Our Weekly Collection Totals.
l contributions from December 6th —December 12th- $ 2,728.00
Retirement Fund for Religious- $494.00
Thank you for your continued support to the parish !
Christmas and New Year’s Mass Schedule
Christmas Eve, December 24, 2022
5:00pm with Pageant
10:00pm starting with Caroling by combined choirs at 9:30pm
Christmas Day, December 25, 202
9:30 am and 12:30pm
New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2022
5pm
New Year’s Day, January 1, 2023
9:30am and 12:30pm
Reconciliation Monday, December 19, 2022
Confession will be heard after the morning Mass,
from 2pm-4pm, 7:30pm-9pm or call the rectory for
availability to have confessions heard.
Faith Formation
The next in-person session will be on Sunday, January 8,2023
in the Evangelization Center.
Christmas Eve Pageant
At the 5pm Saturday Liturgy on Christmas Eve, we will
hold our annual Christmas Pageant. If your child would
like to be a part of the pageant, please fill out the form on the back table of the Church.
There will be a final rehearsal in the Parish Hall on
December 24, 2022 @ 3PM
Please plan to join us for the celebration.
On behalf of the Catechist, we wish you and yours a most Holy and Blesses Christmas !
Be Safe, Be Healthy!
Sandra Jean
Director of Faith Formation
Mass Attendance for Faith Formation Students:
We understand your health concerns during this difficult time, Mass attendance is a very important part of the Faith Formation program especially for those in the Sacramental programs.
Please make every effort to join us during our celebrations.
Advent Evening of Prayer
During the Season of Advent, we will hold Evening Prayers
in the Church with a short reflection on the themes of
Advent. The Celebration will begin at 7pm and will be on Zoom
Meeting ID: 812 8629 2734
Passcode: 149841
Monday, December 19, 2022: The Theme of Love
Christmas Day Collection
The collection on Christmas Day is a Special Christmas
Offering to help Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens Care for Children and Families
Christmas Fellowship
Please join us after the 9:30am Mass for fellowship.
Giving Tree
As Christmastime is coming upon us, the spirit of giving
is here. This year OUR Giving Tree will be for
HOUR CHILDREN. Hour Children is a non-profit organization who gives gifts to babies, young children, and teenagers whose mothers are incarcerated at Taconic Correctional, Bedford Hills Correctional, or Rikers Island.
Kindly donate unwrapped gifts to Our Giving Tree such as toys, clothes, pajamas, gloves, hats or scarves. We will be collecting donations on Sunday, December 4, 11 and 18th, 2022
Food Pantry
In November the pantry served 145 families which included
178 children, 345 adults and 79 seniors. The pantry would like to thank the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Peter Claver for
their generous donation of can vegetables and Ms. Nancy Cox, through her the pantry received a donation of frozen meals from Joanna Cronin from the Jenny Craig in Valley Stream, NY.
The pantry appreciates all donations.
The pantry is in need of volunteers to help with deliveries 1-2 Tuesday mornings a month. Anyone who would like to help with deliveries can call (718) 322-3077 and leave a message. They should be able to lift 25-30 lbs.
Advent Events in the Q9 Deanery
St. Clare Church
137-34 Brookville Blvd
Rosedale, NY 11422
“God So Loved the World”– Advent Vespers and Benediction
Wednesday, 21st @7:30pm
The Annual Catholic Appeal 2022
The appeal for 2022 is ongoing. Our parish goal is 18,879.00.
As of December 12, we have pledges totaling 23,280.00 of that amount $22,780.00 has been collected. We reached our goal !
We thank everyone who made pledges. There is still time to make a contribution if you have not. Remember, all funds over our goal comes back to the parish.
