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From Fr. Tom, Pastor
PWC President
Parish News
Weekly Readings/Reflections

Peace to all

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From Fr. Tom, Pastor

Happy Thanksgiving to All

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PWC President

Happy Thanksgiving to All

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Parish News

CHRISTMAS EVE 5:30 VIGIL MASS OF CHRISTMAS

There will be a special Children’s Choir to lead the singing.
If your children would like to sing, can hold a tune, and are aged 8 to 12, give your name and phone number at the parish office (310-474-1588 ext. 213) This is an invitation for SPA Children only.

Rehearsals will be on the following Saturdays at 10:30am – 11:30am
December 14th
December 21st

Warm-up rehearsal at 4:30pm on Christmas Eve in the Church.

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Weekly Readings/Reflections

Next Sunday, December 1, is the First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of a new liturgical year.
We changed the format of the "reflections" to include a brief description about the Readings, What I hear, My faith journey and For Children. Please ponder these questions and discuss them with family and friends.

READING I Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7

You, Lord, are our father, our redeemer you are named forever.
Why do you let us wander, O Lord, from your ways, and harden our hearts so that we fear you not?
Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your heritage. Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, with the mountains quaking before you, while you wrought awesome deeds we could not hope for, such as they had not heard of from of old. No ear has ever heard, no eye ever seen, any God but you doing such deeds for those who wait for him. Would that you might meet us doing right, that we were mindful of you in our ways! Behold, you are angry, and we are sinful; all of us have become like unclean people, all our good deeds are like polluted rags; we have all withered like leaves, and our guilt carries us away like the wind. There is none who calls upon your name, who rouses himself to cling to you; for you have hidden your face from us and have delivered us up to our guilt. Yet, O Lord, you are our father; we are the clay and you the potter: we are all the work of your hands.

READING II 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Brothers and sisters:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, that in him you were enriched in every way, with all discourse and all knowledge,as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you, so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

GOSPEL Mark 13:33-37

Jesus said to his disciples:
"Be watchful! Be alert!
You do not know when the time will come.
It is like a man traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servants in charge, each with his own work, and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch. Watch, therefore; you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning.May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping.What I say to you, I say to all: "Watch!"

ADVENT the season of hope

READINGS:

The first reading calls on God to return; the second: Christ will keep us firm to the end;
Today’s gospel reminds us to prepare - not for Christmas - but for the coming of Jesus at ANY time.

WHAT I HEAR: How am I keeping watchful for the Lord’s coming?

MY FAITH JOURNEY: Is there an area of my life that needs my spiritual attention?

FOR CHILDREN: We don’t know when Jesus will return, so we must always be ready. What does Jesus want us to do so that we are ready to meet him? Maybe we could pray every day. What else can we do?

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