This Week’s eNews: December 12, 2018

This Week’s eNews: December 12, 2018

12 Dec 2018 | Posted by: chadmin

Confessions will be heard tonight in church from 5-6pm.

Join us as we say a Christmas Novena from December 16-24. A copy of the Novena is available on our website: https://www.stphils.com/church/christmas-novena/

Members of the Peoria Notre Dame robotics team will be selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts after all morning Masses on Sunday, December 16. Proceeds will be used to defray travel costs for the team and to provide materials for the construction of their competition robot. Thank you for your support.

Our annual Advent Penance Service will be Wednesday, December 19 at 7pm. There will be a very brief time of prayer and reflection led by Fr. David and then several priests will be available to hear confession.  We hope that you’ll join us at this service or any of our confession times this Advent season.

Junior high and high school girls, join us for cookies, Christmas music, a craft and fellowship to celebrate Christmas together. Note the shortened time, 6:00-7:30pm gathering the Parish Center Banquet Room. Future monthly dates for Finding Your Fiat will be announced at this gathering. Please sign up and let us know you are coming: https://www.stphils.com/church/faith-formation/women/

As a follow up to our Surviving the Holidays seminar, we will offer a 13-week GriefShare grief recovery seminar beginning on Wednesday, January 9 at 6:30pm. GriefShare is a weekly video seminar featuring some of the nation’s foremost experts on grief recovery topics. Each seminar is combined with small group discussion time to allow group participants to talk about the content of the seminar and how they are dealing with the death of their loved one. For more information or to sign up, go to https://www.stphils.com/church/faith-formation/adult/ or contact the parish office.

Our next Financial Peace University will begin on January 21, 2019. This nine-week series will be held on Monday Nights, 6:30-8:00 pm in the Parish Center Banquet Room. Join us for this Dave Ramsey study led by Brian Winschel. Childcare provided with notice. Send in an inquiry or register by filling out the registration form  online at https://www.stphils.com/church/faith-formation/adult/ and someone will follow up with you.

St. Philomena School presents Winter Whimsical 2019, A Celebration of the Arts on Saturday, January 12 in the St. Philomena Parish Center banquet room. Doors open at 5:30pm. Join us for an evening of entertainment provided by some of Peoria’s top performers, such as Cheri Beever, Bryan Blanks, Bruce Colligan, Barb Couri, and Chip Joyce. You might even see a few St. Philomena alumni. Hors d’oeuvres and dessert will be provided and a cash bar will be available. Must be 21 or older to attend. Tickets are $30 each and are on sale at the parish office. All proceeds will benefit the arts at St. Philomena School. This event sold out last year, so don’t delay. Get your tickets today.