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St. Mary’s A&R made an additional $881.21 from their Spoon River Drive rummage sale! Thank you to all who helped with the sale!

Our parishes will begin a special “Year of the Saints” on November 1st, All Saints Day. Mass Times for All Saints Day (Holy Day of Obligation): Thursday Oct 31 @ 6:30 pm - St. Patrick's; Friday Nov 1 @ Noon - St. Mary's; Friday Nov 1 @ 6:30 pm - Immaculate Conception.

Pick up your free copy of The Power of the Rosary in the narthex

Trinity Lutheran Church (110 S. Park Ave.) in Manito will have their annual chili and oyster soup supper on Wednesday, November 6th, serving from 4:30-6:30pm. The menu will consist of chili, oyster soup, hot dogs and homemade pies and cakes. They will also have a bake sale with homemade treats. Please plan on attending for good food and fellowship. Carry-outs will be available.

We will not have coffee & donuts this weekend at St. Patrick’s.We will have it next weekend October 20th.

Don’t forget next Sunday (October 13th). Thanks!!!

Please sign up to spend an hour with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament during 24 hour adoration the weekend of October 26/27. Thanks!!!

Rachel’s Vineyard is a retreat for women and men struggling with the pain of abortion. It will be held on October 25-27 in the Peoria area. If you have suffered the loss of abortion in your family, you need not suffer alone. Start your healing journey today by attending a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat. For additional information please call 309-264-1489 or email rvrpeoria@gmail.com. All communications are confidential.

October 13th is the anniversary of the miracle of the sun in Fatima, Portugal, 1917. Immediately following the coast to coast rosary on October 13th, Fr. David will be showing the beautiful movie The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima. All are welcome!

Mark your calendars for St. Patrick’s annual Chicken Noodle Dinner on Sunday, November 3rd. We need lots of volunteers so please check out the three sign-up sheets in the narthex of the church. Thank you!

Is it time to replace that old mattress in your bedroom or guestroom? You have a wonderful opportunity to purchase a new mattress and help benefit the Immaculate Conception building fund in Manito. Simply come to the Catholic Church in Manito on Saturday, October 19 (9am-4pm) or on Sunday, October 20 (10:30am-2:30pm) and you will find the parish hall transformed into a mattress showroom provided by The Mattress Doctor Company in Pekin. All you do is pick out the mattress that best suits your comfort and price range and it will be delivered to your home. Your old mattress will be taken off your hands by The Mattress Doctor Company if you wish. Immaculate Conception building fund will receive a percentage of each sale that is made on these two days! Please check out this new fundraiser and spread the word to your family and friends!

A reminder to pay your ADA pledges. We are still short $2,738.00 at St. Patrick’s and $1,355.00 at Immaculate Conception. At this point please send your payments directly to the Diocese of Peoria: 419 N.E. Madison Ave. Peoria, IL. 61603. Thank you!!!

Tuesday October 8th at 9:00am in Havana Wednesday, October 9th at 9:15am in Manito Friday, October 18th at 9:00am in Lewistown

October is the month of the rosary. Please consider taking on the “October challenge” and pray the rosary each day of the month. Our Lord is counting on our prayers to work many graces in the world today. Pray especially for these intentions: 1. For world leaders and governments 2. For Church leaders and the Amazon Synod 3. For an end to legalized abortion

Want something spiritually uplifting to do while your child is at CCD? Deacon Bob will be showing a video series on the Catholic Faith down in the hall at St. Patrick’s while your children are being taught in the classrooms upstairs. The videos are about 30-40 minutes long and he will lead a short discussion after the video. All are welcome!

Deacon Bob will be conducting the RCIA classes this year. It will be combined with his adult video series on Wednesday evenings at 6:30-7:30pm at St. Patrick’s in Havana beginning on September 25th. Any adult who is interested in becoming Catholic or any Catholic who is interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith is welcome to attend.

Fr. David will be conducting a monthly high school youth group gathering in Havana on the first Sunday of each month at 2-4pm. With Venerable Carlo Acutis as our special patron for the year, the first hour will consist of an activity and a reflection and the second hour the students will join in with the spirit led adoration at 3pm.

Our parishes will continue 24 hour adoration one weekend each month like we did during the year of the Eucharist. Please sign up for an hour of adoration with Jesus in the Eucharist on the sign-up sheet located in the narthex for the weekend of September 28/29. This is an appointment you don’t want to miss!!!

Blessed Sacrament parish in Morton will have an Ultreya Mass on Saturday, October 5th at 4:45pm. Greg and Suzette Massey will give a talk following Mass. Refreshments will follow in the parish hall.

Please consider praying the nine day novena to St. Therese (attached to the bulletin) for an increase in priestly and consecrated vocations in our diocese. The novena begins on September 22 and ends on September 30. Thanks!!!