St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church announces Christmas Week Mass schedule
By: Web Editor | Last Updated: 12/07/2010 13:58
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FROM: St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church * 1500 Brookdale Road * Naperville, IL 60563 * (630) 355-8980 * www.stapostle.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * Dec. 6, 2010
FOR INFORMATION: Kate Cuddy, director of music & liturgy (630) 355-8980, ext. 112 * or Cheryl J. Marshall (630) 851-8781
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church announces Christmas Week Mass schedule
Gospel pageants, caroling and children dressed as angels and drummers at Mass are among the celebrations of Christmas St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville, has planned for Christmas Eve.
St. Thomas also announces the following Mass schedule during Christmas week:
Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24: Masses celebrating Christ’s birth will be held in the church at 4:00, 7:00 and 10:30 p.m. A 4:10 p.m. Mass will be held in the gymnasium located inside the church building. A 4:30 p.m. Mass also will be celebrated in the chapel at St. Patrick’s Residence, at 1400 Brookdale Road, next door to the East of St. Thomas Church.
The 4:00 and 4:10 p.m. Masses will be geared toward families and will include Gospel pageants in which youngsters through their grade school years are invited to dress as angels and drummers.
The 7:00 p.m. Mass will feature high school youth and young adults. Although geared toward that age group, all are welcome to attend.
At 9:30 p.m., the Voices of Faith, St. Thomas’ adult choir, will sing Christmas music until Mass begins an hour later. The choir also will sing at the Mass.
Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25: On Christmas Day, Masses will be held at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. in the church.
New Year’s Eve, Friday, Dec. 31: A candlelight vigil Mass celebrating the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, with a focus on peace is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, in the church.
New Year’s Day, Saturday, Jan. 1: Mass celebrating the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God with a focus on peace, is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. in the church. People are invited to bring time pieces, calendars and organizers to receive a new year’s blessing for those items.
Epiphany, Sunday Jan. 2: The regular schedule of Sunday Masses at 7:30, 9:00 and 10:45 a.m., and 6:30 p.m. will be followed. The Epiphany commemorates the manifestation of Christ to the Gentile world in the person of the magi, the three kings who followed a star to Bethlehem and gifted the infant with gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Anyone with a medical necessity is welcome to call for reserved seating at the Christmas liturgies. Because of the number of requests, seats can be reserved only for those with medical necessities, not entire families. To reserve a seat, call Lori Culberson at (630) 355-8980, ext. 120.
For additional information, contact Kate Cuddy, director of music and liturgy at St. Thomas Church, at (630) 355-8980, ext. 112 or at www.kcuddy@stapostle.org.
St. Thomas the Apostle, a parish of the Diocese of Joliet, strives to bear the Good News of God’s unconditional love to all generations through worship, faith formation, witness and service. Organized in 1984, the St. Thomas faith community numbers more than 3,300 households of more than 11,000 people. Complete news and information on parish events, guest speakers and special programs can be viewed at www.stapostle.org. For general parish information please call (630) 355-8980.
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