Parish Notices for the 2nd Sunday of Advent

1. Our “Christmas Dinner” is tomorrow (today) Sunday – December 8th from 5.30PM to 10.30PM. There are still some tickets available, the cost Adults $180.00 and Children under 12 $125.00. Attractive Door Prizes!! Lots to eat and drink!! Live Parang Band!! Please note the new venue for the dinner is St. Xavier’s Private School Hall. 
2. On Monday December 9^th we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, the patronal feast of our Archdiocese. In our church mass will be celebrated at 6AM. The main, solemn mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Fatima RC Church at 5pm.  Members of our parish community of St. Joseph/Mt. D’or are all invited. 
3. Catholic Almanacs are still now available at the Catholic News Front Desk. The cost is $4.00. 
4. The CCSJ St. Joseph/ Mt. D'or Parish Group monthly meeting takes place this Sunday December 8^th  2013 at 10AM in the Presbytery. 
5. We congratulate our beloved Sr. Gail who made her solemn, perpetual profession on Saturday. We are very grateful for her great service for the parish and wish her everything good. 
6. We would like to invite you to go to confession before Christmas in order to prepare the pathway for the Coming Jesus. Penitential Service (Confessions) at St. Joseph on Thursday, 19^th December at 6PM. On the notice board you can find the flayer with the dates of confessions in the neighbouring parishes. 
7. Special Masses for Advent will be celebrated every Friday 6 pm. The tradition of Rorate Masses is that it is celebrated in darkness with readings taken from the Fathers of the Church. Everyone is most welcomed. 
8. Please check the notice board and our blog and Facebook pages for the schedule of Masses for Christmas.

Blessings to ALL our parishioners this week!

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