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Good evening. This weekend we celebrate the 28th Sunday in Ordinary time where Jesus reminds us how hard it is to enter the kingdom of heaven but through Christ all things are possible. This weekend the Dominican Mass will be Sunday at 8 am followed by a reception Rager Hall. Next week I will be away at Convocation from Monday afternoon until Thursday afternoon. There will be weekday Mass Monday and Friday with Confessions and Adoration. Tuesday and Thursday there will be Adoration and Communion Services with no Confessions. There will be a Caje listening session at Bethel UCC on North Green River Road on Monday, Oct. 21 starting at 6:30 pm. Fall cleanup will take place Saturday, Oct 26 starting at 8 am. All are welcome. We pray for the people recovering from Hurricane Helene and those dealing with Hurricane Milton. You can donate to those affected by the Hurricanes. See bulletin or website for more details. Thank you for all you do for our parish. May God bless your weekend.

Good evening. This weekend we celebrate the 27th Sunday in Ordinary time where God creates man and woman. This weekend we will have our second collection for alms and anointing of the sick after all weekend Masses. This Saturday we will have blessing for all pets in the east parking lot next to the Ministry Center at 10 am. All our welcome. Please have your animal on a leash. Saturday we will also host a tailgate party after the YMCA half-marathon and 5 miler races. There will be many Catholics running in this event and the theme is Race for Vocations. The tailgate party will take place in our southern parking lot after the race from 9 am to noon. For more information contact the parish office. All our welcome to attend. There will be a parish listening session on Thursday, October 10 at 5:30 pm in Rager Hall. This meeting is to gather different issues in the city such as housing, public education, crime and other possibilities that need to be addressed by CAJE. The Respect for Life Mass and Celebration will take place at St Benedict starting at 5:30 pm followed by a meal and speaker Fr. Johnathan Meyer. Contact the Diocese right away for tickets to meal. We have a small amount of desk and other furniture available to give away. Contact the Parish Office. We pray for all those affected by the recent hurricane in southeastern portion of our country. Thank you for all do for our parish. May God bless your weekend.

Good evening. This weekend we celebrate the 26th weekend in Ordinary time where Jesus reminds us that whoever is not against is for us. This Saturday the friends for the poor walk takes place at the State Hospital with the walk starting at 9 with registration at 8 am. You are welcome to bring donations of non-perishable food, personal care and hygiene items, household cleaning and laundry supplies and gently used clothing. The walk will take place rain or shine. On Saturday, October 5 there will be a pet blessing for all pets at 10 am in the parking lot. Please have all animals on a leash. The Diocese of Evansville is sponsoring a Race for Vocations on Saturday, October 5 with a tailgate party afterwards at Sts Mary and John parking lot starting at 9 am. Contact the parish office for more information. October 5 and 6 we will have anointing of the sick after Mass and second collection for alms at all weekend Masses. We pray for the poor and homeless in our world, country, and community. Thank you for all you do for our parish. May God bless your weekend.