Saint Matthew Catholic Church 215 Kirkley Road Tyrone, GA 30290

770.964.5804(Office) 770.964.1228(Fax)

www.saintmatthew.us

Second Sunday of Advent

December 4, 2016

December 4th ~ Second Sunday of Advent

Anointing of the Sick—Anyone facing surgery or dealing with a serious illness should contact the parish office or Fr. Kevin for the reception of this sacrament. Anointing before surgery can be done prior to or after Mass on the weekends. Please call the parish office to inform us if you are in need of this sacrament.

Reconciliation—Saturday at 4:15pm or by appointment. Communal penance services are also held twice yearly.

Sacrament of Marriage—Please contact Fr. Kevin at least six months in advance to insure ample time for planning, preparation, and scheduling your wedding.

Communion to the Sick and Homebound—If you or someone you know is ill, in the hospital, or homebound, please notify the parish office so a visit can be arranged. Fr. Kevin, one of our deacons, or an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist will be glad to bring Holy Communion.

Facebook link https://facebook.com/groups/St.MatthewCatholicChurch/

Rosary Group—Meets on Thursday morning after the 9:00am Mass. Join us in body or spirit as we pray.

Eucharistic Adoration—First Thursday of each month devotion will commence immediately after the 9:00am Mass and continue until Benediction at 12:00pm.

Membership—Registration forms may be found at the back of the church or by coming to the church office. Please complete the form and give it to a minister of hospitality or a deacon.

Bulletin Deadline—Announcements and notices for the bulletin must be submitted by 10:00am on Monday for the following

Sunday bulletin. They will run for two weeks. Email them to comalley@saintmatthew.us. Announcements received after the deadline will need to be modified to run in the bulletin on subsequent weeks.

Request for Mass Intentions—In our Church tradition no better gift can be given our beloved departed than a Mass offered in their memory on the anniversary of their death, birth, or wedding anniversary. There are forms for scheduling Mass intentions in memory of the departed and special intentions for the living in the pamphlet racks in the administration building.

Stephen Ministry—Are you going through a difficult time? Stephen Ministers are members of the congregation here to help you. We listen, care, encourage and provide spiritual support to people facing a crisis or going through tough times. The care you receive is free, confidential and helpful. To learn how you - or a friend, neighbor or family member - can receive care, please contact Julie - 734-560-9512

Rev. Kevin Hargaden, Pastor

Deacons Rev. Mr. Jim Weeks Rev. Mr. Bill Hampton Rev. Mr. Gayle Peters Rev. Mr. King Cooper

Religious Education Music Clare O’Malley, Dir. Leila Wathen, Dir.

Office Staff Susana Ikhwan, Operations/Hispanic Ministry

Rennie Todd, Secretary

Parish Office Hours

Monday –Thursday (9am to 3pm)

Mass Schedule Monday & Wednesday 7am Tuesday & Thursday 9am

Saturday 5pm Sunday 8:30 am & 11:00 am & 2:00 pm Spanish

Daily and Weekend Readings can be found at www.usccb.org

Offertory 11/20/2016 $8860.00

Offertory 11/27/2016 $8801.00

Online Giving 11/20/16 $4614.69 & SVdP $172.00

Online Giving 11/27/16 2977.75

Parish Tithing Catholic Charities Baton Rouge

11/13 = $1610.00

Parish Tithing SVdP 11/20 = $1347.00

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Liturgical Ministry Schedule December 10 & 11

Date: Saturday December 10 Sunday December 11 Sunday December 11

5:00 PM 8:30 AM 11:00 AM

Lector John Milani Henry Mngerem Kirkland Britt

Susie Morrison Noel Ruberti Todd Hamill

Extraordinary Bob Morrison Lisa Buonerba Nancy Hamill

Ministers Melissa Parente Dennis Norris Bonnie Kaplan

Greg Plese Donna Norris Cameron McCune Cathy Prowell Claudette Roberts Corrine McCune Shelby Sheehan Jacquie Stahler Annette Ross Tom Sheehan Jim Todd Jamie Tennessee

Ministers of Jack Warber Bob Todd Angela Prado

Hospitality Lawanda Wideman Lou Todd John Strength

Nailah Wideman Chris Turk Mike Smola Bob Graham Tammy Turk Janet Smola

Altar Servers Ryan Main Jessica Buonerba Baden Bond

Collin Sheehan Luke Buonerba Jacob Carreon Connor Sheehan Wesley Buonerba Joachim Carreon

This week’s Mass Intentions Next Weekend’s Mass Intentions

Monday Dec. 5 Lorraine Todd

Requested by Clare O’Malley

Tuesday Dec. 6 Helen Cicinski

Requested by Carol Gaul

Wednesday Dec. 7 Stephen Smith (1st ann. of death)

Requested by Christine Smith

Thursday Dec. 8 9 AM & 7 PM Holy Day of Obligation

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Offered for The St. Matthew Parish Family

Sat. Dec. 10th 5 PM Regina Yohpe

Requested by John & Nancy Sexton

Sun. Dec. 11th 8:30am Nick Sowinski

Requested by Joann & Pete

Sun. Dec. 11th 11 am Alive Weaver

Requested by Suzanne Weaver

Sunday 2 PM The St. Matthew Parish Family

Please Pray For…Mary Osborn, Marian Hansen, Doris Cooper, Michael, Frances James, Mary Whittaker, Imoter Mngerem, Susan Lawton,

Jenny Essien, Pat Moser, AJ &David Garner, Modesto Samaniego, Carson Bird, Nancy Milani, Maureen Lennon, Rosemary Harding, Elmer Hacker,

Rennie Todd, Dorothy Todd, Julie & Tom Digby, Barb & Harry T, Washington family, Bob & Emily Daniel, Genie Wilmore, Hervey, Anna & Henry,

Chris B & Paul, Justine McGuire, Tony D’Onofrio, Paul Messina, Irene Stapinski, Walter Tuminowski, Peter McBurnie, Christine Davis, Doug

Strickland, Katherine Stein, Cliff, Joe, & Pat Craddock, Micki Ledbetter, Nicole & Cassie Semple, the Russ family, Hazelwood family, Marcus D.

Caldwell, Dodson family, Chris Cudd, Mary Clark, Connie Metzger, Prisoners everywhere, Sharon & family, Angie & Carl Dellaquila, Angela &

Justino, Stephanie, Dan, Luke, Lilly, Kathleen Rekau, Vanessa McCarrey, Ken McCarrey, Darlene Nollman, Lillian Matthias, Regina Curan, Ann

Helbe, Jon Danner, Ed Craig, Deryl Mitchell, Deacon Ben Gross, Mary Jo Shames, Marty Yarborough, Janet Cox, Chris & family, Sunni & family,

Patrick, Jacob Rago, Marcella Gilchrist, Shannon Schiavone, Lillian Matthias, Bill & Regina Curran, Ann & Joe Helbe, Jon Danner, Carol Sharp,

Ashleigh Chisholm, Doug Strickland, Tom Nix, Bob, those in the Military, Mary Shames, Marty Yarborough, Janet Cox, Jacob Rago, Sunni &

family, Patrick, Chris & family, Tom Wood, Nancy Wood, Mary Platt, Sean McHugh, Payner family, Paulette Johnson, Alisa Mathews, Jean

Hindman, Rylee Ray, Herschel Coker, Sarah Snider, Van Brock, Brown family, Spencer, Matthew, Anthony Brand, Spencer Matthews, Janie & Jim

Mathis, MNR, firefighters, Barbara Clark, Dwight Lowther, Lori & Sam Johns, Sam W, Jeanne & Tom Loeffler, Garcia family, US Marshall P.

Carothers & family, Cecilia Richards & family, Eva Perez de Garcia, Beatriz Garcia, the Hungry & the sick, Jimmy Croft and all job seekers,

Shelley Ann Mendez family, Lillian Bosco, Beck & Bufano families, Michael Spataro Jr., Joanna, John, Charlie, Jack, Brian Prado, Steve Massie,

Mary Jo Dodson, Bernadine Onyeka, Gilbert Zaiontz, Hervey, Jim & Rita Maharry, Karolanne Wenning, Nacy Gaul, Pam Barron, and Ashliegh

Chisolm.

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Last chance to buy a raffle ticket for a 65 inch “smart” LG Television! The proceeds will help fund our annual Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration. You may

purchase tickets from Susana in the office. Tickets are $10 each.

The following is a list of remaining Penance Services: December 5 St. John the Evangelist 7 p.m. December 6 St. Gabriel 7 p.m. December 7 St. Peter of the Rock 7 p.m. December 13 St. Philip Benizi 7 p.m. December 15 Sacred Heart 7 p.m.

Altar Server Training

Will be held December 10th at 10:00-11 AM in the Sanctuary. Please be prompt. Parents are encouraged to stay and observe .

LifeTeen Parents: We are seeking volunteers to drive and Chaperone the Confirmation Retreat in Tiger Georgia Feb. 24, 25, & 26. Call Clare in the office if you are avail able to help out.

Continuing Conversion~ Adult Study

We are continuing our study, Doors of Mercy, on December 4. We hope you will consider joining us for this class which meets on Sun-day at 9:45 am in the conference room. Come and join us for a chance to in-crease your faith and renew your spirit and follow Jesus.

Angel Giving Trees are in the

Narthex! Kindly select a tag

and donate the gift indicated by December 11th.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception Holy Day of Obligation

Mass on Thursday, December 8 at 9:00 am and 7:00 pm

Christmas Mass Schedule Sat 24 at 5 pm, Children’s Liturgy Sat 24 at 8 pm, En Español Dec. 25 Midnight Mass 12 am Sunday 10 am Christmas Day Mass

Your Friend in the Narthex on December 11: Emergency Call Ministry, Grief Support, & Altar Servers.

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St. George Catholic Church in Newnan has an immediate opening for a part-time Pastoral Secretary. Responsi-bilities include preparing the weekly church bulletin, managing all communication outlets, and data entry of all contributions. This person should have good communication and interpersonal skills, as well as possess strong computer skills, including a working knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, and PowerPoint. Having ParishSoft experience is a plus, but not required, but a willingness to learn ParishSoft and other Archdiocesan computer programs is important. Qualified candidates will possess a minimum of two years’ office experience and knowledge of the Catholic faith. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume, including salary requirements, to June Beers at jbeers@stgeorgenewnan.org.

Is your marriage going down the right road . . . or is it a little off track? Life can be difficult, and so can the challenges you face in marriage. Does the distance between you seem wide? Are you already separated? Looking for a better way? Retrouvaille can help and offers hope for a better relationship. Retrouvaille is a peer ministry of volunteer couples that can help you learn the tools of healthy communication, build intimacy and heal. For more information about our upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend program, January 13

th – 15

th, 2017 for couples,

contact: Zack & Heather @ 317-691-2258 or visit our website: HelpOurMarriage.com

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Rosary & Mañanitas Sat. at 11 pm

Danzas and Procession Monday at 5pm Mass at 7 pm

8-10 PM Food, dancing, festivities!

2017 March for Life ~~~ Washington D.C. Jan 26-29, 2017 Trip includes Coach Bus from Gainesville, 3 nights at Key Bridges Marriot, Rally, & March, a visit to your Senator’s office, Mass for Life, National Rosary for Life, 1 day of sightseeing. $100 deposit due by Dec. 15, and balance (depending on # of people in room ) due by Dec. 31. Contact: Tony Maturo @ 336-541-3714 or tonymaturo@fieldale.com

We at St. Matthew want to communicate more effectively with you….but we also want to

make it easy for you to control what types of announcements you get from us and

how you are notified.

To receive notifications via text message or email, send text message:

STM3 to 84576.

To download our Parish App, text

App to 88202

You may also sign up for these services on the homepage of our website:

www.saintmatthew.us

COMUNIDAD HISPANA PAGINA 6

HORARIO DE OFICINA Lunes a Jueves 9:00am - 3:00pm. Domingos: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Teléfono: (770) 964-5804 BAUTIZOS: Si desea bautizar a su niño/niña favor acérquese a la oficina para llenar el formulario y regístrese en clases pre bautismales. Las clases se llevan a cabo el 2ºdomingo de cada mes a las 12:30pm. Los bautizos se celebran el 3er domingo de cada mes. CONFESIONES: Los sábados de 4:00-4:45 pm MATRIMONIOS: Favor reservar la Parroquia mínimo con 6 meses de anticipación. QUINCEAÑERAS: Pláticas: Luz Moreno 678-830-6978 Reservaciones: en la oficina INTENCIONES PARA LA MISA: Llene la forma verde o blanca, ubicada frente el baño de damas y entrégala en la oficina por anticipado!

Anuncios de la Parroquia

Servidores de Santa Misa

2pm Diciembre 11

Lectores Chon Lozano

Tita Prieto

Carmen Hernández

Teresa Aguirre

Ministros de la

Eucaristía

Marta de la Cruz

David Moreno

Lorena Moreno

Ujieres Dainy Hernández

Jennifer López

Jimena Romero

Maria Jiménez

Jailenne Solano

Alondra Romero

Virgen Peregrina

Diciembre 11: La Familia Romo Jiménez

La siguiente es la lista de los Servicios de Penitencia en las Parroquias del área:

Diciembre 5 St. John the Evangelist 7 p.m.

Diciembre 6 St. Gabriel 7 p.m.

Diciembre 7 St. Peter of the Rock 7 p.m.

Diciembre 13 St. Philip Benizi 7 p.m.

Diciembre 15 Sacred Heart 7 p.m.

Inmaculada Concepción

El jueves 8 de diciembre habrá Misa a las 9 am y 7 pm para celebrar la fiesta de la

Inmaculada Concepción. Los invitamos a todos a participar.

Celebración La Virgen de Guadalupe Programación

Domingo, 11 de Diciembre 11:00pm—Rosario y Mañanitas

Lunes, 12 de Diciembre

5 pm—Danzas 6 pm—Procesión

6:40 pm—Apariciones

7pm Misa 8-10 pm—Comida, Música, Danzas

Horario de Misas Navideñas

Sábado, 24 de Diciembre 5:00 pm—Misa en Ingles de Niños

8:00 pm—Misa en Español Domingo, 25 de Diciembre 12 am—Misa de Gallo 10 am—Misa en Ingles

NO HABRA MISA EN ESPANOL A LAS 2PM EL DOMINGO, 25 DE DICIEMBRE

Clases de Educación Religiosa

No habrá clases de Educación Religiosa el domingo 4 de diciembre.

PAGINA 7

Reflexiones para la Homilía

Las lecturas de hoy nos presentan la imagen del árbol como desafío y esperanza. El desafío lo trae Juan cuando dice que el árbol debe producir buenos frutos y el que no lo haga será cortado y arrojado al fuego. Esta imagen nos hace pensar en el infierno; pero no es una amenaza dura y cruel por parte de Dios, sino una consecuencia lógica de llevar una vida alejada del bien. A veces pensamos en el infierno como un lugar espantoso donde Dios castiga a quienes han hecho el mal en su vida; pero el infierno también se podría describir como el estado de la decisión de no estar con Dios; y esa es una decisión personal, no una venganza de Dios. Por otro lado, nos damos cuenta de que lo que se nos dice no es tanto que se condenaran los que han hecho algún mal, sino los que no han producido buenos frutos; es decir, la responsabilidad se presenta ante nuestros ojos: tenemos que pensar en la vida como una oportunidad de producir frutos de bien. ¿Qué son esos frutos? No hace falta imaginarse grandes hazañas o heroicidades, sino los pequeños actos diarios que van sembrando el bien: la amabilidad, la generosidad, el cariño a las cosas que se hacen y el trabajo silencioso y sin esperar recompensa; todo eso da frutos de vida para otros porque los cristianos no vivimos para nosotros sino para el prójimo. A veces nos preguntamos que hemos hecho con nuestra vida, si no hemos conseguido dinero, ni fama, ni prestigio; pero las preguntas deberían ser: cuantas vidas hemos tocado con nuestra manera de ser y comportarnos, como hemos vivido en integridad y verdad, como hemos trabajado honradamente, cuan grande ha sido nuestro espíritu de servicio. La respuesta a esas preguntas nos dará la medida de los frutos que otros recogerán de nuestra vid, aunque nosotros no lo veamos o nadie lo reconozca mientras estemos vivos. Eso es estar con Dios y no secarse.

Grupo Carismático de Oración

Comienza cada Viernes con el Santo Rosario a 7 pm,

alabanza y predicación. Sesión de Jóvenes, pre-teens y

guardería con actividades para niños pequeños.

Rifa

El Ministerio Hispano esta haciendo una

Rifa para recaudar fondos para la

celebración de Nuestra Señora de

Guadalupe. Se estará rifando un televisor.

Cada boleto cuesta $10. Para comprar un

boleto por favor vea a Carmen Solano

después de la Misa.

Manténgase en Contacto

Queremos comunicarnos más eficazmente con ustedes. Por eso, junto con nuestra nueva pagina de web, estamos utilizando dos nuevos servicios de comunicación.

Para subscribirse para recibir Mensajes de Texto o Correo Electrónico mande un texto a:

84576 con el mensaje SMT3

Para descargar la Aplicación de la Parroquia mande un texto a:

88202 con el mensaje APP

También puede subscribirse para estos servicios en nues-

Clases de Educación Religiosa

No habra clases de Educacion Religiosa el domingo 4 de diciembre.

Estudio de Biblia para los Adultos

No habra clases de Estudio de Biblia el domingo 4 de diciembre.