~Parish Penance Service ~
Thursday December 9, 2021 at 7 p.m.
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception:
Holy Day of Obligation
Tuesday December 7th at 7:00 p.m.and Wednesday December 8th at 9:00 a.m.
No 9:00 a.m. Mass on Tuesday ~ December 7, 2021
03 December 2021
A Word From Your Pastor
Please be reminded that next Wednesday is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the patroness of our land. We will have a Mass at 7 PM on Tuesday evening, Dec. 7, and at 9 AM on December 8th to observe this holy day of obligation. Please join us. The following prayer highlights who it is we honor on those days:
Lord our God, by your gift the Virgin Mary welcomed and carried within herself the Word made flesh. Grant that we also may be bearers of Christ and await with patience the revelation of his all-powerful love.
Hear us, God, blessed for ever and ever. Amen.
Next week - on the day following the Feast - we will have our Advent Penance Service, Thursday, December 9th at 7 PM. There will be six priests serving as confessors that evening.
May the following words of Fr. Sebastian White, OP, prepare us to celebrate the Lord’s peace and forgiveness:
We have entered a season that is naturally rather nostalgic, though it may be that not all our memories and associations are sweetness and light. Saint John Paul II once spoke of the “purification of memory,” the healing that results from the honest recognition of wrongs – the ones we have suffered and committed – and the grace of forgiveness. I pray that in the coming weeks we may all find consolation knowing that we have a tender father in Saint Joseph, a compassionate mother in Mary, and a brother and friend in Lord Jesus – in whom we are reconciled to God and one another.
God bless
Msgr Paul Enke
Dear Parishioners near and far,
As we near Christmas and the end of the year, I ask all to consider making a special gift this year to your parish as we continue to suffer financially from the effects of the Coronavirus. With so many still not physically attending Mass, our collections have been severely compromised. We really do need your help in this season where many have been so generous in the past. We have been able to retain all our parish staff and carry on through the challenges. God willing, and with your generous response, we will continue to do so. You are all in our prayers and ask you to keep us in yours during these difficult days. May our Infant Savior bless you and yours always.
God Bless, Msgr. Paul Enke
Christmas Mass Times
Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
- DECEMBER 24 5:00 p.m. Prelude music begins approx. 4:30 p.m.
- 9:00 p.m. Prelude music begins approx. 8:30 p.m.
- 9:00 p.m. Prelude music begins approx. 8:30 p.m.
- DECEMBER 25 10:00 a.m. Prelude music begins approx. 9:45 a.m.
This weekend is collection for St. Vincent de Paul
- please be generaous to our neighbors in need -
Next Diocesan Collection December 12 : Retirement Fund Religious
We are blessed by your continued support of St Edward Church through online giving and offertory placed in the basket.
Thank you and may God continue to bless you!
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
*** ONLINE GIVING UPDATED***
If you have used the Online Giving Program for recurring contributions, it will be necessary to create a new password. Simply select the "Lost Password" link and follow the directions. If you have ever given using the "one time" option - you can now easily make a gift without an account or set one up later.
Thank you for you patience with this new version of ParishSoft Online Giving!
Please Pray for those who have died:
Ellie Mae Schaffer (obituary)
Please pray for Ellie Mae Schaffer, the mother of parishioner Anna Hofer who passed away on Monday. Please keep Anna Hofer and her family in your prayers
Eternal rest grant unter her O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon her.
St Edward Christmas Bazaar
Saturday December 4th
9-3 pm
Sponsor of the Week
Central Ohio Dental Spa
“The Vision of Man Fully Alive”
Saturday 7:00 a.m.
Week 11: The Book of Signs
Welcome Sunday ~ Donuts!
This weekend ~ Sunday December 5th!
Come join your parish family for a cup of coffee and a donut.
CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE ~ Physical and Virtual
Volunteers needed
December 5th from 1-3 p.m.to sort
-we will ask volunteers to wear masks and gloves while sorting gifts
Questions? Please call Pattie Wolf at 740-344-8364
Please return purchased gifts this weekend December 5/6
GIFTS RETURNED AFTER DECEMBER 5th MAY NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE THE FAMILY’S GIFT BAG.
*Please leave UNWRAPPED gifts, with the “ornament” TAG ATTACHED, under the Giving Tree, along with some wrapping paper.
*Food gift certificates from Aldi and “GAS ONLY” cards from local gas stations (like Speedway) are a wonderful ADDITION to a family gift...if you are able to do so!
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS
Toilet paper, laundry soap, and any juice except OJ (they have lots of OJ right now). Cake mix and litle tubs of frosting - those will be used for the boxes made up for Christmas.
Thank you!
MEMORIAL CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS
If you would like to donate for poinsettias for the church during the Christmas season, please fill out the information below and return by Sunday, December 12th in the collection basket or mail to the church. The suggested donation is $20.00. (Checks payable to St. Edward Church.) Please include the following:
In Memory Of: ______________________________________
In Honor Of: ________________________________________
Donated By: _______________________________________
The list with the above information will be in the Dec. 19 bulletin.
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Weekend Mass Schedule
SATURDAY 5:00 p.m.
SUNDAY 8:15 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Reconciliation is available Saturdays from 4:00 to 4:30 pm
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Dear Youth,
Advent is here and is time for us to partake of this beautiful season that our Lord has given us. This Sunday, December 5th from 6-8 pm we will be talking about the importance of Advent and the role that Advent plays in our spiritual life. We will also conclude our night with Compline (Night Prayer).
Dinner: Spaghetti and Meatballs
See you Sunday!
Steven Arias, Youth Minister
See you Sunday!
Steven Arias, Youth Minister
