Have Yourself a Holy Little Advent by Caitlin Kennel Kim

Here is a link from Busted Halo with a great blog post about Advent: Copy and paste the link to your browser - http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/have-yourself-a-holy-little-advent-a-converts-guide-to-the-season

Cancelation

St. Olaf Religious Education classes and the St. Nicholas Party scheduled for this evening have been cancelled due to the inclement weather.

Advent and Prayer

We all tell ourselves during these special times of the liturgical year, Advent and Lent in particular that we are going to pay more attention to our prayer lives. And then...the busyness of our world and our personal lives gets in the way. Well for some of you that may not be the case but I would hazard to guess that for the majority of us that is the fact, I know it is for me.

This link that you can copy and paste comes from Vibrant Faith and will take you to a devotional book for Advent that is free for a download: http://www.vibrantfaith.org/taking-advent-home.html Why don't you take a few minutes to check it out and you may find that it is something you can use this year. You may have a smart phone with access to the internet, a tablet, an Ipad or even your desktop computer, so for most of us there is not an excuse to at least check it out.

Have a blessed Advent season.

Advent

Here is a quick video to watch about Advent. Copy and paste this link into your browser: http://bustedhalo.com/video/advent-in-two-minutes then enjoy.

Pope's Intentions for December

Universal: That Children who are victims of abandonment and of every form of violence may find the love and protection they need.

For Evangelization: That Christians, enlightened by the light of the Incarnate Word, may prepare humanity for the coming of the Savior.

Week of December 2 - December 8

Tuesday, December 3: Women's Faith Sharing Group, 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM in the Gathering Space; Wednesday, December 4: Religious Education for grades 1-7, 6:15 PM to 7:30 PM; Grade 9, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM; St. Nicholas Party, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM; Thursday, December 5: Men's Faith Sharing Group, 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM in the Parish Center; Friday, December 6, St. Olaf Men's Club All You Can Eat Fish Fry, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the Parish Center; Saturday, December 7: 1st Reconciliation in the Church, 10:00 AM; Sunday December 8: Sunday School, 10:15 to 11:30

About Advent Wreaths

 Click on this Advent Wreaths to read a short explanation about Advent wreaths.  There should be a link following the explanation for an Advent wreath blessing.