Christmas Spectacular

Are you looking for a fun Christmas event to do with your friends or family this holiday season? St. Theresa Parish in North Reading invites you to their Christmas Spectacular, December 9 and 10. Saturday will feature a Cookie Walk. Visitors can purchase a box for $10 and pick out eight packets of cookies from an array of delicious Christmas cookies. Each packet will have between 1-4 cookies. Sunday, Santa will be taking a break from his busy work at the North Pole to listen to all the children’s Christmas wishes. Santa will be at the festival on Sunday, 10:00 to 11:00 AM and 12:00 to 1:00 PM. Bring a camera to capture that special memory. During the two-day festival, you can stop by the café and get a free cup of hot cocoa, coffee, or tea; and while supplies last, a free muffin (Saturday) or free donut (Sunday) to go with your hot beverage. Then stroll around and look at beautiful Christmas and seasonal raffle items, including Christmas trees, wreaths, decorations, gift baskets, and more. If something catches your eye, you can purchase raffle tickets to take a chance to win those favorite items. Raffle drawings, including 50/50 raffle, will begin at 1:00 PM on Sunday. Free for the kids, there will be The Reason for the Season room, a Christmas craft room, write a letter to Santa area, and a scavenger hunt. Mrs. Claus will be around both days to say hi to the children. Proceeds from the event will be used toward the restoration and preservation of St. Theresa’s beautiful, but aging, stained-glass windows. The event is free, but there are costs to purchase raffle tickets, 50/50 tickets, cookie boxes, and some concessions at the café. For more information about the Christmas Spectacular, visit www.sttheresarose.org.