Advent Additions at SEAS
In addition to our regular parish schedule,
join us for these extra liturgies and events during Advent.
Scroll farther down to see descriptions of each listing.
Saturday-Sunday, Nov 30-Dec 1
• First Sunday of Advent: Saturday Vigil & Sunday Mass Schedule
Monday, December 2
• 6:30 p.m. Bible Study on the Infancy Narratives (Session 1 of 3)
Wednesday, December 4
• 9:30 a.m. Infancy Narratives Bible Study Session 1 of 3 repeated from Dec. 2nd.
• 7 p.m. Advent Evening Mass
Thursday, December 5
• 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Taping of four (4) TV Masses for the Christmas Season
Friday-Saturday, December 6-7
• 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. SEAS Youth Ministry offering Complimentary Gift Wrapping in the Youth Ministry building
Saturday-Sunday, December 7-8
• 2nd Sunday of Advent: Saturday Vigil & Sunday Mass Schedule
• Expectant Parent Blessing at all Masses
Monday, December 9
• Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception: Holy Day of Obligation
Mass at 6 a.m., 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 Noon, 4 p.m. & 6 p.m.
• 6:30 p.m. Bible Study on the Infancy Narratives (Session 2 of 3)
Tuesday, December 10
• 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Parish Day of Confessions
Wednesday, December 11
• 9:30 a.m. Infancy Narratives Bible Study Session 2 of 3 repeated from Dec. 9th.
• 7 p.m. Advent Evening Mass
Thursday, December 12
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebrations
- 8 a.m. Mass with sacred music & dance followed by food
- 6 p.m. Mass & Celebration with authentic Mexican food and entertainment
Saturday, December 14
• SEAS Great Cookie Walk in the parish hall from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. or sooner if all cookies are gone.
Saturday-Sunday, December 14-15
• 3rd Sunday of Advent: Saturday Vigil & Sunday Mass Schedule
Monday, December 16
• 6:30 p.m. Bible Study on the Infancy Narratives (Session 3 of 3)
Wednesday, December 18
• 9:30 a.m. Infancy Narratives Bible Study Session 3 of 3 repeated from Dec. 16.
• 7 p.m. Simbang Gabi Celebration / Advent Evening Mass followed by reception with authentic Filipino food in the parish hall
Friday, December 20
• 7 p.m. Nativity Play and Christmas Concert in the church followed by hot chocolate and goodies in the parish hall
Saturday-Sunday, December 21-22
•4th Sunday of Advent: Saturday Vigil & Sunday Mass Schedule
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Televised Masses for the sick and homebound will be celebrated and taped on Thursday, December 1. Mass Times: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Christmas Mass (Wear your Sunday best) 10:45 a.m. - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 11:30 a.m. - Feast of Epiphany 12:15 p.m. - 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Your participation in TV Masses (as the congregation) reminds our homebound brothers and sisters that they are still an important part of our faith community. The Sunday Mass on television is an outreach of the Diocese of Las Vegas. These Masses can be viewed at www.seaslv.org, and on the CW Network every Sunday morning. Check local listings.
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Bible Study on the Infancy Narratives. Learn more and register HERE.
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An additional Advent Mass will be celebrated
at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays of Advent,
December 4, 11, and December 18 (Simbang Gabi Mass)
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Televised Masses for the sick and homebound will be celebrated and taped on Tuesday, December 5. Masses celebrated will be:
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. The Nativity of the Lord
(Christmas Mass....Wear your Sunday best)
10:45 a.m. -Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph
11:30 a.m. - Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord
12:15 p.m. - The Baptism of the Lord
Your participation in TV Masses (as the congregation) reminds our homebound brothers and sisters that they are still an important part of our faith community. The Sunday Mass on television is an outreach of the Archdiocese of Las Vegas and airs every Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on Cox Cable channel 6 (1006 HD) and KFBT-TV digital channel 33.1.
Televised Masses can also be viewed HERE.
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Are you a so-so gift wrapper? Do you find wrapping Christmas gifts to be stressful instead of fun? If you answered YES to either of the above, why not let the SEAS Youth Ministry do the wrapping for you?! Bring your gifts and your own wrapping materials (we’ll have some, too) to the SEAS Youth Ministry building, and we will wrap your Christmas gifts for you on December 6 and December 7 between
7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The service is complimentary! If you would like to make a free-will offering, it will be appreciated! For more information contact Youth Ministry at
Emmaus@seaslv.org or 702-804-8313.
Are you a so-so gift wrapper?
Do you find wrapping Christmas gifts to be stressful instead of fun?
If you answered YES to either of the above,
why not let the SEAS Youth Ministry do the wrapping for you?!
Bring your gifts and your own wrapping materials (we’ll have some, too) to the SEAS Youth Ministry building, and we will wrap your Christmas gifts for you on December 6 and December 7 between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
The service is complimentary! If you would like to make a free-will offering, it will be appreciated! For more information contact Youth Ministry at
Emmaus@seaslv.org or 702-804-8313.
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Expectant Parents Blessing On the weekend of December 7-8, at
all Masses, we will invite expectant parents, both mothers and fathers, to come
forward to receive a special blessing. Whether you are soon-to-be first-time
parents or experienced parents awaiting the birth of another little one, please
come and receive our prayers for your family.
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The Feast of the Immaculate
Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated on Monday, December 9. It is a Holy Day of Obligation this year.
Mass will be celebrated at 6 a.m., 8
a.m., 10 a.m., 12 Noon, 4 p.m.,
and 6 p.m.
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Our Parish Day of Confessions
will be held Tuesday, December 10.
Many priests will be available to hear confessions in the church from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
You can choose to sit with a priest face-to-face or
give your confession behind a screen.
If you haven't been to confession in a while
and would like some assistance on making a good confession,
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SEAS Parish is pleased to host special celebrations on the feast day of our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of the Americas, on Thursday, December 12. We’ll kick off the day with daily Mass at 8 a.m. Guest performers will be on hand to perform a special dance in honor of Our Lady toward the end of the Mass. All are then invited to the parish hall for a reception featuring homemade pozole, conchas and coffee. A special Mass will also be celebrated at 6 p.m. Guest performers will perform a special dance in honor of our Lady and Las Mananitas will be sung. A reception featuring homemade tamales, conchas, pozole, and coffee will be served. Entertainment will be provided. This will be a wonderful celebration of our Blessed Mother, so spread the news and make plans to join the festivities. If you would like to help with the planning, decorations, cooking, serving, etc., please contact Norma Mendez at normam0040@gmail.com. Financial donations are also appreciated to help off-set expenses and can be made in the parish gift shop or RIGHT HERE.
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2nd Annual SEAS Great Cookie Walk
Looking for gifts for those holiday parties and family get-togethers? Or just some delicious “goodies” for your Christmas table? Why not make plans to be part of our SEAS GREAT COOKIE WALK? This fundraising event, sponsored by our SEAS Women of Joy Ministry, will be held on Saturday, December 14, in the parish hall. Doors will open at 9 a.m. and will stay open until all the cookies are gone, or 3 p.m. at the latest. How does this work?
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Participants will buy an empty bakery box for $20
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They will browse the dozens and dozens of delicious homemade Christmas cookies and select which ones they want to fill their box
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They’ll take their box home and enjoy with family and friends!
Make plans now to be part of the fun …. Either as a baker, a buyer, or BOTH! What a fun way to start the holidays and support our Women of Joy Ministry!
2nd Annual SEAS Great Cookie Walk
Looking for gifts for those holiday parties and family get-togethers? Or just some delicious “goodies” for your Christmas table? Why not make plans to be part of our SEAS GREAT COOKIE WALK? This fundraising event, sponsored by our SEAS Women of Joy Ministry, will be held on Saturday, December 14, in the parish hall. Doors will open at 9 a.m. and will stay open until all the cookies are gone, or 3 p.m. at the latest.
How does this work?
Participants will buy an empty bakery box for $20
They will browse the dozens and dozens of delicious homemade Christmas cookies and select which ones they want to fill their box
They’ll take their box home and enjoy with family and friends!
Make plans now to be part of the fun …. Either as a baker, a buyer, or BOTH! What a fun way to start the holidays and support our Women of Joy Ministry!
ATTENTION: Bakers Needed
We’re looking for generous parishioners who are willing to bake
and donate 5 dozen of their favorite Christmas cookies
for the SEAS Women of Joy’s Great Cookie Walk fundraiser.
The cookies should be the same type (not a mixture of different cookies)
and placed in a non-returnable container.
Please put your name on the container, the name of the cookie, and indicate if any type of nuts were used in the baking, and/or if they are gluten free.
Cookies are to be delivered to the parish hall on Friday, December 13,
between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Bakers: please sign up with this link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B44A9A72DA0FB6-53051453-2ndannual
Our Women of Joy volunteers will take it from there! Thank you for your generosity!! If you have any questions, please contact Bianca Sottile at 702-205-2339 or wojseaslv@gmail.com.
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton invites all parishioners to attend our Simbang Gabi celebration on Wednesday, December 18, beginning with Mass at 7 p.m. followed by a reception with authentic Filipino food and desserts in the parish hall.
Click HERE for the complete Archdioese of LV Simbang Gabi schedule December 15-24.
Simbang Gabi is a Filipino tradition of spiritual preparation before the celebration of the Lord’s Nativity. In the days leading up to the Nativity of the Lord, a novena of Masses (9 Masses) is celebrated. Each Mass is followed by a reception where Filipino
food is shared by all. In Las Vegas, each Mass is celebrated at a different parish.
Help us defray the cost of our parish Simbang Gabi celebration with your donations. Sposorship opportunities are available as well. See the different ways you can give RIGHT HERE
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On Friday, December 16, at 7 p.m., come join us for our annual SEAS Christmas Concert! This year, in addition to some well-loved holiday songs, we will examine the question, “What child is this?” and take a closer look at who exactly is this baby born in
Bethlehem. All four of our choirs will be singing as well as some amazing soloists, and there will be hot chocolate and goodies afterward in our parish hall. This is a great opportunity to invite friends and family members to our parish!
Come experience the joy of the season
at this year’s Christmas concert featuring all four of our wonderful choirs on
Friday, December 15, at 7 p.m. in the church!
We will celebrate the wonder of the holidays and offer a message of hope
for those who may be going through a difficult time this year. It’s a great
chance to bring a friend or loved one who needs to hear the message of our
loving Savior come to earth. Afterwards,
please stay for some refreshments in our parish hall! EAS Christmas Concert — December 15
Come experience the joy of the season at this year’s Christmas concert featuring all four of our wonderful choirs on Friday, December 15, at 7 p.m. in the church! We will celebrate the wonder of the holidays and offer a message of hope for those who may be going through a difficult time this year. It’s a great chance to bring a friend or loved one who needs to hear the message of our loving Savior come to earth. Afterwards, please stay for some refreshments in our parish hall!
On Friday, December 16, at 7 p.m., come join us for our annual SEAS Christmas Concert! This year, in addition to some well-loved holiday songs, we will examine the question, “What child is this?” and take a closer look at who exactly is this baby born in
Bethlehem. All four of our choirs will be singing as well as some amazing soloists, and there will be hot chocolate and goodies afterward in our parish hall. This is a great opportunity to invite friends and family members to our parish! On Friday, December 16, at 7 p.m., come join us for our annual SEAS Christmas Concert! This year, in addition to some well-loved holiday songs, we will examine the question, “What child is this?” and take a closer look at who exactly is this baby born in
Bethlehem. All four of our choirs will be singing as well as some amazing soloists, and there will be hot chocolate and goodies afterward in our parish hall. This is a great opportunity to invite friends and family members to our parish!
Nativity Play and Christmas Concert Friday, December 20th at 7 p.m.
The evening will begin with a dramatic depiction of the Nativity followed by a concert featuring all 4 of our choirs. Afterward, join us in the parish hall for hot chocolate and goodies!
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