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Just a reminder that we will be taking down all the Christmas decorations this Saturday beginning at 8:00 am. If you are able to help, we would be grateful for any time you could offer. Even though we just finished Christmas, Lent is coming up next month. If you have old palms that you would like to dispose of, you can bring those to church and we will use those to make ashes for the future. As we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr this coming weekend, let’s pray the Hail Mary for a greater sense of justice among all people. May Our Lady help us to recognize the dignity of every person and help to realize the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. where we are judged not by the color of our skin, but by the content of our character. Have a great week.

First of all, I hope you all had a blessed Christmas and that your new year is off to a good start. We will be taking down the Christmas decorations in church on Saturday, January 14th beginning at 8:00 am. Any help would be much appreciated. As you can tell around the campus, the façade repair is well underway and should be finished fairly soon. Repainting all the buildings is the next step. I just want to send out one last invitation to consider giving to the campaign. We are about $150,000 short of our goal. We can still do the work, but it will require digging into more of our savings, which we would like to avoid. So, if you would like to give or increase your gift, you can contact Kim in the parish office. Finally, I just wanted to let you know that in the month of December, the parish Food Pantry provided groceries for 141 households…that’s nearly 300 people. Thanks to all who volunteer and give! Let’s pray the Hail Mary this week for the repose of the soul of Pope Benedict XVI. He worked tirelessly for the Church, so let’s ask Our Lady to welcome him home to heaven. Thank you and have a great week!

Just a couple announcements for the week. First, our Thanksgiving Mass tomorrow is at 9:00 am, not at Noon. I believe there was a mistake in the bulletin. So we hope you can join us for Thanksgiving Mass tomorrow at 9:00 am. Also, there will NOT be a Noon Mass or Adoration on Friday. Secondly, next week you will begin to see some lifts and other equipment around the outside of the church. They are going to begin repairing the facade on all the buildings on campus. At this point it will not affect how we come and go from church, but you'll be seeing some equipment around the campus. . I look forward to seeing you this weekend as we begin the church year anew with the First Sunday of Advent. Let's pray the Hail Mary this week in Thanksgiving for the mercy that God is so happy to offer us. Have a blessed Thanksgiving!