Please
Note : no mass on Wednesday or Friday Morning
Monday December
24th Vigil of Christmas
4:30 PM Intentions
of the Parishioners
12
Tuesday December
25th Nativity of the Lord
10:00 AM Intentions
of the Parishioners
12
Wednesday December 26th Stephen, First Martyr
No Mass on Wednesday Morning
Thursday December
27th John, Apostle & Evangelist
Friday December
28th Holy Innocents, Martyrs
No Mass on Friday Morning
Saturday December 29th
Thomas Becket, Bishop
5:30 PM Mary Kozden r/o The Kozden & Kubeck
Families
Sunday December 30th Holy Family of Jesus, Mary
and
Joseph
John Quinn
r/o The Kubeck Family
12
Kaminsky
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
HOURS Pss IV Seasonal prop At OR: rdgs, Ben
And Mag ant of 23
Dec. EP Mag ant:
“O Emmanuel”
MASS Prop Cr Adv
Pf I Sol
Bl 1
RDGS 10: Is
Rom 1:107 Mt 1:18-24
Jesus
is Immanuel, “God with us” (1,3), risen from the dead (2). He is the king of
glory.
Stewardship
When he discovered that Mary was with child, Joseph resolved to end
their engagement with as little disgrace as possible. But obedient to the voice
of God, he changed those plans and became instead the protector of the child
Jesus and His mother, Mary. God grant that I may be as open to the leading of
the Holy Spirit.
PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
including: Josephine Sarnoski / Genevieve Casey / Elizabeth
Connelly / Josephine Martens and Peter Yazgier
Collections
Counters
December 23rd, Team#3
December 30th, Team #4
January 7th, Team #1
January 14th, Team 2
From the Pastor’s Desk:
For the past four weeks we have been preparing for Christmas and now the
Feast of Christ’s birthday is upon us.
As with the birth of a child there is great excitement and rejoicing, so
likewise with the birth of Christ the Lord. This is a time to truly enter into
the spirit of Christmas together with Christians throughout the world because
of the birth of the Son of God. With Jesus’ birth, the dark night of sin is
over and a new day had dawned. Never before had such a marvelous event happened
and for ever after, that event will be remembered and celebrated around the
world.
We enter into the spirit of joy, thanksgiving and hope and share the
excitement with our brothers and sister throughout the world.
May your Christmas bring many blessings to you, your family and your
friends.
God bless you.
Father
Dan
Community News
Lucky Day Calendars
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Calendars are available at the
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all events
YEAR-END
DAY OF PRAYER
Mon - Dec 31, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Free-will offering). Bring bag lunch. A personal quiet
day to reflect on the past year. Day
begins with communal prayer; labyrinth available in Mercy
Hall
MAKING TIME
YOUR FRIEND
Wed, Jan 9, 7:30-9:30 p.m.; repeated Tue, Jan
15, 9:30-11:30 a.m. ($15). In this
fast-paced, demanding society time has become many people’s enemy.
Reclaim the holiness of time!
GRIEF
RECOVERY
Sun- Jan 13, 1:00-5:30 p.m. ($45). Learning
a process to deal with grief. Gentle 4-step experiential process for resolving the
grief caused by loss
OUR LADY OF MERCY NEWS
Holy Name Society News
The
Holy Name Society will be setting up the Christmas crèche and installing the
luminaries along the sidewalk boundaries. Please listen for the announcements and
particulars for the dates and times.
A
friendly reminder that our society has it's monthly Communion Sunday Mass on
the second Sunday of each month at the 8:00 am Mass. All members and their families
are invited and encouraged to join us.
Meetings
are held on the Monday after the second Sunday of each month at
New Church Directory
We are going to create a new pictorial directory of our
church family! Please participate! We would like to have EVERY family be part of
the new directory. EVERY family receives
a FREE 8x10 photograph and a FREE directory just for coming. ANYONE can come to the church to have their
photograph taken, so invite your friends and neighbors. (Their picture will not appear in our
directory, but they still get a FREE 8x10 and the church will receive another
FREE directory.) Casual posing is also
available free of charge.
Sign up today while there is still a good selection of
appointments, either at the sign up table located in the church vestibule or
online at http://signup.olanmills.com
. If you sign up online, you will
receive a confirmation e-mail soon afterwards. Each household that comes for
photography and portrait viewing will receive a complimentary directory and
8x10 Custom Color Portrait. Additional
portrait options will be available for purchase. Please participate – it won’t be complete
without you! Please take a moment on your way out of service and SIGN UP for
your appointment today while there is still a good selection of appointments.