St. Francis de Sales Parish

This calendar is a basic outline for our gatherings, and other Parish happenings during the upcoming year. I will be sending a monthly newsletter home reflecting on the past month, and the events that are upcoming – which will have more specific information will be about events.

As always, please don’t hesitate to contact me with questions –

Cell – 443-365-0954

soscar@visitstfrancis.org

·        6 – Ceili Rain Concert 2pm – Parish Center – Families & students welcome to attend – Lunch available for purchase, or bring your own!  Youth does Not meet separate from event

• 4 – Second Sunday of Advent
• 4 – “Different Ways to Pray” – Regular Meeting Times
• 8 – Feast of Immaculate Conception – masses at – 7 a.m., 830 a.m., 5 p.m., HR- 730 p.m.
• 11- “Catholics around the World” – Regular Meeting Times
• 11 – Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta, 3^rd Sunday of Advent
• 13 – Reconciliation Service – 4 & 7 p.m. SFdS Church
• 18 - Christmas Parties - parents needed to help with cookie baking and chaperoning
• 18 – “Forgiveness and Forgetting” – Regular Meeting Times
• 18 – 4^th Sunday of Advent
• 22 – Parish Center set-up for Christmas Masses- Noon, Church and PC decorating 7 p.m.
• 24 – Christmas Eve Masses – SFdS- 4:00,6:00,8:00,10:00 p.m., - PC – 4:05,5:30,7:00 p.m. (Spanish) –HR – 4:00,5:30 p.m.
• 25 – MERRY CHRISTMAS!! – Mass SFdS – 10:30 a.m. – Youth does Not meet
• 28 – Parish Center clean up – 10:00 a.m.
  

• 1 – Happy 2012! – Youth does Not meet
• 1 – Mary, Mother of God
• 8 – Epiphany
• 8 – “Catholics, Commercials, and Countdowns” – Regular Meeting Times
• 15 – Healthy U Event  - Details announced closer to event date – Youth does Not meet
• 22 – ALL Youth (Jr and Sn high) Meet at 6 p.m.  in the Parish Center
• 29 – “Matthew 25” – Regular Meeting Times
  

• 5 – “Circle Up” – Regular Meeting Times
• 12 – Homeless Shelter Prep – 9-10 a.m., 6-7 p.m., 7-8 p.m. – Youth need to pick one to attend
• 18- March 2 ---- Homeless Shelter
• 19 – Youth does Not meet because of Shelter
• 19 – Confirmation Prep – 10:30 a.m.- HR Church, 6:30 p.m. – SFdS Church – Any high school student who has been active for 2 years in our high school youth ministry is eligible to prepare for Confirmation.
• 22 – Ash Wednesday
• 26 – Youth does Not meet this week because of Shelter
  

• 1 – Stations begin at HR Church 6 p.m
• 2 – Stations begin at SFdS Church 7 p.m.
• 4 –Confirmation Retreat for those receiving Confirmation in May – 1:00-5 p.m. in PC – No meeting for other Youth today
• 9 – Lenten Crab Cake dinner 3:30 Carry out, and 5 p.m. seated dinner in PC
• 11 – “Role Reversals” – Regular Meeting Times
• 18 – “Sister Parish in Managua” – Regular Meeting Times
• 25 – “Gift Puzzles” – Regular Meeting Times
• 27 – Parish Reconciliation Service 4 & 7 p.m.
• 30 – Parish Dinner- 5 p.m., Live Stations – 2 & 7 p.m. SFdS Church

• 1 - "Ups and Downs of Faith" - Regular Meeting Times
• 8 – Easter Sunday – Youth does Not meet
• 15 – “The Poor and Vulnerable” – Regular Meeting Times
• 22- “Risky Business- Looking at Risky Behaviors” – Regular Meeting Times
• 29 – “Parable Plays” – Regular Meeting Times

• 6 –“Guest Speaker” – Regular Meeting Times
• 13 – “Mothers Day Event” -  TBA
• 20- “Mr or Mrs God Head” –Regular Meeting Times
•  27 – “Reflections on the year” – Regular Meeting Times

 June

• 3 – “Family Field Day”- TBA
• 17 -  Free Car Washes for Fathers on Fathers Day