Eucharistic Liturgies Sunday: 6:30am, 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00pm, 4:00pm, 6:00pm Monday-Friday: 8:00am Saturday: 8:00am, 4:00pm Vigil Church Hours Sunday: 5:30am-7:30pm Monday-Saturday: 7:00am-6:00pm* * Closed on public holidays Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays: 8:30am or by request Morning Prayer Monday-Saturday: 7:10am Rosary Monday-Saturday: 7:30am Eucharistic Adoration (In the Mater Dei Chapel*) Monday-Friday: 8:30am-7:00pm Saturday: 8:30am-3:00pm Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Wednesdays at 8:45am *The Chapel is closed during Easter Triduum, Holy Days of Obligation, and public holidays Holy Hour for Vocations (In the Mater Dei Chapel) Last Thursday of the Month 6:00pm Parish Office Hours Sunday: Closed Monday-Friday: 8:30am-5:00pm* Saturday: 8:30am-4:00pm Closed for Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm * Closed on public holidays Kairos Gift Shop Hours Monday-Friday: 8:30am-5:00pm* Closed for Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm *Closed on public holidays Saturday: 8:30am-5:30pm Closed for Lunch: 12:00pm-1:00pm and during 4:00pm Mass Sunday: 7:00am-6:00pm Closed: During all Masses St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church 702-228-8311 Parish Office Welcome! We Are Glad You Are Here! Clergy Deacon Steve Doucet In order that we may better serve you, please Deacon Aruna Silva register with the parish by visiting www.seaslv.org Fr. Lourdes Jayamanne or downloading the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton App. Fr. David Kuttner, Parochial Vicar Registration forms are also available in the Fr. Bede Wevita, Pastor gathering space of the church. Parish Staff Anointing of the Sick Accounting Clerk 1, Kristina Wood 702-804-8320, [email protected] Call the parish office at 702-228-8311 if you need to receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Accounting Clerk, Krystalyn Pagan at home or in a hospital. For assistance after hours [email protected] or on Sundays, call the answering service at 702- Administrative Assistant, Van Dube 388-9571. A priest will be notified and will contact 702-804-8350, [email protected] you directly. The Sacrament is also offered communally within the Mass. Watch the bulletin for Communications & Stewardship Coordinator, upcoming Anointing of the Sick Masses, Patty Janura 702-804-8326, [email protected] scheduled on a quarterly basis. Executive Assist./Office Manager, Rosie Arellano Holy Communion for the Sick 702-804-8312, [email protected] If you are homebound, please call Tom & Patti Facilities & Volunteer Coordinator, Maureen Sisto Stava at 702-586-8093 and an Extraordinary 702-804-8321, [email protected] Minister of Holy Communion will visit you. In case of hospitalization, inform the hospital staff that you Gift Shop Manager, Sarah Carriere 702-804-8301, [email protected] are Catholic and would like to receive Communion. Music Ministry Assistant, Carol Tynan Funeral Ministry 702-804-8369, [email protected] In the event of a death of a loved one, please Music Ministry Director, Brian Hicks contact the Funeral Ministry at 702-403-8416 702-804-8308, [email protected] BEFORE making arrangements with any of the Outreach Coordinator, Patti McGuire professional services. Pre-planning is also 702-804-8311, [email protected] available. Pastoral Associate, Marcie Wilske 702-804-8370, [email protected] Sacrament of Baptism Baptisms for infants and children up to 7 years of Receptionist, Sandra Tenaglia age are celebrated on Sundays either during Mass 702-804-8302, [email protected] or at 1:45pm. Parents and Godparents should Children’s Faith Formation Coordinator, Jodie Minkin attend the baptism class on the first Tuesday of 702-804-8351, [email protected] the month at 6:30 pm in the Parish Hall classrooms. Adults are baptized at the Easter Vigil Faith Formation Asst., Amy Melancon 702-804-8306, [email protected] after completing the stages of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). School Admin. Assist., Donna Fernandini 702-804-8328, [email protected] Sacrament of Matrimony School Office, Mary Sekerak A 6 month minimum time period is needed to 702-804-8328, [email protected] complete the preparation required for the Sacrament of Matrimony. For more information, School Principal, Nilakshi Helen Silva 702-804-8390, [email protected] contact our Wedding Coordinator, Maureen Sisto at 702-804-8321. Youth & Young Adult Ministry Director, Meghan Hernandez, 702-804-8313, [email protected] Vocations Vocations please consult with one of the priests. Youth & Young Adult Ministry Assistant, JV Ocate 702-804-8372, [email protected] December 30, 2018 - 2 - Parish Office 702-228-8311 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church A Letter from the Pastor Dear Friends, Offertory On December 14, our music ministry hosted our an- December 15 - 16, 2018 nual Advent Concert. Under the leadership of Music 4:00pm Vigil $6,144.60 Director Brian Hicks, the church and school choirs, 6:30am $4,553.70 soloists and musicians gave an outstanding perfor- 8:00am $7,123.22 mance. I would like to congratulate them on a won- 10:00am $4,791.26 derful job, and thank them for their hard work and 12:00pm $5,092.25 dedication throughout the year. I would also like to 4:00pm $3,544.95 thank our kitchen staff for providing refreshments, 6:00pm $2,605.07 and Youth Ministry for their participation in the Nativi- Mailed-in $1,918.00 ty Blessing after the show. To the many parishioners Kiosk, Online & Text $8,959.01 and guests who attended, thank you for coming out Collection Total $44,732.06 to show your support. I trust you had an enjoyable evening. Maintenance Fund $490.00 I would also like to thank the Filipino community for sharing their Advent tradition of Simbang Gabi with Weekly 1st Collection Goal………..…...$45,000.00 our parish on December 19. The evening began with Weekly 1st Collection Actual……...…...$44,732.06 Mass and was followed by a lively reception featur- Over / Under Weekly Goal…………....-$ 267.94 ing Filipino food, music and culture. Celebrating the ______________________________________ various customs and observances within our diverse parish community enables us to learn new and inter- Year to Date 1st Collection Goal…..$1,125,000.00 esting things about each other while bringing us clos- Year to Date 1st Collection Actual…$1,027,245.36 er together. Thank you for this wonderful experience. Over / Under Year to Date Goal…..-$ 97,754.64 Today we are celebrating the Feast of the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary and Joseph. This feast day is still within the Octave of Christmas. The message of programs and ministries that we provide to this faith Christmas is so wondrous that we can’t celebrate it community. all in just one day, so we continue to rejoice for eight days as if it were one. Thank you also to the many people who sent us cards and gifts for Christmas this year. It would be As you know, the Christmas Season goes beyond difficult to speak to each of you individually, but the Epiphany to the Baptism of Jesus. We do not please know that your thoughtfulness means so stop celebrating this special season simply because much to us and that you will be remembered in my the stores have. We continue to rejoice and cele- prayers. brate Christmas with festivities, food, song, dance, rituals and seasonal greetings to one another. On the 1st, the Church celebrates the Feast of Mary, the Mother of God. To honor this Holy Day of Obliga- This week we will celebrate the beginning of the New tion, we will celebrate Mass at 4:00pm on Monday, Year, 2019. The word January comes from the word December 31, and at 8:00am, 10:00am, and 12:00 Janus (who was a Greek god). Janus had two faces, noon on Tuesday, January 1. Mary is our model in so one to look forward and one to look back. So it is fit- many ways in looking to the past and future. She ting that at this time we take a look back and decide knew of God’s covenant – His promises, and be- if we need to make resolutions for a new start. lieved in their fulfillment. Mary is the model of stew- ardship par excellence. Mary teaches us the mean- Looking back, we have been blessed by many good ing of stewardship by her own life witness and her stewards with willing spirits and helping hands. I obedience to God’s Will. would like to personally thank these wonderful volun- teers and ministers. Without our volunteers and God bless you all and may you have a happy, those who give generously and sacrificially, it would healthy and prosperous new year! be difficult, if not impossible, to continue the many - 3 - December 30, 2018 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church 702-228-8311 Parish Office Feast of the Holy Family Prayer List Fernando Beltran, Nazilla, Pamela Kalekas, Cathy If you would like to add a living person’s name to Razor, Tess Luna, Ludy Llasus, Steve Suchorski, our Prayer List, contact the parish office at 702- Michael Allen, Marielle Krizzia Aballa, DeAndre 228-8311 with the name of the person and how Hudson, Lucien & Josh Lee, Shirley Reyes, Dottie long you would like the person to remain on the Stearns, Michelle LiTrenta, Ron Stiscak, Mark list. If it is for an indefinite amount of time, please Fransdal, Josh Lee, Jennifer Alfelor-Baxa, Fr. John notify the parish office when you would like the Finnigan, Laverne Cheske, William Magnus, Kirk name removed. Wilson, Yvonne Perez Cook, Thomas Cook, Ricky Jimenez, Pia Veneracion-Casas, Ken Caroccia, Anna Leah Bagang, Carol Plante, Carmella Brady, Ann Hearn, Tangela Allen, Joseph Doucet, Jameson Wandro, Alexander & Parker Garriepy, Tyler Chimento, Mary Suber, Miriam Baccioss Plaza, Fr.