SACRAMENTS

Welcome to St. Therese! We are so happy that you have joined us for this Mass celebration. If you’ve been away for a while, we know coming back to the church may not have been easy for you, but we are glad you are here.

MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS BENEFITS!

Becoming a member of the St. Therese Parish brings you into a family of Families, a network of loving individuals called together with a divine purpose—becoming Saints. By registering, you are giving us the gift of knowing you, understanding your needs and helping establish you into a group within St. Therese that will best fit what you are looking for. Come to the Parish Office or visit the Information Desk in the Social Room for a registration packet. If you are new to the area, please stop into the Parish Office and introduce yourself. We look forward to getting to know you!

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 3:15 p.m. or by appointment

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Actively participating members interested in receiving the Sacrament of Marriage should contact the parish office at least nine months prior to the desired date.

SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK Communal Celebrations take place at weekend liturgies in the spring. Watch the bulletin for details.

LITURGY SCHEDULE:

Saturday 4:30 p.m.

Sunday 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Weekdays: (see inside bulletin)

HOLY DAY SCHEDULE: Call 487-3749 (press 9)

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:

Baptismal forms are located in the Parish Office. Please

complete the forms, turn in as directed, and we will contact you

for an appointment.

Parish Office Hours

MONDAY- THURSDAY 9-5 CLOSED NOON—1 PM FOR LUNCH

FRIDAY 9-NOON

Parish Contact Information

Fr. John Fain, Pastor

Deacon David Borzenski, 487-0478 Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), Adult Faith Formation

Toni Molano, Secretary, 487-3749 (Press 0)

Sue Benjamin, Business Manager, 487-3749 (Press 1)

Dean Jong, M.M., Director of Music & Liturgy, 487-3749 (Press 2)

Jay Jong, Coordinator of Youth Ministry, 487-3749

Stephanie Smith, Director of Religious Education, 487-3730

102 W. Randolph Lansing, MI 48906

After Hours Emergency 487-3711

(For the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick)

St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry 482-0765

Phone: 487-3749 Fax: 487-3755 www.sttherese.org

Knights News: Brothers, it has been brought to my attention that some of you may not be receiving the monthly newsletter and other bits of information. If you are not receiving any correspondence from me, please send me your email address at : paulteszlewicz@gmail.com. I will update the mailing list. Thank You. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SVDP News Advent Giving Tree gifts are due back to the Giving Tree by December 13

th. Please provide a purchased

package of cookies to include in this year's food baskets! Cookies can be dropped off in the social room starting Monday, December 14

th! Our requests for food baskets has been growing, so as of today, we are

in need of 53 packages of cookies! Thank you!

Current pantry needs: chicken noodle soup, brownie mixes, pork and beans and pancake syrup

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Here’s a historic piece of news. Pope Francis has appointed Wilton Gregory, the Archbishop of Washington, D.C. to be a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Cardinal Gregory will be the first African-American to hold such a role. He stated: "I hope it's a sign to the African American community that the Catholic Church has a great reverence, respect and esteem for the people, for my people of color." He promises to work for racial justice in our country. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is Tuesday, December 8. Ordinarily, it is a Holy Day of Obligation that cannot be dispensed. However, Bishop Boyea has issued a dispensation from all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation until the beginning of Lent. Consequently, there will be one Mass at 8:30AM on Tuesday, December 8. There will be a bilingual Mass on Thursday, December 10, at 6PM to celebrate our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of Mexico and of the Western Hemisphere. The Mass will be preceded by a bilingual Rosary at 5:30PM. Worship aides in both English and Spanish will be provided during the Mass. Please join in this important celebration. A reminder: if you are not able to make it to Mass on Sunday, please remember that St. Therese has a broadcast Mass over the internet. You can find it on YouTube by going to St. Therese of Lisieux - Lansing. It may also be found on our Facebook Page, also by going to St. Therese of Lisieux - Lansing. Lastly, the Mass can be found on our Parish Webpage. If you have access to the internet, please do keep in contact with the parish by participating in the broadcast Mass. Thank you to Dean Jong, Jay Jong, Pat Droste and Deacon Dave for their help over the past months in producing this broadcast. It is a lot of work, especially for Dean. If you do not have access to the internet, please be sure to watch the Outreach Mass on WLIX at 6AM or 10AM. It is important to stay in contact with our Catholic Community during these challenging times. Also, I would like to urge you to keep up with your tithing at this time. When the pandemic first begin, churches across the United States actually noticed an increase in gift-giving. This was certainly true at St. Therese. Over the past weeks, however, contributions to the parish definitely have decreased. We rely on your gifts to keep our parish open. Also, thank you to everyone who is continuing to make their Witness to Hope pledges. They have enabled us to accomplish so many projects around the parish. It looks like we are going to need a new elevator. This was unanticipated when we made our Witness to Hope appeal. The elevator is very old, and we have been informed that it will soon not be possible to find new parts for its repair. I truly understand if you are unable to keep your Witness to Hope pledges during these unprecedented times. However, if you are, please know that your WTH contributions will continue to funds necessary projects around the parish. Thank you to Pat Droste and the Arts and Environment for preparing the church for Advent. As always, it looks beautiful. Fr. John Fain

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT — DECEMBER 6, 2020

Stewardship Report “The Lord loves a cheerful giver. May we learn to be generous in giving, free from the love of material possessions.” - Pope Francis

495 envelopes issued, 92 used this week 11/29/20 Weekly contributions $7296.89

Weekly Budget Goal $9,400.00

Amount under goal (-$2103.11)

Mass Intentions for the Week of December 6, 2020 Monday, 7th Memorial of Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14; Lk 5:17-26 8:30 a.m. †Jesse Perez - John & Carol Stickney Tuesday, 8th Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1,2-3ab, 3cd-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 8:30 a.m. People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. Sm Group Zoom 11:30 a.m. Staff Prayer 6:00 p.m. Sm Group Zoom Wednesday, 9th Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8 and 10; Mt 11:28-30 No Service 9:00 a.m. Sm Group (FMH) Zoom 2:00 p.m. OLL Circle Mtg. 6:00 p.m. Sm Group (FMH) Zoom Thursday, 10th Our Lady of Loreto Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1 and 9, 10-11, 12-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 5:30 p.m. Bilingual Rosary 6:00 p.m. For the Return of Family Members to the Faith - Joe & Gloria Caruso Friday, 11th Saint Damasus I, Pope Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; Mt 11:16-19 8:30 a.m. †Jesse Perez - John & Carol Stickney Saturday, 12th Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a, Rv 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 3:15 p.m. Confessions 4:30 p.m. Past & Present Members of the Guadalupe Family Circle - Barb Gonzales Sunday, 13th Third Sunday of Advent Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54; 1 Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 8:30 a.m. People of the Parish 10:30 a.m. †Henry Dreps - Family Giving Tree Ends 11:30 a.m. Sunday RED Groups 11:45 a.m. Youth Group (MAR) 12:15 p.m. Sacrament of First Reconciliation(CH)

2:00 p.m. Communal Penance Services St. Thomas & St. Gerard 7:00 p.m. A.A. (FMR)

Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths: All flesh shall see the salvation of God. Luke 3:4, 6

Our Social Ministry

December 6, 2020

The Advent Giving Tree There are still ornaments on the Tree in the vestibule and on the virtual Tree on our website front page, sttherese.org. Either way, please have your gifts back to us (102 W. Randolph St., Lansing, MI 48906-4099) no later than NEXT

Sunday, December 13, 2020. Thank you! for remembering “Who’s birthday it is, anyway.”

Take a peak @ StTherese.org Website Sttherese.org is keeping up with the times, adding and subtracting content every week. This week, see our “Advent Resources” button on the front page. Also, there is a very moving music video entitled “One Day” posted on the “Us @ A

Glance” page, “On-the-Radar Theme Links” of our “Home/Parish” drop down menu. (I teared up. Will you?)

Our Adult Faith Formation Advent Small Discipleship Groups

continue… On Tuesdays, we are journaling through the 25 Advent Jesse Tree symbols leading us to the birth of Jesus, (Jesse Tree Advent Journal). This Tuesday, December 8, we will gather via Zoom only

(pajamas allowed, morning or evening) (see our website button).

Beginning next Tuesday, December 15, we will gather in-person (socially distanced in the spacious Fr. Murray Hall) or via Zoom (see our website button).

On Wednesdays, we join with Mary and her journey to the birth of her son Jesus. (Walking with Mary and Advent Journal: Mother of Life) Beginning this Wednesday, December 9, we will gather in-

person (socially distanced in the spacious Fr. Murray Hall) or via Zoom (see our website button).

Please contact Dave at 487-0478, 331-5765 or borzenskid@gmail.com if you will be joining us and want either or both of the books.

B.Y.O.B. (Bishop’s Year of the Bible) It all began last WEEKEND but there are still 51 weeks to go! Our own Bishop Earl Boyea will text or e-mail you a chapter of Sacred Scripture to read and meditate on. All you need do is pick up your cellphone and text the letters

BYOB – that stands for Bishop’s Year of the Bible – to 84576 OR visit sttherese.org and see the BYOB button that will link you to the Bishop’s video message and his BYOB Registration page.

Religious Education News The Faith Art Fair 2020 Online! Check out our wonderful RED Group art collection from the 2019-2020 RED Group year! Look online on our facebook page or go to the main page of our website at sttherese.org. We’re so proud of the amazing work our children and youth do here at St. Therese. Enjoy! Sunday RED Groups and Children’s Liturgy of the Word are scheduled to resume at St. Therese on December 13

th, 2020. If that changes, you will receive

an email AND a REMIND message. Hope to see you then! DRE Challenges Eucharist means “Thanksgiving”! Explore this in DRE Challenge #6. And then, think a little deeper about Advent, the season of waiting, with DRE Challenge #7. Remember, it’s never too late to turn a DRE Challenge in! Need an extra? See the table by the DRE office or email me at ssmithdre@gmail.com! Check it out! Have you had a chance to explore our new and improved St. Therese website? It’s full of good stuff! Links, calendars, pictures, RED Group info, contact info and so much more - all in one place. Go to sttherese.org and let us know what you think:) It’s a Date!

*All plans subject to change. Mon, December 7 - Confirmation Year 1 RED Group Zoom 6:15-7pm Sun, December 13 - Programs resume: CLW, In-Person RED Groups (11:30am start time!) Sun, December 13 - First Reconciliation RED Group 11:45am December 14 - January 2 - No RED Groups

Liturgical Ministers Schedule - December 12-13, 2020

4:30 PM Lector: J. Neubecker Mass Coordinator: P. Teszlewicz Servers: P. Teszlewicz Ushers/Greeters: M. Murray, D. Schmitt

8:30 AM Lector: M. Howland Mass Coordinator: B. Milam Servers: B. Milam Ushers/Greeters: L. Mayes, J. Miller, M. Visser

10:30 AM Lector: G. Lott Mass Coordinator: C. Anderson Servers: C. Anderson Ushers/Greeters: J. Lemmer, T. & K. Kavanagh

Counters: Team A

Christmas Flowers in Memory of a Loved One: Memorial offerings are being accepted for Christmas poinsettia plants which will enhance the worship space during the Christmas Season. With a minimum donation of $15.00, a plant will be reserved in memory of your loved one and will be remembered in the Book of Intentions at the Christmas Masses. Please send your offering and memorial name(s) to the Parish Office by December 22

nd or drop it in the collection basket.

Christmas Poinsettia Plant Donation In Memory of

Your Name

Phone # Offering $

Knights News The following Brothers were named Knights of the Month

August : George Matt September: John Williams John Wolscheid October: Dwane Davis Al Cosper November: Thomas Kavanagh Darin Witkowski December: Joseph Maurer Thomas Brandell

Congratulations!

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