This Sunday, December 4, the Second Sunday of Advent, is the First Sunday of December and thus our monthly Children's Mass at the Noon Mass. We will have a special Blessing of Children during the Noon Mass and Fr. Ryan will be passing out some sweet treats afterward!

We have reserved some seats in the East Transept for those who would like socially distanced seating. Otherwise I invite you and your family to find a seat anywhere in the Cathedral you like in order to worship together. We will invite all the children to come forward and gather around Fr. Ryan after the Creed. Fr. Ryan, Theresa, your catechists, and I are excited to welcome you to the Cathedral and be with you at Mass on Sunday at Noon!

No doubt you've begun to see Santa Claus popping up all over town but who was the real Saint Nicholas? How does the story of this real saint, patron of children, help us to prepare to welcome Jesus Christ into our lives anew when we celebrate his Nativity at Christmas? And why do children all over the world look forward to receiving chocolate, gold coins in their shoes when they wake up on December 6? Why was Saint Nicholas so important for the Creed we profess every Sunday? These and many other questions are answered at the Saint Nicholas Center. Every Saint Nicholas Day my kids enjoy watching the VeggieTales' Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving.

I hope you and your family had a blessed Thanksgiving and I pray you got a good start on the God's Plan in Scripture lessons we included in last week's Newsletter. My family and I have only completed one so far; however, we're really looking forward to the next two! Tracing out the Patriarch's route on the map was a big hit for my children. How about for you and your family? What struck you? How did these resources help you as a family to read the Bible?

As we continue our Advent journey together I invite you to make some of these many events at St. James Cathedral part of your family's preparations!

Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus!

Andrew Casad, MTS, MA

Children’s Faith Formation

St. James Cathedral, Seattle

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