We will have a Living Nativity in front of the parish school building. Also, the movie “The Star” will be shown in the Gym at 7PM, Free admission, Refreshments will be sold.

Students will perform Christmas carols. All are invited to attend. They will begin at 5:15PM. On Saturday, December 21st, the Saturday 9:30AM program will perform Christmas carols beginning at 9:45AM and the 11:30 program will perform at 11:45 in Spanish. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries College Capuchin Outreach Program (CCOP) January 5-9, 2020 For over 20 years young adults have spent the first weeks of the year at CCOP serving the needy in the Hudson Valley region and deepening their faith: from visiting the elderly and the ill, to working with children with special needs, or helping in a building project for the homeless, this Gospel service to others and Capuchin Franciscan spirituality nourishes soul and mind. After workdays we share meals, reflections on the day’s experience in theological Reflection groups, recreation and prayer. Application is available at CYFM.org and the registration deadline is December 16th. The fee is $165, plus required fundraising. Scholarships are available. CYFM, 781 Route 9D, PO Box 192, Garrison, NY 845-424-3609

January 17-19, 2020, empowering youth to change themselves and the world. Teens build confidence, develop concrete communication, Christlike leadership and teamwork skills, make incredible likeminded friends, and leave with an action plan to make a difference. $125.00 includes materials, meals and lodging; application and nonrefundable $60.00 deposit due by January 14th, 2020. Online registration at https://www.capuchin.org/cyfm/retreats/ For further information, 845-424-3609.

The Newburgh bus to the Friday, January 24th March for life in Washington, DC, will leave at 4:00AM from Our Lady of the Lake Chapel, Route 52, Orange Lake, and after a breakfast stop will arrive at the 10:30AM Mass with Cardinal Dolan at St. Patrick’s, 619 10th Street, NW, Washington, DC, a short walk from the Rally and March for Life. The bus returns to Our Lady of the Lake Chapel at about 10:30PM. Bus riders pay $50/seat; $35 youth (sponsorships available for those needing help paying). Make checks payable to “St. Patrick/St. Mary Church”. For questions, reservations or donations, please contact Howard & Beth Spear Howard.jp.spear@gmail.com or 8455645257