SAINT PAUL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

3005 Country Club Road New Bern, NC 28562

www.spccnb.org (252) 638-1984

Office: M-F 8:30-4:00pm

Saint Paul Catholic School (252) 633-0100

Saint Peter the Fisherman Mission Parish in Oriental

(252) 249-3687

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:00 pm Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am, 11:00 am 1:00 pm (Misa en Español) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday . . . . . . 8:00 am Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . .9:00 am, 6:00 pm Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am at Old St Paul First Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am

Holy Days of Obligation per announcements

PASTORAL STAFF

Father Thomas Tully, Pastor

Father Robert Schmid, Parochial Vicar

Deacon Mike Mahoney, ObISB, Parish Deacon

Deacon Rick Fisher, Parish Deacon

Deacon Jim Hackett, Parish Deacon

Sister Monique Dissen, IHM, Pastoral Associate

Deacon David Kierski, School Administrator

Third Sunday of Advent

December 16, 2018

WORD OF THE LORD

PREPARE

ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the most Blessed

Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive

You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least

spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You have already come, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof, but only

say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Paul’s Letter to the Romans

Deacon Mahoney will lead the last of his Advent Series on Thursday, Dec. 20th

from 7pm to 8 pm in the FLC #2. In this series he will guide us through Chapters 7 and 8

in the Le er of Paul to the Romans. The discussion will focus on God’s great plan for us in Christ Jesus,

especially God’s desire to help us and to heal us in the face of life’s o en great difficul es. He will also address the nature of the spiritual journey as we await our own

resurrec on and herea er. And finally, rooted in a deeper understanding of the journey and God’s great plan, we’ll be able to get the most out of our Advent

journey and experience with even deeper apprecia on of the joy of Christmas! If you have any ques ons,

please contact Deacon Mike at 252-571-1597.

ACT OF CONTRITION O my God, I am hear ly sorry

for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because of

Thy just punishments, but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all-

good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.

Wednesday, December 19th, at 6:30 pm will be

Adora on & Confessions un l 8:00 pm.

December 20th at 7:00 pm at Annuncia on Church

Join us in celebra ng Christ’s birth

Christmas Eve Masses: 4:00PM, 5:00PM (Oriental),

6:00PM, 8:00PM (Spanish), 10:00PM

Christmas Mass: 10:00AM

REJOICE!

Today has tradi onally been called “Gaudete Sunday.” The La n tag is derived from Paul’s appeal in the second reading to “rejoice always in the Lord,” and the La n Mass text based on that reading. The irony and paradox of this Chris an joy is underlined by the fact that Paul wrote those words in prison. But from there he could see the progress of God’s work. Is it obvious to us? We feel that this is not the me for joy when there is so much suffering and moral evil. It is interes ng, then, that the first reading is from the prophet Zephaniah, who is almost exclusively concerned with gloomy visions of Judgment Day. Today the Church selects the only op mis c text in Zephaniah, in which the prophet has been touched by the spirit of joy. This, we are assured on all sides, is “the season of joy.” Let us recapture that feeling of joy in our lives and reflect it to those who are joyless. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Third Sunday of Advent; Las Posadas begins Tuesday: Interna onal Migrants Day Friday: St. Peter Canisius; Winter begins

Everyone is invited to help decorate our church!

Saturday morning on December 22nd, we will prepare the poinse as.

Sunday, December 23rd, a er the 1PM Mass, decora ng will be begin.

We will finish up on Monday, December 24th. Come on by! Call Joy Harsen and let her know when

you are able to help at 252-229-2394.

If you have a child in grades 2 to 8, who has musical ability and would love to

sing, please contact me to par cipate in the 4:00 pm Children's Mass on

Christmas Eve. Saint Paul Catholic School

James Moody252-633-0100

OLIVE BRANCH STORE & LENDING LIBRARY

We have lots of new items – come see! Beau ful Rosary bracelets – some with

gi bags & one that has a magne c closure (so easy!). Also, Our Lady of Grace Cameo Rosary box or jewelry

box, Jerusalem cross keepsake box, 2 sizes of olive wood hand crosses from Israel, Miraculous Medal

earrings, Na vity holy water font, “Joy to the World” & “Keep Christ in Christmas” magnets, Na vity magnet set, and 5 different styles of prayer cubes that make

great stocking stuffers! 2019 Sunday Missals are here .

WE ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS ON SUNDAYS PLEASE COME BY AND SEE US TO JOIN OUR TEAM!

Open Sun. 9–1 & Wed. 9–12 in the Family Life Center All proceeds benefit Saint Paul Church

ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES

The complete Parish Calendar, as well as past issues of the bulle n, are

always available for viewing at our website: spccnb.org

Sunday 12/16 8:00AM Mass +Charles & Beatrice Neumeister 9:00AM Olive Branch Open ll 1PM 9:15AM RCIA – FLC2 9:30AM Faith Forma on – School 9:30AM Chancel Choir Prac ce 10:30AM Mass in Oriental 10:30AM Chaplet of Divine Mercy - SJC 11:00AM Mass Saint Paul Parish Family 1:00PM Mass +Diocesan Priests 2:30PM Movie in the Chapel 6:00PM Confirma on Class – School

Monday 12/17 8:00AM Mass +Patricia & Susan Casey 11:00AM Hand and Foot Card Games – FLC3

Tuesday 12/18 8:00AM Mass +Derek J. Hostyn 10:30AM Mass in Oriental 1:00PM Prayer Shawl Ministry – FLC3 7:00PM Twin Rivers Volleyball - Gym

Wednesday 12/19 9:00AM Olive Branch Open ll Noon 9:00AM Mass +Frank Sciera 3:00PM JCDA Mee ng – FLC3 5:00PM Medjugorje Prayer Group – Church 6:00PM Mass +Tommy Myat Oo 6:30PM Adora on and Advent Confessions 7:00PM Hispanic Choir Prac ce - Church 7:00PM SPRAA Men’s Open Gym Basketball

Thursday 12/20 8:00AM Mass +Bridget Klecker 8:35AM Adora on – Church 10:45AM Reconcilia on 11:45AM Benedic on – Church 7:00PM Deacon’s Advent Spirituality Series–FLC2

7:00PM Twin Rivers Volleyball - Gym 7:30PM Folk Choir Prac ce - Church

Friday 12/21 8:00AM Mass (OSP) (L)Bryan Plezia

Saturday 12/22 3:30PM Reconcilia on 5:00PM Mass +Marie Johnson

THIS WEEK’S CANDLE INTENTION: Vincent Lanasch. Jr.

SAINT PAUL SCHOOL NEWS

Give the gi of me in 2019 and tutor children 1-2 hours a week. Make a BIG

difference in the life of a child. Please call Tricia Cheesman, Volunteer

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Parish Mission: Why every parish should have one once in a while.

Father Donnell Kirchner, CSsR The Priest [Magazine] 11/26/2012 Every parish deserves and needs a parish mission once in a while. The renewal, enthusiasm and shot in the arm from this type of event invigorates even the best of communi es. We clerics make our yearly retreat; there is no way that over 60 million Catholics could get away to a retreat house during a 3-to-5-year me frame. The parish mission is what renews their faith, commitment and a achment to the Body of Christ present in their faith community. Let’s face it. All machines, whether they be cars, television sets or computers, sooner or later need a checkup or to see a mechanic for a tune up. People are no different. To get someone out of a rut or comfort zone, you need to program something special and out of the ordinary. What makes a parish mission successful, unlike all other spiritual exercises, is its extraordinary preaching that is different from the best of Sunday homilies or other instruc onal courses. By its very nature, a parish mission has in its DNA a conversion mode. There are people who offer good courses on prayer, the liturgy, pastoral involvement or instruc ons about Social Jus ce, but to equate these ac vi es to a parish mission is misleading. Obviously these other services are important elements in a full Chris an life, but a parish mission touches the very core of a Chris an’s being, moves his or her heart either to recall (or learn for the first

me) how passionate God’s love is for each and every one of his sons and daughters, and how far a person can stray from this covenant. In mes past, parish missions were o en seen as a me to “scare the hell” out of people, pu ng the fear of the Lord into them. Today’s modern mission will include eschatological elements, however the main emphasis is centered upon how much the loving Lord desires to encounter and save each one of us. A parish mission is a me of grace, a me for repentance, for change, for becoming a renewed person. The Sacrament of Reconcilia on is an essen al part of a good mission. Maybe the preacher will not be a priest, yet a true mission needs to have confessors available. St. Alphonsus used to say that the thermometer for a successful mission was judged by how many people used the confessional. Without this piece of the plan, any other spoken event is just another happening. I personally have heard many a priest’s confession in the rectory, as the good pastor enters into the spirit of a parish mission and realizes that he too needs to set the example for his parishioner. A frui ul parish mission will increase bonding among parishioners. People may not know those in their parish who go to the other Masses. During a mission, the whole parish is doing something together. When there is a social or recep on a erwards (e.g., coffee, cookies, cakes, etc.) people bond, get to know one other. It is easy to “bribe” the kids by promising them cookies if they get their mom and dad to take them each evening to the mission. They remind the big people that it is me to go. And, at parish mission recep ons, I have seen people talking with their pastor for the first me on a personal level.

Father Kirchner, C.SS.R., teaches courses in parishes, and currently works and lives in Liguori, Mo. Thanks to OSV Newsweekly for these excerpts from this ar cle: Copyright © 1996-2018 Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.

SAINT PAUL PARISH MISSION JANUARY 26-31, 2019

IF YOU MAKE THE MISSION A PRIORITY, YOU WILL BE BLESSED! PRAY EACH DAY NOW FOR THE SUCCESS OF OUR PARISH MISSION!

PASTOR’S CORNER

Third SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 16, 2018

God of Truth,

You help us to see ourselves for who we are in our selfishness and sinfulness. We are stung and le to ask, “What should we do?” Strengthen us to follow your Great Commandment:

to love you, Lord, with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, and all our strength,

and our neighbor as ourselves. Save us from your judgment and instead rejoice over us

as we rejoice in your great kindness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Today’s Readings: Zephaniah 3:14-18a; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:10-18.

The people who come to John the Bap st are both stung by his words and a racted by what he is saying. They are self-interested and dishonest,

but now seem willing to leave those ways behind and follow Jesus. John assures them that Christ is coming and they are excited.

This Third Sunday of Advent is called “Gaudete”, meaning “rejoice” and St. Paul tells us why: “the Lord is near.” Jesus came into the world, and we rejoice that He has saved us by his cross and resurrec on, but we also rejoice because He promises to return and that there will be a new heaven and earth.

Ligh ng the rose candle, is a reminder that God is near to you, asking that you turn to Him in an cipa on of our life with Him to come.

THIS WEEK AT HOME

Monday, Dec. 17—Today St. Ma hew gives us Jesus’ family tree. To fulfill the prophecies, Jesus comes from the line of King David. As His adopted sons and daughters, we share in that lineage and therefore let us pray that we become a priestly people.

Tuesday, Dec. 18— Let us hear an account of Jesus’ birth from Joseph’s perspec ve, including his dream in which an angel spoke to him. He listens to the angel and he follows the angel’s commands. Reflect on how you listen for God to make his will known to you. Perhaps taking me to be in His presence each day will open you to his will.

Wednesday, Dec. 19—Each “O” An phon gives a tle to Christ, and links him to Isaiah’s prophecy and implores him to “come!” Today we pray, “O Flower of Jesse’s stem you have been raised up as a sign for all peoples; kings stand silent in your presence; the na ons bow down in worship before you. Come, let nothing keep you from coming to our aid.”

Thursday, Dec. 20—Luke’s account of the Annuncia on tells us that Mary’s ini al fear is dispelled by the angel’s reassurance. Mary’s perfect love of God allows her to accept God’s plan for her life. Do your fears hold you back from giving your life totally to Jesus?

Friday, Dec. 21—A plan has always existed in the mind of God to bring humankind to the full enjoyment of God. While we await that day, we can enjoy God’s presence now. John the Bap st, leapt for joy in his mother’s womb in recogni on of Jesus, just as the lover in the Song of Songs leaps across the hills on his way to the beloved.

Saturday, Dec. 22—As Mary proclaims the Magnificat, she praises God for his holiness, jus ce and great deeds. Her prayer reveals so much about our God and offers such perfect praise that the Church prays it each day at Evening Prayer. Perhaps we need to pray this prayer daily in imita on of Mary.

PARISH INFORMATION SACRAMENT SCHEDULE

Reconcilia on: Thursdays 10:45-11:45am, Saturday 3:30-4:30pm or by appointment.

Bap sm: First me parents must a end Bap smal Prepara on Classes. Contact the church office. First Communion/Confirma on: Contact the church office. Marriages: Contact church office - 6 month advance no ce is required.

Anoin ng of the Sick: Contact the church office or rectory. Funerals: Call 638-4436 or e-mail funeral@spccnb.org

PARISH STAFF DIRECTORY

CHURCH OFFICE: 252-638-1984 NIGHT EMERGENCY: 252-638-4436

PASTORAL STAFF Father Thomas S Tully, Pastor: pastor@spccnb.org Father Robert Schmid, Parochial Vicar: frschmid@spccnb.org Deacon Rick Fisher: 252-229-1644 Deacon Mike Mahoney, ObISB: 252-571-1597 Deacon Jim Hacke : 973-479-8909 Sister Monique Dissen, IHM, Hospital: 252-675-0333

Parish Care Coordinator, DeLesa Conway: dconway@spccnb.org Bookkeeper, Donna Simon: dsimon@spccnb.org Bulle n: bulle n@spccnb.org Cemetery: Danny Gennantonio, 252-637-2322 Facili es Manager: Open Faith Forma on: Joy Harsen 252-229-2394 Funeral Arrangements: 252-638-4436, funeral@spccnb.org Hispanic Ministry: Judith Denis 760-475-4887 Music Ministry: Call Church Office RCIA Coordinator: Marcelene McLure, 252-633-2539 Catholic Chari es: 252-638-2188 Catholic Daughters: Mary Ann Harper, 252-633-3473 Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist: Mary Spano, 252-633-4768 Eucharis c Ministers (Home/Sick): Dennis Colbert, 252-638-1555 Finance Council: Skip Zimmerman, 616-516-1730 Knights Third Degree: Michael Lynch, 252-633-2194 Knights Fourth Degree: Ralph Aviles, 252-204-7700 Pastoral Council: Judi Williams, pcouncil@spccnb.org Religious Community Services: 252-633-2767 Saint Paul School Administrator: Deacon Kierski, 252-633-0100

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WELCOME VISITORS AND GUESTS! We hope that you will find our parish community a place where your life of faith will be nourished. We also hope that you will share

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Please pray for those who are sick, shut-in, or recovering from surgery, and their caregivers.

DAILY MASS IN THE CHURCH Please join us for daily Masses in the Church during Advent. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 8am. Wednesday at 9am

and 6pm. (Friday at Old Saint Paul at 8am).

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