St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church

7601 N. Grandview Avenue Odessa, TX 79765

Phone: 432-367-4657

Fax: 432-367-0700 Parish Website: setonparishodessa.org

Our Mission Statement To know Jesus and live the Gospel through Word and

Sacrament, Fellowship, and Service

PARISH STAFF Pastor

Rev. Mark Woodruff

Parochial Vicar Fr. Timothy Hayter

Deacons Mr. Gary Brooks

Mr. Salvador Primera

Business Manager Mr. Blas Campos Sr.

Administrative Assistant Mrs. Victoria Detiveaux

Office Assistant Miss Jessica Payen

Director of Music & Liturgy Mr. Christopher Wilcox

Elementary DRE Mrs. Marilyn Hemann

Middle School/High School CRE Youth Minister

Mr. Johnny Aldas Y. M. Assistant: Mr. Brian Richards

Maintenance Mr. Erik Campos, Mr. Danny Licon,

Ms. Yolanda Pando, Ms. Noemy Hernandez, and Mrs. Margarita Juarez

Nursery Ms. Connie Janousek, Mrs. Linda Tilton, Mrs.

Connie Crawley, and Mr. Juan Navarrete

SUNDAY EUCHARIST Saturday: 5:00 p.m.

Sunday: 9:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., & 5:00 p.m.

WEEKDAY MASSES Monday thru Friday: 6:30 a.m.

Tues, Wed, Friday 5:30 p.m. Thursday 6:00 p.m. Spanish

ADORATION

Tuesday 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m.

CONFESSIONS Saturday 4:00 p.m.- 4:45 p.m.

Tuesday 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. & 6:00-7:00 p.m.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday 10:30 a.m.-Noon & 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Tuesday-Thursday

9:00 a.m.- Noon & 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Friday: 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

NEW TO OUR PARISH?

Please call the Parish Office @ 367-4657.

PARISH EMAIL

office@setonparishodessa.org

For more information on sacraments, programs and events please visit our website.

3RD Advent Sunday

December 15 – 16, 2018

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Tuesday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Wednesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Thursday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Lk 1:26-38 Friday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Saturday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45

MASS INTENTIONS “Mass is Heaven on Earth” – St. John Paul II SATURDAY, DEC. 15: 3RD Advent Sunday 4-4:45 pm Confessions 5:00 pm People of St. Elizabeth’s SUNDAY, DEC. 16: 3RD Advent Sunday 9:00 am +Gloria Zapata (Birthday), by Alexia

Zepata & Family 11:30 am Special Chapa Intention 5:00 pm In Thanksgiving, Laly Watkins MONDAY, DEC. 17: Late Advent Weekday 6:30 am +Josefina Cantu, by Ernesto &

Mildred Sierra TUESDAY, DEC. 18: Late Advent Weekday 6:30 am +Kurt & Suzie Liebindorfer, by

Elva Hurst 5:30 pm All Souls Memorial Mass 6-7:00 pm Confession/Adoration

WED’DAY, DEC. 19: Late Advent Weekday 6:30 am Tommy Martinez, by Joe & Peggy

Martinez 5:30 pm All Souls Memorial Mass THURSDAY, DEC. 20: St. Lucy 6:30 am All Souls Memorial Mass 6:00 pm +Gloria Lambert, by Dewey &

Susan Bryant FRIDAY, DEC. 21: Late Advent Weekday 6:30 am +Gloria Lambert, by David & Cathi

Boutin 5:30 pm Special Intentions of Martin

Haggerty SATURDAY, DEC. 22: 4TH Advent Sunday

4-4:45 pm Confessions 5:00 pm +Humberto “Slim” Lara

(Anniversary), by Margie Lara SUNDAY, DEC. 23: 4TH Advent Sunday 9:00 am +Louis & Dorothy Wiesman, by

Marilyn Wacksmann 11:30 am +Manuel Aragon, by Maria Aparicio 5:00 pm +Humberto Cortez, by Familia

Rodriguez If a Mass you requested for a specific date does not appear, please notify the office

367-4657 as soon as possible.

CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

Monday, Christmas Eve Children’s Mass 5 PM

“Midnight Mass” 10 PM

Tuesday, Christmas Day 9 AM

Catholic Charities Collection 12/09/2018 $ 435.00

Church Debt Balance Nov. 18: 2,373,710.91

Dec. Payment: $ 23,845.37 Balance Dec. 30: 2,349,865.54

Loose Plate 2,067.05 Total $ 24,625.30

Budget to Actual

Weekly goal $ 25,900.00 Week of 12/09/2018 24,625.30 Keep Praying! $ - 1,274.70

12/09/2018

Envelope Receipts $ 12,402.00 Online Giving 10,056.25

Advent Penance Liturgies Wednesday, Dec. 19TH: St. Joseph’s, 6 pm

St. Elizabeth’s Confession Times: 1. Every Tuesday, 11:30-Noon and 6:00-7:00 pm 2. Every Saturday, 3:45-5:00 pm

It is a wonderful custom to go to confession before Christmas!

Latin Mass – December 22 Fr. Ryan Rojo will be celebrating a Latin Mass on Saturday, Dec. 22, here in our chapel, at 6:30 am. It will be a Candlelight Mass in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is called a Rorate Mass and harkens back to an old German custom of such masses on the Saturdays of Advent. All are welcome. We will try to end the Mass before dawn.

ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES If you are over 20 and are not yet confirmed, please come to our Adult Confirmation Class. Bishop Sis will be here at St. Elizabeth’s on Sunday, February 24 for a special adult confirmation Mass. Classes are Mondays at 7 pm in the Parlor. We need a baptismal certificate for you. Call Fr. Mark at 367-4657 to join, or come to the class.

Pope’s December Intention Evangelization: In the Service of the

Transmission of Faith That people, who are involved in the service and transmission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions of the present time.

BREAKING OPEN THE WORD

Interested in Becoming Catholic? You are invited to “Breaking Open the Word”

every Sunday at 10:10 am in the Bride’s Room. No registration necessary; just come!

Question of the Week

How do you rejoice in the Lord?

MARRIED COUPLES RETREAT Our next married couples retreat will be held January 25th - 26th. There are registration forms on line, in the halls of the church, and in the office. The cost is $50. This retreat is for couples who wish to strengthen their relationship and/or prepare for marriage in the church.

HONORING MARRIED COUPLES St. Elizabeth’s is honoring married couples with a special blessing on the last Sunday of each month. The couples married in December will be honored December 30TH at all masses.

Knights of Columbus Poster Contest The Knights of Columbus for St. Elizabeth’s is having a “Keep Christ in Christmas” Poster Contest for our parish children and youth. There are 3 age groups that can participate, the groups are as follows: Age 5-7(Grade K-2), Age 8-10(Grade 3-5), Age 11-14 (Grade 6-8) Parents have to sign the form if they wish to compete. The poster must be done on a 11 x 17 piece of paper (Nothing larger or smaller will be accepted).

The deadline for entries will be December 23 and must be turned in to the church office or the box in the church. The winners in each age group will get a $25 gift card and a chance to move on to the district judging.

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Stay up to date with our monthly events on the parish website, on Facebook at SEAS- Awakened Young Adults or @y.a.faithseekers or on Twitter @yafaithseekers We hope you can join us! 12/21 – Ugly Sweater Party, 8pm to 12 am in the Youth Building, nursery will be open

Please pray for: Donovan Crawley, Dan Carpenter, Stephanie Velasquez, June Ponsetti, Elva Hurst, Mary Chew, Belen Rangel, Orion Campos, Esther Paschal, Vianey Gatica, Sandra Anaya, Sabrehna Everett

PARISH APP & LIVE STREAMING

The 11:30am mass is now being livestreamed on our website. There is a chance your image may be broadcast during our liturgies. If you are uncomfortable, please consider attending a different liturgy.

If you have any questions, please contact

Fr. Mark or Christopher.

REJOICE! Today has traditionally been called “Gaudete Sunday.” The Latin tag is derived from Paul’s appeal in the second reading to “rejoice always in the Lord,” and the Latin Mass text based on that reading. The irony and paradox of this Christian 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 time for joy when there is so much suffering and moral evil. It is interesting, 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 optimistic 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.

Elementary CCD December/January News

NO CCD Dec. 23, 26, 30

Jan. 2, 6, 9

Adult Bible Study Opportunities

Men The men’s study group, led by Fr. Timothy,

has completed the first part of Symbolon: The Catholic Faith Explained provided by the

Augustine Institute. They will not meet again until January 14.

Women Women’s bible study, has ended for the fall. For information on the spring study please

contact Sondra Eoff, sondra@oppartnerinc.com

Spanish Monday: Spanish Bible Study 7 – 9 pm in the

classrooms. Thursday: Rosary and prayer 6 – 9 pm.

BAPTISM

PREP CLASS-Our next baptism preparation class is Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 6:30pm. You must

call to register for this class. Please call after Dec. 26. If there is no answer, dial 121 for Vickie’s ext. and leave a message.

To Schedule a Baptism-In order to baptize at St. Elizabeth’s, the parents of the child should be registered members of St. Elizabeth’s, or live within our boundaries. Parents please come to the office to schedule your child’s baptism. You will need to bring in the baby’s birth certificate, from the county, the godparents’ confirmation certificates, if the godparents are married, a copy of their church marriage certificate and proof of Baptism prep classes for parents and godparents.

We do baptisms the 1ST, 2ND and 3RD weekends of each month. Baptisms held on the 3RD weekend will be in Spanish, if requested. The first person to come into the office with all necessary paperwork to register for a weekend will get to pick which day, Saturday or Sunday, for all baptisms that weekend. You must register in the office, before the date of your child’s

baptism and you must have all paperwork!

IMPRESSIONABLE A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark.—Ancient Chinese proverb

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Dec 16 – Susan Bryant, Jeanette Hollmann, Joenna Escarcega, Francisco Florez, John Juarez, Myra Lopez, Matt Moore, Mike Moreno, Eva Ordonez, Jonathon Pepper, Noah Petersen, Daniel Sanchez, Esther Shockey, Sing Dy Uy Dec 17 – Briana Anaya, Douglas Burns, Domenick Carrasco, Gregory Connell, John Hall, Maria Juarez, Alayna Lopez, Ruby Manzo, Nariyah Munoz, Bryan Patino, Robert Ruiz, Carlos Soza, Nicholas Ybarra, Abel Ybarra Dec 18 – Mike Bond, Rene Catano, Madison Dominguez, Linda Hernandez, Preston Macias, Michelle Madrid, Nataly Pinedo, Patsy Ramirez, Caden Serrano Dec 19 – Madelyn Calzada, Joe Carrillo, Araly Escobedo, Edward Guerrero, Guadalupe Gutierrez, Thomas Martinez, Lupe Munguia, Apolinar Perez, Natalie Petersen, Steven Pope, Linda Ruiz, Kaylee Ruiz, Anthony Vasquez, Miguel Ybarra Dec 20 – Karina Aguilar, Francesca Asilom, Janet Avila Gonzales, Ruben Berdoza, Andrew Branum, Rene Carrasco, TenLeigh Castillo, Juan Gamez, Samuel Gonzales, Jancielynn Granado, Rayny Hagen, Makenlie Martinez, Albert Mayans, Evan Mendez, Silvia Mota-Munoz, Angel Natera, Mercedes Natera, Lorenzo Roman, Camila Silva, Darla Tilghman, Francisco Torres, Maria Valles, Donny Winfrey Dec 21 – Sara Garcia, Jakob Garcia, Catherine Gonzales, Saydee Gregg, Isaac Herrera, Gloria Holder, Elvira Maldonado, Kenneth Mangus, Angie Mata, Steven Matta, Gilbert Montemayor, Aaron Ochoa, Kiana Ortiz, David Rodriguez, Melinda Ryan Dec 22 – Alexa Castillo, Cassandra Covos, Mark Escontrias, Christopher Gonzales, Ana Guevara, Julianna Hernandez, James Holloway, John Hubert, Gabriella Lopez, Mila Loya, Makayla Madrid, Sebastian Mancha, Alice Robles, Jim Watkins

CATHOLIC CHARITIES The staff here at Catholic Charities would like to express our gratitude to all who have contributed to our Gift of Hope Campaign. You are the reason we exist. Through your generosity we are given the chance to reach hundreds of individuals in Ector County. Please remember to keep us in your prayers! God Bless you and your family!

HOW BRIGHT IS YOUR LIGHT?

Our parish is growing in size and activities. As such, we need more volunteers to help spread the word of God. Please commit to helping the people of your community and yourself by volunteering in one of these ministries.

Religious Ed teachers and aides

First Communion teachers and aides

Quinceanera class teacher

RCIA team member

Youth Group leaders and chaperones

Youth Confirmation leaders/teachers

Steubenville chaperones

Marriage Retreat team

Baptism Prep class teacher

Choir member

Cantor

Bell Choir member

Hospital and Homebound Minister

Eucharistic Minister

Lector

Ushers at all Masses (Sat. & Sun.)

Marriage Retreat team member

Altar server

Altar linen laundering group

Catholic Charities Volunteer Call the office (367-4657) for more information. To help us share our time and talents with our church community we have these opportunities to enrich our faith.

Rosary Group

ACTS

Men’s Bible Study

Women’s Bible Study

Spanish Prayer Groups

Knights of Columbus

Adoration Corinthians 12:7-11 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. What is your gift?

Are you helping others?

Life Teen

& EDGE

Youth 2000 A Eucharistic Centered Retreat

A 3-Day Retreat

High School (9th – 12th grades)

Where: St. Stephen’s Catholic Church

When: January 11, 12, 13, 2019

Registration Fee: $50 due by January 4th (make checks payable to St Stephens)

Registrations & Information at the Church exits.

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ON DECEMBER 23RD, 30TH &

JANUARY 6TH WE WILL NOT BE

HAVING CLASSES DUE TO

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S

BREAK! CLASSES RESUME

JANUARY 13TH.

NO LIFE TEEN NIGHTS ON

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26TH

AND JANUARY 2ND. YOUTH

NIGHT RESUMES ON JANUARY

9TH.

YOUTH NIGHT on

Wednesday, December 19th,

Is Community Night

OPEN to

ALL GRADES (6th – 12th)

Christmas Party

Middle School and High School Youth Mass and Christmas Party.

Starts at 6:30 p.m. with Mass in the Church and followed by Advent

Adoration and Confession; concludes with Christmas Meal!

Ends at 9:00 p.m.

Bring a friend!

Please bring a side Dish or Dessert!

Main Course Provided: Turkey & Ham

STEUBENVILLE 2019 – ST. PAUL

PARENT MEETING ON JANUARY

31ST. 1ST PAYMENT OF $150.00

DUE. MARK YOUR CALENDARS

TO ATTEND!

“Do not say, 'I am only a child'; for you shall go to all to whom I

send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you. Do not be

afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.” –

St. Jeremiah

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December 20th & 21st

Starts at 7:30 p.m. on December 20th and ends December 21st

after the AQUAMAN movie (TBA)

Cost is $10.00

Snacks and breakfast will be provided.

Please bring blankets, sleeping bags,

lounge chairs, air mattresses to be COMFY as we watch the DC movies

throughout the night.

Game room will be available. Basketball will be open till midnight.

Bring NERF GUNS for a NIGHT RAID Game.

Event is open for grades 8th – 12th.

“…that Jesus wants to enter with His word, with His presence”

-Pope Francis; message for WYD in Rio