2nd sunday of advent - lourdes atlanta
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AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE
POPE FRANCIS INTENTIONS FOR DECEMBER End to Child-Soldiers. That the scandal of child-soldiers may be eliminated the world over. Europe. That the peoples of Europe may rediscover the beauty, goodness, and truth of the Gospel which gives joy and hope to life.
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE - We invite you to join us for one of the following dates: Monday, December 5, 1:30pm – 3:00pm or Wednesday, January 25, 6:30pm – 8:00pm. Let your child grow with us! To RSVP or request more information, please contact Meaghan Schroeder at 404-636-4488 or [email protected].
CATHOLIC CHARITIES ATLANTA seeks ministry groups, clubs or teams interested in providing Christmas food baskets for low-income seniors. Please contact Margaret Prickett for any additional information regarding drop-off or pick-up ar-rangements at [email protected]. Suggested Non-Perishable Items for Senior Christmas Baskets:
Two protein items (ex: canned tuna, salmon, chicken, peanut butter)
One bag of dried beans – black, navy, lentils, or split peas
One bag of rice
One box of pasta
One can of spaghetti sauce
Two cans of vegetables – corn, green beans, peas, carrots, or beats
Two cans of fruit
Small box or tin of cookies
NEWS AT LOURDES
NATIONAL BLACK CATHOLIC CONGRESS XII Archdiocesan Day of Reflection, taking place on Saturday, December 10, 2016 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church (25 Boulevard NE, Atlanta, GA 30312).
LOURDES MUSIC MINISTRY Every year, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra puts on a holiday concert called “A Very Mer-ry Holiday POPS” at Atlanta Symphony Hall. This year, Our Lady of Lourdes Music Ministry will be featured, along with other musicians and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Please join us in celebrating the holiday season during this excit-ing musical experience! Showtimes are on Friday, December 16, at 8:00pm and Saturday, December 17, at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. For ticket information please go to www.atlantasymphony.org
SAVE THE DATE: Travel with Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary Our Lady of Lourdes Court 300 to Wind Creek Casi-no - Wetumpka, AL. We will depart on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 7:30 AM from the Edgewood Lot. Cost is $40 per person (non-refundable) and includes round-trip transportation on a deluxe motor coach, beverage and snacks en route and a voucher for lunch at the casino. To reserve your spot or for more information. contact Lady Shirley Smith at 404.284.1899 or Grand Lady Patrice Barton Smith at 678.371.2677. Deadline is January 5, 2017.
2016 ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL It is very important that you fulfil your pledges so we can meet or exceed our goal. Any overages come back to Lourdes.
DECEMBER IS SAFE TOYS AND GIFTS MONTH: Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest eye health and safety or-ganization, has declared December as Safe Toys and Gifts Awareness Month. The group encourages everyone to make conscientious purchasing decisions based on what is best for each individual child. Make recommendations to family members and friends about gifts that you feel are appropriate for your child. Be diligent about inspecting these gifts be-fore allowing your child to play with them. For more information on safe toys and gifts for children as well as general chil-ren’s eye health topics, please contact Prevent Blindness America by calling (800) 331-2020 or visit http://www.preventblindness.org/
To report abuse by church personnel: 888.437.0764 Archdiocese of Atlanta 24 Hour Reporting Hotline
Parish Staff Rev. Jeffery Ott, O.P., Pastor Rev. Bruce Schultz, O.P., Associate Pastor Rev. Mr. Chester Griffin, Deacon Mr. Kenneth Louis, Director of Liturgy and Music Ms. Lisa Berkley, Business Manager/Bookkeeper Ms. Carol Ann Pinard, Office Administrative Assistant Mrs. Angela Massingale, Assistant to the Pastor Mrs. Theresa Bowen, Director of Religious Education Ms. Samantha Smith, Teen Ministry Mr. Cong Dinh, Maintenance Supervisor Mr. Pierre Monette, Jr., Youth/Young Adult Coordinator
2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Celebration of the Eucharist Saturday: 5:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 4:30 PM
and by appointment
Rosary Saturday: 4:30 PM
RCIA Inquiry Classes Saturdays -4:00PM
Sunday—8:30AM In RCIA Room KDCC—3rd Floor
Contact: Kim Parrish 404.247.6628
Sunday School Classes K - 7: Sunday: 10:30 AM—11:30 AM
Nursery Hours 9:45AM—11:45AM
Ages: 3 Months—4 Years Old
Teens: 10:30 AM—11:45 AM Contact: Samantha Smith
Pastoral Care Team 678.235.5469
[email protected] Lourdes Prayer Line
25 Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30312
404.522.6776 www.lourdesatlanta.org
December 04, 2016
Ministries & Organizations
(OLLS) Alumni Association Janis Griffin, Coordinator
Amazing Grace Liturgical Dancers Kenya Griffin, Director
Wednesdays, 7PM-9PM; Sundays 1:30PM
Open Rehearsals every 2nd Sunday thru April @ 2:30PM
Baby Boomers Janine Brown: (301)651-5956
Bible Study Every Wednesday, 7PM
Marcus Stewart, Facilitator: (770)491-9319
Book Store 4th weekend after each Mass
Quita Barton, Coordinator [email protected]
(OLL) Centennial Committee
[email protected] Patrice Barton Smith, Co Chair
[email protected] Louis Hubbard, Co-Chair [email protected]
Cursillo Movement/Ultreya 1st Mondays, 7:00PM
Lisa Berkley, [email protected]
Finance Council Quarterly Meetings
Dawn Leaner-Hall, Chairperson
Haiti Ministry 3rd Sunday after the 10AM Mass
Reginald Grand-Pierre 404-309-7670
Health Ministry B. Singleton,
[email protected] S. Griffith, [email protected]
History Committee 3rd Saturday at 10:30a (TBA)
Knights of Peter Claver (KPC) 2nd Sunday at 12:00PM
Eugene Roberts, Grand Knight (404)427-1039
Quentin Hutchins, Jr. Knights (404)438-1249
KPC Ladies Auxiliary 2nd Sunday at 12:00PM
Patrice Barton-Smith, Grand Lady (678)371-2677
Today’s Scripture Readings Isaiah 11:1-10;Romans 15:4-9
Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12
Next Sunday’s Readings Isaiah 35:1-6A,10; James 5:7-10
Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11
Mass Intentions: 8AM For repose soul of †Delores McCloudy Burton 10AM ~ For the repose soul of †Joy Devezin
Lourdes Stewardship Church Support (11/20/16): $14,955 Weekly Church Budget: $26,197
2016 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Lourdes Share: $94,300 Total Pledged & Received $121,553 Amount Paid to Date: $72,244 Outstanding Pledges: $49,308
Heather Ausman, Christian Bailey, LaQueeta Banks, Sally Benjamin, Caitlin Blount, Kevin Bowman, Aaron Brewington, John Brown, Alexander Burdette,
Tamiko Burgess, Leroy Burrows, Cheryl Cianfrocco,
Betty Chambers, N’Dira Collier, Elizabeth Cook, Yolanda Corbitt, Ed Jude Costello, Leah Cox, Clara Cruz, Diane Daniels,
Sallie Davenport, Gary Davila, Wilford Deese, Sofia Desantos, Sonia Diaz, Toni Douglas, Temaya Eatmon, Dierdra Edwards, Holloway Egan, Yvonne Fears, Jim Finn, Winston Fouche, Albert French, Karin Garcia, Alamrew Gaines, Mike Goffinet, Janet Goffinet, DeLeur Gordon, Jeanne Gray,
Johnny Gray, Jr., Donna Gregory, Dorothy Griffin, Melvin Griffin, Cliff Gunthel, Geton Harper, Mary Harrison, Vicki Lynn Hogan, Austin Ingram, William Jackson, Blanche Johnson, Grace Johnson, Hazel Johnson, Marvin Johnson, Sonia Johnson, Tracy Johnson, Minnie Jones, James Jordan, Jessica Jordan, Linda Jordan,
James Josey, Nelia Kimbrough, Jane Lawrence, Brenda Lee, Joni Lefter
The deadline for bulletin content is Wednesday at 12:00 noon. Please email [email protected]. Bulletins are always available on our web-site: www.lourdesatlanta.org.
Please pray for our sick and shut in members:
Thoughts on Stewardship
We must be good stewards of God’s gifts to us, receiving them gratefully and cultivating them with care, lest we be the ones about whom John the Baptist speaks today, cautioning us, “Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Ministries & Organizations
Lisa Bufford, Junior Daughters (678)362-6952
Lourdes Lunch Tuesday & Thursday,
September-June Thayes Sturgis, Coordinator
(404)375-0838
Life Issues Conference Call -4th Sunday at 7PM
Ron Chandonia, Coordinator (770)631-0060
Liturgy Committee 1st Monday at 7PM
Contact the Church Office
Lourdes Athletic Ministry Kevin Rogers, Co-Coordinator
(404)704-7327
Lourdes Book Club Carole Lacour, Coordinator
(404)629-0878
Men’s Ministry Lenny Alexander, Facilitator
(404)644-7554
Mentoring Ministry Louis Hubbard, Coordinator
Parenting Ministry Sunday at 10:00AM
P.J. Lemuel, Facilitator (770)981-7226
Simon’s Call (AIDS Ministry)
4th Sunday at 12 noon Contact the Church Office
Social Action Committee 1st Sunday after the 10AM
Douglas Collins, (404) 317 4057 [email protected]
Stephen Ministry Leaders Lenny Alexander (404)644-7554;
Fr. Jeffery Ott (404)997-3867
St. Vincent de Paul Society 1st & 3rd Sunday at 11:30AM
Joanne Breaugh, SVDP Hotline – (678-)892-6163
Women’s Council 1st Sunday @ 9:30AM
Mizette Coakley, President (404)983-0956
Young Adult Group Fridays at 7:30pm
Young at Heart (Seniors) Contact the Church Office
NEWS AT LOURDES
LECTOR PREP for the month of January will be held on Tuesday, December 6, at 7:00pm in the church. All lectors are required to attend one session per month to remain active.
BAPTISMAL PREP for parents wishing to have their child (under the age of 6) bap-tized, will be held on Tuesday, December 6, at 7pm, 2nd floor, in the St. Augustine room, KDCC. Please call the church office to rsvp 404-522-6776.
FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION there will be no Mass on December 8 here at Lourdes, for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. However, there will be Mass at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at 12PM and 7PM.
2016 CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE
Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24th 4PM Family Mass at Lourdes 7PM Children’s Mass at Lourdes
Christmas Midnight, Saturday, December 24th Lourdes Mass will be celebrated at Ebenezer Horizon Sanctuary, 402 Au-burn Avenue. Music program begins at 11:30PM. Parking will be at the MLK Visitor’s Center behind Ebenezer Church (enter from John Wesley Dobbs Ave & Boulevard). THERE WILL NOT BE ANY PARKING HERE AT LOURDES FOR MIDNIGHT MASS.
Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25th 10AM Mass
Mary, Mother of God, Saturday, December 31st 5PM Mass
Watchnight Service, Saturday, December 31st 11PM Mass
Mary, Mother of God, Sunday January 1st 10AM and 12PM Masses
LOURDES BIRTHDAYS
December 04
Alyn Baudy Cedria Davis Joseph Metoyer Katie McLeod Kayla Whitner Nicole E. Johnson Stephen Fennell Yolanda Honore
December 05
Ahjah Woods Allen Smith Aubry Angelety Bettye Paige Brittney Bell John Kovach Luis Perez Michaeljulius Idani Noah Bowen
Paula Thomas Simone Prieto
December 06
Carla Prejean Erin O’Neil Gabrielle Gould Maureen Mercer Michael Dural Stacey Gray Willis Thompson
December 07
Asher Padron Cameron White Carol Elam Donald Shockley Jonathan Feazell Julie Johnson Kimberly Leach
December 08
Adrianna Ambeau Adrianna Twine Anthony Smith Beverly Ward Gabrielle Johnson Isabelle Gnoassia Jill Triplett John Keane Jonathan Robertson Joshua Brewington Kristy Strickland
December 09
Aleijah Salguero Chris Lewis Christopher Rutherford
Davina Chester Isaac Baroi Johna Williams
Marvin Pastel Rachael Hart Tanicia Jean-Pierre
December 10
Arielle Cadet Cassie Slaughter Cierra DuBose Dillion Hines Luther Lanier Ewing Nancy Verre Nia Dural Velda Roberts