Sunday, December 18th: Communal Penance Service at 3:00PM at St. Patrick’s, Moravia.
UPCOMING EVENT:
Wednesday, Dec. 28th: Blood Drive from 1—6PM at Union Springs Fire Dept. sponsored by the Fontenac Historical Society and Museum. 6 FREE Buffalo Wild Wings for donors!!
SPECIAL THANK YOU!!!!
To all the students in our Faith Formation classes, teachers and the parishioners who so generously supported the Noisy Collection on December 11, 2011. We raised (are you ready ???) $426.52 for
Food for the Poor Mission. The funds will feed a child for a year and also support other Food For the Poor Projects. To all the kids who participated - you made wonderful noise!!!! Jesus said “as you do for the least of my brothers and sisters, you do for me”
Many thanks for your support !!!
GSCC Christmas Pageants
Both King Ferry and Moravia will hold their respective Christmas Pageants just prior to the Christmas Eve Masses. For more information, please contact Shawn Schmitt at 364-6788 or Val Collin s at 497-3088.
Sharing Your Treasures
Start thinking about putting aside your Gently-used Toys - We will begin collecting toys after the holidays to be given out at the Food Pantry.
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday, Dec. 24th: 5:30PM at Our Lady of the Lake, King Ferry
Saturday, Dec. 24th: 5:30PM at St. Patrick’s, Moravia
Sunday, Dec. 25th: 9:00AM at St. Patrick’s, Aurora
Sunday, Dec. 25th: 10:30AM at St. Michael’s, Union Springs
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILILATION will be celebrated in our various churches, to help our parishioners prepare spiritually for Christmas . . . . . .
COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICES (featuring Scrooge and the 3 Spirits) - - -only one such service remaining: Sunday, Dec. 18th - 3:00PM - - St. Patrick’s, Moravia
INDIVIDUAL CONFESSIONS ( 4 such opportunities):
Mon. Dec. 19th: 3 - 3:50PM - -St .Michael’s, Union Springs
Tues. Dec. 20th: 10 - 11AM - - St. Patrick’s, Moravia
Wed. Dec. 21st: 7 - 8PM - - -Our Lady of the Lake, King Ferry
Thurs. Dec. 22nd: 10 - 11AM - - St. Patrick’s, Aurora
CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL
PARISH GOAL . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . $22,998.00
TOTAL PLEDGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,600
PER CENT OF GOAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102%
NO. OF DONORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
AVERAGE GIFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$178
WE MADE IT !!! HALLELUJAH !!!
Just in time for Christmas !
Although there are about a dozen parishioners to hear from we are greatly relieved and most thankful for the generosity of our parishioners who made this possible.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and Children
Christian Initiation is a spiritual journey of adults and children. It is a process by which uncatechized individuals and individuals Baptized in another Christian denomination learn about the Catholic Church. Catholic sponsors who are willing to share their faith experiences with new members and journey with them throughout the process are always needed.
DICKENS’ “A CHRISTMAS CAROL” is the theme that Father Shatzel has selected this Advent-Christmas, centering around the conversion experience of Ebenezer Scrooge, and also featuring the comparison of Scrooge’s 3 Ghosts of Christmas with the 3 Spirits of Advent and Christ’s Coming. During the 3 Communal Penance Services (see enclosed holiday schedule), both Scrooge and the congregation will be “haunted” in their consciences by the 3 Spirits of Advent. A brief summary of the 4 Sunday homilies of Advent is as follows:
1st SUNDAY. . . . Spirit of Advent Future (prepare for death).
2nd SUNDAY . . . Spirit of Advent Present (repentance now).
3rd SUNDAY . . . .Sprit of Advent Present (Christ among us now).
4th SUNDAY . . . . Spirit of Advent Past (the 1st Christmas of past - - - Jesus born in history).
All these Sundays, of course, lead to Christmas when we (like Scrooge) experience a conversion of heart and soul and go from “Bah, Humbug!” to” God Bless Us, Everyone!”
If you wish to dedicate Christmas flowers or decorations in memory of your loved ones, please use the envelopes found at each worship site and list the names of those you wish to be remembered. Their names will be published in the bulletin during the Christmas Season. The envelopes may be placed in the collection basket or sent to the rectory at PO Box 296, Aurora, NY 13026.
The ladies are baking again! Cookie trays will be sold by Moravia’s Altar/Rosary Society for your Christmas celebration. Order forms will be available Dec. 4th—Dec. 18th. Cookies will be available for pick-up on the 23rd in the afternoon and on the 24th.
Save the Date! St. Patrick’s, Moravia will be holding it’s Christmas Party on Friday, Dec. 16th at 7:00pm, preceded at 6:30pm with appetizers. It will take place in our newly renovated church hall. More details to follow.