December 26, 2023

Tuesday, December 26, 2023 Dear Parishioners and Friends of Saint Josephine Bakhita Parish, Merry Christmas to All! This coming Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. Our Church honors Jesus’ earthly family, offering encouragement and a model to all families. By sending Jesus to enter the world through a human family, God takes on all the messiness that comes with family life. God shows us tangibly that God desires to be close to us in our everyday living, in our closest relationships, and in the life in our homes. Families are called the hearth of the domestic church because it is within our families that we are first formed in faith and nurtured in love. In both the trials and joys of family life, we learn how to strive for holiness. We recall what befell the holy family as they welcomed the infant Jesus during their stay in overcrowded Bethlehem; they were visited by the most unexpected guests and went to great extremes to protect their newborn child. The Feast of the Holy Family offers us an opportunity to reflect upon the holiness in our primary relationships. The second reading from the Letter to the Colossians gives us a blueprint for household living. Read it with loved ones and together prayerfully discern some resolutions for the new year. Lisa M. Orchen, M.Div. Communications Coordinator Sunday readings: Genesis 15:1–6; 21:1–3; or Sirach 3:2–6, 12–14; Psalm 105:1–2, 3–4, 5–6, 8–9; or Psalm 128:1–2, 3, 4–5; Hebrews 11:8, 11–12, 17–19; or Colossians 3:12–21; Luke 2:22–40. Lisa M. Orchen. © 2023 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications. Scripture quotations are from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, CCD. All rights reserved. The Christmas Season at Saint Josephine Bakhita Parish The Feast of the Holy Family December 31, 2023 4:00 PM Vigil at St. James 9:00 AM at St. Elizabeth Seton 11:00 AM at St. James A warm thank you from Fr. George and the staff at Saint Josephine Bakhita Parish for all the ways you generously gifted us this Christmas Season. Thank you for your kind gestures, cards, gifts and support through this holy time of year! We are truly grateful! Join Us For Mass This Christmas Season 12.30.23 ~ The Holy Family 4 PM Vigil at St. James 12.31.23 ~ The Holy Family 9 AM at St. Elizabeth Seton (and livestreamed) 11 AM at St. James 01.01.24 ~ Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God 8:30 AM at St. Elizabeth Seton (and livestreamed) 01.06.24 ~ Epiphany of the Lord 4 PM Vigil at St. James 01.07.24 ~ Epiphany of the Lord 9 AM at St. Elizabeth Seton (and livestreamed) 11 AM at St. James New Year ~ New You Our SJB Shop Will Be Opening January 3, 2024! Details about how to order your personalized Saint Josephine Bakhita apparel coming next week! Stay Tuned! Our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are available to bring Holy Communion to our homebound parishioners and those recuperating from surgery or illness. Please contact the parish office to request a visit: 860-529-8655. Read the Parish Bulletin Visit our Website Stay Connected Saint Josephine Bakhita Parish l The Catholic Community of Rocky Hill

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