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St Patrick's Church Walcha

For Baptism or Marriage enquiries phone Monsignor Ted Wilkes 67784070.

Monsignor Ted Wilkes would like to invite parishioners to Sunday Mass at 10 am.

CHRISTMAS Mass Time

Christmas Program:

Christmas Eve (Saturday): Walcha 8.30pm

The Fourth Sunday in Advent - Love -18th Dec

This upcoming Sunday, which is the beginning of the fourth and last week of Advent, we light the final purple candle to mark the final week of prayer and penance as we wait for the birth of our Savior. This final candle, the “Angel’s Candle,” symbolises peace. It reminds us of the message of the angels: “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men.

The church's year began again this month with the season of Advent, but the school year is coming to an end. Our prayer for the last edition of the newsletter this year is one that we have been preparing for: We cry out, "O Emmanuel! O God with us!

Remembering when the people of Israel became slaves in a foreign land, we pray in the hymn for God to 'ransom captive Israel.' The prophets, like Isaiah, told them to have hope. God would send the messiah to rescue them. We are now ready to welcome the Saviour with great joy.

Listen to the words of the prophet Isaiah:

Then Isaiah said:

"Listen, every one of you in the royal family of David.

The Lord will give you a proof.

A virgin is with child;

she will have a son and will name him Immanuel."

The word of the Lord.