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Mark your calendars for the Advent The First Annual High School Youth Group
Penance Service. It will be held on Christmas Semiformal Dance (Yule Ball) will
Thursday, December 10, at 7:00 p.m. in the be held on Sunday evening, December 13,
Church. from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. in the Parish
Hall. All high school students are invited.
Friendly Visitors Needed Chapel of Our Savior
We give all of our homebound and nursing The Chapel needs permanent Committed
home residents poinsettias for Christmas. Adorers for:
We need help with the deliveries. If you can Monday at 3:00 p.m. (to share hour)
help please call the office at 871-8121. Tuesday at 3:00 a.m.
_______________________________________ Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. (to share hour)
Our goal is to have at least two people on
The Sisters at the Catholic Center of each hour. These are the hours needed, but
Concern have a great need for blankets and do select an hour that best fits your
coats. We will be holding a drive on Sunday, schedule. Please call Ida Wilker at 879-7040
December 13. Please bring your blankets or Mary Claire Brouillette at 871-2909.
and coats to the Parish Hall. “The Eucharist is the supreme proof of the
______________________________________ love of Jesus. After this, there is nothing
more but Heaven itself,”- St. Peter Julian
OLS Annulment Education and Support Eymard
would like to invite everyone interested in ____________________________________
learning more about the Declaration of
Nullity, commonly know as Annulments, to The Folk choir will be going caroling to our
join us Thursday, December 3, at 7:00 p.m. shut-ins on Saturday, December 12. We will
to 9:00 p.m. in Room 102 of the Family Life meet in front of the Family Life Center at 4:00
Center. This event is open to everyone who p.m. We invite any parishioner of any age to
is interested in learning more about the join us.
Declaration of Nullity. If you are a divorced ____________________________________
Catholic, know a divorced Catholic or just
want to learn more about what the Church The Our Lady of Sorrows Altar Sodality
teaches about Annulments, we encourage Fall Luncheon was a tremendous success due
you to join us and learn more about the to all the hard work of its wonderful and
Declaration of Nullity. Anne Marie Verchot, dedicated members. Our guest speaker, Terry
RCIA Director at Our Lady of Sorrows and a Saban (Mrs. Nick) entertained us with her version
Diocesan Trained Advocate, will be leading of life as a head football coach’s wife and how
the meeting. For additional information, her faith helps her deal with life in the spotlight of
contact David Asbach at 383-5634 or Alabama football. A special thank you to all the
guilds as each group had a different
daa28@aol.com or Anne Marie Verchot at
responsibility for this event. A special thank you
482-8627 or verchot@bellsouth.net to Suzanne Bowness for the table decorations
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and to Wendy Green for the ticket sales. The
Altar Sodality would especially like to thank Sela
St. Francis Xavier will hold its monthly Joseph Bischoff of Imperial Catering ( and parish
activity for Catholic Senior Adults of the member) for the delicious meal and for the gifts
Birmingham area on Thursday, December 3. of many services and items. It was a lovely and
The day will begin with Mass in the main blessed day as we all enjoyed the music, teacup
church at 11:00 a.m., followed by a luncheon auction, and the warm fellowship of our
and bingo and concluding at 2:00 p.m. A members. Thanks again to all of you for making
donation of $6.00 is asked to defray cost. this such a blessed day. Fran Ross Robertson
For reservations please call the Parish Office _______________________________________
at 871-1153 by Wednesday, December 2.
PSR News – On Sunday, November 22nd, the
6th grade PSR students and their parents were
invited to hear a presentation on the Tabernacle
of the ancient Israelites by Mary Ann Graeve in
the Family Life Center. We very much appreciate
Mary Ann’s willingness to share her knowledge
with us on the Jewish roots of our Faith!