Welcome to Mater Dei Parish as we celebrate the First Sunday of Advent

1. Happy New Year! We celebrate the First Sunday of Advent this weekend

which marks the beginning of a new liturgical year. We rotate to “Year

B” in the Church’s three-year cycle and explore the Gospel of St. Mark.

2. Mater Dei’s Advent Penitential Service is Sunday, December 3rd at

3:00 pm at St. Mary’s. Please read the bulletin for dates of Penitential

Services at other Churches in the Northeast Deanery.

3. St. James next Catholic Faith Formation class will be on Tuesday,

December 5th, at 3:00 pm at the Parish Center in Island Pond.

4. Friday, December 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and a

Holy Day of Obligation. The Vigil Mass is on Thursday, December 7th at

4:00 pm at St. Mary’s. Masses on Friday, December 8th are at 9:00 am

and 4:00 pm at St. Mary’s, 11:00 am at St. James, and 5:30 pm at St.

Edward’s.

5. This weekend’s Masses are offered for the:

St. Mary’s:

4:00 pm: repose of the soul of † Jeannette Nadeau.

9:30 am: repose of the souls of † Leonard Lizotte, † Leo &

† Claudette Chaput and † John Boisvert.

11:00 am: Intentions of the Vocationist Fathers.

St. Edward’s:

8:30 am: † Richard Del Favero and † Roland “Buzzy” Roy.

St. James:

10:30 am: † Lorraine Caouette.

6. We wish everyone a safe, healthy, and faith-filled week.