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CONFESSIONParishioners can schedule a confession appointment with Fr Bob or Fr Brown by calling the office. Confessions will also be heard Wednesday 6-7 PM during adoration and on Saturday beginning at 9 AM.

MARRIAGEContact the Parish Office at least six months prior to marriage. Marriage preparation is required.

BAPTISMBaptisms are celebrated at 12 PM on most Sundays. Baptismal preparation class is required. Visit our website at stbrendans.net/baptism to schedule a baptism.

ANOINTING OF THE SICKPlease contact the Parish Office.

RCIA (RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS)Interested in becoming Catholic? Contact Fr Brown at [email protected] or 614.876.1272 ext 226

STBRENDANS.NET4475 DUBLIN RD, HILLIARD, OHIO 43026

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HOLY MASS SCHEDULESATURDAY 8 AM, 5:30 PMSUNDAY 7:15 AM, 8:45 AM, 10:45 AM, 5:30 PMDAILY 5:30 PM - MON

8 AM - TUES, THURS, FRI 5:30 PM - WED (Followed byAdoration and Confessions)

PARISH OFFICE AND MINISTRY OF EVANGELIZATION AND CATECHESIS614.876.1272, FAX 614.876.1482OFFICE HOURS: MON-FRI 9 AM - 4 PM

ST BRENDAN SCHOOL 614.876.6132, FAX 614.529.8929

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OUR VISION - Become who you were created to be OUR MISSION - St Brendan Parish is your home to encounter Jesus and grow in virtue

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Church HoursThe church is open weekdays from 6 AM - 9 PM. The Parish Office is open weekdays from 9 AM to 4 PM.

New MembersAll are welcome to join our parish! Please call 614.876.1272 or email: [email protected]. You can also request a new member packet online at stbrendans.net/become-a-member

Bulletin AnnouncementsDEADLINE: 12 PM on Fridays (9 days before publishing date). Please email ALL Submissions: [email protected]

Marketing RequestsThe Marketing Request form and information can be found on the website. For questions or other info concerning marketing, please email: [email protected]

Mass IntentionsTo schedule an intention, please mail in your request to the Parish Office. The amount set up by the diocese is $10, due when the request is made.

Flowers for the AltarIf you wish to purchase flowers in remembrance of a loved one or special intention, the cost is $75. Requests are published in bulletin.

Baptism Preparation ClassFirst Sunday of most months at 12 PM. Check the website for dates and details. Pre-registration contact: [email protected]

Ministry of Care for our HomeboundContact Jennifer: 614.876.1272, ext 227 or [email protected] if you or someone you know would like to receive the Eucharist at home or in a facility.

Protecting God’s Children ClassRegister online at www.virtus.org

POD NurseryThe nursery is open during 8:45 AM and 10:45 AM Masses for children ages 6 months to 4 years.

Parish FlocknotesWeekly updates with parish news and events. Go to flocknote.com and enter your name, email, and phone number to be added. Also, add "[email protected]" to your contact list.

SAINT BRENDANINFORMATION CENTER

EUCHARISTIC ADORATIONstbrendan.weadorehim.com

TUESDAY 9 AM–1 PM

WEDNESDAY 7 AM–7 PMHOLY HOUR 6–7 PM, CONFESSIONS AVAILABLE

THURSDAY 9 AM–9 PM10–11 AM SPECIAL TIME FOR FAMILIES

WITH YOUNG CHILDREN

FRIDAY 9 AM–9 PM

CHRISTMAS GIVING TREESThank you to all who are supporting the Christmas Giving Tree by taking tags and online shopping with our Amazon Wishlist. Your donations will go to a variety of causes. Are you looking for the convenience of online shopping? Visit our Amazon Wishlist option this year using this QR code. The Wishlist will remain posted until December 5. Make your purchase and have it delivered directly to the Giving Tree volunteer, Marge Cogan. This will support the St Francis Evangelization Center. Return date for everything is today, December 5 so that items can be delivered in time for Christmas. If you have any questions please contact Rhonda at 614.313.2066.

LIVESTREAM MASS SCHEDULE• Sunday - 10:45 AM • Monday and Wednesday - 5:30 PM • Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday - 8:00 AM

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Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/StBrendanHilliard/

CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULECHRISTMAS EVE: Masses will be 4 PM in the Church, 4 PM in the School MPR, 6:30 PM in the Church, and 10 PM in the Church. CHRISTMAS DAY: Masses are 8:45 AM and 10:45 AM, both in the Church. All Masses will be livestreamed.

No reservations or tickets are needed this year for any of the Masses.

Please remember in your prayers:

Noreen Marcinick Diana Evans

Bob Suchy Mary Frick

Sandra Dugan Michelle Murphy Delio

Elyse Latella Cathy Pencil

Jeanette Smith Joanna Sheaf

Dave Connelly Mary Jo Flickinger

Joyce Brown Debra Block

Tracy Rowland Matthew Paquin

Bill Nichols Craig Bok

Patrick Hume Vince Van Almen

Eugene Chervenak Cindy Zengler

Charlie Dorian Don Azelvandre

Stephen Toth Mike Boesch

Regina Tharp Scott Hoyer

Darren Harder Khanh Nguyen

Gene Racanelli Kathy Ferguson

Kevin Ferguson

And all healthcare workers and first responders

Please pray for all of our men and women in service to our country, especially:

Christopher Keck Bram Carney

Kyle Mullins Andre Racanelli

Jeff Abraham Tony Dugan

Aaron Huseman Eric Wehrum

Alex Parker Mark Jackson

Connor Karman Patrick Karman

Aidan Karman Scott Smitson

Jackson Maassel Aaron Grieshop

James Polnac

SAINT BRENDANPRAYER LIST

To add a name to the list, please email [email protected] or call Jennifer

at 614.876.1272, ext 227

If you or a loved one is hospitalized and would like a pastoral visit,

call 614.876.1272

OURSYMPATHY ...

to the family of Mike Ricci

MINISTERS TO THE PARISH - 614.876.1272Rev Bob Penhallurick, Pastor

ext 223, [email protected]

Rev Frank Brown, Parochial Vicar ext 226, [email protected]

Michael Haemmerle, Seminarian Intern [email protected]

Deacon Jim Morris, Permanent Deacon ext 230, [email protected]

Deacon Doug Saunders, Permanent Deacon ext 230, [email protected]

Deacon Doug Yglesias, Permanent Deacon ext 230, [email protected]

Jennifer Rice, MA, LISW-S, Pastoral Associate, Care and Consolation ext 227, [email protected]

PARISH OFFICE - 614.876.1272Tom Kollar, Business Manager


Dina Harder, Administrative Assistant ext 235, [email protected]

Teresa Boyne, Administrative Assistant ext 221, [email protected]

Terri Balsom, Receptionist, Bulletin Editor ext 285, [email protected] / [email protected]

Jill Butler, Parish Accountant ext 229, [email protected]

Clara Herr, Accounting Clerk ext 225, [email protected]

Colleen Speer, Director of Development ext 238, [email protected]

Bailey Maholm, Coordinator of Outreach and Engagement ext 291, [email protected]

Dr. Ross B. Williams, DMA, Director of Music ext 236, [email protected]

MINISTRY OF EVANGELIZATION & CATECHESIS - 614.876.1272Jacob Doran, Director, Ministry of Evangelization & Catechesis


Bonnie Creeger, Assistant to Director, Ministry of Evangelization & Catechesis ext 233, [email protected]

David Mesina, Director, High School Youth & Young Adult Ministries ext 232, [email protected]

Madison Stewart, Coordinator, Middle School Youth Ministry ext 237, [email protected]

ST BRENDAN SCHOOL - 614.876.6132Will Gruber, School Principal


Kate Cavello, Assistant Principal ext 247, [email protected]

Marcia Voelkel, School Secretary ext 246, [email protected]

STAFF DIRECTORY

COMMUNITY CALENDARMONDAY, DECEMBER 69:00 AM Church Cleaning Church11:15 AM Care & Consolation: Grieving with Grace Maroon Center5:30 PM Daily Mass Church6:45 PM Faith Formation 6-8 Small Group Chas McCurdy Learning Center and

Davidson Rd Meeting Rooms

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 76:30 AM Men's Ministry: Faith Sharing Davidson Rd Meeting Room A8:00 AM Daily Mass Church9:00 AM-1:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration Adoration Chapel6:00 PM Vigil Mass: The Immaculate Conception Church7:00 PM Men's Club Monthly Meeting Davidson Rd Meeting Room B

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 87:00 AM Mass: The Immaculate Conception Church7:00 AM-7:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration Adoration Chapel5:30 PM Mass: The Immaculate Conception Church6:00 PM Young Adult Night Offsite

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 98:00 AM Daily Mass Church9:00 AM Walking With Purpose, AM Session Davidson Rd Meeting Rooms9:00 AM-9:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration Adoration Chapel10:00 AM -11:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration Adoration Chapel

Special time for families with young children7:00 PM RCIA Session Parish Office7:00 PM Walking With Purpose, PM Session Davidson Rd Meeting Rooms

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 108:00 AM Daily Mass Church9:00 AM-9:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration Adoration Chapel7:00 PM Women's Ministry: Advent Event Davidson Rd Meeting Rooms

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11 - Diocesan Collection: Retirement Fund for the Religious6:30 AM Men's Ministry: Small Table Discussions Davidson Rd Meeting Room A8:00 AM Daily Mass Church9:00 AM Confessions Church9:00 AM St Vincent de Paul Monthly Meeting The Carter Center5:30 PM Vigil Mass Church

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 - Diocesan Collection: Retirement Fund for the ReligiousMass: 7:15 AM, 8:45 AM, 10:45 AM, 5:30 PM Church

Coffee & Donuts after 10:45 Mass only Davidson Rd Meeting Rooms8:45 & 10:45 AM POD Nursery Childcare Center8:45 & 10:45 AM Children's Liturgy of The Word Adoration Chapel9:45 AM Faith Formation Monthly Family Sessions Multiple Locations6:30 PM ROOTS Large Group School MPR6:30 PM Faith Formation Monthly Family Sessions School Cafeteria & Church

MASS INTENTIONSDECEMBER 6 - 12MONDAY 5:30 PM Christine WilsonTUESDAY 8:00 AM Bill & Lee Nichols

6:00 PM Ryan HogeWEDNESDAY 7:00 AM For the Intention of Dee & Mick Matuska

5:30 PM Lois ZellTHURSDAY 8:00 AM Joe RockeyFRIDAY 8:00 AM Sandy BarrettSATURDAY 8:00 AM Joe Rockey

5:30 PM The Valencia FamilySUNDAY 7:15 AM Kathleen Boyuk

8:45 AM For the People of St Brendan Parish

10:45 AM Albert J. Fogarty, Jr.5:30 PM John Roberts

CONGRATULATIONS ON THEBAPTISM OF:Luka Kai Nguyen

If you are interested in advertising in the bulletin and helping to support our Parish, please contact Terri, [email protected] at the parish office.

HELP US BRING COMMUNION TO OUR FACILITIES!The opening of the Inn at Library Way last week marks 16 senior facilities to which St Brendan provides pastoral care and communion. Can you be someone who visits once a month to one of these facilities? Weekday and Sunday (after 8:45 Mass) positions need to be filled! Contact Jennifer, [email protected] for info and training.

MINISTRY OF CARE & CONSOLATION

Thank You...to our Bulletin Sponsors.

We appreciate your generosity! Thanks to you and Diocesan, the bulletin is published weekly at no cost to the parish.

Please support our advertisers.

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK:THOMAS ZULLIGER, DDS

LITURGICAL MINISTERSPlease sign up to help at the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses. There are still many spots still open for Altar Servers, Lectors, EMHC, and MCs. Christmas Eve Mass times: 4 PM in the Church, 4 PM in the School MPR, 6:30 PM in the Church, and 10 PM in the Church. Christmas Day times are 8:45 and 10:45 AM.

If you are having trouble signing up through Ministry Pro for one of these Masses, it might be because you don't have "special services" as one of your Mass preferences. You can either add that to your profile, or email Terri, [email protected] and she can put you on the schedule.

ART FOR ONE AUCTIONStill looking for that perfect gift? Bring the beauty of Christian art home for yourself or a loved one with our “ART for ONE” icon auction. Beginning next week, we’ll be auctioning off 3 original icons by Claude Al-Absi, the talented iconographer who created our beautiful adoration chapel icons and sanctuary stations of the cross.

The icons will be displayed at various times during the weekend of December 11 and 12, with online bidding opening December 12. The auction closes on December 19, right after the Live Nativity event so be sure to get your bids in.

All proceeds from the auction will directly support the ONE Campaign loan, so thank you for your generosity.

CATHOLIC CONVERSATIONS - INFANCY NARRATIVESYou are invited to join us on December 12 at Old Bag of Nails, (upper room/2nd floor) 4065 Main St, Hilliard, OH from 6 PM - 8 PM as Fr Jeff Rimelspach discusses the Infancy Narratives. The infancy narratives in Matthew and Luke contain some of the most cherished passages in all of Scripture. These stories have influenced everything from sacred art to modern pop culture, inspiring the imagination of all who read them. What we might not expect, however, is that the infancy narratives are not merely about the baby Jesus. Please join us for this Advent discussion! Registration is recommended for seating. Visit Eventbrite and search Catholic Conversations Hilliard, OH, or email Nancy at [email protected] OR Julie at [email protected]

We are excited to announce that we are planning for an in-person Auction and Dinner fundraising event on Saturday February 26, 2022. Information is available on our school website (use the QR code below to access). We are currently accepting personal donations, corporate donations,

and sponsorships. Event tickets will go on sale (online) starting in early January. There will be a giving tree in the gathering space starting January 8 with individual items that you can donate for the event and we will sell raffle tickets in the gathering space after Masses starting January 29.

For questions, you can contact Joy Bair, auction chair, [email protected]; Shawnda Vega, personal donations chair; [email protected]; or Brittany Djoice, [email protected]

The St Brendan Men's Club is open to all men of the Parish, 21 and older. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month in Davidson Rd Meeting Room B at the church. Please join us for great fellowship with other men of the parish, as well as great food and drinks. If you would like more information, contact Fred Kerner, [email protected] or 614.822.0954.

ST BRENDAN WOMEN ST BRENDAN MEN'S GROUP

POINSETTIAS FOR THE ALTARChristmas Poinsettias have been ordered for the altar. Contributions of $10 per poinsettia can be made in memory of a loved one or for a special intention.

Checks are to be made payable to: St Brendan the Navigator Church, and mailed to: Lori Riewe, 4582 Ashview Ct. Hilliard, OH 43026

NOTE: The memorials will appear online with the Christmas bulletin at www.stbrendans.net. There will be some paper copies available in the Gathering Space as well. Please have your requests to the above address by December 7. Late requests will appear online with a later bulletin.

PLEASE PRINT NAMES AS YOU WISH THEM TO APPEAR IN THE MEMORIAL LIST:

In Memory of: ________________________________________________________________

~OR~ Special Intention: _________________________________________________________

Requested by: __________________________________________________________________

Email or phone number: ________________________________________________________

Number of Plants ($10.00 each) ____________________________

ST BRENDAN WOMEN: SHARE THE SWEETNESS OF THE LOVE OF JESUSFriday, December 10, 7-9 PMDavidson Rd Meeting RoomsSweet memories come to mind at the thought of an old-fashioned Christmas. Bake up your favorite cookie and bring it to share in a cookie exchange, then drink up at our hot chocolate bar. Listen to messages of joy as you sign Christmas cards for those who are homebound. Meet other women of the parish and sit back to enjoy warm caroling sounds. Please RSVP at https://www.stbrendans.net/womens-groups

Contact Karen Potondi with any questions: [email protected]

SCHOOL AUCTION NEWS

Congratulations to the following parishioners who are students at Bishop Ready High School and who have attained Honor Roll status for the first quarter of the current academic year.

Earning 1st Honors: Juniors Sofia DiNovo, Jennifer Pond, Philip Ryan, and Kayla Thomas; and senior Adam Bennett.

Earning 2nd Honors: Freshmen Millie Dove and Luke Whitmer; sophomores Liam Armstrong, Sam Carlino, and Riley Dove; junior Cecelia Muraco; and senior Addison Whitmer.

Named to the Distinction List: Freshman Emma Rieder; and sophomores Kayla Clevinger and Elizabeth Jelinek.

CONGRATULATIONS!

SAINT BRENDAN MINISTRY OFEVANGELIZATION & CATECHESIS

MEC CALENDARDec. 5: Sunday Grades 6-8 Small Groups 6:30-8 PMDec. 6: Monday Grades 6-8 Small Groups 6:45-8 PMDec. 12: Sunday Monthly Family Session 9:45-11 AM

or 6:30-8:30 PMDec. 13: Monday Monthly Family Session 6:45-8 PMDec. 19: Live Nativity beginning at 6:30 PM in the

MPR – all are welcome!Dec. 19: NO Sunday Grades 6-8 Small Groups

6:30-8 PMDec. 20: NO Monday Grades 6-8 Small Groups

6:45-8 PMJan. 2: NO Sunday Grades 6-8 Small Groups

6:30-8 PMJan. 3: NO Monday Grades 6-8 Small Groups

6:45-8 PMJan. 9: Sunday Monthly Family Session 9:45-11 AM

or 6:30-8:30 PMJan. 10: Monday Monthly Family Session from

6:45-8 PM

The Ministry of Evangelization and Catechesis Staff will be praying for you as we kick-off another seasonof Advent!

CONFIRMATION WEEKEND RETREAT REFLECTIONSOn Friday, November 19 - Sunday, November 21, we had 34 students participate in the Confirmation Weekend Retreat at Damascus Catholic Mission Campus. The weekend included sessions on “Abundant Life”, “The Jesus Question”, “Created for Love”, “Receive New Life” and “Living the ‘I Do’”. It also included skits, small group sharing, prayer labs, activities, Adoration and culminated with a closing Mass on Sunday that families were invited to attend. We hope students continue to encounter Christ in prayer, Sacrament, and community as they prepare to receive their Confirmation. Here are a few reflections from those who attended:• “I loved this retreat; I had the best missionary ever. The others were the best and Adoration really helped me. I’ve never felt closer to God and Jesus than I have since this retreat. I feel really confident in myself, Confirmation and being Catholic. I think that everyone should go to this camp at least once in their life and this retreat is something I would recommend for really anyone, even if they don’t want to be Confirmed. I believe this will really change everyone for the best.” ~ Rachael• “Figuring out my confirmation name at the top of the VPP (Vertical Play Pen) was my favorite part.”• “I learned that Confirmation is basically my promise to God that I will live my life as a Catholic and I will always follow God.” ~ Luke• “This weekend was D’s Confirmation retreat at Damascus campus, home of the Catholic Youth Summer Camp. Though he was quite apprehensive about sleeping somewhere new, he bravely walked into a weekend of familiar and new faces, awesome amenities, high-rush outdoor adventures, and fire-filled discussion of our Faith to guide and inspire him on his way to Confirmation. Picking him up today was a beautiful treat with Mass with all the campers truly joyous and enthusiastic about why they were there. He did it! He liked it! Come Holy Spirit!”~ Teresa (mother of a Confirmation student)

SACRAMENT INFORMATION• First Rec/First Euch: the on-line registration and the $50 materials fee were due on November 1, so if you still need to complete this, please do so ASAP! If you still haven’t received your parent folder, please contact Jacob

[email protected] to set up a meeting. If your child wasn’t Baptized at St Brendan, please send a copy of their Baptism certificate to Bonnie as this was due December 1.

• Confirmation: the on-line registration, retreat fee, and Sponsor Letter of Good Standing (for sponsors that are not registered, active members of St Brendan) were due on December 1, so if you still need to complete these items, please do so ASAP! If you still haven’t received your parent folder, please contact Jacob [email protected] to set up a meeting.

NEED SERVICE HOURS? PLEASE SEE THE OPPORTUNITIES BELOW:Decorating the Church - Kathleen Reis, the head of our Arts and Environment Ministry needs your help with the following days/times – if you are interested, please sign up here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0A48ACAD2BA0F94-christmas• Decorating the Church for Christmas: Friday, December

17 from 6:30-8:30 PM• Decorating the Church for Christmas: Thursday,

December 23 from 7-9:30 PM• Taking Church Decorations down: Sunday, January 9,

2022 from 6:45-8:45 PMNursery - Robin Minette, our staff Nursery coordinator, needs ADULTS who are fun, child-loving and patient. Teens looking for service hours are also welcome! Sign-up here to help https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4AAEAE22A4FA7-masses. If you have questions, email [email protected] • Shifts for Mass: 8:30-10 AM and 10:30 AM-12 Noon

every Sunday • Shifts for Monthly Faith Formation Sessions: 2nd Sunday

mornings 9:30-11:15 AM, and Monday eveningsfollowing 2nd Sundays 6:30-8:15 PM

Questions, please contact Bonnie Creeger, [email protected] or Jacob Doran, [email protected]

A MESSAGE FROM JACOB DORAN

ST BRENDAN FINANCIAL DASHBOARDThis week’s dashboard report focuses on attendance. Our attendance typically varies throughout the year, but this year’s pattern was noticeably different due to COVID-19. As expected, we experienced lower in-person Mass attendance during the fall of 2020 and spring of 2021 due to the pandemic; statistics for livestream viewing during this time were not archived and are now unavailable. With the dispensation for the Sunday obligation being lifted in early summer, we saw an increase in in-person Mass attendance over the summer (a time when Mass attendance typically falls due to summer travel). However, in-person attendance began to level off and even decline as of September, 2021.

The variability in Mass attendance underscores St Brendan’s critical reliance upon electronic giving, which gives us a more predictable offertory stream. As we head into the colder, snowier winter months, please consider setting up electronic recurring giving to help us offset the variation in offertory due to weather conditions. Simply go to tinyurl.com/stbrendangiving to set up your secure electronic giving. Thank you for your generosity!

The week before Thanksgiving I was blessed to attend the weekend Confirmation retreat at Damascus with some of our eighth-grade students from Faith Formation and the school. During this retreat, the students and chaperones were given time in small groups to learn and practice prayer. We experienced two types of prayer over the weekend: lectio divina (divine reading) and imaginative prayer.

Lectio divina is done in five steps. The first step is to read. In this step, we read from Scripture, looking for words or phrases that seem to stick out to us. At the retreat I was given the passage from the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus asks His apostles, “Who do you say that I am?” St Peter responds that Jesus

is the Christ. Jesus then replies to Peter, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.” The phrase “son of Jonah” seemed important to me during my prayer. In the second step, meditate, I considered the meaning of son as an inheritor. I also thought about the prophet Jonah of the Old Testament, and how while he was a prophet chosen to speak the word of God, Jonah still acted out of pride, fear, and anger. During the third step, prayer, I asked God what was important about this phrase and these thoughts. It was put into my heart and mind that I very well know that I can struggle with these same vices as the prophet Jonah, but that it does not diminish my call to love and serve others according to Christ’s call. Simon Peter was a literal son of his father, Jonah. I have inherited the same mistakes as the prophet Jonah, but, like Peter, I am not disqualified from hearing the voice of the Father. In the fourth step, contemplation, I rested with this response and then started to plan out my fifth step, action. Being more aware of my vices and sins, I will act against them by bringing them to confession and taking responsibility by apologizing when I mess up.

Lectio divina is a traditional Catholic prayer method that helps us to hear God’s voice by beginning with His Living Word in the Scriptures. I encourage you to take time through the Advent season to pray lectio divina with the stories of Christ’s birth. I pray that these five steps will help you to hear the Father’s voice in your own heart and mind.

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