All remaining Sunday Envelopes for 2025 are on a table at the front of the church near the baptismal font. Boxes are arranged in alphabetical order according to your family name. If you haven’t picked yours up yet, we encourage you to do so this weekend.
Category: Information
Eucharistic Ministers’ Schedule
We are preparing the January – March Eucharistic Ministers’ Schedule. If you know that you will be unavailable at any point during those months, please contact the parish office (506-653-6830 or holyredeemersj@gmail.com) by Thursday, December 19, so that we can adjust the schedule accordingly.
Newsletter
The Diocese of Saint John has published the Advent/Christmas issue of their newsletter Evangelii Gaudium. It is available at the link below:
https://dioceseofsaintjohn.org/evangelii-gaudium-magazine
Diocesan Feast Day
Reminder: Bishop Riesbeck invites the faithful to celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception with Mass at 6:30 pm today, Monday, December 9, at the Cathedral. A reception will follow.
Bishop’s Jubilee Letter
Bishop Riesbeck’s letter regarding Jubilee 2025 is available below.
Christmas Flowers
Memorial donations are being accepted to assist with the purchase of flowers during the Christmas season. Donations can be placed in the collection using an envelope marked “Flowers”. Please include the names of those being remembered during our Christmas Masses. Please also include your own name and envelope number for income tax purposes. The deadline for donations is Sunday, December 15.
You can also e-transfer your donation to stpiusx@nb.aibn.com
Please add the names of your loved ones in the memo section of your e-transfer.
Personal Care Packages
The CWL will contribute to the parish’s Christmas Basket program by filling Personal Care Packages for needy individuals. The CWL is looking for donations and suggested items (regular or trial-sized) are listed on posters at each entrance. All donations would be appreciated and can be dropped off at the rectory as soon as possible.
CWL Dues
The deadline for CWL members to pay their dues of $32 for next year is December 31, 2024. Members may place their dues in the church offertory collection in an envelope marked with both “CWL” and the member’s full name on the front of the envelope. Alternatively, members may pay their dues at the CWL Christmas Party.
Pro-Life Collection Letter
A letter from Bishop Riesbeck regarding the upcoming Pro-Life collection is available below:
Jubilee Opening Mass
The opening Mass of the Jubilee Year will be celebrated at the Cathedral on Sunday, December 29, at 5 pm.