Saturday, December 3rd: 1st Saturday Mass and Adoration
- 8:00 am: Mass followed by Exposition, Confessions, and Adoration
- 12:00 noon: Benediction
Remember Fr. Andrew With a Christmas Card
If you would like to send Fr. Andrew a Christmas card his address is below. I am sure he would be delighted to receive cards from our parish. Hopefully he will be back to visit our parish next summer.
Fr. Andrew Mlele Mtaki
Collegium Lateranense
Via Alessanadrino 675
00172 Rome
ITALY
Food Pantry Needs for Christmas Baskets (Distribution: Saturday, 12/17/2022)
Dessert mixes such as...
- Muffin mixes
- Brownie mixes
- Cake mixes
- Frostings
Wednesday Bible Study, Gospel of Matthew, led by Judi Brennan
Wednesdays, 7-8:15 pm Bring a Bible. Invite your friends. All are welcome to attend!
Giving Tree
Tags for our Giving Tree are on a table in the church near the confessional until our Christmas Tree is up.
This program helps families in our Community, Seminarians of the Worcester Diocese and assists the efforts of the Urban Missionary of Our Lady of Hope on Cantebury St. in Worcester.
Return gifts to the church by December 11th. This is the same day the gifts are distributed to the families.
FYI...
- There are several types of tags so please take the instruction sheet that tells you whether to wrap, don’t wrap or mail your gift.
- Any questions, please call the parish office.
Parish Calendar At a Glance
- December 3rd (Saturday): First Saturday Mass and Adoration
8:00 am: Mass followed by Exposition, Confessions, and Adoration
12:00 noon: Benediction - December 3rd (Saturday): MQR Christmas Faire (8:30 am - 2:30 pm)
- December 4th (Sunday): Choir rehearsal following the 10:15 Mass. (11:15 am - 1:00 pm in the church. New members are welcome to join us.
- December 7th (Wednesday), 9:30 am: Prayer Shawl Ministry meets in the Church Hall. New Members are always welcome!
- December 8th (Thursday): Holy Day — Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
- Wednesday, December 7th, 7:00 pm — Vigil Mass
- Thursday, December 8th, 8:00 am
- December 10th and 11th: 2nd Collection, annual Retirement Fund for Religious. The flyer and Bishop McManus' letter about this fund is attached below.
- December 11th (Sunday)
- Giving Tree gifts must be returned by today.
- LaSellette Shrine Festival of Lights Trip for grades 9, 10, and 11. Permission slips are due!
There is room on the bus for a limited number of families to attend . This will be a first come first serve basis. Please reach out to Mrs. Sullivan if you are interested.
- December 15: Food Pantry is closed
- December 17: Food Pantry Christmas Basket Distribution
- December 22nd: Food Pantry is Closed
- Christmas Mass Schedule
- Christmas Vigil, Saturday, December 24th
- 4 pm (choir Mass)
- 9 pm
- Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25th
- 8:00 am
- 10:15 am
- Christmas Vigil, Saturday, December 24th
In 2023...
- January 20, 2023: March for Life, Washington DC
- Respect Life Mass with Bishop McManus Thursday, Jan. 19 @ 7:30 pm, Cathedral of St. Paul, 38 High St., Worcester. Followed by departure of buses to Washington, DC
- Cost: $130 per person, Registration deadline: December 15, 2022. FOR COMPLETE DETAILS, TRIP ITINERARY, AND TO DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORMS please visit, www.worcesterdiocese.org/respect-life
Prayer Line Number
To reach our prayer line, call Maryellen at 508-340-3738
Bulletin
This week's bulletin is attached below and is available on our parish website. Other attachments include the front cover of the bulletin (important information and phone numbers)
