Public Celebrations of the Eucharist
MASS TIME AND LOCATION CHANGE

Beginning Next Sunday, December 12,
the Sunday late Mass will be at 6 p.m. inside the church. 

Thank you to all who have participated in, planned for,
and set up the outdoor Masses for the last eighteen months!

CHURCH ACCESS UPDATE:

Please remember that our front entrance is inaccessible this week. 
Please enter and exit the church through the two side entrances. 
The front will be an emergency exit only for the next few weeks.

PARKING REMINDER:

Our front, circle drive must remain passable during all celebrations. 
Please do not park in the curve of the drive or block other cars into their spots.  

Updated Mask Protocol:
Masks are expected to be worn by all those who are not fully
vaccinated or are still vulnerable to the virus. 

Sunday, December 5, 12, & 19
9:45am-10:45am
School Library
 

          The modern British poet, dramatist, critic, librettist and teacher, Wystan Hugh Auden (1907 –1973) emigrated in 1939 to the United States where he would compose the most explicitly Biblical poem in his vocation. Employing the conventions of the classical Greek theatre and medieval religious drama, Auden presents his perspective on the Nativity through a succession of dramatic monologues spoken by the characters represented in Scriptures. The Biblical events, however, are narrated in modern diction and are depicted as occurring in the contemporary world against the backdrop of the Second World War. In our reading of For the Time Being, we shall study how Auden collapses chronology and grafts the Scriptural narrative onto the historical-present tense. The lectures will be delivered on Sunday, December 5, 12, and 19, by Victor Judge, assistant dean for academic affairs and lecturer in literature and religion at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Copies of Auden’s poem will be provided for the members of the class.

Advent is all about cultivating our eager expectation for God to do marvelous things in our midst. Join director of adult faith formation Jon Stotts and other parish young adults Sunday night in the church for a time of reflection and prayer. We'll be focusing on the role of hope in the lives of St. John the Baptist and Mary, Mother of Our Lord. Meet in the church at 7 pm.