4th Sunday of Advent
Greetings!
Your bulletin: https://saintspeterpaulpalmyra.org/december-18th-2022/
Here are the highlights:
- Our 2nd Collection this weekend is for the World Youth Day Pilgrimage. Your continued generosity has provided the travelers with almost $6100, which will help defray some of the costs for those attending. Thank you so much!
- Father David is celebrating MASS ON TUESDAYS AT NOON DURING THE ADVENT SEASON. There will not be a parish penance service this season but Father will hear confessions ½ hour before and after the noon Mass on these Tuesdays.
- CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE:
| Saturday 12/24 | 5pm | Sts. P & P |
| Saturday 12/24 | 8pm | Sts. P & P |
| Sunday 12/25 | 7am | Sts. P & P |
| Sunday 12/25 | 9am | St. Joseph |
| Sunday 12/25 | 11am | Sts. P & P |
- 2023 calendars are available in the Commons. Please take one per family.
- New USHERS are needed at both Masses. This is an excellent way to serve. Contact Frank Pilk if you are interested (571.239.3373).
- In an ongoing effort, sneakers are being collected to benefit CHIU (Catholic Health Initiatives for Uganda). It doesn’t matter the condition. (p. 5)
- Christmas dinner will be available to those who otherwise have no plans, on Christmas day in the Parish Hall at SPP beginning at 1pm. Please sign up to indicate how many are in your party and what kind of side dish or dessert you will bring to share.
- Tabella is a free Catholic app that we will use to keep you up-to-date on events at both churches. Please pick up the flyer in the Commons that will walk you through loading the app to your Smartphone and making SPP or SJ your preferred parish.
- 100 Club memberships are available for 2023. (p. 6)
Flower Donation Memorial/Honorees: (For these we pray). Thank you for your donations.
| Hank Vieyra | Bob Rae | Thomas Didio | Eleanor Ponzo |
| Paul Bergeron | Andy Humphries | Oscar Bergman | Helen Bergman |
| Stephen Stillwell | Eleanor Stillwell | Della Padgett | John Padgett Jr. |
| John Padgett | Eva Lyell | Scott Glosick | Patricia Polonis |
| TJ Polonis | Ellen Gross | Ed Forse | Robert Gross |
| Mike Noon | Jim Rausa | Gallagher Family | Sal Barcia |
| Doerler Family | Kraemer Family | Barbara Doerler | Joan Christ |
| Anthony McHugh | Mary McHugh | Ed Christ | Bill Markle |
| Sarah Gross | Herb & Judy Kinney | Mr. & Mrs. K. Maher | Linda Alletto |
| Mr. & Mrs. Alletto | Kenneth Maher | Jean Maher | Emma & Elwin Bradway |
| Barbara & Rog Russ | Wesley & Helen Bradway | Members of the Bradway Family | Landy Family |
| Best Family | Conception Rodriguez | Ismael Rodriguez | Luis Rodriguez |
| Toepfert Family | Buckley Family | Joseph Novak | Edward Ruminski |
| Elizabeth Ruminski | Delores Cetrone | Janet DeGregory | David DeGregory |
| Jose & Marina Balgtas | Mary Vitales | Pedro & Marcelina Vitales | Marisa Vitales |
| Eugene Scott | JB & Marie Buff | Zak Hernandez | Robert & Vergie Bridges |
| Dietrich Bonhoeffer | Irene Ringlehan | John Ringelhan | Janette Richter |
| Joseph Duffy | Taylor Family | Lupenowicz Family | McCreedy Family |
| Czarzasty Family | Maurice Byuma | Rosario Alletto | Gerald Alletto, Sr. |
| Zbikoski Family | Margaret & Matt Flanigan | Emma & Henry Raab | John Hoba |
| Tom Miglas |
- This Sunday, December 18, we will have our annual parish CHRISTMAS BRUNCH immediately after Mass. Please bring a dish to share as we enjoy celebrating the season with one another. (p. 10)
- Christmas Mass at St. Joseph’s is Sunday, December 25th at 9am.
- The next fundraiser for the World Youth Day program is a SPAGHETTI DINNER/PIE CONTEST at St. Joseph’s on Saturday, January 14th at 6:30pm. (p. 11)
“May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully giving thanks to the Father.” Col 1:11-12
Peace-
Karen Davidson