Advent Activities
Food Pantry: Donate to help fight local hunger
From now until December 7th, bring your donated food items (listed below) to the Rev. Robert Keffer Parish Life Center (PLC) or in the commons of the church. Please try to purchase your donation in a case or bulk (extra items can be used for the Food Pantry or Christmas Food Bags). Financial donations are welcome. Please make check payable to Resurrection with Christmas Food Drive 2025 in the memo line.
List of Food Items to donate:
Canned Vegetables, Cranberry Sauce, Canned Yams or Sweet Potatoes,
Roll/Muffin/ or Bread Mix; Gravy (jars, cans or boxed); Instant Potatoes
Pie Crust Mix; Pie Filling; Stuffing Mix; Cookie M
C-4 Toy Drive
The Women’s Ministry will collect new and unwrapped toys and deliver to C-4. We will collect donations until December 6th. Please leave donations in the Commons area or the parish office. Please donate new and un-wrapped toys for a child, ages 1-12. ($15-$25 is a good price range.) Specific ideas include: baby dolls, pre-school toys, Barbies, stuffed animals, arts and crafts, dress-up sets, nail kits, purses and perfumes for pre-teens, balls (football, soccer, basketball), sports equipment and games, trucks and cars (electronic, remote, and regular), electronic games, pajama sets, and books. Please call or text Kelly Maltagliati 240-832-6157 with any questions. Thank you and God bless!
Christmas Memorial and Tribute Flowers
The parish is sponsoring donations to purchase flowers for the Christmas decorations. Donations are made in memory of or as a tribute to a loved one. This is a beautiful way to remember those whom we love and cherish at this time of year.
If you would like to honor your family members and friends (both deceased and living) with a donation toward Christmas flowers, please find the donation forms in the back of the church. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Please send the completed form and donation to the parish office by 12:00 pm on Monday, December 15th. Names and donors will appear in the January 4th bulletin. The suggested donation is $10 00 per name. Please print in UPPER CASE LETTERS and use the back of the form if necessary. Thank you!
Advent Speaker
Our Advent Speaker for Saturday morning, December 13th is Joni Seith. I (Fr. Barry) know her from Bowie, but she has given testimony around the country. We were excited when she told her Jewish Convert story on Coming Home at EWTN. Ten years later she has so much more to say of the journey God has had her take with Him. She calls it her Pain of Grace journey.
What happens when one’s cross becomes some very-challenging physical health problems? She tells her latest faith testimony. Plan to come and be blessed for Advent Faith.
Come on Saturday, December 13th, 10:00 am12:00 pm!
Annual Christmas Concert
The annual Christmas Concert will be held on Sunday, December 14th at 6:00 pm in the church. The adult choir, the handbell choir, the French choir and the Women’s choir will participate in this cherished tradition!
Solemnity of Christmas
Mass Times
RESURRECTION MASSES
Christmas Eve Masses:
4:00 pm. This Mass includes the Christmas Pageant
8:00 pm. The music for this Mass will be led by the Adult Choir.
Christmas Day Masses:
7:30 am.
10:30 am. The music for this Mass will be led by the French Choir
12:30 pm.
RIDERWOOD MASSES
Christmas Eve
3:00 pm Mass
Christmas Day
9:00 am Mass
No Mass at 2:00 pm
Christmas Pageant (2020)
Mass Time for January 1st: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Masses
Mass at Riderwood Chapel on Wednesday, December 31, 3:00 pm
Mass at Resurrection: 9:00 am