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Holy Family Catholic Church Advent 2014.
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We will have DAILY REFLECTIONS FOR ADVENT to give away beginning the weekend of Nov. 29-30
and Advent Calendars for children.
WINTER WEATHER POLICY AND MASS: If Anne Arundel County Schools are cancelled, no daily
Mass. If schools are DELAYED, we WILL have Mass. We do not cancel weekend Masses.
SPECIAL MASSES AND LITURGICAL EVENTS
 Rosary: 6:30pm in the chapel on Mondays
 Wed. Nov. 26 at 7pm: Ecumenical Service for Thanksgiving at Davidsonville United Methodist
Church. Holy Family, Union Memorial Methodist, Davidsonville United Methodist and All Hallows
Episcopal will be praying together.
 Thanksgiving Day: Thurs Nov 27, 10am. Please bring non-perishable food items for Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Food Bank to this Mass and put in bins at front of church BEFORE Mass begins. We
will also have small loaves of bread blessed during this Mass for your Thanksgiving Supper.
 Immaculate Conception: Mon, Dec 8 at 9am and 7pm – please see our “Mini-Mission info”
 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Tues. Dec. 16, 7:30pm with the parish Prayer Group and Fr. Andy
 Christmas Masses: PLEASE “MAKE ROOM AT THE INN” and avoid the 3:30pm time slot on
Christmas Eve this year. Please note that we have ADDED A SECOND MASS at 5:30pm this year.
1. Christmas Eve Masses: Wed, Dec 24, 3:30pm/church, 3:30pm/hall (childrens’ message),
5:30pm/church, 5:30pm/hall (children’s message), 7:30pm, 10pm
2. Christmas Day Mass: Thurs, Dec 25, 10am
 Holy Family Weekend: Sat and Sun Dec. 27-28 is the Feast Day of our parish. On this weekend we
will have a special blessing for all parishioners.
 New Year’s Eve and Day: Dec. 31at 5pm and Jan. 1 at 10am (Feast of Mary, the Mother of God.)
 Anointing of the Sick (during Mass): Sat. Jan. 24 at 5pm and Sun. Jan 25 at 11am.
 Pro-Life Procession and Prayers: After the 5pm Mass on Sat. Jan. 17, procession to the chapel.
 BLESSING OF THE CANDLES: Bring in your candles to be blessed at Mass, Jan. 31-Feb 1.
 Renewal of Vows for Married Couples w/wine and cheese reception (free) 5pm Mass Sat. Feb. 14.
 SUNDAY NIGHT MASSES: 5pm every FIRST Sunday of the month (except for Feb – when it
will be the second Sunday). Dec. 7, Jan. 4, Feb. 8.
Holy Family Mini-Mission: “Come Encounter Jesus”
-- and prepare your hearts for the birth of our Savior.
Sunday, December 7th
Mass: 5pm, church
Free Pizza Dinner: 6pm, Upper Gallery (email [email protected] to sign up)
Guest Speaker, Fr. Blaise Czaja: 7pm, church -- “Grace-A Transforming Gift from God”
Monday, December 8th
Mass: 9am, church.
Talk after Mass (Fr. Blaise Czaja) -- “Repentance-Open Our Hearts to the Gift of Grace”
Confessions: 10:30am-11:30am & 4pm-5pm
Mass: 7pm, Church (Fr. Blaise Czaja) with reception to follow in the Upper Gallery
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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Each Saturday at 3:30pm. Fr. Andy will also be available to hear confessions
Two times during the mission (please see above)
Thurs. Dec 18, 8am – 8:45am (1 priest), and 11am – 12pm (1 priest). 7pm – (several priests)
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Holy Family Advent Challenge –
ALL THROUGH ADVENT we will be challenging our parishioners to grow in faith,
week-by-week. Each week we’ll have gold slips of paper to take home onto which your
family can write their action during the week to bring to Mass the next weekend and
place in baskets in the gathering space in church. We’ll bring those slips up at each
weekend Mass to place in a manger near the altar: So that our prayers and good deeds
will be preparing us and our families for a truly Holy Christmas.
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Week 1 – OUTREACH Nov. 29 - Dec 6
Winter Relief – housing the homeless here at Holy Family Dec 1 - 8 (sign up on parish website), or
email Dave at [email protected]
Adopt-a-family at St. Gregory (begins Nov 15-16)
Give to families that need help with winter fuel bills (put in poor boxes at the doors of the church – write
out to Holy Family and on the memo line put “St. Vincent de Paul.”
Give to those in need through www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/donate
Give to Iraqi refugees during the winter through www.catholicrelief.org/
Give to our sister parish in Haiti -- make checks out to OLPH and on the memo line put either “Haiti
school program” or “Haiti feeding program.” Send to OLPH, 515 Loch Haven Rd, Edgewater, 21037
Be kind to someone. / Give someone a compliment. / Give someone some encouragement.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CARD – SUPPORTING OUR MILITARY IN AFGHANISTAN
o Sponsored by the South County Council of the Knights. Please personalize your cards and
address them to: Soldier, U.S. Army. You may bring your cards to Holy Family Church. Look
for the Council 8251 collection boxes in lobby. We plan to mail the cards Dec. 1, 2014.
Support “Our Daily Bread Employment Center” www.catholiccharities-md.org/ODBEC
o A $250 donation to ‘Our Daily Bread Employment Center’ will help to defray costs of aluminum
pans and the other supplies to get meals to the table from our supporting parishes. Last year,
Our Daily Bread spent $30,000 on pans for this program.
o A gift of $500 to ODBEC for one week of services for an unemployed individual in our
‘Work4Sucess’ Program. The ‘Work4Success’ program is an intensive five-day training program
that provides our homeless and unemployed guests with job readiness training, job placement
assistance, case management services, and job retention services. Last year 543 individuals
received employment training and job placement services through this center.
o A gift of $1000 Donation to ODBEC will support the men of Christopher Place as they work
towards self-sufficiency by helping to provide them with the tools they need to re-join the work
force. $1,000 will help to outfit one man with work clothes, such as a suit or a work uniform,
work boots or shoes during the time he is a resident at Christopher Place Academy, a year-long
live-in program that has an extremely successful track record of getting men back into the
workforce. Every year 100 men and women go through programs like this with ODBEC.
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Week 2 – MEAL Dec 6 - Dec 13
During the week share THREE MEALS together as a family. Say grace together at meals. Think of
other ways to make your sharing of meals this week to be one that helps the family and our faith.
Week 3 – CONFESSION Dec 13 - Dec 20
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Go to the sacrament of confession at Holy Family on our “confessions day”/Dec. 18
o at 8am, 11am, or 7pm (multiple priests in the church).
Go to confession from 3:30p – 5pm on any Saturday in Advent.
Go to confession Mon Dec 8 at 10:30am or 4pm
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Go to the Chapel (it’s never locked) to pray.
Go to the ORATORY before or after Mass on the weekends to pray.
Pray together as a family.
Pray grace together at meals.
Pray a decade of the rosary together as a family
Go to daily Mass during the week (remember we do have 7am on Thurs and 9am Tu, Wed and Fri)
Week 4 – PRAYER Dec 20 - Dec 25
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EVENTS
 Sun. Dec. 14 after all Sunday morning Masses in the hall: Breakfast w/Santa.
 Sun. Dec. 21, Right after the 11am Mass….Noon, church: CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AND
CONCERT. All of our choirs are all participating, and we will have refreshments afterwards.
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Thurs. Jan. 22, 11am. Prolife March: Fr. Andy and parishioners will leave at 11am from the HOLY
FAMILY PARKING LOT and then caravan to the NEW CARROLLTON METRO.
Wed. Jan. 28, Noon, Senior Luncheon
YOUNG ADULTS
 Young Adults: Single Young Adults -- Nov 20, Jan 8 at 7:30pm in the Youth Room. Young Adults
singles and couples: Check out the Holy Family Young Adults Facebook page and upcoming service
ops with Mike MacDonald at [email protected].
RETREATS AND WORKSHOPS
 MID-ATLANTIC CONGRESS: www.midatlanticcongress.org to register. Feb. 12-14, 2015.
Forming Catholic Leaders for Faithful Service. Speakers, workshops. Inner Harbor, Baltimore.
 SOCIAL MINISTRY CONVOCATON: http://www.catholiccharities-md.org/parish-social-ministry/.
March 7, 2015 at Seton Keough High in Baltimore. Serve the poor and the vulnerable.
 PROJECT RACHEL RETREAT: God loves you. Retreats for healing after abortion. 410-625-8491;
www.project-rachel.net. [email protected]
 ARCHDIOCESAN MENS’ CONFERENCE, Sat. Mar 14, 2015, www.catholicmensfellowship.com.
 GALEONE MARRIED COUPLES’ RETREATS: Priestfield Spiritual Center. www.priestfield.org
and click “programs” or contact Frank and Elaine Galeone at 410-252-5355 to register.
 MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: Make a healthy marriage better. www.moments4marriage.org for local
dates. www.foryourmarriage.org and www.portumatrimonio.org for resources in English and Spanish.
 RETROUVAILLE is a Catholic program designed to help hurting couples. For info or to register
301-468-6764 or [email protected]. Website: www.HelpOurMarriage.com.
 The SEPARATED/WIDOWED/DIVORCED (SINGLE AGAIN) CONFERENCE at OUR LADY OF
THE FIELDS in Millersville on Sat. Apr. 25, 2015 from 9am -3pm. You can go to
www.singleagain.itgo.com.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR -Discovering Christ-This inquiry class is for those who may be interested in becoming Catholic or for those
who want to revive their faith. The course includes free dinners, engaging teachings and thought-provoking
discussions.
Tuesdays Feb 24-Apr 21, 6:45pm. Retreat on Sat. Apr 11, 9am – 3pm.
Location: Holy Family Unity Hall
To register: www.holyfamilychurch.org
Preview video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-QPh2_3n2k\
Consecration to Jesus with the Prayers of the Virgin Mary
On Dec 27-28 and Jan 3-4 we will have the books “Total Consecration” on sale after Masses for $5 each.
Consecration prayers begin with Feast of Mary the Mother of God (Jan 1) and conclude on Tues Feb 10 with a
special consecration Mass at 7:30pm in the church and rosary at 7pm.
Welcome Back: We have a “Welcome Back” ministry for people that have been away from the Church for a
while and every year have a program for those who would like to come back in January. This year the dates
are: Thurs Jan 8, 15, and 22 at 7:30pm in the library, and on Thurs Jan. 29 a Teaching Mass at 7pm in the
Chapel. Contact Charles Burk, [email protected], Anthony Long at [email protected], Tracie
Terneus at [email protected], or Jo Allman at [email protected].
Women’s Retreat: Sat. Jan. 10. 9am Mass, talks to follow with the Sister Servants of the Lord. “St. Terese:
A Model in Doing Small Things with Great Love” and “Having the Spiritual Freedom of Knowing that We are
Children of God.” Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available
Men’s Retreat: Sat. Feb. 11. 9am Mass, talks to follow with Mr. Kevin McGowan who will talk on courage
and staying spiritually enriched through prayer, adoration and Bible study. Kevin will use his experience of
losing his sight and his subsequent struggles to talk about how to maintain peace, composure, happiness and
faith in the good and the bad times of life. Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available.
For Men 18 and Older: Discernment Retreat: Jan. 9-11, 2015 at St. Gabriel’s Retreat House, Catonsville.
Registration will be up soon at our website. This is our big discernment event for those over 18 and a great
opportunity for men to spend a longer time in quiet prayer, listening to God’s voice.
Details and Registration can be found at our website: http://www.becomeapriest.org/events/discernment-days/.