As the Christmas season ends and we return to Ordinary Time, let the real work of Christmas begin!! This poem illustrates our mission perfectly.
Now the Work of Christmas Begins
by Howard Thurman
"When the song of the angels is stilled,
when the star in the sky is gone,
when the kings and princes are home,
when the shepherds are back with their flocks,
the work of Christmas begins:
to find the lost,
to heal the broken,
to feed the hungry,
to release the prisoner,
to rebuild the nations,
to bring peace among the people,
to make music in the heart."
Are you interested in giving your child the gift of a Catholic education? Is money the only thing keeping you from enrolling your child at Our Lady of the Valley School? We, as a parish, are deeply committed to ensuring that every family that desires to give their child the gift of a Catholic education is able to do so, whatever their financial situation. Contact Fr. Nick at 508-278-2226 to learn more about OLV and what might be done to make your dream of a Catholic education possible.
Learn how to Make Rosaries!!
The Rosary Makers of Good Shepherd Church (Uxbridge) make and send hundreds of rosaries around the world for missionary and evangelization work. They have kindly donated rosaries to our Confirmation candidates for the past two years!! They would love to have more people helping them make rosaries!! They will show you how and you can make them in your own home. Please respond to this email if interested.
The Rosary Makers of Good Shepherd Church (Uxbridge) make and send hundreds of rosaries around the world for missionary and evangelization work. They have kindly donated rosaries to our Confirmation candidates for the past two years!! They would love to have more people helping them make rosaries!! They will show you how and you can make them in your own home. Please respond to this email if interested.
DID YOU KNOW?
You can upload your picture to your Flocknote home page. Click on the sheep in the upper corner and upload your photo!! We'd love to see you! Cheese!!
You can upload your picture to your Flocknote home page. Click on the sheep in the upper corner and upload your photo!! We'd love to see you! Cheese!!
HOLY TRIVIA!!
Flocknote is offering a daily trivia email about the Church, the Saints and our faith. It will be one question a day along with the answer from the previous email. The emails are Monday - Friday until the end of 2019. Want to learn more? You can sign up at flocknote.com/trivia. What better way to prepare for next year's Trivia Night!!
Flocknote is offering a daily trivia email about the Church, the Saints and our faith. It will be one question a day along with the answer from the previous email. The emails are Monday - Friday until the end of 2019. Want to learn more? You can sign up at flocknote.com/trivia. What better way to prepare for next year's Trivia Night!!
Speaking of Trivia ... below is the winning team from last Saturday night's 2nd Annual Trivia Night! They called themselves "Simple Minds" but proved otherwise! Congratulations to Michael, Jeffrey, Carolyn, Carla, Nancy, Keith, Neil and Sheila!!
Beloved, if God so loved us,
we also must love one another.
No one has ever seen God.
Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us,
and his love is brought to perfection in us. 1 John 4: 11-12
we also must love one another.
No one has ever seen God.
Yet, if we love one another, God remains in us,
and his love is brought to perfection in us. 1 John 4: 11-12