World Mission
Sunday
Next
Sunday (10/23), World Mission Sunday, our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI,
calls every Catholic to celebrate, at the Eucharist, our vocation to be
missionary and to help the Missions. |
Help Our
Local Catholic Schools
We
have 10 parish children attending Our Lady of Sorrows-Seton Campus. Please
help them by collecting labels, box tops, and by registering at Price Chopper
for the Tools for Schools Campaign. By your participation, the school will
receive many free educational materials, books, sports equipment, music
supplies, etc. |
Our Beloved
Deceased
You
may start bringing photos of your beloved deceased to place before the
altar beginning October 29/30. We will leave them through the month of
November as we remember all those who have gone before us marked with the
sign of faith. |
Forty Hours
Devotion
Forty
Hours is a period of continuous prayer before the Blessed Sacrament in
solemn exposition. This practice is being renewed in the Diocese of Scranton
in continuation of the Year of the Eucharist begun in October of 2004. |
St. Francis/St.
Patrick Altar & Rosary - 10/19
St.
Francis/St. Patrick Altar & Rosary Society will meet Wednesday, October
19 after the 9:00 am Mass. The meeting will be in the St. Francis Rectory. |
Pumpkin
Decorating - 10/29
The
Annual Halloween Pumpkin Decorating and Carving Contest will be held on
Saturday, October 29, at 6:00 pm in St. Francis Hall. Pumpkins will be
provided. Please bring newspapers and your decorating supplies. Also, dress
in your costume. Sign-up sheets are in the back of the churches. Please
sign-up the number of children attending from your family. Cider and donuts
will be provided. |
St. Francis
Xavier Turkey Party - 11/17
St.
Francis Xavier Annual Turkey Party will be Thursday, November 17, at 7:00
pm in St. Francis Hall. All our parishioners are asked to turn out in support
of this important fund raiser. Posters are available in the vestibules
of the churches, please take some and place them in businesses that you
frequent. |
Bake Sale
- 11/17
St. Francis/St. Patrick Altar & Rosary Society will sponsor a bake
sale at the Turkey Party, Thursday, Nov. 17, in St. francis Xavier Hall.
All ladies are asked to bake their favorite "goodies" for the occasion.
Please price your items. |
Little
Meadows Fire Co - 11/5
Little Meadows Fire Company will hold their Turkey Party on Saturday, November
5, at 6:00 pm in St. Thomas Hall, Little Meadows. Available for you to
win are turkeys, hams, and pepperoni sticks. Please come and have a good
time with the Little Meadows Fire Company. |
"A Pope
for Our Time" - November 5
A Day of Reflection on Pope Benedict XVI will be presented by J. Brian
Benestad, PhD, from the Dept. of Theology at the University of Scranton,
on Saturday, NOvember 5, from 9:00 am to 2:45 pm at the Fatima Renewal
Center, 1000 Seminary Rd., Dalton, PA. Fee is $25 which includes lunch.
For reservations, call Irene at 563-1131 or email St-PiusX-Seminary@dioceseofScranton.org.
Reservation deadline is October 24. |
Rush Volunteer
Fire Company - 11/12
Rush
Volunteer Fire Company will hold their Annual Turkey Party on Saturday,
November 12, at 7:00 pm in the Ladies Auxiliary Hall, Lawton. Available
for you to win are turkeys and hams. The Turkey Shoot will be Saturday,
November 19, at 12:00 Noon at LaRue Park, Lawton. |
Thanksgiving
Gift Cards
For Thanksgiving we will be giving a gift card to a grocery store so that
recipients can get what they truly need. We have 13 area families ranging
in size from 1 person to 6 people on the list. Your donations (check or
cash) can be put in an envelope in the collection basket. If you know of
anyone that needs help, please put a note in the collection by November
14. As always, your help is greatly appreciated. |
Confirmation
News
Parents
and students who missed the meeting with Father Cas on 9/27 should call
the rectory and speak with Fr. this week. If your child is in Grade 6,
7, or 8 THIS YEAR, and has not received the Sacrament of Confirmation,
then he or she should be receiving in the fall of 2006 and you and your
child should have attended this meeting. |
Special
Message
Catherine McHugh sends her love to all her friends. She would love to have
visitors and cards. Her address is: Vestal Nursing Center, 860 Old Vestal
Lane, Vestal, NY 13850. |
Prayer
List Update
If you have called in the past to have people added to the prayer list,
you are asked to please call the rectory and give us an update. There are
90 people on the list now and some of these folks may have gotten better,
or even passed on, or for whatever reason, don't need to be on the list
any longer. |
