DECEMBER 17, 2017

“ I M M A CU L AT E HE ART O F M ARY,C AU S E O F OU R J OY, PR AY F O R U S .”

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DECEMBER 10, 2017 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT ST. MARY’S CATHOL IC CENTER, COLLEGE STAT ION TX

ST. MARY’S CATHOL IC CENTER

SENIOR OUTBOUND RETREATJANUARY 26-28 | A t ten t ion c lass o f 2018! You a re inv i ted to our annua l Sen io r Outbound Re t rea t ! Reg is te r on l ine a t agg ieca tho l i c .o rg /sen io rou tbound. Cos t i s $40 be fo re Chr i s tmas ! Contac t Kev in fo r more a t kpesek@agg ieca tho l i c .o rg .

BUSY STUDENT’S RETREATFEBRUARY 4-8 | Too busy to “ f i t ” Chr i s t in to your da i l y l i f e? Jo in us Februar y 4-8 , 2018 fo r our annua l Busy S tudent ’s Re t rea t . The re t rea t i s he ld a t S t . Mar y ’s , dur ing the week , and you can cus tomize t imes to f i t w i th in your schedu le . We w i l l f o l l ow a 30-30-30 fo rmat , 30 minu tes o f sp i r i tua l d i rec t ion , 30 minu tes o f persona l p rayer, and 30 minu tes o f communi t y p rayer ever y day. S t . Mar y ’s has inv i ted many re l ig ious to come dur ing the week to fac i l i t a te . S ign-ups w i l l open on l ine and a t the recep t ion is t ’s desk Januar y 20th , 2018.

LENTEN MAGNIFY EVENING RETREATFEBRUARY 19-21 | Mark your ca lendar fo r our Len ten Magn i f y Re t rea t , over th ree even ings in Februar y, Monday - Wednesday in the church . Led by F r. Emmanue l f rom the F ranc iscan F r ia rs o f the Renewa l . Wi l l i nc lude p rayer, con fess ion , adora t ion , ta lks and p ra ise and worsh ip . No cos t and no RSVP needed.

S ILENT RETREATCH 10 - 14 | Save the da te fo r our b ienn ia l S i l en t Re t rea t ! I t w i l l t ake p lace the f i r s t ha l f o f Spr ing Break , March 10-14. Reg is t ra t ion opens on Februar y 1s t . V i s i t the webs i te fo r more in fo rmat ion : agg ieca tho l i c .o rg /s i l en t - re t rea t

SPRING BLING 2018 FEBRUARY 3 | Expo Cente r. Spr ing B l ing i s the i c ing on the cake tha t wraps up a fu l l week o f ce lebra t ing Na t iona l Ca tho l i c Schoo ls Week. Reser ve your tab le fo r th i s fun n igh t o f d inner, danc ing , auc t ions , games. Contac t Gent r y Woodard a t gwoodard@st josephbcs .o rg .

RED-C FAMILY RETREAT JANUARY 5-6 | Sa in t An thony ’s . Greg and Ju l i e A lexander o f The A lexander House w i l l speak on “Be ing Presen t in Our Fami l i es th rough the Rea l P resence .” A lso men’s and women’s ta lks and b reakout sess ions , p rayer, Adora t ion and Mass . $40 per fami l y. No fami l y w i l l be tu rned away. F r iday n igh t w i l l be a po t luck d inner and Sa tu rday w i l l have b reak fas t and lunch p rov ided . Ch i ld ren ’s p rog ram wi l l be o f fe red a long w i th nurser y fo r 5 and under. Learn more : redcrad io .o rg / re t rea t .

H IRING AT ST. MARY’SWe’re h i r ing a Deve lopment Of f i ce r to represen t S t . Mar y ’s to cur ren t and po ten t ia l bene fac to rs in the s tewardsh ip , cu l t i va t ion and so l i c i ta t i on o f ma jo r g i f t s , and fos te r annua l g i v ing to suppor t opera t ions . P lease submi t cover l e t te r and resume to f shannon@agg ieca tho l i c .o rg .

H IRING AT ST. THOMAS AQUNIASSt . Thomas Aqu inas Ca tho l i c Par i sh h i r ing a permanent babys i t te r f o r Tuesday morn ings 9 :45AM-11:45AM. S ta r t Da te : Jan 30. Must be a t l eas t 18 years o ld and be E IM cer t i f i ed . Inqu i re w i th medwin@stabcs .o rg .

VERITAS FOR UMFEBRUARY 8 | 7 PM, Rudder Thea te r. Speaker : J . Budz iszewsk i , P ro fessor o f Government & Ph i losophy, UT Aus t in Ti t l e : “What Do We Rea l l y Know about R igh t and Wrong?”

FOR A FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS & MORE DETAILS ON ALL ST. MARY’S MINISTRIES, VISIT AGGIECATHOLIC.ORG

UPCOMING AT ST. MARY’S

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Winter Break & Christmas Schedule:

WINTER BREAK SCHEDULEBeg inn ing Dec . 17: Sa t . 5 :30 & 7 :15 PM (Span. )

Sun . 10 AM, 7 :15 PMCenter & o f f i ce c losed Dec . 23–26, Dec . 30–Jan. 1

O f f i ce hours Dec . 27–29: 11 AM–5:30 PM4th Sunday o f Advent : Sa t . V ig i l 5 :30 PM &

7 :15 PM (Span ish ) . Sun . 10 AMCHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE

Sun. , Dec . 24 a t 7 :15 PM - V ig i lMonday, Dec . 25th a t 12 AM (midn igh t Mass ) , 10 AM

Januar y 1 , 2018: So lemni t y o f Mar y, Mother o f GodMass a t 5 :30pm (no t a Ho l y Day th i s year )

M A S S I N T E N T I O N SSAT. , December 2312:30 pm Korean Mass5:30 pm Maynard Ear l H i l l (+ )7 :15 pm Span ish Mass- Msgr. F rank Mi l l e r (+ )SUN. , December 2410:00 am K . S to janovsk i (+ )7 :15 pm Igna t ius ’s Fami l y MON. , December 25midn igh t Par i sh ioners 10:00 am Jose Manue l Qu i ros J r. (+ )TUES. , December 265:30 pm Grac ie l l a & Juan Rodr iguez-Wedd ing Ann ive rsar y WED. , December 275:30 pm E la ine Newland (+ )THURS. , December 285:30 pm Pe te r Burke FR I . , December 295:30 pm Abb ie & Wa l te r Parsons (+ ) Mar ie & Edward O’Ne i l l (+ ) Kev in & Anne O’Ne i l l SAT. , December 3012:30 pm Korean Mass5:30 pm He len Ma l loy (+ )7 :15 pm Span ish Mass-Msgr. F rank Mi l l e r (+ )SUN. , December 3110:00 am H . S to janovsk i (+ )7 :15 pm Par i sh ioners

We pray for all who are ill, including: Jer r y Dob iyansk i , Sco t t Ba i l ey, Barbara Kohner t , Na tasha Boger, Connor Br yan t , Tay lo r Dyson , Ka thy Boger, E l i zabe th Champion , Joe Wi lmers , Mar y Harps te r, Rober t F lann igan , Je r r y Micha lec , Ter r y C la rk , Joan ie Tor res , Char les Tor res , S teve Haz lebeck , Me l i ssa Ruf f ino , V icen ta Ga l legos , Deacon B i l l Sco t t , C l in ton Matcek , Rachae l Turnage , Pa t G ibson , Laura Bond, Bree Garc ia , M ichae l Qu ick , Maureen Hagger ty, Donn ie Caru thers , T ianna O’Nea l , Pa t r i ck Powers , S r. , Nancy Me l ton-G ish , Sco t t Harmon, Fernando Garza , Ross Be ie r, Grace Re inberg , Ray Co t rop ia , Edd ie Rami rez , Mar ia Rodr iguez .

Can we pray fo r you o r someone you love? Ema i l l gu lde@agg ieca tho l i c .o rg to be added to our p rayer l i s t .

D I S C I P L E S H I P G I V I N G

ST.MARY’SC AT H O L I C C EN T E Ra t Te x a s A & M U n i v e r s i t y

C O L L E C T I O N R E P O R TRegular collection – Dec. 16-17, 2017 $6,475.66

Poor Box – Dec. 16-17, 2017 $119.58

REV. BRIAN MCMASTER, PASTORREV. RYAN HIGDON, PAROCHIAL VICAR

REV. AUGUSTINE ARIWAODO, PAROCHIAL VICAR

A D V E R T I S I N G , R E S E R V A T I O N S & I M P O R T A N T I N F O

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M A S S & R E C O N C I L I A T I O NSat . V ig i l : 12 :30 PM (Korean Communi t y ) 5 :30 PM (Eng ) , 7 :15 PM (Span )Sun. : 8 , 10 AM, Noon, 5 :30 PM & 7 :15 PMDai l y : Mon - F r i : 5 :30 PM Tues & Wed A l l Fa i ths Chape l : NoonReconc i l i a t i on : Mon. - Sa t . 4 -5 :10 PM