Iowa City Catholic Community
Advent and Christmas Liturgies

The Iowa City Catholic Community invites you to celebrate the great season of Advent, leading to Christmas joy!

DAILY MASSES

     7:00 AM daily at St. Wenceslaus
     8:30 AM (Tuesday - Friday) at St. Patrick's
     9:00 AM (Tuesday - Friday) at St. Thomas More
     12:10 PM daily at St. Mary's
     5:15 PM daily at the Newman Center

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, HOLY DAY

     Thursday, December 7

          5:10 PM St. Mary's
          5:15 PM Newman Center
          5:30 PM St. Wenceslaus

     Friday, December 8

          7:00 AM and 5:30 PM St. Wenceslaus
          8:30 AM and 5:30 PM St. Patrick's
          9:00 AM and 6:00 PM St. Thomas More
          12:10 PM and 7:00 PM St. Mary's
          5:15 PM Newman Center

EVENING VESPERS, Sundays during Advent

     December 3, 10 and 17 at 5:00 PM St. Mary's

COMMUNAL RECONCILIATION

     Thursday December 7 9:00 PM Newman Center
     Saturday December 16 10:00 AM St. Mary's
     Sunday December 17 2:00 PM St. Patrick's
     Monday December 18 7:00 PM St. Thomas More
     Tuesday December 19 7:00 PM St. Wenceslaus

MASSES for FOURTH SUNDAY of ADVENT
and CHRISTMAS EVE

Note that December 24 is the FOURTH SUNDAY of ADVENT as well as CHRISTMAS EVE. There will be several Masses celebrated this day:
SUNDAY MASS for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
and CHRISTMAS EVE Mass
and CHRISTMAS MASS IN THE NIGHT.

You are invited to celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Advent
     on Saturday, December 23
     or Sunday, December 24
and then to choose one of the following Masses to celebrate Christmas:
     a Christmas Eve Mass on Sunday December 24
     the Christmas Mass in the Night on Saturday, December 24
     or a Mass on Christmas morning, Monday December 25.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

     Saturday, December 23

          4:00 PM at St. Wenceslaus

          4:30 PM St. Patrick's at Regina

          5:10 PM at St. Mary's

          5:15 PM at St. Thomas More

     Sunday, December 24

          7:00 AM at St. Patrick's (at Regina)

          8:00 AM at St. Mary's

          8:00 AM at St. Wenceslaus

          8:30 AM St. Thomas More at Brown Deer

          9:30 AM at St. Mary's

          10:00 AM St. Patrick's at Regina

          10:00 AM at St. Wenceslaus

          11:00 AM at St. Mary's

          11:00 AM at St. Thomas More

          11:00 AM at the Newman Center

CHRISTMAS EVE

     4:00 PM at St. Wenceslaus (church and parish hall)

     4:00 PM St. Thomas More at Brown Deer

     4:00 PM St. Patrick at Regina

     5:10 PM at St. Mary (church and parish hall)

     5:30 PM at St. Thomas More

     6:00 PM at the Newman Center

     7:00 PM St. Patrick at Regina (Spanish)

     8:00 PM at the Newman Center

CHRISTMAS MASS IN THE NIGHT

     10:00 PM at St. Thomas More with carols at 9:30

     11:00 PM at St. Mary's

     Midnight at St. Wenceslaus

CHRISTMAS DAY

     8:30 AM at St. Mary's

     9:00 AM St. Patrick at Regina

     10:00 AM at St Mary's

     10:00 AM at St. Thomas More

     10:00 AM at St. Wenceslaus

MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, HOLY DAY

     Sunday, December 31

          4:00 PM at St. Wenceslaus

     Monday, January 1

          8:30 AM at St. Mary's

          9:00 AM at St. Patrick's

          9:00 AM at St. Thomas More

          10:00 AM at St. Mary's

          10:00 AM at St. Wenceslaus

CHRISTMAS CONCERTS

     Newman Singers at the Newman Catholic Student Center

          Friday, December 1, 7:30 PM

          Saturday, December 2, 7:30 PM

          Sunday, December 3, 1:30 PM

     Regina Elementary School Concert

          Thursday, December 7, 7:00 PM at Regina

     Regina Junior-Senior High Vocal Concert

          Wedneday, December 13, 7:30 PM at St. Mary's