Christmas Mass Schedule

Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 24, 2017

 10:00 am - Low Mass for the Last Sunday of Advent

 

Christmas Eve, December 24, 2017

  5:00 pm - Christmas Pageant & Mass

  8:00 pm - Candlelight Mass (Choirsters)

10:30 pm - Festal Prelude

11:00 pm - Solemn Mass of the Nativity (Adult Choir)

Christmas Day, December 25, 2016

10:00 am - Mass of the Nativity  

Sunday after Christmas, December 31, 2017

10:00 am - Christmas Lessons & Carols followed by Low Mass

 

** The 7:45, 9:00 and 11:15 Masses combine into one on 12/31

      We resume our regular schedule on 1/7 (Sunday school resumes 1/7 also)

Christmas Pageant

     We will be once again celebrating our Children's Christmas  Pageant at 5:00 pm Mass on Christmas Eve.  All children are invited to participate (even children who may be visiting from out of town).   

     You can wear  your own  angel, shepherd, or animal costume; OR , arrive by 4:15 pm on Christmas Eve to get outfitted in one of the parish pageant costumes.   

 

    As we prepare for the new year, perhaps you would consider joining one or more of our Sunday morning ministries.  We need lectors, especially for the 11:15 Mass.  Lectors read the two lessons and serve approximately once a month.  We also are in need of chalice bearers to administer the chalice during Mass.  Our need is greatest for the 11:15 Mass, but we need Chalice Bearers for both the 9 and 11:15 Masses.  Training is provided.

    If you are interested in learning more about the lector ministry, please contact Bob Carrera ( via email).  If you are interested in learning more about chalice bearer ministry, contact Kristi Parkinson ( via email). 

Cheerful Giving

 

Thank you to everyone who has made a pledge for the coming year.  Your support, along with your continued prayers and presence, will help the ministries of our parish continue making St. Columba's "a holy place where love is found, where all are named, and where hearts are freed to change the world."  Currently, 106 households have submitted a pledge. Thank you!  We approximately  220 households who are active in the parish.  So if you have not made a pledge for 2018, please prayerfully consider making a financial commitment for the coming year.

2018 CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPES AVAILABLE

Many have requested contribution envelopes for their weekly giving.  Boxed sets are available for you to pick up from the Narthex (on the desk near the sitting area by the sacristy).  As you pick up a box, please put your name on the sheet beside the number of the boxed set of envelopes you select.  The number does not need to be the same number as you have for this year.  Also, throughout January, please put your name on the envelope so we can cross check our posting records.

A reminder from the treasurer:  all gifts for 2017 need to be submitted to the parish office by 12noon on Sunday, 31 December to be included in your tax contribution statement.   

 

If you have any questions or plan to make any donations of stock for the year-end, please contact Jeannie Lamp ( via email ).