| Christmastide 2013 |
Christmas Mass Schedule
December 24 - Christmas Eve:
4:30pm
6:00pm
10:00pm
Midnight (Extraordinary Form, Latin)
December 25 - Christmas Day:
9:00am
11:00am
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
(Holy Day of Obligation)
December 31 Vigil Mass:
5:15pm
January 1 Holy Day:
9:00am
11:00am (Extraordinary Form, Latin)
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| From the Pastor |
Football teams are clearly identified by the jerseys that they wear. Catholic school children are visible in their uniforms, as are police, firemen, medical personnel, religious and clergy. So how do we recognize the practicing Catholic? Our answer comes to us as all things, from Christ. In the Gospel of John Our Lord says, "This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." (John 13:35). We must strive to be recognized for our Catholic Faith not on the surface like a uniform but from within and by our actions. We are called to wear the armor of God! We saw this clearly in practice last week as our Parish family publicly gathered through the efforts of our Knights of Columbus at La Piazza. We will see it again in the outreach to our neighbors in town as we invite them to join us for our “Christmastime in Ireland” event. Christians of many denominations will gather this weekend to pray for our deceased brothers and sisters at the Methodist church in town and our family will be represented.
Events such as these show the great desire to be united as one family in Christ. Let us continue to lead by example in our public acts of faith. Let us be identified clearly as Catholics by the way we love one another. Please continue to pray for me as I will pray for you during this blessed Advent season!
Saint John the Baptist, pray for us!
Rev. Brian Patrick Woodrow
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| News |
Be sure to visit our Facebook Page!
2014 Envelopes are available for all registered families in the Church Hall. Please stop by to pick up your family's envelope box.
Our annual Christmas Pageant, "A Thrill of Hope" will be on Sunday, December 15 at 4:00pm in the Church Hall. All are welcome!
Don't miss the event of the season! Tickets are going quickly for our December 16 "Tony Kenny's Christmastime in Ireland" show. Information is available under the Irish Christmas tab above.
Several priests will be here for Individual Confessions on Wednesday, December 18 from 7:00pm - 8:00pm in the Church. This is a wonderful Advent opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Penance in preparation for Christmas.
Tickets are on sale after all the Masses each weekend for our New Year's Eve Party, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and the Altar Rosary Society. Please join us!
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| Campus Updates |
We are happy to share some of the recent updates to our beautiful Campus:
The Church and Rectory roofs have been inspected, and all missing or cracked slate shingles were replaced. Gutters were cleared in preparation for winter.
The Parish Office has been relocated to the house behind the Church. The new landscaping was completed.
The Church Hall has been a major focus of our attention. Recent lighting improvements will ensure that our Hall is ready for many upcoming special events. The recent addition of the four new movable walls will allow greater flexibility in the use of this wonderful meeting space.
The Parking Lot will soon see the completion of the paving work as well as additional lighting.
The entire Campus benefitted greatly from the hard work of all of our fathers, sons and Notre Dame High School volunteers who participated in the Columbus Day Clean-Up. Thank you to all.
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