HOLY HOURS/EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
 Holy Cross Church has Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction on December 1 and all First Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

St. Joseph Church has a bilingual Holy Hour with Exposition and Benediction on December 1 and all First Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

St. Patrick Church has a Holy Hour with Exposition and Benediction on Fridays after the 8:00 a.m. Mass.

St. Ann Church has a Holy Hour with Exposition and Benediction on Fridays at 5:30 p.m.

LEGACY AWARDS

St. Joseph High School will have a 42nd Birthday Celebration and Annual Legacy Awards Presentation on campus on Friday, December 1, at 6:00 p.m. The Begraff, Byron, Sackey and Santos families will be honored. Tickets are $50.

HEALING MASS

St. Patrick Church has a healing Mass on December 1 and all First Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

WOMEN'S RETREAT

Fr. Simon Peter Opira will lead a retreat for women sponsored by Magnificat at Light of Christ Retreat Center on December 1-3. Tickets are $60, and includes a room and all meals.

SANTO NINO DEVOTION/RECONCILIATION St. Joseph Church hosts devotions to El Santo Nino on December 2 and the first Saturday of each month at 4:30 p.m. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered.

PRO-LIFE PRAYER VIGIL

The Pro-Life Committee of Holy Cross Church will hold a prayer vigil outside the abortion clinic across from Island Center on Tuesday, December 12, at 10:00 a.m.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

Jim and Centelia Matthews lead a cancer support group at St. Ann Church on December 20 and the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

EVENINGS OF CHARISMATIC PRAYER

St. Patrick Church has an evening of charismatic prayer on December 15 and the third Friday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

St. Ann Church holds charismatic prayer meetings on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.

MAGNIFICAT

Magnificat, a ministry to Catholic women, meets in the Franciscan House on December 17 and the third Sunday of each month at 3:00 p.m.

CARMELITE SPIRITUALITY

Secular Order Discalced Carmelites share Carmelite spirituality in the St. Joseph Church Hospitality Lounge and Learning Center on December 24 and the fourth Sunday of each month at 1 :00 p.m.

SPANISH ADVENT TRIDUUM

Marina Salas of the Cursillo Movement in Puerto Rico will lead an Advent Triduum in Spanish at St. Joseph Church on December 4-6 at 7:00 p.m.

SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS

St. Patrick School students will present Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol at St. Gerard Hall on Friday, December 8, at 6:00 p.m. Admission is $5.

The school also will present its Carnival Pageant at St. Gerard Hall on Wednesday, December 13, at 9:00 a.m.

CURSILLO ULTREYA

Cursillo members meet at St. Joseph Church on Mondays after the 7:00 p.m. Mass. Meetings are in Spanish.

SPANISH PRAYER AND REFLECTION

Pray the rosary and share on the readings of the coming Sunday Mass at Holy Cross Church on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. Meetings are in Spanish.

FRANCISCAN SPIRITUALITY

The Our Lady of the Angels Fraternity shares Franciscan spirituality at the Franciscan House on December 10 and the second Sunday of each month at 3:00 p.m.

ADVENT MISSION

Fr. John Mark will lead an Advent Mission at Holy Cross Church on December 3-7 at 7:00 p.m.

NEO-CATECHUMENAL WAY

The Neo-Catechumenal Way has a Celebration of the Word at St. Joseph Church on Mondays at 7:00 p.m.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Holy Cross Council 6482 meets at the McAlpin Hall of Holy Cross Church on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 6:00 D.m.

THE CATHOLIC ISLANDER     *DECEMBER 2006*      15