Advent

Advent has a twofold character: as a season to prepare for Christmas when Christ’s first coming to us is remembered; and as a season when that remembrance directs the mind and heart to await Christ’s Second Coming at the end of time. Advent is thus a period for devout and joyful expectation.

Please see the Christmas Mass and Confession Schedule for 2021.

Christmas Schedule 2021
 

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Office Hours Updates

The Parish Office will be Open, this Sunday December 12th 9:00am - 12:30pm 
 

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Knights of Columbus Council 12700

Keep Christ in Christmas” fundraiser

The “Keep Christ in Christmas” fundraiser will be held after all weekend Masses during Advent in the narthex of the church. Oplatki Christmas wafers will also be available for sale.

Fran & Bert Zupko Catholic High School Tuition Scholarship

Now accepting applications for their "Fran & Bert Zupko Catholic High School Tuition Scholarship" program for the 2021-2022 school year.

Completed applications are due by Wednesday, December 15, 2021. For more information, please see the full announcement on the Knight's webpage.

Crèche Blessing and Lighting Ceremony

OLMV Knights of Columbus invite you to attend a Crèche Blessing & Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 6pm in front of the Church. Join us for carols, cookies, and hot chocolate as we bless our new crèche and joyfully await the birth of Jesus Christ—the Reason for the Season!
 

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Religious Educations Updates

Registration for Religious Education classes is now closed. Families re-locating to the area may register. Please contact the Religious Education office.

We are in need of:

• Grade 5 Catechist for the 5:30—6:40 pm
• Grade 7 assistant at the 7:00 pm session

Please consider volunteering so that we may offer the classes necessary to the children of our parish.
 

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Christmas Giving Tree

The Giving Tree is up.

Parishioners are asked to take a tag from the Christmas tree, purchase the gift and return BOTH the gift (unwrapped) and the tag to the church the weekend of December 11-12, 2021. Delivery to designated charities will be made on December 13.

We look forward to your continued support. We provide gifts to 11 organizations, including Catholic Charities, Roosevelt Care Center and Great Expectations. For some of their clients, this is the only gift they receive for Christmas.

We are in need of additional volunteers to sort, bag and deliver the gifts on Monday morning, December 13. We will meet downstairs at 9:00 am to sort the gifts. A few more helpers would make the job easier. It’s actually a lot of fun working together. If you can, please join us.

 

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OLMV Young Family Ministry

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Youth Group Updates

 

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Training for New Altar Servers

Saturday, December 11 from 12:30-2:00 pm in the church

Any boy or girl from 4th to 12th grade who would like to become an Altar Server, a training will be conducted. Parents are asked to be present in the church at 12:20PM to register their child prior to the start of the training.
 

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The Altar Rosary Society

The weekend of December 11th /  12th and 18th / 19th the Altar Rosary Society will be selling Christmas ornaments after all Masses in the church narthex .
 

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Note on Online Giving

Many thanks to those parishioners who give online. Online giving, especially donations made on a recurring basis, provide the surest and most dependable financial support for the parish. If you give online, please advise the parish office to discontinue your envelopes, as they cost the parish valuable funds to maintain. If you give online and would like something to put in the collection basket, there are special envelopes available in the parish office for your use. Also, you can print out an online giving slip that is available here.
 

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Support the Parish

The best way to support the parish is to enroll in our online giving program. Through this program you can determine your donation amount, select the funds or funds of your choice to which to donate, determine the method of payment, and set the frequency of payments (one-time or recurring). Many thanks for your prayerful support and generosity.

GIVE ONLINE