Updates on Masses as we go forward in the Holy Day season are:
Monday, December 28th, Holy Innocents 7 pm
Thursday, December 31st, St. Sylvester 12 Noon
Friday, January 1st, Circumcision of Christ 12 Noon
Wednesday, January 6, The Epiphany 7 pm
Thursday, January 7th, Of the Octave of Epiphany 12 Noon
Christmas Eve
12 Noon ~ Litany for Advent & Pro-Anaphora (Ante-Communion) for the Vigil of the Nativity (No Communion)
1-3 PM ~ Confessions heard in church
6:30 PM ~ “Family Service” Mass (Lux Fulgebit, Titus iii. 4-7, Luke ii. 15-20) (NO SINGING)
10:30 PM ~ Carol Sing
11 PM ~ Midnight Mass: Traditional Proclamation of Christmas, Blessing of the Creche, Festive Holy Eucharist, Silent Night sung to Candlelight (Dominus dixit, Titus ii. 11-15, Luke ii. 1-14 “There was a decree from Caesar Augustus…”)
Christmas Day
10 AM ~ Abbreviated Morning Prayer, Athanasian Creed, Litany for Christmas, Mass (Puer natus est, Hebrews i. 1-12, John i. 1-14) (NO SINGING)
St. Stephen’s Day, Saturday December 26
12 Noon ~ Mass
St. John the Evangelist, Sunday December 27
8 AM ~ Abbreviated Morning Prayer & Mass
10 AM ~ Mass with hymns
Holy Innocents’, Monday December 28
7 PM ~ Mass
Sunday School has begun. There is Adult Sunday School on The Book of Revelation and a young people’s Sunday school as well. Please invite some to join us.
Noonday Mass on Thursday will resume on October 8th.
8 o’clock service, with Morning Prayer preceding Mass will begin on October 11th.
Blessing of Animals. Traditionally around St. Francis Day (Oct. 4) there is a blessing of Animals. We did not do it this year, but Fr. Geromel will be happy to come ‘round your house and bless your pets. Just ask!
Welcome, Fr Peter Geromel! Our new Vicar!
Mass time returns to Sunday at 10 am on August 30th.
Sunday School for all ages begins again Sunday, September 27, with a celebration of St. Michael and All Angels.
Email us to participate as we pray individually for towns around the New River Valley, that Jesus Christ may be known and adored, everywhere and by all.
