KALENDAR: DECEMBER

1: Mon: St. Andrew, Apostle (transferred); Commemoration of Advent Feria: Steve
Kitsmiller, birthday; Fr George Cohlmia, RIP; Joanie Linnert, RIP; Fast
2: Tu: St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor; Commemoration of Advent
Feria; Com. St. Bibiana, Virgin & Martyr, M
3: Wed: Advent Feria: 6.30, Mass; fasting fellowship; catechism: Fast
4: Thurs: Advent Feria; Comm. St. Barbara, Virgin & Martyr: 10-12, open church
5: Fri: Advent Feria; com. St. Sabbas, Abbot: Fast; Fr John Falcone, RIP. Today is the
nameday of His Eminence the Metropolitan
6: Sat: St. Nicholas, Bishop & Confessor; Commemoration of Advent Feria: No services
7: SUN: II SUNDAY IN ADVENT, com. St. Ambrose of Milan, Bishop, Confessor &
Doctor: 8.30: Matins; 9.30: Sung Mass; fellowship
8: Mon: The Conception of the B.V.M. (mass, Wednesday); Commemoration of Advent
Feria: Fast
9: Tue: Day II within Conception Octave; Commemoration of Advent Feria, F3: Fr
Thomas Hardy, RIP

10: Wed: Day III within Conception Octave; Commemoration of Advent Feria; Com. St.
Melchiades, Bishop & Martyr; Patriarch Gregory IV (Hadad), RIP: 6.30: Mass; fasting
fellowship; catechism: Fast
11: Thu: Day IV within Conception Octave; Commemoration of Advent Feria; Com. St.
Damasus, Bishop & Confessor:10-12, open church John St Clair, birthday
12: Fri: Day V within Conception Octave; Commemoration of Advent Feria; Fr Nicholas
Neyman, RIP; Frank, RIP: Fast
13: Sat: St. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr; com. Day VI within Conception Octave; comm of
Advent Feria; com. St. Herman of Alaska, Confessor: 10am, Latin Mass, fellowship;
5.30pm, Vespers
14: Sun: III SUNDAY IN ADVENT (Gaudete), com. Conception: 8.30, am: Choral Matins;
9.30, Sung Mass and Nativity Play; fellowship
15: Mon: Octave of the Conception of the B.V.M.; Commemoration of Advent Feria; Fast
16: Tue: Advent Feria; Com. St. Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop & Martyr: Debbie St. Clair,
birthday; Dave Sumner, birthday
17: Wed: Ember Wednesday in Advent: 6.30pm: Golden Mass of the Expectation of Our
Lady; fellowship; catechism; fast: Guy Huft, birthday
18: Thu: Expectation of the B.V.M. (celebrated Wednesday); Commemoration of Advent
Feria: 10-12, open church
19: Fri: Ember Friday in Advent: fast
20: Sat: Ember Saturday in Advent: 10am, Latin mass, fellowship; 5.30pm, Vespers: fast
21: Sun: IV ADVENT: 8.30: choral matins; 9.30: Sung Mass; fellowship; Hanging of the
Greens/church decoration
22: Mon: St Thomas (transferred), com. Feria: fast
23: Tu: Feria: Jack Shea, RIP
24: Wed: Christmas Eve: 5.30pm: First Mass of Christmas (solemn high mass), with
baptisms and chrismation: fast
25: Thurs: CHRISTMAS DAY, com. St Anastasia: 10am, Low Mass; chrismation
26: Fri: St Stephen the Protomartyr, com. Octave: No abstinence
27: Sat: St John the Evangelist, com. Octave: 10am, Latin Mass (mass for Bishop John),
fellowship; 5.30pm, Vespers: Bishop John, Name Day
28: Sun: HOLY INNOCENTS, com. Octave: 8.30am, choral matins; 9.30, sung mass;
fellowship (potluck)
29: Mon: Office of Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity; Day V within the Nativity
Octave

30: Tu: In the Octave
31: Wed: St. Sylvester, Bishop & Confessor; Day VII within the Nativity Octave: 6.30pm,
Mass (Circumcision of the Lord); fellowship

PLEASE NOTE: THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Please see the weekly
bulletins; or contact Fr David (mccreadd@tcd.ie; 970-391-1576), if you are coming from
afar.