Announcements ADVENT 4 DECEMBER 20-21
- Our Food Pantry, Cor Jesu, needs canned fruit, rice, and canned baked beans this week. Grocery store gift cards are always appreciated. Thank you for being so supportive!
- There are 2 Advent trees in the Narthex with tags for Christmas gift donations. Please do not wrap the gifts, simply place them in the wagon by the Chapel. You do not need to have a tag to donate items. There is a box by the tree to put gift cards into. The last collection will be on December 22nd.
- You may turn in your envelopes for Christmas flowers at any time. Just put them in any collection basket.
- Please plan to bring baby items for the Pregnancy Center to the Children’s 4 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass. Items can be diapers, bottles, pacifiers, rattles, onesies, baby outfits, baby blankets etc. They are most grateful for these items so they can help with the baby's needs. Thank you!
- Christmas Eve Mass Schedule – 4:00 PM Children’s Mass, 6:00 PM Mass (Cantor) and Midnight Mass (Traditional Choir)
- Christmas Day Mass Schedule – 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM Mass. All Christmas Masses will have a Prelude 15 minutes before Mass starts.
- The office will be closed from December 22nd through January 5th. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
- No Eucharistic Adoration on Thursday, Christmas Day, or Thursday, New Year’s Day.
- The Youth Group will be wrapping Gifts tomorrow/ today at the Parish Center from 7:00 am – 1:00 pm. Paper, ribbon, bows, tags, and tape will be provided, or if you want something specific, bring your own paper, and we will do the wrapping! Please consider a donation to our Italy Youth Pilgrimage.
- Join us this Sunday after the 1130 Mass in the Parish Center for Freshly Made Tamales and Kabobs. Proceeds will support the Italy Youth Tour 2026.
- Our Youth Group Pilgrimage is raffling a Plumeria tree (Pink bloom). This is the last weekend to buy Tickets after Mass. Tickets are 1 for $5 or 3 for $10. The drawing will be held this Sunday after the 11:30 Mass in the Parish Center.
- Remember to buy your December 50/50 Raffle Tickets after Mass! Pot is currently over $700 and growing! Drawing will be held Jan. 4th, following the 930 Mass.
- There will not be coffee and donuts until January 11 due to Christmas break.
- “A Quote from Pope Francis “Advent is the time we are given to welcome the Lord who comes to encounter us, and also to verify our longing for God, to look forward and prepare ourselves for Christ’s return.”