The staff at Newman Hall-Holy Spirit Parish wishes you and your loved ones a most blessed Christmas!
Remember, we are Catholics, so we celebrate Christmas for an octave (8 days). This is too grand an event of our salvation to limit to one day. So blessings throughout the entire octave of Christmas. Keep on singing those carols at home and feasting each day, giving glory to God and blessings to each other.
We also have a Christmas Season that goes until the Baptism of the Lord, January 10th. Like Scrooge, may you keep Christmas well throughout the Christmas Season and throughout the year.
Did you know there are 4 different sets of readings for Christmas? We typically just hear Christmas Night readings which is Jesus in the manger from Luke. But there are distinct readings for Christmas Eve, Christmas Night, Christmas Dawn, and Christmas Day. We celebrated Masses for Christmas Eve, Christmas Night, and Christmas Day. Click on the videos below to check out the different Christmas celebrations and readings. It can be a wonderful way to celebrate the Christmas Octave.
Christmas Eve Mass (3pm, 12/24) - Fr. Steven Bell, CSP presiding
Christmas Night Mass (5pm, 12/24) - Fr. Ivan Tou, CSP presiding
Christmas Day Mass (11am, 12/25) - Fr. Steven Bell, CSP presiding
Newman Hall in the News
Newman Hall on Christmas day was also visited by KPIX and SF Chronicle reporters. We pray that the publicity will inspire others to consider listening to and exploring their spiritual hungers this Christmas season. Check out the KPIX News report.
A Paulist Family Christmas Card
Join the Paulist family of parishes in our Christmas Card for you. Our own Fr. Steven Bell will be one of the preachers for this fun evening. Check out the Christmas greeting from the Berkeley Paulists. We have to be unique in our Berkeley way. We will also have music from Fr. Ricky Manalo and from the Isaactones. And we have a special guest star. Comedian Bob Newhart will reflect on the 12 Days of Christmas.