St Nicholas Roman Catholic Church

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Before sitting down to your holiday dinner, join us for a Bilingual Thanksgiving Mass at 9:00 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning.
El Día de Dar Gracias
Antes de sentamos con nuestras familias a comer, acompáñenos en una misa bilingüe el Día de Acción Gracias a las 9:00 de la mañana.

Greenery Sale, Craft Fair Ever!
A great St Nicholas Parish tradition for many years is the St. Nicholas Holiday Festival. The Holiday Festival begins Friday, December 3, with a Pasta Dinner that includes a visit from our patron, Bishop St. Nicholas in the church followed by a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. The Holiday Festival continues on Saturday and Sunday, December 4-5, and features:

The highest quality Christmas trees, fresh greenery, and poinsettias
Our famous and fabulous holiday bakery booth
A craft fair with dozens of marvelous crafters and a Christmas book fair
Photos with Santa
Lunch that includes delicious home-cooked Mexican specialty dishes
A Raffle with a first prize of $3,000 for only $10 a chance!

Order your Christmas tree, greenery, raffle tickets, and reserve places for your family and guests at the Pasta Dinner by clicking on the following:
Order Form St. Nicholas Holiday Festival

We come together to raise money for our parish, to grow as a community, and to welcome others into the spirit of St. Nick’s. We conclude with evening prayer for St. Nicholas on Monday, December 6. Come and join us fo the festivities.

**St. Nicholas Holiday Craft Fair
Crafters, please contact Jean Brabeck at j.brabeck@hotmail.com or 773-266-0819 as soon as possible if you want a table reserved for you. Information and the application form for crafters are available here:
Holiday Festival Application Form for Crafters

**2011 St. Nicholas Parish Directory
For over 21 years, St. Nicholas Church has opened its doors to the community during our annual St. Nicholas Holiday Festival. For one weekend (December 4-5, 2010) our parish campus is transformed into a festive Christmas marketplace featuring Christmas trees and greenery for sale, a craft fair showcasing local artisans, and visits from Santa himself! The Festival is a major fundraiser for St. Nicholas and this year we hope to raise $35,000.
Publishing a parish directory is an integral part of this fundraising effort. Again this year, we are asking you to help in meeting our goals by placing an ad in our Parish Directory. Your advertisement or professional statement will reach nearly 1,500 households who actively use this directory throughout the year.
If you are interested in advertising in our directory, the Ad prices are as follows:
Full page - $350 Half page - $200
Quarter page - $125 Eighth page - $75
Patrons will have their names listed for $30.
In order to meet our publishing deadline, we would appreciated the receipt of your Ad completed application and payment by November 30, 2010. Thank you for your support of our Parish.
Ad Book Order Form 2011 is available here:

The St. Nick's List
It’s that time of year when non-profit organizations are looking for year-end tax deductible contributions. If you are involved in raising money for a non-profit and could use help in refining your message or targeting your efforts, check out the people on St. Nick's List who are fundraising specialists. Just go to stnickslist.org and click on Fundraising.
Please visit it at St Nick's List
La lista de San Nicolás
Es el tiempo de año cuando las organizaciones sin fines de lucro están buscando contribuciones que sean deducibles en los impuestos. Si usted recauda fondos para una organización sin fines de lucro y necesita ayuda refinando su mensaje o sus esfuerzos, vea la lista de San Nicolás para encontrar especialistas en recaudación de fondos. Vaya a www.stnickslist.org y haga clic en la página de Recaudación de Fondos.
Por favor visite la pagina al St Nick's List

Adult Faith Formation at St. Nicholas Church

The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a process for those considering becoming Catholic. Specifically, it is :

For those who are not baptized and are in the process of making a decision to become Catholic;
For those who were baptized in another faith and are thinking of becoming Catholic;
For those who were baptized Roman Catholic and have not received Eucharist or Confirmation.

The process is designed to assist those interested in Catholicism to learn about our faith, our tradition, and our celebrations. Each person is invited to reflect on his/her own relationship with God and the faith community. We journey through this process together, assisting each other in our response to God’s call.
If you or someone you know might be interested in participating in the RCIA, please call Sr. Christina at 847.864.1185, x 23 for more information. Our sessions are held on Mondays at 7:00 pm in the Parish Office though other arrangements can be made.

Holy Hour: 7 - 8 a.m. before Sat. morning mass