Dear Friend,
We hope you had a great Thanksgiving! This past Sunday marked the beginning of Advent which means Christmas is just 4 weeks away. The change of seasons gives rise to many important traditions including Giving Tuesday which is held tomorrow!
We encourage you to be generous to charities that are important to you during Giving Tuesday. This day of giving helps make the world a better place in so many ways. We also ask that you participate in the Saint Andrew Giving Tuesday campaign asking us to STEP UP!
Our campaign on Giving Tuesday is to fund the replacement of a safety hazard and eye sore on the front steps of our church. If everyone can STEP UP, even a little, we'll be able to fund this important project which will help those in need feel safe entering the church and leave a positive impression with our guests. Please GIVE on this day of national generosity.
Below are a few other key notifications for Saint Andrew Parish for the week ahead.
Giving Tree Update
The annual Giving Tree began this past Sunday and thankfully dozens of ornaments were taken! Each ornament taken represents a commitment by a donor to provide warm gloves and mittens to students at St. Mary of the Lake school in Uptown. Get an ornament at school drop off / pick up or at Sunday Mass next week. You can also email Julie Richards for more information about ornaments or to support this project by volunteering your time.
Advent Speaker Series
"The Gifts We Bring"
Join us for an Advent faith-enrichment program that will illuminate how your giftedness abounds. "The Gifts We Bring" will be a three week seminar done over Zoom video conference that will invite parishioners to leverage the Gallup Clifton Strengths into a conversation about your personal gifts and strengths. The program will be on Thursday nights starting December 9, 2021 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Participants must register for the program by December 8 to be involved. For more information and to register, read more...
Christmas Mass Times
Please plan to join us for the celebration of Christmas at the following times:
Christmas Eve Mass, December 24, 2021
3:00pm & 5:00pm
Christmas Day Mass, December 25, 2021
9:00am & 11:00am
For your convenience, we've included a copy of yesterday's bulletin below.
Take a moment to watch this past week's Saint Andrew Minute.
Or if you have a little more time, listen and pray with yesterday's homily.