Announcements for December 23

Christmas Pageant Rehearsals
Participants in the children’s Christmas pageant will rehearse this Sunday during the morning 9:00 hour and again at 4:00 p.m.

2013 Offering Envelopes are Available
Offering Envelopes for next year are available in the undercroft. Please pick yours up. Using the envelopes helps the parish record contributions more efficiently.

Parish Office Closed Christmas Week
The parish office will be closed December 24 through January 1. Phone messages will be checked periodically.

Contribute to Christmas Flowers
If you wish to contribute to the poinsettias and special greens that adorn the church during the Christmas season, please use the flower envelope included with the Christmas letter or found in the pews. Contributions may be designated as memorials, thanksgivings or purely to the Glory of God.

Save the Date for the Feast
The annual Feast of St. John the Evangelist, celebrating both our patron saint and our own parish community is scheduled for Saturday, January 5. Please plan to come. Invitations have been mailed; RSVP cards can be placed in the offering plate or returned to the parish office.

Gifts to Lawrence Hall
Thanks be to God for everyone who contributed money and gift cards to the youth of Lawrence Hall for Christmas. $1075.00 was raised.

Christmas Worship Schedule
Services on Christmas Eve will be at 4:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. The early service includes the children’s Christmas pageant. The late service is the festive, choral Christ Mass. It is preceded by special Christmas music for choir, organ and congregation beginning at 10:00 p.m. The Christmas Day service begins at 10:00 a.m.