December 19, 2023 at 11:38 a.m.
EVENTS FOR DEC. 28 - JAN. 4
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23
Richfield Springs
Dedication of New Altar at St. Joseph the Worker Church (35 Canadarago St.). Bishop Scharfenberger will consecrate the new altar at the 4 p.m. Mass, followed by a reception. Please come for this rare event! For information, call the church at (315) 858-1682.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24
Cohoes
Midnight Mass at St. Michael’s Church (20 Page Ave.). Join us for Mass this Christmas Eve! Music begins at 11:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26
Albany
Bereavement Ministry at Mater Christi Parish (40 Hopewell St.) at 2 p.m. The Mater Christi Spousal Grief Support Group will be held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Our next meeting will be in the small meeting room in the church. Any questions, please call the parish office at (518) 489-3204 or email us at [email protected].
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27
Saratoga Springs
Bingo Night: Knights of Columbus #246 is hosting bingo on Wednesdays! Come join us for bingo at the KOC Hall (50 Pine Road) every Wednesday evening. The doors open at 4:30 p.m., the kitchen window (which is staffed by the Catholic Daughters) opens at 5:30 p.m., games go on sale at 6 p.m., and the first game starts at 7 p.m. Every week there is $1,500 in guaranteed prize money. Join us for an evening out and help to support our activities within the community.
Schenectady
Youth Ministry Game Night: Join us at St. Paul’s Parish Center (2777 Albany St.) from 5-7 p.m., for a night of games and fun! All middle- and high-school students are welcome to attend. We will have Cranium: Bible edition, charades and Clue. You are welcome to bring any game from home. Pizza will be provided. Please RSVP by Dec. 26 to Katie Grogan at [email protected].
DECEMBER 29 & 31
Stuyvesant
God’s Gift Thrift Shop at St. Joseph’s Church (1820 U.S. Rte. 9). Come to St. Joseph’s to shop lightly used and new items from our God’s Gift Thrift Shop in the Parish Hall. We will be open on Fridays (11 a.m.-4 p.m.) and Sunday (12 p.m.-3 p.m.) in December, and closed during Christmas week. Proceeds will benefit the Church of St. Joseph.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3
Albany
Tea & Short Readings: Join Blessed Sacrament Church for the six Wednesdays of January (and one of February) for more discussions of short stories, poems and essays! We will meet every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., at the Pine Hills Branch of the Albany Public Library (517 Western Ave.) Tackle the reading on your own time (each reading is available on Blessed Sacrament Church’s website) and then come on Wednesdays ready to discuss it over a cup of tea. (Snacks to share are welcome but by no means expected!) Feel free to take the stories and set up your own meetings at a more convenient time and place with friends and neighbors! At the next session, we will be reading “The Light Princess” by George MacDonald.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4
Latham
Night of Praise at St. Ambrose Church (347 Loudon Road) at 6 p.m. Join us for a night meeting Christ in the Cradle, Eucharist and Cross.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6
Latham
Albany Diocesan Cemeteries Community Memorial Mass with Father Burke at Our Lady of the Assumption Church (489 Watervliet-Shaker Road) at 9 a.m. Community Memorial Masses are held to honor loved ones who have passed and are interred within our 22 cemeteries. Family and friends are invited to attend these Masses. For questions, contact the cemetery office at (518) 463-0134.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7
East Greenbush
A Blessing of the Organ and Recital at Holy Spirit Church (667 Columbia Turnpike) at 3 p.m. Join us for a blessing of our church organ followed by the organ recital. Light refreshments will be served after the recital.
Latham
Mom’s Group at St. Ambrose Church (347 Loudon Road). Join us the first Sunday of each month from 9:50-10:50 a.m. in room 307. Contact Darlene at (518) 4961886 for more information.
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