Mater Dei Community St. Lawrence Chapel

110 State Street Harrisburg, Pa 17101

~ Home of Harrisburg’s Traditional Latin Mass~ Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter

+ CLERGY + Chaplain: Fr. Gregory Eichman, FSSP Asst. Chaplain: Fr. Michael Flick, FSSP

December 20, 2015+ Fourth Sunday of Advent Mass Schedule:

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. 7:10 a.m. 7:10 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:10 a.m. 7:10 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. (High Mass)

Liturgical Calendar & Daily Mass intentions this week:

Sunday December 20, 2015 Fourth Sunday of Advent I Class -8:00 am Pro Populo / For the People -10:00 am Sung Mass The Bauer family rb the Friends of Carmel

Monday December 21, 2015 St. Thomas II Class -7:10 am Kathleen M. Suhrbier rb Charles T. Pavlick, Jr. Tuesday December 22, 2015 Greater Feria of Advent II Class -7:10 am Michael A. Kadar-Kallen rb Mary Kadar-Kallen Wednesday December 23, 2015 Greater Feria of Advent II Class -7:30 pm Kimberlee A. Kadar-Kallen rb Mary Kadar-Kallen Thursday December 24, 2015 Vigil of Christmas I Class -7:10 am +Sofia Barry rb the Pitman family -9:00 am Maria Ritchie and family rb John Ritchie

-Midnight Pro Populo / For the People Friday December 25, 2015 Nativity of Our Lord II Class -8:00 am +Eugene Sobul rb the Jones fam -10:00 am Sung Mass The Bauer family rb the Friends of Carmel

Saturday December 26, 2015 St. Stephen II Class -9:00 am +Holy Souls in Purgatory rb Sr. Mary Catherine Rose Sunday December 27, 2015 Sunday within the Octave of Christmas II Class -8:00 am Pro Populo / For the People -10:00 am Sung Mass +Robert Bisler rb Donald Triggs

Fr.Gregory Eichman, FSSP, Chaplain Mr. Jonathan Kadar-Kallen, Organist Phone :Voice Mail (717) 889-4217 Mary Ann Vigilante, Secretary Fr. Michael Flick, FSSP, Asst. Chaplain Website: Materdeipa.com Email: info@hbglatinmass.com

Sacraments

Confessions: 25 minutes prior to each Mass Baptisms: Arrange 1 month in advance Marriages: Arrange at least 6 months in advance

Weekly Announcements

Scheduled Monthly Events

Holy Name Men’s Society: Every fir st Saturday following the 9:00 am Mass. Contact: Mr . Jeff Jamouneau - jeffj4100@gmail.com Knights of the Altar Society: Every third Sunday following the 10:00 am Mass. Contact Mr. Jack Rozman -jrozman@state.pa.us Benediction: Following every First Sunday 10:00 am High Mass. Coffee Social: Every fir st Sunday-after the 8:00am Mass. Every Sunday after the 10:00am Mass (Social Hall entrance outside in side alley) Library will be open during Socials! For information or to volunteer contact: info@hbglatinmass.com

No Coffee and Donuts Today

There are no coffee and donuts today after either Mass.

Catechism Class - Christmas Break

There will be no Children’s Catechism classes on Sunday, December 27th, or January 3rd. Classes resume on January 10th.

Holy Name Society The members of the Holy Name Society invite all men of the Mater Dei Community to join them in honoring the Holy Name of Jesus. Investiture of new members will occur after the 9 am Mass on Saturday, January 9th. A member of the Holy Name Society will be in the vestibule after Masses today for sign ups and additional information. Or you can contact Joseph Yula at 717-792-4729.

Saturday Exposition & Benediction

We now have a Holy Hour composed of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction from 8:00AM - 9:00AM every Saturday morning.

Friday Evening Mass & Adoration

Beginning Friday, January 8th we will have a weekly 5:30pm Friday Mass followed by Simple Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 6:15pm – 7:15pm. This will replace our current 1st Friday 6:30pm Mass.

Christmas Season Schedule

Christmas Eve, December 24th: 7:10am Low Mass 9:00am Low Mass Christmas, December 25th 12:00 Midnight Shepherd’s Mass, Missa Cantata 8:00am Low Mass, Mass at Dawn 10:00am Missa Cantata, Mass of the Day New Years Eve, December 31st 7:10am Low Mass 9:00am Low Mass Octave Day of Christmas, January 1st 8:00am Low Mass 10:00am Missa Cantata January 5th 7:10am Low Mass 7:00pm Blessing of Epiphany Water (No Mass) Feast of the Epiphany, January 6th 7:10am Low Mass 7:00pm Missa Cantata

Youth Classes / Chorister Registration

If you would like to register your child for the youth classes and/or Chorister program which begin January 8th please con-tact the office ASAP.

Class Opportunity for Children

Mater Dei is offering two spring semester courses for students from 2nd to 12th grade: a Church History class for children grades 7-12 taught by Fr. Flick and a Bible class for children grades 2-6 taught by Fr. Eichman. These courses will be offered every Friday at 2:45pm through May. Registration is this Sun-day, December 13th. For more information and to register look under “Child Formation” on our website: Materdeipa.com

Chorister Program

Mater Dei is beginning a Chorister Program for children grades 2-12 (females and males with unchanged voices). The students will be taught to read and sing Gregorian Chant. This class will be highlighted by and oriented toward the students chanting for pre-selected Sung Masses offered throughout the academic peri-od. This program will run from January through May with weekly classes from 3:50 – 5:15 Friday afternoons. Registration is this Sunday, December 13th. For more information, look un-der “Child Formation” on our website: Materdeipa.com

Available Parking

As a reminder: we have been given permission to park behind the office buildings located across the street from St. Lawrence during the weekends. The entrance to these parking spaces is via Academy Alley, which is located directly behind these hous-es, and is the first alley after passing State Street. These parking

spaces can only be reached by turning left off Front Street. Please report any incident that might cause the owners concern, as we do not want to jeopardize the parking hospitality given to us from these generous property owners. Also note that the parking lot along the side of St. Lawrence, off Buttonwood Street is not to be used.

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Sunday Collections 12/6/15 12/13/15 Offertory $2,719.00 $5,314.00 Misc Contributions $161.00 $956.00 Misc Diocesan Contributions $.00 $321.00 Est. Weekly operating Budget $3,842.00 $3,842.00 Difference ($962.00) ($2,428.00) Attendance 8:00 am 115 102 10:00 am 120 169 Holy Day 166