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Christmas Eve: 4:00 PM, 7:30 PM & 10:00 PM

The 4:00 PM Mass is preceded by a Christmas music program performed by the folk choir and the young children of the parish.  That program begins at 3:15 PM.

The 7:30 PM Mass features music led by teens, college students, and their family members with musical instruments and handbells.

The 10:00 PM Mass is the Midnight Mass Liturgy with adult choir, handbell choir, and musical instrumental strings, brass, and flutes. The Mass is preceded by “Lessons and Carols” that begins at 9:30 PM.

Christmas Day: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM & 12:15 PM

The 8:00 AM Mass features organ and handbell music.

The 10:00 AM Mass features the music of a vocal ensemble, flutes, and musical instruments.

The 12:15 PM Mass features organ and handbell music.

Call for Baked Goods

Our Parish Thanksgiving Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM.

You are invited and encouraged to begin your Thanksgiving morning by joining in the celebration of the Eucharist, which means “Thanks-Giving.”

Following the Mass, all are invited to gather in the lobby of the school for coffee and tea and baked goods. This is a wonderful opportunity to join together to meet each other’s extended families home for the holiday.

If you plan to be at Thanksgiving Day Mass and are baking this week, please consider baking an extra dozen muffins or loaf of pumpkin bread or any other sweet treat for all to share after Mass.

Please deliver it to the rectory on Wednesday or to the school lobby before Mass on Thanksgiving Day.

The special collection at Mass is for the special needs of our people, especially at this time of year.

The annual collection for the retired members of our Religious Communities is this weekend. There is great
need of continuous healthcare for our elderly Sisters.

This special collection draws the most generous response from St. Alphonsus Parish.

The Feast of Christ the King is a fitting end of the Church Liturgical Year. We are reminded of the Final Judgment when Jesus will reign in His Glory. His invitation to the just, in whose number we yearn to be, is most welcoming: “Come, you who are blessed by My Father. Inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.”

The annual collection for the retired members of our Religious Communities is next Sunday, November 23.

There is great need of continuous healthcare for our elderly Sisters. This special collection draws the most generous response from St. Alphonsus Parish.