Parish News: Christmas and the Octave of Christmas

Sunday is both the 4th of Advent (in the morning) and Christmas Eve (in the afternoon). Sung Mass and Sunday School as usual at 11am for Sunday, followed by the usual Christmas Eve pattern of Children’s Crib service at 4pm, Midnight Mass at 11.30pm and then Sung Mass the following morning at 11am. 

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You can see the readings for this coming Sunday here.

Please pray for:
The sick and those in need
Brenda, Conor, Chinye, Victor, Mercy, Olga, John, Cordelia, Lolita, Ben, Evelyn and Sidoni.
The Faithful departed
The recently departed, amongst them David Chislett, Priest, all who have worshipped in and served at Saint Benet’s and those whose year’s mind falls about this time.

Christmas Highlights:
Children’s Carols Around the Crib – Christmas Eve, 4pm
Midnight Sung Mass – Christmas Eve, 11.30pm 
Sung Mass of Christmas Day – Christmas Morning, 11am

The cover art this week is The Dream of Joseph by Rembrandt (1645) held in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.