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We wish you and your loved ones a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. If you're in town please join us for one of the Christmas Masses (see below).
In This Issue
Christmas Schedule
Faith Formation News
Teen News
School News
Crab Feed 2013
Christmas Prayer in Time of Tragedy
Christmas Schedule

Christmas Eve: Monday, December 24, 2012
4:00 pm, Children's Liturgy
6:30 pm, Family / Youth Liturgy
10:00 pm, Night Time Liturgy
     (Preceded by caroling at 9:30 pm)

Christmas Day: Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Masses: 9:30 & 11:30 am
    (No 8:00 am Mass)

New Year's Day: Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Feast of Mary, Mother of God
Mass: 9:30 am (Chapel)

 

Faith Formation & Edge Schedule  

Tuesday Faith Formation
NO classes December 25 and January 1
Classes resume January 8
 
Sunday Faith Formation
NO classes December 23 and December 30
Classes resume January 6

Anka  
Thank you to all of our families for bringing in so many supplies for the annual ANKA outreach project. We were able to fill 320 bags and each bag was overflowing with  socks, toiletries & candy. The children (grades Kindergarten through 8th grade) were very thoughtful as they filled their bags with just the right supplies.
Kristine, Michelle and The St. Perpetua Outreach Committee are grateful for your generosity! 
Teen News
As part of our social justice service mission, eleven teens from St. Perpetua served at St. Anthony's Dining room in San Francisco on Sunday, December 9.  The teens help prepare and deliver trays, help keep the dining room clean and ready for guests, and help with craft projects to decorate the room.  St. Perpetua teens will serve in the dining room five different times this school year. 
 

School News
St. Perpetua School is offering an opportunity for parents and preschoolers to visit our campus and classroom as well as hear more about Kindergarten readiness and the admissions process on January 16, 2013 from 9am-10am.  If you have any questions, please call the office at 925 284-1640 or see our school website calendar to RSVP and reserve a space.

Please mark your calendar for Catholic Schools Week January 27-February 1, 2013.  Our school community will gather to celebrate the 9:30 am Mass followed by Open House on Sunday, January 27.  Please visit the school website to see the various activities planned for the week to highlight the many ways in which our students "raise the standard" of Catholic Education and opportunities to tour the school and apply for the 2013-2014 school year.


 
Crab Feed 2013
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Knights of Columbus Annual Crab Feed
        Saturday,  January 26, 2013
 
Tickets are now available for the BEST crab feed in the county!  Come for the fresh crab dinner at St. Monica's Peace Room in Moraga, and stay for the fabulous raffle.  Chicken is available with notice for those who cannot eat crab. Money raised supports local charities, including St. Perpetua Schools tuition assistance program.  Reserve your spot by sending a check made to  "Knights of Columbus" to Karl Anderson,  510 Florence Drive,  Lafayette, CA  94549.  Tickets are $60 each or reserve a table of eight for $480 and receive a bottle of wine for your table.  Call Karl or Patti at 283-3679 for more information.  This fun event always sells out, so get your ticket NOW!
Christmas Prayer in Time of Tragedy
by Pat Finan


A time of joyful hope was shattered by violence with the school shooting on December 14 in Connecticut. The Prince of Peace was once a child whose peers were slain by Herod's senseless rage. Today, let us pray...


 

Immanuel,

God with us,

As a babe, you were spared the wrath of Herod,

But lived to feel the pain of the cross.

 

Be with us in our pain today

As we mourn the loss of so many

Taken so soon

For a "why" we may never grasp.

 

Mother Mary,

The distant sobs

Of your sisters and friends

Echoed 'til they reached you on Golgotha.

 

Be with parents and friends

Who mourn in these days

As they pray for it all

To make sense, to stop hurting.

 

Prince of Peace

Living Sign of God's love

You conquered death so we might live

In belief that you will come again.

 

Be with us now

To be strong for others

To speak truth to power, truth with love

To end violence, to let peace reign in our hearts. 

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
The Staff of
St. Perpetua Catholic Church
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