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ADVENT: The Waiting Game Finding Family Time: Sharing: You’ve see the recent from and becomes Conception and Our Lady memes; witches being all about “me”. of Guadalupe. The best gift I ever received was:______chased by reindeer as an It’s sad, but a direct re- because: ______. illustration of how Christ- sult of secularizing and an mas is coming earlier and important celebration. My favorite earlier every year. While We have taken Christmas memory is:______. I truly love Christmas, and made it common; it My favorite Christmas when we forget the becomes habit. “Merry Make sure you have an song is:______. preparation time prior, Christmas” becomes set in a we leave the joy and hope “Merry ” and Christ prominent place in your of Christmas out in the has been removed. home. Pray together and Caring: cold. Advent has become How can we then teach do some service as a fam- : a time to shop and busy our children to appreciate ily. Spend some time to- Each Sunday, put every- ourselves with the com- the true meaning of gether making gifts one’s name in a bowl and mercialized Christmas we Christmas? We go back to rather than buying them bless the names. Have see now. Advent has be- celebrating Advent and we and donate the money every member of the come a time of reward and practice waiting. We can saved to a charitable or- family choose a name gratification, instead of a celebrate with the ganization your family and pray for the person time of inward reflection that have feast days this agrees on. Spend less time or do something nice and preparation. We time of year: St. Nicholas, shopping and more time that week for the per- scurry about trying to St. Lucy, and St. . together! son. Do it all over again find that perfect gift in Pray the Rosary together May your Advent be the following Sundays hopes of making the re- as we celebrate the blessed and may the sea- before Christmas. cipient love us all the Marian feasts days for son bring you anticipation more. The focus falls away Mary: the Immaculate without the anxiety! Make some cookies for an elderly person and present the cookies November in a Nut Shell with an apron made with the painted hand prints November is over and we Starving Children. While Our 5th graders hosted of all your family mem- now begin a new Liturgical we were hter we packed Class on November 16 bers on it. year where we will hear enough food to feed 63 and our 7th graders led us from the Evangelist Mark in children for a year! Our in our “Circle of Friends” most of our Sunday read- crew was amazing…:) Did prayer which focused on Sherry Rochford ings, so Happy New Year! any of you try eating on a the Communion of Saints. Our Service focused on food stamp budget for a Thanks to all who partici- Coordinator Children’s Feeding the Hungry as we week? If so we would like pated in our November Faith Formation and to hear about your experi- events. You all did a won- collected food for the food Youth Ministry pantry and went to Feed My ence! derful ! God Bless..:) Gospel Readings for December:

December 7– Mark1:1-8 versity? December 28-Luke 2:22-40 John the Messenger. Who has told The Feast of the Holy Family you about Jesus? How do you tell December 24- Matthew 1:1-25 Jesus, Mary and -How do others about Jesus? Jesus’ family line. How important you think Mary felt on hearing the are our family roots and traditions? words of ? How does your December 14-John 1:6-8, 19-28 How do you remember Christ during family celebrate milestones? Who is ? Why do Christmas family celebrations? you think people mistook him for the January 1-Luke 2:16-21 Messiah? December 25-John 1:1-18 Mary, Mother of God-Mary listens John starts his Gospel message with to the stories of the Angels the December 21- Luke 1:26-38 a different idea of Jesus-God’s shepherds experienced, How do you Mary says yes! How hard is it to say Word. How do you see Jesus? share your experience of God with yes to God? Even in the face of ad- others?

December Spiritual Opportunities: Family Reflection:  Open-House Advent Reconciliation with Fr. Jeff Sunday, December 14-3:30-6:00 PM This month we Prayed for:  -Monday, December 15-6:00 PM “To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or quote in Gym from the story here.”  Live Nativity-Monday, December 22-7:00 PM

December Service Opportunities: This month we Served by:  “Just Like Me”-Purchase a gift for a child your age ; something you would like to receive –and donate it to the Just Like Me tree-gifts will go to “Thumbody Special” or to the clients of the “My Brother’s Kitchen” soup Kitchen in Chicago.  We need help with Hospitality on December This month, through our prayer and 6 & 7 but especially with clean up after the service, we learned to: noon mass.  Sales for YMCA 3:00-6:30 Sunday, December 14  Help with the Live Nativity on December 22! We need bakers and hosts to run craft tables!

Christ the King Faith Phone:630-396-6078 Formation 1501 S. Main St. Fax: 630-620-0705 Lombard, IL 60148 Email: [email protected]

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 Monday, December 1-Catechist training in PLC at 7:00 PM-Topic: Church, Advent and Liturgical Christmas Mass Schedule: Year  December 24th-4:00 PM  Weekend of December 6 & 7– CCW St. Nicholas Fair and Hospitality  December 24th-10:30PM  Monday, December 8- of  December 25th-8:00 AM Mary-Holy Day of Opportunity! Join us for Mass and 10:00 AM at 8:30 AM, Noon, or 7:00 PM

 Saturday, -First Reconciliation Solemnity of 3:00-4:30 PM for all receiving Mary, Mother of God First Holy Communion in 2015  December 31st-5:00PM  Sunday, December 14-Advent Reconciliation Open House with Fr. Jeff-3:30-6:00 PM  January 1st-10:00 AM  Sunday, December 14-Youth Ministry Christmas Wishing all of you Gathering and Christmas Tree Sales for YMCA and your families  Sunday, December 21-4th grade class Mass 10:00. Parents, we need you for the Readings! a wonderful Christmas! Blessings for a year of Hope!  Sunday, December 21-Teen Gathering Baking Day  Monday, December 22-Live Nativity 7:00 PM

 NO RE Wednesday, December 24 & 31, or Sunday, December 28 and January 4 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Celebrate with the Saints!

Saints to Celebrate: Lucy– December 13 of the first catechisms of the . He worked to Mary Lucy means light and as such the bring Catholics back home during December 8- Immaculate Conception Church celebrates her feast day the time of the Reformation when December 12- during Advent when we wait for the Church was divided. He was January 1-Mary, Mother of God the light of Christ. In Hungry devoted to the and was even- Our Catholic Faith asks us to honor the children will plan a few tually named a Doctor of the Mary in a number of ways. During grains of wheat in a small pot on Church for his contribution to the Advent and Christmas, take time to St. Lucy’s Day and by Christmas catechism. In honor of St. Peter’s pray a rosary for your family mem- there will be little green sprouts ability to write, his devotion to the bers. Or take a walk around town Holy Father, and the fact that he and stop at all the Christmas representing life from death. was a Jesuit, write a prayer for Scenes at the various churches and St. -Dec. 21 Pope Francis and pray it with your offer prayers for the families of St. Peter Canisius was a theologian family often. those churches and a Jesuit. He actually wrote one

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Catechist Training 6-9 PM PLC RE Celebrate Advent!

7 8 9 10 What would 11you do if Jesus 12 13 RE came to visit you today? Celebrate First Reconciliation-

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December Family Service: 6:00 PM Gym RE Just Like Me-

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4th Grade Family Mass 10:00 Youth Ministry Practice for Live Nativity TBA Live Nativity 7 PM NO RE

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New Year’s Eve NO RE