Parish message of the week,

1. Our Advent celebration of the Sacrament of Penance will begin today at 1:30 p.m. immediately after this Mass. All those wishing to make their Christmas confession should go to the 1^st floor of the pastoral centre where there will be three priests to hear confessions in English until 4:00 p.m. Confessions in Cantonese will be heard in the parish hall beginning at 2:00 p.m.
2. The schedule for all the Masses and other ceremonies for the 2019 Advent and Christmas season are available at the church doors. We ask each family to take a copy home for reference for the times for Mass – especially for Christmas and New Year – and the parish celebration for Christmas confession.
3. Our RCIA Class will meet tomorrow evening at 7:30 p.m. This is the last class until13 January 2020.
4. Our parish will celebrate the Mass for Christmas Eve, December 24^th, in the parish hall at 6:00 p.m. We will ask a few volunteers to remain after the Mass to help us take down the chairs and set up for the annual Christmas Party.
5. As is our custom, we will have an English community Christmas party immediately after the 12:30 p.m. Mass on Christmas. Those who wish to help may bring fresh fruits, cakes or sweets to share.