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Thursday, December 5, 2019
Christmas Flower Donations
Our parish will be continuing our beautiful Christmas tradition of offering parishioners the opportunity to donate the flowers that beautify our church during the Christmas season. Flowers may be donated in memory of deceased loved ones or in honor of the living.
If you would like to make such a memorial, please fill out the donation form, along with your gift offering in an envelope clearly marked "Christmas Flowers," and return it in the Sunday Collection basket or to the Ministry Center Office during the week. The names of those you wish memorialized or honored will be published in the bulletin during the Christmas season unless otherwise requested. Donors' names, however, will not be published.
Christmas Program and Luncheon
Friday, December 13 9:30am - 1:30pm in the O’Gara Center
Lynn Rymarz shares the story of Lady Catherine, Countess of Carnarvon. Hear the fascinating true story of how Catherine Wendell, an American-born woman, met and married the Sixth Earl of Carnarvon, and made a life for herself and her family living in Highclere Castle, the real home, for the setting of Downton Abbey.
This year there are only 26 days between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. With less time than usual to shop for gifts, plan holiday meals, and attend gatherings of family and friends, these 26 days could easily turn into a frantic scramble to get everything ready for Christmas that leaves us fatigued and frazzled. This race to get everything ready could also cause us to lose sight of what we’re actually getting ready for: the coming of Jesus, the newborn King.
This year the season of Advent, which begins on Sunday, December 1, is shorter than usual at less than four weeks. Advent is a season of waiting and preparation, a time to make more room in our hearts for the Lord Jesus. Copies of the “Little Blue Book” – a devotional booklet of daily meditations for Advent – will be available in the gathering area the weekend of November 30 and December 1.
There are also resources on the Internet that can help us make Advent truly a season of preparation. To access a variety of online resources please visit our website at: www.stpatrick-lakeforest.org/advent.
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel!”
Calling all 8th graders to High School Seniors!!!
Our first mission trip meeting for all High School Students
will be on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 1:00pm.
Even if you are unsure about attending,
come and learn more about Catholic Heart Workcamp!
EDGE is a middle school ministry program that offers social and service events for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students at St. Patrick’s Church.
Tuesday, December 10
Calling all 6th, 7th, 8th Grade Students and Parents!
We are hosting a Christmas Party immediately after
Religious Education classes on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm in the O’Gara Center.
Wear your best funny Christmas sweater!
We will have cookies, games, and Christmas gift exchange!
Please bring a wrapped gift worth between
$5.00 & $10.00
Calling all middle and junior high students! Please mark your calendars for the Edge Christmas Party on Tuesday, December 10, from 6:00pm - 7:00pm. Come hang out and have some fun! Hosted by Youth Ministry.
The next Parent Faith Formation class will be held on Monday and Tuesday, December 9 and 10, while Religious Education classes are in session. The topic will be on Divine Revelation.
Grades 8-9
2019 - 2020 School Year
Our next Confirmation class is on Sunday, December 8 at 4:00pm in the O'Gara Center. If you have any questions about the program, contact our new Youth Minister, Kyle Groves, at kgroves@stpatrick-lakeforest.org or 847-234-1401 ext. 203.
