Holy Spirit Catholic Church December 30th-31st, 2017

1244 St Francis Rd. Santa Rosa, CA 95409

Parish Office & Rectory: (707) 539-4495 FAX (707) 539-3343

E-Mail: holy-spirit@sbcglobal.net Website: www.holyspirit-sr.org

Office Hours Mon-Thurs 9:30 to 2:30

Pastoral Staff: Fr Ron Serban, Pastor, Ext. 21

Deacon John Storm, 479-5424, jstorm@srdiocese.org

Tara Kowalski, Office Manager, Ext. 10

Megan O’ Neill, Director of Faith Formation (Grades 1-12)

Ext. 12, m.oneill-hsc@outlook.com

Natalie DiLillo Miller-Coordinator of Confirmation and High School

Youth Ministry -n.dilillomiller-hsc@outlook.com

Andrew Darrow, Liturgical Music, 539-4495

St Vincent de Paul Society, 537-7835

Joe Piasta, Men’s Club, 576-7850 Ext. 102

Cheryl Dudley, Women’s Club, 539-5313

Patty Edson, Holy Communion Visitation, 538-3208

Diane Bowman, Prayer Chain 539-9035

Sharron Simpson-Ministry Coordinator-simshar21@gmail.com

Mass Schedule: Saturday: 5pm.

Sunday: 7:30 & 10:15 am.

Liturgy of the Word for Children: Sundays 10:15 am.

Weekdays: Mondays-Thursdays & First Friday & First Saturdays 9am

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Every Thursday and First Saturdays following 9 am Mass

or at the Rectory with an appointment

For other Sacraments: Please call the Parish Office

6 months in advance for Marriage

3 months in advance for Baptism

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph December 30th-31st

Father Ron

… from the Pastor’s Desk :

We are on the verge of another year. Hard to believe that tomorrow will be 2018! It also means that we have another Holy Day to celebrate – Tomorrow! A very special feast day. Last Monday was Christmas, today is the feast of The Holy Family. Tomorrow we celebrate; ‘Mary, The Holy Mother Of God’ - the most ancient of Marian Feasts and one of extreme importance in defining who we are as Roman Catholics. I’ll address this in my upcoming homilies. January 1st is always a Holy Day of obligation, unless it falls on a Monday – which this year it does. Even though you are not ‘obligated ‘to go, I strongly urge you to if you possible can. Our conventionally singling out this day as the beginning of the New Year offers us a twofold opportunity to benefit from its occurrence. First, it is an opportunity to look back on the year just completed, in order to gain faith perspective on what transpired in our lives during that time span, so as to thank God for our good experiences of the past year, and also to recognize any mistakes, and to pray for help in learning from them. Secondly, this day presents an opportunity to look ahead in faith projection with a sense of hope. Not with the wishful pseudo -hope that painful things will not happen to us, but with the assured trust that, even if they do happen, God will be with us to give us strength to keep on journeying through those dark-valley experiences. Here is the Mass schedule: - 12 Mid Night Mass (Starts at the stroke of the New Year) - 10:00am Mass

I pray you will have a Blessed New Year. I pray it be one of gentle surprises and fulfilled

wishes. I pray we all grow closer to God and each other as we

journey together in faith.

For - The best IS yet to come.

May God’s love light your way and lead you into a new year that shines with His Special Joy! HAPPY NEW YEAR HOLY SPIRIT FAMILY!! A special Thank You to all of you who work so hard through various ministries in our parish to create the loving and welcoming atmosphere we have and cherish. Cheers to a fulfilling and uplifting 2018!

The Mass Schedule– Dec. 30th-Jan. 7th 12/30 Sat 5:00pm Dr. William & Leocadia

Serban

12/31 Sun 7:30am Mass for the People

12/31 Sun 10:15am †Jack Macy

12/31 Sun Midnight Int. of Elena & Shane Baker

01/01 Mon 10:00am Int. of the Dillaway Family

01/02 Tues 9:00am Int. of George Levasseur

01/03 Wed 9:00am †Carol Winkler

01/04 Thurs 9:00am Charles & Catherine

McCarthy

01/05 Fri 9:00am †Daniel Usher

01/06 Sat 5:00pm †Bill Ayres

01/07 Sun 7:30am †Elaine Darling

01/07 Sun 10:15am Mass for the People

LAST WEEK’S PLATE COLLECTION: $5,616.33

LAST WEEK’S CHRISTMAS COLLECTION $14,478.00

THIS WEEK’S 2ND COLLECTION: $

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

ALTAR FLOWERS Our altar flowers this week are in

Celebration of Ken and Susan

DiLillos 27th Wedding Anniversary!

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AND THOSE

WHO NEED OUR PRAYERS: The intentions of

the Holy Spirit Prayer Chain, Steve Straessler,

Tristan Humble, Mauro DeTrizio,

Helen Hubbard, Joey Benjamin, Karen

D’Ambrogi, Bonnie Clark, Louis Alan Hodson,

Joan Ryan, Renee Dierckx, Jackson Langdon,

Nina Cantacessi, Debbie Sickma ,Lisa Adams,

Maria Prentiss, Margaret Potchatek, Charlotte

Facchini, Anne Benjamin and Erasmo Roque

FOR THE SOULS OF: Fran Samuels, Linda

Capuano, Kitty Dobbert, Nathan Krempely,

Jack Macy, Charlie Rogers Jeanne Van-

deberghe, Bruce Campbell, Paul Davis, Dennis

DeCota, Richard Fors and Fr. Phil Ryan

The Epiphany of the Lord

Readers Eucharistic Ministers Greeters Servers

Sat, Jan. 6th

5 pm

#1-P. Anderson,

#2– K. Schmoll

Joanne Landen, John McHugh, Judith Mattingly, Karen and John Shanahan

Phillip Carlsen,

Elly Manfredi

Sun., Jan 6th

7:30 am

#1-B. Antoniuc

#2-L. Kubo

Brian Connolly, Patti Mazur, Patty Edson

As Available As Available

Sun, Jan. 7thth

10:15 am

#1-H. Kelley

#2-S. Duffy

Roger Cooney, Pat Dilloway, Mary Ellen Friesen, John and Diane Lisciandro,Tony Pimental, Di-ane Hobaugh, Jacky Macy, Dennis Krempley

Nancy & Ken Hicks

Jerome & Beatrice Salvador

Children’s Liturgy of the Word – Jennifer Marinace

Homebound Week of Jan. 10th D. Boito, L. Ward, D. Molihan

MENS CLUB

Oktoberfest Dinner in January??? Yes! Please join us Tuesday, January 9th @6:30 for

fun, good food, and friendship. Brats, Beer Cooked Sausages, German Potato salad and much more.

$20.00 at the door...includes dinner, two drinks and raffle tickets.

New to Holy Spirit? The Men’s Club welcomes you and would love to buy you dinner.

(New Members Only) Men Only-Church Hall-Let the New Year Fun Begin!

FAITH FORMATION INFORMATION Faith Formation Grades 1-6

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Our next meeting will be Jan 10, 2018 7-8:30pm.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Class will resume on Jan 8, 2018.

NO CLASSES THIS WEEK…… May your time be blessed with the love and peace of Jesus.

Sunday classes will resume on January 7th at 9AM & Wednesday classes on January 10th at 3:30PM

Adult Faith Formation Series

Fr. Ron will teach... Heaven, Hell and Purgatory

Thursday, January 4th 6:30PM in the church

The creed says, “I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING”

Do you? Here is what people want to believe… 1. There is no hell 2. Everyone will go to heaven 3. We can experience hell on earth 4. Purgatory doesn’t really exist 5. Or it does so everyone will be given a second chance 6. There is no heaven or hell 7. We create our own eternity 8. We are re-absorbed back into the ‘force’ - energy 9. We are re-incarnated-better luck next time 10. This is all there is and I can do whatever I want to

whomever I want and will suffer no consequences… Which of the above does the Catholic Church teach? None. Come to class this Thursday here from 6:30 to 7:30 and find out what we DO believe-and why...

Holy Spirit Women's Club "Blessed Mother Baby Shower"

Wednesday, January 10th, 2017

6:30 pm Dinner, Drinks, Raffle Tickets PLEASE BRING: Unwrapped infant item--clothes, diapers, blankets, etc. From size 0 to 24 months these items will be donated to Catholic Charities.

Tickets will go on sale at the following masses starting, Saturday, Dec 30th at 5:00 PM and Sunday, Dec. 31th, at 7:30 and 10:15; final sales will be on Saturday, Jan. 6th, 5:00 PM and Sunday, Jan 7th, at 7:30 and 10:30. Please pay up front so we can shop appropriately to have enough food prepared. Any questions please call Lynne DeCota (707)981-8619