Announcements (October 27, 2002)
1. The two-bit collection is for debt elimination. Please support this effort to get our parish on a sound financial footing.
2. Thank you for your contributions last Sunday for World Mission Sunday collection. $2053 were donated during our seven weekend Masses.
3. Adorers are needed, especially during the 5-6 a.m. and 8-9 a.m. hours Monday thru Friday. Please call Joe, Betty, Greg, Roger or Angelina whose numbers are in the bulletin. 4. If you have child in the second grade or older who has not made their First Communion, please contact Fr. Ramon or call the rectory to register. 5. Also for children five years and older who have never been baptized, there are Thursday evening classes. Please see the bulletin for more information. 6. The Inquiry Class for adults interested in the Catholic faith continues to be open on Thursday evening, 7 to 9 p.m. Please see the bulletin for full information. 7. On Sunday evenings there is a Bible Study and Rosary Prayer Group. Come to the Ailbe House at 7 p.m. to participate.
8. This Thursday our Knights of Columbus will have a Halloween Part for all children of our parish community. Entrance is free, although new this year is the spaghetti dinner at $3 a plate. The party will take place between 6 and 8 p.m. on October 31.
9. There will be Post-Abortion Healing Retreat on the weekend of November 15-17. Please see the bulletin for the confidential phone number of Project Rachel.
10. Baptism classes will be held November 11 and 18. Please call the rectory to register.
11. The Ladies Sodality will meet this Monday at noon in the Ailbe House Library. The Knights of Columbus will meet at 7 p.m. in the Youth Room.
12. The Masses for All Saints Day (Friday, Nov 1) will be at 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. in English. In addition there will be a bilingual Mass at noon and Spanish Mass at 7:30 p.m. Envelopes are available to make an offering in memory of a departed family member or friend. Next Sunday, Nov. 3, at 2:30 p.m.,there will be a memorial service for departed loved ones.
13. Help Holy Family School keep its crossing guard. Please see the announcement in School News for what you can do to help.
14. Fr. John Harvey, national director of Courage, will visit Holy Family on Monday, November 4. He will give a presentation entitled "Living the Life of Interior Chastity." It begins at 6 p.m. here in Holy Family Church.
15. Scrip is for sale after Mass. Please use scrip to purchase gasoline and to shop for groceries. It costs nothing extra and is an effective way of supporting your parish and its school.