RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS - R.C.I.A. -  Inquiry Session - this week!

    This would be the first step of the "Inquiry Period" of the RCIA when a person comes to just "inquire" about the Catholic faith.  No commitment to follow through is needed.  Just come and ask questions that have been on your mind. 

Fr. Bob will be available on Wednesday, October 16th, 1:30 pm in Feckter Hall, (the East end of the Parish Office)  and also on Wednesday, October 16th, 7:00 pm, also in Feckter Hall.

St. Bernadette Parish members should take a moment to think of anyone they may know who might be interested, and personally invite them (maybe come with them ) to this Inquiry meeting.  Especially ask your non-Catholic spouse if he/she might see this as a good time to think about becoming Catholic.

This Sunday, October 20th is World Mission Sunday, please respond by your generosity in the extra envelope in your packet.  Extra envelopes will be in the back of church.  Thank you for your support of the priests, religious Sisters and Brothers, and lay catechists who provide loving service to those most in need.  As always, your prayers for the Missions are a most treasured gift too.

Sunday, October 20th, 10:30 am Mass, we bless our "PSR" students and catechists.  Our Parish School of Religion students, their parents, and their religion teachers are amont the most importatnt people in our Parish Family since they are responsible for the spiritual formation of our youngsters in the Catholic Faith and in their realtionship with Jesus Christ.  We all pray for them Sunday at Mass. 

FINANCIAL NOTE:  We are already significantly behind budget for the Offertory Collection for the months of July and August and September looks about the same.  If you missed using some of your Sudnay envelopes in recent motnhs because of travel or whatever, please make an effort to make a gift for those weeks.  Our expenses do not decresase while you are not here.

Secondly, to help with this shortfall, please consider increasing your weekly or monthy offertory gift.  Your extra generosity will not go unrewarded.

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