If you would like to receive a statement detailing your contributions to St. Vincent de Paul Parish, please complete the form from this weekend's bulletin, and return it to the Parish Office via the offertory collection basket at Mass or by mail. Thank you for following these guidelines which will enable us to process your requests more efficiently.

Be sure to join us for the next FELLOWSHIP WEEKEND, formerly Coffee & Donuts Sunday! It will take place on the weekend of January 18-19, 2020 after ALL MASSES in the Social Hall. Come join us for a sweet treat to eat with your fellow parishioners.

Help is needed to take down the Christmas Decoration in our Church! This will take place on Friday, January 10th at 6:00 PM. Any help is greatly appreciated! Many hands make light work!

 Throughout the course of history, our world has been filled with visionaries, people who see in their mind’s eye where they want to be in the future and who take the necessary steps to get there. People like Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, and Steve Jobs. Visionaries are people who do more than just dream, they dream and then they ask what they need to do to make their dream into a reality. Visionaries aren’t content to just sit back and wait for someone else to make a dream happen, they roll up their sleeves and get to work themselves on making their dream a reality.

Merry Christmas! Though many in our culture may have moved on from Christmas already. Though, in many cases the Christmas music may be off the airwaves. Though some may have already begun the process of taking down the tree and other Christmas decorations, for us Christ-mas has just begun! And so maybe we might con-sider leaving those decorations up for just a bit more, continuing to listen to those wonderful Christmas songs, and wishing everyone a, “Merry Christmas!”

Dear Parish Families, I know that many will read this a few days before the actual day, but allow me to say to each & every one of you, MERRY CHRISTMAS! On behalf of myself and the staffs of both St. Vincent de Paul & St. Patrick’s Parishes, please know of our heartfelt prayers for a very blessed and Merry Christmas! We welcome in a special way all those who are visiting us for these great celebrations! Those in town to visit family & friends and those who may have moved away and return home to celebrate the great feast of Christmas. Please know how glad we are that you are here & how welcome you are in our community, not just on Christmas, but each and every Sunday! We hope to see you again soon!

Dear Parish Families, where do we find joy? Today, on this 3rd Sunday of Advent, a day traditionally called Gaudete Sunday, we light the rose colored candle of our Advent wreath, and we are called to rejoice that the Lord is near. The word Gaudete is not an invitation, it’s a command, it’s who we are called to be, people of joy, rejoicing because the Lord is in our midst.

The following is a special announcement from our Pastor, Fr. John Pfeifer. For the remainder of the month of December, Fr. Clancy will be reducing his Mass schedule & will also be off from the parish from 12/29 through the end of January. Please keep him in your prayers & I ask for your prayers as well as I attempt to balance the life & schedules of both parish families. I ask for your patience as well as there may be some adjustments to schedules & parish life that may need to happen in this time. Thank you!

Help is needed to decorate our wonderful Church for the Christmas Season. It will take place on Sunday, Dec. 22nd, after the 10:30 AM Mass. Any questions or you wish to assist, please contact Sandy Hill at 671-0675.

Letter from our Pastor, Fr. John Pfeifer, for the First Sunday of Advent. December 1, 2019.

The Giving Tree will be set up in the church on Monday, November 25th. Please take an ornament or two and buy the gift specified. Return it by Sunday, December 15th, unwrapped, with price tags removed, in a decorative gift bag with the label from the card affixed to the bag. Help spread the joy of the Christ Child this Christmas with those in need. Sponsored by our parish St. Vincent de Paul Society.

This is the Letter from our Pastor, Fr. John, to the Parish Community for the week beginning November 24th. It is the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.

As we draw closer to the end of another liturgical year, our Scriptures draw our attention, as they do at the end of every liturgical year, to the end times. They do this, as a reminder to us, that this world is limited and eventually this world, our world, as we know it will pass away.

In an effort to make the website more user-friendly, our site, svdpcleveland.org, has received a total makeover! The website is now hosted through a company called eCatholic.com, who specializes in designing websites for dioceses, parishes, and religious orders. Many parishes in our Diocese have enlisted with eCatholic, producing great results!

Enjoy singing? The Saint Vincent de Paul “Miracle on West 134th Street” Christmas Choir will practice on Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm in the church. There are no auditions and everyone is most welcome!