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Tuesday, December 26th: NO 8 A.M. MASS AT SACRED HEART. Instead, St. Stephen's Day will be observed at 11:30 a.m. with the Extraordinary Form Mass at Sacred Heart (Confessions, 10:45-11:15 a.m.) Wednesday, December 27th, 7 p.m.: SOLEMN HIGH MASS (St. John the Apostle & Evangelist) AT ST. MARY'S-ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, ELLENVILLE. Debut of Fr. Rojas as a minister of a Solemn High Mass, performing the part of Subdeacon! Sunday, December 31st, 11:15 p.m.: END OF YEAR HOLY HOUR at Presentation Church. Enjoy a prayerful, contemplative alternative before the Eucharistic Lord of time and place instead of the usual revelry. Monday, January 1st, 11:30 a.m.: FEAST OF THE CIRCUMCISION OF THE LORD (Extraordinary Form). Although the U.S.C.C.B. has dispensed with Jan. 1, 2024 as a Holy Day of Obligation in the Ordinary Form (Sol. of Mary, Mother of God), a public Mass in the Extraordinary Form will be offered at 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart. Confessions heard from 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. BLESSED ADVENT and MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU IN ADVANCE!

Notwithstanding the winter chill, Jesus awaits YOU in the exposed Blessed Sacrament this Saturday afternoon from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 1055 Broadway. This is the monthly Holy Hour at Sacred Heart Church, which complements the First Saturday Holy Hour every month at Presentation Church. In addition, we offer a prayerful and contemplative alternative to the raucous revelry of New Year's Eve with our END-OF-YEAR HOLY HOUR at Presentation Church, 209 Hoyt Street, Port Ewen, on Sunday, December 31st, 11:15 p.m. to Sunday, January 1st, 12:15 a.m. Families as well as individuals of good will are most welcome to join the Lord of time and place in this special event of Solemn Exposition, Adoration, and Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament.

We have learned that two seats out of the five-member Board of Fire Commissioners (Port Ewen Fire District) are up for election on Dec. 12 as shown above. The link of the "Notice of Election" is available at www.pefd.org . In light of the widely discussed referendum on Nov. 14, we urge our parishioners and neighbors in the Port Ewen Fire District to learn about the candidates and then pray before casting their ballots in person (it seems that absentee ballots are not available). O.L. of Guadalupe, pray for us!