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Dear Friends, 

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First, I want to thank all those who have participated in this year’s Giving Tree program. It will help many families and children in our community who are in dire need. While the Giving Tree initiative has concluded, we’re still accepting donations in support of the many families adversely impacted in many ways through our poor box and our Food Pantry-Kitchen Door Ministry. You are always welcome to make donations to these causes. 

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We have reached the Third Sunday of Advent, which is also referred to as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is Latin for “rejoice” and is taken from the entrance antiphon for this Sunday’s Mass which reads, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near.” Despite the many setbacks we have all had to face in life, the Church calls us to rejoice in the fact that Christmas is fast approaching. We rejoice first and foremost because Christmas marks that decisive moment in time when the Son of God was born of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as Savior of the world. Let us all cultivate a spirit of gratitude through daily prayer and weekly reception of the most Blessed Sacrament as we pre-pare to celebrate Christmas. 

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In that spirit of rejoicing in the Lord that marks this Third Sunday of Advent, I would ask that you mark your calendars for Wednesday, Dec 18th we will have our Advent Mission at 6:30pm. This will help us to continue to prepare spiritually for Christmas.  

 

I invite all of you to take advantage of our Confession schedule every Saturday afternoon from 3:00pm to 3:30pm and on Monday evenings during Advent from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Come and receive God’s merciful love and forgiveness in this wonderful sacrament. 

 

Our Christmas schedule is as below: 

Dec. 24th, 2024 - Christmas Eve Masses

• 4:00pm, 7:00pm, 10:00pm and Midnight at 12:00am

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Dec. 25th, 2024 - Christmas Day Mass is at 10:30am 

 

Come to our Christmas Masses to praise and thank God for the gift of His Son Jesus. Invite a friend or a family member to join too. It is my hope to be able to greet all of you at one of our Masses. 

 

Thanks again.

 

God Bless you always. 

Fr. Francis