HANUKKAH 2011 OPENS TONIGHT...........

Hanukkak, the Jewish Festival of Lights is a eight day holiday, which begins tonight December 20, through December 28, 2011.  Yhe dates of Hanukkah are set by the Hebrew Calendar, thus for the Jews this is Year 5772.  Hanukkah commemorates the Re-Dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem, and is celebrated with the Lighting of a Menorah, a special candlelabra with eight candles; one each which is lit during the eight nights until fully burning.  And so, as we mark the culmination of Advent this week, and embrace fully our Christmas celebration of our Savior's Birth, in the Son of God equally becoming the Son of Man; the Redeemer of Humankind, let us extend a Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish brothers and Sisters, as we affirm the Judeo-Christian Tradition, that bonds us together..........As Gof's Advent People And Disciples of Jesus The Christ We Pray God's Love and Light Be With The Jewish People This Hanukkah...........Fr.  Troy