St. Bernadette-St. Margaret Mary

Office Hours: M-T: 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wed. CLOSED, Th-F: 8:00 a.m.-Noon

Parish Office: 989-831-5914 Fax: 989-831-5707 Website address: sbl-smm.net

Email: sbl.smm.church@frontier.com Administrator: Father Dominic Tirkey

Email: dtirkey@charter.net

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STEWARDSHIP IN ACTION

Yearly Need ............................................................................. $165,000.00

Weekly Goal ................................................................................ $3,173.08

November 27th ........................................................................... $2,627.84

Weekly Overage (Shortage)……… ... ………….…………......………………($545.24)

Year to Date Overage (Shortage) ................................................... $226.49

Parish Pay ....................................................................................... $166.67

Human Development ..................................................................... $110.00

Christmas Flowers ............................................................................ $35.00

Ascension & Immaculate Conception .............................................. $35.00

CSA Pledges to Date .................................................................. $17,284.00

LITURGY SCHEDULE

Sat.: Dec. 17th 5:00 PM: Altar Servers: Volunteers; Lector:: Deb Flynn; EME: Joan Pitts; Greeters: Volunteers.

Sun.: Dec. 18th 9:00 AM: Altar Servers: John Moore; Lector: Dar Johnston; EME: Joe Burggren; Greeters: Roy Gomez.

Sun: Dec 18th 11:00 AM: Altar Servers: Stephanie Sines; Lector: Ron Karp; EME: Mary Jo Kolenda, Delores LaCombe, Floyrita Diamond; Greeters: Kay Gremonprez, Colleen Smith; Rosary: Volunteer.

God Among Us—The claim that Christianity makes for Christmas is that at a particular time and place God came to be with us himself. When Quirinius was governor of Syria, in a town called Bethlehem, a child was born, who beyond the power of anyone to account for, was the high and lofty One made low and helpless. The One who inhabits eternity comes to dwell in time. The One whom none can look upon and live is delivered in a stable under the soft, indifferent gaze of cattle. The Father of all mercies puts himself at our mercy. Faith is unseen but felt, faith is strength when we feel we have none, faith is hope when all seems lost.

Sue Burggren Thomas Smith Joe Pelish

Kaki Reynolds Ann Ludwick Bill McVicker

Gus & Sharon Rios Donna Smith Cliff Copeland

Irene Hengensbach Wayne Custer Ruthie Johnston

Irvin Burdeau Pat Cadaret Andrew Smith

Finnly & Carver Hunt

Anna Stanislawski Frank Rademacher

Wyatt Schrecengost Suzanne Rosenburg Kim Harkness

Judy Winkler Phyllis Gross Bus Adams

Eugene Brown Jenny McKeage Fred Lee

Nancy Arens

If you or anyone you know is in need of a prayer shawl, please contact Floyrita Diamond at 989-287-0989.

MASS INTENTIONS SCHEDULE

Saturday December 10th

5:00 pm Edmore For the People of the Parish

Sunday December 11th

9:00 am Edmore For the People of the Parish

11:00 am Stanton Chuck Gremonprez by Kay Gremonprez & Family

Tuesday December 13th

8:30 am Edmore Jessie Suarez by Bill & Mary Wichert

Wednesday December 14th

8:30 am Stanton For the People of the Parish

Thursday December 15th

8:30 am Edmore For the People of the Parish

Friday December 16th

8:30 am Stanton For the People of the Parish

Saturday December 17th

5:00 pm Edmore For the People of the Parish

Sunday December 18th

9:00 am Edmore For the People of the Parish

11:00 am Stanton For the People of the Parish

MASS AND RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE:

Saturday, Edmore .......................... 5:00 pm

Sunday, Edmore .............................. 9:00 am

Sunday, Stanton ............................ 11:00 am

Reconciliation: Saturday, Edmore ...........................4:00 pm

Readings for the Week of December 11, 2016 Sunday Third Sunday of Advent Is 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11 Monday Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 Tuesday Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-18, 19 and 23; Mt 21:28-32 Wednesday Is 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25; Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14; Lk 7:18b-23 Thursday Is 54:1-10; Ps 30:2 and 4, 5-6, 11-12a and 13b; Lk 7:24-30 Friday Is 56:1-3a, 6-8; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8; Jn 5:33-36 Saturday Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-2, 3-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Sunday Fourth Sunday of Advent Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARISHIONERS

December 10th Drew Train

December 11th Jill Teegardin

December 12th Carmen Maldonado

December 13th Stormy Kring

December 14th Ed Minerd, Ashlyn Clay, Lauren Jordan, Kenny Kieffer

December 15th Sara Cleary

December 16th Jill Cullimore, Wayne Custer-86 years, Rachel McGee

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY PARISHIONERS

December 15th Bob & Kathie Calverley

PLEASE KEEP THESE SERVICE PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN YOUR PRAYERS AS

THEY SERVE OUR COUNTRY. Jonathan Bucao Shannon Hollister Joshua Guild Nathan Ramirez Blake Barnwell Please let me know if anyone needs to be added to this list. Thank you

Contact Information

Rectory: ........................................................................... 989-427-5645 Liturgy: Ted Flynn ...................................................................... 989-831-4800 Mark Lobert ..................................................................... 989-330-3091 Mary Jo Kolenda .............................................................. 989-762-5415 Finance Council: Alex Brown ....................................................................... 989-560-8224 Parish Council: John Perry .................................................................... 989-291-5725 Religious Education: Stephanie Sines ................................................................ 989-291-0825 Knights of Columbus: Ron Karp .......................................................................... 989-235-6293 Women’s Club: Judy Sheaffer ................................................................... 989-352-1096 Colleen Smith ................................................................... 616-498-8214 Hall Rental Colleen Smith…………………….……………………..…………….……..616-498-8214

REFLECTIONS “You too must be patient. Make your hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord is at hand.” Patience is another one of those things many of us struggle with. We want things to go according to our plan and our schedule. Any change brings anxiety and fear. Through daily prayer we better align ourselves with God’s will and His plan, which is far better than anything we can come up with on our own.

PRAY FOR OUR SEMINARIANS Pray for Dominic T. Couturier, University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary, Mundelein, IL—Lord Jesus Christ, our King, may the witness of the saints prompt us to heed your call to holiness. Support and direct the efforts of those you invite to serve as priests, deacons, brothers, sisters, consecrated seculars, and lay ministers. May your kingdom come. Amen.

In the northern hemisphere the winter solstice is celebrated by many people because of the happy coincidence of the celebration of the birth of Jesus with the significant change of the seasons marked by the winter solstice—Just as the light of the sun begins once more to grow stronger at the winter solstice, so in our Advent prayers we greet the new light of Christ at his birth and ask for that light to increase in our lives.

Remember, in the midst of this season that we need to include Jesus in our holiday preparations. Although Christmas comes “but once a year,” Christ’s love is with us always and He’s counting on us to share it with others! Father will be on vacation from Dec. 26 thru February 3—there will be no Saturday night Mass in Edmore during this time.

Prayers of the Faithful— That through daily prayer we gain patience and align ourselves with God and His plan for us.

CLEANING SCHEDULE December 1-31

Mary Barnwell

“SACRAMENTS” Care of the Sick—Notify the Parish Office Confessions— Saturday 4-4:30 or by appointment. (Before 5:00 Mass—see Mass Schedule for location) Baptism—By appointment Marriage—Contact Father Dominic a minimum of six months in advance. Instructions and preparatory classes required. Bulletin Announcements—Turn in to Father Dominic or Parish Office 7 days prior to bulletin’s release.

“PRAYER SHAWL CORNER” The Prayer Shawl Ministry is proud to announce that it gave away 5 prayer shawls to those in need in the month of November. We pray this small gift will in some way comfort those who received this blessed shawl. If you would like a copy of the homily, please call the office and Father will send one to you. As the year ends, help us leave our sins behind and begin life anew with pure hearts and steadfast faith.

A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE

The question put to Jesus in today’s gospel is also

put to us today: “Are you the one?” Are you the

one who will give guidance to the children in

your life or must they look to TV sitcoms, films,

videos and music lyrics for direction? Are you the

one? Will you be the one?