1. The ushers will now take the second collection for St. Peter’s Pence. Thank you for all your donations! 2. Many thanks to all the volunteers who made this year’s Rainforest Falls VBS a success! Our week together wouldn’t be the same without you. 3. The going-away reception will be tomorrow/today after the 11-AM Mass. 4. The parish office will be closed on Friday, July 3, for Independence Day. 5. The Marriage Ministry Group cordially invites couples to our next meeting on July 6, from 6 to 7 PM, in the conference room. We hope you can join us! 6. The St. Mary’s Craft Group will resume sessions on Tuesday, July 7, from 9 AM to noon in the parish hall. You don’t need to be crafty to join; we can always use an extra set of hands to work on projects. 7. There will be a DRE and catechist meeting at St. Peter’s Church on July 8, at 6 PM. Please contact the parish office if you plan to attend. 8. The Altar and Rosary Society Garage Sale will be on Saturday, August 1, from 7 AM to noon in the parish hall. Please save the date to come shop and help support our church. We will be accepting new and gently used items from July 27 to July 31 at the parish hall. See the parish calendar for exact times. Please, do not bring clothing. 9. Now, I would like to invite Dr. Tomasz Jankowski, Director of Therapy Operations at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, to come to the ambo to give an announcement.

1. Thank you to everyone who RSVP’d for the going-away reception, which will be on June 28 after the 11 AM Mass. 2. The St. Mary's Craft Group will resume sessions on Tuesday, July 7, from 9 AM to noon in the parish hall. You don’t need to be crafty to join; we can always use an extra set of hands to work on projects. 3. To all catechists: there will be a meeting at St. Peter’s Religious Education Center on July 8, at 6 PM. We will gather to share ideas, network, problem-solve, and support each other as religious educators. The new Children’s Environment Program, “Empowering God’s Children,” will be presented. Please contact the parish office if you plan to attend. 4. The Altar and Rosary Society Garage Sale will be on Saturday, August 1, from 7 AM to noon in the parish hall. Please save the date to come shop and help support our church. We will be accepting new and gently used items from July 27 to July 31 at the Parish Hall. See the parish calendar for exact times. Please, do not bring clothing. 5. St. Peter’s will be hosting a new Grief Support Group for Spanish speakers, from June 30 to September 22, on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Please call St. Peter’s office if you are interested. 6. Next weekend, we will have the Peter’s Pence Second Collection, which enables the Holy Father Pope Leo to respond with emergency financial assistance for requests to aid the neediest throughout the world – those who suffer as a result of war, oppression, and natural disasters. Thank you for all your donations!