Week # 5: “The Supreme Test” is the title of our next session of Abraham & Sarah’s Journey of Genesis 12-23. We will meet on Wednesday, October 16th at 3:30 until 4:45 PM in the Fr. Gorman Hall. All women are most welcome to attend. Booklets from the parish are available for the study. Contact Marge Tiso with any questions you may have about the session. Marge Tiso 688-5898.
Complete Ham Dinner with scalloped potatoes, fresh beans, mac & cheese and homemade desserts for $10 at the United Methodist Church, Rte 28 in Shandaken. 4:30 pm “take-outs” or sit-down at 5:00 pm. Delicious!
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH Shopping for unusual items, gifts or treasures? Explore St. John’s “Junk in the Trunk” event to be held Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10-2pm. 925 Rte. 212, Centerville, Saugerties. Free Admission. Find bargains, vendors, and plenty of available refreshments!
The Ulster Vicariate Annual “Celebration of Life Mass and Dinner” Friday, October 25 with Mass at St. Joseph’s Church, Kingston followed by dinner at the Best Western Plus. Cost: $30 per person. Check bulletin board for more information. Contact Pam 688-2642 for reservations. If unable to attend, you can still send a donation or sponsor someone. Thank you for helping.
Don’t miss this dance! Saturday, Oct. 26. Our popular fundraiser has contributed over $15,000 to local charities since 2010. Tickets go on sale next week. No tickets are sold at the door. Call Pam 688-2642 or Judy 688-9912 for more info or tickets. Save the date!
Don’t miss Sr. Catherine’s next class Sunday, October 27th in the Rectory dining room after 10:00 am Mass. This will be our second class on the Psalms. We will explore the different kinds of psalms that are found in the Psalter: laments, prayers of confidence, thanksgiving, hymns, royal songs, wisdom prayers. We will see how these prayers written so many years ago still appeal to us in 2019 and give us a unique way to pray. Come and join us for a lively sharing in the rectory after Mass.
Fr. Mathew's Visit - Oct. 25 - 28th Once again, our beloved Fr Mathew will be joining us for Masses and fellowship during the last weekend in October. Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for a pot luck soup and salad lunch at noon on Sunday, October 27. Sign-up sheets will be on the bulletin board in early October. If you would like some personal/private time with Fr Mathew, or would like to host him for a meal, please contact Pat Ruane (688-5357) or pr.meta4@gmail.com ASAP. Pat will be organizing a schedule for him. We are very excited that Fr. Mathew will be here for the Doo Wop dance as well!
Announcing a parish-wide discussion of the book Spiritual Freedom - God's Life Changing Gift by Father Dave Pivonka, T.O.R. This book not only defines the true nature of freedom, it also gives you the practical tools you need to achieve the conversion, healing and restoration that God has in mind for you. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10 in the rectory following the 10:00 AM Mass. Contact Bill Colagrande (688- 2013) to obtain a free copy. Make a plan with some of your friends to read this book together and then join us for what promises to be a lively and informative discussion! Sponsored by the Men's Bible Study Group.