Men’s Conference Saturday November 1st

Your parish has prepared a gift for you in the form of a morning conference on Saturday, Nov. 1st. The topic is “Living as Men, Living for God.” It all begins with registration, coffee and pastries at 8:30 a.m. The conference, given by Deacon Matt Hens, will end at 11 am followed by lunch. Pre-Registration will help us to plan but, if necessary, simply come that morning. The fee for registration is $5 and the event will be held at the school in the resource room. To pre-register, call 366-5299.

All Souls Service November 2nd

Next Sunday, Nov. 2 is All Souls Day, a time set aside for prayers for all who have died and in particular to remember our loved ones who have preceded us in death. We have invited the families of those who were buried from this parish in the past year to a special prayer service at 7 pm that evening. It is a most beautiful ceremony consisting of two readings from Scripture, a simple reflection and a candlelight procession by representatives of each family. In that procession those participating will carry a lighted candle (the church is darkened at that point) to the baptismal font. Finally each family will receive the cross that was placed on the coffin or near the ashes at the time of the funeral. Although we directly invited those how have experienced bereavement this year, all are invited, and especially any who still grieve a loved one.