Bulletin for the Week of December 25, 2011

LOOKING AHEAD
Dec 31-Jan 1: New Years Masses, Sat 4:00, Sun 8:00 and 10:00

Jan 8, Feb 5, Mar 4, Apr 1, May 6: Class for those preparing for Confirmation, 6:00 PM St. James Parish Center

Jan 21-22: Food Shelf Weekend

Jan 21-22: March for Life bus to Washington, info 536-6640

Feb 18-19: Food Shelf Weekend

May 13: First Communion

RELIGIOUS WEB SITES
www.stjamescadyville.org (Parish Website)
http://pray.nd.edu/ (Daily Prayer)

Mission Intention for January That victims of natural disasters may received the spiritual and material comfort they need to rebuild their lives.

STATEMENT OF GIVING FOR INCOME TAXES: If you wish to receive a statement of your financial contributions to St. James Church for 2011, please indicate this on your Sunday offering envelope so that we can assure confidentiality.

THANK YOU FROM FATHER DENO: I am humbled by the amount of cards, words of gratitude, prayers, good wishes, and treats that came into the rectory over the last week. I am very blessed to be able to serve this parish. I thank you for your kindness throughout the whole year.

MARRIAGE TIP: Within your family, when you shun violent words and actions and look for peaceful ways to resolve conflict, you become a voice for life. Find more Marriage Rx at www.foryourmarriage.org.

NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE:
Dec. 31 - New Year’s Eve..................4:00 PM
Jan 1 - New Year’s Day................. 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM

Lake Champlain Bus For Life: A chartered bus will leave St. Peter’s Church on Sunday evening, January 22 at 7:30 p.m. for the Monday, January 23 National March For Life. The bus will return to Plattsburgh in the early morning of January 24. The cost of the bus is $25 per seat. To reserve a seat or to obtain more information, please contact Betty Buffett (518) 536-6640 or Karen Smith (518) 534-2028.

BLESSING AT CHRISTMAS MEAL: Heavenly Father, we pause at this time to ask you to bless us at this Christmas time, and to thank all who have brought us to Christmas meal. Take into your gentle hands all who can no longer be with us because of sickness or death. Continue to bless all those have worked together since last Christmas. And finally, bless this food so that it may give us the strength to do all that God asks of us. We make this prayer in the name of Jesus of Bethlehem. Amen.

O HOLY NIGHT
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;
It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.



MAY YOU HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS!