OUR LADY OF PEACE

OUR LADY OF PEACE
A Roman Catholic Community of the
Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
A Ministry of the 55th Wing Chapel, Offutt AFB, Nebraska
December 21, 2014
OUR PARISH CORE VALUES - SPIRITUAL - SERVICE - SOCIAL - STEWARDSHIP
This Week at Our Lady of Peace
SAC Memorial Chapel - 402-294-6244
Capehart Chapel - 402-294-6051
STAFF
Pastor
Monsignor Mark Rowan 402-294-1107
[email protected]
Religious Education
Peggy Hoffman
402-294-6070
e-mail
[email protected]
Religious Education
9:30 am -Sundays September through April
Capehart Chapel - PreK-8th Grade
MASS SCHEDULE
Weekend Schedule
Sunday
8:30 AM - Capehart Chapel
11:00 AM - Capehart Chapel
Reconciliation
1/2 Hour before the Masses in the Blessed
Sacrament Room or by arrangement.
Baptism
In preparation for the Sacrament of Baptism for
children, parents are requested to attend a Baptismal
seminar. Call the Pastoral Assistant for registration
requirements.
Readings for the Week of
December 21, 2014
Sunday:
2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16
Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38
Monday:
1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56
Tuesday:
Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66
Wednesday: Morning:
2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79
Thursday: Vigil:
Is 62:1-5/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25
Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25
Midnight:
Is 9:1-6/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14
Dawn:
Is 62:11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20
Day:
Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18
or 1:1-5, 9-14
Friday:
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Mt 10:17-22
Saturday:
1 Jn 1:1-4/Jn 20:1a, 2-8
Next Sunday: Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3 or Sir 3:2-6,
12-14/Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19
or Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17
Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40
Sunday, December 21— 4th Sunday of Advent
8:30 am
Mass, Capehart Chapel
No Religious Education
11:00 am Mass, Capehart Chapel
For the People of the Parish
Monday December 22
11:30 am
Mass, SAC Chapel
Tuesday, December 23
11:30 am
Mass, SAC Chapel
Wednesday, December 24
Christmas Eve
4:30 pm
Mass, Capehart Chapel
11:30 pm Christmas Music Capehart
Chapel
Midnight Mass Capehart Chapel
Mass intention †Agnes Rowan
Thursday, December 25
9:30 am
Mass, Capehart Chapel
Friday, December 26
Saturday, December 27
Sunday, December 28
8:30 am
Mass, Capehart Chapel
No Religious Education
11:00 am Mass, Capehart Chapel
For the People of the Parish
Reconciliation
1/2 Hour before the Masses in the Blessed
Sacrament Room or by arrangement.
December 21, 2014
He was in the beginning with God.
All things came to be through him,
and without him nothing came to be.
What came to be through him was life,
and this life was the light of the human race.
- Jn 1:2-4
NEXT DESIGNATED OFFERING: January 18
Diocese of Rockville Centre
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
No Religious Education
December 21st and 28th.
Fourth Sunday in Advent
light all the candles.
The last one is called the Angel's Candle. It reminds us
that love came into the world when Jesus was born.
Blessing for the Fourth Candle:
Oh Jesus, You are the Light of the
World. You have come to strengthen
the weary, to guide the lost, to walk
with the lonely. You are hope to all
people. Help us to see Your will. Always be with us so that we will come to know You in
many ways. In the Eucharist we see You as the Bread
of Life, and we recognize the glory of Your love when
we see a smile on someone else's face. Dear Lord,
whatever the way, teach us to recognize You and the
gift of hope You bring. Amen.
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
This time of year we often of see posters or buttons that
say "Jesus is the Reason for the Season". While that
can sound folksy or trite, still it is a good reminder for
us during the craziness before Christmas when it is so
easy to become obvious to the obvious.
Jesus truly is the reason for the season! The reason we
give gifts of the feast of His birth is to remind ourselves
and each other of the great gift God has given to us His only Son whom He sent into our world, to become
one of us, to show us how to live and to give His life
for us so that we may have eternal life! What greater
gift could there be?
This Christmas, lets keep focused on its true meaning.
Take a few minutes to open your Bible and read the
beginning of Luke's Gospel. Come back to the Sacrament of Confession and feel God's forgiveness. Bring a
fallen away Catholic back to Mass with a simple loving
invitation. Make quiet time for a few
minutes of prayer. Meditate on Mary's faithfulness.
Most of all keep telling yourselves and others that Jesus
is the Reason for the Season!
Wishing you and your loved ones an
Blessed and Happy Christmas! Msgr. Rowan
December 21, 2014
4th Sunday of Advent
"Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be
done to me according to your word." Mary chose to
cooperate with God. She didn't completely understand
how his plan was going to unfold. She couldn't have
known exactly what it all meant for her future. But she
chose to offer herself to God's service nonetheless. And
thanks to that generosity, the first Christmas happened
nine months later.
Mary gives us a powerful example of saying yes to
God. For her, the divine plan was revealed through the
visit of the angel Gabriel. For us, it is usually revealed
in less dramatic ways. We hear God's voice through
the readings at Mass, through the homily, through the
wise counsel of a trusted friend, through a spiritual
book, through an inspirational speaker, or just in the
prayerful silence of our own hearts. Regardless of how
God speaks to us, we are in a similar situation to
Mary's. We are faced with the choice either to accept
God's will in our lives, saying yes as Mary did, or to
say no and choose a different path. It may be tempting to stick to more familiar ground or to avoid the
challenge of surrendering our plans to God. But just
look what happened when Mary decided to let God
lead: the greatest miracle in all of history! God became man because of a faithful woman. And God
wants to work miracles through us too. Every time we
cooperate with his will, he transforms us into more loving, more generous people.
As we round the corner toward Christmas this week,
may we embrace God's will in our lives with the same
joy and openness that ultimately allowed Mary to embrace the infant Jesus in her arms on Christmas Day.
Christmas Eve Mass
Wednesday,24 December, 4:30 PM
Capehart Chapel
Midnight Mass
Wednesday,24 December, 11:30 PM Caroling
Midnight Mass - Capehart Chapel
Christmas Day Mass
Thursday, 25 December, 9:30 AM Capehart
Chapel
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