╬ Parish of St. Vincent De Paul 220 S Dayton, P.O. Box 1030, Connell, WA. 99326 Father Kevin Oiland, 509-234-2262 cell 496-3608 Bulletin & Office Hours: Contact Jessica Marroquin @ 989-6479 koiland@dioceseofspokane.org www.nfranklincatholic.com 3rd Sunday of Advent Mass: December 15th Lector: Regina Grassl 4th Sunday of Advent Mass: December 22nd Lector: Marv Grassl Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist: Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist Gary Desmarais Rita Desmarais Str. Myrta Iturriaga Maggie Sanchez Presentation of Gifts: Presentation of Gifts: Leo & Elida Fernandez Marv Grassl & Gary Walton Sunday: Saturday: Wednesday: Friday: Masses: 8:00 a.m. @ St. Paul’s 10:00 a.m. @ St. Vincent’s 12:00 p.m. @ St. Vincent’s (Spanish) 6:00 p.m. @ San Juan Diego (Spanish) 7:30 a.m. Confessions @ St. Vincent’s 8:30 a.m. Mass @ St. Vincent’s 8:30 a.m. Mass (1st Fridays) @ St. Vincent’s Confessions also available by appointment Prayer Chain: Please call Regina Janosky @ 234-2081 or Janice Erstad @ 234-6961 Bulletin: Please call Jessica Marroquin @ 234-4029 or email jmarroquin@dioceseofspokane.org by Friday morning. Register: If you are a new parishioner and would like to register as a member of St. Vincent’s, please pick up a registration form in the breezeway of the church and drop it off in the collection basket. BAPTISM Please make sure you talk with Fr. Kevin at least one month before the date of baptism. Sponsors must be active Catholics. Parents and Sponsors must have Pre-Baptismal Preparation. There is paper work that needs to be filed before baptism (Birth Certificate, certificate of marriage for sponsors, etc) make sure you have an application. Parents need to be register members of the parish at least one month before baptism. Do not make any plans before talking with the priest from the parish MARRIAGES Please talk to Fr. Kevin at least 6 months before the date of Marriage. Please do not make any plans before talking with the priest from the parish. Special December Birthday Blessings to the Following parishioners: 2nd Pete Cisneros Jason Honeycutt 3rd Gary Desmarais 4th Tristin Fernandez 5th Regina Janosky 7th Ashley Honeycutt 10th Carolyn Nordhus 11th Jennifer Dolezal Adrian Fernandez 14th Hayleigh Pollock th Stacey Ferguson 1611th 23rd Marie M Campos 29th Erin K Colclasure 31st Sonya A. Heinen Ernie Cerna Thank you for all your wonderful input from the in-pew survey that was conducted last Sunday. All the information will be compiled and be used for discovery and dream workshop on Jan 12th. Don’t forget to sign up at the back of the church if you are planning on attending – the committee is just trying to get an estimate of how many we will be feeding for dinner that night. Each of us has his or her own role to play in the coming of the kingdom of God. John the Baptist was called to be the herald of the Messiah, preparing the way of the Lord. To what is the Lord calling me? Thank you for your generosity/Gracias por su generosidad contributions/contribuciones Immaculate Heart Retreat Center “Consider Him” (Heb 12) Removing Obstacles to God on the Road to Healing & Freedom Weekend Healing Retreat for Women Thea Loughery and Sarah Compton January 10-12 2014 … Friday, Jan. 10, 6:00 pm registration Sunday Jan. 12, depart 1:00 pm Thea and Sarah are experienced prayer ministers joining us from Transformed Hearts Ministries for some hands-on, practical, spiritual and emotional healing. Hebrews 12 is the inspiration for this retreat. “Consider Him who endured such hostility…so that you many not grow weary and lose heart.” (Hebrews 12:13) Please register in advance: (509) 448-1224 or visit www.ihrc.net Cost $185 for the weekend, $100 per commuter includes meals In keeping with the spirit of giving, we are collecting non-perishable food items for our local food bank. Please take an ornament card off the Angel Giving Tree. Bring that food item back to church next Sunday and place it in the box at the back of church. Make sure the expiration date on the food item has not expired. We will be collecting non-perishable food items all during the advent season. Advent Penance Services Tuesday, December 17th @ St. Paul/English @ 6 pm Wednesday, December 18th @ St. Vincent/Bilingual @ 6 pm