CTR Announcements as of December 17th:
Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols: Our traditional service of Lessons and Carols is Sunday, 12/21, at 5:00 pm. Bring a friend and come sing hymns and listen to choral music, accompanied by organ and brass. A reception follows the service.
Christmas Services: Join us on Christmas Eve, at 4:00 pm for Family Mass, and at 10:00 pm for “Midnight” Mass. And please joins us on Christmas morning at 11:00 am.
Christmastide Services: Feast of St. Stephen, Protomartyr: Friday, 12/26, at 7:00 am in the chapel; Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist: Saturday, 12/27, at 7:00 am in the chapel; Feast of the Circumcision: Thursday, 1/1, at 7:00 am in the chapel; Feast of Epiphany: Tuesday, 1/6, at 6:30 pm in the church.
Year-End Gifts: As we come to the end of the calendar year, it is an excellent time for tax deductible gifts. The vestry is making a special December appeal to make up the difference we are behind in our giving, a difference currently of $25,000. Please consider a special gift to the church this month. Thank you!
Offices Closed: Parish offices will be closed for the Octave of Christmas, from December 25 through January 1.
Newcomers Course: We will once again be offering our Newcomers Course beginning on Wednesday, January 7, at 6:30pm in the sacristy. The class is geared toward newcomers, but open to everyone. It is required before receiving either baptism or confirmation, and covers the contents of traditional catechesis through the Apostles Creed, the Our Father, and the Ten Commandments. If you are interested, please sign up here.
Hospitality Lunch: Please join us on January 4 after the service for this month’s Hospitality meal. Hospitality meals are opportunities to share a meal with fellow parishioners. There is no charge and all are welcome. Randy Govoni is our head cook, and the Castro’s 2:42 group will be the clean-up team. We hope to see you there.
Spring Semester: We’ll be starting off our Spring Semester on Sunday, January 11 with another Family Game Night, starting at 4:00 pm. We’ll provide pizza. Please bring a game and dessert to share. The Youth Group will start the night with an Epiphany play written and prepared by themselves. All are invited to join in the fun.
Adult Sunday School: The Spring Semester for our Adult Sunday School will begin on January 11 in the Parish Hall at 9:00 am. This semester we will be continuing the second part of our Prayer Practicum. The goal is to deepen and develop the prayer-life of our parishioners. Each week we will introduce a new form of prayer, which parishioners will take home and practice for the week. At the next class, we will discuss our previous week of practice before introducing the next form of prayer.