Updates

Hi Everyone
It's Mrs. Barlow-Hansen. Couple of things (kinda long note- sorry).

First - thanks to all of you who came and baked for the bake sale on Sat (particularly if you weren't at the meeting Sunday.) You all baked (more than one thing and everything was delicious) and you all came to the sale to help out. I had several comments from people from the parish and I was so proud of you guys!
We made $252!!! Like Kieran says- we could buy a Wii (whatever that is)

Thanks to Meghan for leading the discussion at the meeting on Sunday- great job! I always come away from the discussions feeling like I heard something that really hit home and how special you really are-

I spoke to Father Audette and we are all set for our Christmas Mass- It will be Sunday Dec 10 at 3:00 (either parish hall or sacristy) and it will be followed by a Christmas Party. Anyone can attend the mass- your family, people from the parish etc. The party is just for us. It will be your mass, so you need to sign up. Please send me a not back telling me what you want to do.You can do things solo or with groups or with accompanying instruments. It should be all Christmas music (Father says that's ok). So here is what we need people for- (and you can sign up for more than one thing- I will put the schedule together when I get everyone's input) We need to do it through notes since our next meeting isn't until Dec 3 so that will only give people one week if they want to prepare a song- if you sign up to sing- let me know what song. I know some of you also play instruments if you want to accompany someone singing or just do a solo that's good too..
opening hymn
offertory hymn
communion hymn
closing hymn
bringing up the gifts
Eucharistic minister
reading one
reading two
prayer of the faithful
I think I got everything here- if not- let me know. Also- are you interested in doing a secret Santa or grab bag for our Christmas party that day.

I went to the parish council meeting on Monday- we are the talk of the parish- all good things!! I spoke to the woman on community concerns and told her we were interested in visiting the homebound. We had talked in our youth group meeting Sunday about going during one of our meetings in Dec.
So Dec 17, we will be going to Danbury Commons as a group. We can talk more at our next meeting, I just wanted to give you a heads up.
We will go during our usual meeting time- (maybe you CCD folks can get out a little early so we can leave right after 10:30 mass.) Apparently it's right down the street from the school and there are like 15 homebound people that live there, so we can either meet at the school and walk down or I can drive the mass and CCD folks and the others can meet us at Danbury Commons. We are going to carol- so I will print up a few Christmas songs and bring them to the next meeting and we can practice a little and we will probably bring a small gift- plant, candy to each that we visit. The community concerns person is going to speak with someone there to help set it up. We will probably go to specific apartments and spend a few minutes. I don't think we will be visiting all 15- I would guess we will be there maybe an hour and a half. (Kieran- you can do a Millie Vanilly on the singing :O)) )

Other reminders-
Dec 2-- Sat- 1:00 at the church to change the missals
Dec 3- Sun- 12:00 at the school - our meeting
Dec 10-Sunday- 3:00-our Christmas mass and Christmas party
Dec 16 - Sat 1:00-2:30 (be there at 11) Children's Christmas party and coffee house that night
Dec 17 - Sun 12:00 visit the homebound
Dec 21 Thurs 5:00 in the church- stations of the cross, decorating the church and pizza

Yikes! That's a busy month!

Since we won't have much meeting time in Dec- start thinking about Jan and what you want to do.


thanks
Mrs. Barlow-Hansen