This is the last weekend to make a donation towards our Christmas Flowers. Place your donation in the collection using an envelope marked “Flowers” together with the names of those who will be remembered during our Christmas Masses.

Everyone is invited to join us in the parish hall for the annual Christmas Pageant presented by the children of our Religious Education program. A social will follow the play.

Our latest 649 Draw began last Saturday. Thanks to all who participate in this game and a BIG thanks to all who volunteer to organize and work it.

Get them before they are gone. These were produced by Aitkens Pewter and make a great stocking stuffer.

The next Auction 45s Card Party will be held this Friday, December 14, 7:30pm. Cost: $3/person. Games are held on the second and fourth Friday of each month. Everyone is welcome.

Thanks to the Martha Guild and all of their junior helpers who made last week’s CWL banquet a success.

A number of parishioners have recently expressed concerns about the flow of traffic and parking around the Church. Drivers are asked to enter by the middle driveway (the one between the church and the rectory) and to exit by the driveway on the other side (the valley side) of the church. When you are parking around the church, please remember that we need to keep an open lane in case emergency vehicles and personnel need to be summoned for someone who becomes ill at the weekend Masses or at funerals. Arrows and lines have been painted on the parking surface to assist in maintaining a safe space but extra caution is needed in winter when these are sometimes covered by snow or ice. Thank you for caring for each other.

There is still time to bring in travel-size toiletries and knitted goods (mittens, slippers, etc.) which will be included with the gift certificates that we hand out for Christmas. You can leave the items in the church at the main entrance, or drop them off at the parish office.

Effective February 1, 2019, The Catholic Bookstore will stop operating as a retail store. It will continue as a wholesale outlet for churches to order liturgical products. In anticipation of the retail part of the business ending, The Catholic Bookstore is currently having a Stock Clear Out Sale with 50% off most items in the store. This sale will continue until Friday, December 21. The Catholic Bookstore is open Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 4:30pm, at 1 Bayard Drive, on the lower level of the Diocesan Center.