If you are new to St. Hubert or have been here for a while but have not had time to register and are interested in joining our parish family, please join us after the 4:30 PM Mass today, Saturday, December 8th in the lower level of the church.  We'll gather for about one hour to share a meal, find out about the parish and complete your registration. 

If you would like to provide a poinsettia or greens for the environment this Christmas season, please fill out this form and bring to the Parish Ministry Center or drop in the collection basket. Any donation is welcome and can be applied toward the seasonal decorations.Checks should be made out to St. Hubert Church.

WINGS is in need of adult female volunteers on Friday, December 14 from 4 to 6 PM to assist WINGS clients as they come into the Holiday Site to shop. Please arrive by 3:45 pm to receive your assignment Those interested in volunteering must preregister before December by contacting Sylvia at dv.outreach@sainthubert.org

On Sale after Masses on December 9, 15 & 16

The holidays are often thought of as the best time of the year. It is a time for loved ones, celebration and joy. However, for victims of domestic violence, the holidays can be a very dark and scary time.

Please join us for an old fashioned caroling experience. We will gather on Monday, December 10 at 6:30 PM in the Narthex of the church. As we walk the close-by neighborhood and offer our songs to willing listeners, we will gift them with candy canes. After warming the hearts of our neighbors, we will return to the narthex and warm our noses and toes while enjoying hot chocolate and cookies.

First Trimester Honor Roll

Help us make a hope filled holiday! Shift times on December 7-9 at the Schaumburg Convention Center Adventure Hall.

Please join us on Saturday, December 8 beginning with the 4:30 PM Mass. After Mass, join us in the lower level of the church to complete your registration and enjoy a meal.  Please reserve your spot by completing a Reservation Form either online or by stopping by the Parish office this week. 

Resume Review on December 8, 9:00—11:00 AM at Saint Mary’s Church in Buffalo Grove & Job Ministry Social Night on December 10,  7:00—9:15 PM in the St. Hubert Parish Ministry Center

In the Church, we wait to light up the trees until Christmas Eve because that’s the moment we first celebrate the birth of Christ—the light of the world. The darkened tree is one of those spiritual reminders that Advent is a time of waiting.  We want, with all our heart, to light up the tree because Christ lights up our life.  But instead we wait—even though we want to see it— until the moment we celebrate the Good News! Advent is about the great expectation of what’s to come!

On behalf of the families at St. Aloysius and St. Hubert, I want to thank you for your generosity in donating food and gift cards to help them celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. I also want to thank the volunteers who helped sort and pack food for families here at St. Hubert and those who drove to deliver food for families at St. Aloysius. May God’s blessings be upon all of you during this holiday season.

GIFTS OF THANKS: Our parishioners are extremely generous. In addition to on-going donations of time, service, and helping those in need, some also ask how they can help give back to St. Hubert with additional financial help. In addition to the regular ways of giving, there are some short-term and long-term methods that some parishioners have used in the past, but are not always immediately known.  As the holiday season and end of the year approaches, here are a few different vehicles some people have used for their charitable giving. 

The Advent wreath is made of a circle of branches with four candles set within it.  The circle of evergreens is a symbol of hope unending—the circle without beginning or end and evergreens that remain alive when other trees shed leaves that die and fall to earth.  The candles, one lit each week, remove the darkness with light that increases as we anticipate the coming of Christ, our Light of the World.

Advent: The Great Longing

This weekend is the beginning of Advent, and our Giving Tree is up in the narthex with tags for Christmas presents for those in need. Each tag has suggestions for gifts.

We meet this Sunday at 1:15 PM in the Dorothy Day Room of the Parish Ministry Center. We welcome new members!