Advent Reconciliation with Taizé and Contemplative Prayer
Tuesday, December 15, at 7pm, in the Church
In this season of preparation, we are compelled to clear our minds and open our hearts to the grace of the coming of our Lord. We are invited to release our spirits from all that hinders our relationship with God. By reconciling with our neighbors, our church and ourselves we respond to God's invitation.
Our communal reconciliation service will be filled with prayer and beautiful contemplative music in the midst of candlelight. Together we will examine our lives and ask for forgiveness from the burdens that afflict us each day. Along with the meditative prayer, we will have the opportunity for individual confession with a priest in the sacrament of reconciliation.
Even if you are not ready for confession with a priest, you are invited to contemplate reconciliation as you prepare for Christmas. This liturgy will allow you to take some quiet and prayerful time during this busy season so that you may examine yourself and your relationships while preparing for God’s coming. All are welcome.
Christmas Mass Schedule
On
Christmas Eve,
Thursday, December 24th, we offer Masses at:
- 4:00 in the afternoon in the Church
- Family Mass with telling of the Christmas story
- Carols begin at 3:40
- 4:00 in the afternoon in the Chapel
- Family Mass (a little shorter than the Church Mass, for our littlest worshippers)
- Carols begin at 3:40
- 6:00 in the evening in the Church
- Solemn Mass at Midnight
On Christmas Day, Friday, December 25th, Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 and 11:15 in the morning in the Church. Please note there will be no Chapel Mass.
On New Year's Day, Friday, January 1st, which is also the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation, we will celebrate Mass at 10:00 in the morning in the Church.
