All the above-mentioned answers can be right and good, but that is based on who you are, and where you are. As a Catholic, let us search the meaning for Christmas from the Gospels of Mathew and Luke. (Mt.1:18-25), (Lk. 2:1-7). These two Gospels declare that Christmas is a proclamation of peace, sacredness, salvation, justice, and truth for all people of every time and place. As we are living in the 21^st century, are we aware that the Biblical meaning of the Christ has been diminished by mass culture and the demands of marketplaces?

So, as a parish community I would like to pay attention to families; the meaning of Christmas is the assurance of God’s love. For families experiencing pain from broken relationships, in despair, can find meaning of life through Christmas as God’s loving presence which is an assurance of hope and blessings as experienced by shepherds. Today the world is packed with ideas, technology and is convinced that intelligence can control everything. So, let us think about the wise men in the Gospel from the East. They were intelligent who totally relied on their own knowledge, their own abilities to discern the meaning of Christmas. They thought they knew it all, yet they wandered through wrong places. Wandering in the wrong places is the evil of this world.

Niya Betty Tom was baptized on November 4th at our parish. Stephen Achan officiated the ceremony. Niya is the daughter of Tom and Ashwathy and has an older sister, Neha. The family lives in Framingham. The god parents were Manesh and Sherin.

On Nov 14th, SMCB Safety and Compliance Team led by Joyce Paul, Sheela Kaithamattam, & Don Francis conducted the safety training program "Protecting God's Children". The next training session will be held in January 2022.