Announcements for the Week of 10/25/2026

1. Please join local citizens to pray for life this Sunday, October 25^th. We will gather at Pioneer Plaza at 2 PM to pray silently and hold prolife signs. Come join us in praying for life!

2. Next Sunday, we will take the second collection for UIM. Thank you to everyone who has donated! We will hopefully reach our goal thanks to your generosity.

3. Starting next Sunday, November 1^st, the NMMI Mass time will be at 4 PM.

4. All Souls’ Day is coming up. In addition to your All Souls’ envelopes, we invite you to bring 5x7 standing, framed photos of your deceased loved ones to place on the table. The deadline to bring photos is on Wednesday the 28^th. On Monday the 2^nd, we will pray a rosary at 11:30 AM and celebrate Mass for All Souls at 12:10 PM.

5. If you haven’t yet purchased your Altar & Rosary Society raffle tickets, don’t worry; they are still available in the parish office or from a Society member. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. 

6. The annual Altar & Rosary Fall & Christmas Bazaar is on the weekend of Nov. 7^th and Nov. 8^th,  from 9 to 1. Please join us for fun weekend shopping and delicious soups and baked goods. We’ll be accepting your donations of baked goods at the parish hall on Friday, the 5^th, from 9 to 5, and soups on Saturday morning starting at 8 AM.

7. The Knights of Columbus are holding their annual coat drive. Please donate new and gently used coats of all sizes to the box provided in the church foyer. Thank you!

8. All Youth Faith Formation students are expected to attend Sunday and Holy Day Mass. Beginning this weekend, all YFF students have sign-in folders in the Church foyer on the north side. Please help your children locate their class folders and their names in the correct folder. Each Sunday and Holy Day Mass will have a column for the students to put the time of the Mass they attend and to initial showing they have participated in that Mass.

Youth Faith Formation class will celebrate All Saints’ Day this Wednesday, 10/28. All classes will meet in the Parish Hall at 6 pm. Please bring your students directly to the Parish Hall.

9. For our parish Thanksgiving Outreach Program, we will be providing 20 Thanksgiving meal boxes to local families in need. If you would like to participate, you can either purchase all items, pack them in a box yourself, and bring it to the parish hall at 12:00 pm on November 20^th; or donate $100 to the parish office, and a parish council member will do the shopping and box them for you. We will deliver these boxes on November 20^th.