THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH ~ 7:30 PM ~ EVENING PRAYER
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12TH ~ 7:30 PM ~ PENCANCE SERVICE
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19TH ~ 7:30 PM ~EVENING PRAYER
ADDITONAL RECONCILATION OPPORTUNITIES:
Saturday, December 14th from 10 AM to Noon
Monday, December 16th from 5 to 6 PM
Tuesday, December 17th from 6 to 7 PM
Wednesday, December 18th from 9:30 to 10:30 AM
Friday, December 20th from 5 to 6 PM
Saturday, December 21st from 10 AM to Noon
DECEMBER 24TH
5 PM IN O'CONNELL HALL
5 PM CHILDREN'S MASS IN THE CHURCH
7PM AND 9PM
DECEMBER 25TH
7:30 AM AND 10:30 AM
We are accepting memorial donations for Christmas flowers and the music program for the Christmas season. Please use the envelopes at the back of the church. Names will be published in the bulletin on Dec. 22nd and 29th. Deadline: December 16th. Please write names legibly so they will be accurately spelled in the bulletin.
Please join us on Tuesday, December 24th at 10 AM to decorate the inside and outside of the church for the birth of Christ! For more information please contact Lynn Jacobs at the parish office (781-784-2265 or ljacobs@olossharon.org). MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK!!!!
Advent Mass Music
We will celebrate Advent Masses with Missa Emmanuel based on the familiar tune “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” Our Advent Responsorial Psalms composed by Jeff Ostrowski are elaborations of the beautiful and contemplative chants from the Jogues Illuminated Missal.
Christmas Adult Choir
Adults are invited and welcome to sing with the Adult Choir at the 8:30 PM special concert and the 9 PM Mass on Christmas Eve. Those who would like to sing for this Mass are asked to participate in at least three rehearsals. If you are interested, please contact the music director, Daesik Cha (dcha@olossharon.org), if you have any questions or need additional information.
Christmas Youth Choir and Ensemble
We are looking for teen singers and musicians who can join the Teen Choir and Ensemble for the celebration of the 7:00 PM Christmas Eve Mass. If you are interested, please contact Daesik Cha (dcha@olossharon.org or 781-784-2265). We will accommodate individual schedules.
Pageant Children’s Choir
All children and young people are invited and welcome to sing in the Christmas Pageant at the 5:00 PM Christmas Eve Mass in the church. Those who would like to sing should plan on coming to the following rehearsals:
Sunday, December 8 at 12:00 PM
Sunday, December 15 at 12:00 PM
Sunday, December 22 at 12:00 PM
Saturday, December 24 at 4 PM
Please contact Daesik Cha (dcha@olossharon.org or 781-784-2265), Claire Sullivan (cmsullivan529@aol.com), or Carla Guenette (cguenette@ucpboston.org), if you have any questions or need additional information.
All are welcome to join the OLOS Book Group, which will meet from 2-3 PM on the following Sundays in the Bullock Center. Come just once or twice, or come for every gathering! Please come ready to discuss the book each month.
December 15:A Prayer Journal, Flannery O’Connor
January 19: The Shack, William P. Young
February 23: Shortest Way Home
March 22: Do No Harm, Henry Marsh
April 26: An Infinity of Little Hours, Nancy Klein Mcguire
May 31: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kreuger
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