MASS INTENTIONS

CONTACT INFORMATION

STAFF

Pastor Fr. Lukasz Misko, O.P. Ext. 103 pastor@stcatherineslc.org

Associate Pastor Fr. Peter Hannah, O.P. Ext. 105 associate.pastor@stcatherineslc.org Deacon Dcn. John Keyser keyserjohn@comcast.net Campus Minister Julie Bellefeuille campusminister@stcatherineslc.org RCIA & Fr. Jacek Buda, OP Ext. 107 Adult Confirmation frjacek@skaggscatholiccenter.org Religious Education Michelle Ahrens Coordinator religiouseducation@stcatherineslc.org Accounting Tiffany Martin Ext. 102 finance@stcatherineslc.org Front Office Sarah Monette Ext. 101 office@stcatherineslc.org Bulletin bulletin@stcatherineslc.org

MINISTRIES

Pastoral Council Rachel Parent Chair 208-870-7937 Art & Environment Teresa Mixco 801-583-1701; t.mixco@comcast.net Baptism Preparation Rachel Parent baptism@stcatherineslc.org Caring Ministry Mickey Adelhardt 443-880-0481

Cate’s Café Julie Bellefeuille campusminister@stcatherineslc.org Communion to the Dcn. John Keyser Sick & Homebound keyserjohn@comcast.net

Family Promise Tracy Lewis 801-205-1224; tracyllewis@comcast.net

HS Youth Group Michelle Ahrens Coordinator michelle@stcatherineslc.org

Knights of Columbus David Mohr 801-673-8223 knights.unewman@gmail.com

Ladies’ Group Peggy Quinlivan 801-244-0772

Lay Dominicans Paul H. White 801-673-2450; SCOSLayOP@gmail.com

Library Mickey Adelhardt 801-298-0629

Linen Committee Roselee McNamara 801-467-4767; roseleenmc@msn.com

Liturgical Ministries Will Reeves swimrwill@gmail.com

Men’s Group Steve Fry 385-315-0312; s_fry@ymail.com Mom’s Bible Group Audrey Quirk mamaquirk@gmail.com

Music John Lund 801-560-1137 Newcomers Doreen Schaetz 801-557-0715; schaetzd@msn.com

Newman Book Group Barbara Bannon 801-583-4289

Refugee Resettlement Martha Archuleta 801-883-9354

St. Vincent DePaul Dan Schaetz Sandwich Making 801-554-4733; schaetzd@msn.com

St. Vincent DePaul Polly Granger Soup Kitchen 801-673-5804; polly.granger@yahoo.com

Sunday Supper Angie Hall angie@stcatherineslc.org

Date Time Intention _____

Sat, Dec 17 5:00p Nancy Dietzler, Sp. Int. Birthday

Sun, Dec 18 8:30a 10:45a Pro Populo 6:30p

Date Time Intention _____ Mon, Dec 19 12:10p

Tues, Dec 20 12:10p

Wed, Dec 21 12:10p

Thur, Dec 22 12:10p

Fri, Dec 23 12:10p Deceased OP Familiares

St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Newman Center Staffed by Friars of the Western Dominican Province

170 S University St, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 801.359.6066

www.stcatherineslc.org Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 3 pm

Masses: Monday - Friday 12:10 pm Saturday 5 pm; Sunday 8:30 am, 10:45 am, 6:30 pm

We are a multi-generational community of Christians who reach out to provide for the spiritual formation of all. We are a home of worship, hospitality, service, and life-long religious education.

Our Vision is to be a Catholic Community where everyone is welcomed, accepted, and loved.

Sunday December 18, 2016 4th Sunday of Advent

Christmas Schedule Reminders December 24 December 31—January 1 Vigil Mass at 5 pm Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Christmas Carols at 11:30 pm Regular weekend Mass schedule Midnight Mass at 12 am January 2 December 25 The parish office will be closed Christmas Morning Mass at 10:45 am Daily Mass at 12:10 pm December 26 thru December 30 January 3 The parish office will be closed The parish office reopens Daily Mass at 12:10 pm Regular schedule resumes

SUNDAY SUPPER Come cook for our students!

Share a Sunday Supper after the 6:30 pm Mass. This is an

amazing opportunity to serve your fellow parishioners and

show off your culinary skills. There is a sign-up sheet in

the Gathering Space that lists the open dates for the

spring semester. Please plan to cook a simple meal for 60-

70 people. The students will set up for the dinner, and we

will provide the plates and utensils. Contact Angie Hall

for details.

PONSETTIAS Donation envelopes are available in the

Gathering Space for you to designate a poinsettia in

honor of a loved one, living or deceased. Envelopes may

be returned to the basket in the Gathering Space, to the

collection basket during Mass, or to the office. Your free-

will donations will be used to buy poinsettias to decorate

our parish for the Christmas season. Names will be

printed in our Christmas bulletin.

DECK THE HALLS We love to transform the chapel

for Christmas by filling it with trees, wreaths, and lights.

Please join us! The Arts & Environment Committee will

meet in the Chapel on Wednesday, December 21 at

1 pm.

UTE BASKETBALL The University of Utah has

offered our parish tickets to the Ute Men’s Basketball

game vs. Colorado on January 1 at 4:30 pm.. Two free

tickets/person, additional at $3. Email our office by

December 22 for the ticket link (must order on-line).

MEN’S GROUP Our next meeting will be Saturday,

January 14 at 9 am in the Gathering Space. Henry

Lachowski will lead a discussion about the Utah

Legislature & Assisted Suicide. Please join us for

fellowship, spirituality, service, and a great breakfast. All

are welcome.

MASS INTENTIONS The practice of requesting a

mass to be offered for loved ones, living or deceased, is a

beautiful part of our Catholic tradition. We offer masses

for the repose of the soul, for physical or spiritual healing,

and in thanksgiving for special occasions, such as

birthdays and anniversaries. Please contact the office to

schedule a mass intention and to receive a mass card. A

stipend of $5 is common practice; this free-will donation

supports the work of the Church.

NEWS FROM AROUND

THE DIOCESE & PROVINCE

HS Poster Contest The Diocese of Salt Lake City

announces a Poster Contest for all high school students.

The Catholic Church in the US is committed to

alleviating the suffering of others locally through acts of

charity (direct service to individuals in need, such as via

Catholic Community Services (CCS)) and justice

(advocacy efforts at our state legislature for policies that

help homeless individuals move out of poverty). On a

national level, we as a church seek to empower people in

poverty to take action for themselves through the work of

the Catholic Campaign for Human Development

(CCHD). Globally, US Catholics act through the efforts

of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), which provides

emergency assistance and long-term human development

projects to ensure people in poverty are able to build lives

of dignity wherever they may live.

The “Church at Work” Graphic Design

Contest seeks to engage all Catholics in the

combined efforts of CCS, the CCHD and CRS to

address the root causes of poverty in our state, nation

and around the world.

Through participation in the contest, students in

grades 9-12 will help explain to all Catholics in a simple,

visually striking design how we as individual Catholics can

join together to fulfill our Gospel call to serve the least

among us. Through our efforts, we can ensure all people

everywhere are able to live lives of dignity.

Entries will be evaluated on two components:

1. The creativity of the work;

2. The ability to visually display the interconnected nature

of each individual Catholic and our charity and justice

work through these organizations.

Youth submissions can be through any medium

that can be rendered into a one-page paper handout (i.e.,

painting, computer graphic, photography). The work must

be original and illustrate both the roles of parishioners

and the organizations, as well as the dual roles of charity

and justice in Catholic teaching.

The grand prize is $100. Second ($75) and third ($50)

place prizes will also be given.

Deadline for submissions is February 20. Any questions

may be directed to Jean Hill at jean.hill@dioslc.org or

(801) 456-9336. Research on the missions of CCS,

CCHD, and CRS is recommended.

A Strange Season

Fr. Lukasz Misko, OP, Pastor What a strange season, Advent. “Sure, all happy things but…”. Just like in these Advent readings:

“Raise a glad cry, you barren one who did not bear, Break forth in jubilant song, you who were not in labor” (Is 54:1).

I don’t like it. I just don’t, despite its jubilant tone. Even though Isaiah rushes to explain that “more numerous are the children of the deserted wife than the children of her who has a husband,” I simply don’t want to be a deserted, barren wife. “The LORD calls you back, like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit” – forsaken? But I want to be loved, appreciated, secure, and… fertile. Yes, fertile, giving life, making a difference. “Your descendants shall … people the desolate cities” – great, but why does a city need to be abandoned? And a wife rejected? Is it wrong that I dread emptiness, rejection, barrenness?

It’s not that I want all struggles eliminated from my life. “Take up your cross” - I know the phrase pretty well. But why can’t my spiritual battles look like the glorious clash between St. George and the dragon? George, clad in shining armor, with his mighty sword and deadly spear. George, a skilled and seasoned warrior, who knows well how to fight the beast. He may not be winning right away but he is at peace, sure of his expertise. That is the kind of battle I can handle – but not that paralyzing weakness of darkness and abandonment, of not knowing who I am anymore.

“What did you go out to the desert to see?” Jesus asks the crowds, referring to John the Baptist. To the desert, because that’s where John chose to preach. Away from the well defined, the inhabited, enclosed in the safety of fixed walls. In the wilderness, with neither roads nor clear directions. “Then what did you go out to see? Someone dressed in fine garments? Those who dress luxuriously and live sumptuously are found in royal palaces.” Fine garments indicate my position, the roles I play, the confidence I have. It feels secure to wear them, like St. George’s shiny armor, it feels so comforting to have them reassure me in who I think I am: a skilled, trained, efficient dragon slayer. A skilled, efficient prayer warrior, a problem solver, an expert on life. But out here, in the desert, my fine urban garments look ridiculously out of place. They’ve lost their meaning, they don’t cover my powerlessness anymore. I’m barren and with no idea how to fix it.

And right here, in this confusing desert, John the Messenger prepares the true way for the Lord. The road that first leads me out of the city, stripping me off of my man-made answers and of the sense of self-sufficiency. The road that brings me to realization that my fine garments, all my shiny armors were not more than silly loincloths, clumsily sewed out of fig leaves to cover the shameful fact that it’s not God who deserted me but I who ate the fruit, blinded by my desire to know, to control (cf. Gen 3). But the desert road doesn’t end here. It leads further in, into the fulfillment of the Promise: once I’m no longer wrapped in my own ideas about everything, I’m ready to be clothed in the garments God made for me. And then I’m empty enough to receive His gift of love.

A Message from the Diocesan Development Drive: For those of you who have pledged and completed your 2016

pledge, thank you. For those who have not yet completed your pledge please do so by December 31. With the completion

of your pledge your parish will be able to fulfill its goal, thus helping to fund the many valuable ministries supported

through the DDD. (Additional DDD pledge envelopes are available in the Gathering Space.)