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Holy Rosary Parish - Reaching out to others with Christ’s love

OUR MISSION

Holy Rosary Parish, empowered

by the Holy Spirit, strives to

create a faith community that

loves one another through

prayer, service, education,

example and support. We are

called to use the gifts and talents

God has given us to challenge

ourselves and reach out to

others with Christ’s love.

HOLY ROSARY C A T H O L I C P A R I S H

SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD JANUARY 1, 2017

Pastor Father John Mayo

DEACONS Mark Schmierbach

Ray Burle

Parish Office

(636) 456-3698 ext. 1

Parish Website www.holyrosarywm.com

724 E. Booneslick Rd. Warrenton, MO 63383

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Sunday Bulletin Articles: Please submit

bulletin articles by Noon on Monday. Holiday

schedules may alter the due date.

PARISH SERVICES

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Holy Rosary Parish Directory

PARISH OFFICE: 456-3698, ext. 1

456-5560 FAX

Debbie Brown, Parish Secretary, ext. 1 brownd@holyrosarywm.com Fr. John Mayo, Pastor, ext. 3

frjohn@holyrosarywm.com George Staley, Seminarian staleyg@holyrosarywm.com Jean Hayden, Bulletin Editor, ext. 4 haydenj@holyrosarywm.com Marianne Peters, Office Assistant, ext. 240 petersm@holyrosarywm.com

PARISH WEBSITE:

www.holyrosarywm.com

HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL: 456-3698 ext. 2

716 East Booneslick Road, Warrenton, MO 63383 Janice Holt, Secretary, ext. 230

holtj@holyrosarywm.com

Lori Racine, Principal, ext. 231

racinel@holyrosarywm.com

School Menu ext. 2

SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.school.holyrosarywm.com

HOLY ROSARY PSR: 636-745-3949 Jean Hayden, Coordinator jeanhayden@centurylink.net

PARISH HALL RENTAL: Call the parish office, ext. 1.

ARE YOU NEW TO THE PARISH?

If you are new to Holy Rosary, we extend to you a warm and heartfelt welcome. Please call the Parish Office to register or fill out the following information and drop in the mail or the Sunday collection.

We’ll be in touch with you to get a registration form filled out. Name____________________________________________________Phone_____________________ Address_____________________________________City____________________________________ Email______________________________________________________________________________

New Envelopes Change address/phone Moving Registration form is also on our website: www.holyrosarywm.com

FACEBOOK: Keep informed about events at Holy Rosary. Visit the parish website and click on the Facebook link. You don’t need a facebook account to view the page.

MASS SCHEDULE:

Saturday (vigil): 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am 1:30 pm (Spanish)

Monday through Friday: 8:00 am

First Saturday Devotion Mass: 8:00 am

Holy Days: Varies, see bulletin

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Adoration is in the church weekly on Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. until Wednesday, 7:45 am. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament Wednesday at 7:45 a.m.

PERPETUAL HELP DEVOTIONS: Tuesday morning after the 8:00 am Mass.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Tuesday: 5:30 - 6:30 pm Thursday: 7:30 - 7:50 am. Saturday: 4:00 - 4:45 pm. Sunday: 7:30 - 7:50 am. Confessions available by appointment, please call Father John to arrange a time.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Baptisms are normally celebrated after the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sundays or at another agreeable time. Please contact the parish office to make arrangements.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Please contact Fr. John at least six months in advance.

COMMUNION CALLS: The clergy and communion ministers weekly visit parishioners who are homebound. Please call the parish office to make arrangements.

HOSPITAL CALLS: Due to privacy concerns, hospitals no longer contact the parish. If you have a loved one or know of someone in the hospital, please call the parish office.

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From the Desk of Father John...

The Feast of the Holy Family Due to the way that the calendar falls this year, we will not be celebrating the feast of the Holy Family in 2017. This does not mean, however, our family is not called to grow in holiness this year, though! St. Ignatius of Loyola states that love is expressed through a mutual exchange of gifts. Gifts have a power to make real the love we have for another and to woo that person to a greater place of love as well. This does not mean that we need everyday to be like Christmas, however. The gift that we give to other people does not have to be wrapped with a bow on it. It may be a note of appreciation, helping or taking on a task when the other is feeling stressed, an expression of affection, and so on help to make our love known to the other in a real and tangible way. How do I desire love to be expressed to me? How can I express my love for another? The Feast of Mary, Mother of God The feast we do celebrate this year today is the Feast of Mary, Mother of God. This feast has two main points to recall. The first point is that we recall and honor Mary for her role in God’s plan of salvation. She was not only the mother of the human Jesus, but mother of His divine nature as well. Jesus was conceived in her womb in the perfect hypostatic union of being fully human and fully divine. Mary was prepared for

such a role, as we celebrated last month, through her Immaculate Conception, which preserved her from sin. Thus, in her womb, Jesus, fully human and fully divine could grow and mature for His first nine months on earth. The second point is that we ask Mary to intercede for us that we may have a blessed and peaceful new year. This is especially poignant this year as we commemorate 100 years since the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. May we realize, through her message of prayerful repentance, the true peace we desire in our new year. Holy Rosary School We are so proud of our grade school. We have 126 students currently enrolled with 18 of these being in our new preschool program. In the next weeks, we are offering some opportunities for you to help support this apostolate of our parish: One way is by asking if your company has a matching gift program for parochial schools. If you read our bulletin a few weeks ago you would have noted that the school has received in excess of $2,500 from such programs from different employers where parishioners are employed. Such programs just take a bit of time to get signed up for, but pays great dividends for our school.

Another is by donating an item toward or buying tickets to attend our annual dinner auction on January 28. This is a great evening to support our school community and to have some fun as well. Lastly, our school’s open house is coming up soon. So many of our new parents come here because they have been invited by a parishioner to consider sending their child to our school. Your words and encouragement are truly needed and appreciated to help our school continue to grow and bring Christ’s message to the next generation. Who Do You Say That I Am? I encourage everyone to join our seminarian, George Staley, as he presents his lessons on the person of Jesus. I will certainly be there as much as I can and hope you will as well. Please see his announcement in these pages for more information. Upcoming Spiritual Activities January is a big month for spiritual events. We will be promoting and supporting the new pregnancy resource center in Warren County in the coming weeks. Also, we will be remembering the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade and praying for an end to abortion in our nation. Father John’s column is continued on Page 4.

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December 18, 2016 (Icy Weather)

Regular Envelopes (114) ....................... $ 5,902.50 Loose Change ..................................................... 269.00 School Support (6) ........................................... 125.00 Tuition Assistance (4) .............................. 100.00 1:30 p.m. Spanish ............................................. 426.00 Holy Days (4) ........................................................ 37.00

Registered families (861) On-line Giving 14

Parishioner Matching Gifts ........................ .20.00 Company Matching Gifts ................................ .00

[Haiti ............................................... 45.00] [Seminary ..................................... 25.00]

Grand Total .................................... $ 6,949.50

Total for Parish ............................ $ 6,879.50

Amount Needed ......................... $11,500.00

Difference < 4,620.50 >

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God “And Mary kept all these things, reflect-ing on them in her heart.” Luke 2:19

Mary is the perfect role model for liv-ing a stewardship lifestyle. She listened to God and said “yes” to His invitation to be the Holy Mother of His son. She also trusted in the God’s providence on a daily basis. As we start a new year, take time every day to listen to how God is calling you; trust that He has a better plan for you than you could ever imagine.

Father John’s column continued from page 3

Also, it is a month where we pray for the unity of all Christians. There is a prayer service at St. Justin the Martyr parish in St. Louis County to pray for this intention on January 22 from 7-9:00pm. For more information on this, please visit the Archdiocese website.

In Gratitude Thank you for your many extended kindnesses this Christmas Season. All of the cards, words of appreciation and Christmas greetings, and gifts truly appreciated and humble me at the same time. May God reward you!

Upcoming Events January 7-8 Feast of the Epiphany (chalk Sunday!) Take down Christmas decorations followed by a pizza party. Baby Bottle Campaign begins. January 21-22 Baby Bottle Campaign ends January 28 Holy Rosary Dinner Auction.

I will see you in Church! - Fr. John

P.S. We definitely want to welcome all of our college students still at home, our service men and women visiting home from defending our country, and all those visiting. We especially want to thank those who are making the effort this year to get back into the habit of returning to Church. May God bless your efforts and let us know how we can help as well.

We remember those who serve our country:

JOHN ANTAL ............................... Air Force, USA JEFF ANTAL ................................. Air Force, USA JUSTIN COSGROVE.................... Army, USA THOMAS KNAUST ..................... Air Force, Korea JAKE McCULLEN ........................ Army, USA RYAN MEADOR .......................... Army, USA LEO MICHAEL MOORE, IV ..... Air Force, USA KEITH NIEMANN ....................... Army, National Guard TREVOR OWENBY .................... Marine, USA RYAN ROMAKER ....................... Navy, USA TYLER SPARKS ........................... Air Force, USA CHRIS STUART ........................... Air Force Reserves BRANDON RAINS ............................ Air Force, Japan ALEX WALTERS ................................ Navy, USA

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MISSOURI LIFE CARAVAN is organizing for the Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. Thursday- Sat-urday, Jan. 26- 28, 2017. This trip does not involve over-night stays in hotels as we sleep on the buses. The cost after Dec. 23 is $205. For registration and bus information contact us at: 314-434-4900 or mrl.eastern@yahoo.com. You can also download our reg-istration form at www.missourilife.org. Registration dead-line Jan. 3, 2017.

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Grief Ministry

The Bereavement Ministry of Holy Rosary offers personal counseling for anyone who has lost a loved one. The number of sessions may vary from one to many and there is no charge. Counselors have been approved by Fr. Mayo based on their experience in the fields of nursing and hospice. If you would like to schedule a session, call one of the following: Julie Avis 456-8724 or Carol Ditto 456-2163

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Rosary Confraternity We are part of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. There is a book in the back of church, you may sign, to join us, to pray the Rosary, daily, with people around the world. Please take time to sign our book, and be part of a world-wide effort to say our Rosary every day. God Bless you, The Legion of Mary.

St. Ann’s Sodality News Quilts for Sale: The St. Ann Quilters will be offering beautiful handmade and hand-quilted Baby Quilts and other small quilts for sale. They can be viewed in the cafeteria on Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sizes, prices vary.

Knights of Columbus NEWS

Upcoming Events:

K of C Meeting, Tuesday, January 3, 7:00 p.m., Jan. 2017...Roses for LIFE Campaign Jan. 2017...March for LIFE in Washington, D.C. 1-25- 17. K of C will sponsor a total of 10 children from H.R. with Andrea & Roger Romaker providing the cost ( $ 190.00 each )for two of them from the Tyler Romaker Memorial Fund. Feb.11th, Saturday, ..Sweet Heart Dinner / Dance with the famous 16 pcs Brass Band.

Membership: 456-4552 or 359-0063...Tom Massman Benefits: 359-1191...Ron Martin, K C Representative

“Who Do You Say That I Am?”

Who is Jesus Christ? Is He just a nice teacher, is He a radical revolutionary, or is He someone tran-scendently different? In the short span between the liturgical seasons of Christmas and Lent, seminarian George Staley will lead a series of adult faith for-mation classes about the God-Man, Jesus Christ. You are invited to attend all or as many classes as you can or desire. They will be on Tuesday nights from 7:00-8:15 P.M. in either the Activity Center or the Cafeteria. Tentative Schedule:

Jesus and the Trinity: How Do They Connect? (January 17 – Activity Center)

The Most Earth-Shattering Moment in History: The Incarnation (January 24 – Cafete-ria)

The Hypostatic Union: Understanding the Creed We Say at Mass (January 31 – Activity Center)

The Prophecies About Jesus: Unlock the Scrip-tures (February 14 – Cafeteria)

The Life of Jesus: How His Life Can Fuel Our Prayer Life (February 21 – Activity Center)

The Death and Resurrection of Jesus: A Key for Evangelization (February 28 – Ac-tivity Center)

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask George Staley either in person or through email (staleyg@holyrosarywm.com).

Craft & Crop Nights Help us Raise Money for the

Holy Rosary Vacation Bible School 2017 Feel free to spend Craft and Crop Night

scrapbooking, sewing, card-making, crocheting,

jewelry making, or just relaxing. It is a wonderful opportunity for fellowship

with other crafters & work on your favorite project.

Please bring $5 donation and a snack to share. We will be meeting in the Activity Center beginning at

5 pm to approximately 10:30 pm on dates below. For questions call the Parish Office and talk to

Debbie Brown 636-456-3698 Ext. 1.

January 6th, February 3rd

The first weekend in March Will be a Craft and Crop Weekend.

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Ministers of the Liturgy

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:29 - 3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34 Wednesday: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-28 [23, 31-34, 36, 38] Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Sal 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 2:1-11 Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

Monday, January 2, 2017 8:00 a.m. - Communion Service Tuesday, January 3, 2017 8:00 a.m. - Mass of Thanksgiving Wednesday, January 4, 2017 8:00 a.m. - Jackie Allen Thursday, January 5, 2017 8:00 a.m. - Leona Snyder Friday, January 6, 2017 8:00 a.m. - Vocations Saturday, January 7, 2017 8:00 a.m. - Pamela Colemam Smith 5:00 p.m. - Pat Wappelhorst Sunday, January 8, 2017 8:00 a.m. - For the People 9:30 a.m. - Judy Meyer 11:00 a.m. - John Slattery 1:30 p.m. - Special Intention (Hispanic Mass)

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Mary, the Holy Mother of God; The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord; World Day of Prayer for Peace; New Year's Day Monday: Ss. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen Tuesday: The Most Holy Name of Jesus Wednesday: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Thursday: St. John Neumann Friday: St. Andre Bessette; First Friday Saturday: St. Raymond of Penyafort; First Saturday; Julian Calendar Christmas

Mass Intentions

The Lord’s Word

5:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017 Deacon - Deacon Ray

Lector - Joanie Moore

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion -

Wayne Sattler & Nancy Shilharvey

Servers - Ian Vacek & Aimee Hanratty

9:30 a.m., Sunday, January 8, 2017 Deacon - Deacon Mark

Lector - David Grimes

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion -

Jen Buechler & David Grimes

Servers - Dawn Grimes & Kathryn McChristy

8:00 a.m., Sunday, January 8, 2017 Deacon - Deacon Ray

Lector - Mike Shilharvey

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion -

Cindy Burke & Martha Doylegroeper

Servers - Samantha & Sarah Ennis

If you are unavailable for an assignment, please call for your own replacement. New volunteers are always welcome.

11:00 a.m., Sunday, January 8, 2017 Deacon - Deacon Mark

Lector - Carol Braun

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion -

Jo Pilla & Pat Radel

Servers - Ariana Wurth & Jeweli Blaine

Altar Flowers donated by Robert and Connie Delaloye

“Happy Birthday, Jesus”

5:00 pm Masses-Saturday John Barry Dan Buechner Vern Eusterbrock Lonnie Hollaway 8:00 am Masses - Sunday Len Eggering Francis Ebbesmeyer Ron Prenger Dennis Russell 9:30 am Masses - Sunday Alan Kirchner Charlie Pristel Tony BanBooven Tom Vogel 11:00 am Masses - Sunday William Sherman Sheila Tucker Carol Braun Madge Flake

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PSR News

Knights of Columbus Meeting, Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., Social Hour at 6:00 p.m., Dinner is after the meeting.

Senior Singles Meeting, Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. in the Annex.

St. Vincent de Paul Society Meeting, Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in Annex.

MOTHER OF DIVINE MERCY PRAYER GROUP: Every Monday after Holy Mass. All are welcome. QUILTING: No Quilting this week. Quilting will resume on January 3rd and 5th. HOLY HOUR OF MERCY: Wednesday 7:00 –8:00 p.m. RCIA: Every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Library, beginning on Thursday, September 15. LEGION OF MARY: Every Thursday evening at 6:00 pm in the Annex. MEN’S FELLOWSHIP: 2nd and 4th Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. in the School Library. WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP: 2nd and 4th Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the School Library. JONAH PRAYER TEAM: Available on the second Sunday of every month after the 11 A.M. Mass.

MEETINGS

PSR Diaper Drive Update The final total for diapers collected was 1096 diapers. Thanks to all of you who helped support the drive by donating diapers. The diapers were turned over to the St. Vincent de Paul Pantry for distribution and they were very pleased to receive them.

Attendance Awards: Congratulations to all 30 students who received attendance awards at the end of the first period. 7 students had perfect attendance: They were: Logan Daehnke, Zoe Johnson, Jacob Reash, Elijah Duello, Cassie Reash, Laura Ennis, and Seth Rugh.

Many blessings to all for a wonderful 2017!

PSR classes resume Sunday, January 8, 2017.

The Blessing we Receive The blessing we experience in Christ Jesus is proclaimed in Numbers as the special blessing for the people of Israel. They and we are to be blessed by the invocation of God's loving kindness, the shining glory of God's face turned toward us in love, not away from us in anger. We are blessed by God's own peace! Our wish and our hope are fulfilled in this blessing, which is made visible in the coming of Jesus. In Jesus, the image of the invisible God, God's face is shown to us and God's presence is made known to us in faithful and loving kindness.

$500 Raffle St. Paul Parish is sponsoring a "Monthly Cash Giveaway". Tickets are $50 each and give you a chance to win $500 each and every month during 2017. Hurry, the first drawing to be held on Janu-ary 3, 2017! Call the Parish Center at 636-978-1900 for tickets.

School News

2nd Grade with their tickets for a trip around the world!

Mon Jan 16 - No School, Martin Luther King Jr Day Fri Jan 27 - Half Day, Spirit Shirt Day, Noon Dismissal Sat Jan 28 - HR Black and White Gala Dinner Auction Sun Jan 29- Fri Feb 3 - Catholic Schools Week Sun Feb 5 - HR Open House 11-1pm

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Retrouvaille Program YOU Can Help Your Marriage – Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with each other? Are you constantly fighting? Have you thought about separation or di-vorce? Does talking only make it worse? For infor-mation on the Retrouvaille Program, visit the website www.HelpOurMarriage.com or call 1-800-470-2230. The next Program FEBRUARY 3, 2017.

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