Happy Birthday Wishes:   Go out to Mike Lechuga on December 2nd and Shannon Gonzales on December 6th.  If there are any birthdays that you would like listed in the bulletin, please contact the Parish office. Happy Birthday to anyone that we missed.

Second Collection Today:  For Casa San Miguel to help with their Christmas Program for the poor.  Thank you for your generosity.

Second Collection:  Next week for our Building Fund.

FATHER RAY:  Will be officially installed as Pastor of San Miguel Mission Parish next Sunday, December 7, 2003, at the 11:00 am Mass by Bishop Sylvester Ryan.  Reception immediately following in the Friars Inner Courtyard.  Everyone is invited to attend and help celebrate this festive occasion.

Annual Bishop's Appeal (ABA):  Just one last  reminder…  Will you please take a moment to check if your monthly pledge is current?  This has been of great help to keep our Sister Loretta in Mission San Miguel!  Thank you.

A Women's Retreat:  Dec. 12--14.  El Teatro Campesino's performance of "La Pastorela" will form the center of this weekend's reflection and sharing.  $130pp includes ticket, meals and room.  Call St. Francis Retreat for information.  831/623-4234.

A Silent Advent Retreat:  Holy Exchange: Christ became poor that we might be rich. Open to all.  Call St. Francis Retreat at

831/623-4234.  A wonderful way to refocus before Christmas.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena:  The patroness of all The Americas.  All Parishioners are invited to take part since it is bilingual, Dec. 3-12.  Every night at 6:30 pm.  A sign up sheet will be posted on the Bulletin Board so you may co-host an evening with another family (English and Spanish). 

Christian Unity Week of Prayer:  Reminding you to save the week of January 18-25. 

Concert:  Central Coast Children's Choir to perform in Mission San Miguel on Saturday, December 13th at 3:00 pm.  Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under and $12 for premium seats.  For tickets, please call 541-5323.

Congratulations:  To the happy parents; John & Johna Hurl for their second baby girl, KATELYN GRACE, who weighed 6 pounds on September 18th!! 

Thank You:  Wanda Cummings for bringing in a basket of Biscottis!  We collected $15.00 for our Building Fund.

Pomegranates & Persimmons:  Thank you "Busy Bees" Betty Arbogast, Dita Williams and Remie Campomenosi for the donation of the Pomegranates and one more special thank you to Dita Williams for the Persimmons that only lasted a few hours.  We have collected these past 2 weeks a total of  $100.48 for our Building Fund!!