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My brothers and sisters in
Christ:
The third Sunday of Advent is traditionally called “Gaudete Sunday”. It
is a day of rejoicing, for we are halfway to Christmas in our Advent
preparations. I hope your day and week will be filled with the joy that
only Christ can give.
The schedule for the upcoming holy days is as follows:
Christmas Eve: 3pm, 5pm and again at 10pm.
Christmas Day: 9am.
Masses for the New Year will be New Year’s Eve afternoon at 4pm and New
Year’s morning at 9am.
We are planning Mass for New Year’s Day a little later than the regular
8:00am time to give us all a chance to wake up a little more from
staying up to ring in the New Year!
Next Sunday is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Our masses will be quiet
masses or, as I like to call them, monastic masses. There will be no
music and only a little singing during the different parts of the mass.
This is meant to give us some quiet reflection time here in church to
help us to remember what it is we are about to celebrate.
The Lord’s peace to you in this holy season.
Fr. Michael Hay
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