ST. HENRY CATHOLIC CHURCH 24750 W. Lower Buckeye Rd. Buckeye, AZ 85326 December 09, 2018 CLERGY SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Fr. William J. Kosco, Pastor Saturday Vigil ...... 5:00pm Fr. Ryan Lee, Parochial Vicar Sábado (Español) ...... 7:00pm Dcn. Mark Gribowski Sunday ...... 8:00am Dcn. Victor León 10:00am Dcn. Nick Bonaiuto Domingo (Español) . . . 12:00pm

Receptionist MASS SCHEDULE Flor de liz López, x 101 DAILY MASS : SCHEDULE Secretary Monday, December 24 Mon. Thurs. Fri...... 8:30am Nancy Vela, x 102 5:00pm English at Estrella Elementary Tuesday ...... 5:00pm 5:00pm English in St. Henry Hall Wednesday ...... 12:00pm noon 7:30pm Español in St. Henry Hall

12:00pm Midnight in St. Henry Chapel CONFESSIONS

Christmas Day: Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00pm OFFICE HOURS Tuesday, December 25 Saturday 3:00 - 4:30pm

Monday - Friday 10:00am English in St. Henry Hall ADORATION

am pm 9:00 - 5:00 Wednesday 1:00 - 5:00pm Parish Office: (623) 386-0175

E-mail: [email protected]

www.sthenrybuckeye.com

Facebook: St. Henry Catholic Church, Buckeye, AZ December 09, 2018 Second Sunday of MEET YOUR PARISHIONERS

Allow us to introduce you to Mr. & Mrs. & Remedios Ong. This happy couple are origi- nally from the Philippines and Saturday December 08 immigrated in 1971 to the Chi- 8:30 am People of the Parish cago, Illinois area where Jess 5:00 pm +Maria E. Fisher worked as a CPA at South 7:00 pm +Andrea Rodriguez Shore Hospital for 39 years Sunday December 09 before becoming the hospital 8:00 am People of the Parish 10:00 am + CEO for 14 years. Remy is a 12:00 pm registered dietician. The couple moved to Buck- Monday December 10 eye in 2014. They have three 8:30am +Chris Silva married sons and eight grand- Tuesday December 11 children. Jess serves as a 5:00pm Arias Family member of our parish council. Remy has won several times at our Wednesday December 12 annual chili cook-off with her unique chili recipes. 12:00 pm Ochoa Family rd Thursday December 13 They participate in the Filipino choir that sings at our 3 Sunday of 8:30am Teodoro Israel Advent "" Mass. Both embrace a spirit of joyful ser- Friday December 14 vice and commitment to their Catholic faith.

8:30am Jairo Ochoa Favorite Saint: St. Teresa of Calcutta Saturday December 15 5:00 pm +Marian Praprotnik Bible Passage: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the king- 7:00 pm People of the Parish dom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3) Sunday December 16 8:00 am + Family Motto: “Love is the main ingredient of the family." 10:00 am + 12:00 pm +Andres Sanchez ROSE . . . not pink

rd This week our Chapel Next Sunday is the 3 Sunday of Advent. As we approach the Sanctuary Candle Feast of our Savior’s Nativity, we use rose-colored vestments to symbolize that the time for celebration is near. burns in honor of the th Presence of Christ in We do the same on the 4 Sunday of Lent. the Blessed Sacrament I like to say that when the purple color of in memory of: Advent is mixed with the white color of

+ Donna Lois Ramos-Keller + Christmas (or Lent & Easter respectively) by we get a rose color that expresses our an- Marrieta Ramos ticipation of joy. Also, imagine centuries ago when ordinary people, often illiterate and uneducated, did not think about time in the calendar-like fashion as we do so to- day, but rather structured their lives around seasonal changes, customs and cultural expressions. For them, the Church’s use of rose color Sunday Collections was using a simple non-verbal way to indi- December 02, 2018 cate that Christmas was near. We can do the same.

Regular $9,263.05 Consider wearing rose-colored clothing to Mass next weekend as an expression of expectation. We Share $300.00 Building Fund $9,969.90 from St. Henry to We Share $4,540.00 The Poor Nuns of Tonopah Thank you for your continued REMINDER: You can still bring your gift th generosity to St. Henry parish to the office until December 17 Diciembre 09, 2018 Segundo Domingo de Adviento Diciembre 12 Celebración de la Virgen de Guadalupe

El Grupo Guadalupano cordial- mente los invita a celebrar es- te Miércoles, 12 de diciembre.

5:00am Mañanitas The Filipino Community cordially invites you to our Annual

6:00am Rosario Simbang Gabi 7:00am Desayuno (Night Mass)

6:00pm Obra Sunday, December 16th 7:00pm Misa at 5:00pm Simbang Gabi Mass is a 8:00pm Recepción Spiritual preparation for the birth of our savior Jesus Christ ALL are WELCOME A reception follows after the ROSADO . . . no color de rosa El próximo domingo, es el 3er Domingo de Adviento. Al acercarnos a la mass featuring native dishes and Celebración del Nacimiento de nuestro Salvador, nosotros usamos vesti- delicacies of the Philippines. mentas que simbolizan que el tiempo para cele- brar esta cerca. Y también hacemos lo mismo el 4to Domingo de cuaresma. Quiero decirles que cuando el color morado de Adviento se mezcla con el color blanco de Navi- dad (o Cuaresma & Pascua respectivamente) obtenemos un color rosado que expresa y antici- pa nuestra alegría. También, imagínese hace siglos cuando la gente ordi- ST. HENRY PILGRIMAGE naria, por regular analfabeta y sin educación, no se basaban sobre el tiempo del calendario para la moda como lo hacemos hoy, sino que es- to MEXICO CITY ! tructuraban sus vidas con los cambios de la temporada, costumbres y Join members of our parish Jan- expresión cultural. Para ellos, el color rosado que usaba la Iglesia era uary 21-26, 2019. We will fly una forma sencilla de indicar que se acercaba la Navidad. Nosotros po- from Phoenix to Mexico City. 5 demos hacer lo mismo. Consideren usar vestuario color rosado pa- nights hotel. All meals included. ra la Misa del próximo fin de semana como expresión de espera. Bus transport to places of inter- est: Our Lady of Guadalupe ¡Misa en Español Shrine. The city of Puebla. Aztec pyramids. Daily Mass. A chance Para Niños! to learn more about the history of

CUANDO: Domingo 23 de diciembre a las 12pm the Catholic faith in Mexico. For more information, go to: DONDE: En la Escuela Painted Desert Mon- www.pilgrimages.com/kosco tessori al norte de San Enrique en la avenida 247

Deseamos invitar a los niños menores de 12 años y a sus padres a que asistan a un Misa especialmen- te diseñada para niños. Esta es una oportunidad de compartir el evangelio y la Eucaristía al nivel que los niños pueden com- prender mejor.

La Misa es exactamente a la misma hora que nuestra Misa regular en Español el Domingo a las 12pm. El estacionamiento disponible de la es- cuela es limitado o también fácilmente puede caminar de nuestro estacio- namiento. Los niños deben estar acompañados de sus padres o guar- Pregnant? Need Help? dián. La Misa será en español con un poco de Ingles para los niños. Call 1-800-413-6486