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RCIA might just be for you! RCIA is for someone who is: 1) Interested in becoming Catholic (2) Unbaptized (3) Baptized in another Christian denomination. The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Classes will meet Wednesday, January 19 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Education Room of McDonald Hall. For more information about R.C.I.A., please contact Fr. Joseph de Orbegozo at the Cathedral Office or Debbie King at 231-4193

Sunday, January 16, Bishop Anthony Taylor will preside at our Annual Diocesan Mass for Life. Prior to the Mass, Bishop Taylor will lead the Eucharistic Procession for Life, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the plaza in front of the Double Tree Hotel (Broadway and Markham streets), through the Riverfront Park in downtown Little Rock, approximately 3/4 mile. There will be Eucharistic Adoration before Mass. Join hundreds of Catholics at this event as we give public witness to our faith and hope in Jesus Christ! Please contact the Respect Life Office, 501-664-0340, ext. 326. or cphillips@dolr.org for more information

It is not too late to join our Bible Study based on the massively popular series about the life of Christ called “The Chosen”. Each session will include watching a part of the DVD and reflect on Scripture. We meet Sunday’s at 9:45 a.m. in McDonald Hall. This is a Bible study for anyone and everyone. Please join us!

Most New Year's resolutions don't last until February. Losing weight, saving money, or getting off social media are all good...but a pro-life resolution can save a baby from abortion and change the culture forever. And it is more needed in 2022 than ever before! This week's episode of The 40 Days for Life Podcast, we share 8 pro-life New Year's resolutions that can save a mother and her baby from abortion: 40daysforlife.com/make-a-resolution-to-save-lives. Tune in and then set your goals for 2022. Mark you Calendar for the 2022 Spring 40 Days for Life Campaign, March 2—April 10.

RCIA might just be for you! RCIA is for someone who is: 1) Interested in becoming Catholic (2) Unbaptized (3) Baptized in another Christian denomination. The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Classes will meet Wednesday, January 12 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Education Room of McDonald Hall. For more information about R.C.I.A., please contact Fr. Joseph de Orbegozo at the Cathedral Office or Debbie King at 231-4193.

There will not be a Deanery Advent Penitence Service this year. For this reason, the Cathedral’s reconciliation hours will be extended the weekend of December 18-19. The schedule is as follows: Saturday, December 18, 2:00—4:15 p.m. and 5:30—6:30 p.m. Sunday, December 19, 7:00—8:15 a.m., 9:30-11:45 a.m., 3:00—5:15 p.m., and 6:30—7:30 p.m.

CHRISTMAS 2021 Mass Schedule: CHRISTMAS EVE 5:00 P.M. 8:00 P.M Midnight Mass, 11:15 PM.CHRISTMAS CAROLS with Mass at 12:00 A.M. CHRISTMAS DAY 10:00 A.M

The collection at all Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses will be for the Diocesan Clergy Welfare Fund. This fund provides retirement and health care benefits to retired and infirmed priests in our Diocese. Our priests spend every day of their adult lives as humble and devoted servants, doing God’s work and serving us until age or infirmity calls them to retirement. Your contributions to the Clergy Welfare Fund make our priests’ retirement possible. Please share with them the generosity that they continue to share with us.

Christmas flower donations are used to purchase the poinsettias and greenery which is used to decorate the Cathedral for Christmas. If you would like to make a donation in memory/honor of a loved one, please use the Christmas Flower envelope included in the December envelope packet, donate through our Online Giving program by visiting our website at www.csalr.org, click ONLINE GIVING and Christmas Flowers will appear as the “Featured Fund”, or mail your donation to the Cathedral Office.

During the Seasons of Advent and Christmas, we are debuting Mass Leaflets. These leaflets will be available before all Masses and will more carefully integrate music and liturgical aspects of our weekend Masses. These leaflets will contain all the sung Mass parts, some of the congregational hymns, the responsorial psalm refrain, the alleluia, and other musical aspects. Occasionally, for example, the choir will sing an anthem in Latin: the leaflet will contain the original Latin text as well as the English translation. The leaflet will contain most of the spoken responses that the congregation says: the creed, several of the dialogues, and the occasional solemn blessing at the end of Mass; it will also contain the scripture readings and their responses. We hope that these Mass leaflets will make the liturgy more user friendly and be a good resource for visitors and non-Catholics who might visit the Cathedral during the holiday sea-son

Saturday, December 18 for the Knights Family Movie Night and parish Christmas Party. The festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Join us Friday evening, December 17, after the Chili Cook-off, to help decorate the Cathedral for the Christmas season. There are jobs for all ages! All helping hands will be greatly appreciated.

Plan to attend the Knights of Columbus Annual Chili Cook-Off, Friday, December 17 begin-ning at 5:00 p.m. in McDonald Hall. Awards will be given for best chili. Beverages, toppings (cheese, sour cream, crackers, and Fritos), and paper goods will be provided. Join us for an evening of food, fun and fellow-ship!

The ability to support and participate online is more important now than ever. That is why our parish offers Online Giving as an option to support our continued mission and ministries. Online Giving allows you to make your contributions, donations, national/local special collections, Christmas/Easter flow-er fund, memorials, honorariums, etc. via your mobile phone, smart device or computer to our parish. It’s convenient and easy and you don’t have to worry about remember to use your contribution envelopes. Set up your gift today! Visit the Cathedral’s website, www.csalr.org and click Online Giving. For more information, please contact the Cathedral office.

This year we will have a two Masses for Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 24 at 5:30 p.m. and Thanksgiving Day 8:30 a.m. All are welcome to bring food baskets for Fr. de Orbegozo to bless. Please join us.

Join us Saturdays from 9:30—10:30 a.m. in the Cathedral to pray the Rosary and discuss a short section from Pope St. John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter on the Most Holy Rosary. If you would like to submit prayer requests for the group to remember during their Saturday devotion, please email prayerrequests@csalr.org. For more information c o n t a c t T . D a v i d B o u r t at davidbourne@protonmail.com

Registrations are now being accepted for Search #149, a retreat to help juniors and seniors in high school get to know themselves better, deepen their friend-ship with Christ, and find support in living out their faith. The summer Search is open to incoming juniors, seniors and recently graduated seniors. Search #149 will be held at St. John Center, Little Rock, over the dates of December 3—5, 2021. The fee is $135.00. For more in-formation and registration forms visit our website at: https://www.dolr.org/sites/default/files/documents/search-149.pdf. If you have questions you may contact Trish Gentry at tgentry@dolr.org at the Diocese of Little Rock Youth

During the month of November, we remember those who have gone before us, whose names are written in the Book of Remembrance. Please feel free to write the name of the deceased, whose names have not been included in previous years, on the designated pages in the vestibule.

MOORE REQUIEM—The Cathedral of Saint Andrew Choir will present the Requiem Mass by British composer Philip Moore on Tuesday, November 2 at 7:00 p.m. This setting of the Requiem Mass was composed in 2016 and has never been performed in Arkansas. Beau Baldwin, Cathedral Organist and Director of Music, will conduct the Choir. Colin MacKnight, Organist and Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, will play the organ. All are invited to attend. The Book of Remembrance will be in the Narthex of the Cathedral for those who would like to include the names of deceased family and friends who passed away this past year. A light reception will follow in McDonald Hall. Please join us on All Souls Day for a prayer service for the souls of the faithful departed and glorious music.

The next Parish Council Meeting will be Wednesday, October 27 at 6:00 p.m. Please feel free to email, parishcouncil@csalr.org, with your questions, comments, suggestions, and/or concerns.