Tomorrow, December 8th, is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics in the Diocese of Dallas. The Mass times at Mater Dei, are as follows:

6:30 a.m. – Low Mass

8:00 a.m. – Low Mass

12:10 p.m. – Low Mass

7:00 p.m. – Sung Mass

8:30 p.m. – Ice Cream Social

9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Eucharistic Adoration for the National Night of Prayer for Life

Confessions will be heard before and after all of these Masses.

Ice Cream Social

You are welcome to join us for an ice cream social in the parish hall in celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
It will begin after exposition following the 7pm Mass. All are also welcome to bring a dessert to share.

 

National Night of Prayer for Life

It was on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (then celebrated on December 9th) that Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and the unborn, first appeared to St. Juan Diego. The National Night of Prayer for Life bridges these two feasts to honor Our Blessed Mother and to pray for the sanctity of all human life.

The National Night of Prayer for Life is a pro-life prayer service consisting of exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, 20 decades, praying of the Rosary, prayer to St. Michael, silent prayer and hymns.

For more information go to www.nationalnightofprayerforlife.org.

Sign up for Eucharistic Adoration

All parishioners are invited to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day celebration on Monday, December 12th, starting at 6:00pm.

• Procession and singing to Our Lady
• Sung Mass Immediately After the procession
• Potluck Dinner and Desserts – Bring your favorite dish to share

Please RSVP to Martha Valdivia at Martha M3valdivia@yahoo.com.

 

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8th) is a Holy Day of obligation in the Catholic Diocese of Dallas. Here is the Mass and devotional schedule for Thursday, December 8, 2016:

6:30 a.m. – Low Mass

8:00 a.m. – Low Mass

12:10 p.m. – Low Mass

7:00 p.m. – Sung Mass

9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Eucharistic Adoration for the National Night of Prayer for Life

National Night of Prayer for Life

It was on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (then celebrated on December 9th) that Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and the unborn, first appeared to St. Juan Diego. The National Night of Prayer for Life bridges these two feasts to honor Our Blessed Mother and to pray for the sanctity of all human life.

The National Night of Prayer for Life is a pro-life prayer service consisting of exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, 20 decades, praying of the Rosary, prayer to St. Michael, silent prayer and hymns.

For more information go to www.nationalnightofprayerforlife.org.

Sign up for Eucharistic Adoration

Feast of St. Nicholas Celebration

Saturday, December 3rd
10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
In the Mater Dei Social Hall

RSVP for event & volunteers

All parishioners are invited to celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas! Activities include:

• Cookie Decorations
• Nativity Contest
• Train Rides
• Gourmet Coffee bar by Joe Biondi
• Crafts
• Annual Christmas Sale
• Lunch … Pasta with meat sauce and salad available for purchase

Saint Nicholas Photobooth Fundraiser

Help the Knights of the Altar raise money for new Cassocks and Surplices! Come have your family photo taken with St. Nicholas from 11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

Donations are welcome but not necessary. All proceeds will go to supporting the Knights of the Altar altar boys guild!

Photo Booth includes:

• Family Photos – 3 Digital Images, including all the children with St. Nicholas, and Mom, Dad and children with St. Nicholas. We expect long lines, so pictures of each child individually might not be an option until after the lines have died down.
• Print Release included – Print release is for personal use only & reproduction rights, images are not to be entered in contests, sold or edited/changed in any way.
• Down your images via online gallery a few days after the event – Instructions on how to get the images will be posted at the fair. Photos will stay online for 5 months after the event.

RSVP for event & volunteers

For any questions, please contact Martha Valdivia at  214-549-5644.

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Additional Information about the St. Nicholas Feast Activities

• COOKIE DECORATION
  The Cookie decoration is an activity directed by Mrs. Jill Fernandez. She will provide the cookies and the toppings to make the decoration. Come and have fun using your creativity. There is no contest for the cookie decoration.
• CRAFT TABLE
  The Craft table is leading by Ms. Diana Hernandez she will provide also, all the materials to create the projects she has planned for the children .It will be few projects to do plus Christmas cards project for the older children. These Christmas Cards will be sent to the nresidents of the Saint Joseph nursing home and the nuns who serve there. The Homeschooling group has schedule a visit to the St Joseph Residency during the 12 days of Christmas. More information about this event will come.
• TABLES FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
  If you want a table to sell merchandise in the Christmas Sale, RSVP to let Martha know as soon as possible. We have limited space for this activity.
• SAINT NICHOLAS VISIT
  Saint Nicholas will be visiting and bringing surprises for all of us. Get ready!
• PHOTO BOOTH FUNDRAISER
  Have a Christmas Family picture taken with St. Nicholas! This fundraiser is leading by Ms. Rainey Truty. Donations are welcome but not necessary. She needs an RSVP from you to plan the picture taken during the celebration. We hope everybody take advantage of this opportunity.
• NATIVITY CONTEST RULES
  1. Use any material you find at home or your back yard.
  2. Remember that Jesus was born in a manger and he was in a barn.
  3. Think and imagen how poor the place was. ( piece of fabrics, hay or Sticks, rope any natural materials you can think of can be use in your creation)
  4. Your project should be no bigger than 17 inches by 12 inches.
  5. Bring your project and set it up at the table design for the display of the contest. PLEASE RSVP for the contest to know how much space we need for the children.
• PASTA AND SALAD LUNCH
  For lunch we will have pasta with meat sauce and salad. Please RSVP for this too we need to know how many people will came. Donations are welcome it will help us to cover the expenses and the extra will go to the fundraiser. Also, we will have gluten free pasta for those who are gluten free.
• TRAIN RIDES – We will have the Tricycle like last year. The children have so much fun!. BUT this year we will need the help from four adults to be supervising the riding. They can take turns constantly. Also we need some volunteers to ride in the tricycle and pull the wagons. Having supervision the train will help us keep the kids and volunteers safe and will help prevent accidents.
• GOURMET COFFEE
  Gourmet Coffee by Joe Biondi. Children get ready for your hot chocolate, and parents enjoy a good coffee.