Singing Bowl - Advent, 2017 — During this holy season of Advent, as we are intentionally getting our homes ready for the wonderful celebration of Christmas, we will be intentionally preparing our hearts for the celebration of Mass. As a community of faith, during this Advent season, this opportunity for a moment of silent prayer before Mass will be our way of intentionally preparing us.
While we all love the fellowship and friendliness of our parish, with everyone greeting each other and socializing before Mass, which is a hallmark of our friendly parish, throughout this Advent season, we will be reminded of the intentional period for silence before Mass begins. The singing bowl will be our invitation. Once the singing bowl is silent, we will continue our period of silence for several minutes allowing our hearts to intentionally prepare for what we are about to experience in the Mass.