December 20, 2020 | Fourth Sunday of Advent

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Sunday, December 20th: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.Monday, December 21st: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.Tuesday, December 22nd: 3:30 - 5:45 p.m. 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, December 23rd: 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 26th: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.Reconciliation will be held in the cry room at the church in accordance with the social distancing rules.

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St. Patrick Catholic Church

Mass Schedule and IntentionsSaturday, December 19th 5:00 p.m. ParishionersSunday, December 20th: Fourth Sunday of Advent 8:00 a.m. PJ Mertens† 10:30 a.m. Christopher Dalton† 7:00 p.m. NO MASSTuesday, December 22nd 6:00 p.m. Benefactor Wednesday, December 23rd 8:15 a.m. Danielle Irish† 8:15 p.m. NO MASSThursday, December 24th 3:00 p.m.* Maria Moreno 5:00 p.m.* Parishioners 7:30 p.m.* Jack Meystrik† Friday, December 25th: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) 12:00 a.m.* Parishioners 10:00 a.m.* Rex Bohm† Saturday, December 26th 5:00 p.m. Diana BohmSunday, December 27th: The Feast of The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph 8:00 a.m. Juan Megofna† 10:30 a.m. Parishioners 7:00 p.m. NO MASS* Mass will be live-streamed and overflow seating will be available in the Parish Hall.

Connect with St. Patrick Parish on Facebook. Fr. Greg is posting information daily including recorded Masses.https://www.facebook.com/stpatsrolla

Parish StaffFr. Greg Meystrik, Pastor gmeystrik@stpatrickrolla.orgDeacon Chad Lewis chadlewis@email.comDeacon Thomas Manion tcmbrowntrout9@gmail.comDeacon Matthew McLaughlin mcl@rollanet.orgTony Arnold, School Principal aarnold@stpatrickrolla.orgTom Kasza, Campus Minister rollacatholiccm@gmail.comConnie Bolbecher, Parish Bookkeeper bookkeeper@stpatsrolla.orgKathy Rawson, Parish Administrative Assistant officeassist@stpatsrolla.orgDoris Backes-Delp, School Administrative Assistant dbackesdelp@stpatrickrolla.orgMadonna Woelk, School Secretary mwoelk@stpatrickrolla.orgTheresa McCarthy-Brow, Newman Administrative Assistant newman@mst.edu

Phone NumbersParish Office 573-364-1435St. Patrick Catholic School 573-364-1162Newman Center 573-364-2133

Fourth Sunday of Advent - December 20, 2020

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Financial Information for December 13, 2020

Offertory Income $ 23,848.00Candle Donations $ 147.00Priest Retirement $ 125.00Catholic Campaign $ 50.00Living Faith $ 11.75Christmas Flowers $ 130.00Electronic Contributions Weekly $ 760.00

1st Reading: 2 SM 7: 1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16Responsorial Psalm: PS 89: 2-3, 4-5, 27, 292nd Reading: ROM 16: 25-27Gospel: LK 1: 26-38

Liturgical MinistersDecember 26th, 27th

Saturday 5:00 p.m.Communion Ministers: Jane Victor, Liz CallLector 1st Reading: Don WunschLector 2nd Reading: Donine WunschSacristan: Michael KallmanServer: Alessandra ObristUshers: Karl Bade

Sunday 8:00 a.m.Communion Ministers: Linda Virant, Chris VierretherLector 1st Reading: Connie ShanksLector 2nd Reading: Marion Van HooseSacristan: Ken ArthurServer: Liam CahillUshers: Nicholas Cahill, Larry FrenchSunday 10:30 a.m.Communion Ministers: Lynn Lutzen, Ethel ScovellLector 1st Reading: Fran CliftonLector 2nd Reading: Tom BoedingSacristan: Lynn LutzenServer: Erika McCarthyUshers: Dave Clifton, Terry Cossette

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Schedule of Events

Wednesday, December 23rd5:00 - 7:45 p.m. Adoration - Church7:45 p.m. Benediction - ChurchThursday, December 24thOn-line voting for pastoral council ends.

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Catholic Stewartship Appeal (CSA)Thank you to all who have made a donation or a pledge to this year's CSA campaign.

Parish Name: Saint Patrick Parish Location: RollaParish Goal: $50,000.00Total Committed $41,570.00Total Received: $29,575.01Percentage of Goal Committed: 83%Diocese CSA 2021 Goal/Totals as of 12/15/2020Diocese Goal $2,450,000.00Total Committed: $1,932,836.43Total Received: $1,416,549.43Percentage of Goal Committed: 79%

*This year’s Catholic Stewardship Appeal goal for the entire diocese is $2,450,000. After the diocesan goal has been met, any parish meeting their individual goal is eligible to receive a rebate of 10% of the goal, plus 90% of any funds raised above the goal. Parish goals must be met with cash and/or pledges received by March 15, 2021 and fulfilled by the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021.

St. Patrick Pastoral Council Elections this WeekendThe election will be held at Masses this weekend and on-line via Survey Monkey. The link for Survey Monkey is https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TVJR3QF

On-line voting will remain open through December 24.

Trish ButzI have been a member of St Patrick Parish since our family moved to Rolla in1997.  St Patrick has been our beloved parish and a large part of our family life since this time.  We were happy to have our 5 children graduate from St Patrick School.  Our family has received the Grace of 1 baptism, 4 First Communions, 4 First Reconciliations, 5 Confirmations, 1 Wedding, and 2 Grandchildren Baptisms.  I have been fortunate to have served on School Board and Pastoral Council (then called Parish Council) in the past.  I would be honored to serve our parish family again in this capacity if elected to do so.

Mary ElsensohnMy husband Jim and I have been members of St. Patrick parish for almost 13 years. I retired from education after serving as a teacher, high school principal, and district superintendent in several Missouri public schools. We have two married children and four grandchildren. Our daughter and their family live in Rolla and are active members of the parish. Our son and his family attend Incarnate Word in Chesterfield. This is my first term on Pastoral Council, and I am serving as secretary. My parish activities over the years have included Eucharist Minister, lector, working at Oktoberfest, serving as a substitute pianist, helping with the refurbishing of the chapel kneelers, as well as with the last parish mission and Father Greg’s Christmas open house.

Pat EmmettI have been a member of Saint Patrick’s parish for over 50 years. I attended St. Patrick’s school, Rolla High and UMR. Currently I work as a cartographer at the USGS. I have been married 32 years to my lovely wife, Rosanne and we have 6 children and 3 grandchildren. Knowing that one of the major tenets of our Catholic faith is service, service to others, service to our community and our church, I am seeking to serve on the Parish Council. I have been a member of the local Knights of Columbus Council for over 25 years and often try to volunteer at various Parish functions. I seek to become your voice as a Parish Council member, in order to continue to strengthen and grow our Catholic faith community.

Jim MurphyThese next few years, our Parish will be experiencing some dynamic transitions. My past Parish involvement and my work experience has given me a body of knowledge that I want to lend to our faith community as it works through this evolution. We have an outstanding Parish and I dearly want to see the excellence of our faith community continue through whatever changes result in the ensuing years. I joined St. Patrick Parish in 1988 and since joining, it has been a focal part of my life. This is where I rejoice over life’s opportunities, thank God for the life’s gifts, sought support facing life’s challenges and found forgiveness for my shortcomings. My children both greatly benefitted from attending St. Patrick School through 8th grade. Our Parish has a source of support and I have a similar commitment to support our Parish.I am married to Phyllis Murphy, and we both serve as lectors, ushers and extra-ordinary Eucharistic ministers. Phyllis and I also volunteer with Parish activities such as the Octoberfest and facility improvements. I am also one of the “Beauty Boys” helping with the Parish lawn, am a 3rd degree Knight of Columbus and serve as the council’s Advocate. Previously, I have been the President of our school board, served for several years on the parish finance commission, managed parish softball teams, and assisted with youth sports in our school.I hold a Doctor of Education degree, have worked at Missouri S&T since 1988 and am currently the University’s Dean of Students. Prior to living in Rolla, I lived in Omaha while working at Creighton University but am a Wisconsin native and a University of Wisconsin alumni.

Connie Shanks I have been a member of St. Patrick’s since 2008. I have 2 sons and 2 grandsons. I am a sacristan, lector and Communion Minister, and have been very active in Adult Faith Formation and am on the art and environment team. I am the Vice-Minister of the Third Order Franciscans and served on the commit-tee responsible for remodeling the Chapel. I would like to see our parish continue to thrive and serve the needs of all our parishioners.

Chris VierretherI have been a parishioner at St. Patrick Church for 33 years. I have been a active member of the St. Patrick Rolla Knights of Columbus for 22 years. I have been on the “Beauty Boys” team, which cares for the parish grounds, for longer than I remember. When my youngest daughter was attending St. Patrick School, I was a member of the St. Patrick School Advisory Board. I currently serve the parish as a sacristan, communion minister, lector, usher, and lead the Chaplet of Divine Mercy after the 8:00 Sunday morning mass. I volunteer to serve the parish in any manner for many of the parish activities. My greatest interest in the parish is for the spiritual development of its parishioners. If elected to the St. Patrick Parish Pastoral Council, I would continue working to bring the parishioners closer to God, while doing my best to give wise and conservative advice concerning the current and future issues effecting St. Patrick Parish. God bless you.

This Week at the Newman Center

The Newman Center is streaming events on Zoom. The Zoom meeting room is live! It is open 24-hours a day for people to log on and spend time together. It will function like a virtual Newman Center.

Newman Zoom Linkhttps://umsystem.zoom.us/j/2715724458

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There will be a Women’s Book Study over Winter Break! All women are welcome to join to keep each other company and enjoy the break in a way that keeps us together! This is not exclusive to Newman, so please spread the word! If you have any questions, please contact Claire Croley at cac9p9@mst.edu.The SEEK 2021 Conference will be held February 4th - 7th in a hybrid virtual format. Small groups will be created for watching all of the speakers, Mass, and Adoration: a group will be created here at Newman! The cost per person will be about $50. Please contact Lauren Coulter (lmcc2t@umsystem.edu) if you have any questions.

There will not be any Masses on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. or Wednesday evening until classes begin for Spring Semester on

Tuesday, January 19th.Wishing all our students a relaxing and blessed Christmas season.

Eucharistic Adoration ScheduledEucharistic Adoration will be held on Wednesdays December 23rd and 30th, and the first Friday of 2021 ( January 1st) from 5:00 - 7:45 p.m. in the church. Benediction will be held at 7:45 p.m. All are welcome to drop in and spend some time in prayer. If you are interested in committing to spend an hour of your time praying in the presence of Christ, please contact the parish office.

Calendars for 2021 are AvailableFree Catholic calendars are available in the narthex. Thank you to Null and Sons Funeral Home for donating the calendars.

Art and Environment Ministry Seeking Volunteers Volunteers are needed to help with Church decorations for the Christmas season. Send a message to Linda Virant at virant@fidnet.com to request a schedule of dates and times, or call and leave a message at (573) 201-1099.

Christmas Flower Donations AcceptedDonations for flowers used to decorate the church for the Christmas season can be placed into a collection basket at Mass or dropped off or mailed to the parish office. Please place your donation in an envelope marked "Christmas Flowers" and list any names for remembrance.

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