SAINT RITA Pray for us St. Rita Catholic Church 14404 14th. St. - Dade City, FL. 33523 Phone: (352) 567-2894 Fax (352) 567-2777 www.stritaparish.org PASTOR: Rev. Daniel Kayajan, C.S.C. Ext. 223 ASSOCIATE PASTOR: Rev. James Preskenis, CSC. Ext. 224 Religious Sisters: Sr. Norma Cime, MHML Ext. 226 Sr. Yuri Peña, MHML Office: 14404 14th. St. Ext. 221 Sunday Mass Schedule/Horario de Misas Dominicales Rosary before Sunday Masses English: Saturday Vigil Mass 4:30 p.m. Sunday Masses 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Misa en Español: Domingo a las 5:00 p.m. Weekday / Entre Semana: English: Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. Español: Miercoles a las 7:30 p.m. Sacrament of Penance / Reconciliación: English: Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. and by appointment Español: Domingo a las 4:00 p.m. o por cita RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES / CLASES DE EDUCACION RELIGIOSA: English: Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Español: Domingo's de 6:15 p.m. a 7:30 p.m. Please contact the Parish Office for information and Preparation for: SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM SACRAMENT OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE R.C.I.A. Por favor comunicarse con la oficina para preparación e información sobre recepción de los sacramentos Music Ministry / Musica Director: Jim McKinney - English choir rehearsal: Thursdays at 7:00 pm. - Ensayo de Coro en Español Martes a las 7:30 pm. (contacten a Nestor Ponce) St. Anthony Catholic School 32902 Saint Anthony Way San Antonio, FL. 33576 (352) 588-3041 Principal: Sr. Alice Prayer line: Call Jean @ (352) 523-2001 Christmas Eve 4:30pm English 7:30pm Spanish 11pm French/English Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Day 10:00 am English 12:00 pm Spanish The Office will be closed December 23 rd. And we will Reopen, Tuesday December 27 th. We wish you all a Blessed Christmas!! * * * * * * * * * * La oficina estará cerrada el 23 de Diciembre. Reabriremos el martes 27 de Diciembre. Les deseamos una Feliz Navidad. ST. RITA MISSION STATEMENT / DECLARACION DE LA MISION DE SANTA RITA To evangelize and to be evangelized for the sake of the Kingdom using our talents and gifts for the service of others through our diverse ministries. Para evangelizar y ser evangelizado para el Reino, poniendo nuestros talentos y dones al servicio de los demas en nuestros diversos ministerios. Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2016
Page 2 ST. RITA CATHOLIC CHURCH, DADE CITY, FLORIDA December 18, 2016 Faith Formation Important dates Christmas Vacation: Dec. 18 th, 27 th ; January 1 st 2017. Resume Classes January 8 th,2017. Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve 4:30pm English 7:30pm Spanish 11pm French/English Christmas Day 10:00 am English At Noon Spanish Formación de la fe Fechas importantes Vacaciones de Navidad: 18 y 27 de diciembre. 1 de Enero. Regreso a Clases: 8 de enero de 2017 Horarios de las Misas de Navidad 24 de Diciembre 4:30pm Ingles 7:30pm Español 11pm Frances/Ingles Diciembre 25 10:00 am Ingles 12 en Español THE CHRISTMAS SEASON Christmas is the annual feast commemora ng the birth of Jesus Christ, a li le over 2000 years ago. For Chris ans, it is not just a single day (Dec. 25), but an extended liturgical season of joy and celebra on, involving many different symbols and tradi ons, special music and ac vi es, which vary significantly among different countries and cultures. Here are a few interes ng things to know about Christmas: WHEN AND HOW LONG IS CHRISTMAS? Christmas Day, liturgically called "The Solemnity of the Na vity of the Lord" in the Catholic Church, technically includes both Christmas Eve (Dec. 24, a er sunset) and Christmas Day (Dec. 25) itself. For religiously observant Chris ans, however, Christmas is not just one day, but an en re season, las ng anywhere from 12 days to 40 days in different ecclesial tradi ons. In the modern secular world, Dec. 26 already begins the "a er-christmas" sales, and Christmas decora ons are o en removed before New Year's Day! The "Christmas Season" (for shopping, decora ng, par es, music, etc.) used to begin just a er Thanksgiving Day, but now seems to begin just a er Halloween (Oct. 31), if not before! When people hear about the "Twelve Days of Christmas" (or sing the song by that tle), they might think it refers to the last 12 shopping days before Christmas. In most Chris an tradi ons, however, the "Christmas Season" properly begins with Christmas Eve (a er sunset on Dec. 24), while the "Twelve Days of Christmas" refers to the period from Dec. 25 to Jan. 5. In different Churches, the Christmas Season might end on Jan. 6 (the tradi onal date of the Feast of the Epiphany), or might last un l the Feast of the Bap sm of the Lord (usually the Sunday a er Epiphany), or might even last all the way to Feb. 2 (the Feast of the Presenta on of the Lord, 40 days a er Dec. 25). HOSPITALIZADOS: Por favor informe en la Oficina si tiene algún familiar o amigo enfermo y desea que sea visitado. Comparte café y donas con nosotros en el salón de la Iglesia todos los Domingos después de la misa de las 8:00 a.m.
Page 3 www.stritaparish.org December 18, 2016 God intervenes in the Dios interrumpe en la life of St. Joseph. His vida de San José. San intention had to José tenia la intención de change with respect to dejar a su esposa después de saber que estuvo Mary his young wife. Are we ready for the surprises and changes that this Christmas will bring? My first Christmas here was 2008. I recall being quite surprised at how many people travelled during Christmas. Our snowbirds who had just arrived headed north, while the Mexican community headed to Texas, California and back to Mexico. My family never even thought to travel during this time of year. But life changes! To my surprise I find myself travelling on this fourth Sunday of Advent. I was invited by Holy Cross to give a retreat to our novices (seminarians) in Peru. For religious orders being a novice is a step along the way in our formation. Diocesan priests would not have this in their formation years. The men in our novitiate (pictured below) in Peru are from Mexico, Peru, Chile and Brazil. They started last January and now have all been recently approved to move ahead in their formation process. Some are in formation to become religious brothers others to become priests. Please pray for them and me as I walk with them for a few days on retreat. I will gratefully be back on Wednesday this week to celebrate Christmas here. Like St. Joseph God intervenes and our lives change in surprising ways. His changed drastically. Let us take this last week of Advent to prepare our hearts for Christmas and whatever surprises the child Jesus has in store for us! Merry Christmas!!Feliz Navidad! Del Escritorio Del Párroco embarazada. Pero fue una sorpresa grande a San Jose el cambio de su propia vida. Me acuerdo bien mi primer año en Sta. Rita en 2008. Fue una sorpresa grande para mi que mucha gente viajaba por la Navidad. La comunidad Mexicana yendo a Texas, California y México. Los Americanos yendo al norte también a sus familias. Mi familia nunca pensó en viajar por la Navidad. Pero la vida cambia! Es una sorpresa para mí viajar este ultimo domingo de Adviento. La Congregación de Santa Cruz me invitó a dar un retiro a los novicios en el Perú. Para nosotros el noviciado es una etapa de nuestra formación. Los sacerdotes de la diócesis no tienen esta etapa. Los jóvenes (foto de abajo) que actualmente están en el noviciado de Perú son de México, Perú, Chile y Brazil. Ellos empezaron su noviciado en Enero de 2016 y recientemente fueron aprobados para seguir en su formación. Ellos están estudiando para poder ser hermanos y sacerdotes en Santa Cruz en algunos años. Les invito rezar por ellos en su camino vocacional. Y también por mí que voy a dirigir su retiro. Gracias a Dios estaré de regreso para la misa de este miércoles y la Navidad! Tanto en la vida de San José como en la nuestra, Dios nos manda sorpresas y cambios. Para San José fue un cambio drástico. Vamos a aprovechar esta ultima semana de Adviento para poder preparar nuestros corazones para la Navidad y para cualquier sorpresa y cambio que el Niño Jesús tenga para nosotros. Fr. Dan Kayajan, CSC Padre Daniel
Page 4 www.stritaparish.org December 18, 2016 Messe de Noël - Vous êtes tous attendus en familie, à notre troisième messe da la Nativité en Français / Anglais le Samedi 24 décembre 2016 à l église du St. Rita à 23h00. Bilingual Christmas Mass - Please join us at St. Rita Church in Dade City for our second French/English Christmas Mass at 11:00 pm. On Saturday December 24th. All are invited for the special Christmas celebration! Retirement Fund for Religious Thank you for supporting senior religious. A sister from Indiana writes, Because of your kindness, our elderly sisters will have comfort, security, and joy of living out their remaining years here in their homes. You truly honor them and their many years of service by your generosity. Religious across the United States offer sincere thanks for your generosity to last weeks collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious. The Installation of The Most Reverend Gregory L. Parkes as our Fifth Bishop of St. Petersburg will take place on Wednesday January 4, 2017 at 2pm. We invite you to watch the live video stream of the Installation Mass on the diocesan website (www.dosp.org). The Mass will also be broadcast live on diocesan radio station WBVM Spirit FM 90.5 (listen online): (http://www.myspiritfm.com/). St. Rita s Kids Choirs will be performing on Church St. December 21 ST @ 7pm Next Weekend Dec. 24 th & 25 th we will begin distributing the 2017 Offertory Envelopes in the back of the Church Hall after all Masses! Please do not begin using the new envelopes until January 1st. If you do not see your box of envelopes next weekend, please fill out an envelope slip and drop in the box. Your envelopes will be available the following week. We can only issue envelopes if you are registered. A big THANK YOU to everyone that helped during our recent Our Lady of Guadalupe festivities! St. Anthony Catholic School is seeking to hire a full time or part time middle school Science Teacher, beginning in January for school year 2016 2017. The qualified applicant must possess: a minimum of a Bachelor s degree and Florida certification in Science, or the ability to obtain professional certification within 3 years from the Florida Department of Education. Commitment to Catholic education and experience with educational technology and differentiated instruction are required. This position requires Level II background screening and mandated Safe Environment and Ethics training. Contact: Sr. Alice Ottapurackal Phone: 352.588.3041 Fax: 352-588.3142 Email: sisteralice@stanthonyschoolfl.org Reader & Eucharistic Minister Schedule Reader Eucharistic Minister 12/24/2016 Ray Pawlicki Jane Dunwoodie 4:30 PM Theresa Pawlicki Margherita Hoffmann Elizabeth Kutsch 12/25/2016 10:00 AM See Sign-up sheet A REMINDER! If you haven't done your Christmas shopping click on the amazon.com link located on the left hand side of our www.stritaparish.org website. St. Rita will receive a portion of all sales completed through use of that link! For/ Para: 12/10 & 12/11 Offertory/Colecta : $7,277.90 Immaculate Conception: $899.00 Retired Religious: $648.24 Thank you for your generosity and may God bless you Abundantly! Gracias por su generosidad y que el Señor los Bendiga Abundantemente!
SUNDAY/ DOMINGO, DEC. 18 TH MONDAY/ LUNES, DEC. 19 TH TUESDAY/ MARTES DEC. 20 TH WEDNESDAY/ MIERCOLES, DEC. 21 ST THURSDAY/ JUEVES, DEC. 22 ND FRIDAY/ VIERNES, DEC. 23 RD SATURDAY/ SABADO, DEC. 24 TH SUNDAY/ DOMINGO, DEC. 25 TH 8:00 am Marcelo Gonzalez 11:00 am Parishioners 5:00 pm Julia Garcia Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalm 24 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-24 8:30 am Ron Sanfilippo Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 8:30 am Josue Lopez Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 8:30 am Vocations for the Priesthood 7:30 pm Maria Guadalupe de Arias Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 8:30 am Jack Kutsch 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 8:30 am June & Joseph Bowler Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 4:30 pm Parishioners 7:30 pm Feligreses 11:00 pm Bilingual-Parishioners 10:00 am Parishioners 12:00 pm Feligreses WEEK OF December 18, 2016 DAY MASS INTENTION READING ACTIVITY 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] 8:00 am Coffee and Donuts after mass Child s Mass/Misa de Ninos 12:00 pm LOA Non-Perishable Food Donations Welcome 9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration until 4:30 pm Then Evening Prayer and Benediction 7:00 pm Finance Committee meeting 7:00 pm Children s Choir perform on church st. 7:30 pm Encuentro de Matrimonios CHRISTMAS EVE CHRISTMAS DAY 8:00 am Coffee and Donuts after mass Non-Perishable Food Donations Welcome