Mother Church of the Catholic Diocese of Joliet

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NON-PERISHABLE THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE BENEFIT THE NEEDY FRIENDS OF THE PETER CLAVER CENTER will be held the weekend of November 17 / 18. Please bring your NON-PERISHABLE food to the weekend liturgies (except 7:00pm)and carry them up at Offertory. Your gift of food will be presented with the gifts of bread and wine to show our faith through helping others less fortunate. If you would like to give a monetary donation, please indicate "Peter Claver Donation.” Turkeys will be purchased by the Peter Claver Center. Some suggested items: stuffing mix, canned vegetables, instant potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, cake mixes…Any junior high students, teens, or families interested in helping load cars or delivering food please contact Kim McCarthy at 815.353.2826 or kmccarthy555@yahoo.com.

Volunteers are needed to distribute Giving Tree tags at the weekend Masses of November 17th and 18th and November 24th and 25th. Please contact Mary Wollgast at maryfw13@hotmail.com or 815-252-2405 to sign up. We hope to have at least six volunteers for each Mass, so if you can spare 15 minutes before and after Mass, we would greatly appreciate your help! Gifts should average $15.00 - $20.00 and are to be returned the weekend of December 1st and 2nd. If you are unable to purchase a gift but would like to make a monetary contribution, please put your gift in an envelope marked “Giving Tree” and place in the Sunday collection. Monetary contributions will be used to purchase gift cards or gifts for those in need.

Lighting the Advent Wreath
Advent begins the weekend of December 1st and 2nd. We want to continue the tradition of having our parishioners light the Advent candle at Mass each week during Advent. Advent wreath sign-up sheets are available in the Narthex for those individuals or families who would like to participate. We encourage you to sign up early for your Mass preference.

ADVENT VESPERS
Sunday, December 2, 2018
3:00pm
Featuring choral music, hymns, and psalms of the Advent season.
Sung by the Cathedral Choirs.
A freewill offering benefits the Cathedral Music Program.