Pastor
Rev. Bernie Etienne
Associate Pastor
Rev. Martı́n Estrada
Holy Rosary Church
(all area codes are 812)
Parish Ofice: 477Ǧ8923 Parish Fax: 471Ǧ7226 Hours: 8 am Ǧ 4:30 pm School Ofice: 477Ǧ2271 School Ofice Fax: 471Ǧ7230 Preschool: 471Ǧ7228
Cafeteria: 477Ǧ3518
Mass Schedule
Monday 8:00 AM Tuesday 6:00 PM Wednesday 8:00 AM &6:00 PM en Español Thursday 8:00 AM
9:05 AM School Mass Friday 8:00 AM
Saturday 4:30 PM
Sunday 7:30, 9 & 11 AM 12:30 PM en Español
One Family in Christ | Una Familia en Cristo Bienvenidos • Welcome to our Catholic Community
fourth Sunday of advent
December 19, 2021
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1301 South Green River Road
Evansville, Indiana 47715
Welcome to Holy Rosary Parish
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Queridos amigos,
Una de nuestras tradiciones navideñas aquí en Holy Rosary es el árbol generoso. Estoy muy feliz de compartir que este año, gracias a su generosidad, pudimos brindar paquetes de atención navideña a 68 familias y 243 personas. Los estudiantes de Holy Rosary School tuvieron una campaña prolífica de alimentos y alimentos básicos como parte del árbol de donaciones.
Además, Giving Tree generó más de $ 11,000 en contribuciones que se utilizaron para comprar tarjetas de regalo para las familias y las personas a las que asistimos. Gracias por cuidar y apoyar este ministerio.
Asistí a una presentación en la misa escolar en la fiesta de la Inmaculada Concepción. Aquí supe que 30 de nuestras familias escolares participaron en un proyecto de voluntariado para brindar 71 horas de servicio en reconocimiento al 71 aniversario de nuestra parroquia y honrando todas las vocaciones que han sido testimonio de la vida de nuestra parroquia. Al finalizar el proyecto, estas 30 familias habían contribuido realmente con 260 horas de servicio voluntario. Dios los bendiga a todos por su testimonio de fe y caridad.
La paz de Cristo, P. Bernie
Dear Friends,
One of our Christmas traditions here at Holy Rosary includes the Giving Tree. I am so happy to share that this year, because of your generosity, we were able to provide Christmas care packages to 68 families and 243 individuals. Holy Rosary School students had a prolific food and staple drive as part of the Giving Tree.
Additionally, the Giving Tree brought in
over $11,000 in contributions that were used to purchase gift cards for the families and individuals we assisted. Thanks for caring and supporting this ministry.
There was a presentation to me made at the School Mass on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Here I learned that 30 of our school families and several homerooms participated in a volunteer project to provide 71 hours of service in recognition of the 71st anniversary of our parish and honoring all the vocations that have been a witness to the life of our parish. At the project’s completion, these participants had actually contributed 260 hours of volunteer service. God bless them all for their witness of faith and charity.
Christ’s peace, Fr. Bernie
CHRISTMAS MASSES Friday, December 24
4:00pm - Vigil Mass 6:30pm - Mass in Spanish
Midnight Mass 11:25pm - Prelude
12:00am - Mass Saturday, December 25 10:00am - Christmas Day Mass
HOLY DAY MASSES Solemnity of Mary 4:30pm - December 31, 2021
10:00am - January 1, 2022 Special presentation by students to Fr. Bernie to represent
260 hours of service.
December 19, 2021
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Blood Drive
Sun., Jan. 16, 2022 8:00am - 1:00pm
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Parish Hall 1301 S Green River Rd
Evansville, IN Make an appointment:
www.hrparish.org/blooddrive
QUALIFIED CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTIONS TO THE PARISH If you are over 70½, consider making charitable donations from your IRA using a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). You can transfer up to $100,000 per year to an eligible charity.
This would be a great way to grow the parish endowments, help with a special project or pay your weekly giving in one lump sum. While a QCD does not generate a charitable deduction, you do not have to report the income. This is a great option for people to still get a tax benefit, even though they are not able to itemize deductions.
Charitable deduction rules can be very complicated, and you should work with your tax advisor to ensure you are maximizing the tax benefit of any donation.
FATHER-DAUGHTER DANCE
Put on your dancing shoes and make your princess the “Belle of the Ball.” Our annual Father-Daughter Dance will take place on Saturday, February 5th from 6:00–9:00pm at the Old Post Office, 100 NW 2nd St.
Join other fathers, uncles and grandfathers, along with their daughters, for this great night to remember.
The cost is $25.00 per family.
Register online at
hrparish.org/fddance
or scan the QR code:
MOTHER-SON ESCAPE ROOM ADVENTURE
New this year!! Mothers (aunts, grandmothers) are invited to join us as we turn the Parish Hall into our very own Escape Room. This event will also be held on Saturday, February 5th from 6:00–8:00pm.
This should be a fun night of mysteries and riddles while bonding between mothers and sons. Dinner is provided. The cost is $15.00 per family.
Register online at
hrparish.org/msadventure
or scan the QR code:
PRAYER FOR ADVENT
Heavenly Father, You give us this blessed season of Advent as a gift of time to prepare for the coming of the Christ Child. But all too often we turn this gift into a source of frenzy, stress and anxiety; a time where we’re apt
to prepare for a Christmas celebration looking perfect on the outside, but spiritually exhausting and without true meaning. Restore in us that inherent quest for quiet expectation and hope. Show us the way to a more peaceful, prayerful disposition that makes us more open to a conversion of heart. And give us the courage to let go of things that are ultimately unimportant to the true meaning of Christmas. Help us be good stewards of this Advent season, so that on the Feast of the Nativity, we will be ready with our own sacred space for the arrival of your Son, Jesus Christ, in whose name we now pray. Amen.
Tue., Jan. 11
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Sun. 7:30 AM Larry Bitter Sun. 9:00 AM JP Engelbrecht Sun. 11:00 AM William Kanowsky
Sat. 4:30 PM NO 4:30 PM Mass Today
Sun. 7:30 AM Charlene Bitter-Mary Ellen Coker-William Kanowsky
Sun. 9:00 AM Chris Borowiecki-Terry Davis-Sherry Sopha- Potter
Sun. 11:00 AM Gretchen Bartelman-Chris Borowiecki-Volunteer EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
December 25-26, 2021
LECTORS
LITURGICAL MINISTERS
Liturgical Ministers will be needed for the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s Masses. A volunteer sign-up poster has been placed in the back of church.
Greeters, Ushers and Eucharistic Ministers will be needed for
♦ Christmas Masses on December 24th & 25th
♦ New Year’s Masses on December 31st & January 1st.
Your participation is appreciated.
NEW LECTOR WORKBOOKS AVAILABLE
If you are a lector and have not yet picked up the new lector workbook, please take a copy from the Ministry Room or the credenza in back of church. Reading and praying with the Scriptures will truly enhance your proclamation of the Word of God!
Adoration What a great way to anticipate the birth of Christ
in December!
If you’re interested in an hour of Adoration, contact Mary Brothers at
812-858-5069
LEARN MORE:
www.hrparish.org/adoration
ADORATION CHAPEL HOLIDAY CLOSINGS We will NOT have ADORATION on Dec. 23 - 31.
We had a great turn out for our 20th Annual Breakfast with St. Nick earlier this month. Families enjoyed a delicious breakfast buffet, making Christmas Crafts and decorating cookies as well as pictures with the jolly old man himself.
Special thanks to the Holy Rosary Hospitality Commission and the many volunteers who helped make this event possible. Photos courtesy of Matt Potter.
Hope to see you next year!
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IDEAS FOR
ADVENT & THE CHRISTMAS SEASON
December is such a busy time of year, and a month that tempts us to lose sight of the profound spiritual importance of the Advent and Christmas seasons. The best way to stay focused on the coming of Jesus Christ is to be good stewards of his presence in our daily lives.
Here are simple ways to exercise good stewardship of this sacred time of year.
• Give a surprise gift of service to each member of your family:
The idea of giving an unexpected gift of service to members of your family reveals your own love and concern for them. You might consider giving your spouse a day away, running an errand for your brother, or cleaning out a closet for your mother.
Make it personal and meaningful.
• Send Christmas cards and thank you notes that convey a spiritual message:
This is an easy way to share your faith during the Advent season. Don’t just sign your name! Include a personal message with each card. Set aside some time after Christmas Day to write thank you notes and help your children to write thank you notes for the gifts they receive. This is a wonderful habit for a lifetime, and a good way to foster a steward’s gratitude for all gifts.
• Write a Christmas letter to someone far away such as someone in the service, or perhaps someone working or ministering in a foreign country:
It has been said that receiving a letter when you are far away from home is like opening a priceless gift on Christmas morning, no matter what day of the year. Many people are unable to travel home for the holidays, so it can be a very lonely time for them.
Write a special Christmas letter to someone of your choice.
• Enjoy an eco-friendly Christmas:
Christmas is a time when a large number of people enjoy excess and extravaganza, but the environmental cost can be quite dramatic. Arguably, a million miles of unrecyclable wrapping paper is thrown in the trash every year. Look for simple ways to cut down on waste over this festive period. Where possible, use recyclable gift wrap.
• Attend Christmas Mass together with family or friends:
December 25 falls on Saturday this year so make sure you are present at the Table of the Lord. If you are alone this Christmas or don’t have family living near you, invite a friend or a neighbor to join you.
THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
During the Advent and Christmas seasons, we have a number of opportunities to reflect on and honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is not only the greatest saint in our Catholic family of faith, but the model of stewardship par excellence. Mary teaches us the meaning of stewardship by her own life witness.
On December 25, when we celebrate the Nativity of Our Lord, we celebrate the birth of Jesus through his mother, Mary. The Incarnation took place through Mary’s own flesh, and the infant Jesus was nourished by Mary’s own body. Mary, of course, plays a uniquely pivotal role in defining the reality of Jesus.
Since all baptized Christians are members of Christ’s mystical body, we too are children of Mary.
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fourth Sunday of advent
Mon. Dec. 20 8:00 AM Gene & Margie Schneider Tues. Dec. 21 6:00 PM John Dolan
Wed. Dec. 22 8:00 AM
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Corita Osorio & Maria Castaneda Thurs. Dec. 23 8:00 AM Betty Muller
Fri. Dec. 24
Christmas Eve 4:00 PM 6:30 PM Midnight
Holy Rosary Parishioners Brian Padgett
Sat. Dec. 25
Christmas 10:00 AM Daniel Garrison NO 4:30 PM Mass Today Sun, Dec. 26 7:30 AM
9:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:30 PM
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Joe & Catherine Schneider Jose A. Garrido
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Holy Rosary Stewardship
Weekly Sunday Budget ………...…. $ 28,500.00 Dec. 12 Offering ………..………… $
St. Vincent de Paul …...………...…. $ 1,798.00 Haiti………...….……….. $ Children’s Collection ………...….. $ 16.55 (Children’s Collection donated to St. Vincent de Paul)
THANK YOUFORYOURGIFTTO GODAND HOLY ROSARY PARISH!
Children’s Corner
Time – I helped set the table. I helped rake leaves, put up Christmas decorations for elderly, helped my friend clean up a mess. I set the table. I shared my school supplies with other kids. I held the door for someone. I organized my clothes. I helped a friend with school supplies.
Talent – piano, acting, singing, archery, violin, cross country, music
Food for Thought
Fourth Sunday of Advent Weekend of December 18/19, 2021
As we draw close to the great Feast of the Nativity, we hear the bold stewardship proclamation twice in today’s second reading from the Letter to the Hebrews: “Behold, I come to do your will, O God!”
Who is this Jesus? Who are we that we should follow him? Many want him as a friend, a guide, a king, an advocate. We long to see the face of God.
Jesus reveals the nature of God, the servant sent to give us new life in Him. Take time to ponder: Do we have the courage to follow Jesus? To show others the face of God? To say to the Lord: “Behold, I
Mass Intentions
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This Week at Holy Rosary Monday 20 8:00 AM
6:00 PM Mass (English)
Women’s Spanish Cursillo Tuesday 21 5-5:45PM
6:00 PM 7:00 PM
Reconciliation Opportunity Mass (English)
Spanish Prayer Group Wednesday 22 8:00 AM
5-5:45 PM 6:00 PM
Mass (English)
Reconciliation Opportunity Mass (Spanish)
Thursday 23 8:00 AM
10:30 AM Mass (English) Advent Book Study Parish Office Closed
Saturday 25
Christmas 10:00 AM
4:30 PM Mass
No 4:30 PM Mass Today Sunday 26 7:30 AM
9:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:30 PM
Mass (English) Mass (English) Mass (English) Mass (Spanish) Friday 24
Christmas Eve 8:00 AM 4:00 PM 6:30 PM Midnight
NO 8AM Mass Today Mass
Mass in Spanish Midnight Mass Parish Office Closed
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Holy Rosary Parish Staff Rev. Bernard Etienne [email protected] Pastor
Rev. Martín Estrada [email protected] Associate Pastor
Deacon Chris Borowiecki [email protected] Permanent Deacon
Deacon José Garrido [email protected] Permanent Deacon
Sr. Mary Mundy [email protected]
Pastoral Associate
Sandy Bazaldua [email protected] Latino Pastoral Associate
Carol Ann Gaddis [email protected] Director of Religious Education
Jill Jackson [email protected] Director of Music
Christine Gilles [email protected] Director of Volunteers & Stewardship
Joan Fredrich [email protected] School Principal
Tracey Unfried [email protected] Assistant Principal/Early Childhood Administrator Joseph Holtz [email protected] Parish Manager
Meghan Hoogsteen [email protected] Accounting Assistant
Cindy Johnson [email protected] Office Manager
Linda Austin [email protected] Health Ministry
Kat Isbell [email protected] Social Media Specialist
Sacramental Life
Baptism: Arrangements may be made by calling the Parish Office.
Matrimony: Must contact a priest at least six months before proposed date for wedding.
Guidelines are available at the Parish Office.
RCIA: Christian Initiation of Adults: Anyone interested in becoming Catholic, call the Parish Office
Eucharist: Mass is live on Facebook and YouTube Sunday: 9:00am (7:30 & 11:00 AM are not live) Sunday: Mass in Spanish at 12:30 PM
Weekdays: 8:00am (M,W, TH, F)
Tuesday – 6:00pm
Wednesday – 6:00pm (in Spanish) Reconciliation Opportunities:
Saturday: 3:00 – 4:00pm Tuesday: 5:00 – 5:45pm Wednesday: 5:00 – 5:45pm
Interested in Becoming a Catholic or Learning More about the
Catholic Church?
We welcome you to inquire further about what it means to be Catholic.
Contact Carol Ann at [email protected] or via the parish office at 812-477-8923 for more information.
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