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service to others through Jesus Christ.”

First Sunday of Advent November 30, 2014

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MARMION’S ABBEY FARMS

CHRISTMAS TREE SALE

NOV 22-DEC 23 10AM-7PM

FIELD TREES $45 Each tree includes: free bailing, tree shaking, hot

chocolate, donuts, and use of sleds for kids

PRECUTS $8 PER FOOT

2855 HART ROAD AURORA, IL

New Emporium store & bakery Hand made gifts, chilli by the bowl, MEET

SANTA!

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Saturday November 29 8:00AM † Joseph & Agnes Supanich † William Foreman † Leona A. Styrcula 4:30PM † Dec Mem of Hynes & Landry Fam. † Frank Pusateri † Salvatore Pardo † Pasquale Pardo † Lou Cagnina 6:30PM Spanish Liturgy Sunday, November 30 7:30AM † Dec. Mem. Of Sinnot & Mueller Fam. † Joseph Sarullo † Jerry Grabowski † Thomas Mierzwinski † Dec. Mem. Of Chambers & Lawlor Fam .9:00 AM † Jeremiah Brady † Gordon Hoijer † James Pistilli † Ron Pankow † Giovanni Giammona 10:30AM † Ronald Jennings † Richard Smith † Lois Smith Hansen † Joe Berra † People of St Cecilia Parish 12:00 PM Spanish Liturgy Monday December 1 8:00 AM † Arthur Olivero † Mary Clair Lawrence † Leona A Styrcula 7:00PM Advent Holy Hour Tuesday December 2 8:00 AM † Fr Raymond Pavis Wednesday December 3 8:00AM † Frank Serpico † Purgatorial Society Thursday December 4 8:00 AM † Fr James Prendergast † Lawrence DeGuire Friday December 5 8:00AM † George Lobaza † Charles Rabelhofer † Parrella Family Parishioners Saturday December 6 8:00AM † Donna Maggard Meschler Grandchildren-spec. int. 2:30PM Mescino/Peterson Wedding Litergy 4:30PM † Michael Marszalek † Mary Clair Lawrence † Eliezete Zanon † Catherine Palmer 6:30PM Spanish Liturgy

MASS INTENTIONS

Sunday, December 7 7:30AM † Walter Rutkowski † George Puralewski † Maria & Jan Waliczek † Mitch Taczynski † Mary Puzzello 9:00 AM † Bill Hennessey † George Kellerman † Ed & Bea Pasternak † Gordon Hoijer † Anna Marie Roman 10:30AM † Clifford & Millicent Tassone † George Yovetich † Maria & Damiano Livecchi † Francesca & Salvatore Saporito † Ulrich Marks 12:00 PM Spanish Liturgy

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — We are the clay and you, O Lord, are the potter: we are the work of your hands (Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7). Psalm — Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved (Psalm 80). Second Reading — God is faithful; by God you were called to fellowship with the Son (1 Corinthians 1:3-9). Gospel — Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. (Mark 13:33-37).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-6; Mt 9:35 — 10:1, 5a, 6-8 Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 85:9-14; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8

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CALLING ALL SECRET SANTAS

Respect Life committee will be collecting Christmas gifts for the children of the Women’s Center again this year. The tree filled with gift tags will be in the Gathering Space the week-end of November 29-30 Please take a tag and buy a gift for a deserving child. Remember that the gift should be in a store bag and not wrapped. Attach the tag to the bag. The moms have to transport these gifts on the bus so be mindful of the weight. Gifts should be returned to the tree area no later than December 14.

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December 6 & December 7

Ministers Lectors Servers 4:30 CELEBRANT-Fr. Mike Olivero C De Luca, P. Kryger*, M Collins, M LaVant S McHugh A &MA McGarrity, M Welch, B Reynolds R Cook J Weiss J Ragusin 7:30 CELEBRANT- Fr Okoro W Cali*, G Silchuck, B Kane, F Gaziano M Alfus J Genovese, M Lynch MC Meek V Potoniec M Potoniec 9:00 CELEBRANT - Fr Mike Olivero M Benitez*, L Chism, L Both D Hoijer N Planica, J Madejczyk, C Stroh B Williams D Brady, M Cipriani A Schmidt 10:30 CELEBRANT -Fr Okoro M Barron, J Grosklaus, D Martino D Reiser P Millonzi, C Szymaczyk, J Longo S Castro C Klinger*, P Lossau L Quadros

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November 23 , 2014—$NA November 24, 2013---$NA

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Monday, December 1 Human Concerns—6:30pm—Bernardin Room Advent Holy Hour—7pm—Church Tuesday, December 2 Choir—6:30pm-_Church Parish Life—6:30pm—Bernardine Room Wednesday, December 3 Rel Ed Classes—4:30 & 6:30pm—Meeting House YMTagJr—5:45pm— PCTR Rosary—7pm—Church Thursday, December 4 Lectionary Study—7pm—Bernardin Room Catholic Update-8pm—Bernardin Room

THINKING ABOUT BECOMING

CATHOLIC? St. Cecilia offers a year round process for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (commonly known as RCIA). This process is designed for those who have never been baptized, for those baptized in another Christian faith, or for those Catholics who were baptized but never had any formal teaching or training in their Catholic Faith. If you or someone you know has been look-ing for an opportunity to find out more about the Catholic Faith, please consider joining us at St. Cecilia. For more information, please call 847-437-6208 and leave a message for our coordi-nator, Mary Alfus.

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HAND-CARVED OLIVE WOOD GIFTS FROM THE HOLY LAND Proceeds benefit Catholic schools in the Holy Land. There are more than 600 Christian families liv-ing in Bethlehem and are completely dependent on carving olive wood figurines for their liveli-hood. The recent clashes in the Middle East have stopped the tourism industry in Bethle-hem, causing most of those families serious harm in earning their living and forcing many of them to leave their homeland. Emptying the land of Christ from Christians can have tragic consequences on the Holy sites. Issam from “Star of Bethlehem Group” came to the United States with a mission to help those families by selling their beautiful religious hand crafts. The cost of goods goes to benefit the Christian carv-ers to keep them working in the spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, the profit from sales goes directly to the needy Catholic schools and clinics in the Holy Land. Star of Bethle-hem has been approved by Archdiocese of Chi-cago, many Bishops, and from Diocese of Jeru-salem. Please take a look at these beautiful articles on November 29th & 30th .

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End Domestic Violence NOW!

Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE

Domestic Violence incidents rise during difficult financial times. If you see a family in

trouble, please call the hotline.

Remember Those Far From Home

Sgt. Joseph Cimo Ssgt. Angela Dunn

Ssgt. Brandon Dunn Lc. Cpl.. Peter Hinderer SSgt. Scott Majewski Afc Jeremy McNeel Pvt. Justin Pastirik Pfc Joseph Pusateri PFC. Heidi Rodriguez Theodore Soupart

Dear Lord, Please bring them

all home safely. Let us remember and pray for those who are always in our hearts. If you have loved ones who are currently serving in the Armed Forces, please call the rectory at 847-437-6208 and we will add their names to our bulletin list. When your loved one has returned home, please let us know so we can remove their name from the list. Thank you.

As we begin Advent we are called to “Be watchful! Be alert” as we stand in joyful anticipation for the grace of Christmas to once again bless our lives. Your gift to St. Vincent de Paul will help the poor to celebrate the grace of God’s love this Christmas. St Vincent de Paul is an emergency source for food and short-term financial help for parishioners and those living within the parish boundaries. Please call 847-437-6208. Re quests will be handled with care and confidentiality.

HUMAN CONCERNS COMMISSION

MY BROTHER’S KEEPER MINISTRY Seniors do you need a ride to the doctor or grocery store? Please, give us at least 3 days notice. This is a free service to all our senior parish-ioners. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DRIVE FOR SURGERY OR IF ANESTHISIA IS INVOLVED CALL LINDA AT 847-439-5372 NEW DRIVERS—ALWAYS WELCOME If you are able to drive once a month, we can use you. You let us know the time and day of week you are available and that will be the only time you will be called. Because of illness, va-cations and just plain life, we have had a shortage of drivers. Your help is really appreciated.

If you are making progress in your grief and you are beginning to have some good days, don’t be upset because the holidays set you back a little. That’s normal. If you are in the early weeks and months of grief, believe that every future holiday season won’t necessarily be as bad as this year. Go through the holidays in ways that help you best to get through them. Don’t listen to the non-bereaved and all their “expert” advice. They’re advising you to behave in ways that makes them comfortable. Ignore them. Do what works for you and your family. Remember: Cry when you need to and laugh when you can. Ministry of Bereavement

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ST CECILIA CALIFORNIA MISSION TRIP The tour includes 8 Califor-nia Missions, a day in Dis-neyland, Hearst Castle and

tour of San Francisco. Also, 8 breakfasts and three dinners plus a stay in hotels in San Diego, Anaheim, Santa Maria, Mon-terey and San Francisco are included. Ad-mission to all missions and sites are part of the package. Departure is May 12, 2015 and return on May 20. Land tour including all items above; double occupancy $2,389. plus air fare; single & triple on request; you may use Airline mile if you wish but must fly on dates shown above. Deposit of $200 with reservation; final payment due before March 28. Travel insurance available. Make your plans now! No long flight, no pass-ports or language prob-lems!

This Advent we will again make available the “Little Blue Books” for your private devotion time. The books will be at the entrances to Church this weekend. Please leave a donation in the canister.

PART-TIME POSITION Parish Operations is looking for an individual who is inter-ested in working two days a week as secretary/bulletin editor. Skill sets are knowledge of St Cecilia Ministries, general of-fice skills, general business experience and experience with Word, Excel and Publisher. Knowledge of Website procedure is also helpful. If you are interested, please contact Ted Kawa at tedkawa@stceciliamtprospect.org. Please include your e-mail information regarding your background and what your inter-ests are. WE ARE ALSO IN NEED OF A VOLUNTEER WEBMASTER. TEENS ARE WELCOME!

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St. Cecilia Church 700 S. Meier Road

Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 Phone: 847-437-6208 FAX 847-437-2520

Phone: 847-437-6310

Parish Personnel Rev. Michael Olivero, Pastor, ext. 113 Rev. Daniel Brady, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Jack Hurley, Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, 847-253-8600, ext. 137 Bill and Pat Graham, Deacon Couple Mary Catherine Meek, Pastoral Associate/DRE, ext. 120 Mr. James J. Kelly, Director of Music, ext. 126 Mrs. Frances Ficker, Ministry of Care Coordinator, ext. 122 Mrs. Kathy McGourty, Youth Minister ext 123 Mr. Ted Kawa, Business Manager, ext. 115 Mrs. Pat Sordyl , Parish Secretary, ext. 110 Mrs. Linda Both, Bulletin Editor, ext. 110 Carol Klinger, Adm. Ast. PA/DRE, ext. 129

Weekend Masses Saturday 4:30 PM Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM

Weekday & Saturday Morning Masses See Page 3 of the bulletin.

Spanish Liturgies Saturday 6:30 PM, Sunday 12:00 Noon

Holy Day Masses 7:00 PM Anticipated; 9:00 AM

Parish Office Phone 847-437-6208 FAX 847-437-2520 Parish Website: www.stceciliamtprospect.com Webmaster: amanda@stceciliamtprospect.org

Religious Education Office Phone 847-437-6310

Music Office Phone 847-437-6152

Ministry of Care Office Phone 847-437-6208, ext. 122

Parish Office Hours Monday-Thursday………..………...9:00 AM—4:00 PM Friday………………..……………..9:00 AM—1:00 PM Saturday and Sunday………...…….……………..Closed

Communion for the Homebound Ministers of Care are available to bring Communion to the home-bound. Please call the Parish Office to arrange.

New Parishioners Welcome to our Parish! Catholics who wish to become members of St. Cecilia are asked to introduce themselves and register at the Parish Office during regular office hours, or ask an usher for a registration form.. If you will be moving, please let us know if we should change your address or remove you from our list of regis-tered parishioners. This will help us cut down on postage costs.

R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Instruction and formation for anyone wishing to inquire into the Catholic Faith can be made by contacting the Parish Office.

Sacrament of Baptism Preparation for the Sacrament involves special instruction for the parents. Notification to the Parish Office must take place before the child is born and an appointment made for a Baptismal Prepa-ration Class. Classes are held on the second Thursday of the Bap-tism month at 7:00 PM. Baptisms are held at 3:00 PM the fourth Sunday of every other month. Ages 7 and older are baptized at the annual Easter Vigil after formation.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 4:00 PM or by appointment.

Sacrament of Marriage The Pastoral Guidelines for Marriage Preparation are that a mini-mum of 8 months be set aside for personal preparation for mar-riage. Couples should refrain from setting a firm date until after they have met with the Pastoral Associate to discuss marriage plans.

Bulletin Submissions Articles for the bulletin must be submitted in black and white or color on disk or emailed to linda@stceciliamtprospect.org and must be received at the Parish Office by 4:00 PM 16 days prior to the bulletin issue date. For holiday submissions, please add 7 days to the lead time.

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CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS: St. Cecilia Parish #811 700 S. Meier Road Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056 PHONE: 847-437-6208 CONTACT PERSON: Linda Both SOFTWARE: MS Publisher 2002 Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Windows XP Professional PRINTER: HP Laserjet 4L TRANSMISSION TIME: Wednesday 12:30 PM November 30, 2014 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT: 1 through 13 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: First Sunday of Advent

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