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HOLY CROSS CHURCH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20TH, 2020 MENDOTA, ILLINOIS

Sunday, December 20th

9:00 a.m. +Janet P. Schmidt by James Schmidt Family

12:00 p.m. +Javier Espinoza por su hermana

Monday, December 21st

8:00 a.m. +Chuck & Elaine Thomas by Family

Tuesday, December 22nd

7:00 a.m. +Don Mellott

Wednesday, December 23rd

8:00 a.m. +Don Whitmore

Thursday, December 24th

3:00 p.m. +Irene Sondgeroth by Frank & Nancy Brodko

5:00 p.m. +Karl Soliman by Family

7:00 p.m. +Captain Thomas Heitmann by Family

Friday, December 25th

8:00 a.m. +Joseph McNally by Family

10:00 a.m. Mass in Spanish: La Familia Díaz por Eloína Guzmán

Saturday, December 26th

4:00 p.m. +Robert Kahl by Jan Kahl

Sunday, December 27th

9:00 a.m. +Karl Soliman by Family

12:00 p.m. +Rogelio Arteaga por su esposa

Lector’s Schedule

Saturday, December 19 Brian Corrigan

Sunday, December 20 Nancy Goble

Thursday, December 24 Clare Fischer

Thursday, December 24 Teresa Leffelman

Thursday, December 24 Gwen Krenz

Friday, December 25 Rudy Arteaga

Saturday, December 26 Clare Fischer

Sunday, December 27 Gwen Krenz

Saturday, January 2 Teresa Leffelman

Sunday, January 3 Clare Fischer

Saturday, January 9 Nancy Goble

Sunday, January 10 Gwen Krenz

If you are interested in getting on the list of Lector’s for the weekend Mass schedule, please contact the

parish office, or [email protected]

Tuesday and Thursday at

The Mass will continue to be livestreamed via the Zoom connection we have been using. The Sunday Masses, including the Saturday Vigil Mass will contin-ue to be broadcast to the parking lot via the loud-speaker system. It may be best to leave the sound off, but if you would like to watch, this option may make your Mass experience a better one.

Here is the link for the Zoom site:

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Meeting ID: 913 805 0856

Password: 811195

Please help spread the word so all of our parishioners are aware of this new development. The link, ID, and Password are the same for all of the Masses. If there are any questions, Fr. Pilon may be reached by email

at: [email protected]

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Our Lady of the Cenacle Chapel

“Ask Jesus to make you a saint. After all, only He can do that. Go to confession regularly

and to Communion as often as you can.”

~ St. Dominic Savio

Pray that our Chapel may soon reopen so that we may once again fall down in Adoration of Our Blessed

Lord exposed in the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Chapel Coordinator, Karen Brandner 1-815-915-6635

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THE SUNDAY COLLECTION Sunday School Food Pantry Youth Ministry Religious Retirement Immaculate Conception Christmas Flowers Solemnity of Mary

Total Ss. PETER & PAUL DECEMBER 13TH, 2020

Sunday Religious Retirement Utility Fund Immaculate Conception

Total

For the Week of

12/13/2020

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265.00 209.00

1,280.00 130.00 30.00

$7,581.00

$1,575.00 $385.00 295.00 65.00

$2,320.00

2020 ANNUAL DIOCESAN APPEAL

Thanks to all who have made a pledge to the Annual Diocesan Appeal. Currently, at Holy Cross we have pledges of $34,960.00

toward our goal of $46,356.00. We have received pledge cards from 139 parishioners.

At Ss. Peter & Paul we have pledges of $12,800.00 toward the goal of $15,422.00 35 pledge cards have been returned.

A gift to the ADA, no matter how great or small can go a long way. A pledge of $10 or $20 a month can add up. Even a one-time gift is helpful. To those who have contributed, we are most grateful. If you have not yet made a gift to the ADA, we invite you to do so today. Every dollar raised to make our goal supports important diocesan services and every dollar raised over our goal will be kept in the parish.

Give God what is just, not what is left!

The 2021 Daily Dollars are here!

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THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

The Parish Office will be closed

on the following days

for Christmas and New Year’s,

December 24th & 25th

December 31st & January 1st

Zoom web address: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9138050856?

pwd=RzZtRi8xNjJtNHg4dnhNb2MzNzBEUT09

Zoom Meeting ID 913 805 0856

Password 811195 Sun: 9:00 a.m. Mass

12:00 noon Mass in Spanish

2:00 p.m. Adoration via Zoom

2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Confession NOW INSIDE

3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet

3:15 p.m. Distribution of Communion drive thru

Mon: 8:00 a.m. Mass

9:00 a.m. Distribution of Communion drive thru


Tues: 7:00 a.m. Mass


9:00 a.m. School Mass—On Zoom



Wed: 8:00 a.m. Mass




Thur: 7:00 a.m. Mass


9:00 a.m. School Mass—On Zoom



Fri: 8:00 a.m. Mass




Sat: 9:00 a.m. Distribution of Communion drive thru


4:00 p.m. Mass


Daughters of Divine Love Development Ministry

Dear Mary Heitmann & the Apostles of Divine Love,

APPRECIATION LETTER

Glory to God! Honor to Mary!

With hearts full of joy and gratitude, we write in

acknowledgment of your donations of clothes, shoes,

fabric, other things and the sum of $250.00 check.

You said that the money will be for sending those

donated things to Nigeria. We appreciate [it].

Please extend our heartfelt gratitude to the members

of Holy Cross Church and the Holy Cross School

children who have donated these things for the

continuation of the Mission of Jesus Christ in the

world.

Thanks for your thoughtfulness. Thanks for your

generosity. May God reward you abundantly. We are

praying for you and your families.

May Christ’s coming bring you happiness, peace,

hope, and joy.

Faithfully yours in Jesus Christ,

Sr. Mary Paul Asoegwu, DDL

Daughters of Divine Love Convent, Compton


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The Fourth Sunday of Advent

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Blessing of a Christmas Tree

Christmas is almost here! Have you blessed your Christmas tree yet?

According to custom, the Christmas tree is set up just before Christmas and may remain in place until the Solemnity of Epiphany. The lights of the tree are illuminated after the prayer of blessing.

In the home the Christmas tree may be blessed by a parent or another family member, in connection with the evening meal on the Vigil of Christmas or at another suitable time on Christmas day.

One of those present or the leader reads a text of Sacred Scripture, for example, Titus 3:4 (lines 4-7) or Ezekiel 17:22 (lines 22-24 4; I will plant a tender shoot on the mountain heights of Israel.)

Reader: The Word of the Lord.

R/. Thanks be to God.

The intercessions are then said. The leader says:

Let us ask God to send his blessing upon us and upon this sign of our faith in the Lord.

R/. Lord, give light to our hearts.

That this tree of lights may remind us of the tree of glory on which Christ accomplished our salvation, let us pray to the Lord. R/.

When all have gathered, a suitable song may be sung.

The leader makes the sign of the cross, and all reply, “Amen.”

The leader may greet those present in the following words:

Let us glorify Christ our light, who brings salvation and peace into our midst, now and forever.

R/. Amen.

In the following or similar words, the leader prepares those present for the blessing:

My brothers and sisters, amidst signs and wonders Christ Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea: his birth brings joy to our hearts and enlightenment to our minds.

The Fourth Sunday of Advent

The lights of the tree are then illuminated.

The leader concludes the rite by signing himself or herself with the sign of the cross and saying:

May the God of glory fill our hearts with peace and joy, now and forever.

R/. Amen.

The blessing concludes with a verse from “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”:

O come thou dayspring, come and cheer our spirits by thine advent here; disperse the gloomy clouds of night and death’s dark shadow put to flight.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

—From Catholic Household Blessings & Prayers

That the joy of Christmas may always be in our homes, let us pray to the Lord. R/.

That the peace of Christ may dwell in our hearts and in the world, let us pray to the Lord. R/.

After the intercessions the leader invites all present to say the Lord’s Prayer.

The leader says the prayer with hands joined:

Lord our God, we praise you for the light of creation: the sun, the moon, and the stars of the night.

We praise you for the light of Israel: the Law, the prophets, and the wisdom of the Scriptures.

We praise you for Jesus Christ, your Son: he is Emmanuel, God-with-us, the Prince of Peace, who fills us with the wonder of your love.

Lord God, let your blessing come upon us as we illuminate the tree.

May the light it gives be a sign of the joy that fills our hearts.

May all who delight in this tree come to the knowledge and joy of salvation.

We ask this through Christ, our Lord.

R/. Amen.

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were defeated by Assyria and exiled; then within less than two centuries after that (in 587 B.C.) the two remaining Davidic tribes were conquered and exiled by the Babylonians. And so for centuries, or even for a millennia, it looked as if God abandoned his promise to David, and his promise to his people.

The prophecy told of a Davidic Messiah. It gave four specific elements as proofs of God’s word in this promise: “And I will make your name like that of the greatest on earth” (2 SM 7:9); “I will raise up your offspring after you, sprung from your loins, and I will establish his kingdom” (v. 12); “I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me” (v. 14); “Your house and your kingdom are firm forever before me; your throne shall be firmly established forever” (v. 16).

Now, let us look at how these four elements were recalled by Gabriel, and would be made manifest through the cooperation of the Virgin Mary: “He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end” (LK 1:32-33).

On Wednesday of this past week, during our Zoom study on The Search, it was discussed how one of the persons in the video—a scientist-cosmologist—said how, since her conversion to the Catholic faith, her reading of Genesis in light of what she knows of her study of the cosmos actually enhances her reading. She puts it this way:

Our discussion also revolved around the fact that some of our greatest thinkers as Church Fathers, relied heavily on the Greek school of philosophy; and these great Greek thinkers were, in some cases a thousand years ahead of these various Church Fathers. Eternal truths are just that—eternally true!

Thinking about the eternal timelessness of God’s creation and Salvation History, it’s easy to understand how the Jewish people could have mistakenly thought that it was God who went back on his promise to David. It’s very easy for us who have only ever known a time-bound existence to not see—or at least forget—that God is not bound by time—His creation.

From the time of the Fall of Man with the Original Sin of Adam and Eve, God has worked His plan of salvation for his beloved creation—mankind.

“Let everything within you watch and wait, for the Lord

our God draws near.”

about the fulfillment of the prophecy at the end of first reading, “I will raise up

an heir after you, sprung from your loins, and I will make his kingdom firm. I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. Your house and your kingdom shall endure forever before me; your throne shall stand firm forev-er” (2 SM 7:12, 14, 16).

Today’s Gospel is the Annunciation from the Gospel of Luke. In the encounter between Mary and the Archangel Gabriel, Gabriel very clearly and explicitly speaks words to her that would necessarily recall the prophecy that Nathan spoke to David. “He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

Within a couple of hundred years after that (around

The Annunciation (1898). Henry Ossawa Tanner. Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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creo que este es un momento exce-lente para leer la Biblia con sus hijos. Comencemos con el Evangelio de Lucas, capítulo 2, versículos 1 al 14. Querrá buscarlo con anticipación y familiarizarse con la lectura para que pueda ser más impactante al leer a sus hijos.

Este pasaje comienza contando un censo mundial que tuvo lugar por orden de César Augusto. Después de haber completado nuestro Censo Decenal (que se realiza cada diez años), es posible que pueda aprovechar esa expe-riencia para discutir con sus hijos.

Observe cómo cada familia, bajo el patrocinio del padre, tuvo que viajar a su propia ciudad. José, siendo de la familia de David, tendría que ir a Belén, que también era la ciudad de David. Esta es una gran introducción para explicar a los niños cómo Dios nos revela su plan de salvación durante un gran período de tiempo.

El nombre de esta ciudad, Belén, en hebreo significa 'Casa de Pan'. Explique que cuando María dio a luz a Jesús, estaba envuelto en pañales. Los pañales se usan en un bebé para infundirle una gran sensación de paz y se-guridad, ya que el niño está bien envuelto con los brazos envueltos cerca del cuerpo. Mary luego acostó a su hijo en un pesebre.

Un pesebre es en realidad un comedero que se utiliza para alimentar al ganado. (Piense en la forma en que se echa heno en el comedero para el ganado o los caballos). Hay un gran simbolismo en el uso de un pesebre como cuna para el niño Jesús.

Cuando el ángel se apareció a los pastores que estaban cuidando el rebaño en el campo, les indicó que encontrarían al niño en un pesebre y envuelto en pañales.

Toque una hermosa música navideña para la familia y explique cómo esto se relaciona con la música de la 'multitud de la hueste celestial' con el ángel y la música de los ángeles mientras cantan 'Gloria a Dios en las altu-ras ...'

Este es el momento perfecto para comenzar a mos-trarles a los niños cómo leer la Biblia y usarla para refle-xionar sobre cómo Dios ha deseado salvarnos desde el principio. Tus hijos estarán agradecidos y tu recompensa también será grande en el cielo. ¡Feliz Navidad para ti y los tuyos!

I think this is an excellent time to read the Bible with

your children. Let’s begin with Luke’s Gospel, chapter 2, verses 1 thru 14. You will want to look it up ahead of time and get familiar with the reading so you can be more impactful when reading to your children.

This passage begins by telling of a world-wide census taking place at the order of Caesar Augustus. Having just completed our Decennial Census (taking place every ten years), you might be able to draw on that experience to discuss with your children.

Note how each family, under the patronage of the father, had to travel to their own town. Joseph, being of the family of David, would have to go to Bethlehem, which was also the city of David. This is a great introduction to explain to the children how God unveils his plan of salvation for us over a great period of time.

The name of this city—Bethlehem—in Hebrew means “House of Bread.” Explain that when Mary gave birth to Jesus, he was wrapped in swaddling clothes. Swaddling clothes are used on an infant to instill a great sense of peace and security, as the child is wrapped snugly with arms wrapped close to the body. Mary then laid her child in a manger.

A manger is actually a feeding trough used to feed the livestock. (Think of the way hay is pitched into the feeder for cattle or horses.) There is great symbolism in the use of a manger as a crib for the Christ-child.

When the angel appeared to the shepherds who were tending the flock in the countryside, he indicated to them that they would find the child in a manger and wrapped in swaddling clothes.

Play some beautiful Christmas music for the family and explain how this ties in with the music of the “multitude of the heavenly host” with the angel, and the music of the angels as they sing “Glory to God in the highest…”

This is the perfect time to begin showing the children how to read the bible, and use it to ponder how God has desired to save us from the very beginning. Your children will be grateful, and your reward will be great in heaven as well. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

If you have not checked out the new FORMED.org website, we strongly encourage you to do so. It is chock-full of great videos, movies, eBooks and audio books, Bible studies, talks, and so much more!

All you need to do now is go to: Formed.org and register an account by clicking on “Sign Up,” then select “I belong to a Parish or Organization,” find our parish by name, or zip, enter your email address and you’re in. It’s that easy!

What can we recommend for this week?

Watch CHRISTMAS IN ROME: A CELEBRATION OF THE NATIVITY Nowhere celebrates the birth of the Savior like Rome. This Christmas, marvel at the Holy City ’s festive celebration of the coming of the child Jesus in Bethlehem.

Listen THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS BY FULTON SHEEN This presentation combines recordings of Fulton Sheen’s timeless reflections on the meaning of Christmas, mixed with Gregorian chant and seasonal music. It is sure to become a family favorite!

Learn THE STORY OF THE NATIVITY: THE TRUTH OF CHRISTMAS Christmas is so much more than a humdrum story we’ve heard since childhood. Join top scholars, speakers, and authors as they explain the gravity of Christ’s miraculous birth.

Why did the Son of God become Man? † Why did the Son of God become man? For us men and for our salvation, the Son of God became incarnate in the womb of the Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit. He did so to reconcile us sinners with God, to have us learn of God’s infinite love, to be our model of holiness and to make us “partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4). Further reading CCC ¶ [456-460]

† What does the word “Incarnation” mean? The Church calls the mystery of the wonderful union of the divine and human natures in the one divine Person of the Word the “Incarnation.” To bring about our salvation the Son of Man was made “flesh” (John 1:14) and became truly man. Faith in the Incarnation is a distinctive sign of the Christian faith.

Further reading CCC ¶ [461-463, 483]

School Mass Update

There will be no school Masses on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning this week and remaining in effect until January 5th, 2021.

Tuesdays, December 22nd & 29th—NO 9 a.m. Mass

Thursdays, December 24th & 31st—NO 9 a.m. Mass

School Masses will resume on Zoom on Tuesday, January 5th, 2021

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From the Principal’s Desk Dear Parents,

We continue to pray for all of those affected by

coronavirus. Our prayers go out to all of the positive

patients, those being quarantined, those waiting for

results, for the people caring for them and for the

health care workers. May those who have died from

the virus, rest in peace. May God bless you and keep

you.

I pray all our school families had a safe, blessed and

Happy Thanksgiving. Despite our many challenges, we

all have people and things for which we are grateful.

Keep the prayers of gratefulness flowing.

Just an update: Mrs. Kobilsek’s hip replacement was

rescheduled for a 4th time. She had surgery on

Wednesday, Nov. 25. She is home and the recovery has

begun. Prayers for Mrs. Kobilsek and a speedy

recovery. She will be out of the office for a few weeks.

The pro tempore administrator is Mrs. Motter. Mrs.

Doyle and Fr. Pilon will be helping Mrs. Motter.

Thank you to those families who made time for the

drop-off and pick-up of materials on Friday, November

20. Plan on another drop-off/pick-up this coming

Friday, December 4 from 2-3 pm. Teachers will be

available at the back door; enter from the east and

drive up by the back door. Exit through the alley by the

Rectory. Please keep in contact with your child(ren)’s

teachers with your questions.

Peace,

Mrs. Motter

Box Tops for Education has a New System Our school will continue to collect Box Tops for Education this year. You will now download the Box Tops for Education app to your mobile phone and then scan your receipt. When you scan and choose Holy Cross School, you are helping our school to earn cash. If you have any paper box tops, please send them in to the school.

Box Tops (continued)

before they go into the trash. With the new system, the box top icon is not a coupon but an image to remind you to scan your receipt. If you see a Box Top icon, scan your receipt and choose Holy Cross School, Mendota.

Remote Learning vs. Absence Beginning Immediately

As with anything new, we have learning to do. We have refined our expectations for what it means to be a remote learner and what it means to be absent. Students still need to attend appointments, etc. You can contact your child’s teacher because we still need to take attendance each day.

Here is an explanation. We hope it clarifies this for you. You or your child can email their teacher if you have any questions.

If you or your child is sick and the work can not be completed, please contact the teachers. We are dealing with many different circumstances. Also, if the teachers are sick or unable to teach, they will let your child know through google classroom or their school email.

Collect Your Empty Cartridges One of our fundraisers is to collect your empty ink cartridges.

Scrip The Scrip order form is in the File Library in OptionC. The businesses listed are only a few of the choices. If there is something you would like that is not listed, please write it on the order form and write the amount that you want.

You can always direct your questions to Lorraine Walter in the business office at 538-6151.

This is an easy fundraiser for the school and it helps reduce your tuition for next year, as well.

Coming Up: December 18 - End of Quarter #2

WHY ARE WE HERE? WHAT’S LIFE ALL ABOUT?

Sometimes we get so caught up in the depth of our faith that we forget what it was like to first wrestle with the big questions – Who am I? What am I searching for? What’s our shared story? Who is Jesus? Why do we need a Church? Is there a God? We all need to get back to the basics to make sure the foundation is strong.

Our first session is in the books! We will proceed with Session 4 on Wednesday,

December 23 at 6:30 p.m. We have found that it helps to watch the video ahead of

time and just be prepared to discuss it during the Zoom meeting. This is the same

exact process used for the Mass—same link to the site: https://us02web.zoom.us/

j/9138050856?pwd=RzZtRi8xNjJtNHg4dnhNb2MzNzBEUT09; the same meeting ID: 913 805 0856,

and the same password: 811195

We are excited to introduce The Search, a new seven part Augustine Institute Original Series with the goal of lighting that first fire in those who don’t yet know the faith or reigniting the fire in those who need a primer on the foundational questions.

Due to Covid-19 we will be using Zoom (the same numbers used for the Mass) to host the study sessions. For those who are unable to use Zoom, you may call in on the number we use for our community rosary—425.436.6314. The access number is 604509.

“ ?” (John 1:38)


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December 14, 2020 +Memorial of St. John of the Cross

To Our Catholic School Communities,

Greetings and Peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ!

What a consolation we have during this Season of Advent as we anticipate the Birth of Our Savior!

We are writing to our school communities today as we are aware of the many sacrifices that our clergy, administrators,

teachers, staffs, students and families have endured during the COVID19 pandemic. The challenges and sufferings that

many of you have shared with us, and our diocesan schools' office, have been ones that we have never faced in our

lifetimes.

Our schools have done remarkably well in providing and continuing the fine tradition of educating our children in the

faith and in academics. We marvel at the heroic sacrifice of our principals and teachers as they have redesigned

instructional models of delivery to accommodate every learning need, even on a moment's notice, in order to provide the

best educational experience for our students and families.

Our profound gratitude would not be complete if we did not extend that appreciation to our families who have

continued to "stay the course" and adapt to the ever-changing pandemic landscape. The recent rise in COVID19 cases

forced us to make decisions for the common good across the diocese. The recent decision to move to remote-only

instruction was not one that was made lightly; it involved much study, discussion, and prayer. Our superintendent of

schools has assured us that all of our 42 diocesan elementary and secondary schools are working diligently to provide

first-rate formation and instruction with the cooperation and assistance of our school families.

We will to the rates of the virus the and New Year

to ask us to masks, social distance at

practice good hygiene via and and isolate of

family. a and in so sooner.

Office of will be the our for their

all of us to a to possible.

Please remember that your bishops pray for you, and on this beautiful Memorial of St. John of the Cross, may his own

words give you comfort and hope: "Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you."

May the Blessing of Almighty God be with you now and forever. Amen.

Most Reverend Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C. BISHOP OF PEORIA COADJUTOR BISHOP OF PEORIA

MOST REV. DANIEL R. JENKY, C.S.C. OFFICE OF THE BISHOP

DIOCESE OF PEORIA

OFFICE OF THE BISHOP 419 N.E. MADISON AVENUE

PEORIA, ILLINOIS 61603 PHONE: 309-671-1550

FAX: 309-671-1576


If you would like to spend some time before the Blessed Sacrament, Fr. Pilon will

livestream this Exposition, using the same site as is used for streaming the Holy

Sacrifice of the Mass

The Adoration is scheduled from 2:00—3:00 p.m. every Sunday.

Father will lead the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, fol-

lowing the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

These additional devotions will be every Sunday for the foreseeable future.

**Please note the updated and expanded Confession schedule on page 4 of this bulletin. Father will be offering sacramental confession every day—except Mondays—through Wednesday evening, December 23rd.


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Dear Parishioners, some notes on CHRISTMAS MASSES

Due to the current COVID pandemic, it will be necessary to have you sign up for the Christmas Eve or Christmas Day Mass that you wish to attend. Diocesan regulations still limit the number of people that I can have in the Church at one time. So the online signup will allow us to keep track and not exceed the limit for each Mass. There are 3 Christmas Eve Masses and 2 Christmas Day Masses, the last one being in Spanish on Christmas Day. Times are 3, 5 and 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and 8 and 10 a.m. on Christmas Day. Also, each Mass will have a speaker in the parking lot, so that, if you feel more comfortable, you can listen in your car or watch it on Zoom, and someone will bring out Communion at the proper time. I ask that you sign up for the outdoor Mass so that we have an idea for the totals for Communion, and to know that you are there so we can allow for proper parking. All Masses will be on Zoom. To sign up, please follow these Instructions:

1. Get on the Internet and go to the parish website: https://mendotacatholic.org

2. Scroll down to the Christmas Mass section and you will see two options, one for indoor Masses and one for outdoor Masses. Remember that the outdoor Masses are just the speaker in the parking lot so you can hear what is going on inside. Click on the one you want, indoor or outdoor. This will take you to the proper sign up page with all the Masses listed.

3. FOLLOW the INSTRUCTIONS that you find on the SIGN UP page. They will direct you on what to do. When the indoor Masses reach the 95 limit, it will no longer accept any more registrations. The outdoor Masses are unlimited.

4. Thank you for your patience, understanding, and cooperation.

Fr. Peter Pilon


https://mendotacatholic.org/

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