Be sure to drop by the Discovery Room this Sunday and meet the choir members who are hosting hospitality after both the 9:30 and 11:30 Masses.   This is a great opportunity to say, “Hi” and thank them for the fabulous music they give us Sunday after Sunday!

For IHM men - Have you ever considered attending a retreat to help strengthen your spiritual life but found it hard to get away?  

All youth in grades 5 – 12 who have received their First Holy Communion are invited to be part of this important Ministry! Fr. Rufino will be training all current servers AND new servers on Friday – November 15 and November 22 at 6:00 pm in IHM Church. Click News Title for more info....  

The Gospel always stands in direct contrast with the way of the world. The world embraces what some might call the will to power. Based on a self-centered view, we are encouraged to see all things from the perspective of getting my way, asserting myself, pushing myself on others, gaining the most for me, me, me. In the end all is for me, me, me. ....The Sacred Scripture points us in an entirely different direction.

Today in the Discovery Room we are featuring DVD’s and books by the master preacher and theologian, Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Sheen is renowned as the greatest and first Catholic televangelist, who engaged his listeners with his humor and speaking style. .....

I remember hearing Saint John Paul II boldly proclaim: “Semper Fidelis; Always Faithful.” Some will recognize this as the motto of the Marine Corps, which is appropriate; whereas the Pope used it in a wider sense to remind the Poles and the entire Catholic world of our heritage of a tenacious and lively Faith: The Faith of the martyrs, the Faith of Our Fathers. No ordinary Faith, this. ...

FOR VOCATIONS TO HOLY ORDERS AND RELIGIOUS LIFE

YOU! They are donated one plate at a time by parishioners who bake or buy them and bring them in on Sunday. Please help by volunteering to be one of the folks who is asked occasionally to bring a plate of treats. Sign up in the Discovery Room after Mass today and enjoy being a contributor to our vibrant parish community!

Interested in learning more about the Catholic faith, unbaptized or baptized in a different faith? We are happy to help! The Catholic Church offers adults at various stages of their faith journey the opportunity to explore the Church through the RCIA – the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.  Click News Title for more information.

Leprosy [was] once a dreaded disease for which there was no cure.  Up to modern times lepers not only suffered from their disease, but they also suffered emotionally, spiritually, and mentally as they were shut off from the rest of society to live their remaining days in separation from beloved family and friends in impoverished conditions.  Lepers were in a desperate situation.  Therefore, the healing our Lord brought was an unexpected and tremendous blessing.  ...... It is not difficult to see that the real leprosy is sin.  Sin does to the soul what leprosy once did to the body.  Serious sin can alienate a person not only from God, but also from those who love Him most, besides having negative emotional, spiritual, and mental effects.  ....

October is the Month of the Holy Rosary. Let’s all renew our dedication to prayer! On display with be some rosaries donated by parishioners for you to take for yourself or a friend.

We are called through our baptism to be part of the Church’s missionary efforts, through prayer, self-sacrifice and support of missionary vocations through material aid......

Luke 17:5 “The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’” During October let us draw near to Mary through her rosary, which leads us like her into the embrace of the Savior. “The Family that prays together stays together!”

“We fly to Thy protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.”

Pope Francis, Archbishop Cordileone, and Fr. Mazza are all urging us to pray the rosary during this month of October. Conclude the recitation of the Rosary with the ancient invocation “Sub Tuum Praesidium”, and with the prayer to St. Michael Archangel.

After-Mass hospitality resumes in the Discovery Room NEXT WEEK. Meanwhile come on by and check out some of the fabulous book donations we have received during the summer. There are some great reads on display!