Various Pre-Christmas Items

• Kathy snapped this photo of Fr. Vincent Juan, fresh from his six-month sabbatical, at a recent staff dinner for his parishes of Assumption Catholic Church in Truckee and Our Lady of the Lake Mission Church in Kings Beach. We thank Fr. Vince (whom Kathy describes as "such a kind priest") for giving us a new place to sing on a regular basis, although also deserving of hat tips are the couple who had been going to St. Thomas Aquinas Cathedral in Reno who informed Fr. Vince about us; and Fr. Walsh, who filled in for Fr. Vince during his sabbatical and graciously let us sing. We will be visiting Assumption once a month through June.
• Speaking of which, Kathy recently released the remaining schedule for our season, subject to change as always. One unconfirmed date is a return to Our Lady of Tahoe in Zephyr Cove on Saturday, May 11 after a 10-year absence; if so, that will be thanks to our patron and OLT's current pastor, Fr. Larry Morrison.
• Because both Christmas and New Year's Days fall on Tuesdays this year, we will have only one (1) rehearsal on January 8 for our Baptism of the Lord Mass at Assumption on January 13. Don't be naughty! Make sure to listen to the sound files Kathy sent around not only for this Mass but for Christmas Day also. She can tell when we have and haven't listened, so be good for goodness' sake.
  

Snow Day (Night): What This Means

Well, a heavier-than-expected snowstorm took out our rehearsal tonight. Just wanted to make you aware that leaves us:

• One (1) more rehearsal before our Gaudete Sunday Mass in Truckee on Dec. 16; and 
• One (1) full rehearsal for our Christmas morning Mass in Washoe Valley.

As Kathy asked us, give a listen to the Gaudete Sunday proper sound files; she can't spend a lot of time on them next week. We might also want to (gasp!) take a few minutes out of Family Feud reruns to look at the rest of the music for that day.

Oh, by the way, another storm is possible early next week. Ah, there's nothing like December in Northern Nevada, but at least this is helping the Sierra snowpack.