A Season of Giving and Receiving

Dear friends on the journey,
Being a parish staff member collaborating with our formation and liturgical staff for yearly calendaring and working with over 65 ministries and activities, I have a bird’s eye view of all that our parish has to offer to encounter Jesus and be disciples. 

We now embark on a season of holidays, festivities, and family but can also agitate wounds, magnify grief, and complicate relationships. This season is a good time to retreat inward on our personal relationship with Jesus, to heal, and make amends. Conversely, these coming weeks can be a time to turn our attention outward to the needs of others. In the coming months, consider how these events and activities might draw you into a deeper communion with God and community:

For Giving 
Adopt-A-Family for Christmas
Bundle Sunday
October 23
LifeCenters Poinsettias
November 6, 13
Keep Christ in Christmas cards
November 6, 13
Concern America Crafts
November 13
Angel Tags for Christmas
November 19-December 11
Thanksgiving Day Mass November 24
Blood Drive
December 11

For Receiving 
Adult Formation with Dr. Ford
October 18, 25
All Saints Day – Holy Day 
November 1
Mass of Remembrance 
November 1
Adult Formation with Sr. Carol on Advent, November 9
Women’s Fall Retreat
November 18-19
Family Dinner & Reconciliation Service,
November 29
Immaculate Conception Holy Day
December 8
Advent Reconciliation Service
December 14
St. Vincent De Paul See’s Candy
December 17-18
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For Community
Cana in the Courtyard
October 21
Trunk or Treat
October 28
Fall Concert
November 19
Las Posada
December 5
The Chosen Christmas 
December 9
Our Lady of Guadalupe 
December 12
Seniors Christmas Luncheon
December 14
Christmas Concert & Dinner
December 16
Simbang Gabi Mass & Reception
December 17

​Advent begins Sunday, November 27. Make this your best Advent yet with the help of our daily devotionals, Little Blue Books, and Advent Calendar. Follow the bulletin, website, and our social media for details on all these opportunities to welcome Jesus again into our hearts and homes.

Siempre Adelante, 

Teresa Runyon
Pastoral Associate