The parish staff and the whole community wish to extend to Linda Lynch, one of wedding coordinators and faithful parishioner, and to her family our deepest condolences on the death of her husband, John. John's funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of the Sierra Church on Friday, December 11th, at 10am. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let Perpetual Light shine on him. May John rest in peace.
This coming Tuesday, December 8th, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the United States. We are offering two Masses and one Communion Service that day. There will be Mass at 8am, Communion Service at 12noon, and an evening Mass at 6pm. This is a holyday of obligation for all Catholics.
Next Saturday is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas. In her honor, we will have the traditional mananitas beginning at 5:30am, with a special Bi-Lingual Mass at 6:00AM. On this day, the Spanish speaking community throughout the United States and Mexico will flock to churches to celebrate the special gift of Mary, Mother of the Lord, to the people of the new world. We invite all our parishioners to join us in the spirit of being one Church, one People of God.
Please also plan to attend our Advent Parish Penance Service on Tuesday, December 15th, at 6:00pm at Our Lady of the Sierra Church. We will have multiple priests. This is a wonderful opportunity to prepare ourselves for the upcoming Christmas celebration.
Again, a great big thank you to the Art and Environment Commission members who have done such a wonderful job in creating the beautiful Advent environment in all our churches. I am so proud of the many hours of planning and preparation work this group did to prepare our parishioners for this Advent season.
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