ADORATION
THIS WEEK
Wednesday,
December 16 – Cancelled due to storm
Thursday,
December 17 – Conditions permitting 4:00 – 6:40 pm
Friday,
December 17 – No Adoration due to Wedding Rehearsal
SCHEDULE
CHANGES DUE TO STORM
Presentation
of Bibles scheduled for December 16 postponed.
Church
will close December 16 at 4:00 pm. Church will reopen on December 17 when the snow
is plowed and sidewalks cleared. We will send Flocknote.
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 – 27% full
Midnight
church – 90% full
Christmas
Day 8:00 am church – 60% full
Christmas
Day 10:00 am church – 60% full
Christmas
Day 10:00 am gym – not needed yet
Christmas
Day 12 noon church – 85% full
Christmas
Day 12 noon gym – not needed yet
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!
POLISH
WIGILIA (Oplatek)
The
Christmas Eve Wigilia Supper forms the focal point of the Polish Yuletide
customs.
Wigilia,
which means vigil, commemorates the birth of Jesus. For Polish families, the
meal
starts when the eastern star appears through the parlor window to serve as a
guide
to the Birth of Jesus in the same manner as the star of Bethlehem was a guide
to
the Magi! The meal begins with the ancient tradition of breaking oplatek, a
thin
wafer,
or bread of love. It is passed to the various members of the family who put it
to
their
lips and wish each other Blessings for the upcoming year.
These
wafers are now available in the Rectory Office. Please call the office at
845-227-8380 Monday through Friday to reserve your wafers. We will place them
in an envelope with your name and put it on the table outside the rectory office.
When you come to pick up, place your donation (you decide the amount) in the black
drop box located on the wall beside the rectory door.
