Liturgies & Meetings Sunday, December 11 8:30 AM Mass (+ Suzanne Lappan Saylor) 9:45 AM K-5 Faith Formation, Classrooms 11:00 AM Mass (+ Patricia Smith Cain) 6:30 PM Lifeteen Edge Faith Formation, JP II, WS, F & H 6:30 PM Evening Prayer, WS Monday, December 12 2:00 PM Home Schoolers, F & H 6:00 PM Monday Night Scripture Study, Commons, WS, Rooms D, E, G 6:00 PM Boy Scouts, SH, JP II 6:30 PM Legion of Mary, F & H Tuesday, December 13 9:00 AM Prayer Service 7:00 PM Marriage, Family and Life Committee Mtg, Rm D 7:00 PM RCIA, F & H, JP II, SH 7:30 PM Youth Ministry Core Meeting, MFH Wednesday, December 14 12:30 PM Mass (+ Manuela Marquez) 7:00 PM Praise & Worship 7:00 PM K of C Meeting, JP II, SH & Kitchen Thursday, December 15 9:00 AM Morning Mass 10:00 AM Stitchers, F & H 6:30 PM Thursday Night Scripture Study, SH 7:00 PM Boy Scouts, JP II & Room D 7:00 PM Parish/Finance Council Meeting, Rectory Friday, December 16 9:00 AM Morning Mass (+ Rosa Mercado Gutierrez) 7:00 PM Young Adult Mary & Joseph Shower, MFH Saturday, December 17 9:00 AM CRHP Ladies, F & H 10:00 AM Nativity Play Practice, JP II 12:00 PM Confirmation Session, JP II 4:30 PM Reconciliation 5:30 PM Mass (+ Suzanne Lappan Saylor) Sunday, December 18 8:30 AM Mass (+ Joseph & Josephine Krystofik) 9:45 AM Nativity Pancake Breakfast, JP II, SH, Kitchen 11:00 AM Mass (+ Jane Kline) 6:30 PM Lifeteen Edge Faith Formation, JP II, WS, F & H 6:30 PM Evening Prayer, WS

Daily Readings

Lois Chesley Alex and Anne Cipriano Tamera David Alessandrea Elefante Genevieve Graham

Christine Grosshans Sylvia Harman Isabella Rice Geraldine Rose Natividad Strother

Sunday, December 11 Is 35:1-6a, 10; Jas 5:7-10 Mt 11:2-11 Monday, December 12 Zec 2:14-17; Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday, December 13 Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Mt 21:28-32 Wednesday, December 14 Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25; Lk 7:18b-23

Thursday, December 15 Is 54:1-10; Lk 7:24-30 Friday, December 16 Is 56:1-3a, 6-8; Jn 5:33-36 Saturday, December 17 Gn 49:2, 8-10; Mt 1:1-17 Sunday, December 18 Is 7:10-14; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24

York Convalescent Center

Gabriella (Lita) Debeaulieu

Prayers for Recovery

ST. JOAN OF ARC YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA

Ministry of Healing Please let the parish office know if you or a family member is sick, in the hospital, or suffering. We have resources available for you. We would like to help arrange for Communion visits, phone calls, meals, etc. Please know your parish cares and wants to help. Please contact Deacon Jim or Cherry Macababbad in the parish office at (757) 898-5570. Your call is confidential; we will only put names for prayers in the bulletin if you specifically request it. Please be sure to call when it is time to remove a name from the prayer list. Thank you.

Parish News Vocations Chalice Ministry

Our parish began praying for vocations with the "Vocations Chalice" over five years ago. Since the beginning of this family devotion, St. Joan of Arc has received from God and “prayed into being” four seminarians studying for the priest-hood in the Diocese of Richmond and three per-manent deacons. The "Vocations Chalice" is presented to a family, couple, or individual and is taken home and used during daily prayer as a focal point for an increase in religious vocations. Every two weeks, the "Vocations Chalice" is transferred from one prayerful family to another. If you would like your family to participate in the Vocations Chalice Ministry, call Deacon Phil Wilkinson at (757) 369-5568 or email either pwilkinson@stjoanofarcva.org or jsatterwhite@stjoanofarcva.org.

Welcome

We welcome those who are visiting or are new to St. Joan of Arc Parish. We invite you to register as members of our parish family. Registration forms are available in the Parish Commons and the Welcomer will be glad to assist you with any questions or with filling out the forms.

Note to All Those Gathered

Receiving the Holy Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Christ, is at the heart of what it is to be a faithful, worshiping Catholic. There-fore, please receive Holy Communion only if you are IN COMMUNION with the Lord and His Church and have observed a fast pre-paring to receive the Eucharist. We are in communion with the Lord if we have not seriously violated our duty to worship the Lord at Sunday or Holy Day Mass nor seriously offended human life. The Eucharistic Fast involves abstaining from all food or drink for one hour (exceptions exist for those 60 years of age or older, or for those who are ill). Medicines and water do not break the Eucharistic Fast. If the Sacrament of Reconciliation is needed so that we are readmitted to Holy Communion, we must receive that beautiful forgive-ness first. Those who are not Catholic should respect what this Sacrament is to Catholics, and either remain seated and prayerfully thankful, or step forward to receive a blessing.

Adult Formation

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults

The R.C.I.A. process offers the opportunity for searching souls to arrive at the fullness of what Christ offers. Receive honest answers to your questions from parishioners and clergy and gradually journey closer to God in the fullness of the Catholic Church. For more information, contact the parish office at (757) 898-5570, or speak with Deacon Mark.

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 11, 2016

Book of Intercessions

Located at the pillars in the Commons

Whenever you enter the church you are invited to write any prayer you wish—a prayer of need, praise or thanksgiving—perhaps you will “lift up” someone who is sick or facing surgery—a prayer for peace, or a prayer of thanks for a couple’s wedding or anniversary.

Nursery

St. Joan of Arc Nursery is now available during the Sunday morning Masses (8:30 AM and 11 AM) for those with children under the age of 3 years. The nursery opens 15 minutes prior to Holy Mass and closes 15 minutes after Mass. Our vision is to provide a Catholic environment with prayer and music for your child to help transition him/her to participating in Holy Mass.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) is offered at the 11 AM Mass for children 3-6 years of age.

Our nursery workers, Ms. Liz and Ms. Cindy, are VIRTUS certi-fied and have many years experience between them teaching at Star of the Sea Catholic School in Hampton, VA.

For the safety and well-being of all in the nursery: NO snacks NO drinks If your child has been sick within 24 hours of coming to Mass, please keep them with you to limit the spread of illness. If you are interested in being a parent volunteer for the nursery, please contact Jennifer Sanders (jsanders@stjoanofarcva.org/757-898-5570).

Faith Formation

Young Adult Ministry

Do not forget about Youth Group! Youth Ministry is engaging middle and high school students both spiritually and socially from 6:30-8:30 on the 1st and 2nd Tuesdays and from 6:00-8:30 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. These nights start with an Emmaus Dinner and Wednesday nights will in-clude Praise and Worship.

Youth Ministry Monthly Update

Youth Ministry has been busy the past few weeks. We kicked off November by having a party to celebrate All Saints/All Souls Days and the youth came with some creative Saint costumes. Each teen had the opportunity to offer intentions for their loved ones who have died. These were kept in prayer through-out the whole month of November with a remembrance can-dle. We had a very successful Albatross to Phoenix Retreat. Twenty guys joined us for the weekend and came away with their burdens lifted by this transforming weekend. Please pray for all of those who attended the retreat especially the crew members who worked for two months in prayer and prepara-tion for the weekend: Ricky Rivera, Zac Grant, Josh Segura, Jacob Law, Xedrix Barbeyto, Alex Ngyuen, and Peter Dewysocki. We have been successful with the recent youth group changes to alternate Tuesday nights and Wednesday night’s Praise and Worship and both have been well attended. Lastly, we began the season of Advent with the parish commu-nity at the Advent Reconciliation Service.

Upcoming Youth Events

Sunday, January 15th – Monday January 16th Winter Lock-In

Thursday, January 26th – Friday, January 27th

March for Life Pilgrimage

Friday, February 10th – Sunday, February 12th Diocesan Youth Conference (DYC)

Monday, July 24th – Saturday, July 29th Life Teen Camp at Hidden Lake, Dahlonega, GA

The New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism

Question of the Month

What is faith?

Faith is the virtue by which we firmly believe on the Word of God all the truths He has revealed. Faith is BELIEF in God. Faith says, “I believe everything God has said simply because He has said it, no matter how impossible it seems; for example, the Eucharist is really Christ’s Body and Blood.”

Nativity Pancake Breakfast

SPECIAL EVENT ONE SHOWING ONLY

Sunday, December 18, after the 8:30 AM Mass

Enjoy seasonal pancakes with all the trimmings you have come

to expect at all the Youth Ministry sponsored, over the top

pancake breakfasts! A special Nativity Play will be presented

by the youth in our kindergarten – 5th grade faith formation

classes. Proceeds to benefit the youth of our parish. Tickets

for preferred seating ($12), as well as general seating ($10), will

be available after all Masses in the Commons and in the Parish

Office.

SAVE THE DATES

FIRST RECONCILIATION FAMILIES (2nd GRADE STUDENTS)

Sunday, January 8, 2017: Parent 1st Reconciliation Session, 9:45 – 10:45 AM in the John Paul II Center Saturday, January 14, 2017: Parent 1st Reconciliation Session AND Children’s 1st Reconciliation Retreat, 2 – 4 PM Sunday, January 15, 2017: Celebration of 1st Reconciliation for 2nd grade students, 2 PM in the worship space

Youth Ministry

If anyone would like more information or to get involved with the Young Adult Community here at St. Joan of Arc, please contact Andrew McCarthy at amccarthy@stjoanofarcva.org or call the parish office at (757) 898-5570.

Parish Ministries

Parish Councils

Finance Council Daniel Burton Pastoral Council Bill McHenry

Pastoral Ministry Baptism Coordinator Deacon Jim Liturgy Committee Deacon Jim & Jerry Wilkins

Liturgical Ministries

Altar Servers Stephen O’Grady EMHCs Denis Morhiser Hospitality Mark Mulvaney & Marshall Bradley MCs Jerry Wilkins Music Lyudmila Syrochkina Readers Carl Chesley & Patti Komornik

Organizations

Knights of Columbus Ricky Sowell Ladies Auxiliary Lynda Fairman Legion of Mary David Cienski Women’s Club Yvonne Craw Young at Heart Bill Garber

Non-Liturgical Ministries

Altar Linens Dixie Nowak Arts & Environment Gerry Cannon Bereaved John Bryant, III & Tom Carroll Building Maintenance Hank Rose & Dave Marin Coffee & Donuts Joan Jacubczak Divine Mercy Grace Dickens & Geri Leatherbury Emergency Needs Linda O’Dell Kitchen Bill Garber Landscape Jim Orband Lazarus Cathy Fowler Manna Cathy Fowler New Evangelization David Cienski Sick & Homebound Deacon Mark & Cathy Mueller Social Ministries Chris Ladnier Vocations Chalice Deacon Phil Web Master Trey Morris 1 Corinthians 12:4

Retrouvaille Marriage Repair Do you feel lost and alone in your marriage? Do you feel hurt or betrayed by your spouse? Are you constantly fighting? Are you thinking about separation or divorce? Retrouvaille is a lifeline for troubled marriages. For more information, call Deacon Jim Satterwhite or Chris Ladnier at the parish office, (757) 898-5570, or visit www.retrouvaille.org.

Peninsula Catholic High School

Presents "St. George and the Dragon" and "A Charlie Brown Christmas" on Friday, December 16th at Peninsula Catholic High School, 600 Harpersville Road, Newport News. Tickets for the 7 pm show are $5; $3 for students. Parents' "Knight" Out-- Saturday, December 17th from 5-9 pm at PCHS. Game, crafts, dinner and a show for your little ones aged 3-12 while you enjoy a night out! $20 per child and $15 for siblings. To make your reservation, email ewigley@peninsulacatholic.com Barnes and Noble Book Fair-- Saturday, December 17th from 12-5 pm at Barnes and Noble Bookstore, 12170 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News. Proceeds benefit Peninsula Catholic High School. Thank you for your support!

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