Dear folks:
Items for this week:
**Advent Spiritual Opportunities: Now that we enter into the second week of Advent, and the
second candle of the Advent Wreathe is lit, we are reminded the Christ is coming. We honor
His birth on December 25th and we prepare ourselves for His coming again in glory. With the
understanding of how much God loves us—giving us His son to show us the path to glory and
peace—we have many spiritual opportunities to offer at the parish to keep us focused on
following Jesus:
a). Weekend Masses:
b). Weekday Masses:
i). 6:30 a.m. Monday—Friday
ii). 12 noon Monday—Friday
iii). 8:00 a.m. Friday; this is an all-school Mass and all are invited
c). Confessions:
i). Monday—Friday 11:15 a.m.—11:45 a.m.
ii). Wednesday: 5:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m.
iii). Saturday: 3:30 p.m.—4:15 p.m.
d). Eucharistic Adoration Chapel:
i). Available 24/7: If you need the door code to gain accessibility to the Chapel, please call the rectory office.
e). Church:
i). The Church is open daily from 6:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m.
** The Feast Day for Saint Ambrose is Wednesday, December 7th. Since this is
the parish feast day, we will transfer the feast to the following weekend, December 10th and
11th. Now, of course the Sunday readings for Advent will be used, but we will honor Saint
Ambrose by placing a beautiful painting of him in the sanctuary, preaching about him, and
saying prayers for his intercession. And, we will offer on Sunday morning, December 11th, an
open house at the rectory. All are invited after all the Sunday morning Masses on Sunday, December 11th, to the rectory for Italian cookies, baked goods, etc. Why do this:
1). So that people can see the rectory decorated for Christmas-
2). To honor Saint Ambrose-
Originally, the rectory open house and the celebration of Saint Ambrose’s feast
day were 2 different events on 2 different weekends. Well, after thinking about this, I thought
why not just combine both celebrations into one weekend!!!
** Holy Day of Obligation: Thursday, December 8th: Immaculate Conception: On Thursday, December 8th, the Church honors the Blessed Mother and HerImmaculate Conception:
The Mass schedule for that day:
1). 6:30 a.m. Mass
2). 8:00 a.m. Mass
3). 12 Noon Mass: Confessions will be offered before the noon Mass from 11:15 a.m.—11:45 a.m. 4). 5:30 p.m. Mass
** National Night of Prayer: December 8th: Given the fact that the United States is
dedicated to the Blessed Mother and Her Immaculate Conception, it only seems appropriate
that we pray through the intercession of the Blessed Mother that all life is safe-guarded and
protected in this country: all people at all different phases, facets, ages of life from the life in the
womb until natural death. With this in mind, Saint Ambrose will expose the Blessed Sacramenton December 8th from 8:00 p.m.—midnight; at midnight will be benediction. There is a sign-up
sheet for folks to participate in this wonderful and necessary night of prayer for all life. If you
could please sign up for a 1/2 hour time slot just to ask God to protect the dignity of all life, that
would be most appreciated. The sign up sheet is at the Baptismal font. All life
deserves/demands dignity, respect, and support. Let us sit with Jesus on this night and please
pray for all of that!
**Sunday Supper: Here are the financials for the Sunday Supper Fund Raiser that supports
the cost of the school: Gross Profit: $61,000.00…Net Profit: $54,000.00. I cannot thank all of
you enough for supporting this important fund raiser that simply helps soften the cost of running
a beautiful Catholic Grade School with its beautiful Italian foundation and roots. And, remember
this is a different fund-raiser than Saint Ambrose Forever. Saint Ambrose Forever does the
necessary fund-raising to create an endowment for Saint Ambrose School, it supports tuition
assistance, and it helps with unforeseen costs like when the school needed regular spray
mitigation during Covid-19; that was very expensive!
Have a good week!
Fr. Jack