October 8, 2023

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Women’s Ignatian Retreat starts tomorrow. Please keep silence on the retreat grounds this week. Please keep the retreatants in your prayers.

Second Collection schedule:  October 15th for the Consoling Sisters Foundation. Thank you for your generosity.

Mass Schedule Change: On Sunday, October 29th we will have only two Masses (at 8:00 AM and 11:30 AM) in honor of the Feast of Christ the King. An outdoor procession will begin at 9:30 AM.

Partial Solar Eclipse: Fr. Kurtz will host an Eclipse Viewing Party on Saturday, October 14th at 8:00 AM on the baseball field. Peek eclipse will be at 9:30 AM (85%). Never look at an eclipse without special glasses! Fr. Kurtz will have a filtered telescope and a limited supply of viewing glasses. Purchase your own eclipse glasses on Amazon (search “solar eclipse glasses”) or make a viewing box: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/box-pinhole-projector.html. Please bring your own snacks and drinks.

Young Adult Group: Anyone interested in joining the parish Young Adult Group or in participating in their events, please email [email protected]

Third Order Spiritual Conferences will be held every second Saturday of each month at 9:30 AM in the church. These conferences will be for all Third Order members (SSPX, Dominican, Franciscan, Benedictine, Carmelite). The first conference will be on Saturday, October 14th.

40 Days for Life: Fall campaign September 27 - November 5, 2023. Come protect mothers and children by praying and fasting for an end to abortion! For more information contact [email protected].  Parish vigils: 10:00 - 11:00 AM Saturdays at 1331 N. 7th St., Phoenix. Signup for an hour or more: 40DaysForLife.com/Phoenix.

All Saints Day: Please join us for the Annual All Saints Day Party on Saturday, November 4th.  Volunteers, ages 13 and older, are needed to help this event run smoothly. Donations of candies and small religious prizes are also requested. Email [email protected] for more information and to volunteer.

OLOS Bags Tournament: All men of the parish, ages 12 and up, are invited to a Bags (Cornhole) Tournament sponsored by the Holy Name Society on Saturday, November 11th at 9:30 AM on St. John Bosco Field. This is an all-day men’s event including food, drinks, cigars, a cornhole tournament and more. We will honor Veterans during the event, and all Veterans play for free. Pre-registration materials and more event information can be found on the HNS Bulletin Board in the vestibule. For any questions please email: [email protected].