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St. Rita Catholic Community 12521 Inwood Road, Dallas, Texas 75244
Phone 972-934-8388 www.stritaparish.net Fax 972-934-8965
2 Sunday
Please remember St. Rita Parish
in your estate plans. !December 10, 2017
of Advent!
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December 10, 2017
“John the Bap�st appeared in the desert proclaiming a bap�sm of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” (Mk. 1:4)!!
How good are you at taking advice? Are you the sort of person that takes advice easily, learning well from others? Or are you stubborn, barely able to admit you’re wrong or don’t know? There are folks like that, you know. They’re o&en not fun to be around.!!
I call it the “Whi*ield Carpet Principle.” It can be stated like this: Each person must have at least one other person in his or her life that can speak truth to them, “call them on the carpet” about their nonsense, call them out about their foolishness. Otherwise, such a person is a jerk, and quite possibly worse. It is, I have found, an almost universal principle�almost as true as gravity.!!
Now this principle holds in the spiritual and religious realm too. Without someone to call out our foolishness, we risk becoming spiritual and religious fools. We become the pathe/c makers of our own religion. We become spiritual jerks, and usually lonely.!!
Which is why it’s important to be able to hear the Church’s call to repentance. As John the Bap/st called the people in his /me to repent, so some/mes does the Church and her preachers do the same. But can you listen? Are you the sort of person who allows the Church to speak the truth to you? This is a huge problem, found among both the right and the le&�this unwillingness to listen to the Church, to the gospel, and to Jesus, because we think we know be3er.!!
So think about what it means to listen to the Church. Can you hear her call to repentance? Do you take the Church seriously at all? It’s an important ques/on�one that must be answered before Jesus comes, before you can see him!
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Please take note of our Advent and Christmas ac/vi/es and spiritual opportuni/es. There is lot to fill your spirit. You just need to take the opportunity! !!
Have a blessed week! Praying for you!!
pax,
Fr. Joshua
A warm St. Rita welcome to all Visitors and Newcomers!
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Membership registration packets are available in the Church narthex, or you may call the parish office, 972�934�8388 and request one by mail.!
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Parish Offering Last Sunday
“You must look at the facts because they look at you.” - Winston Churchill !
Our Parish’s Weekly Operating Goal (Budget)! ! $64,305!Offerings (Actual as of 11/19/2017)! ! ! $92,553!Variance! ! ! ! ! ! $28,248!!
Families contributing in October: 1,298 (31%)!
LITURGY
Advent Mass Schedule
Weekends Saturday Vigil: 5:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm (Bilingual) and 5:30 pm
Nursery: 9:00 am, 10:45 am and
12:30 pm for Sunday Masses
Monday thru Friday 6:25 am & 5:30 pm
Wednesday - Friday - Saturday
8:00 am
No 8:00 am Masses on Wednesday & Friday December 22, 2017 - January 3, 2018
Advent Confession Schedule
Thursdays
December 14th ! First Reconciliation Service - 7:00pm
December 21st ! Parish Penance Service - 7:00pm
Saturdays
December 16th & 23rd - 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday - December 20th “Catholics Come Home for Christmas”
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
No confessions
Thursday, December 28th Saturday, December 30th
Holy Hour is cancelled for December 14th, 21st & 28th
Bulletin Submissions (New Year’s Holiday)
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Have you considered naming !St. Rita Parish as a beneficiary !
in your estate planning? !!
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Established in December 2015, the Legacy Society’s purpose is to recognize and thank those who have no/fied the parish of their intended future gi& to our parish through a bequest, trust, life insurance policy, or re/rement plan. A charitable bequest in your will can benefit our parish community while reducing the tax impact on your estate. Legacy Society Members bestow the gi& of con/nued financial strength and excellence for St. Rita ministries. !!
If you have already arranged a planned gift or if you are interested in doing so,
please contact Helaine Blizzard ([email protected] or 214!451!6513) or
Dcn. Denis Corbin ([email protected] or 214!451!6510). �!!
You can also visit our Legacy Society page on the parish website; www.stritaparish.net or the Support St. Rita tab on the school website;
www.strita.net for additional details.!
12521 Inwood Road, Dallas TX 75244!Phone: 972�934�8388 Fax: 972�934�8965
www.stritaparish.net!!
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PASTORAL ADMINISTRATOR! Rev. Joshua Whi*ield! jwhi*[email protected] !
Administrave Assistant to the Pastor! Mrs. Ramona Corbin, x6568 [email protected]!!
PAROCHIAL VICAR! Rev. Steve Antes, x6509! [email protected]! !
PERMANENT DEACONS!! Deacon Charles Sylvester ! [email protected] !
! Deacon Moses Chung ! [email protected] !
! Deacon Bill Fobes [email protected] !
! Deacon Doug Breckenridge [email protected] !! ! !
PASTORAL CENTER STAFF!!
Parish Administrator!!Deacon Denis Corbin, x6510! [email protected] !Director of Safe Environment, Administrator of Sacramental ! Records & Coordinator of RCIA!! Ms. Susan Podkrash, x6514 [email protected]!Special Assistant, Pastoral Services!! Mrs. Gena Maguire, x6523! [email protected]!Parish Business Manager !! Mrs. Helaine Blizzard, x6513! [email protected] !
School Business Manager!! Mr. Steve Brocke3, x6512! ! [email protected]!
Registrar! Mrs. Vilma Ricciardi, x6511 [email protected] Director of Music and Parish Liturgy !! Dr. Alfred Calabrese, x6518 [email protected]!Administrave Assistant, Music Department ! Mrs. Mindy Hatzmann, x6555 [email protected] Director of Faith Formaon & Educaon!! Mr. Joshua Clemmons, x6528 [email protected]!
Coordinator of Children’s Faith Formaon!! Mrs. Susan Sheetz, x6502! ! [email protected]!Coordinator of Youth Ministry!! Mrs. Maribel Waldon, x6507! [email protected]!Facilies Manager!! Mr. Steve Niles, FMP, x6581! ! [email protected] !Facilies Setup Supervisor!! Mr. Joe Bartush, x6505! ! [email protected] !
Facilies Maintenance Supervisor! Mr. Neil Lyle, x6533! ! [email protected]!
Director of Communicaon! !! Mrs. Michelle Kocurek, x6504! [email protected]!Director of Technology, Interim! !
! Ma3 Glass, x6517 !! ! [email protected]!Liaison for Spanish Speaking Parishioners! Mrs. Margarita Rodríguez, x6515 [email protected]!Nursery Coordinator! !
! Miss Lisa Moorman ! ! [email protected]!
Receponist! Mrs. Jeri Wray, x6501 ! ! [email protected]!
Sacristan! Mrs. Margaret Saliba, x6520! [email protected]!!
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ST. RITA SCHOOL � 972�239�3203!
Principal! Dr. Carol Walsh ! [email protected] !
Admissions! Mrs. Sonbol Mannas, x6544 [email protected]!!
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For informaon on our parish’s Safe Environment process, !please contact Susan Podkrash at [email protected].!
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SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION !
Eucharist for the sick, shut�ins and requests for hospital visitors, please contact Ramona Corbin at 214�451�6568 or Fr. Steve at 214�451�6509.!!
MATRIMONY: Register in the Parish and become a member of the Sunday worshipping community three months before contacting a priest or deacon. !Then contact the priest or deacon at least eight months prior to the date of the wedding.!!
BAPTISM: The Baptism Class in English will be held on DECEMBER 10th
in the Staubach Family Wing Room D247, Second Floor � from 1:00 to 3:00pm. Babysitting will not be available. (Classes may be taken before the baby is born.) !!!!
REQUIREMENTS:!
• Both Parents must attend the Baptism Class before the Baptism, Godparents are encouraged to do so.!
• Godparents are to be (1) fully initiated into the Catholic Church; baptized, received 1st Communion and Confirmation, (2) be at least 16 years old, (3) practicing the faith, and (4) if married � must be in accordance with the Catholic Church. !
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An appointment needs to be made for your child to be baptized. Please call the Pastoral Center Office at 214�451�6514 to set a date. !
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No Baptisms during Advent. !Baptisms will resume Sunday, December 31
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Baptisms are held most Sundays at 2:00pm!
Baptisms held during Mass:!1
st Sunday � 10:45 Mass!
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Sunday � 5:30 Mass!4
th Sunday � 9:00 Mass!
Follow us on Twitter @frjoshTX ! @stritadallas @HomilyBites!
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And on Facebook www.Facebook.com/stritadallas!
St. Rita Catholic Community December 10, 2017
MASS INTENTIONS
!living intenon / � deceased intenon !!intención en vida / � intención por difuntos!
If our Priest cannot offer the Mass you have scheduled due to an emergency or other commitment, be assured that your Mass intention will be said elsewhere. Any questions, please call the Pastoral Center Office.!!!Mon. Dec 11 /Isa 35:1�10, Ps 85:9�14, Lk 5:17�26! 6:25 a.m. Micheal Shotwell*! 5:30 p.m. Stan Curry+!!
Tues. Dec 12/Zech 2:14�17, Jud 13:18�19, Lk 1:39�47!FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE! 6:25 a.m. Christopher Shotwell*! 5:30 p.m. Oralyn Flatley+! 7:00 p.m. Consuelo Rodriguez*!!
Wed. Dec 13/Isa 40:25�31, Ps 103:1�10, Mt 11:29�30! 6:25 a.m. John Harding* ! 8:00 a.m. Ashley Roseann*! 5:30 p.m. Dr. & Mrs. William Ryan+ !!
Thurs. Dec 14/Isa 41:13�20, Ps 145:1�13, Mt 11:11�15! 6:25 a.m. Skip Spollen+! 5:30 p.m. Mary Horvath+!!
Fri. Dec 15/Isa 48:17�19, Ps 1:1�6, Mt 11:16�19! 6:25 a.m. Joanna Sherman+! 8:00 a.m. Susan Darling+! 5:30 p.m. Leslie Mudd Johnston+!!
Sat. Dec 16/Sir 48:1�11, Ps 80:2�19, Mt 17:9�13! 8:00 a.m. Elena Boruel+ ! 5:30 p.m. Roland Cupaioli+!!
Sun. Dec 17/Isa 61:1�11, Lk 1:46�54,1 Thes 5:16�24,Jn1:6�28! 7:30 a.m. Holy Father Pope Francis*! !
9:00 a.m. Lawrence Sliva+! !
10:45 a.m. Ruben Cerezo+! 12:30 p.m. Karl M. Burtch+! 5:30 p.m. People of the Parish!
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TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY!The Tuesday Morning Bible Study begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Staubach Family Wing � Room 247. This year we will be studying ISAIAH from the Li3le Rock Series and My Soul Magnifies the Lord�a Scriptural Journey with Mary by Jeanne Kern.!
This group is made up of women who have studied the Bible many years and we welcome new members.’!
Contact: Kay Neuhoff � [email protected]!Becky Goldenbaum � [email protected]!
Adult Faith Formation
S���� R��� !M�’� C ������� L���� �� G���� !
SRMCLG provides an environment for men to build
relationships and discuss how our Catholic faith impacts our
roles as husbands, fathers, and leaders in the community.�!
This fall, the SRMCLG will begin the video series CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players. This exciting work from Bishop Robert Barron provides a deep examination of a handful of saints, artists, mystics, and scholars who not only shaped the life of the Church
but changed the course of western civilization. Come journey with us and explore the lasting influence of these Pivotal Players. !!
The group meets each Thursday morning !from 5:45 a.m. � 7:15 a.m. in the Parish Dining Hall. !
Hot breakfast and coffee are served. !The group is open to all men regardless of parish or faith. !
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To find out more informa�on regarding the program!
or the group, please contact!Bill Dowd at [email protected], !972�467�8953 or
Ma< Molash at ma<[email protected], !214�704�7912!
Theology Guild!!
“Then someone came to him and said, ‘Teacher,
what good must I do to have !eternal life?’” � Mt. 19:16!
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We ought to do good and avoid evil, but can we be confident in distinguishing one from the other?! And what are we to think of legalism
and freedom?! Doesn’t law impose itself, limiting our autonomy and doing violence to conscience?! Are there really evils that are always and in every circumstance totally out of line?! In answer to these and like questions,
St. Pope John Paul II provides an emphatic and clear teaching in his encyclical letter Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth).!!!
Come join the Theology Guild for a guided study of one of the most
comprehensive teachings on fundamental moral theology in the Catholic tradi/on.! !!
For more informa/on, contact Joshua Clemmons !
Thursday Evening Bible Study The Gospel According to St. John:
The Word Made Flesh
6:15 to 7:15 p.m. - Room 247
First and Third Thursdays of Each Month through May 17th
For information contact Lawson Taitte
469-222-2660 or [email protected]
Women of the Word Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John
Wednesdays at 9:15 a.m.
Staubach Family Wing - D248
As the Good Shepherd, Jesus seeks after us. He comes to meet us and beckons us to follow him. He calls us to be his disciples, to trust him, to open ourselves to his merciful love, and to love others as he has loved us. Follow Me invites you to experience the joy of a renewed friendship with Christ.
Questions? Call Eumabel Colberg 972-788-2843 or email [email protected]
The Office of Faith Formation is looking for someone who can sign
for children who have hearing issues.
Please contact: Susan Sheetz
214-451-6502
Children’s Faith Formation
Join us Sunday evenings at 6:30PM in the Youth Room!
For more informa"on follow us @stritayouth !
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Youth Ministries
SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY!!
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The Holy Spirit as !Revealed in Scripture!
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10:45 a.m. � 12:00 p.m. !Staubach Family Wing � Room D246 !
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For informa/on contact Lawson [email protected] !
or 469�222�2660!
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St. Rita Stephen Ministry!
Stephen Ministry is an extension of Pastoral Care!
Training Update – Session 7
Being asser/ve is about rela/ng to others gently and firmly. In this week’s class, Stephen Minister trainees will discuss and apply principles in the book! Speaking the Truth in Love: How to Be an Assertive Christian, which uses Jesus as the model for assertive behavior.!!
For more informa/on about Stephen Ministry or next year’s class, contact us confiden/ally at:!!
Phone: (214) 451�6503 E�mail:[email protected]!
Parish Ministries
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For young adults, single and married, 21�39ish looking to belong, commit and grow in faith and community through St. Rita in Dallas.!
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We would love for you to be a part of what we are doing! !Get involved by emailing [email protected] !
Are you a mother of toddlers/kids/teens/grown adults?!All mothers welcome at any of our upcoming events!!
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Monthly Mee�ngs � 2nd
Tuesday!Large group format!
7:00 p.m. � 8:30 p.m. in St Rita Dining Hall!!
Monthly Book Studies!Mul/ple /mes and loca/ons available � !
See Facebook or email to sign up!!
More social and spiritual events!Join our Facebook Group: St Rita Mother’s Ministry!
Join our mailing list: Contact [email protected]!
St. Rita Bread Ministry Seeks Volunteers Please consider joining the Bread Ministry, one of the first Ministries at St Rita. Volunteers are sought, willing to collect store�donated bakery goods and deliver them to shelters and chari/es in central Dallas. Involvement generally entails one trip per two or three week period, requiring approxi-mately two or three hours. !
Please contact Keith Thompson, [email protected] or 214�552�6934.!
SACRED MUSIC
THE HOLY ROSARY Come pray the Rosary
after every daily Mass in the Eucharistic Chapel
WE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AND HOMEBOUND !
Through prayer, we are united as a community of faith. Through prayer, we are comforted and we become stronger in our walk with God.!
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Patrice Conard, Beckett Grimett, Kathy Novotny, Pedro Cárdenas, Mary Lou Jones-Sumner, Pat Corey, Angela Diego, George Caldwell,
Bill Nolan, Lorraine Nolan, Luis Gabriel Herrera, Jack Shiner, Carrie Fisher, Charles Louw, Margaret Moser, Cristina Domínguez, Lucia Fisher, Dave Adams, Mary Hoffman, Ignacio Koch, Barbara Hyna, Monda Garvey, Ellie Falgout,
Liliana Gaviria, Peter & Patricia Griffith, Ana María Andrade, San Garza, Consuelo Rodriguez, Marianne Gilchrist, Coy Gaylor, Samuel García,
Marie Díaz, Bill Millican, Chris Díaz, Mitchell MacLean, Stephen J. Oswald and Ryan Fitzgerald.
Please contact Michelle Kocurek, [email protected] or !call 214�451�6504, if you would like to be!
included in our list for prayer for the sick and homebound.!
Thursday, December 14th
No Eucharistic Holy Hour
First Reconciliation - 7:00pm!
PRAYER
! We Pray for our loved ones serving in the Armed Forces
Protect them that you may be the joy of those who love your name.
~ Psalm 5:12b
LT Col. Tase Bailey III CAPT Sarah C. Compton LT Patrick F. Gargan, USN LT CMDR Christine B. Gargan, USN PFC Joshua J. Goldston, USA LT Doug Grothues USN Michael Maese, USAF LT Michael Meyer ENS Ryland Tuohy, USN
CAPT Rusty Meyer LT Eric Schortmann, USAF Capt. Jeff Schortmann, USAF CAPT Paul Sula USAF CMDR Frank Volpe Michael Roland LT Charles Waltrip, USMC LT Robert Tuohy IV, USN!
St. Rita Business Network !and Career Ministry!
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Upcoming Events: !
Happy Hour � Tuesday, December 12, 2017!Meet colleagues and mentors!
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Picasso’s Pizza & Grill 12300 Inwood Rd!6:00�8:00 pm Appe�zers provided!
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Please note: This will be held instead of December 9th
mee�ng.!Saturday January 13, 2017!
Staubach Family Wing ! Rm 248D�8:30�10:30 am Coffee, Donuts and Juice provided�
!The missio n of St. Rita Business Network and Career Ministry is to foster a network o f parishioners, a c�ve in or re�red from business, who mentor to others, share exper �se in their fields or industries, an d ac�vely enco urage daily applica�on of Chris�an values in the workpl ace. !
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Yong Wan Chang (cell) (214) 793!3301�[email protected]�
St. Rita Catholic Community December 10, 2017
An Advent Procession
of Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 17th
7:30 p.m. St. Rita Church
St. Rita’s Christmas Decorating Fund
Christmas is a season for decorating our homes. That should include our Church home as well. In order to fittingly decorate our space, our Church requires hundreds
of poinsettias, wreaths, trees and lights.
Please consider remembering loved ones, sick friends, or special causes by contributing to the decorating of our Church for Christmas. A commemorative listing will be
included our Christmas Bulletin.
Please make checks payable to St. Rita Catholic Community and
write “Decorating Fund” in the memo line.
A contribution of $25 or more is suggested.
You can also visit our website at www.stritaparish.net to contribute online.
Name: ______________________________________
Amount: ____________________________________
Please list below loved ones, sick friends, or a special cause you would like to have remembered in our Christmas programs by December 10, 2017.
(Please indicate if *Living or +Deceased intentions.)
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Sunday, December 10th Staging of the Apparitions - 2:00pm
(Sweeney Hall – Mexican food)
Monday, December 11th Guadalupe Celebration - 6:30pm
(Sweeney Hall – light food & Matachines Dancing)
Procession – 7:30pm Mañanitas – 8:00pm
Tuesday, December 12th Procession - 6:30pm
Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe – 7:00pm (Bilingual Mass)
Followed by Dinner in Parish Dining Hall
Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebra1on!
St. Rita Magi Tree
In this season of giving please help provide to one of the charities represented on our tree. All you have to do is take an ornament and return it attached to your gift card by Wednesday, December 13th.
Gift cards may be returned to the Pastoral Center during the week.
If you have any questions please contact Maribel Waldon at
[email protected] or 972.934.8388
Thank you for your support!!
PARISH EVENTS
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Monday, December 11!• Coffee in the Commons a er 6:25am Mass!
• Girl Scout Mee�ng at 3:30pm � Sweeney Hall!
• Guadalupe Celebra�on at 6:30pm � Sweeney Hall!
• Our Lady’s Rosary Makers at 7:00pm � Brides Room!
• Conversa�onal Spanish at 7:00pm � D246!• Our Lady of Guadalupe Procession at 7:30pm !
• Mañanitas at 8:00pm � Church!
Tuesday, December 12!• Coffee in the Commons a er 6:25am Mass!
• Tuesday Morning Bible Study at 9:30am � D246, D247, D248!
• Cherub Choir Rehearsals at 3:15pm � Church Music Room!
• Cub Scout Den 9 Mee�ng at 6:30pm � Sweeney Hall!
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Procession at 6:30pm!
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass at 7:00pm � Church!
• Theology Guild at 7:00pm � Commons 100A & 100B!• Our Lady of Guadalupe Dinner a er Mass � Parish Dining Hall!
Wednesday, December 13!• Coffee in the Commons a er 6:25am Mass!
• Moms in Prayer 7:45am � D248!
• Women of the Word at 9:15am � D248!
• Pastorela de Navidad Prac�ce at 6:30pm � Sweeney Hall!
• RCIA Mee�ng at 7:00pm � Dining Hall!
• St. Rita Choir Rehearsal at 7:00pm � Church Music Room!
Thursday, December 14!• Men’s Chris�an Leadership Group at 5:30am � Dining Hall!
• Coffee in the Commons a er 6:25am Mass!
• Pray the Rosary at 8:00am � Chapel!
• Parish Office is only open from 8:30am ! 10am. �
• Thursday A ernoon Bible Study at 12:30 pm � D246!
• Jubilate Deo Choir Rehearsal at 3:15pm � Church Music Room!
• SVDP Mee�ng at 6:00pm � D246!
• No Holy Hour!
• First Reconcilia�on at 7:00pm � Church!
• Handbell Rehearsal at 7:00pm � Church Music Room!
• Thursday Evening Bible Study at 6:15pm � D247!
• St. Rita Young Adults at 7:00pm � D115!
Friday, December 15!• Coffee in the Commons a er 6:25am Mass!
• Pescadores at 6:30pm � D247 & D248!
• Pastorela de Navidad at 6:30pm � Sweeney Hall!
Saturday, December 16!• SVDP Christmas Gi Giving at 7:00am � Commons!
• Reconcilia�on at 9:00am � Church!
• Kinder Choir Rehearsal at 5:00pm � Church Music Room!
Sunday, December 17 � 3rd
Sunday of Advent !• Knight of Columbus Breakfast from 8:00am � 11:00am � Parish
Dining Hall!
• Formación en la Fe de Adultos � 10:00am�Noon D247 & D248!
• Sunday Morning Bible Study at 10:45am � D246!
• Boy Scout Ad Altare Dei Class at 1:00pm � D244!
• Lux Mundi Ensemble Rehearsal at 3:00pm � Church Music
Room!
• Youth Ministry Cornerstone at 6:30pm � D115!
• Lessons and Carols at 7:30pm ! Church �
Here is what is happening at
St. Rita this week!!
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Wednesday, December 20th
“Catholics Come Home for Christmas”
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 24th 4:00 pm
(Church & Sweeney Hall, simulcast in Parish Dining Hall)
6:00 pm (Church, simulcast in Parish Dining Hall)
Caroling with St. Rita Choir 9:30 pm
followed immediately by!!
The Solemn Mass at Night 10:00 pm
Monday, December 25th 9:00 am (Bilingual)
11:00 am
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Christmas Masses
Mass Schedule for December 18th - December 24th
Monday - Friday 6:25am & 5:30pm
Fourth Sunday of Advent Saturday
8:00am 5:30pm Vigil
Sunday 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:45am &
12:30pm (Bilingual)
Christmas Masses begin at 4:00pm
The Parish office will be closed Friday, December 22nd - Tuesday, December 26th
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Second Week of Advent !
Lighting our Advent Candles…!
5:30 pm Saturday ! The Billmeier Family�
9:00 am Sunday ! The Knausz Family�
10:45 am Sunday ! The Schaad Family�
12:30 pm Sunday�The Hernandez Family�
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! NON-PARISH BASED ORGANIZATIONS “The listing of these events by a permitted Non�Parish Based Organization (NPBO) does not imply the endorsement by St. Rita Catholic Community, or knowledge of
the activities of the said group.” !
DALLAS VOCATION GUILD INVITATION !"This is an invitation to all women in the Dallas Diocese to come and join us in the Dallas Vocation Guild.! The DVG is a spiritual, charitable, educational non�profit Catholic organization of women dedicated to the promotion and sustaining of religious vocations to the priesthood and religious life.! The DVG meets on the third Thursday of every month (September to May) at 11:00 am in the Family Center at St. Monica Catholic Church at the corner of Midway and Walnut Hill.! (Next meeting will be December 14.)! The Rosary is prayed, Mass is celebrated by our Chaplain and lunch is served.! ! Lenten and Advent reflections are also offered during these seasons.! !
For more information or to make luncheon reservations, contact Shirley Vilfordi, 214/ 369�7724 or [email protected]", Mary Marchand [email protected].!! !
Spartan Spotlight !
• The school held its annual St. Igna9us Donor Apprecia9on Dinner on November 29
th at Lawry’s. Thank you to the
parishioners and school families that a<ended and allowed us to thank them in person for their generosity in the 2016�17 school year. !
• Congratula9ons to our 2nd graders! On November 30th
, a?er months of prepara9on, these students celebrated the Sacrament of Reconcilia9on for the first 9me.!
• Our student�led Campus Ministry team held a “Living Rosary” for the en9re school on December 1
st. What a beau9ful way to prepare for
the season of Advent! Thank you to these 8th
graders for their leadership. !
ST. RITA SCHOOL
10 de diciembre de 2017
Juan el Bautista apareció en el desierto proclamando un bautismo de arrepentimiento para el perdón de los pecados". (Marcos 1: 4)
¿Qué tan bueno eres para tomar consejos? ¿Eres el tipo de persona que toma consejos fácilmente, aprendiendo bien de los demás? ¿O eres obstinado, apenas capaz de admitir que estás equivocado o que no sabes? Hay gente así, ¿sabes? A veces no es agradable estar con estas personas.
A esto yo lo llamo "The Whitfield carpet principle". Puede decirse así: cada persona debe tener al menos otra persona en su vida que pueda decirle la verdad, "call them on the carpet” - “llamarles la atención” sobre sus tonterías, llamarles la atención sobre su necedad. De lo contrario, esa persona es un farsante, o posiblemente sea algo peor. Me he dado cuenta que este es un principio casi universal, casi tan cierto como la gravedad.
Ahora bien, este principio también se aplica en el ámbito espiritual y religioso. Sin alguien que nos haga ver nuestra necedad, corremos el ries-go de convertirnos en necios espirituales y en necios religiosos. Nos con-vertimos en patéticos creadores de nuestra propia religión. Nos convertimos en engreídos espirituales, y generalmente solitarios o aislados.
Por eso es importante saber escuchar el llamado de la Iglesia al arrepenti-miento. Así cómo Juan el Bautista llamó a la gente de su tiempo al arrepentimiento, a veces la Iglesia y sus predicadores hacen lo mismo. Pero ¿sabes escuchar? ¿Eres el tipo de persona que permite que la Iglesia te diga la verdad? Este es un gran problema, que se encuentra tanto en la derecha como en la izquierda: esta falta de voluntad para escuchar a la Iglesia, al Evangelio y a Jesús, porque creemos que lo sabemos todo y sabemos mejor.
Entonces piensa en lo que significa escuchar a la Iglesia. ¿Puedes escuchar su llamado al arrepentimiento? ¿Tomas en serio a la Iglesia? Es una pregunta importante, una que debe responderse antes de que venga Jesús, antes de poder verlo.
Por favor toma nota de nuestras actividades de Adviento y Navidad, y sobre todo de las oportunidades espirituales. Hay mucho para llenar tu espíritu. ¡Solo necesitas aprovechar la oportunidad!
¡Que tengas una semana llena de bendiciones! ¡Rezo por ti!
Paz,
Padre Joshua
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! ESTUDIO DEL ESPÍRITU SANTO
Para información por favor llama a: Margarita - 972-934-8388, Ext. 6515.
EL GANSO SALVAJE !LOS JUEVES ! 7 P.M. ! SALÓN D!48!
JUEVES 14 DE NOVIEMBRE
No hay Hora Santa Primeras Reconciliaciones - 6:30 p.m.
Una cálida bienvenida a todos los Visitantes y Nuevos Feligreses!
Puede inscribirse como miembro de la parroquia al salir de Misa de 12:30 todos los domingos, o visitando la oficina del Centro Pastoral.!
Ofrenda Parroquial del Domingo Pasado “Debes ver los hechos porque ellos te ven a ti.”
- Winston Churchill !
Nuestra meta semanal de la parroquia (Presupuesto)! $64,305!Ofrendas (Actual al 19 de Nov.)!! ! ! $51,303!Diferencia!! ! ! ! ! ($13,002)!!
Familias que contibuyeron en octubre: 1,298 (31%)!
Segundo Domingo de Adviento Ciclo B
Horario de Confesiones de Adviento JUEVES
14 de diciembre ! Servicio de Primera Reconciliación - 7:00pm
21 de diciembre ! Servicio Penitencial Parroquial- 7:00pm
SÁBADOS
diciembre 16 y 23 - 9:00 a.m.
miércoles - diciembre 20 “Católicos Vengan a Casa esta Navidad”
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
No hay confesiones Jueves 28 de diciembre Sábado 30 de diciembre
La Hora Santa se cancela los días 14, 21 y 28 de diciembre
Horario de Adviento FIN DE SEMANA
SÁBADO, MISA DE VIGILIA : 5:30 PM
DOMINGO: 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:45 AM, 12:30 PM (BILINGUE) Y 5:30 PM
GUARDERÍA: 9:00 AM, 10:45 AM Y
12:30 PM PARA LAS MISAS DEL DOMINGO
LUNES A VIERNES 6:25 AM & 5:30 PM
MIÉRCOLES—VIERNES—SÁBADO 8:00 AM
No hay Misa de 8:00 am el viernes 22 de diciembre y el miércoles 3 de enero, 2018
Paz
Estudio Bíblico EL ESTUDIO BÍBLICO SE REANUDA EL MIÉRCOLES 10 DE ENERO
Iniciamos el año 2018 con el
Estudio del Evangelio de San Juan
El Evangelio de Juan es distinto al resto de los Evangelios. Su visión de Jesús, su lenguaje miste-rioso, el enfoque de la obra: todo hace de él un Evangelio singular. Se ha dicho de él que es un Evangelio espiritual, y ciertamente lo es. Pero al mismo tiempo es el Evan-gelio que más insiste en la Encarnación de Jesús y en los detalles más humanos de su vida. Divinidad y encarnación aparecen así como dos caras de un mismo misterio.
TODOS LOS MIÉRCOLES !7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Salón D248!
!SAN JUAN�
EVANGELISTA�!
EL DISCÍPULO AMADO!
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Comunidad Católica Santa 10 de diciembre de 2017!
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Calendario de EventosCalendario de Eventos !
de diciembrede diciembre
Fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe
DOMINGO
DICIEMBRE 10 Las Apariciones puestas en escena
y el Coro Bilingüe de Santa Rita Sweeney Hall ! después de Misa de 12:30 p.m.�
LUNES, DICIEMBRE 11 6:30 p.m. - Convivio ! Sweeney Hall �
7:45 p.m. Procesión a la iglesia 8:00 p.m. - MAÑANITAS
MARTES, DICIEMBRE 12 7:00 p.m. - MISA - P. Ignacio Olvera, Predicador
8:00 p.m. - Cena
VIERNES, DICIEMBRE 15
6:30 p.m. - POSADA salimos a las casas a pedir posada
7:00 p.m. - Rosario - Sweeney Hall 7:30 p.m. - Representación de la
TRADICIONAL PASTORELA Sweeney Hall
8:00 p.m. - antojitos tradicionales Los Reyes Magos con aguilandos para los niños. !
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¡¡Una Una noche noche dede fiesta fiesta parapara celebrarcelebrar cristianamentecristianamente en en
familia familia la la alegríaalegría de de la la NavidadNavidad!!!
Mass Schedule for December 18th - December 24th
Monday - Friday 6:25am & 5:30pm
Fourth Sunday of Advent Saturday
8:00am 5:30pm Vigil
Sunday 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:45am &
12:30pm (Bilingual)
Christmas Masses begin at 4:00pm
The Parish office will be closed Friday, December 22nd - Tuesday, December 26th
Sunday, December 24th 4:00 pm
(Church & Sweeney Hall, simulcast in Parish Dining Hall)
6:00 pm (Church, simulcast in Parish Dining Hall)
Caroling with St. Rita Choir 9:30 pm
followed immediately by!!
The Solemn Mass at Night 10:00 pm
Monday, December 25th 9:00 am (Bilingual)
11:00 am
!
Christmas Masses
Comunión para los enfermos, los que no pueden salir de sus casas, y para visitas al hospital, por favor llame al Centro Pastoral al 972!934!8388, ext. 6515.�
MATRIMONIOS: Inscríbase en la Parroquia o hágase miembro de la comunidad donde ala-
ba a Dios en la Misa dominical, tres meses antes de contactar al Sacerdote o Diácono. Una vez inscrito, contacte al
Sacerdote, por lo menos ocho meses antes de
la fecha de la boda.!
PLÁTICA PRE BAUTISMAL PARA PAPÁS: La siguiente clase en español es el domingo 7 de ENERO a las 2:00 P.M.�en el Nuevo Edifi-cio, Segundo piso ! D246. !
BAUTIZOS: Los Bau9zos en español son el Se-gundo Domingo DENTRO de la Misa de 12:30
p.m. Favor de llamar al 972�934�8388, Ext. 6515, para más información. !!
Los próximos bau8zos son el: �14 de ENERO�
!
REQUISITOS: �
• Ambos padres deben asis9r a la plá9ca pre
bau9smal, se recomienda que los Padrinos también asistan!
• Los Padrinos deben (1) estar completamente
iniciados en la Iglesia Católica, es decir, haber recibido los sacramentos: Bau9smo, Confir-mación y Primera Comunión; (2) tener al
menos 16 años de edad, (3) ser prac9cantes de su fe Católica; y (4) si están casados, debe
ser de acuerdo a la Iglesia Católica.!
• Es necesario inscribirse para asis9r a la plá9ca
para que su niño sea Bau9zado. Por favor
llame al Centro Pastoral al 972�934�8388, Ext. 6515 para anotarse.!
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NUEVOS FELIGRESES: Puede inscribirse al salir de Misa en la mesa de inscripción, o
llame para recibir información sobre como inscribirse, o acuda a la Oficina Parroquial. !
INFORMACIÓN SACRAMENTAL
PESCADORES Reflexión Bíblica
!
Viernes de 7:00 a 8:30 p.m., �en el Edificio Nuevo ! Salón D247 �
!
¡Yo quiero ser Pescador! !!
La palabra que escucháis no es mía, sino del Padre, que me ha enviado. (Jn. 14, 24)!
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