Upcoming Ministry Opportunities
If you would like to offer your time & talents tell Patti!
The Angel Tree is up! If you’d like to help buy presents for needy children in the area please consider taking a few angels. You can return the gifts to church in the morning on Sunday, Dec. 18th.
More money counters are needed to count the collection either after the 10:30am mass or during the week.
Our Parish Family
Holy Day this Week: On Dec. 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Holy Day of Obligation) there will be mass at 12pm (language depending on crowd), 6pm in English and 7pm in Spanish.
Year of Mercy begins on Dec. 8, 2015 through Nov. 20, 2016. Stay tuned for the many ways we will commemorate this Extraordinary Jubilee year in our Diocese and our Parish. For more information visit: www.usccb.org/jubilee-of-mercy
Advent Scripture Study: Mondays of Advent (Dec. 7th & 14th) you are invited to a Bible Study at 6pm to help us prepare spiritually for the Christmas season. It will be a very popular video-based study by Jeff Cavins with time for sharing & discussion. Invite your friends and family! Check out the FB event for the daily reflections:
www.facebook.com/events/999973056711733/
Parish Council Minutes Available: There are copies of the parish council minutes available by the door or online at smsebree.org/our-parish/our-leadership/
Christmas Mass Schedule: on Dec. 24th we will have Mass in English at 5pm, Mass in Spanish at 7pm and on Dec. 25th we will have mass at 12pm (language will depend on who is here). Invite your friends & family who may be looking for a church home to celebrate the holidays!
Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: Each day from Dec. 3rd to Dec. 11th we will pray the rosary in a different home in preparation for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. All are welcome to join us—Ask Patti for the schedule & location of each rosary. Feast Day Celebration will begin Friday night, Dec. 11th at 9pm, culminating with Marian songs and Mass at 12am midnight. All are welcome!
Our Community
Community Christmas Dinner: Would you like to volunteer with other churches in town to host a dinner for needy families in the area on Dec. 13th? Contact Keith at 270-339-7591 for more info.
Our Faith Family
Rediscover Your Marriage – Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi with a long i) simply means ‘rediscovery’. The program offers the chance to rediscover yourself, your spouse, and a loving relationship in your marriage. Thousands of couples headed for divorce have successfully saved their marriages by attending. Retrouvaille is a not spiritual retreat, not a sensitivity group, not a seminar, or a social gathering. For confidential information about or to register for the January program beginning with a weekend on Jan 29, 2016, call 270-683-1545 ext 346, or email: satkv59@gmail.com or visit the web site at www.retrouvaille.com
St. Gerard Life Home In Owensboro, KY – provides free shelter and services for pregnant women age 18 and older in a crisis pregnancy. A woman may come to us at any point in her pregnancy and may stay for up to 3 months after the birth of her child. There are no limitations on race, nationality or religion. Let us help. Call: 270-852-8328 or Email: stgerard@pastoral.org. A ministry of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky.
Programs at the Mount St. Joseph Conference & Retreat Center: For a complete list visit www.ursulinesmsj.org.
To register call Kathy McCarty at 270-229-0206