Merry Christmas! Maligayang Pasko! Buon Natale!
Mùng Chúa Giáng Sinh! ¡Feliz Navidad!
Nollaig mhaith chugat! Fröhliche Weihnachten!
Joyeux Noël! Mele Kalikimaka!

December 2001

Dear Parishioners,

Merry Christmas! This year, more than ever, we thank God for Jesus and for you, his sister and brothers here in Westlake. The Season of Advent invites us to prepare for Jesus' birth with faith, gentleness toward one another, and concern for those who find the holidays difficult. Our prayers and hearts are with all of you who make up Our Lady of Mercy Parish. Let us journey toward the New Year with hearts touched and renewed by the sacramental celebrations of our Church!

Fr. Bill Brown and the OLM Pastoral Staff



Christmas 2001


Confessions
Saturday, Dec 15 and 29, at 2:30pm - Individual Confessions
Sunday, Dec 27, at 2:30pm - Communal Penance Service with Individual
Confession and Absolution

Masses
Friday, Dec 24, at 4:00pm - Christmas Eve Mass with our Children's Choir
11:30pm - Christmas Carols in Church
12:00am - Midnight Mass with our Lady of Merch Parish Choir

Tuesday, Dec 25, at 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am, 12:00n - Christmas Day Masses
as we celebrate the Nativity of the Lord Jesus

Weekend of Dec. 29-30 - Feast of the Holy Family (regular weekend Mass schedule)

Tuesday, Jan 1, at 7:00 and 9:00am - Masses for the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God
(NOT a holy day of obligation this year)

Donations
We appreciate your generosity to the parish at Christmas each year,
enabling us to carry out the ministry of Jesus here in Westlake!

We also include a special "flower offering" envelope for those who would like
to help finance our purchase of poinsettias and other Christmas plants to decorate our church.

Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Parish
1 Elmwood Drive, Daly City, CA 94015-3424
(650) 755-2727