Music for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
Entrance
O Come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of humankind;
O bid our sad divisions cease,
And be for us the King of Peace.
Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel.
Presentation
- Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming From tender stem hath
sprung!
Of Jesse’s lineage coming, As seers of old have
sung.
It came a blossom bright, Amid the cold of
winter, When half spent was the night.
2.
Isaiah ‘twas foretold
it, The Rose I have in mind;
With Mary we behold it, The Virgin Motherkind.
To show God’s love aright, She bore to us a
Savior, When half spent was the night.
Communion
Refrain: Emmanuel, Emmanuel, Come and live in
our midst.
Emmanuel,
Emmanuel, Come make your home in our hearts!
Recessional
1. Awake!
awake, and greet the new morn,
For
angels herald its dawning,
Sing
out your joy, for now he is born,
Behold!
the Child of our longing.
Come
as a baby weak and poor,
To
bring all hearts together,
He
opens wide the heav'nly door
And
lives now inside us forever.
RECONCILIATION MONDAY
Churches of the Archdiocese of New York will be open for
the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Monday, December 21 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm.
Come and prepare your heart for the birth of Christ.
ADORATION THIS WEEK
Monday – The Holy Eucharist will be exposed during
Confessions from 4:00 – 8:00 pm. There will be no Benediction.
Tuesday – 4:00 pm to 6:40 pm
Wednesday – 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Thursday and Friday – No Adoration
RECTORY OFFICE HOURS THIS WEEK
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Christmas Eve – 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Christmas Day - Closed
REMINDER – Visits by appointment only. Most rectory
communication can take place on the phone so please call us first.
CHRISTMAS MASSES BY RESERVATION ONLY
Due to the pandemic and seating limitations, you must
make a reservation for Christmas Mass.
Here
are the steps:
www.stcolumbaonline.org/christmas-masses
Click
on the registration link to see the available Masses. Click on the Mass you
would like to attend. Fill in the basic information
Select
the number of tickets from the drop-down box
An
email will be sent to you. You can print your tickets or save them to your
smart phone. You will need to show them when you enter the church/gym on
Christmas
If
your plans change and you want to cancel, go to “view and manage your order
online.” at the bottom of your confirmation email and click on that link. It
will bring you to a page where you can log back into Eventbrite and have the
option to “cancel order” on the left-hand side.
CHRISTMAS
MASS SCHEDULE
Christmas
Eve 2:00 pm church - FULL
Christmas
Eve 2:00 pm gym - FULL
Christmas
Eve 4:00 pm church – FULL
Christmas
Eve 4:00 pm gym – FULL
Christmas
Eve 6:00 pm church - FULL
Christmas
Eve 6:00 pm gym – 50% full
Midnight
church – FULL
Christmas
Day 8:00 am church – 65% full
Christmas
Day 10:00 am church – 75% full
Christmas
Day 10:00 am gym – not needed yet
Christmas
Day 12 noon church – FULL
Christmas
Day 12 noon gym – 6% full
CHRISTMAS
LIVESTREAMS FROM ST. COLUMBA CHURCH
Christmas
Eve – 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm, Midnight
Christmas
Day – 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12 noon
YOUR
CHRISTMAS GIFT TO ST. COLUMBA
We
have included in our mailing a Christmas gift envelope with an addressed return
envelope. Additional envelopes are available in the bulletin racks. We deeply
appreciate your generosity this year! Please drop it in the collection baskets
or mail it back to St. Columba. Thank you so much for your support!
