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Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 22, 2024
St. Michael the Archangel Church St. Charles Borromeo Church St. Barbara Church
52 South Third St., PO Box 128 PO Box 6, 223 S. Third St. 4281 N. Scheller Lane
Radom, Illinois 62876 DuBois, Illinois 62831-0006 Scheller, Illinois 62883
Office: 618-485-2265 Fax: 618-485-2272 Office: 618-787-2781 Tel: 618-279-1322/435-7196
E-Mail: stmichaelsradom@frontier.com E-Mail: stcharleschurch@wisperhome.com E-Mail: dcevandeveer@frontier.com
Website: www.stmichaelradom.com Website: stcharlesdubois.org Website:
facebook.com/stbarbarascheller/
Weekend Mass: Saturday 5:00pm
Weekend Mass: Sunday 10:30am Weekend Mass: Sunday 8:00am
Sunday-Also Live Streamed 8am Weekend Mass: Sunday 9:00am
Office Hours: Tues., Thurs., Fri. 9:00am-3:00pm Office Hours: 4:00-5:00pm
Administrative Staff Administrative Staff Administrative Staff
Father Oliver Nwachukwu, Ph.D. (Administrator) Father Oliver Nwachukwu, Ph.D. (Administrator) Father Oliver Nwachukwu, Ph.D.
(Administrator)
Jerry Watters, Marvin Winka (Trustees) Jack Boczek, Randy Janowski (Trustees) Marcia Kabat, Charlie Massie (Trustees)
Carla Chesnek (PSR Director) Judy Pieszchalski (PSR Director) Tiffany Kluck (PSR Director)
Jackie Herzog ( Music Director) Monica Bochantin (Music Coordinator) Walter Wagner, Steve Wagner (Cemetery
Bernadine Kabat (Hall Rental) Richard Majewski (Hall Rental) Christy VanDeveer (Music Director/
Marvin Winka, Jerry Watters (Cemetery) Jack Boczek (Cemetery) Secretary)
Bernadine Kabat (Secretary) Monica Bochantin (Secretary)
Readings for the Week: Monday St. John of Kanty: Reading : Lk 1:57-66; Gospel: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Tuesday: Reading: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Gospel: Lk 1:67-79; Tuesday: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Vigil) ; Reading 1: Is 62:1-5; Reading 2: Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Gospel: Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25; Wednesday: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Day); Reading 1: Is 9:1-6; Reading 2: Ti 2:11-14; Gospel Lk 2:1-14; Thursday St. Stephen, The First Martyr: Reading: Acts: 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Gospel: Mt 10:17-29;; Friday - St. John the Apostle: Reading: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Gospel: Jn 20:1a, 2:8; Saturday The Holy Innocents, Martyrs: Reading: 1 Jn 1:5 2:2; Gospel; Mt 2:13-18; The Holy Name of Jesus, Mary and Joseph: Reading 1: 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28; Reading 2: 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24; Gospel: Lk 2:41-52
This Week's Schedule of Events
Saturday Dec. 21, 2024 5:00pm Mass David Kwiatkowski Radom
Sunday Dec. 22, 2024 8:00am Mass Ted, Francis, Mike Grabowski DuBois
(Mass also Livestreamed at 8:00 AM)
Sunday Dec. 22,2024 9:00am Mass Clarence Witges Scheller
(Celebrant - Fr. William Spencer)
Sunday Dec. 22, 2024 10:00am Mass Ryan Epplin Radom
Sunday Dec. 22, 2024 NO PSR CLASSES
Monday Dec. 23, 2024 No Mass
Tuesday Dec. 24, 2024 8:00am Mass Madalyn Morris DuBois
Tuesday, Christmas Eve Dec. 24, 2024 3:30pm Mass St. Barbara Parishioners Scheller
Tuesday, Christmas Eve Dec. 24, 2024 5:00pm Mass Walter & Florence Chwasczinski DuBois
Tuesday, Christmas Eve Dec. 24, 2024 9:00pm Mass Bud Schindelar Radom
Wednesday, Christmas Day Dec. 25, 2024 8:00am Mass St. Charles Parishioners DuBois
Wednesday, Christmas Day Dec. 25 2024 10:00am Mass St. Michael Parishioners Radom
Thursday Dec. 26, 2024 8:00am Mass Henry Bechtoldt, Walter Zyk DuBois
Friday Dec. 27 2024 9:00am Mass Theresa Gill Radom
Saturday Dec. 28, 2024 5:00pm Mass Chris Kujawa Radom
Sunday Dec. 29, 2024 8:00am Mass Pauline Kania DuBois
(Mass also Livestreamed at 8 AM) (Celebrant Unknown at time of Printing)
Sunday Dec. 29, 2024 9:00am Mass Walter & Elizabeth Kitowski Scheller
Sunday Dec. 29, 2024 10:30am Mass John & Helen Grzegorek/Louis & Lillian Winka Radom
Liturgical Assistants
St. Charles Borromeo
Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025 - Lector: Judy Pieszchalski; Eucharistic Ministrs: Host: Christina Zmudzinski; Cup: Greg Zmudzinski, Juliann Zyk
Christmas Day, December 25, 2024: 8:00am Mass - Lector: Kathy Conner; Eucharistic Ministers: Host: Kathy Conner; Cup: Rosalie Kostecki, Rich Majewski
Sunday, December 29, 2024 - 8:00am Mass - Lector: Kathy Conner: Eucharistic Ministers: Host: Rick Reidelberger; Cup: Becku Wisneski, Christina Zmudzinski; Server: Volunteer; Offertory Gifts: Family of Pauline Kania Rosary Leader: Rich Majewski; December 2024 Ushers: Jeff Conner, Joe Dalman, Marvin Damazyn
St. Charles Borromeo Contributions: Dec. 15, 2024 - Adults: $1,553.00; Loose: $50.00; Christmas Flowers: $43.0.00; Immaculate Conception: $93.00; Retired Religious: $50.00; Capital Development: $50.00; Cemetery: $85.00
St. Michael the Archangel
Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024: 9:00pm Mass - Lector: Ron McKay; Eucharistic Ministers: Host: Bernadine Kabat: Cup: Volunteers; Choir: Valerie Zgonina; Servers: Daniel & Katelyn Ratermann; Offerotry Gifts: Family of Bud Schindelar
Christmas Day, December 25, 2024: 10:00am Mass - Lector: Volunteer; Eucharistic Ministers: Host: Fred Epplin; Cup: Bernice Winka, Debbie Colgrave; Servers: Cora & Evelyn Helm; Offertory Gifts: M/M Marvin Winka
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 - 5:00pm Mass - Lector : Michelle Ferguson; Eucharistic Minister: Host: Bernadine Kabat; Servers: Abby & Allie Cottom; Offertory Gifts: Family of Chris Kujawa; Rosary Leader: Paulette Leonard; December Ushers; Kevin Setzekorn, Tyler Setzekorn, Mike Tomaszewski, Jerry Watters, Don Wisniewski, Bob Buretta
Sunday, December 29, 2024 - 10:30am Mass - Lector: Stacy Helm; Eucharistic Ministers: Host: Debbie Colgrave; Cup: Bernice Winka, Fred Epplin; Servers: Cora & Evelyn Helm, Lily Czerniejewski; Offertory Gifts: Family of John & Helen Grzegorek/Louis & Lillian Winka; Rosary Leader: Dianne Kujawa; December 2024 Ushers: Alex Kujawa, Frank Kujawa, Justin Kujawa, Charles Kujawa, Stephen Kula, Jacob Kula
St. Michael the Archangel Contributions - Dec. 15, 2024 - Adults: $2,935.00; Loose: $322.00; Immaculate Conception: $185.00; Religious Retirement: $68.00; Maintenance: $225.00; Cemetery: $25.00; Christmas Flowers: $105.00
St. Barbara
Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024: 3:30pm Mass - Lectors: Reese Klingler & Lilly Winka; Servers: Logan & Morgan Winka, Steve Bunk; OffertoryGifts: PSR Students: Eucharistic Ministers: Doug Kitowski, Susie Doty, John Kabat; Ushers: Gage Peterson & Brendan Klingler
Sunday, December 29. 2024 -9:00a.m. Mass - Lector: Danny Czerwinski; Eucharistic Ministers: Doug Kitowski, Monica Witter, Tricia Higgins; Servers; Brendan & Reese Klingler, Eva Emery Offertory Gifts: Family of Walter & Elizabeth Kitowski; Rosary Leader: Frannie Pyszka; Sunday Collection Counters; Stacey Klingler & Yvette Peterson; Ushers: Kevin & Matt Tader
St. Barbara Contributions: Dec.15, 2024 - Adults: $2,332.00; Loose: $306.00; Youth: $18.05; Christmas Offering: $25.00; Christmas Flowers: $20.00; Retirement for the Religious: $40.00
MERRY CHRISTMAS - To you our parishioners, friends, well-wishers and other God's faithful who worship with us at Sts. Charles Borromeo, Michael the Archangel and Barbara churches, I say: may the grace of God the Father of all and the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, descent upon you as you celebrate the birthday of our Savior and remain with you in the many years ahead. Christmas, the grace of divine celebrations promised to our ancestors in faith, and prophesied by the prophets, is the joy we celebrate in thanksgiving to God who took to our human nature in the person of his Son for our redemption. This was the consolation the Israelites of old waited for that has come to us as Light to the Gentiles and joy to the people who walked in darkness (Luke2:32). God in his love and kindness is leading us back to our original state by making us his adopted children through his Son. Oh, house of David, from you is fulfilled the promise that the Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son. He shall be call Emmanuel (God-is-with-us) (Is 7:14, Matt 1:23). We rejoice in God who never abandons his children whatever the situation. We adore and worship him because he is in our midst to guard, protect and comfort us. "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you. Learn from me gentle and humble in heart, and our souls will find rest" (Matt 12:28ff). Let's therefore, open our hearts to him who stands at the threshold knocking to enter and make a dwelling with us amid joys and anguish, success and failure, sickness and disappointments, death and strife, hunger and thirst, isolation and frustration (Rev 3:20). Christ is the Emmanuel of our life, ever-present with his message of hope and comfort for the people, purchased by his Blood (Rom8:38-39). May the comforting message of Christ's birth dispel whatever flickering faith that might be found in us with the peace and of unflinching hope for a better year of 2025. God bless you! Fr. Oliver Nwachukwu, Ph.D.
The 2024 Catholic Service and Ministry Appeal
Serve the Lord with Gladness - Psalm 100
The true joy of Christmas is in the everlasting love of Christ. May you find His peace, love and joy now and in the coming new year. With deepest gratitude for your prayers and generosity. Bishop Michael McGovern and Ministries and Programs Funded by The Catholic Service and Ministry Appeal.
Fourth Sunday of Advent - December 22, 2024
God's ways are not our ways. Today's readings point to the unlikely sources for the blessed vent we are about to celebrate. Christ will be born in Bethlehem, a town unnoticed and forgotten. The Son of God will be born to Mary, a seemingly insignificant teenage girl. John the Baptist will be born of Elizabeth, a woman supposedly past childbearing age. As we listen to the word of God, w are reminded to God's tendency to do the unexpected.
Diocesan Christmas Collection - Dec. 24-25 - The Annual Diocesan Christmas Collection will be taken up at all Masses on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day. Parishes and agencies throughout the diocese will request monies from this collection during 2025 t o assist those who are in need with food, clothing, shelter, utility payments, healthcare and medications, funeral and burial expenses, transportation and emergency assistance of all types. Please consider giving as you are able; thank you so much. Bishop Michael McGovern
St. Charles
We are in need of items for the silent and live auctions from anyone in our three parishes during our Snowball Dance. Please contact Hannah Zyk at 618-417-2504. Our event on January 18 is to benefit the priestly education of Kyle Kellerman, a local young man. Tickets are now available for $25 at the F & M Bank, DuBois and the KC Hall till January 10. Flyers are also available in the back of the church. Please take one or more and spread the word!
Church decoration for Christmas is Sunday, Dec. 22. after Mass. All help would be appreciated.
St. Michael
St. Michael's Calendar winners for Dec. 22, 2024: Lori Rosancki, Radom, IL & Gracie Winka, Longmont, CO
St. Michael's is having the $13,000 Giveaway Raffle again this year. Flyers and extra order forms are also at the entrances to the Church. Please take the flyers to help advertise our event and the order forms to sell tickets to your friends, family, co-workers and business associates. We will draw 5 Early Bird tickets on February11, 2025 for a free raffle ticket or $50.00 (winners choice). These winning tickets will be re-entered for the Feb. 23, 2025 drawing. Thank you for helping to make this coming event a successful fundraiser. The first Early Bird winners on Dec. 17 were: Jeff Zmudzinski, Tamaroa, IL, Devin Perjak, Waterford, MI, Norbert Ryterski, Pinckneyville, IL.
Calendar Raffle Tickets for 2025 are also available at the entrances to the church. Tickets are $20.00 and are good for the entire year.
Decorating of the church for Christmas will be this Sunday, Dec. 22 after Mass. Thank you for any help you can give.
St. Barbara
Sunday, Dec. 22 - Decorate the church for Christmas. Everyone is invited to stay after Mass and help.
An anonymous person has offered to give St. Barbara parish $1,000 if we meet the remaining $2,800 CSMA goal by December 29. There will be a second collection on Sunday for the CSMA.
Reconciliation at S. Barbara - Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 at 6 PM.
PSR News: The PSR students have been busy preparing for the Christmas program. The Christmas Eve Mass will be at 3:30pm. the students will be lectors, ushers, and gift bearers at the Mass.
If you would like to schedule a Mass intention for a Sunday or Wednesday at St. Barbara, please put an envelope in the basket with the date you want and the suggested $10 donation for Mass, or you may call Christy at 279-1322 or text/call 435-7196.
Rest - Pancake, Sausage and Scrambled Eggs Breakfast - Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 at the KC Hall, DuBois from 7 AM - 12 Noon. $12 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under. Proceeds go to the KC Scholarship Fund.