festividad de la sagrada familia de jesus, maria y jose.

festividad de la sagrada familia de jesus, maria y jose.

FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY
OF
JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
FESTIVIDAD DE LA SAGRADA FAMILIA DE
JESUS, MARIA Y JOSE.
Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.
Schedule of Masses: December 31, 2009
8:30am No Mass
5:15pm English
7:00 Spanish
January 1, 2010
10:00AM English
Solemnidad de Maria, la Madre de Dios.
Horario de Misas: Diciembre 31, 2009
8:30 No Misa
5:15 pm Ingles
7:00 pm Español
January 1, 2010
10:00 am English
Holy Family 0f Jesus, Mary, Joseph
St. Mary’s Church
Sterling, Illinois
Office Hours
Monday-Friday 9:00 am-3:00 pm
Phone: 815-625-0640
Pastor, Fr. Donald M. Ahles ext. 11
St. Mary School/Phone/ (815) 625-2253
Principal/Becky Schmitt
Weekend Mass Schedule/
English: Saturday 5:00 pm •
Sunday 7:00, 8:30 & 10:00 am
Spanish: Sunday 11:30 am
St. Mary’s Website
www.stmarysterling.com
Mass Intentions
Monday, December 28
8:30 am Harry & Steve Lynch
Tuesday, December 29
8:30 am Joseph Murphy, Terry Kelly &
Family
Wednesday, December 30
8:30 am Tom Maris
Thursday, December 31 - New Year’s Eve
5:15 pm Salvador Valdivia
7:00 pm Spanish:
Friday, January 1 - New Year’s Day
10:00 am Brian Zimick
Saturday, January 2
8:30 am Communion Service
5:00 pm Ed & Lorraine Hmura
Sunday, January 3
7:00 am Souls in Purgatory
8:30 am John Posada
10:00 am St. Mary Parishioners
11:30 am Eleanor Ramirez
Please Note:
The weekday Masses this week
will be held at 8:30 a.m. only.
Pray For:
Peace in the world
Final Week to Donate Towards
Advent Project “Helping
Indigenous People in
Chihuahua, Mexico.
We will be collecting until December
30. Please bring your donation to the
Parish Center, from 9:00a.m. to
3:00p.m.
Parish New Year’s Schedule
Holy Day of Obligation
New Year’s Eve - December 31
Masses: 8:30a.m. No Mass
In English: 5:15p.m.
In Spanish: 7:00p.m.
New Year’s Day - January 1
Masses: In English Only - 10:00a.m.
New Year Reflection
A spiritual exercise
As the New Year approaches, it’s a great
time to take stock of the past year and set
goals for the next. Here’s a spiritual
exercise to that end. (You will need one
large candle and one small one.)
Begin by lighting the large candle, which
represents Jesus, the light of the world.
Read and think about these verses from
the Bible:
“I [Jesus] am the light of the world. He
who follows Me shall not walk in
darkness, but have the light of life.”1
“You will light my lamp; the Lord my
God will enlighten my darkness.”2
Light the small candle, which represents
you.
Take a few minutes to reflect on the past
year. Take into consideration these three
areas of your life: your work or studies,
your home life and relationships with
family and friends, and your personal life,
which includes your physical, mental, and
spiritual well being. What in the past year,
in each of those areas, are you most
thankful for? Don’t limit yourself to only
one or two things in each area. Thank God
for them. You may want to jot them down
for future reference.
Then take a few more minutes to reflect
on the coming year. In terms of those
three areas of your life, what are your
prayers or aspirations for the coming
year? Write those things down, either as a
prayer or in point form, so you will have
them to refer to as the year progresses and
be reminded to thank God as He answers
your prayers (and for your next New Year
reflection).
With a few simple modifications, this
exercise can also be done with family or
friends. (You will need one small candle
for each participant.)
Light the large candle, read the Bible
verses aloud, and briefly discuss them.
Take a few minutes for everyone to think
about and write down the things they are
most thankful for from the past year, then
a few more minutes for everyone to
formulate their prayer for the coming
year. (Or with advance notice, everyone
could prepare their list ahead of time and
take as much time for reflection as they
like.)
Then, as you go around your circle, each
person lights their small candle and reads
or explains to the others what they are
most thankful for in the past year and
what their prayer is for the new one.
1 John 8:12
2 Psalm18:28
A CHANCE TO WELCOME
THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN
AWAY
Have you heard of the massive outreach
to Catholics who have drifted away from
the Church that our
Diocese is about
to undertake?
It’s called
CATHOLICS COME
HOME.
Beginning in the middle
of December, television
stations in our area will be broadcasting
commercials about the
Catholic Church encouraging those who
have fallen away to come back home.
There are over 20 million Catholics who
no longer practice the faith or do so
sporadically. This is in addition to the 70
million Catholics who are more active. In
fact, if you take the number of fallen away
Catholics, it adds up to the second largest
religion in the United States (practicing
Catholics being the first). Amazing isn’t it
that so many have fallen away. We need
to invite them back.
This is just the first step in a program
sponsored by our Diocese in conjunction
with the Archdiocese of Chicago and
the Diocese of Joliet. Millions will see
these commercials over a month and a
half time period. Watching commercials
won’t be enough to bring folks back,
however.
Each of us as parishioners will be
responsible for inviting people to try the
Catholic Church again. Watch the bulletin
for more. Or better yet. Why wait? Invite
someone you know to come back home
again to the Catholic Church.
Liturgical Schedules For New Year’s
Lectors
Thursday, December 31
5:15 pm Jean McCue, Joan Kreps
Friday, January 1
10:00 am Mike Marruffo, Sue Marruffo
Eucharistic Ministers
Thursday, December 31
5:15 pm Deacon, Paul Hess, Joe Kreps,
Larry Adams, Donna Adams
Friday, January 1
10:00 am Deacon, Dolly Rodriguez, Linda
Campbell, Tanya Craft
Altar Servers
Thursday, December 31
5:15 pm Morgan Kelly, Quentin Larson,
Linnea Larson
Friday, January 1
10:00 am Ryan Schoaf, Aaron Schoaf,
Drew Burger
10:00 am Anthony Garcia, Victor Francque,
Ryan Rude
Liturgical
Schedules
Lectors
Saturday, January 2
5:00 pm Dick Warren, Judy Dirks
Sunday, January 3
7:00 am Maureen Gainey
8:30 am Theresa Fay, Terry McGinn
10:00 am Kelli Olalde, Carolyn Gaziano
Eucharistic Ministers
Saturday, January 2
5:00 pm Julie D. Gowers, Concha Sitter,
Michael Hermes, Flora Whitman,
Maureen Roberts
Sunday, January 3
7:00 am Lori Downie, Alice Ports, Joel
Downie
8:30 am Deacon, Beth Summers, Gladys
Hannan, Patrick Annello, Lorna
Anello
10:00 am Deacon, Liz Moreno, Jeannie
Ramos, Julie Smith, Jenna Smith
Altar Servers
Saturday, January 2
5:00 pm Gaby Dorsey, Amy Ryan, Kate
Ryan
Sunday, January 3
7:00 am Dennis DeLanghe
8:30 am Sydney Johnson, Fred Johnson,
Michael Eberhardt
10:00 am Anthony Garcia, Victor Francque,
Ryan Rude
The Family Tends to God’s Things
There comes a
difficult time in
the life of every
parent around the
world and it is
allowing our
children to make their own decisions and
follow their own ways. In a country that
is not our native home, things can often
become even more complicated when our
children grow away from the Hispanic
values and traditions we highly treasure.
We may have the tendency to be overly
protective or go with the flow of the
society around us. And the truth is that
the line between properly protecting our
children and allowing them to live their
own life is very thin. We talk a lot today
about creating a vocation culture, in other
words a religious, family, and social
environment in which the calls from God
are considered and where the family
encourages the children to follow his
ways, and later respect and support their
decisions. This is not very easy.
Sometimes parents believe they know
what is best for their children or understandably want them to triumph and
succeed - but according to their own
standards. The important thing is to listen
carefully and be opened to young people’s
most intimate desires and possibilities.
Helping them to see what God might be
calling them to do, even if it is not exactly
what we would have dreamed for them in
material terms. It is the same thing that
Mary and Joseph endured while desperately looking for Jesus in Jerusalem. The
response from Jesus, simple and clear, is
the response we would wait for and accept
from our own children: “I was tending to
God’s things,” in other words I was doing
what God wants from me. Only then can
they be completely happy, fulfilled and
have a full life. Only then can we know
that the family has successfully completed
what they were entrusted with.
Parish Coffee
Join us on Sunday,
January 3, for our monthly
“Parish Coffee” from
7:30a.m. thru 11:30a.m.,
in Bales Hall.
Religious Education News
Make-up Parent Meeting
A make-up meeting will be held on
December 29, 7:00 p.m., in Parish Center
“O’Neill Room.” This meeting is for
parents who did not attend the Dec. 1
meeting.
Class Schedule
Dec. 30: No classes/New Year’s Break
Passion Play 2010
The Mystery of the Passion Play will be
presented again during the Holy Week of
2010. Rehearsal for the Mystery of the
Passion of Christ will begin Sunday,
January 17, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at St.
Andrew’s Gym, Rock Falls. All past and
new participants are invited to be a part of
this moving experience.
Prayer Groups in our Parish
Mondays: Meet in the Muldoon Room
Little Rock Bible, 12-1:30 p.m.
Blue Army, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Tuesdays:
Men’ Bible, 6:00p.m., Muldoon Room
Adoration, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Chapel
Wednesdays:
St. Peregrine, 2:1 5 p.m., Chapel
Spanish Bible, 6:00 p.m., O’Neill Room
Thursdays:
Helpers of God’s Precious Infants,
9:00-10:00 a.m., Chapel
Family of Praise, 7 p.m., O’Neill Room
Join a prayer group. For more information call the parish office at 815-6250640.
Sunday,
December 27,
2009
The Holy Family
of Jesus, Mary,
Joseph
(Jesus) went down
with them and
came to Nazareth,
and was obedient
to them, and his
mother kept all
these things in her heart. - Luke 2:51
Many mothers and fathers know quite
well what Mary kept in her treasure-chest
heart: the terror of losing sight of your
child, even for a moment. The anxiety of
watching your child take risks. The pain
of watching your child hurt. The yearning
to see your child attain lasting
happiness. All parents have treasurechest hearts. Holy families understand
that sometimes obedience requires
great sacrifice.
Rev. Jesús Dominguez,
Janie Atilano,
Coordinadora/Secretaria
Teléfonos 626- 5735 / 625- 0640
Página de Internet: www.stmarysterling.com
Ministros para el Año Nuevo
Jueves, 31 de Diciembre
Lectores: Raquel Herrera, Erika Uresti
Ministro de Eucaristia: Elvira Brown, Juan
Castaneda, Elisa Cisneros, Mariana Rosas,
Longinos Ambriz
Monaguillos: Jose L. & Vanessa
Hernandez, Jessica & Maria Perez, Karina
Olivas.
Acomodadores: Roberto Flores, Jose
Hernandez, Juventino Trujillo, Juan
Barrientos.
Ministros para el fin de semana del 3
de Eenro
Lectores: Maria E. Ramirez, Erika Uresti
Ministro de Eucaristia: Ruben Cisneros,
Mariana Rosas, Jorge & Josefina Camacho,
Longinos Ambriz.
Monaguillos: Jesus Velasquez, Alejandra
Olivas, Rafael Sosa, Cedric Escalante,
Daniel Lopez.
Acomodadores: Javier Quiroz, Leopoldo
Velasquez, Carlos Garcia, Juan Trujillo.
Servicios En Español
Clases de Preparación Para Bautismo
Las platicas serán el 9 de Enero de las
2:00pm a las 4:00pm, en el Centro Parroquial. Por favor de no traer sus niños. Unicamente para los papas y padrinos.
Los Bautismos:
Los bautismos se realizan unicamente el 16
de Enero, el tercer domingo. Durante la
Cuaresma no habra Bautismos. Para los
papas y padrinos es obligatorio asistir a las
clases. No habra bautismos si no recibe la
preparacion bautismal. Por favor programe su bautismo con su familia y sus
padrinos para el Tercer Domingo de Mes.
Los padrinos tienen que estar casados
por la iglesia o ser solteros. No habra
bautismos en sabado.
Quinceañeras:
Les recordamos que para el 2010 ya
tenemos abierta las fechas si su hija tendra
una quinceañera el proximo año. Para que
su hija aparte su misa para sus quince años,
ella debe de estar bautizada, y haber recibido la primera comunion.
Feliz Año Nuevo
Padre Ahles y Padre Jesús
Ultima Semana para el Proyecto
Navideño Parroquial.
“Recuerda las Personas
Tarahumaras de la Parroquia de
San Javier en Satevo, Chihuahua
esta Navidad”
“Para Jesus que Vive en Ti” trae
el unico regalo que quedo debajo
del arbol navideno.
Horario de Misa
del Año Nuevo
Recuerda que tendremos misa el 31 de
Diciembre a las 7:00pm
en la Iglesia. Ven a dar
gracias a Dios por este
año que termina y a
pedir sus bendiciones
para el año Nuevo. Esta misa se dedica a la
maternidad de Maria, madre de Jesus, el verdadero Dios. Pidamos su proteccion durante
esta Eucaristia. Ven y da Gracias a Dios
Las Oficinas: Estarán cerradas el 31 de
Diciembre y el primero de Enero.
Catequesis…. No habrá clases de catecismo
el 30 de Diciembre.
Año nuevo, vida nueva
Empezar como si fuera cualquier cosa, es una enorme torpeza.
Un año de vida. Es un regalo demasiado grande para echarlo a
perder. ¿Alguna vez te has sentido en lo mas hondo de tu ser
ese deseo profundo y enorme de mejorar o de cambiar? Si es
así, no dejes que el deseo se escape, porque no todos los días
lo sentirás. Si hoy sientes esa llamada a querer ser otro, a ser
distinto, atrápala con fuerza y hazla realidad. El inicio de un
nuevo año es el momento para reunir las fuerzas y toda la ilusión para comenzar el mejor año de la vida, porque el que se
proponga convertir éste en su mejor año, lo puede lograr.
El año nuevo es una oportunidad más para convertir
la vida, el hogar, el trabajo en algo distinto. "Quiero algo diferente, voy a comenzar bien,
así será más fácil seguir bien y terminar bien. Quizá el año pasado no fue mi mejor año,
me dejó un mal sabor de boca; éste va a ser distinto, quiero que así sea, es un deseo, es un
propósito, y no lo voy a echar a perder. Tengo otra oportunidad que no voy a desperdiciar,
porque la vida es demasiado breve".
¿Quién es capaz de decir: "Desde hoy, desde este primer día, todo será distinto.?
En mi hogar, me voy a arrancar ese egoísmo que tantos males provoca, voy a estrenar un
nuevo amor a mi pareja y a mi familia, seré mejor padre o madre. Seré también distinto en
mi trabajo, no porque vaya a cambiar de trabajo, sino de humor. Incluso voy a desempolvar mi fe, esa fe arrumbada y llena de polvo, voy a poner un poco más de oración, de cielo
azul, de aire puro en mi jornada diaria. Ya me harté de vivir como he vivido, de ser egoísta, tracalero, injusto. Otro estilo de vida, otra forma de ser, ¿por qué no intentarlo?"
En los ratos más negros y amargos, llenos de culpa, piensas: ¿Por qué no acabar con todo?
Pero en esos mismos momentos se puede pensar otra cosa: ¿Por qué no comenzar de
nuevo?.
Algunos ven que su vida pasada fue gris, vulgar y mediocre, y su gran argumento
y razón para desesperarse es: "He sido un don nadie, ¿qué puedo hacer ya?". Pero otros
sacan de ahí mismo el gran argumento, la gran razón para el cambio radical positivo: "No
me resigno a ser vulgar, quiero resucitar a una vida mejor, quiero luchar, voy a trabajar,
quiero volver a empezar". Un año recién salido de las manos del autor de la vida, es un
año que aún no estrenas. ¿Qué vas a hacer con él?, ¿El año pasado no te gustó?, ¿No diste
la medida?, ¿Con éste qué vas a hacer?
Un nuevo año recién iniciado: Todo comienza si tú quieres, todo vuelve a empezar... Todos desean a los demás y a si mismos un buen año, pero pocos luchan por obtenerlo. Comienza un nuevo año y con el un mundo de oportunidades se abre ante nosotros.
El momento es propicio para reflexionar internamente sobre experiencias pasadas, situaciones presentes y el porvenir. Para aprender del pasado, disfrutar el presente y construir
un futuro mejor. Si nos detenemos por un momento y hacemos una pausa para mirar hacia
atrás, podremos darnos cuenta que nos encontramos exactamente donde nos han traído
nuestras acciones pasadas. Que este nuevo año nos brinde paz, amor, salud, armonía,
unión, felicidad y prosperidad.
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