St. Christopher Church 309 Manson Ave. Metairie, LA, 70001 Phone (504) 837-8214 Fax (504) 837-8303

PARISH PRIESTS Rev. Frank Candalisa, Pastor Rev. Raymond Igbogidi PARISH DEACONS Deacon Charles Duke Deacon Gerald “Jerry” Martinez Deacon Philip McManamon WEBSITE-www.stchristopherano.com RECTORY - scmrectory@birch.net Mrs. Janet Schluter, Secretary Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Mon. – Fri. SCHOOL Mrs. Ruth Meche, Principal 3900 Derbigny Street - Office- 837-6871 Mrs. Millie Andry, Secretary Mrs. Mary Hicks, Secretary SCS EEC ANNEX-837-5929 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION - 837-8214 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday (Vigil) 4:00 p.m. Sunday 7:30 ,9:30 & 11 a.m. (6 pm on 2nd Sunday) Daily 6:30 & 9:30 a.m. Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9:30 a.m. only Wed. CONFESSIONS: Saturday: 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Contact the rectory to make an appointment for other times.

COMMUNION FOR THE SICK: Please call the Rectory when someone is unable to attend Mass for any length of time. NOVENA: Tuesday, following the 6:30 a.m. Mass BAPTISM: Anyone interested in receiving information concerning Baptism at St. Christopher Parish should go to our email at www.stchristopherano.com and download the required documents. Return the completed documents to scmrectory@birch.net. MARRIAGES: Make arrangements six months in advance of wedding date with the priest. PRAYER REQUEST LINE: To have your request included, call Theo Gomez at 301-2413. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Before contacting the funeral home, please notify the priest as soon as possible when someone in the family dies. The parish church is the proper, preferred place for the Celebration of the funeral mass. BEREAVEMENT AND SUPPORT GROUP MINISTRY: Meeting on the 2nd Thursday of the month in the Parish Center. This ministry offers compassion and caring for those who have lost a loved one. For more information call Dianne Vasquez at 835-0540. ADORATION CHAPEL: Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Call Jerry Cox at 828-4995.

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(Subject to change) This Weekend Nov. 19-20, 2016 Saturday 4:00 p.m. Fr.Frank &Dcn Phil (Preach) Sunday 7:30 am Fr. Frank & Dcn Phil (Preach) 9:30 am Fr.Raymond & Dcn Jerry(Preach) 11:00 a.m. Fr.Raymond & Dcn Jerry (Preach) Monday: 6:30 am Fr. Raymond 9:30 am Fr. Heffner Tuesday: 6:30 am Fr. Frank 9:30 am Fr. Raymond Wednesday: 9:30 am Fr. Frank 6:00 pm Fr.Raymond Thanksgiving Vigil Mass Thursday: 6:30 am Fr. Frank 9:30 am Fr. Raymond Friday: 6:30 am Fr. Raymond 9:30 am Fr. Frank (School Mass) Next Weekend Nov. 26-27, 2016 Saturday 4:00 pm Fr. Raymond & Dcn Jerry Sunday: 7:30 am Fr. Raymond 9:30 am Fr. Frank & Dcn Jerry 11:00 am Fr. Frank & Dec Jerry

SAT: Lorraine Darce, Charles Scallan, Ronald Lambert, Beverly Lambert, Cy Canale, Georgi-ana Gros Welch, Mary Quaid, Salvador & Jerry Tamborella, Frank Deloume, Richard Jacobs SUNDAY: Parishioners of St. Christopher, Al-vine Johnson, Helen Faucheaux, Harold Schwalb, Odette, Lucas, Philip & Randy Breaux, Jerry J. Cox, Jr., Leon & Lucille Autin, Johnny Fischer, Lucy R. Ruffino, Paul J. Ri-dolfo, Herbert & Juanita Coakley, Richard Palmer, Elaine B. Palmer and Robert J. Palmer, Sr. David Ball, Michael M. & Ethel A. Lux, Jerry Guidry, Shirley Guidry, Kevon Bordelon, Luca “Butsie” Ferrara, Marilyn Steib, Huron Laborde, Thank You, St. Jude, Linda Tefft , Intentions of J. Michael Doyle, Ernest Lawson White, Jr., MON: John & Ramona Clesi, Lucille Autin (Birthday), Michael J. Donahoe, Anthony Tal-luto, Bill O’Connor, Ortell Ach TUES: Ronnie Schmitt, Rita L. Carroll & John J. Carroll, Peter Schexnaydre WED: C. J. Gordon and Family, Linda Tefft (Death Anniversary), Schade-Joanen Families THUR: Purgatorial Society, Ben Dawson (Birthday), Joseph S. Cousin, Helen Faucheaux (Birthday), Johnnie Fischer, Leon & Lucille Autin, Hickey Familly, Henry & Sue Kirsch, J. Michael Doyle, Cecile Brown, Grace Schomaker, Numa H. Schomaker, Jr., Shirley Guidry (Birthday), Frank Deloume, Linda Dore-dant FRIDAY: Paul J. Ridolfo (Birthday), Dianne Ziegler, In Thanksgiving to God and St. Jude for Favors Granted, Jessica Rose Messina (Happy Birthday) Masses are $5 and you may place your request in the collection basket or call the rectory at 837-8214. There is a charge of $0.75 to mail a card to the family. There is a $0.50 if you wish to take the card with you. Please indicate if the person you are having the Mass is for is living or de-ceased.

Collection Figures November 12,13, 2016 Envelopes $ 2,419.50 Loose $ 3,675.55 TOTALS $ 6,095.05

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FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR are in

memory of Ben & Mildred Dawson and Edwin & Gertrude Sbisa..

Early Childhood Annex If you are using Church Support Envelopes, there are envelopes edged in red in your box. There are envelopes in the back of church to use for aka Early Childhood An-nex or you may get some at the rectory if you are not using the

envelopes. When making a donation to Early Ed. Annex, please indicate your name and Early Ed. Annex on the envelope.

Sanctuary Light The Sanctuary Light is burning in memory of Linda Tefft.

FLOWERS FOR 2017 are available. Sanctuary Lights for 2017 are open. Do you know???That you can say “Congratulations” or “Happy Birthday” or “Happy Anni-versary” by sponsoring the flowers on the altar? Send a Special message here! Contact the rectory to re-serve Flowers or a Sanctuary Light.

The book of Samuel recounts for us today the anoint-ing of David as king of Israel. It was the elders of Israel who declared David king that day, but it was God who called David to shepherd Israel. Thus mandated by the citizens of his kingdom and by his God, David took his place in a long line of kings. The apostle Paul speaks to us of kingship as well, but on a much higher plane: the kingship of Jesus our Lord. As great as David was, he and all earthly monarchs who came before and after him in their kingdoms around the world are minor kings by comparison to the true King. And lastly, we hear the story of that true King in perhaps his weakest moment: near death, hanging on a cross, taunted by a common criminal and by the world at large. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — David is anointed king of Israel (2 Samuel 5:1-3). Psalm — Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord (Psalm 122). Second Reading — The Father delivered us to the king-dom of his beloved Son (Colossians 1:12-20). Gospel — The repentant criminal receives Jesus’ promise of Paradise (Luke 23:35-43). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 21:20-28 Thanksgiving Day (suggested): Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: Rv 20:1-4, 11 — 21:2; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Uni-verse Monday: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Thirty-fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Cecilia Wednesday: St. Clement I; St. Columban; Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro Thursday: St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions; Thanksgiving Day Friday: St. Catherine of Alexandria Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

GIVING TREE is now up in Church. Please select an ornament, purchase a gift and return to Church by December 10. Be sure to put your tag on your gift when you return it. Your thoughtfulness will help make someone’s Christmas very special.. THANKSGIVING MASS SCHEDULE-There will be a vigil mass on Wednesday, November 23 at 6:00 p.m. and a 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

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VOCATION-Grant us holy priest to console those who suffer, to remind all that we are brothers, to bless our homes, our work, our fields so that your kingdom may extend to all souls. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, grant your Church many holy priests and religious, Queen of the Apostles, pray for us. CHRISTMAS MASS INTENTION– It’s not too soon to send in your intentions for Christ-mas. Please send them in no later than Decem-ber 12 if you wish them to be included in the bulletin. You may also place them in the col-lection basket on the weekend or call the rec-tory at 837-8214 to phone them in to us. CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT-The collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development provides funding for groups that make lasting change and up lift the poor in the United States. CCHD’s grants improve education, sup-port economic development, and create afford-able housing in low-income neighborhoods. Help us continue to defend human dignity and build communities of solidarity. Please give to the CCHD Collection. ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS RE-TREAT CENTER-December 2-4-Young Women’s Retreat-Come Away with Me. Jane Hebert (504) 481-4319,Yvonne Hymel (504-232-8748. Check the bulletin board in rear of church for additional Upcoming Retreats.

ST. CHRISTOPHER OUTREACH HELP LINE We are now in the process of preparing for Thanksgiving boxes. Our food supply is pretty low as a whole. We do need cranberry sauce, turkey stuffing and turkey gravy and in-stant mashed potatoes and yams. We are low on macaroni and cheese in a box, spaghetti, beans, rice, meat in cans like chicken, spam, Vienna sausage, chili. We also are low on cake mix and icing, jelly, jello and fruits for desserts. Also low are red beans and rice. We try to give each fam-ily a $20 gift certificate so that they can purchase a turkey if we get enough funds in the St. An-thony’s box. We thank you on behalf of all our families who are in need. It is our privilege to dispense of these foods and financial help to our parishioners. If you are in need of assistance, call 831-7692 and leave a message. OUR WEBSITE-St. Christopher the Martyr Catholic Church website can be visited at this address: www.stchristopherano.com—it’s a one-stop place for you to stay connected to our church parish. On the home page you will find upcoming events and announcements, the mass schedule and contact information for clergy and staff. There are also pages that provide informa-tion about our mission and history, resources, sacraments, faith formation, ministries, parish calendar (including the schedule for lectors and extraordinary ministers), gallery of pictures and contact information for all offices, ministries. We hope you enjoy browsing the website and that you find it easy to navigate and pleasant to use. CHURCH SUPPORT ENVELOPES-We are preparing the list for Church Support Envelopes for 2017 at this time. If you wish to begin receiv-ing them and presently do not have them, please notify the rectory. If you wish to be taken off the list, please call us by December 1. Thank you for your generous support throughout the year..