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Won’t you PLEASE help?  Any amount of time you can offer is appreciated!  Those helping for Service Hours, please contact Adam Oberski at adam.oberski@gmail.com.

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• This year our Advent Prayer Booklets for personal reflection are “The Little Blue Book,” and "Prepare the Way" and “Jesus, Prince of Peace”  Each author has a unique way of taking us through the season; one that should fit your prayer life.
• A special Family Advent Booklet for the younger children is titled, “A Heart for Jesus.”  It has activities on every page for the children.      
• Our general Family Advent Booklet for family use is titled, “Waiting in Wonder.”  It offers family prayers and activities for the entire family.

All booklets are available in the Gathering Space.
 While supplies last.

      The tradition of the Oplatki originated in Poland during Early Christian times.  This Christmas Custom began with a simple white wafer, baked from flour and water.  The wafers are wonderfully designed to display Christmas images, such as the Nativity.   Families enjoy the Oplatki, typically right before the Christmas Eve meal.  The entire family will gather around the table with the Oplatek.  Generally, the eldest member of the family will begin the ritual by breaking off a piece of the wafer and passing it to another family member with a blessing.  This blessing can simply consist of what you desire for your loved one in the upcoming year—whether it be good health, success, or happiness.  The purpose of this act is primarily to express ones unconditional love and forgiveness for each member of his or her family.
     The significance of the Oplatki Christmas wafer is that it shadows the Eucharistic meal that Catholics participate in at each Mass.  Just as we share in the Eucharist as one family in Christ and receive Christ’s love through the Eucharist, the Oplatki allows for one’s immediate family to come together and share the love they have for one another.
     The Oplatki tradition is one that is easy and fun to introduce to the family at Christmas time.  All it requires is a simple wafer paired with love and affection, and the willingness to share it.   This is a heartwarming tradition that will complete your family’s time together during the Christmas season.

We have a number of packages of the Oplatki available in the Gathering Space.  They are available first come, first served.  Any donation you wish to offer will help to defray the cost.