Whether you are looking for information about Mass times, wanting to reserve your seat, interested in joining us for Christmas caroling, or searching for an address for a Dominican friar or sister who formerly served at St. Gertrude, here is everything you need to know about celebrating Christmas at St. Gertrude Church this year.
To view changes to the normal liturgical schedule, please scroll to the bottom of this page.
To view changes to the normal liturgical schedule, please scroll to the bottom of this page.
Mass Times
Doors open one hour before the scheduled start time. *You must sign up to attend this Mass. |
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Reserve Your Seat – 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Masses Only
To best manage the large crowd, improve your experience, and help you plan your Christmas celebration, we are requiring reservations for our 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Masses only. (Tickets are free.) Unlike last year though, you will not be assigned a specific seat—it will be open seating.
To get on the waitlist for either of these Masses, please visit buytickets.at/stgertrude before 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, December 16. These Masses will fill up quickly!
Once you add your name to the waitlist, you should receive a confirmation email. We will contact you if space becomes available.
If you have already successfully reserved your free tickets for one of these Masses, you should have received a confirmation email. Please bring this email with you when you come to the 3:00 p.m or 5:30 p.m. Mass and show it to one of the ushers when arrive. (You can either print the email or pull it up on your mobile device.) Also, we ask that everyone in your party be in their seats no later than five minutes before the scheduled start time of Mass or your tickets may be forfeited.
If you have any questions, need help signing up for Mass, or want to make changes to your reservation, please call the parish office at (513) 561-5954 or email reservations@stgertrude.org.
To get on the waitlist for either of these Masses, please visit buytickets.at/stgertrude before 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, December 16. These Masses will fill up quickly!
Once you add your name to the waitlist, you should receive a confirmation email. We will contact you if space becomes available.
If you have already successfully reserved your free tickets for one of these Masses, you should have received a confirmation email. Please bring this email with you when you come to the 3:00 p.m or 5:30 p.m. Mass and show it to one of the ushers when arrive. (You can either print the email or pull it up on your mobile device.) Also, we ask that everyone in your party be in their seats no later than five minutes before the scheduled start time of Mass or your tickets may be forfeited.
If you have any questions, need help signing up for Mass, or want to make changes to your reservation, please call the parish office at (513) 561-5954 or email reservations@stgertrude.org.
Livestreaming Masses
We will be streaming our 11:30 p.m. Mass on Christmas Eve (December 24) and our 10:00 a.m. Mass on Christmas Day (December 25). To participate, please visit our YouTube channel on the respective day and at the scheduled Mass time. If you wish to be alerted when we are live, please subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click on the bell.
Ushers Needed for Christmas Masses
With nine Christmas Masses, we are in critical need of ushers to help make sure each Mass runs smoothly. Each Mass in the church requires five ushers, and each Mass in the gym requires two or three ushers. Usher duties include:
For further details, please read over this job description.
If you are able to help with the usher duties, please contact Doug Postler at postman8905@gmail.com.
- helping with check-in and seating
- usual duties (collection and dismissing pews for Communion) With the reservation system and the confirmation notice with pre-assigned seating, this process should be relatively seamless.
For further details, please read over this job description.
If you are able to help with the usher duties, please contact Doug Postler at postman8905@gmail.com.
Christmas Caroling
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People of all ages are invited to join us for Christmas caroling in the neighborhoods of Madeira on Saturday, December 18, 2021, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. We will provide, water, hot chocolate, and handouts with carol lyrics and area maps. Please dress warmly, and bring your family and friends!
To sign up, fill out this form or click the button below. Tentative Schedule: 2:00 p.m. Meet in the St. Gertrude Parish Center Lobby 2:10 p.m. Divide into three groups and head to host homes* 2:20 p.m. Arrive at host homes and carol in the neighborhoods 4:00 p.m. Groups return to St Gertrude *Each of the three groups with have a "host home," which will serve has a meeting place for carolers and provide hot drinks and restrooms. |
Christmas Novena
Remember your family, friends, and loved ones in a special way this Christmas by enrolling them in our Christmas Novena of Masses, which will begin on Christmas Day, December 25. Novena cards are available at the entrances of the church and in the church office in the school. You can return your novena offering envelope in the collection, or send it to the church office.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
The confession schedule will be as usual through Thursday, December 23, including the Wednesday evening Holy Hour. There will be no confession offered Friday, December 24, through Sunday, December 26.
Confessions will be heard at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 27, through Friday, December 31. We will not have our normal Holy Hour and confession on Wednesday evening, December 29, and there will be no confessions Saturday and Sunday, January 1 and 2, 2022.
Regular schedule resumes on Monday, January 3, 2022.
Confessions will be heard at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 27, through Friday, December 31. We will not have our normal Holy Hour and confession on Wednesday evening, December 29, and there will be no confessions Saturday and Sunday, January 1 and 2, 2022.
Regular schedule resumes on Monday, January 3, 2022.
Wish Them a Merry Christmas
If you are interested in contacting Dominican friars or sisters who formerly served at St. Gertrude Church, please see this list of contact information, or call the parish office at (513) 561-5954.
SCHEDULE CHANGES
December 23, 2021–January 2, 2022
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Thursday, December 23, 2021–Sunday, January 2, 2022
Adoration chapel closed Friday, December 24, 2021 No 7:00 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. Mass Saturday, December 25, 2021 No 4:30 p.m. Vigil Mass Sunday, December 26, 2021 No 6:00 p.m. Mass Wednesday, December 29, 2021 No evening Holy Hour or confessions |
Friday, December 31, 2021
No 7:00 a.m. Mass 7:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Saturday, January 1, 2022 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Masses No confessions or 4:30 p.m. Vigil Mass Sunday, January 2, 2022 Regular full Sunday Mass schedule No confessions |
Regular schedule resumes Monday, January 3, 2022.
