PARISH UPDATES
All Parish Friday Night Dinner
Warm up from the cold with an All Parish dinner on December 1st (TODAY!) immediately following the 5:30pm Mass. Parishioners should bring a pot of soup/chili or a loaf of bread to share. Students should bring a dessert. There will also be Advent Wreath making for the children. Bring the whole family!
Drop 'N Shop Babysitting
Itching to finish off your Christmas shopping-- without your kids? St. Francis has you covered! On December 2nd from 12-5pm in the church basement, students from Cardinal Catholic will be hanging out and babysitting any children whose parents want to shop without their little ones knowing what they got! More information can be found HERE on the Facebook Event page!
24 Hour Adoration
On December 2nd and 3rd, our parish will be offering 24 hours of Eucharistic Adoration. We want to offer an opportunity for everyone to make a choice to prepare themselves for the True Christmas. Join us to prepare your heart for the coming of Christ. Sign-ups are still available in the Narthex or on the homepage of our website.
Family Adoration December 3rd
Please join all the FEP children and their families on December 3rd from 10-10:30am in the Worship Space for family adoration followed by fellowship, coffee and donuts in the Parish Hall.
Mom's Night Out- Kids Gear Swap
Moms of the Parish: Please join us on Tuesday December 5th from 6:30pm-8:30pm for an evening of appetizers and kids gear swapping! For more information please contact Melissa Smaldino at melissa.smaldino@gmail.com or Tara Edmondson at tedmondson@parish.dol-in.org.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thoughts for the Weekend:
This Sunday (the 3rd,) is the first Sunday of Advent! It's a time of new beginnings, patience, and joy from the arrival of Jesus.
Sunday's gospel (Mark 13: 33-37) speaks about keeping alert while waiting for the coming of Jesus. It requires patience and vigilance.
Jesus said to his disciples:
"Be watchful! Be alert!
You do not know when the time will come.
It is like a man traveling abroad.
He leaves home and places his servants in charge,
each with his own work,
and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch.
Watch, therefore;
you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming,
whether in the evening, or at midnight,
or at cockcrow, or in the morning.
May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping.
What I say to you, I say to all: 'Watch!'"
What do you do to prepare yourself for Advent? How do you remain patience for His coming? Reflect on that this week as we start the first Sunday of Advent.