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    The pastor's letter discusses the third Sunday of Advent called Gaudete Sunday, which means "rejoice." It encourages parishioners to find lasting joy not in material things but in God. It also announces an upcoming parish celebration of reconciliation and collection for retired religious who served in Catholic schools and hospitals. The letter concludes by inviting donations to help those less fortunate through the Giving Tree program and a New Year's Eve celebration.

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    The pastor's letter discusses the third Sunday of Advent called Gaudete Sunday, which means "rejoice." It encourages parishioners to find lasting joy not in material things but in God. It also announces an upcoming parish celebration of reconciliation and collection for retired religious who served in Catholic schools and hospitals. The letter concludes by inviting donations to help those less fortunate through the Giving Tree program and a New Year's Eve celebration.

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    ST.

    COLUMBA CATHOLIC CHURCH

    SAN DIEGO

    December 11, 2016


    Third Sunday of Advent
    Dear Parishioners:

    Today is Gaudete Sunday! Gaudete is the Latin word


    meaning Rejoice! The first two readings are filled
    with images of joy and comfort. They reassure us that
    God is near and always desires good things for us.
    Lasting joy comes not from status, possessions, and
    power, but from a life lived in the peace of God. As we
    get closer to Christmas, the pressure increases to buy
    more, spend more, eat more, do more. It requires great
    discipline to say Enough!
    The holiday season is a time when, in the exchange of
    gifts, we demonstrate our love for those who have
    touched us in special ways in our lives. Therefore, it is
    fitting that this weekend has been designated for the
    national collection for the Retirement Fund for
    Religious. This appeal helps to ensure appropriate care
    and handicapped accessible housing for more than
    37,000 Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order
    priests who are now past age 70. The crisis in unfunded
    retirement became evident in the early 1970s. Catholic
    schools, operated primarily by religious orders, were
    educating more than 10 percent of the student
    population in the United States. Catholic hospitals
    were becoming the largest group of not-for-profit
    hospitals in the nation. But the salaries and stipends to
    religious were earmarked primarily for good works,
    new ministries, and training and education that
    prepared religious for ministries. For generations, the
    care of elderly members had been carried out by those
    entering religious life. Today, however, elderly
    religious far outnumber wage-earning religious.
    Retired religious today receive on average one-third of
    the benefit paid to the average Social Security
    recipient. Most church and diocesan pension plans do
    not cover religious institutes, which are organized
    independently. Health care costs have skyrocketed and
    the number of elderly religious in assisted living or
    nursing facilities has risen dramatically. I invite you to
    be as generous as possible in giving back to those who
    have given their lives in service of the gospel.
    During the season of Advent we do penance in
    preparation for the Christmas season. We try to better
    our lives so that we might be more fully prepared to
    celebrate the birth of Jesus. Therefore, I invite you to
    mark your calendars for our parish celebration of the
    Sacrament of Reconciliation, which will take place on
    Monday, December 12th at 6:00 p.m. We will have a
    number of priests from the neighboring parishes
    available that evening to assist with this celebration.
    Fr. Ed

    Nativity Display
    Please visit our Nativity
    exhibit in the hall after
    Mass today.

    Matthew 25 Giving Tree


    Our Matthew 25 Giving Tree is up in the church
    vestibule. Funds collected will support Fr. John Tastos
    parish and school in Tijuana, Mexico. If you would like
    to donate, pick an envelope from the tree, and turn it in
    to the rectory or drop it in the collection basket. Make
    checks payable to St. Columba. Please DO NOT place the
    envelope with cash or checks back on the tree. Thank
    you for supporting this worthy program.

    New Years Eve


    Ring in the New Year at St. Columbas New
    Years Eve party in the parish hall from 6:00
    p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person
    and will be available after Mass, in the rectory
    or at the door. Enjoy a buffet dinner and live
    DJ.

    Mass Intentions for the Week


    MONDAY, DECEMBER 12
    7:00 amDA Intentions of Gene & Joann Bertsch
    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13
    7:00 amEM Intentions of the Cavada family
    WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14
    7:00 amEM Donors Intention
    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15
    7:00 amEM
    Janet Munnelly
    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16
    7:00 amEM
    Sean Lavin
    8:15 amEM
    Josephine Ortiz
    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17
    8:00 amDA
    Pauline Edwards
    5:30 pmEM
    People of the Parish
    SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18
    7:30 amEM Int. of Jerry & Andrea LaDuke
    9:30 amEM Intentions of Pope Francis
    5:30 pmDA
    Joseph & Phil Pabian
    DAFr. Daniel Anyanwu, EMFr. Ed McNulty

    THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

    DECEMBER 11, 2016

    Advent

    School News

    Our parish Advent Penance service will be


    held on Monday, December 12 at 6:00
    p.m. in the church. Visiting priests will be
    available for personal confession.

    ADVENT SERVICE PROJECTS


    St. Columba teachers and students are in the
    Christmas Spirit and spreading the joy of Christ
    through our Advent Service Projects. Each grade
    has been assigned a clothing article or blanket,
    for Father Joes Village. If you have something to
    donate that is not the item for your childs grade,
    please bring it in and it will be passed along to the
    designated class.

    Christmas Baskets
    Thank you, St. Columba Parish.
    Your generous
    donations to the Men's Club provided 20 grateful
    families with Thanksgiving meals.
    We are now accepting donations of non-perishable food
    and monetary gifts for Christmas meal baskets. You may
    drop off food items after Mass. Checks and cash
    donations can also be brought to the rectory. We will
    distribute the Christmas meal baskets Saturday, Dec. 17.

    Sick List
    PLEASE PRAY for the following:

    Ted Altman, Elina Arbesu, Jim Barrow, Fr. Charles


    Eis, Dicken Hall, Daniel Herron, Mike Wolf

    Readings for the Week


    Monday:
    Tuesday:
    Wednesday:
    Thursday:
    Friday:
    Saturday:
    Next Sunday:

    Zec 2:14-17/Lk 1:26-38


    Zep 3:1-2,9-13/Mt 21:28-32
    Is 45:6-8,18,21-25/Lk 7:18-23
    Is 54:1-10/Lk 7:24-30
    Is 56:1-3,6-8/Jn 5:33-36
    Gn 49:2,8-10/Mt 1:1-17
    Is 7:10-14/Ps 24:1-6/Rom 1:1-7/Mt 1:18-24

    Retirement Fund for Religious


    The weekend of Dec. 10-11 is designated for the
    Collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious.
    Your gift helps provide nursing care, prescriptions
    and more to aging priests, brothers, and sisters.
    Special envelopes can be found in the pews.

    Christmas Program
    On Friday, December 16, at 10:45 a.m. our
    school students will present a Christmas program
    in the church featuring carols and special readings.
    All parishioners are welcome to attend this free
    presentation.

    Adoration
    Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held on
    Saturday, December 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30
    p.m. in the daily chapel. There is a sign-up book in
    the chapel if you would like to designate a specific
    time for your visit with Jesus.

    Kindergarten & 1st grade: gloves/mittens


    2nd & 4th grade: socks
    3rd grade blankets
    5th grade: scarves
    6th grade: pants
    7th & 8th grade: beanies/coats/sweaters & jackets
    Your kindness and generosity is greatly appreciated.
    CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
    Our very special Christmas program is just around
    the corner! Join us Thursday, December 15th
    starting at 6:00 pm in the church. Students need to
    be in their classrooms no earlier than 5:30 pm.
    Students need to be dressed in their Sunday best or
    traditional dress from their culture (no jeans). This
    evening is a special opportunity for our community
    to come together to prepare for Christmas. The
    PTG Board will be hosting a reception in the church
    hall following the program. The Christmas encore
    will be presented on Friday, December 16th starting
    at 10:45 a.m. for all the parishioners, families and
    friends. Following the Christmas program, we
    welcome you to join us for our last school Mass of
    2016.
    GIFT CARDS
    Reminder: Gift cards have resumed! Gear up for
    the Christmas Holiday and order those gift cards.
    Exciting news, once again we have selected gift
    cards in the school office. We are also in need of
    volunteers to sell after the 9:30 Mass starting
    Sunday, December 18th. Please contact the school
    office! Please note: Due to the Christmas Holiday,
    gift card orders will not be placed from December
    19th through December 31st. Ordering will resume
    when we return Monday, January 2nd, 2017. The
    constant support of this program is fantastic!
    Parents, grandparents, parishioners and friends,
    we thank you!
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    from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

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