Highlights

• Reconciliation Service – Wed. Dec. 14th @ 7 pm  Prepare your heart for Christmas  Read more below
• Light in our Darkness – A great opportunity to invite friends and neighbours to this Community Christmas Service
• Come Home for Christmas –  Extend a warm invitation to return

Prepare Your Heart  – Advent Penitential Service, with visiting priests helping with confessions:  Wed. Dec. 14th at 7 pm  Holy Family Church The Christmas Mass Schedule Dec. 24th  – 4pm St. Anne, Chesley,  6 pm & 8 pm  Holy Family Dec. 25th –  9 am Holy Family,  11 am St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe Light in our Darkness – A Community Christmas Service Holy Family’s Evangelization Team is organizing a Community Christmas Service on Wed. Dec. 21st at 7 pm   It is being held at the Saugeen Academy, 381 10th St. Hanover.  This is a wonderful opportunity to invite others to experience the love, hope and joyful message of Jesus Christ.  Let us all invite the Holy Spirit to enlighten our minds of someone we can bring to this community service.   For more information:  holyfamily.ca/light Come Home For Christmas We know that at Christmas our hearts will be full – we want our pews to be full also!  Throughout Advent, Parishes across the Diocese are being encouraged to invite all the faithful to Come Home for Christmas. We all know people who have fallen away from regular Mass attendance, and Christmas provides a privileged occasion to welcome them home. All parishioners are encouraged to join in this effort to extend a warm invitation to return – for more information, visit http://hamiltondiocese.com Christmas Flowers – Remembering loved ones Monetary donations towards the flowers to decorate the altar are gratefully received.  In appreciation, the parish will be offering the Christmas Eve 8 pm Mass for the intentions of the Donors.  It is a lovely way to pray for the souls of your loved ones this Christmas. Adoration Chapel Invitation Consider spending some time in silence before the Blessed Sacrament this Advent.  That Adoration Chapel is open Monday at 9 am continuous until Thursday evening at 9 pm, excluding one overnight period  (Tuesday midnight to Wed. at 6 am).  During the daytime hours you are welcome to come sit in anytime.  If you would like a night time hour, please contact Don Waechter at 519-364-1185. The Christmas Holiday Schedule for the Adoration Chapel is posted  – pick up a copy from the Chapel. Lenhard Kitchen Volunteer Holy Family is seeking a volunteer to purchase and maintain kitchen supplies for our Lenhard Kitchen.  If you are interested in helping out in this way, please contact the parish office. Don’t be alone on Christmas Day . . . Grace United Church is offering a free Christmas Dinner Doors open at 11:30, Dinner served at 12 noon.  All Welcome Please let Faye know you are coming! 519-377-9774 Operation Christmas Child Tenth Year in Hanover Wraps Up

This Sunday’s Gospel

Matthew 11: 2- 11 Discussion Questions

• How might prison raised doubts for John?
• What kind of ’prisons’ tend to bring out doubts for you regarding Jesus?
• In those periods of discouragement and doubt, what most renews your courage and faith?

This Week’s Schedule & Mass Intentions

This weekend:  Saturday Vigil Mass 6:00 pm   Location:  Holy Family, Hanover Eternal Happiness of Diana Stewart & for her family tree – Barb Schuknecht 9 am Mass   Location:  Holy Family, Hanover For all the people of the Parish & Parish Missions 11 am Mass Location:  St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe Eternal Happiness of Andy & Reta Fortney – The Estate Tuesday  7:00 pm  Eternal Happiness of: Janet Ernewein – Linda & Rick Rier & Family Helen Weber – Jean Schnurr & Family Janet Schnurr – Jean Schnurr & Family Leo Montag – The Garvey Girls Stewart Hartman – Jean Hartman & Family Frieda Klassen – don & Helen Waechter MaryLou Spielmacher – Trish & Tom Kuntz Wednesday  9:00 am Eternal Happiness of: Joe Del Guidice – Mary Bud Eckensweiler & the intention of Charlene – Tim & Cathy Leo Montag – Jerome & Marlene Montag Intentions of : Irene Chornaby – Jack & MaryAnn Dunne Sister Cara Marie – Mila Schnerch Cheryl Chornaby – Jack & MaryAnn Dunne

Wednesday 7:00 pm  Reconciliation Service & Private Confessions   Thursday  7:00 pm Mass Eternal Happiness of Michael Norris – Dan & Dorothy O’Connell   Friday   9:15 am School Community Mass    Intentions of Diane McNichol – Charlene   Next Weekend –   Sunday, Dec 18th  Saturday Vigil Mass 6:00 pm   Location:  Holy Family, Hanover For all the people of the Parish & Parish Missions 9 am Mass   Location:  Holy Family, Hanover Eternal Happiness of Norm & Helen Dentinger – The Estate 11 am Mass Location:  St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe Eternal Happiness of Walter & Lorraine Ditner – Daryl & Carol Becker & Family