Events
December 2022
Monday Dec 5, 2022
Finding Your Place in the Advent Story
Monday Dec 5, 2022 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Advent is a special season for the Church — it is the time when the world prepares to celebrate anew the coming of Christ. Often, we lose sight of the point of this season because we get caught up in our preparations for Christmas and arrive at Christmas no more transformed than we were at the start of Advent.
A way that our parish is seeking to prepare for Jesus’ birth and experience true transformation in this powerful season is by engaging with a program from Ascension. This program is Rejoice! Finding Your Place in the Advent Story. We will explore the places, meet the people, and experience the events that shaped the first Advent, and find our place in the story. By immersing ourselves in the environment that God’s people were living in as they prepared for the Messiah, we will experience this sacred season in a new way.
We will meet in person from 7:00 to 8:00 pm on the four Mondays of Advent - November 28, and December 5, 12 and 19. There is a journal that goes along with the program for a cost of $10.
Please contact Diane McCarthy, Pastoral Associate if you would like to join in this special time of preparation for the birth of Christ at Christmas. Diane can be reached at 781-438-0200 or dianemccarthy@stpatrickstoneham.org.
Wednesday Dec 7, 2022
Protecting God’s Children Training
Wednesday Dec 7, 2022 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
All parish staff and volunteers are required to attend a safe environment program called 'Protecting God's Children.’ Training will be held in the Parish Pastoral Council Room. Please contact Diane McCarthy at 781-438-0200 or dianemccarthy@stpatrickstoneham.org to register. If you are unsure as to whether or not you have taken the class previously, please contact Diane.
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Christmas Festival of Trees
Saturday Dec 10, 2022 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Christmas Festival of Trees
Sunday Dec 11, 2022 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Voices in the Wind
Sunday Dec 11, 2022 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
A Christmas Program for the King of Instruments
Sunday, December 11, 2022
St. James Church
160 Federal St.
Salem, MA
This concert will be performed by Eric Anderson on St. James’ Midmer Company Pipe Organ. It will include works by Bach, Guilmant, Mendelssohn, Mozart, and others.
2:30 PM: Pre-concert lecture on the history of the organ, the builder, and its basic principles of operation.
3:00 PM: Organ concert begins, with a closing Christmas sing-along.
This is a family/kid-friendly event. Attendees are invited to join our organist in the balcony for the final piece to experience it "up close".
St. James Church is located at 160 Federal St. in Salem. Our parking lot is behind the church and can be accessed from Bridge St. and Flint St. There is also a small lot located at 158 Federal St.
Eric Anderson is Director of Music and Organist at Visitation Parish, Sacred Heart Church, Manchester by the Sea, and Saint John the Baptist in Essex; Associate Organist at St. Joseph Cathedral in Manchester, NH; and Staff Organist and Consultant for the Pelland Pipe Organ Company of Derry, NH. His organ study was under Robert Love, with improvisation master classes under Messr. Naji Hakim, Basilique du Sacre-Coeur, Paris. He is an active member of the American Guild of Organists, the Organ Historical Society, the Virgil Fox Society, Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, and the North Shore Old Car Collectors Club.
Monday Dec 12, 2022
The Life and Eucharistic Miracles of Little Audrey Santo
Monday Dec 12, 2022 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Finding Your Place in the Advent Story
Monday Dec 12, 2022 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Advent is a special season for the Church — it is the time when the world prepares to celebrate anew the coming of Christ. Often, we lose sight of the point of this season because we get caught up in our preparations for Christmas and arrive at Christmas no more transformed than we were at the start of Advent.
A way that our parish is seeking to prepare for Jesus’ birth and experience true transformation in this powerful season is by engaging with a program from Ascension. This program is Rejoice! Finding Your Place in the Advent Story. We will explore the places, meet the people, and experience the events that shaped the first Advent, and find our place in the story. By immersing ourselves in the environment that God’s people were living in as they prepared for the Messiah, we will experience this sacred season in a new way.
We will meet in person from 7:00 to 8:00 pm on the four Mondays of Advent - November 28, and December 5, 12 and 19. There is a journal that goes along with the program for a cost of $10.
Please contact Diane McCarthy, Pastoral Associate if you would like to join in this special time of preparation for the birth of Christ at Christmas. Diane can be reached at 781-438-0200 or dianemccarthy@stpatrickstoneham.org.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Grab n Go Community Dinner
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
MBS Community Dinners presents
Grab N Go Community Dinner
2nd Wednesday of the Month
December 14, 2022 5-6 PM
Join us for a friendly meal of lasagna
meatballs, salad, dessert, and holiday treats
- All are welcome
- Accessible by MBTA 137 bus
- Pick up behind Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Grove St Lot
MBS | 1155 Main Street | Wakefield
781-245-2080
Facebook: MBS Community Dinner
community.dinners@mbsparishwakefield.com
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Eucharistic Adoration
Sunday Dec 18, 2022 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Our Lord asked, “Could you not stay with me for even an hour?”
Please come and pray with us as we spend time in the divine presence of our Lord. Join Fr. Joe in Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament at 3:00 pm on Sunday, December 18th, 2022 in the upper Church.Family Christmas Concert
Sunday Dec 18, 2022 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Join Us for a Family Christmas Concert
“Christmas with the Hooks —
Dashing Through the Stops!”
With Guest Organist,
Eric Anderson
Sunday, December 18, 2022
3:00 PM
Free Will Offering
St. John the Baptist Church
19 Chestnut Street
Peabody, MA
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Monday Dec 19, 2022 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM
SODALITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
meets every 3rd Monday at 2:45 pm in the lower church.
You are most welcome to join us!Finding Your Place in the Advent Story
Monday Dec 19, 2022 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Advent is a special season for the Church — it is the time when the world prepares to celebrate anew the coming of Christ. Often, we lose sight of the point of this season because we get caught up in our preparations for Christmas and arrive at Christmas no more transformed than we were at the start of Advent.
A way that our parish is seeking to prepare for Jesus’ birth and experience true transformation in this powerful season is by engaging with a program from Ascension. This program is Rejoice! Finding Your Place in the Advent Story. We will explore the places, meet the people, and experience the events that shaped the first Advent, and find our place in the story. By immersing ourselves in the environment that God’s people were living in as they prepared for the Messiah, we will experience this sacred season in a new way.
We will meet in person from 7:00 to 8:00 pm on the four Mondays of Advent - November 28, and December 5, 12 and 19. There is a journal that goes along with the program for a cost of $10.
Please contact Diane McCarthy, Pastoral Associate if you would like to join in this special time of preparation for the birth of Christ at Christmas. Diane can be reached at 781-438-0200 or dianemccarthy@stpatrickstoneham.org.
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
St Patrick Sponsored Stoneham Community Dinner
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022 5:45 PM to 7:45 PM
First Congregational Church,
1 Church Street, Stoneham
Every Tuesday a delicious and nutritious meal is served to the guests at the Community Dinner. The dinner is for our neighbors and friends who would benefit from a good meal and friendly conversation.
The meals are sponsored by local churches and businesses, so there is no charge. Saint Patrick Parish’s Food Group ministry sponsors the third Tuesday of each month.
If you or someone you know would benefit from this dinner, please join us. The dinner is served at 5:45 pm. If the Stoneham Public Schools are closed because of inclement weather, the dinners are cancelled for the evening.
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
Marriage Validation Ceremony
Saturday Dec 31, 2022 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 31st at 6:00 pm
Saint Theresa Church, 63 Winter St., North Reading