Registration for Christmas Mass - Registration for all Christmas Masses will open on Tuesday the 22nd at 6pm. This week only, registration for Mass on Sunday will open Saturday at 7am.

No Confessions Christmas Day - Confession will not be available before Midnight Mass or the Christmas Day Masses.

New Music Director - We are happy to announce that Paul May will be joining Mater Dei as our new Music Director beginning the first week of January.

Weekly Adoration Tuesdays, Thank you new Adorers - The church is now open for adoration from 8am-1pm on Tuesdays. Thank you to the seven new volunteers who have joined our Adorer’s rotation as substitutes.

Sunday January 10 - Evening Mass Time Change - On Sunday, January 10, our usual 6pm Mass will be moved to 3pm. There will be no Vespers. This change is only for this one week, and we will resume the 6pm Mass on January 17.

Adult Catechism Class - Fr. Killackey is offering an adult catechism class during the academic year on Monday evenings at 7pm. This class is primarily geared towards those wishing to become Catholic, but any adult wishing to know more about the Faith is welcome to join. If interested, please contact Fr. Killackey at fr.killackey@materdeipa.com.

Mater Dei Stocking Stuffers - Consider contacting the office to purchase a Mater Dei mug for Christmas this year. Mugs are available for $5 in dark blue or white.

Mater Dei Email List - If you are not on our parish wide email list and wish to be, email ChaplainsSecretary@MaterDeiPA.com to be added.

Holy Name Society, New Membership Opportunity - Catholic men 18 years of age and older are invited to join the Mater Dei Holy Name Society.  Information about this traditional confraternity can be found at www.nahns.com. There will be a new member induction ceremony on January 3, and all eligible males are encouraged to consider this spiritual and social opportunity. To seek enrollment or for additional information about the specific activities of the Holy Name Society at Mater Dei, please contact Anthony Patterson at anthonypattersonmd@yahoo.com or call/text 717-377-1035.

Holy Name Society Reception - All are invited to a reception following the Holy Name Society induction ceremony on January 3. If you are interested in attending contact Patricia Gabig at patriciagabig@comcast.net for location information and to RSVP. More information is also on an announcement posted in the vestibule.

No worldly mind would ever have suspected that He Who could make the sun warm the earth would one day have need of an ox and an ass to warm Him with their breath; That He Who, in the language of Scriptures, could stop the turning about of Arcturus would have His birthplace dictated by an imperial census; That He, Who clothed the fields with grass, would Himself be naked; That He, from Whose hands came planets and worlds, would one day have tiny arms that were not long enough to touch the huge heads of the cattle; That the feet which trod the everlasting hills would one day be too weak to walk; That the Eternal Word would be dumb; That Omnipotence would be wrapped in swaddling clothes; That Salvation would lie in a manger; That the bird which built the nest would be hatched therein. No one would ever have suspected that God coming to this earth would ever be so helpless. And that is precisely why so many miss Him. Divinity is always where one least expects to find it. ~The Life of Christ, Fulton J. Sheen