Express Announcements ~ December 25, 2016, The Nativity of the Lord

Express Announcements ~ December 25, 2016, The Nativity of the Lord

* The parish offices will re-open Tuesday December 27 at 11am. Office hours will be 8:30am to 4:30pm each day through Friday, December 30, 2016.

* Remember someone you love, either living or deceased, with a donation for our beautiful Christmas Flowers. Envelopes are available in your envelope packets, in the Church, and in the Parish Office.

* Complete some of your holiday shopping by purchasing SCRIP gift cards! Set up an account today and earn rebates for HCA. Email Torie Baldwin at scripcoordinator@holycrossweb.com for the school enrollment code.

* Subscribe to the Saint Mary website, stmaryfred.org and receive important updates via email. The subscription box is on the homepage. Enter your email address, click “subscribe.”

* Saint Mary Calendars are now available in both English and Spanish in the vestibule of the church. Please, one per family. We wish everyone a safe and joyful

Christmas holiday – may this celebration fill us with a deep and abiding sense of the nearness of God with us, and bring healing and peace to our families and to our world. Merry Christmas!

 

From Our Pastor ~ December 25, 2016, The Nativity of the Lord

From Our Pastor ~ December 25, 2016, The Nativity of the Lord

Dear Folks,

Merry, Merry Christmas!

I can’t help but powerfully recall the powerful memories of childhood. So much of our character and personalities are shaped in the heart of our families. It is no wonder that popes have called the the Holy family “the school of Nazareth.” To quote Pope Emeritus Benedict, “The house of Nazareth is a school of prayer where we learn to listen, to meditate, to penetrate the deepest meaning of the manifestation of the Son of God, drawing our example from Mary, Joseph and Jesus.”

May the Virgin Mary and St Joseph help us to live the Mystery of Christmas with renewed gratitude to the Lord. In the midst of the frenetic activity of our day, may this Season give us some calm and joy and enable us to feel tangibly the goodness of our God, who became a Child to save us and to give new encouragement and light on our journey. This is my wish for a blessed and merry Christmas. To each and every member of our parish family, to your relatives and to your friends, in particular to the sick and the suffering, as well those who have no one to celebrate this feast with.

Be assured of my prayers for you and my prayers of thanksgiving for the work that the Lord is doing in our lives.

pax,

Signature

 

 

Fr. Mosimann

Christmas Confession and Mass Schedule

Christmas Confession and Mass Schedule

  • Confession Schedule: Tuesday-Friday, Dec 20-23, Confessions will be heard from 7pm until finished
  • Christmas Eve Mass at St Mary in English: 4pm, 8:30pm, Midnight
  • Christmas Eve Mass at St Mary in Spanish: 6:30pm
  • Christmas Eve Mass at Holy Cross Academy (250 Stafford Lakes Parkway): 4pm, 6:30pm
  • Christmas Day Mass at St Mary: 7am, 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:30pm
Express Announcements ~ December 18, 2016

Express Announcements ~ December 18, 2016

* The Second Collection today is for the Parish Building Fund.

* Vigil Masses, Christmas Eve: 4 and 6:30pm (Church and Holy Cross), 8:30pm (Church), Carols concert at 11pm leading up to Midnight Mass. Please note the 6:30pm Vigil Mass here at the Church will be in Spanish.

* Masses for Christmas: 12am, 7am, 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:30pm, all in the Church. Please note there are NO 2pm, 5pm or 7:01pm Masses.

* Please note that there will be no confessions on Saturday, December 24.

* The Parish Office will be closing Saturday, December 24 at 1pm. The parish offices will re-open Tuesday December 27 at 11am and will close at 4:30pm each day, Tuesday December 27 through Friday, December 30, 2016.

* Remember someone you love, either living or deceased, with a donation for our beautiful Christmas Flowers. Envelopes are available in your envelope packets, in the Church, and in the Parish Office.

* Complete some of your holiday shopping by purchasing SCRIP gift cards! Set up an account today and earn rebates for HCA. Email Torie Baldwin at scripcoordinator@holycrossweb.com for the school enrollment code.

* Subscribe to the Saint Mary website, stmaryfred.org and receive important updates via email. The subscription box is on the homepage. Enter your email address, click “subscribe.”

* Saint Mary Calendars are now available in both English and Spanish in the vestibule of the church. Please, one per family.

We wish everyone a safe and joyful Christmas holiday – may this celebration fill us with a deep and abiding sense of the nearness of God with us, and bring healing and peace to our families and to our world. Merry Christmas!