The Saint John School annual holiday market – TREES & TRIMMINGS – is on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7th! Please plan your weekend so we will see you on Saturday, then you will have Sunday to deck your hall with your fabulous tree, wreaths, roping, and greens. Our fresh and beautiful Advent Wreaths will be available for purchase on the first Sunday of Advent, December 1st, after the 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., and 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Masses, as well as the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, November 30th. No preorder necessary!
Trees & Trimmings loves and needs donations of homemade baked goods for Santa’s Bakeshop. Bake your favorite goodie or classic family recipe – we can use cookies, brownies, bars, decorated Christmas cut-out cookies, breads, pies, and especially FUDGE! Please drop off all baked goods at Philbin Hall on Friday, December 6th, or contact Amy Kane at amykane@hotmail.com or Mariela Baker at mbaker@bdg-inc.com if you wish to make a contribution of your favorite holiday goodie. Thank you!
“In the Garden” a signed, framed print by former Saint John parishioner E. Joseph Fontaine, will be our showcase raffle item this year. Tickets will be available after select masses later this month and at Trees & Trimmings on Saturday, December 7 until 4:00 p.m. Please contact Christina McCormick at chmcc94@gmail.com with any questions.
Questions about Trees & Trimmings or for volunteer opportunities, please contact Marie Carroll at carroll.marie@yahoo.com or Kati Bannish at katib.mac@me.com
Interested singers are invited to join with the Parish Choir as we prepare for our Thanksgiving Day Mass, Parish Christmas Concert and/or our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses. Due to time constraints, you are to choose which of those events you would like to participate in. Holiday Music rehearsals are held each Sunday evening, 6:15-8:15pm in the Music Office, downstairs in the Church.
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Question 16. I’ve heard that when the Parish Collaboratives form, all the Pastors in that Collaborative Phase have to resign. Is this correct?
The Church teaches us that we are all a part of the communion of saints – the community of all men and women of good will, both living and dead. But this is a difficult thing to imagine, this communion of saints. Fortunately, the Bible gives us a wonderful image. 
This Week: No Sunday classes due to Veteran’s Day.