Parish Activities for the Second Week of Advent
Nativity Village Display: If you haven’t had a chance to take a look up close at this detailed display in the Sanctuary, plan on arriving early for Mass and take some time to enjoy this.
Live Nativity: The Live Nativity will be happening on Sunday, December 14. Be sure to gather your whole family and have a picture taken with the live nativity.
Advent Penance Service: During this holy season of Advent, we are invited to prepare our hearts through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Take this opportunity to return to the Lord and receive His healing grace and peace in the mercy of the Lord. Our parish will be hosting an Advent Penance Service on Tuesday, December 9 at 7:00 PM. (If this date & time don’t work for you, check out dates for other parishes in the Raleigh Diocese – click here.)
Home Activities for the Second Week of Advent
Make a Special Meal for the Feasts of Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe : Plan a family tamalada, a special traditional Mexican dinner or bake some Mexican wedding cookies. A great activity for kids would be to make their own Juan Diego Paper Tilma (Here is a link for some inspiration on how to do that.)
The Little Blue Book: In the Little Blue Book for December 9, 2025 (page 24) the book shares a story about “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” In the book it reads, “When Linus emerges onstage to share the real meaning of Christmas, he does so with his trusty blanket in hand. But when he says the words, “fear not,” he drops his false sense of security, his trusty blanket, symbolizing that Jesus frees us from our fears.” Read this daily reading as a family and watch “A Charlie Brown Christmas” on tv together. (If you haven’t picked up a Little Blue Book, look for a copy at our parish.)
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