Daily Mass Schedule (during the School-Year):
Monday:
6:30am and 8:00am
Tuesday:
6:30am and 9:00am
Wednesday:
8:00am and 9:00am (9:00am Mass is at St. Patrick's)
Thursday:
6:30am and 8:00am
Friday:
6:30am and 8:00am
Saturday: 8:00am
Weekend Mass Schedule:
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, NOON & 6:00pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday: 8:30am or by appointment with a parish priest
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From the Desk of Fr. Mike Nacius, Pastor
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Blessed Advent to you! For the next two Sunday's we will be preparing prayerfully and fait
hfully for the birth of our Savior. It is a holy time. It is a joyous time. It is a special time.
Our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) program is celebrating an important step in the faith
journey
of
our catechumen
and
candidates.
Then
Rite
of
Welcome,
celebrated
at
the
10:00 am
Mass
today,
formally
welcomes
Ariane
Ponto,
Andrea
Phelps,
Christy
Riley,
Deborah
Wygant,
Michael Hairgrove,
and
Hank Slingerland.
The parish
community is
invited
to
continue to remember them
in prayer, as
they
grow
in
their
relationship
with
Jesus, preparing
to
celebrate
the
sacraments of
initiation
at
the
Easter vigil in April.
This is the second year that you can be part of and apply for a 2018 Illinois Tax Credit and donate to a Scholarship Granting Organization.
You can receive a 75 percent Illinois state income tax credit for donating to needs-based scholarships through the Illinois tax credit scholarship program.
Contributions help to support low-income students at Archdiocesan schools while receiving a 75 percent state tax credit through the Illinois tax credit scholarship program.
You can provide a Catholic school education to children from low-income families while also receiving a state tax credit yourself. The
Invest in Kids Act
is different from regular charitable giving to the School of St. Mary or another organization. Visit
Archdiocese of Chicago website
to learn why and to access a step-by-step guide to the program.
Advent reconciliation services will be held this coming week at Holy Cross in Deerfield, St. Patrick's, and at St. Mary's. The reconciliation services begin at 7:00pm on December 17 at Holy Cross in Deerfield, on December 18 here
at St. Mary's, and on December 19 at St. Patrick's. The sacrament of reconciliation is celebrated weekly at St. Mary's following the 8:00 am Mass on Saturday as well as by appointment which can be arranged by calling one of the parish priests. All are invited and encouraged to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation this Advent.
Next weekend we celebrate the fourth and final Sunday of this year's Advent retreat. Please review the following schedule for the 4
th
Sunday of Advent and Christmas Masses at our parish. We will be welcoming many guests, visitors, and members of our families from out of town celebrating Jesus' birth. May our Masses be welcoming and uplifting for all who come to St. Mary's.
4
th
Sunday of Advent
Saturday - December 22 - 5:00 pm
Sunday - December 23 - 8:00 am & 10:00 am, 12:00 Noon and 6:00 pm
Monday, December 24 - 8:00 am Mass
Christmas Eve Masses
Monday, December 24, 2018
4:00 pm Church (carols begin at 3:30 pm)
4:00 pm Chapel - Woodlands Academy
4:15 pm School Upper Grade Center Gym Family Mass
6:00 pm Church
11:00 pm Church (carols with choir begin at 10:30 pm)
Christmas Day Masses
Tuesday, December 25, 2018 (all Masses are in church)
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 Noon
December 26 - 8:00 am Mass
In the Rite of Baptism, we pray, "You have been enlightened by Christ. Walk always as children of the light and keep the flame of faith alive in your hearts." May the light of Christ illuminate our lives these Advent days.
God bless you with a receptive heart this Advent!
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Advent and Christmas at the Church of St. Mary
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4
th
Sunday of Advent Masses
Saturday, December 22
- 5:00pm
Sunday, December 23
- 8:00am & 10:00am, 12:00 Noon and 6:00pm
Monday, December 24
- 8:00am Mass
Christmas Eve Masses
Monday, December 24
4:00pm Church (carols begin at 3:30pm)
4:00pm Chapel - Woodlands Academy
4:15pm School Upper Grade Center Gym Family Mass
6:00pm Church
11:00pm Church (carols with choir begin at 10:30pm
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Christmas Day Masses
Tuesday, December 25
(
all Masses are in church
)
8:00am
10:00am
12:00 Noon
Wednesday, December 26
- 8:00am Mass
Holy Family of Jesus Masses
Saturday, December 29
- 5:00pm Mass
Sunday, December 30
- 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00 Noon and 6:00pm
Monday, December 31
- 8:00am
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Donut Sunday December 16
All are welcome to join us for donuts, coffee and juice after the 8:00am and 10:00am Masses in the Upper Grade Center Cafeteria
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is a website operated by
Amazon
with the same products, prices, and shopping features as
Amazon
.com. The difference is that when you shop on
AmazonSmile
, the
AmazonSmile
Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the School of St. Mary.
To use amazon smile go to smile.amazon.com and then select School of St. Mary Lake Forest, IL as your organization of choice. Then just use amazon as you normally would you will be supporting the school without even thinking about it.
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Information on our Mass Schedule, Sacraments, School, Religious Education, Youth Ministry, Guild of St. Mary, Liturgical Ministries, Bible Study, RCIA, Bulletins, Gospel Reading Podcasts, Homily Podcasts and more can all be found on our webpage.
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Enjoy!
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