16250 Old Weatherford Road Aledo, TX 76008

Office: (817) 441-3500 Fax: (817) 441-7909

Website: www.holyredeemeraledo.org Email: Office@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

MASS TIMES Wed, Thurs, Fri .................................................................. 9:00 a.m. Saturday ............................................................................. 5:30 p.m. Sunday ...................................................... 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession: Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

First Sunday of the Month: The Mass of Healing …5:30 p.m.

OFFICE HOURS

Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Are You Interested in the Catholic Faith?

If you are non-baptized or baptized in another denomination and are interested in exploring our faith, please consider joining our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) program. Contact DRE for more information.

Holy Orders and Religious Life For information on the Sacrament of Holy Orders and/or Religious Life, please contact Fr. Jonathan Wallis, Director of Vocations, 817-945-9321 or email vocations@fwdioc.org.

Adoration for Vocations The first Sunday of each month, for one hour, after the 8:00 a.m. Mass.

Bulletin Deadlines Articles for the bulletin should be submitted a week in advance. Friday is the deadline. Phone the parish office or email the office.

Parish Registration Welcome to our parish! Please pick up a welcome packet located in the Narthex and complete the registration form inside and return to the office.

Sacrament of Baptism You must be registered parishioner for 3 months prior to baptism. Private baptisms are on the first Saturday of the month at 3:00 p.m. Baptisms during Mass are on the first weekend of the month at rotating Masses.

Sacrament of Confirmation Confirmation is a two year program beginning in 9th grade. Contact the DRE for more information.

Sacrament of Marriage Contact the parish office to schedule an initial meeting with the Pastor or Deacon 9-12 months before the wedding date. Pre-Cana and NFP must be completed before the wedding date.

Marriage Tribunal If you were previously married and wish to inquire about an annulment or would like your current marriage blessed, please call Deacon Scott France.

Communion for the Sick and Shut-ins If you or a member of your family is unable to receive communion at Mass due to sickness or other disability, please call the parish office.

PASTORAL STAFF

Rev. Msgr. Publius Xuereb: Pastor Deacon Scott France……ScottFrance@HolyRedeemerAledo.org Parish Secretary: Laura Puente…………….……….Office@HolyRedeemerAledo.org Bookkeeper: Amy Jo Maruschak……....Bookkeeper@HolyRedeemerAledo.org Director of Music: David Fernandez……..………..Music@HolyRedeemerAledo.org Dir. of Religious Education: Nicole Reynolds ……..…………..DRE@HolyRedeemerAledo.org Youth Ministry: Adrian Garcia ……...…..……...Youth@HolyRedeemerAledo.org Safe Environment: Melissa Watzlavick …...…...….....SEC@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

To all who need comfort…

To all who are lonely and need companionship…

To all who seek sheltering love…

To all who sin and need a Redeemer…

To all who offer praise to the Lord…

To all who long for peace…

To those who would serve a living God…

To all who come, from near or afar

this church opens wide its doors

and in the name of Jesus says:

Welcome

Holy Redeemer Catholic Parish Third Sunday of Advent

Readings and Mass Intentions

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 8:00 a.m. Mass…Christine Humphreys † 10:30 a.m. Mass…Adrian Garcia Is 35:1-6a, 10/Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10/ Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11 MONDAY, DECEMBER 16 Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9/Mt 21:23-27 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17 Gn 49:2, 8-10/Ps 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17/Mt 1:1-17 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 9:00 a.m. Mass...Robert, Ryan, Matt, Robbie & Cole LaFleur Jer 23:5-8/Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19/ Mt 1:18-25 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19 9:00 a.m. Mass...JoAnn Brown † Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17/Lk 1:5-25 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 9:00 a.m. Mass...Elizabeth Andrea Willick † Is 7:10-14/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6/ Lk 1:26-38 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 5:30 p.m. Mass...Zach Elder † Sg 2:8-14/Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21/ Lk 1:39-45

Returning our Treasure in Thanksgiving

Financial Information

Dec. 7th & 8th

Weekly Need:….……....$11,350.00

Weekly Actual:…………$10,493.56 E-Giving:……………….$ 1,697.52

Land Loan Balance:……..….$97,547.62

(as of 12/04/19)

HOLY REDEEMER’S PRAYER INTENTION BOOK

Please continue to remember and pray

for all those listed in our prayer intention

book and the name listed below:

Deonicio Livar

ONLINE GIVING: Go to www.HolyRedeemerAledo.org and click “DONATE” at the top of the page.

GIVEPLUS APP: Download the GivePlus app by Vanco Payment Solutions. Enter the parish zip code "76008" to find Holy Redeemer and select it as your parish.

TEXT-TO-GIVE: Text the amount to give to 833-964-1908. You will be prompted to enter payment information on a secure website.

Advent Penance Service

Monday, Dec.16th at 7:00 p.m.

Prepare for Christmas through confession!

An Unexpected Messiah Who hasn’t felt discouraged at some point in life? We all know how it feels when things don't go the way we want or expect. John the Baptist was feeling that way in today’s Gospel. He is languishing in prison, wondering if all that he said and did had any meaning. Jesus didn’t fit the common image of the Messiah. He wasn’t a great political leader who would overthrow the Roman oppressors and restore Israel to glory. John’s faith is shaken and so he tells his followers to seek out Jesus and ask him, “Are you the one?” In response to John’s question, Jesus tells him (and us) to look at what he was doing: healing the sick, raising the dead, bringing the good news to the poor. John would have immediately recognized those actions as the ones Isaiah prophesized that the Messiah would do on his arrival. By focusing on those deeds, John would have known that indeed Jesus was the one. Even though the plan wasn’t going the way John thought it would, he could be comforted by knowing God was powerfully at work. Sometimes God doesn’t work in our lives the way we expect either. Like John, we can get discouraged and wonder why God is allowing certain struggles and difficulties to happen. That’s when we, too have to realize that the mission of Jesus is not to establish an earthly kingdom, but to restore us to the fullness of life. When we find ourselves feeling dispirited, we need to consider that perhaps God has us exactly where he wants us to be for our perfect good and perfect growth in holiness.

Christmas Mass

Schedule

Christmas Eve, December 24th 5:30 p.m. Children’s Mass

Midnight Mass, December 25th 12:00 a.m.

Christmas Day, December 25th 10:30 a.m.

Solemnity of Mary, January 1st 10:30 a.m.

“O come let us adore him”

Go to the website: holyredeemeraledo.formed.org

ADVENT

December 15, 2019

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ARE CALLED TO SERVE:

Sat., Dec. 21 • 5:30 p.m. Mass SERVERS Nathalie Touchet Aiden Slabbekoorn Brian Slabbekoorn READERS Rick Zilar Jamie Zilar USHERS Dave Knesek Tom Merkley Lisa Spence Richard Walters EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Rick Zilar Mary Price Peg Shoemaker Jamie Zilar SOUND Dave Vandercook

Sun., Dec. 22 • 8:00 a.m. Mass SERVERS Katrina Mott Tobin Nelson Kenzie Lear READERS Mary Atkinson Chad McMillan USHERS Lorren Mott Paul Slabbekoorn Kandi Smith Jackie Voss EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Chad McMillan Paulette Brodie Jennifer McMillan Natalie Mott Nancy Garbo Myra Speer Barbara Still SOUND Robert Speer

Sun., Dec. 22 • 10:30 a.m Mass SERVERS Cole Crawford Clayton Crawford Juliana Caggiano READERS Mark Williams Angela Plumley USHERS Brian Snell Chris Novakov Weston Reese Jimmy Plumley EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Steve Lund Scott Wells Sephra Baca Monica Collins Maureen Garbarino Brian Masselli Cindy Mollenkopf Hal Mollenkopf Melissa Watzlavick Amber White SOUND Robert Watzlavick

Thank you to our Sponsor of the Week

Saint Peter Catholic School

The ads in our bulletin defray

the cost of printing to the church and are a valued service provided to our parishioners. Please patronize the

sponsors as they are supporting us.

Dec. 15: Religious Education Class 9:05 a.m. Dec. 15: Breakfast with Santa 11:30 a.m. Dec. 15: Children’s Choir 12:30 a.m. Dec. 16: Advent Penance Service 7:00 p.m. Dec. 17: Men’s Group 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20: Movie Night 6:00 p.m.

Dec. 22: Children’s Choir 11:30 a.m.

Dec. 24: Children’s Christmas Mass 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 25: Midnight Mass 12:00 a.m.

Dec. 25: Christmas Day Mass 10:30 a.m.

Dec. 24-Jan. 1: Parish Office Closed

Jan. 1: Solemnity of Mary Mass 10:30 a.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Religious Education News & Notes Class on December 15th

No Religious Education Classes on 12/22, 12/29 & 1/5

For more information, questions or to volunteer please contact Nicole or DRE@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

Holy Redeemer Youth Group

will NOT meet

on Wednesday, December 18th or 25th

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

For more information contact Adrian Garcia: Youth@HolyRedeemerAledo.org

Christmas Eve Mass Children’s Pageant

We need YOUR CHILDREN'S HELP for the 5:30 p.m. Children's Mass on Christmas Eve! We are asking for children currently in K - 8th grades to participate in the pageant

and the children’s choir for the Christmas Eve Mass.

Rehearsals are: Dec. 15: 12:30 p.m.— 1:15 p.m. & Dec. 22: 11:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.

We are looking forward to creating a fun celebration of Jesus’ birth! Please contact Laura at office@HolyRedeemerAledo.org. for more information.

Sunday, December 15th 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The Holy Redeemer’s Mom’s Group is hosting a

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT

December 20th at 6:00 p.m.

We will provide pizza, popcorn and drinks. Bake your favorite Christmas

cookies at home and bring them to share!

(Please label if they contain any allergens, i.e. nuts.)

ALL ARE WELCOME!

2019 Year-end Giving

and Tax Deductions

As this year draws to a close, you are likely to be reviewing your

important financial matters, including your charitable giving for 2019. Please note that year-end

donations must be received in our office or post-marked by

December 31, 2019 in order to be counted as a 2019 contribution.

Thank you for your generosity and support of Holy Redeemer!

Men of Holy Redeemer

The next meeting will be on

Tuesday, December 17th

at 6:30 p.m.

For more information contact: MenofHolyRedeemer@gmail.com

Christmas Flowers

If you would like to donate a poinsettia in memory or in honor of a loved one, please contact the

parish office. Each plant is $15.00.

Breakfast With

Santa