Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Total Consecration to Mary according to the method of St. Louis de
Montfort and MI today after both Masses.
2020 Angelus Press calendar pre-orders taken in the bookstore today.
Christmas boutique and bake sale today please visit the tables outside. To benefit families and parishioners in need. Thank you. No coffee and donuts in Boyle Hall also no Catholic Doctrine class today.
Christmas giving tree instructions. Please choose an ornament from the tree, purchase the item/items and return it to the office WRAPPED with the ornament attached by December 23, 2019. Thank you for your generosity.
Second Collection schedule: Today to benefit the Building Fund. December 15 to benefit the Academy. Thank you for your generosity.
Blessing of religious articles at the communion rail today after Mass.
Christmas Novena of Masses: Christmas cards with the gift of a novena of Masses are available in the vestibule. Donations will benefit the building fund and may be turned into the church office, bookstore or placed in the collection basket. The novena of Masses will begin with the Christmas Midnight Mass. Deadline to turn in intention envelopes: Monday, December 23.
Men’s Ignatian Retreat starts tomorrow. Please keep the silence on the retreat grounds this week. Please keep the retreatants in your prayers.
The First Banns of Marriage are announced for Mr. Bernard Anthony Hammons of Phoenix, AZ, formerly of St. Jerome, Phoenix, AZ and Miss Cecilia Marie Chione of Phoenix, AZ, formerly of Holy Angels, Aurora, IL; Our Lady Immaculate, Oak Park, IL; St. George, Aurora, IL, who plan to be married on February 15, 2020. Any persons knowing of any impediment to this union are obliged in conscience to notify the pastor as soon as possible.
Help is needed to serve the retreat meals. Sign-up sheet is in the vestibule.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery in New Mexico is hosting its annual pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sunday December 15. Procession at 8am followed by Mass. A generous luncheon for all in attendance will follow the ceremonies.
Academy Christmas performance and awards night Dec. 20 at 7pm.
Regularly Scheduled Events:
Catholic Doctrine: Cancelled
The Seven Sorrows Rosary (traditional form) each Sunday at 8:45am
Our Lady of Sorrows Devotion: Saturday after Mass Thursday Benediction: 6:30pm, followed by Compline
Blessing of Religious Articles: 2nd Sunday of each month, after Mass Our Lady of Guadalupe Rosary to end abortion: 12th of mo. at 6pm
Eucharistic Crusade: Meet 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 5:45pm Trail Life Troop AZ-1571: Meet 1st and 3rd Thursday at 6:30pm
SECOND COLLECTION FOR BUILDING FUND: DECEMBER 8, 2019
MORTGAGE PAYMENT AMOUNT $11,051 CURRENT CHURCH DEBT: $1,721,953
2020 Retreat Schedule - Make plans now to attend a retreat.
Hoping to make on line donations to Our Lady of Sorrows? Link: paypal.me/OurLadyofSorrowsAZ
