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Fellowship, Coffee & Donuts
Join us in the Parish Hall Sunday, Dec. 5, after the 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 am Masses. Donations are free will and will support the ministry of the Community Group. Please observe local protocols for wearing of masks unless you are eating or drinking.
This weekend is “last call” for bringing unwrapped gifts for the Giving Tree, as well as sales of keepsake Christmas ornaments from years past. Advent candles have sold out. Thank for your generosity! All proceeds go to support the Community Group’s ministry of feeding the homeless.
50+ Scripture Study
On Wednesday, Dec. 1, the 50+ Scripture Study will continue with its thematic scripture study, “Angels of God,” which provides an overview of the Bible’s presentation of God’s angels as guardians and messengers. New members are welcome to join any time. The group meets every other Wednesday in the Courtyard outside the Seton room from 8:30 to 10:00 am. For details, contact Ted Flood at (562) 438-3826.
Virtual Advent Prayer ExperienceAdvent is coming! Are you ready for the adventure to begin!? You are invited to join us for a reflective Virtual Evening Prayer experience on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 6:45 pm, hosted by Sister Paulynne. Come and be spiritually refreshed with the traditions of our faith: the Advent candles, the Advent wreath, and O Antiphons. Christ is bringing us hope and joy for He is our Emmanuel: God with us! Call the Parish Office at (562) 438-3826 to register. You will receive an e-mail link to the Zoom prayer service.
NEW! Faith Formation Playlist
The St. Bart Faith Formation Program is pleased to present a collection of resources in a Faith Formation Playlist for exploring your faith. How would you like to deepen your faith and become closer to God? Choose the resources from the Playlist Menu that fit your interest and schedule. Participate independently or engage with your parish community.
Join us...Advent Awakenings Reflection Series. Starts Dec. 2. Participate in person or virtually. To register for the Reflection Series (located under the Participate Tab) and view the full Playlist, visit www.stbartholomewcclb.org/playlist.
Questions? Contact Kellie De Leo at (562) 438-3826, Ext. 250 or KDeLeo@la-archdiocese.org.
Wednesday Night Bible StudyThe Wednesday Night Bible Study will continue its readings of Divine Mercy on Wednesday, Dec 15, 6:30-8:30 pm in the Parish Hall. Study materials are provided. Join us for fellowship, prayer, and discussion.The group meets the second and fourth Wednesday of the month (No session on Dec. 8). For details, call (562) 438-3826.
Christmas Giving TreeThis holiday season the Community Group will continue the tradition of working with Christian Outreach in Action (COA) to collect Christmas gifts for needy children. However, due to COVID this year’s event will not be in-person. COA is asking families to register through their website for children’s gifts that will be delivered to their homes last this month.
Giving Trees trimmed with gift-tag ornaments will be located in the Church’s Vestibule and Parish Hall. Please take a gift-tag ornament from the Giving Tree, purchase the requested gift, and bring it unwrapped to the Parish Hall the weekend of Dec. 4-5. God bless you for your generosity!
Advent Almsgiving Project to the PoorThroughout the Season of Advent, a Creche (crib) will be placed near the altar and parishioners are invited to fill it with $5 gift cards that can be used to purchase food. These will be given to the parishes in West Long Beach (St. Anthony’s, Holy Innocents, St. Lucy’s, and St. Athanasius) for distribution to the poor who come to their doors looking for a meal. This Advent let us be Christ for one another by helping to feed our brothers and sisters who live on the margins.
Christmas PoinsettiasSpecial envelopes are in the pews this weekend and throughout Advent to help pay for the altar flowers and poinsettias that decorate the altar on Christmas Eve and throughout the Christmas season. Thank you for your generosity!
Holiday Greens DistributionThis Sunday, Dec. 5, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, Boy Scout Troop 105 will be onsite in the Parish Hall to deliver fresh wreaths, garlands, and evergreen centerpieces that were pre-sold last month. If you will not be at church that day, the Troop will deliver your order to your home. BSA Troop 105 thanks you for your support!
Blessing of the StrawStraw for decorating in-home Nativity scenes will be blessed at the Vigil Mass the weekend of Dec. 4-5. The straw will be located under the colonnade between the Church and Parish Hall. Small plastic bags will be provided to carry the straw home.
Women’s Council MeetingThe Women’s Council is meeting Monday, Dec. 6, in the Parish Hall at 12 noon. All women of the parish are invited to attend this meeting, which occurs on the first Monday of the month.
Immaculate Conception Schedule of MassesDec. 8 is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary & Patronal Feast Day of the United States of America. Mass will be celebrated at 8:00 am, 12:15 pm and 7:00 pm.
Retirement Fund for the ReligiousAging religious need your help. Senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests ministered for years for little or no pay. Their sacrifices now leave their religious communities without adequate retirement savings. Your gift to the special collection for the Retirement Fund for the Religious helps to provide medications, nursing care, and more for tens of thousands of elderly religious. Envelopes will be in the pews the weekend of Dec. 11-12. Thank you for your generosity!
Holy Land Christmas Market
The weekend of Dec. 11-12, Bethlehem Souvenir Center of Israel will host a Christmas Marketplace of religious gifts from the Holy Land. These hand-carved, olive wood religious articles will be on display in the Parish Hall on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm and on Sunday, Dec. 12, from 7:00 am to 2:30 pm. Proceeds from the sales will benefit suffering Christian families of the Holy Land.
Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage (Jubilee Year 2022) with Fr. Michael ReardonIf walking The Way of St. James is on your “bucket list,” Fr. Michael Reardon is the Spiritual Director for an early fall pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. This will be on the last section of the French Way from Sept. 24 to Oct. 6, 2022. There will also be an optional 5-Day pre-Camino Del Norte journey along the Northern Coast of Spain Sept. 21-25, 2022. Enjoy a special discount if you signup before Christmas. Limited space! Sign up through our latest Flocknote e-mail or call the Parish Office at (562) 438-3826. Buen Camino! > Download Flier
Offertory Envelope MailingBeginning this December, offertory envelope packages will be mailed bi-monthly for the 2022 calendar year. Each package will contain envelopes for two months. Over the course of the calendar year, we will reduce mailing costs by $1,000. If you are not receiving envelopes and would like to be added to the bi-monthly mailing list, please call the Parish Office.
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