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Good evening. This weekend we celebrate the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time where the Lord reminds us to care for the poor. This Saturday is is the Friends for the Poor walk sponsored by St Vincent de Paul at the State Hospital Grounds. Registration starts at 8 am with the walk at 9 am. Jim Ware a Biblical Scholar will be here this Sunday after the 10 am Mass to speak on the Resurrection. All are welcome. Race for Vocations tailgate party will be at Sts Mary and John south parking lot Saturday, October 4 at 9 am. All are welcome. Fall cleanup of the parish grounds will take place Saturday, October 11 from 8 am to 11 am. All are welcome. We pray for the soul of Jacki Logel and pray for Stan and her family. We also pray as the season of creation continues for favorable weather for farmers, for our walk Saturday and all dependent on the weather. Thank you for all you do for our parish in particular the parish picnic committee for their work. May God bless your weekend.

Good afternoon, as we continue the Season of Creation through September and early October there will be a Creation Care meeting this evening at 6 pm in the Ministry Center. This Saturday, September 20 after 4 pm Mass will be our Parish Picnic. Parking will be a little different at 4 pm Mass but there will be ample space over in the Cape parking lot and on Oak Street in front of Cape since they are closed on weekends. You can also park on 6th Street on both sides near are campus. I have talked to the police officers and they have assured me this perfectly legal. The bathrooms in the Ministry Center will be available for Church Members during the picnic. Please enter through the black gate next to the garage and come in west entrance of Ministry Center. If you are bringing a side dish or dessert dish please label it if you want it returned. If you have not made any reservation to come but still want to come you are welcome to attend. We pray for all those who have died and been involved in recent shootings. We also pray for favorable weather for the Church picnic and for favorable weather for farmers and others dependent on the weather. Thank you for all you do for our parish. May God bless your week.

Good evening. This weekend we celebrate the 23rd weekend in Ordinary Time where the Lord reminds us that He must be first in our lives. The anointing of the sick and second collection will take place September 13 and 14 this month instead the first weekend of the month. If you are interested in learning more about becoming Catholic, we will have an informational meeting this Sunday after the 10 am Mass. If you can't attend, this meeting please contact Fr. Eugene. We are forming Men's group at Sts Mary and John. The first meeting is this Monday at 5:30 pm in Rager Hall. All adult men are welcome. There will be a one day Men's Conference, Saturday, September 13 from 8:30 am to 1 pm at St John the Baptist featuring Fr. Larry Richard's a renown speaker and priest. Contact St. John the Baptist to signup. First Communion/First Reconciliation parent meeting will take place Sunday, September 14 after the 10 am Mass in Rager Hall. We will be starting Children's Liturgy of the Word September 14 at the 10 am Mass. If you are interested in helping contact parish office. We will have our Parish Picnic on Saturday, September 20 after the 4 pm Mass. If you are interested in bringing a side dish, then sign up on the chart in the back of Church. We continue to pray for victims of violence in schools, cities, and in Ukraine and Gaza. Thank you for all you do for our parish. May God bless your weekend.