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Mass Intentions For
The Week of
Sunday December 22, 2002
Mon. 23 8:00a.m. Kay Mauer
Tue. 24 8:00a.m. Floyd Warden
5:00p.m. Jim Reynolds
Midnight Michael Vargo Sr.
Wed. 25 7:00a.m. Lucille AuBuchon
(SA) 8:30a.m. Jean Turek
10:00a.m. Jane Willey
Thu. 26 8:00a.m. Joseph Drab
Fri. 27 8:00a.m. Purgatorial Society
Sat. 28 4:00p.m. Margaret Rheg,
Marie Harrowitz
7:00a.m. Pro Populo
(SA) 8:30a.m. Jean Turek
10:00a.m. Rosamond Moore
LITURGICAL ASSISTANTS
CHRISTMAS EVE: DEC 24 @ 12:00A.M.
Lector-------------------------- J. Akins
Sp. Min.----------------------- B. & B. Baker,
C. Cash
Servers------------------------ A. Lando, J. Willette
Ushers------------------------- N. Barsha, J. Rokan, R. Daugherty
CHRISTMAS DAY:DEC. 25 AT 7:00A.M.
Lector------------------------ S. AuBuchon
Sp. Min.---------------------- J. & L. Smith
Servers------------------------ M. & M. Schneider
Ushers------------------------- F. Carducci, K. Pace
CHRISTMAS DAY: DEC. 25 @10:00A.M.
Lector------------------------- B. O’Neill
Sp. Min.---------------------- G. & M. Ferraro, C. Inman ©
Servers------------------------ C. Chastain,
A. Norton
Ushers------------------------- B. Schwent, C. Farr, B. Schwartz, J. Nienhaus
SATURDAY MASS: DEC. 28 @ 4:00P.M.
Lector-------------------------- J. Akins
Sp. Min.----------------------- J. Kreft, P. Pierre
Servers------------------------ E. Haug, J. Bach
Ushers------------------------- N. Barsha, J. Rokan, Richard Daugherty
SUNDAY MASS: DEC. 29 @ 7:00A.M.
Lector-------------------------- S. AuBuchon
Sp. Min.------------------------ F. Gosling,
G. Henke
Servers------------------------- B. Boyle, D.Pace
Ushers-------------------------- F. Carducci, K. Pace
SUNDAY MASS: DEC. 29 @ 10:00A.M.
Lector---------------------------B. O’Neill
Sp. Min.-------------------------S. House, J. Keller, M. Mueller, ©
Servers-------------------------- C. Chastain, Barnfield
Ushers--------------------------- B. Schwent, C.Farr, Schwartz, J. Nienhaus
ST. ANNE MASS: DEC 29 @ 8:30A.M.
Lector--------------------------- P. Jansen
Sp. Min-------------------------- J. Fahy,
Anton, & V. Schoen
Servers-------------------------- S. Schmitt,
M. Schmidt, K. Black
ST. JOSEPH-ST. ANNE
ENVELOPES $3,463.00 $576.00
LOOSE 259.15 20.00
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ST. ANNE CHURCH,
FRENCH VILLAGE, MO
The estate of Agnes Vargo has remembered our school and parish.
Agnes will always be missed, but we can recall her lifetime of love and service to her
parish. Please retain Agnes in your prayers.
The only thing we can be reasonably sure of is that Jesus was not
born on December 25th. So, why do we celebrate then? Back in the sixth century,
a Roman monk designed a way of designating years by "Before Christ"(BC) and
"After Christ" (AD). The problem was that this monk did not have the advantage
of the historical documents we have today. He missed the year of Christ’s birth by a
few years. We still cannot pin it down exactly; but, most scholars believe Jesus was born
between the years 8BC and 6BC.
In the early Church history, Christmas was not even celebrated.
The focus was on Easter and the related feasts. The first time we see a mention of
Christmas is in a Roman liturgical calendar composed in 339. By the end of that century,
most of the Christian world was celebrating Christmas on December 25th.
Since we did not know this year, you may wonder how it was
determined that Jesus was born on December 25th. Most scholars think that the
church authorities of the time assigned the birth to the winter solstice, which marks when
the days in the Northern Hemisphere begin to lengthen. In the Julian calendar, the
solstice was on December 25th. In our calendar, it falls on December 21st
and in the Egyptian calendar, it is January 6th. Pagans celebrated it as the
birthday of the Unconquered Sun. During the 200’s the Roman Emperor Aurelian
dedicated December 25th to the sun god. Since Christian writers often referred
to Jesus as the Sun of Justice, the connection seemed logical. As a result, the date of
the "newborn sun" was chosen as the birth date of Christ. The church took a very
popular pagan feast and turned it into a Christian feast praising God.
It should not be upsetting to learn that we really have no exact
date for Jesus birth. That is really a small detail. What we celebrate is the marvelous,
unbelievable gift of God’s Word made flesh among us. This awesome gift should be
celebrated every day; but we also need to have a special day to celebrate. The exact date
of Jesus’ birth is not as important as our need to acknowledge and celebrate the gift
of God’s Word made flesh.
Please welcome into our Parish family Nickolas Warren Tyler. May
his family continue to be a source of strength and guidance as he makes his spiritual
journey toward God.
As we go about celebrating the Christmas season let us take time from our busy schedules
to remember all of our sick friends and relatives, the homeless and those less fortunate
than ourselves, the men and women in our Armed Forces serving here at home and abroad also
and for the repose of the souls of all who have gone before us. May their souls and all
the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.
Bingo
BINGO FIGURES FORDEC. 10, 2002
GROSS PROFITS $775.75
89 PLAYERS
WORKERS FOR JAN . 7 TEAM #5
SACRISTY
CLEANERS
Dec.
28 D. Lando, F. Kleekamp
CHURCH CLEANERS
Dec. 27 F. Gosling, R. Culton
Dec. 30 Team #5
Christmas will be a little brighter and more attractive this year because
of our new statuary and creche. Russell Basler has taken the time and used his talents to
provide the new crib. We should all give him a thank you as we wish him a happy and joyous
Christmas this year. |
