This year our parish-wide Christmas Party will be held on February 2nd the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. (The party will begin at 6 p.m.) This is considered a Christmas feast, even though it is no longer part of the Christmas season. This the last feast of the liturgical calendar that we commemorate Christ as an infant child. February 2nd is also the World Day for Consecrated Life. Not only will we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at the party, but we will also honor all of the consecrated women and men (nuns, sisters, brothers, and priests) who live in St. Benedict Parish.