Lighting Project Update....Phase 2
Phase 2 of our Lighting Project will begin Tuesday, December 2.
The Church will once again be inaccessible on:
Tuesday, December 2 through Friday, December 5
Tuesday, December 9 through Friday, December 12
Tuesday Adoration will not take place on December 2 and 9
Saturday, Sunday and Monday Masses will be celebrated in the Church.
During Phase 2 the controls will be programmed and the appropriate settings will be put in place for various church events and the hanging pendant lighting fixtures will be replaced.
Thank you for your cooperation while the work is being done. Most especially, thank you for your generosity which enabled this much needed renovation.
There is still time to make a pledge and contribution payments with the convenience of a credit card on our website. (Payments may be made by check through the Parish Office.)
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Thank you for your continued support of our Parish.
SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
a holy day of obligation
Monday, December 8
8:30am Mass​
12:10pm Mass
7:30pm Mass​
PANCAKE BREAKFAST WITH ST NICHOLAS
Sunday, December 7
9:00am-12:30pm
Cafeteria
Tickets: $10
Children under 5: FREE​
Be a part of this wonderful family event hosted by our Knights of Columbus and Children's Liturgy of the Word Ministry. Enjoy a
delicious breakfast with a special
visit from St Nicholas.
Click below to order
your tickets today!
HOW TO OPPOSE
NYS MEDICAL AID IN DYING ACT (MAIDA)
MAIDA would permit terminally ill people with less than six months to live to receive life-ending medication. Now the final decision on whether to make the measure law, rests with Governor Kathy Hochul. The Catholic Church opposes MAIDA because it considers all forms of assisted suicide and euthanasia a grave violation of the law of God and an unacceptable killing of a human person.
There is till time to oppose the measure. Click the link below to learn how to contact Governor Hochul.
Advent at OLL...
You may have noticed a few differences in the way we pray and decorate the church during the season of Advent. These elements in our Advent liturgies allow us to focus more as we prepare for the celebration of Jesus’ birth.
Liturgy:
+ Our priests and deacons will wear the color purple or violet except for the Third Sunday of Advent
(Gaudete Sunday) when rose vestments may be worn.
+ We do not sing or recite the Gloria except during solemnities such as the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (Dec 8) and the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Dec 12).
+ Our liturgical music, in general, will take on a simpler tone to reflect the season.
Church Environment & Other Elements:
+ Contrary to the secular world, the church décor during Advent is much more modest to represent this season of preparation.
+ Our parish Advent Wreath will be lit at all liturgies. The candles represent Christ who is the light of the world and the wreath’s evergreen boughs remind us of new and eternal life in Christ, the eternal son of the Father. At the weekend Masses, families will participate in the lighting of the Advent Wreath.
+ No flowers should be placed in church during Advent. The only exceptions are on the solemnities
mentioned above and on Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent, December 14. Note: Flowers brought to church for funeral masses will be removed following the funeral.
Additional Advent Traditions to help you prepare:
+ Help fellow parishioners in need by taking a tag from our parish Giving Tree in the All Purpose Room.
+ Come and be a part of our special parish events such as Breakfast with St Nicholas (Dec 7), our Christmas Tree Lighting (Dec 13), and a special presentation of Behold…The Moment: A Christmas Cantata (Dec 18).
+ Attend the Diocesan Day of Reconciliation on Monday, December 22. Keep an eye on the bulletin or our website for more information.
+ Take part in other Advent activities in our parish. Please see the bulletin or follow our Facebook & Instagram pages for additional information.