Gallery 2024: Celebrations at Advent
Parishioners from the Philippines share their celebration of the Annunciation
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a deeply meaningful holiday in the Philippines, and members of our parish from there have always made it a special time for the entire community. The Sunday Mass at Holy Cross on Dec. 8, 2024, the Second Sunday of Advent, featured the congregation presenting flowers to a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the choir performing hymns in Tagalog for the entire service and Filipino families hosting a pot-luck lunch of their favorite meals from home at the after-Mass social. (Click on the photo above for more pictures from the event.)
Music for a Preparatory Time
The parish choir, led by Connie Horne, the director of its guitar-based repertoire, sang a range of English and Tagalog hymns on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 as part of Liebfrauenkirche's annual Advent concert series next to the Frankfurt Christmas market. (Click on the photo above for more pictures of the concert.)