessed: The All: But deliver us from evil. formula for the ritual for 2019 is easy: with any Almighty has done great things for me, color of chalk, simply write the following above and holy is His Name. He has mercy on Leader: All they from Saba shall come the door of your home: 20 + C + M + B + 19 those who fear Him in every generation. All: Bringing gold and frankincense. He has shown the strength of His arm, He Leader: O Lord, hear my prayer. has scattered the proud in their conceit. All: And let my cry come to You. He has cast down the mighty from their Leader: Let us pray. O God, who by the thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He guidance of a star didst on this day has filled the hungry with good things, manifest Thine only-begotten Son to the and the rich He has sent away empty. He Gentiles, mercifully grant that we who has come to the help of His servant Israel, for He has remembered His promise of know Thee by faith may also attain the mercy, the promise He made to our vision of Thy glorious majesty. Through fathers, to Abraham and his children for Christ our Lord. ever. All: Amen.

Leader: Be enlightened, be enlightened, O

Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee—Jesus Christ born of the Virgin Mary.

Altar Care and Flower Donations for 2019 Copies of Father Kauth’s book are available for purchase during Because of our newly renovated Sanctuary, you will have the office hours! Get your copy for option of purchasing altar flowers, as well as our usual Holy $5.00! Family flowers, every week in honor or memory of a loved one. You can also make a donation to the Bread & Wine Fund. The Sacraments: Discovering the Bread & Wine: $25 Treasures of Divine Life Holy Family Flowers: $25 by Altar Flowers: $40 Father Matthew Kauth Sign up in the Narthex! See page 5 for more information.

3 St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC Prayers for our Troops Mass intentions “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my Daily Masses held in the Church life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes foes, with your right hand you save me.” —Ps. 138: 7

Date Time Intention Please pray for those serving in our military.

Mon., 8:30a.m. Phyllis & Sara Boles Lt. James Brian Barker, 101st Lt. Thurman Chad Howell—US Navy Jan. 7 12:15p.m. Margaret Dawson – Birthday Blessings Airborne Division, US Army PFC Ryan Cameron Keistler, USMC Major Brian J. Burke E-3 Jason Kline Tues., 8:30a.m. People of the World Sr. Airman Charles Broadway, LCDR Matthew Keidel, U. S. Navy Jan. 8 12:15p.m. †Steven Smith US Air Force SS C. Newman Sr. A C Meghan Cabaniss, General John W. Nicholson Wed., 12:15p.m. †Marilyn Spitzig US Air Force SSgt. Benjamin M. Pake, US ANG Jan. 9 7:00p.m. Rosa Elvira Orbegozo Col. Patrick Frank Lt. Jeffery Platoon Dominic DeLaRosa – US Navy CPL Nicholas E. Rosario Thurs., 8:30a.m. †Joan Bean Army Lt. Alec Forezzi AFC Joshua Runfola Jan. 10 12:15p.m. Tim Parker Daniel Frazier, Charlie Troop MSgt. Ronald Ryckman 4-73 82nd Airborne Division, Sgt. Michael James Sanchez Fri., 8:30a.m. †Matthew Mannancheril US Army AFC Sean Scheuerman Jan. 11 12:15p.m. Patrick Sewak– Birthday Blessings LCPL Mario Griffith, USMC S.Sgt. Matthew Simono, USAF RDML Gregory Harris, Navy A1C Christopher Robert Smith Sat., 10:00a.m. Fr. Winslow - Healing Ensign Connor M. Harris SFC Christopher T. Smith Jan. 12 5:30p.m. †Louis Bredolo Captain Jonathan Mark Harris Major Jeffrey P. Sparrow, USMC US Marine Corps PFC Brandon G. Taylor, US Army The Baptism of the Lord Capt. William Joseph Hinchey 1st Sgt. Aloma Sosa –Turner Tyler Hornsby, USMC Ryan Adam Stein—USAF 7:30a.m. Pro Populo AFC Adam Christian Hunt, AFC Alonda West US Air Force PFC Medic, Patrick Wyllie Sun., 9:30a.m. James Aumuller– Birthday Blessings PFC Alex Jerome Johnathan York USMC Jan. 13 11:30a.m †Carlos & Gabriel Suarez 5:00p.m. †Marlon Blythe Please notify the Parish Office to have yourself or a family member placed on the Military Prayer List. Names will appear for one month and cycle through this column. If needed, we will gladly continue in one month increments as often as you request .For our complete list of prayer requests, please visit our website at: www.stacharlotte.com/prayer. Prayer Requests “I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people” — 1Tim 2:1

Mary Angebranndt Bob Newkirk Together, let us pray for the needs of our Jean Pacome Anno Clara Menne brothers and sisters. Please remember Jonathan Benjamin Kathryn Blackmar Miller these intentions in your daily prayers. Hazel Botton Anna Price A prayer for those who have requested Kate Calhoun Ann Marie Ramjohn them… Joyce Colella Carl Ramjohn Chris Coutre Anjanette Rosario O Lady of Good Remedy Richard Clonz Bill Schubert O Lady of Good Remedy, source of Karen Fischman Merissa Sherrill unfailing help, grant that we may draw Joe Fitzgerald Al Siano from thy treasure of graces in our times of Norma Forde Edward Storm need. Touch the hearts of sinners, that they Daniel & Margie Frascella Gregory & Monica Thomas may seek reconciliation and forgiveness. Christine Goldman Garrett Toenjes Bring comfort to the afflicted and the Jalen Gregory lonely; help the poor and the hopeless; aid Cynthia Johnson the sick and the suffering. May they be

Stephen Johnson healed in body and strengthened in spirit

Michelle Jones & Family to endure their sufferings with patient

Porter Jordan resignation and Christian fortitude. Luke Juday Betty Kretschnaier Please notify the Parish Office to have yourself or a family Pray a …. Helen Lynch member placed on the Prayer List. Names will appear for “Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by Jerry Malone one month and cycle through this column. If needed, we will gladly continue in one month increments as often as prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make Michael Manz your requests known to God.” Phil. 4:6 Lillian McClure you request. To join our prayer chain, please visit our Meghan McDonough website at: www.stacharlotte.com/prayer.

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Prayer for Vocations

Oh God, You have chosen the Apostles to make disciples of all nations. By Baptism and Confirmation, You have called all of us to build up your Holy Church. We earnestly implore you to choose from among us, Your children, many priests, brothers, and sisters who will love You with their whole heart and will gladly spend their entire lives to make You known and loved by all. Amen

Altar Care

Because of our newly renovated Sanctuary, you will have the option of purchasing altar flowers, as well as our usual Holy Family flowers, every week in honor or memory of a loved one. You can also make a donation to the Bread & Wine Fund. Sign up on the board in the Narthex!

Bread & Wine: $25 Holy Family Flowers: $25 Altar Flowers: $40

Spiritual Ministries Devotional Life Bereavement Luncheons Prayer Shawl Mary Myers Jane Hanna PRAY THE [email protected] 704-992-0587 Wednesday at 6:15 p.m.: For the respect of human life from Bible Study Purgatorial Society conception until natural death. Lainie Lord Laurie McBroom [email protected] [email protected] Saturday at 9:10 a.m.: For our Priests’ intentions with the Columbarium Ministry R.C.I.A Immaculata Prayer Ministry. Jim Little Father Matthew Bean Saturday 4:45 p.m.: For increase in Vocations to the priesthood and [email protected] [email protected] religious life, in the Church. Enthronement of the Respect Life Sunday 4:30 p.m.: For the Holy Souls in Purgatory Geri King Donetta Kruse First and Third Tuesdays at 7 p.m.: Rosary in Spanish in the Chapel. [email protected] [email protected] El Santo Rosario es cada primer y tercer martes del mes a las 7:00 p.m. en Immaculata Prayer Ministry School of Mary la Capilla. Robyn Magyar Rosa Jimenez [email protected] [email protected] EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Vocations Awareness Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:00 a.m.—Noon Mark Myers Mary-Claire Dempsey Wednesday at 12:45 p.m., Benediction at 6:45 p.m. [email protected] [email protected] First Friday 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.: Divine Mercy Holy Hour, Men of Veritas Wedding Director closing with Benediction. Charlie Simoneaux Chris Goodman [email protected] [email protected] CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY Tuesdays after the 12:15 p.m. Mass in front of our Blessed Mother Liturgical Ministries Saturdays at 9:10 a.m. before the 10:00 a.m. Mass

Altar Linen Care Liturgical Ministry Coordinator Anne DeSart for the following ministries: Parish Family Book of Prayer [email protected] Deacon Joe Diaz Heavenly Dusters [email protected] Under the Statue of the Infant of Prague in the back of the Elaine Marchioni • Acolyte Program Church is a book with space to include your prayer request. [email protected] • Extraordinary Ministers of Reference to these prayers is made at each Mass during the Choirs & Cantors Holy Communion Prayers of the Faithful. Thomas F. Savoy • Readers [email protected] • Soundboard Columbarium Greeters • Chris Coutre Ushers Our Columbarium, located on the north side of the church, is • Communion Ushers [email protected] a beautiful inurnment place of a loved one for church members and their immediate family. Please contact Jim Little for more information at (704) 455-5657.

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+Coming This Week AH = Aquinas Hall FLC = Family Life Center N = Nursery in AH BLR = Brother Leo Rm K = Kitchen in AH OCR = Office Conf CH =Church PC= Parish Center chp = Chapel BR = Bridal Room Date Time Event / Activity Mon. 9:00a.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 12:00 Noon Jan. 7 7:00p.m. Bingo [AH] 9:00a.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 12:00 Noon 10:00a.m. Legion of Mary [PC-C] Tues. 1:30p.m. Private Function – Reception [AH] Jan. 8 7:00p.m. Boy Scouts [PC-D] 7:00p.m. Cub Scouts [PC-A,B &C] Wed. 12:45p.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 6:45p.m. Jan. 9 6:00p.m. Religious Ed. Classes [N, PC, AH, OCR A&B] 9:00a.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 12:00 Noon 5:30p.m. Youth Choir [Choir Room] 5:45p.m. EF Server Training [CH] Thurs. You may have noticed our new votive candle rack 6:00p.m. CFC – Youth [PC-A] Jan. 10 6:30p.m. RCIA [AH] near the Holy Family shrine in the back of the 6:30p.m. Disco Planning Meeting [PC-C] Church. This new system was a generous donation

7:00p.m. EF Server Reception [PC-B] from a number of parishioners. 9:00a.m. Eucharistic Adoration until 12:00 Noon Fri. 6:00p.m. Girl Spirit Inc. [PC-D] St. Killians is safer, extinguishing flames without Jan. 11 7:00p.m. Hispanic Charismatic Prayer Group [PC-C] 7:00p.m. School of Mary [chp] the risk of fire, eliminates damage from smoke, is Disco Fever Ticket Sales environmentally friendly, and also keeps the wax Sat. 8:30a.m. Men of Veritas [PC-A] Jan. 12 from spilling. St. Killians also services the rack for 5:00p.m. St. Basil – Vespers [chp] the parish. The Baptism of the Lord Disco Fever Ticket Sales Suggested donation for each candle is $3 to help Religious Ed. Classes [AH, N, PC, OCR A&B] 8:15a.m. offset shipping costs. We encourage all of our 8:30a.m. Holy Hour [CH] 10:00a.m. Religious Ed. Classes [AH, PC, OCR A&B] parishioners to make use of this votive stand for 10:00a.m. St. Basil- Confessions & Divine Liturgy [chp] your prayers and petitions. Thank you! Sun. 10:30a.m. Donuts [AH] Jan. 13 11:15a.m. Religious Ed. Classes [AH, PC] 1:30p.m. OFS Franciscan Meeting [PC-C] 3:00p.m. Vietnamese Cursillo [BLR] 6:00p.m. HSYG [AH] 6:30p.m. Religious Ed. Classes [PC-C&D] 6:30p.m. K of C Business Meeting [PC-B] January 6, 2019 This events listing is accurate at time of bulletin submission. For most up-to-date listing of parish events and activities, please check our online calendar: Epiphany www.stacharlotte.com/calendar The Magi brought the child Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. What gifts do I place before Jesus? My time in prayer? My participation in my parish community? My generosity?

To give back, contact [email protected]

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† Prayer † † Asceticism † † Fraternity †

Men will pray daily, reflecting on Men will deny themselves and take up Men band together in groups of 4 or more a passage from Exodus — the their crosses daily. They will learn to for encouragement and accountability as Israelite's journey from slavery to offer up cold showers, fasting from well as to share the difficulties and freedom in the promised Land. alcohol, sweets, snacking, television challenges through the 90 days. Weekly (including sports), and movies. In fraternity meetings will be held for a emptying themselves of these modern virtuous brotherhood to foster greater comforts, men dispose themselves communion and friendship during and greater to the presence of God in their after the 90 days. lives.

The Challenge begins January 21, 2019 For more info, contact Jim DeSart and ends on Easter Sunday, at (704)840-4077 April 21, 2019. or [email protected].

CATCH SOME DISCO FEVER

It's that time of the year already so let's Catch Some Disco Fever! Plat- forms and bell bottoms Save the Date! will run wild that night. Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 6:30 p.m to 9:00 p.m.

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Religious Education classes will resume on Sunday, January 6, 2019. We pray that everyone has a blessed Christmas and a prosperous new year!

Aquinas Hall Sr. Zenaida (Zeny) Mofada, O.P. [email protected] Phone: (704) 549-0199

Choose from numerous scripture stories, videos, movies, books, mp3s and more to help you understand the true mystery of this season!

Parish Code: B42RKM

We are looking for 1—2 additional people to work in our nursery on Sunday mornings during the 9:30 a.m. Mass. Must be 18 or older and will need to submit to Safe Environment policies of the Diocese. Contact the office for more details!

www.stacharlotte.com The Epiphany of the Lord January 6, 2019 Community News Corporal Ministries Bereavement Luncheons Nursery 13th Annual MARCH FOR LIFE Charlotte! January 11, 2019. The day will Mary Myers Valerie Gebhardt begin with a Mass for the Unborn at 9:00 a.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic [email protected] [email protected] Church at 6828 Old Reid Rd. Charlotte, NC 28210. At 11:00 a.m. we will start Blood Drive Parish Fellowship Events to gather at the parking lot across the street from the Catholic Diocese at 1123 S. Donald Seifert Rick Wirth Church St. Charlotte, NC . There may be some parking available at the parking [email protected] [email protected] lot but please expect to find parking on your own in uptown if necessary. At Christmas Angel Tree Our Daily Bread—Publix Foods 12:00 p.m. we will march to Trade and Tryon where Fr. Peter Ascik, Parochial Erica Bleffer Carolina Willes Vicar of St. Matthew Catholic Church will preach. Then march to the court [email protected] [email protected] house at 401 W. Trade St. where we will pray a Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Clothing Drive Room in the Inn Mercy. Please join others to march and pray for an end to abortion and save Jackie Quigley Deacon Joe Diaz babies lives! See schedule details at www.marchforlifecharlotte.org [email protected] [email protected] Friends of St. Francis Gardening Sandwiches for Men’s Shelter FREE Natural Family Planning (NFP) Full Course: Jan. 12 in Charlotte at St. Kathy Johnson John Nolan Matthew Catholic Church, from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Topics to be covered [email protected] [email protected] include: Effectiveness of modern NFP methods; Health risks of popular Hospice House Dinners Share Sunday contraceptives; Benefits of NFP - health, relational, and spiritual; Church Kari Moses Ray Haywood teaching on responsible parenting; And...how to use NFP [email protected] [email protected] For more information, go to ccdoc.org/nfp or to RSVP, contact: Batrice Adcock, Jail Ministry Thanksgiving Food Baskets MSN, at Catholic Charities (704)-370-3230 or [email protected]. Deacon James Witulski Angelique Mitchell [email protected] [email protected] Are you a writer? The NC Chapter of the Catholic Writers Guild will meet at Showers St. Pius X Catholic Church, Simmons Parish Center, 2208 North Elm Street, Kari Moses Greensboro, NC 27408, at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Please [email protected] come! Lunch will be served, so come with an appetite! You do not need to be a [email protected] published author to join our group; just a Catholic, with a love for writing, is all that is required! Virginia Lieto will present “What Type of Editor Do You Parish Life Groups Need?” For more info, contact Ginny Lieto, at [email protected]. Aquinas’ Finest Hispanic Ministry This Christmas Season, give a gift that points to God! Parishioners Charles and [email protected] Bolivar Peralta Theresa Fraune are owners of The Retreat Box (theretreatbox.com), dedicated to Bingo (704) 890-8920 offering spiritual goods that lead souls to prayer and peace. Come Away By Thomas Beckett Joyful Hearts Yourselves, a book designed to teach busy people how to pray, [email protected] Barbara Sands [email protected] sacred music CDs, and a Retreat Box, filled with all that is needed for a getaway Greg Kent [email protected] Knights of Columbus with Our Lord, are among the spiritually nourishing things they offer. Boy Scouts Everton Cris Caines

Eduardo Ortiz [email protected] Take off on a 25-hour marriage retreat with your spouse, February 9-10 in the [email protected] Pastoral Council beautiful mountains of Hickory, North Carolina. Whether you are newlyweds Catholic Campus Ministry Joe Bjerg or have been married for decades, take some time to relax and renew your Fr. Innocent Amasiorah stacharlotte.com/parish-council connection with each other. The 25-hour marriage retreat will include [email protected] Squirettes reflections on marriage by Catholic couples with opportunities for Columbian Squires Charmaine Rahman Blythe reconciliation, spiritual dialogue, Mass, and adoration with a Legion of Christ Matt Sergent [email protected] priest. The retreat has been designed to be a quiet and reflective time for [email protected] Youth Ministries couples to focus on God and each other. The cost is $315/per couple. Columbiettes Sr. Edeva Jover, O.P. Accommodations, meals & materials are provided. For more information and to Charmaine Rahman Blythe [email protected] register, go to www.rcgreatercharlotte.com. [email protected] Couples for Christ Joy Arrojado Voice, Piano or Organ Lessons [email protected] Cub Scouts It is never too early or too late to enrich your lives Mike Weiner with music. For those interested in voice, piano or [email protected] organ lessons, please contact either Thomas or Girl Scouts Deborah Savoy, [email protected] or call Rocio Greene [email protected] at (518) 878-5660.

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