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December 3, 2006 First Sunday of Advent
At Home With The Word For Dec. 10 Baruch 5: 1-9 Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 Luke 3: 1-6
Mass Intentions – Dec. 1 ~ 8 Fri. ~ Linda Harrison Sat. ~ Lyle Eberle Sun. 8:30 ~ Al Rule 11:00 ~ Lillian Lauenstein Wed. ~ Barbara & Robert McEwen
Our parish library is open on Sunday mornings in between the two Masses. It is on the 2nd floor of the church building. Use the stairway near the playground / parking lot or take the elevator. We have a wonderful selection of books for both children and adults.
Deacon Giovanni Gamas Is serving as our Deacon this year. Deacon Giovanni is studying at Mt. Angel Seminary. He will be ordained for the Diocese of Sacramento in 2007. We appreciate Deacon Giovanni’s time and giftedness to our parish!
Immaculate Conception Is a holy day of obligation. Masses will be at 9 AM & 5:30 PM this Friday, Dec. 8.
Dead Sea Scrolls Now through January 7, 2007 at the Pacific Science
Center in Seattle. Exhibit opens at 10am daily. It
Are You a Frequent Flier? Occasionally our parish staff goes to conferences or in-services out of state. If you have a free ticket that you might be willing to donate to the parish, please give us a call. It would help our parish to save money and be greatly appreciated by the staff. Thank you!
Vocation Retreat For Women Considering religious life? What to know how the Sisters of St Mary of Oregon live their commitment to prayer, community and service? Come to a day of sharing prayer and information while becoming acquainted with the Sisters. Open to single women between the ages of 20 and 40. Overnight accommodations are available. Please contact Sr. Charlene at 503-906-1131 or srcharleneh@ssmo.org. Visit our website: www.ssmo.org.
Advent Communal Reconciliation Service Weds. Dec. 13 at 7 PM
Christmas Mass Schedule Sunday, Dec. 24 8:30 AM – regular Sunday Mass (NO 11 AM Mass on this day!!) 5:30 PM – Family Mass for Christmas Eve 10:00 PM – Christmas Eve Mass Monday, Dec. 25 10:00 AM – Christmas Day Mass
Junior Catholic Daughters St. Mary's JCDA is sponsoring a caroling event to homebound parishioners on December 17th. I you or someone you know would appreciate being caroled to or would to join in the caroling, please call Kim Whitley at 928-7039 or- Anne Huster at 926-5683.
Young Adults There is a special “Circles of Prayer” group just for you. It will meet on Wednesday nights at 7 PM in the chapel beginning on November 29. The Circle will meet for one hour for only four weeks. Grow closer to God and meet some other young adults from our parish. Sign up in the Gathering Space, on the insert in today’s bulletin – or call the parish office Christmas Gifts St. Mary’s has had a Giving Tree for the past several years. Each year there have been some complications with gifts not being returned on time or families moving away. This year we are encouraging you to take a tag from one of the numerous Giving Trees in our Albany community. We are collecting “winter type” items for the homeless or for needy families. These can include items like hats, gloves, scarves, socks, toiletries, waterless hand sanitizer or wipes, cough drops or vitamin c tablets, tissues etc. You can bring your gift and put them under the Giving Tree in the Gathering Space. We will be collecting these items during December and January. Thank you.
Men of St. Mary’s Would you like a better prayer life? Would you like to grow even closer to God? Please consider coming to the Tuesday night “Circle of Prayer” group which will meet at 7 PM in the chapel. It is for one hour – for only four weeks – beginning November 28. All men are welcome. You can sign up in the Gathering Space, on the flier in today’s bulletin or by calling the office. Thank you!
will be done this year at Tom’s Garden. The same beautiful wreaths are still available; we've just made it easier. Simply buy Tom's Scrip and pick out your wreath and pick it up at your leisure. 20% still comes back to the school when you use Tom’s Garden Scrip.
New “Breaking Bread” On the first weekend of Advent (Dec. 2 / 3) we will begin using a new edition of “Breaking Bread” – our song books. It will have the daily Mass Propers in it as well as the readings for the Sunday Masses. Because this edition is so complete, we will not have missalettes available. This is a cost savings for the parish and also helps to keep the church tidier. If you want your own subscription for a missalette, you can contact Oregon Catholic Press at 503-281-1191. The Catholic Daughters also have missals available in their gift store. Thank you. |
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