The Josephites

304 Sengstak Street, Mobile, AL 36603 Website: mostpureheartofmarymobile.org.

E-mail: mphm@josephite.com Rectory: (251) 432-3344 Fax: 432-1192 School: 432-5270

The Josephites The Josephites

304 Sengstak Street, Mobile, AL 36603 Website: mostpureheartofmarymobile.org.

E-mail: mphm@josephite.com Rectory: (251) 432-3344 Fax: 432-1192 School: 432-5270

The Josephites

Most Pure Heart of Mary Church & School is a gospel faith community baptized into the life, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We invite all people into a personal relationship

with Christ through prayer, worship, stewardship and service to God and neighbor. Eucharist is the center of our faith and we celebrate our Catholic African American Heritage.

We empower our youth to be gospel witnesses through faith-building programs.

Pastor Father Bura Koroba, S.S.J.

Deacon:

Mr. James D. Bryant Principal:

Mrs. Jamie Crain Parish Secretary:

Mrs. Gatha Warnsley

Any member who wishes to arrange a Wedding must contact the priest at least 6 months prior to the desired wedding date.

Parents desiring Baptism for their children are encouraged to contact the Rectory to arrange for the required preparation class

for parents and Godparents. When a Funeral is to be celebrated, please contact the priest before contacting the Funeral Home. Funerals are not permitted on Sundays

or Holy Days of Obligation.

Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm

Sunday Morning: 8:00am and 11:00am

Daily Masses: Tuesday (Novena

Mass) 4:30pm; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 8:30am. Confessions: 30 minutes before weekend Masses and before the Tuesday Novena Mass - CCD :

After 8:00am Sunday Mass

Monday- Tuesday- Wednesday- Thursday- Friday-

SISTERS Sr. Joanne Cozzi, DC PASTORAL COUNCIL Joseph Keith FINANCE COUNCIL Patricia Lofton SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Maxine Wilson SACRISTAN Leland Busby/Montiel Fluker CCD LaTanya Brown CHILDREN’S LITURGY Yasmine Burney, Judy Sullivan RCIA Dcn. James Bryant/ Eric Crenshaw EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Anna Watson LECTORS Wilborn Jones ALTAR SERVERS Leland Busby/Montiel Fluker USHERS Alfred Jones MUSIC MINISTRY Carolyn Smoke SENIORS CLUB Viletta Perkins/Patricia Ransom YOUTH LEADERSHIP Brooke Jackson/Tyler Reynolds YOUTH MINISTRIES Stephanye Singleton YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Amanda Wilson/ Isaiah Bess TRIBUNAL CASE SPONSORS Patricia Lofton B.V.M. SODALITY Tynia Hollins LEGION OF MARY David McCord ST. MARTHA’S GUILD Monica Simpkins HEALTH MINISTRY Fannie Burden PRISON MINISTRY Eric Crenshaw BEREAVEMENT MIN. Fannie Burden ST. VINCENT de PAUL Joe Keith DREXEL SOCIETY Fannie Burden KPC - Lionell Smith KPC LADIES AUX. Marcelene Dennis GROUNDS & MAINTENANCE David McCord/ Ernest Lynch Photographer Anna Watson MEN OF ST. JOSEPH David McCord/Ernest Lynch AYAS FELLOWSHIP Melanie Knight

Lectors: Eucharistic Ministers:

Lectors: Eucharistic Ministers:

Lectors: Eucharistic Ministers:

Saturday, 4:00 pm Eva Stallworth, Viletta Perkins Lamar Lott, Anna Watson Sunday, 8:00 am Carolyn Horner, Cathy Lee Joe Keith, Wilborn Jones Sunday, 11:00 am Carey Daniels, Elva Stevens Lillian Cade, David McCord

Mal.31-4 and Lk.1:57-66 2 Sm.7:1-5 and Lk.1:67-79 Is.69:1-5 and Mt.1:1-25 Acts 6:8-10 and Mt.10:17-22 1 Jn.1:1-4 and Jn.1:20:1a,2-8

Tuesday,

Wednesday, Thursday,

Friday, Saturday,

Sunday, Sunday,

7:00pm-

10:00am- 8:30am- 8:30am- 4:00pm-

8:00am- 11:00am-

24th at 25th at 26th at 27th at

28th at 29th at 29th at

Special Intentions Special Intentions Special Intentions Special Intentions Deacon John Cretero For the Good of the People Of The Parish For Mr. James White III, grandson of Estelle White requested by Drexel Society (Mobile Chapter)

Georgia Suggs, Pauline Brown, Kierra Freed Lillian Sawyer Pamela Robinson Valarie Foster Melanie McKay Marjorie Bell Hannibal Smith

Leontyne Anderson, Celestine Brown, Cora Brown, Birdia Knights, Mary Cassino, Arilyn Lelande, Ruby Scott,

We are now offering Online Giving! Visit our website to sign up and to begin contributing automatically to our parish. Go towww.mostpureheartofmarymobile.org to get started click “Donate”. Follow the instruction– You can make monthly contributions with you checking or credit card account. You can pay tithes, school or any special collection. You may call the parish office at 251-432-3344 or

1-800348-2886 ext. 1 for assistance.

The Bereavement Committee is in need of collect-ing the $12.00 contribution asked of all parishion-ers over 18yrs of ages per year. You may see Fan-nie Burden, Michelle Russell or Viletta Perkins or use the envelope in the vestibule and place in the collection basket.

Please join us in the parish hall for Coffee and Doughnuts on the First Sunday of each month af-ter the 8 & 11 am Masses.

Life and Legacy of Rev. Dr. Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. “Keeping The Dream Alive Through Education”

— Sunday, January 19, 2020 - 3:00pm - St. Joseph Parish,

Maysville - Keynote Speaker: Attorney Milton C. Davis, Tuskegee, AL

Sponsored by The Mobile Area Inter-Parish Council Archdiocese of Mobile

This year, Christmas falls on a Wednesday, Christmas Eve Mass is Tuesday, Dec. 24th at 7:00pm, Christmas morning Mass is at 10:00am. on Jan.1st (New Year’s Day) Mass will be held at St. Joseph’s in Maysville at 9:30am.

Alumni Meeting Alumni Meeting - Jan. 13th -

4:00pm - PH

Thank You for your generosity and support to our 2019 Christmas Angel project. You have made many people’s

Christmas special!

A special THANK YOU to all who assisted with the decoration of our Church for the Advent and Christmas Seasons. Once again our Church presents a warm and inviting atmosphere for all who come to celebrate these joyous occasions.

Mass Intention - It is a wonderful gift of prayer to have a Mass offered for a deceased loved-one or for a special intention. Make your Mass requests at the parish office.

Most Pure Heart of Mary Alumni MLK Pancake Breakfast Sunday, January 20, 2019

8:30am - 1:30pm - Cost: $7.00

Do you hold on to the promises of God at all times, especially when you are faced with un-certainty or adversity? The prophet Isaiah spoke words of hope in a hopeless situation for Israel. When Ahaz, the apostate king of Judah and heir to the throne of David (735 B.C.) was surrounded by forces

that threatened to destroy him and his people, God offered him a sign to reassure him that God would not abandon the promise he made to David and his descendants. King Ahaz, however, had lost hope in God and refused to ask for a sign of favor. God, nonetheless, gave a sign to assure his people that he would indeed give them a Savior who would rule with peace and righteousness (Isaiah 7:11ff). Like the prophet Isaiah we are called “in hope to believe against hope” (Romans 4:18) that God can and will fulfill all his promises.

MOST PURE HEART of MARY SCHOOL...invites you to consider having your child(ren) attend our newly renovated school for the 2019-2020 school year. We desire to serve children from preschool to 8th grade. Our small, family-oriented

school is seeking children who are interested in blended learning expe-riences and S.T.EA.M. activities to boost academic perfor-mance. Please call 251-432-5270 or e-mail jcrain@mphom.org to set up an appointment to tour the school, meet the principal, and discuss the rewards your child will receive from attending our Catholic school. We have a history of over 117 years. We invite you to become part of our rich heritage. Tuition assistance is available. May God bless you as you consider this blessing for your child(ren). Mrs. Jamie Crain, princi-pal

The St. Augustine Scholarship Fund offers a $2,500 tuition scholarship per year to ensure deserving incom-ing freshman Catholic students will experience all that McGill-Toolen Catholic High School has to offer. Children of Catholic school teach-ers, children of first responders and active duty military, children of McT alumni and our Aquinas Scholars are eligible to receive as-sistance through the St. Augustine Scholarship Fund. Last year 12 scholarships were awarded. With your help we hope to award even more this year. Student applications are now availa-ble online. The application deadline is December 31, 2019. For more information or to make a donation go to www.mcgill-toolen.org>Foundation>St. Augus-tine Scholarship or contact Jenna Wood, McGill-Toolen Foundation Executive Director at (251)445.2939 or via email at woodj@mcgill-toolen.org.

Kidz First Holiday Care - It’s a holiday, school is out. What do I do? Kids First has the answer!! We provide Holi-

day Care during Spring Break, Thanksgiving Break, and Christmas Holidays.

REGISTER NOW!LIMITES SPACE - PRE REGISTRATION -251-234-2083

* When: Dec 20, Dec 23, Dec 30, Jan 2-6 - Time: 7:30am - 5:30pm

“Heart of Mary and Friends Float” – Rider Spaces for

The MLK Civic and Business Organization’s “School Day

Parade” on the Avenue on Mardi Gras Monday, Febru-

ary 24, 2020 are being filled NOW! This year’s theme is

MLK School Day Parade “Celebrating Our Youth, Our Cul-

ture and Our Community”. Give your child an experience he/she

will remember forever and an opportunity to participate in Mobile’s

Mardi Gras History. To secure a rider space or spaces Contact:

LaTanya Brown at (251) 487-8891; Akareem Spears (251) 510-

4720 or Marcelene Dennis (251) 610-6163. Float Fee is $150.00.

Float Fee Deadline is January 5, 2020. Don’t wait! Call today!

Spaces are limited!

December Youth News 22 NO Class (Christmas Holi-day) - Rosary/Youth Mass 29 NO Class - (New Year’s Holi-day) 7,14,21,28, – Youth Lectors and Ushers Practice 11:00am

Date Activity Location Time Contact

2nd 4th 8th

Health Ministry LAKPC Jr. Daughters

PH Knights Hall PH

6:00pm 6:00pm 12:30pm

Fannie Burden Marcelene Dennis Madonna Burden

9th

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

MPHM Church

9:00am

Fr. Bura Koroba

8th 8th

Sodality Ushers

PH PH

10:00am 10:00am

Tynia Hollins Alfred Jones

15th

Bereavement

PH

10:00am

Fannie Burden

17th Drexel PH 5:00pm Fannie Burden

24th 25th

Christmas Eve Mass Christmas Day Mass

MPHM Church MPHM Church

7:00pm 10:00am

Fr. Bura Koroba Fr. Bura Koroba

Both First Communion and Confirmation require a 2 year preparation. Registration forms (one per child) are located in the rear of the church. Complete and drop off at the Rectory.

For those interested in becoming Catholic or learning more about the Catholic Church. Come and join us on Sundays at 1:00pm after the 11am Mass. Contact persons are Deacon James Bryant and Mr. Eric Crenshaw.