Bulletin for the Week of December 4, 2011

LOOKING AHEAD

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

Dec 8: Feast of Immaculate Conception, Masses at 8:30 and 5:30

Dec 10: Annual Cadyville Tree Lighting, 5-7 PM

Dec 10-11: 45th Annual Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir

Dec 17-18: Food Shelf Weekend

Dec 24-25: Christmas Masses will be Saturday December 24 at 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM and Sunday December 25.10:00 AM

Jan 21-22: Food Shelf Weekend

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

May 13: First Communion

RELIGIOUS WEB SITES

www.stjamescadyville.org (Parish Website)

http://pray.nd.edu/ (Daily Prayer)

Mission Intention for December: That our personal experience of suffering may be an occasion for better understanding the situation of unease and pain which is the lot of many people who are alone, sick or aged, and stir us all to give them generous help.

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS COLLECTION: You will find envelopes at the entrance of the church for donations for Christmas flowers. Place the envelopes with your contribution in the collection basket.

EXTEND AN INVITATION: Advent is a time of hope. Someone is hopeful that you will extend a welcome to return to the practice of the Catholic faith. An informative web site for a seeking or returning person iswww.OnceCatholic.org.

ECUMENICAL CHOIR CONCERT: The 45th Annual Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir Christmas Concert will have two performances: Saturday, December 10th, 7:30 PM at St. John the Baptist Church, Keeseville and Sunday, December 11th 7:30 PM at St. Augustine’s Church, Peru. Free Admission

CHRISTMAS HYMNS WITH CHILDREN: The children in Grades 1-5 who participate in the Religious Education Program are invited to sing Christmas hymns before the 4:00 Mass on Christmas Eve. Practice will be at the Parish Center on Thursdays December 8th and 15th after the religion class. Parents are asked to pick up their child at 4:00 PM on those days.

CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE

Christmas Eve, December 24

Children Hymns/Mass..............4:00 PM

Mass........................................8:00 PM

Christmas Day, December 25

Mass.......................................10:00 AM

Confessions, Saturday December 17...2:00-3;45

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE: In honor of this feast the Plattsburgh Newman Center will participate in the 22nd National Night of Prayer for Life on Thursday, December 8th, from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament during the 4 hours, closing with Benediction.

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.

GIVING TREE: Your gifts must be under the Giving Tree by the end of Masses on December 11th.

CADYVILLE COMMUNITY TREE: The Cadyville Community Christmas Tree Lighting will take place on Saturday December 10 from 5-7 pm. We ask everyone bring a dessert to share.

MARRIAGE TIP: They say it takes a village to raise a child...but the truth is that it takes a lot of solid, stable marriages to create a village. Find more Marriage Rx at www.foryourmarriage.org.

CATHOLIC CALENDARS: Calendars for 2012 indicating the special holy days and saints of the Catholic Church are available for your home or workplace. This year they are on the theme of Christian stewardship.

March for Life Pilgrimage! College Students and Young Adults are invited on a Pilgrimage to Washington, DC for the 39th March for Life. Departure is on Friday Afternoon, January 20th and return January 22nd. The all-inclusive cost is $150 per adult. For more information, please email: Father Timothy Canaan at frtim@broadstreetcatholics.org or call 563-0730. Registrations are only complete with payment and must be submitted no later than December 1, 2011.

CHRISTMAS BRUNCH: A sign up sheet is on the windowsill in the entrance to the church for the St. James Christmas Luncheon on Sunday, December 11th. Since we will be having "potluck" this year, please list your phone number if you would like to bring a food item for the buffet. You are also invited to bring an inexpensive item for the Chinese auction. Any questions? Please call Nancy LeFevre 492-2336 or Tina Ramsey 293-8351.

WEBSITE: The St. James Parish web site has been completely revised. We are thankful for Neil Duquette who developed and maintained our web site for the past 10 years. He has generously donated his time and talents over these many years!