Advent Events at St. Jude

Save the Date for these Upcoming Advent Events at St. Jude:

· Advent Mission—Monday, 12/3 through Thursday 12/6 beginning with 6pm Mass through 9pm. With Fr. Michael Niemczak. Theme: Rest for the Weary. Thursday, 12/6 will be in Spanish. First Holy Communion and Confirmation parents are required to attend one night. Confessions will be heard throughout the mission.

· Confessions during Advent—In addition to the regular confession times, and those heard during the Advent Mission, confessions will also be heard on December 12th and December 19th from 5pm to 7pm in the Church.

· Spiritual Advent Talk with Fr. Tri—Monday, December 10th and Monday, December 17th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm.

· Advent Holy Hours— Wednesday, 12/12 and Wednesday 12/19 from 6:30pm to 8pm in the Church. These Advent Holy Hours will include adoration and an opportunity to reflect on our preparation for Christmas through song, scripture, and spiritual reflection. Confession will be offered during these Holy Hours. The theme of the first night will be O Come, O Come Emmanuel. More information to come on the theme for the second date.

· Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe—Tuesday, December 11th. All are invited and welcome to attend. Schedule is as follows:

Hora Santa (Holy Hour) from 9:00 pm to 12:00 am
9:00 pm to 9:45 pm—Children’s play about Juan Diego
9:45 to 10:00 pm—Los Matachines Dance
10:00 to 11:00 pm—Music
11:00 to 11:30 pm—Holy Rosary
11:30 to 12:00—Los Matachines Dance
12:00 to 1:00 am—Holy Mass/ Mariachi Nuevo Sonido will be performing
1:00 am to 2:00 am—Pozole at the Parish Hall & Mariachi performing

· Las Posadas—12/16—12/24
In the St. Jude Parish Hall, on weekends from 4:15pm-5pm, and Monday thru Friday from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Traditional music, and light refreshments served.