Santa, Photos and Advent

Saturday was a busy day for Holy Family Parish!  I was up early to get the greenery for the Advent wreath that we make each year- more on that later!

Then it was off to the church to meet over 35 Edgers and LifeTeen youth for the annual Santa Clause Parade in Town.  We had Squires, Squirettes, and Knights of Columbus take care of the decoration of the float, and the Edge and LifeTeen youth stuck "Keep Christ in Christmas" stickers on the candy we handed out! 

The Holy Family Float this year was just ahead of Santa - great placement - and we were in the middle of the Paramedics and Fire Fighters!  

We are a life-saving group too!!!

While it was cold out there on the float - it was great to be able to see so many people!

After the Parade we had a Photo-Shoot at the parish.  I know - you are thinking - really - a Photo-Shoot??? Why???

Well we were looking for a number of images that we can use on our web site, on brochures, and on a series of prayer cards we are preparing for a new project in the coming year.  Stephanie talked with Rosemary Bolognese - a parishioner who is a photographer and a teacher at one of our schools (St. Nicholas).  We spent the afternoon getting hundreds of images - including some with a casket that Egan's Funeral Home kindly loaned us!

We got images of Deacon Robert, Father Damian, and I in different vestments, as if we were celebrating Mass, presiding at a funeral, as well as the font and altar area, and the gift table.

Then we set up our Advent Wreath in minutes - and took pictures with 1, 2, 3, and all 4 candles lit...

Each week throughout Advent we will be placing Family Resources on line on the parish website:

www.holyfamilybolton.ca

I encourage you to use these neat resources which we get from a Liturgical Publisher in the United States.  

And we still have LifeTeen tonight! And Families for reconciliation tomorrow afternoon!

Peace