Week of November 17, 2024
The Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
November 17, 2024
Sunday Schedule:
8:00am Low Mass
9:00am Book Discussion
10:15am Sunday School
10:30am High Mass (Live-streamed)
Announcements This Week:
Stewardship Season
The Finance Committee sent out letters to the parish along with pledge cards for the coming year. If you did not receive a pledge card, we may not have your correct address or information in our system. Please call or email the parish office and we will correct that. Pledge cards are also available in the back of the church or you may make your pledge online. Please consider what God is calling you to give in the coming year. The cards should be returned on Sunday, November 24th, when they will be blessed during the mass.
Carols & Cookies
Please join us for the Feast of Saint Nicholas on Friday, December 6 th at 6:30 pm. Christmas carols will take place in the church followed by cookies in the parish hall and a special visit from Saint Nick. Anyone willing to bake cookies should speak with Edna Beirne.
Tuesday Club
The Tuesday Club will be meeting this Tuesday at 11:00am.
Ascension Book Club
The next selection for the Ascension Book Club, our adult Christian education forum, will be "Reading Genesis" by Marilynne Robinson. Acclaimed author and essayist Marilynne Robinson walks readers through one of the most well-known texts in the Western world and manages to offer fresh perspectives on ancient stories. Remarkably, she is able to offer a faithful reading that recognizes and affirms the divine inspiration behind the text, while at the same time recognizing the many human hands that have touched these stories as they have been passed from one generation to another. Her reading of Genesis is an excellent example of how 21st century Christians can faithfully approach the Bible in all its complexities and still walk away from it with a deeper knowledge of God's grace. Our first meeting will be Sunday, October 6th at 9am.
Coffee Hour Volunteers Needed
Hello everyone! Thank you to all who have helped make coffee hour a success so far this year! Please consider hosting or contributing a baked good for all to share. A sign up sheet is located in the parish hall kitchen. Feel free to contact me with any questions: 516-359 8085 or emilyrose.coyne@gmail.com. Thank you!
