Children in Grades 1 through 5 are welcome to join us in presenting the Christmas story as a Pageant at the 4 PM Mass on Christmas Eve. Rehearsal is scheduled for Sunday, December 22nd at 2 PM in the Upper Church. This will be when roles will be assigned. The pageant will be presented as last year, during the 4 PM Mass on Christmas Eve with the Children's Choir and the Schola assisting us in the music ministry.

A Christmas ornament of our original church has been produced to commemorate this year's 150 celebration of Midnight Mass in our parish church. The opening Mass for the new Saint Mary's Church was at Midnight on Christmas of 1870. This ornament depicts the church as worshipers entered that night, without the bell tower to the south western corner (it was added in 1890.) These ornaments were produced here in Milford, worked on by our own parishioners at PEI, Inc. Ornaments are available after Masses during December and in the parish office during the week at a cost of $15 each.

This coming Christmas Midnight Mass will be the 150th celebration of the same. The opening Mass for Saint Mary's Church was at Midnight for Christmas of 1870. This is the 149 anniversary, but the 150th celebration of the Mass. To celebrate this historic occasion we have organized a Festival Choir to lead the worship for the celebration, We have a dozen voices already, but would welcome more. Our rehearsals will be on Thursdays, December 12th and 19th at 7 PM in the Parish Center. All are welcome. Every kind of voice is needed!

Bishop McManus joined us on Friday, November 15th at 7 PM to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with our parish. 57 of our young people were confirmed by Bishop McManus with a packed church to support and congratulate our young people. The liturgy embraced the various languages and cultures of our parish as the newly confirmed and other members of our community led the music and the readings to reflect the diversity of the Body of Christ that is Saint Mary's Parish. Following the Mass, the bishop joined the newly confirmed in the parish hall for photos and light refreshments were served. Our congratulations to our young people. Their names will be published in the weekly bulletin the weekend of December 1, 2019.

The Children’s Choir is back! If you know of a young child (Grades 2-8) who enjoy singing, please contact our Music Director, Jonathan Capece!