Parish Announcements and Flyers:
Check back often for information and upcoming events!

1. The ushers will now take the second collection for UIM. 2. This weekend and next, the Altar and Rosary Society will be selling raffle tickets after Masses. They are raffling off a beautiful quilt, a Thanksgiving wreath with $500 cash included, and an antique lamp. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. 3. There has been a change to the dates for the Annual Altar & Rosary Fall & Christmas Bazaar to Saturday, Nov. 7th and Sunday, Nov. 8 th , from 9 AM to 1 PM. We’ll be asking for soup donations and baked goods from our famous bakers and soup makers. Join us for a weekend of fellowship and Christmas shopping. Please see the flyer in today’s bulletin. 4. Don’t forget that we have our Fellowship breakfast after both the 9 AM and 11 AM Masses this weekend. Come join us for delicious food and fellowship. Thank you to the men’s group for organizing this and cooking for us. 5. All Souls’ Envelopes are available in the pews. You may pick up one or two and write the names of your deceased family members and loved ones. Drop your donations inside and return the envelopes to the parish office or place them in the collection basket. We will also have a memorial table set up for photos of your loved ones. We invite you to bring 5x7 standing, framed photos to place on the table. All names received will be in our prayers and during Holy Mass. 6. Next Sunday, we will have the second collection for World Mission Sunday, when all churches celebrate worldwide the feast of catholicity and universal solidarity, so Christians the world over will recognize their common responsibility for the evangelization of the world.

1. There will be no Reconciliation or Mass this Tuesday, September 29, due to the Vicariate Meeting. 2. Anderson Bethany will be holding a free informative workshop on funeral planning, this Tuesday, September 29 th at 11:30 AM in the parish hall. Please see the flyer on the bulletin boards for RSVP information. 3. The Feast Day for St. Francis of Assisi is on Sunday, October 4 th . At 1 PM, we will have a blessing of the animals in the church pavilion. 4. It is that time of year to bring the names of deceased loved ones to the parish to pray for the repose of their souls. Starting next weekend, we will have All Souls’ envelopes available in the pews. These envelopes can be dropped in the offering basket or brought to the church office. Please include which Mass - 5:30 PM, 9 AM, or 11 AM - you attend. Also, print their names legibly so that they can be read correctly. 5. The Las Cruces Diocese will be having their annual Blue Mass for First Responders on Tuesday, September 29 at 6 PM in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Las Cruces. 6. If anyone responsible for a ministry would like to include something in the next weekend’s bulletin, please send it to the parish office by Monday at 5 PM. 7. From Fr. Francis: we will start having a fellowship breakfast on the second Sunday of every month, after both the 9 and 11 AM Masses. The Men’s Group have graciously offered to cook breakfast for parishioners.







