3rd Sunday of Advent
Greetings:
Your bulletin: https://saintspeterpaulpalmyra.org/december-15th-2024/
Here are the highlights for the upcoming week and beyond:
- With great sadness I announce the passing of Carol Donahue. Her funeral Mass is being planned for February 2025 but I don’t have specifics at this time. Please pray for the repose of her soul and keep her family in your prayers as they navigate this difficult time.
- If you are interested in displaying your nativity at Lessons & Carols, please bring it to the Hall on Saturday, December 14th between 10am – 2pm.
- Lessons & Carols is on Sunday, December 14th at 2pm. Santa will be available to hear your wishes; there will be classic stories and carols for all to enjoy. The children will entertain us and let’s not forget the Nativity Exhibit – special this year, the kids will display their own creations of the Nativity. We are seeking donations of cookies for this festive event.
- Pack the Restaurant – Eat at GIA’s on December 18th and Gia’s will donate 10% of your dinner purchase to Sts. Peter and Paul (you must tell them you are a SPP parishioner).
- Mass times for Christmas and Mary, Mother of God are below:
| CHRISTMAS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve | 4:30pm | Sts. Peter & Paul |
| 8:00pm | Sts. Peter & Paul | |
| Christmas Day | 7:00am | Sts. Peter & Paul |
| 9:00am | St. Joseph | |
| 11:00am | Sts. Peter & Paul | |
| MARY, MOTHER OF GOD | ||
| New Year’s Eve | 7:00pm | Sts. Peter & Paul |
| New Year’s Day | 9:00am | St. Joseph |
| 11:00am | Sts. Peter & Paul | |
- This year, we will once again have Christmas dinner for parishioners who otherwise would be alone. There is a sign-up sheet on the kitchen door in the Commons and a box to drop a donation for the turkey fund. Let us know what side dish or dessert you are able to bring and share with others.
- Our flower guild is now 5 strong but we need to expand to a minimum of 6 members; this allows for members to take time away and no one will have to serve more than once a month. This team will rotate on a weekly basis and concentrate their efforts on arranging flowers each week in the church. The time commitment is about an hour a week for one person, in most cases. Please contact the office at 434.589.5201.
- What do Good Shepherds, Ushers and the Altar Servers ministries all have in common? They all need help. If you want to learn more and think you can help, please call the office (434.589.5201) for more info.
- Sts. Peter and Paul Religious Store: The store is open before/after Mass on Saturdays and after Mass on Sundays. For a limited time the store will be offering custom Christmas t-shirts; you pick from pre-selected designs and colors to create the shirt of your liking. You can contact the store via email at [email protected].
- Chesterton Academy is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year. For registration visit ChestertonSJE.org.
- If you have misplaced any items in the church, come see Karen in the office; it’s where many lost things go.
- If you have recently changed your email address or phone number or signed up for Faith Direct and no longer need envelopes, please send a note to the office so we can update the system and make sure you don’t miss out on any information we have to share with you.
St. Joseph’s News:
- Our Advent prayer service and potluck is on Sunday, December 15th after Mass. Please bring a dish to share.
Our celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe
12/12/2024
“O God, give us the courage to come second so that your Son might come first for all men.”
Karen Davidson