The traditional blessing of animals for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi will take place on Wednesday, October 4th at 6pm in the Blessed Mother Prayer Garden in front of the Church. Please park away from the area to allow space for our “rambunctious” pets. Please also come prepared to clean up after your pet in case of “accidents”. All animals should be contained or leashed.
Dear Folks,
Next week’s planned parish picnic has to be postponed to next April!
Postponed!?! We have been excited about our parish picnic and only this week discovered a conflict that has compelled us to move it to the spring. Ouch!! It is a conflict too complicated to explain via the bulletin, but a few things need to be coordinated by our vendors (for the inflatables, food, and fireworks) and it will just take more time to make that work.
So, we made the hard decision to move the picnic to next April. We didn’t want to push it too far into the fall, where weather could derail our plans, so we opted for spring. We have a date and are firming up details, but we also want to be sure that the vendors can get all the ducks in a row, before giving the date.
Thanks to the Knights, parish, and school staff who found the conflict, and quickly pivoted with a solution!
A reminder that our Called & Gifted Workshop is Saturday, October 7th. This Workshop has helped thousands of people to discover their gifts and many parishioners at St. Mary are happily involved in ministry because they have attended. All of us have unique gifts given to us at baptism. I invite you to take a leap of faith and attend the Workshop and see how your life and the lives of those around you can be affected by your YES to discovering your God-given gifts and sharing them!
Here is the link to a short promo video that shares more about the workshop.
“The World Awaits Your Yes!”
All are welcome! Bring a friend.
Registration link: REGISTER TODAY! Registration ends September 29th.
