December 8, 2024

  ANNOUNCEMENTS   

• Monday is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day. Mass will be celebrated at St. Bernard at 9:30.

• The second collection on Sunday the 8th is for the Religious Retirement Fund. 

• Tuesday is our Christmas Caroling evening! To carpool, meet at 1465 6:00 pm by 6:00 pm or in the St. Bernard par5:40 pm at 5:40 pm. After the singing, meet at the Chapel Center for hot chocolate and cookies. 

• Friday is the prayer and celebration of the Advent saint, St. Lucy. This will be held in the Chappelle Center at 1:00 pm and repeated at 7:00 pm. St. Lucy is the Advent saint of light, and there will be some YouTube information about her, a prayer service, a simple craft, and refreshments for which she was mainly known. This will all take about an hour, and you’ll come away knowing more about one of the Advent saints. 

• Sign up today for the potluck and Christmas party next Sunday, December 15.

Don’t forget these dates:

• December 1, 3:00 at St. Bernard—Advent Vespers and reception following. This is a Family of Parishes event.

 Vespers at 33:00 pm in St. Bernard Church and a light  

          reception in the Shappelle Center are for our Family of Parishes.

• December 15 after Mass – MOC Christmas potluck and door 

• Dec. 24th – 3:00 Christmas Eve Mass at MOC

• December 29 – Closing Liturgy, 111:15 am and reception. All invited. 

• December 29 – Closing Liturgy, 111:15 am and reception. All invited. 

• The parish council and finance committee met to discuss the particulars of our last Mass on December 29. It will be open, so if you want to invite others, that is fine. Some people have difficulty in crowds, so be sure everyone knows it will be crowded. After the Mass, a light reception will be at the Chappelle Center at St. Bernar. 

PLEASE REMEMBER THE SICK AND SHUT-IN!