Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church

In joyful expectation of Christ’s coming at Christmas, the Festival Choir of Saint Mary and the Choir of Holy Cross Academy will present a service of Advent Lessons and Carols on Friday, December 15, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.  In addition to the readings and choral anthems presented by the choir, there will an opportunity for the congregation to participate in singing carols of the Advent Season.

The tradition of the Festival of Lessons and Carols was established in England as the adaptation of an earlier service on Christmas Eve, 1918, in the chapel of Kings College, Cambridge University, for the university community and for the city of Cambridge.  The Kings College service was first broadcast by radio in 1928; and, excepting the year 1930, these broadcasts have continued to this day.  This wonderful tradition, moreover, has been duplicated in cathedrals and churches throughout America.

Come and prepare your hearts for Christ’s coming!

There will be one Mass on Thanksgiving Day at 10am.  All are invited to bring non-perishable food at the Mass to be donated to the Fredericksburg Food Bank.  Due to some minor changes in the Food Bank’s operating procedures, please make sure all food is truly non-perishable as it may need to stay in the food bank van for a few days.

Once again scam emails claiming to be from Fr. Mosimann are going around.  Please never buy or gift anything like gift cards because of some random email that comes in.  Call and check with the office and you will find Father never emails asking for gift cards. Please be careful, especially around the holidays.