As was announced last week, this Sunday is the annual Mission Appeal. Please welcome Fr. Richard Veevin, SAC to St. A’s. A second collection will be taken up to assist the Pallottine Fathers and their ministry. You may make checks out to St. A’s and the monies collected will be forwarded. Please be sure to put “Mission Appeal” on the memo line. THANK YOU for your generosity! A few announcements:
Annual Bishops Appeal … Please prayerfully consider helping us invite thousands of Catholics in northeast Indiana to encounter Christ and each other. To make a gift, donate online at diocesefwsb.org/aba, or donate in person by placing your pledge card and check in the collection basket. If you didn’t receive a letter and pledge card in the mail, it means that you are NOT a registered member of the parish. Registration forms and pledge cards can be found on the table in the gathering space.
Parish Assessment: $ 9,892.21
Donated (as of 10/18): $ 9,004.19 THANK YOU for helping us reach our goal for the Annual Bishop’s Appeal. All monies collected over the goal will be returned to the parish for our needs.
Vacation … I will be away from October 18-25.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd … The November Atrium sessions will be held at 8:30 a.m. on the 10th and 17th. All Souls Envelopes … Can be found on the table in the gathering space. Please add the names of your deceased loved ones on the envelopes and they will be placed on the altar for the month of November.
Parish Picture Directory … The Parish Pastoral Council has approved an updated directory. A photographer will be with us on Sunday, October 27 and November 3 to take pictures after Mass. Please wear your “Sunday best!”
Holy Day of Obligation … Friday, November 1 is the Solemnity of All Saints. We will have a Mass at 8:30 a.m. that day.
Funeral … The family of Sally Dunn has scheduled her funeral for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 2 at St. A’s. Please continue to pray for Sally’s soul and the consolation of her family and friends.
After School Tutoring … Is free and will be offered every Thursday from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. in our parish hall. For more information, please contact Michael Busk at (574) 216-6577.
St. A’s Women’s Group … Will meet on November 23 at 2:00 p.m. in the parish hall.
Ants … The ants that were eating through the roof and into our worship space have returned. Arrow Exterminators sprayed the outside of the church this week. Fortunately, we were still covered by the warranty since they were here just a few months ago for the same problem. Since the ants seem to be coming from the tree closest to the building, there may be a need to significantly trim back some of the branches that are hanging over and very close to the building.
Saturdays with the Saints … Has established itself as a popular Notre Dame football program ritual that combines the university’s rich traditions of Catholic faith and spirited game days. Notre Dame Theology faculty and McGrath Institute staff will deliver dynamic lectures on saints chosen for their uncommon virtue and their willingness to let their faith stand in contradiction to the wisdom of the world.
November 9: St. Carlos Acutis and the many miracles of the Eucharist. Timothy O’Malley, Ph.D., Professor of the Practice, Theology.
November 16: Explaining miracles with St. Thomas Aquinas. Therese Cory, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Thomistic Studies.
Pope’s Intention for the Month of October … For a shared mission. We pray that the Church continue to sustain in all ways a Synodal lifestyle, as a sign of co-responsibility, promoting the participation, the communion and the mission shared among priests, religious and lay people. Saint of the Week … St. John Paul II (22 October) was born Karol Jozef Wotjtyla in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland. He served in various ministries before being named archbishop of Krakow. On October 16, 1978, he was elected pope and took the name John Paul II. He was known for his apostolic zeal, love for families, and the sick. St. John Paul II traveled around the world during his 27 years making pastoral visits to the faithful. He died on 02 April 2005 and was canonized on 27 April 2014 by Pope Francis.