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Christmas Fair, Marblehead
Join us at Our Lady Star of the Sea, 85 Atlantic Avenue, for its annual Christmas Fair, which will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This festive event is open to the entire community, offering holiday cheer, delicious food, and activities for all ages, including a live nativity and petting zoo from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Baby Jesus Party, Dedham
Join us at Pauline Books and Media, 885 Providence Highway, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for a Baby Jesus Party. The party will include a birthday cake for Baby Jesus, face-painting, a chance to meet and greet St. Nicholas, and the opportunity to dress in Nativity scene costumes (costumes provided for both children and adults) and take photos with a life-size statue of Baby Jesus in the manger.
Living Nativity, North Reading
All are invited to a beautiful retelling of the birth of Jesus, narrated to music amid a backdrop of colorful costumes and props, and acted by people of all ages. The Living Nativity at St. Theresa Parish, 63 Winter Street, will be presented at 5:15 p.m. (The snow date is Dec. 8 at 2:00 p.m.) St. Nicholas will come at the conclusion to bring children up to the manger to see the baby Jesus. After, all are invited to the parish hall for refreshments and fun.
Family Advent Celebration, North Easton
The Father Peyton Center, 518 Washington Street, will host a Christmas carol family sing-along from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. There will be crafts and food and no admission charge for the event; however, your generosity can help raise the $400,000 to repair the Virika Cathedral roof in the Fort Portal Diocese, Uganda.
Healing Mass, Stoughton
A Healing Mass will be celebrated by Father Carlos Suarez, assisted by Deacon Dave Giangiordano, at Immaculate Conception Church, 122 Canton Street, at 10:00 a.m. The Mass will include the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, as well as individual prayer for healing. All are welcome!
Advent Retreat, Stoneham
Join us from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Parish, 71 Central Street, for a retreat led by Father Sijo Jacob, CMI. The day will include adoration, two talks, Mass, deliverance prayer, and the Blessing of the Baby Jesus. Light refreshments will be provided. There is no charge for the retreat, but free-will donations will be accepted. For questions, contact the parish office at 781-438-0960 or stpatstone@aol.com.
Advent Lessons and Carols, Lawrence
Please join us at Holy Rosary Shrine, 28 Union Street, for our Advent Celebration of Lessons and Carols at 2:00 p.m. For more information, call 978-687-9047. All are welcome!
Christmas Carols, Boston
Join us from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Good Voyage Shrine, 51 Seaport Boulevard, to hear Berklee alumni singers, who will lead us from the dark of winter to the light of Christmas. A blend of sacred and secular, prayerful and playful. All are welcome to this free event.
Healing Service, Wakefield
The Lazarus Center for Healing Shrine, 47 Butler Avenue, will offer a Healing Service at 6:00 p.m. The service begins with adoration, confession, and the rosary. The celebration of Holy Mass will follow at 7:00 p.m., after which the Healing Team, consisting of four to five priests, will administer the Sacrament of the Sick and a personal healing prayer. For more information, future Healing Service dates, testimonies from those who had a healing, and any updates, visit our website, www.healingshrine.org.
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