In an effort to keep Christ in Christmas, we are asking you to submit a photo of your Nativity scenes (indoor or outdoor) so we can post them to the parish website during the Advent and Christmas seasons.

If you have photo you would like to submit, please email your photo along with the name(s) which should appear alongside the photo to: marystover771@gmail.com

If you submitted a photo last year and would like that photo to be published again this year, just send an email to: marystover771@gmail.com

We look forward to receiving your submissions.

• Use postage stamps that feature a religious theme.
• Hang an Advent Calendar and open a window each day.
• Display your Nativity set in a window or on the lawn where others can see it.
• Place a candle in the window to symbolize the light of Christ.  NOTE:  Never leave candles burning unattended; electric candles are safer than real wax candles.
• Listen to traditional Christmas carols that honor Christ's birth.
• Call radio stations and television channels requesting Christmas carols and stories.
• Ask stores for religious Christmas wrapping paper and decorations.
• Read Christmas scripture and stories to children.
• Purchase a gift, wrap it and give it to the poor -- and encourage a child to do the same.
• Research and then explain the tradition of the original Christmas tree.
• During the Christmas season, enjoy Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers' daily Advent Reflections at Facebook.com/Maryknoll.MEP.West
• Use decorations with "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays."
• Have a child place a straw in the creche for each good deed done as a gift to the Baby Jesus during Advent.
• Pray for the young, so that when they become adults they will not regard Christmas as just another holiday free from work.