The Spotlight this week is on the Sunday morning  

Children's Liturgy of the Word (CLOW).

(above) Some members of the CLOW team (when they served coffee and donuts to the parish after the 9am Sunday Mass. To help please contact Candace Sperati, 919-861-4634, csperati@ourladyoflourdescc.org.

The Little Bethlehem Christmas provided everyone with an opportunity to support the Christian community in the Holy Land by purchasing beautiful handmade religious items hand carved of olive wood.

Fr. Nicolas Rapkoch led the two-evening Advent Retreat "Growing our Spiritual Life through the Liturgy of the Hours. He spoke about the importance of the Divine Office and led us in the Night Prayer.

(below) "Our 7th graders had their annual retreat on Veterans Day. They spent time reflecting on how happiness is found in love of God and neighbor. During their retreat, they had the privilege of hearing the stories of two veterans, Mr. Day and Mr. Blake, from their time serving our country. To "love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind" and to "love your neighbor as yourself" aren't just abstract instructions from Jesus. They are the two greatest commandments that we live out in concrete ways every day." 

Photos by Suzanne Connolly, 

7th Grade Language Arts Teacher