Thanks to all who helped to make our Christmas celebrations beautiful – to those who decorated, who sang, who served at the altar and who cooked for the bountiful feast. Despite a ‘flu epidemic’ in the parish, we managed to joyfully give thanks to God for coming into this world as a little Child to save us. Christ is born! Glorify Him!
We begin the month of January – and the calendar year – with the celebration of the Circumcision of Our Lord. On January 1, Matins will be sung at 9:30, Mass at 10AM, and a pot-luck brunch and one of our parish family game days will follow.
At the direction of our Archdiocese, the feast of the Epiphany will be transferred to Sunday, January 5. The Epiphany Blessing of Water will take place on Saturday evening at 6PM in lieu of Vespers. On Sunday morning at the Mass for Epiphany, chalk will be blessed to be used for house blessings throughout the season. Please schedule your house blessing with either Fr. Nicholas or Fr. Raphael sometime between January 6 and Saturday, February 15, when the pre-Lenten season begins.
Our annual Parish Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, January 19. On this occasion, we will elect members to the Parish Council and hear financial reports and reports of the building projects.
Read the full January newsletter here.