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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 9, 2018

HOLY INFANT CATHOLIC CHURCH 627 DENNISON DRIVE BALLWIN, MO 63021 PHONE: 636-227-7440 www.holyinfantballwin.org

REV. EDWARD STANGER, PASTOR

REV. MSGR. MICHAEL DIECKMANN, SR. ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. ANDREW BURKEMPER, ASSOCIATE PASTOR

DEACON DANIEL HENKE DEACON JIM POWERS

DEACON ANDREW KLEINE

PARISH OFFICE Sandy Hughes, Office Manager

Mary Thieret, Accountant Kris Mispagel, Child Safety Coordinator

Cheryl Nienas, Office Assistant Kris Mispagel, Bulletin Editor

[email protected] Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Closed 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

HOLY INFANT SCHOOL Rebecca McQuaide, Principal

248 New Ballwin Road Phone: (636) 227-0802 Fax: (636) 227-9184

www.holyinfantschool.org [email protected]

HOLY INFANT PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION Patricia Foley, Director of Religious Education

248 New Ballwin Road Phone: (636) 227-0802 Extension 3

[email protected]

YOUTH MINISTRY Daniel Angel, Director of Youth Ministry

237 Nancy Place (636) 227-7440 Extension 128

SUNDAY EUCHARIST Saturday: 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:15 a.m. and 12 Noon WEEKDAY MASSES

Monday - Friday: 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m.


E U C H A R I S T I C A D O R A T I O N What do you like about Eucharistic Adora-tion? “I like going to Eucharistic Adoration because I get to spend time and talk with Jesus and not have any distractions around me!” (Samantha, age 10) Children need quiet time with Jesus too! To be-

come a regular adorer or to be added to a substitu-tion list, please contact Ricardo and Teresita La’O at (636) 391-1997.

Meal-a-Month bags will be collected in the lower lobby before all Masses this weekend December 8 and 9! Suggested items include: canned meat or fish, stew, pasta sauce, powered potatoes, jelly, corn bread, dry jello, dry pudding, and cake mix. No black beans please! Donations assist St. Wenceslaus Food Panty. Thank you for your continued assistance!

LECTORS, SERVERS, GIFT BEARERS AND CLOW (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

WELCOME TO HOLY INFANT PARISH Welcome to all who have come to pray with us today! Whether you’re just having a look, or are searching for a place to worship, we’re happy to have you here. We trust that our worship will be joyful and encouraging to all and hope that you find a warm, welcoming community here at Holy Infant Catholic Church. Please call us at the parish office, (636) 227-7440, if we can be of help to you. If you would like to register for the parish, visit our website at holyinfantballwin.org or call the parish office.

B : Please call the parish office at (636) 227-7440 to schedule a Bap sm or Bap sm class.

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HOLIDAY EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINES:

December 23 bulletin deadline is December 12. December 30 bulletin deadline is December 17.

January 6 bulletin deadline is December 19.

Email to: [email protected]

R : Saturday at 3:30 p.m. un l all are heard or by appointment.

WELCOME TO HOLY INFANT!

NO KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ADULT BINGO IN DECEMBER! SEE YOU ON JAN 19, 2019!

LECTORS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 4:00 P.M. Mary Calderone Lynn Ruel 5:30 P.M. Nina Zeigler Diane Zych SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 7:00 A.M. Kent Wood Terri Wood 8:30 A.M. Katie Frankin Jon Nienas 10:15 A.M. C. Buschbacher Jack Dwyer Noon Ella Meier Libby Rebholz

SERVERS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 8:00 A.M. Leah Chilton Jacob Moretti 4:00 P.M. Jack Anzer Anna Christ Jack Darabcsek Amelia Kraus 5:30 P.M. Sarah Koch Rebecca Larson Harrison Prost Patrick Rafferty SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 7:00 A.M. Zach Fischer Monica Knapp Cian Slattery 8:30 A.M. Luke Burns Elley Dwyer Keelie Dwyer Jack Ulman 10:15 A.M. Claire Barry Will Barry Hailey Neuner Veronica Wolf Noon Grace Burlage Andrew Knirr Emil Mathai Gavin McGrath

GIFT BEARERS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 4:00 P.M. Jim and Sandi Brust 5:30 P.M. Aaron and Kim Fransen SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 7:00 A.M. Pauline Nocifora 8:30 A.M. Bob and Carol Komor 10:15 A.M. Bill and Jan Woods CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 4:00 P.M. Carol Nacke Ella Nacke SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 8:30 a.m. Johanna Villhard Meghan Wildt 10:15 a.m. Debbie Schilly/Linda Raymond/ Stacy Sinclair Noon Cathy Gilmore Angie Ryan

John Barth Patrick and Maryann Burns

Tom and Olivia Junker and Family Amy Kea ng

Jeff and Laura Sink and Family Craig and Kathy Wentworth

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 9, 2018 Dear Parishioners,

Thanks to all who helped to support our annual Giving Tree. This year, we supported many charitable organi-za ons in our St. Louis area who provide for the poor, including, the Wellston Center, Sts. Peter and Paul min-istries which offer assistance to homeless men, the Col-lege Church in their care for the homeless, St. Martha’s Hall who provide shelter for abused women and their children, the food pantry at our sister parish, St. Wen-ceslaus, and our own St. Vincent De Paul Society who offer food, rent, u li es and transporta on to people who are in special need. If you took an ornament from the tree, please return your unwrapped gi to the tree in the ves bule of our church.

Thanks to all who support our Giving Tree pro-gram. Your goodness certainly brightens the holidays for many children and families in need! Special thanks to Amy Schulte and Michelle MacDonald for their lead-ership with this wonderful program that assists so many charitable organiza ons.

On another note, we regularly bap ze infants and wel-come them to our parish. Receiving bap sm in our in-fancy is the way that most of us came into the Church. But each year, here and throughout the Archdiocese of St. Louis, hundreds of adults are bap zed and received into the Church at the Easter Vigil. This past Sunday at our 12 noon Mass, we celebrated what is called the Rite of Acceptance for several adults. This is the Church's formal recogni on of the inten on of these adults to proceed toward Easter Sacraments. For the past several months, they have been mee ng, learning and talking about what it means to be a Catholic, and this brief rite moves them further along the path to be-ing a full-fledged member of the Catholic faith. One or several of them might s ll change their mind, but usu-ally this step signals to them and to us that we now have a new group of men and women who wish to join

us in our faith. Many of these individuals will be looking to us to see what faith in ac on looks like. Please warmly welcome them as you meet them, and let them know that you and your family can be available to them if they should need your assistance in any way.

Speaking of being welcoming, one of the most consistent comments that I receive from guests who visit Holy Infant is how warmly welcomed they feel by members of our community. As we prepare for the celebra on of Christmas, please go the extra mile in extending a warm word of welcome to any of our guests and visi-tors. We want everyone to feel very warmly welcomed into our Holy Infant parish family!

God’s blessings to you and your family!

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, December 10 Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 5:17-26 6:00 a.m. Repose of the Souls of Claude and Rosemary Kaskie 8:00 a.m. Repose of the Soul of Bill Canney Tuesday, December 11 Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-3, 10ac, 11-13; Mt 18:12-14 St. Damasus I 6:00 a.m. Repose of the Soul of Ruth Diehl Toal 8:00 a.m. The Bichsel Family Wednesday, December 12 Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39– 47 Our Lady of Guadalupe 6:00 a.m. Purgatorial Society 8:00 a.m. Repose of the Soul of Rose Liss Thursday, December 13 Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 St. Lucy 6:00 a.m. Repose of the Soul of Keith Denzer 8:00 a.m. Repose of the Soul of Mo Flenniken Friday, December 14 St. John of the Cross Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 6:00 a.m. Repose of the Soul of Loretta Jones 8:00 a.m. Msgr. Timothy Cronin Saturday, December 15 Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80: 2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-19; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 8:00 a.m. Repose of the Soul of Rich Triola 4:00 p.m. Repose of the Soul of Karen Dorsey 5:30 p.m. Repose of the Soul of Betty Kann Sunday, December 16 Third Sunday of Advent Zep 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-6; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18 7:00 a.m. Holy Infant Parishioners 8:30 a.m. Repose of the Soul of Marjorie Aschenbrenner 10:15 a.m. Repose of the Soul of Dolores Krems 12:00 p.m. Repose of the Soul of Inge Hayduska


Living God’s Word

PARISH CALENDAR

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

People Helped: 15 Receipts: $1125 Expenses: $2253 Families Helped With: Food– 4 Shelter– 3 Utilities-5 Transportation– 1 Other - 1

“God judges our love for Him, not by what we give to Him, but by what we give to our neighbor.” (Matthew 25)

Our ministry brings concrete aid and comfort of the Gos-pel to those who are poor and suffering. This loving ser-vice, in turn, brings each member closer to God. If you are in need of help or know someone in need, please call (314) 289-6101, mailbox 2265. Leave us a message. If you would like to support the work of St. Vincent de Paul, please make your check payable to St. Vincent de Paul Society and drop it in the collection basket. Thank you for your support.

Monday, December 10 -Financial Accountants, Team 2 -Quilters, 9:30 a.m., Front Lower Cafeteria -PSR 3:15, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. -Pack 627 Parent Meeting, 7 p.m., Holy Infant Room -Lector Training, 7:30 p.m., Church Tuesday, December 11 -Men’s & Women’s Bible Study, 9:30 a.m., Holy Infant Room -Adult Faith Formation, 4:30 p.m., Adult Education Room -Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions and Benediction, 6:30 p.m., Chapel -CRHP 43, 6:30 p.m., Adult Education Room -Knights of Columbus Meeting, 7 p.m., Holy Infant Room -Adult Bible Study, 7 p.m., Rosario Hall Wednesday, December 12 -All School Liturgy-Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 8 a.m. -Msgr. Mike’s Bible Study, 12:30 p.m., Holy Infant Room -Joyful Hope Prayer Group, 6 p.m., Church Cry Room -Divorce Care, 7 p.m., Holy Infant Room -RCIA Meeting, 7 p.m., Rosario Hall -10:15 a.m. Choir Practice, 7 p.m., Church -Rosary, 7 p.m., Chapel Thursday, December 13 -Women’s Bible Study, 8:30 a.m., Holy Infant Room -Holy Infant School Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., Church Friday, December 14 -Legion of Mary, 9:30 a.m., Holy Infant Room Saturday, December 15 -PX90, 7 a.m., Upper Cafeteria -Children’s Christmas Choir Practice, 9 a.m. Church -Leah Darrow Tickets on Sale after all Masses Sunday, December 16 -Leah Darrow Tickets on Sale after all Masses -Holiday Boutique, 10 a.m., Upper Cafeteria -Venture Crew 627, 4 p.m., Holy Infant Room -CRHP 7 and 8, 7 p.m., Holy Infant Room

STEWARDSHIP Through November 25, 2018 (Week 22)

Save the date

“And this is my prayer: that your love may increase ever more and more in knowledge and every kind of percep on, to dis-cern what is of value…” PHILIPPIANS 1:9-10

Gli ery holiday ads can blind us to our stewardship values and distort our needs and wants. It is important that during this season of endless buying we remember that each of us also has the need to give back to God and to those that are in need.

Saturday, January 12, 2019 Upper Cafeteria

Sponsored by American Heritage Girls

Weekly Year-to-DateOffertory Received 13,347 336,724 Offertory Received-Electronic 12,286 318,580 Special Donations - 39,813 Holy Day Collections 90 5,892 End of the Year 20 370 Building Repair Fund 345 18,060 Endowment Fund 40 860 PSR Program 65 778 School Annual Fund 400 10,333 Tuition Assistance Fund 97 8,886 Youth Ministry Program - 1,420 Special Collections : 1,362 22,487 Campaign for Human Development 445 Christmas Flowers 202 Memorial Donations 100 Retirement Fund for Religious 565 Other 50

Number of Families Enrolled in Faith Direct: 546

3% Stewardship Tithe for the Poor Quarter 10/1/18 -12/31/18

Weekly $769 Quarter Total $19,659

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Ministry of the Month: Men’s Faith in Ac on Jesus Christ declared that fathers are to be the spiritual leaders of their families.

The role that men play as fathers and husbands is cri cal to a good marriage and a strong family. The Men’s Faith in Ac on team is dedicated in helping men become the best father and husband they can be. We have created and sponsor Px90, Tuesdays with HIM, and the 7th grade boys and girls night out with their fa-thers. We will add more spiritual growth opportuni es for Holy Infant men in the future.

Let us know if you would like to help create opportuni es for men to be courageous spiritual leaders in their families and community.

If you are interested in joining our ministry or want more informa on just email or call Jon Nienas at nienas@a .net or 314-239-7917.

HAVE YOU JOINED FORMED? R . .


Congratulations to our Students on their First Reconciliation!

HOLY INFANT RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE So all may celebrate the Sacrament of Reconcili-a on during these days of grace, our Advent Reconcilia on Schedule is as follows: December 15 and 22 from 3 p.m. un l all confessions are heard. Fr. Stanger, Msgr. Mike and Fr. Burkemper will all be available to hear your confession.

Amelia Alfon Alana Ham Beckett SchmukeConor Anzer Anna Harbaugh Brady SedlakChase Aumiller Santiago Hernandez Macee SeiffertHenley Backsmeyer Abigail Hess Reese SestrichEvan Bacon Chase Hilligoss Nora SilkerClaire Barsanti Luciana Hurst Sydney StackSophia Bond Isla Jackson Colin SteinmetzMichael Brandt Camia Jones Nicholas SuarezAndrew Buehrig Jillian Kenney Ciarian SullivanAbagail Carapella Molly Kisner Sarah SundbakkenAlexandrea Carapella Matthew Kopfensteiner Isabela ThomasNicholas Centerino Michael Kopfensteiner Rylee ThomasNIcholas Clancy Emma Kowert Caroline TraversJack Clark Genevieve Kozeny Andrew VolanskyWill Clark Riley Leffeler Addison WallerEmma Cucchi Drake Lorenz William WashingtonHenry Darabcsek Lauren Maune Owen WinkerThomas Dresser Daniel McClure Gavin WorleyMollie Dunning Bennett McCluskey Hannah WorleyLuke Durham Matthew McMullin Charlie WunderlichEstella Edwards Luka MendozaLauren Emge Kylie MetivierLucy Favazza Emmett MooreSophia Ferguson Lauren PenningtonMatteo Fernandez Brooke PohlmanGrayson Frank Jenna PriceHeidi Garrett Aubrey PrivettTrevor Golup Mason PrivettPaige Gray Katherine RaffertyGabriel Gronborg Raylan RikerGrace Hagar Maeve RoseJackson Haines Sophia Sarmiento


JONAH PRAYER TEAMS Did you know that at several Masses each month we have a Jonah Prayer team in front of the bap smal font available to pray with you? These people are trained by the Archdiocese for the purpose of being there for you. They will pray for whatever you would like: prayers for heal-

ing, thanksgiving, rela onships, etc. for you, family, friends, safe trips, military members, whatever you choose. Remember it is confiden al. Jonah is available on the first full weekend and the third weekend of each month a er the 4pm Mass, on Sat. and a er the 8:30 and 10:15 masses on Sun-day. Check the bulle n or Flock Note.

Jonah

The Holy Infant Athletic Association needs your help! We are inviting all Women and Men of the Holy Infant Parish to get involved and help make CYC

sports an enjoyable experience for our children!

You do not need past sports experience to help. All are invited to help!

The current members of our Athletic Association NEED more volunteers so we can spread out the responsibilities. We need new energy and fresh ideas. The more help we have, the better our pro-

gram will be. Here is a list of many opportunities to get involved:

SOCCER BASKETBALL VOLLEYBALL Soccer Director Basketball Director Volleyball Director

Girls Soccer Coordinator Assistant Director Assistant Director Girls Assistant Coordinator Assistant Director Assistant Director Boys Soccer Coordinator Referee Supervisor Referee Supervisor

Boys Assistant Coordinator Referee Coordinator Uniforms Referee Supervisor Scorekeeping Coordinator TRACK DIRECTOR

Referee Coordinator Uniforms Track Assistant Coaches Prac ce Schedule Manager Mike Kelly Tourney Director GOLF DIRECTOR SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR LACROSSE DIRECTOR

WEBSITE MANAGER REGISTRATION SITE MANAGER 5th/6th Lacrosse Coach

If you are interested in any of the above positions, please contact any of the board members below to get involved with our Athletic Association.

Brad Hackett – President (314) 540-6311 [email protected]

Ray Knapp – Vice President [email protected]

Mike Adolphson – Treasurer [email protected]

Eric Van Deven – Secretary [email protected]


A NOTE FROM FR. FOY: Hello Holy Infant! I am taking a pilgrimage to the Holy Land from November 9-21, 2019. Please consider joining me (Father Tim Foy) to see where Christ was born, where He lived, where He died and where He rose from the dead. We will visit Bethlehem, Jerusalem, TIberias, Nazareth, the Sea of Gal-ilee and more! Please check out my informa on mee ng on January 27th at 4 pm in the Upper Cafeteria. I’ll bring the olives and wine! If you have any ques ons my email address is father [email protected] and phone is (636) 583-2488. Thank you!

Golf is available for boys and girls in grades 1-8. Registra-on will open early in January. Grades 1-4 will receive 4

weeks of group lessons focusing on all parts of the game and an addi onal 3 weeks of course play.

Grades 5-8 will also receive group lessons and play an addi-onal 6 weeks of match play against others golfers from

the same age bracket.

For more informa on, please refer to the Holy Infant Ath-le cs webpage at h ps://holyinfantballwin.org/athle cs/golf/ or contact [email protected]

CYC G S G S U

New Year’s Eve dance: St. Joseph Parish in Manchester will host Rock In the New Year on December 31, featuring live tunes by The Backstreet Cruisers. Doors open at 7:30 pm. Music and dancing will begin at 8:30 pm. The cost is $35 a person (21 and older only), which includes beer, wine, soda, light snacks, champagne at midnight, a photo booth, and more. Bring appe zers and treats to share at your table. To reserve seats or a full table of eight, visit the St. Joseph website (www.stjoemanchester.org/nye).

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ChristmasDinnerThursday,December13th7:30pmat“FrenchQuarter”(Banquetroom)

Appetizers,Buffetdinneranddrinks$35perperson

Aportionofyourentrycostwillbedonatedto:St.Martha’sHall(aCatholicdomesticviolenceshelter) Please mail $35 check to: Scot Schimweg , 301 Oak Top Ct. Ballwin, MO 63021 Or Paypal-Transfer to: [email protected] (use friends and family)

RSVPto:[email protected]


GREAT ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY! Our parish is a member of the Paul Vi In-s tute Comprehensive Cate-che cal Program. The Ins -tute offers courses to adults seeking a greater under-

standing of the Catholic faith. Classes are offered online and in classrooms at various loca ons around the Archdi-ocese. Our parish subscrip on enables ALL parishioners to take ANY Paul VI courses FREE of charge. To register, visit www.archstl.org/paul6 and indicate our parish number: 265. Below is just a sample of the classes being offered :

• LT 101 Catechism II: Catholic Sacramental and Liturgical Theology

• RE 174 Teaching Religion to Children • ST 115 Theology of Suffering, Death and A erlife • CH 111 Church in the Age of Persecu on

• ST 101 Catechism I: Basic Catholic Doctrine • MT 101 Catechism III: Founda ons of Catholic Morality • LT 139 The Spirit of the Liturgy • ST 128 Mary in the Catholic Doctrine and Devo onal

Prac ces

Who are Stephen Minis-ters? Members of Holy In-fant who have gone through 50 hours of train-ing in providing high quali-ty Chris an care to individ-uals experiencing a crisis or challenge such as divorce, grief, and loss of a job, hospitaliza on, reloca on, or loneliness. Stephen Ministers are each as-signed a care receiver and meet with that care receiv-er for about an hour a week. The caring rela on-ship will last for as long as the care receiver needs it. If you know someone who might benefit by having a Stephen Minister, you can call Patricia, (636) 227-0802, #3 or Gene, (636) 527-5385.


NAMEANDADDRESS HolyInfantChurch#292950 627 Dennison Drive Ballwin, MO 63021 BulletinEditorContactKrisMispagel(314)[email protected] contact Of ice Manager Sandy Hughes 636-227-7440 Ext. 100 email: rectoryof [email protected] EMAILADDRESS [email protected] TRANSMISSIONTIME Wednesday 3:00 p.m. Deadline SOFTWARE Microsoft Of ice Publisher 2010 Adobe PDF, JSP Settings NUMBEROFPAGESSENT 1 through 11 (which includes this information page) SUNDAYDATEOFPUBLICATION:dec9,2018 SPECIALINSTRUCTIONS NOTES:

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