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All students in grades 5-12 are invited to join us on Wednesday evening for Mass at 6:30 p.m. (please note the time change for this week!) after the Blessing of Pets/Animals. Following Mass, we will enjoy a chili and cornbread meal. After supper, high school students will have a session on the Scripture readings for next Sunday, while intermediate/junior high students meet with Fr. Busch for a Question and Answer night (so come prepared with a good question to ask a priest!). See you there!

Adults interested in becoming Catholic are invited to join us at 7 p.m. this Tuesday, October 3, for a "Come and See" evening. You will have an opportunity to meet with members of the RCIA team for an informal question and answer  session to learn more about the process of becoming Catholic. Refreshments will be served. Please extend an invitation to any adults you know who might be interested in attending this event.

All parishioners are invited to bring their pets/animals to the back parking lot of the church this Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. for the traditional blessing of animals on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.

This class meets on Sunday mornings at 10:05 a.m. in the adult education classroom. Next Sunday (October 29) we will discuss "What does it mean to be saved?"

The next ACTS retreat for women will be held on October 12-15. You may register online at http://www.actsamarillo.org/ or complete the registration form found on the glass table in the narthex. The registration deadline is October 5. For more information, please contact Chris Hall.

If you are interested in serving as a lector at our weekend liturgies, please make plans to attend the training session this Saturday (September 30) at 10 a.m. in the church.

All students in grades 5-12 are invited to join us on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. for Mass in the church, followed by pizza. After we eat, we'll play Bingo. Cash prizes will be awarded to Bingo winners! See you there!

Sign-up sheets are in the narthex for jobs associated with this year's FallBack Festival. Please help to make this event a big success by volunteering for one of these tasks! Thank you!

If you are interested in donating a silent auction item or a sizeable live auction item for this year's FallBack Festival, please contact Cruz Hernandez or Theresa Hernandez. Their contact information is in the bulletin.

All students in grades 5-12 are invited to join us on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. for Mass in the church, followed by a Mexican Stack-Up meal provided by Saints Joachim and Anne Circle. After the meal, high school students will gather for a question and answer session with Fr. Busch (so come prepared to stump Fr. Busch with a question ... or just to ask him something that you've always been curious about). Intermediate/middle school students will continue their study of the virtues with a session on charity. See you there!

Parishioners who are 60+ years old are invited to join us on Friday, September 29, for our next potluck luncheon and bingo afternoon. The potluck will begin at 1 p.m. in the parish hall. Parishioners under the age of 75 are asked to bring a main dish to share, while those over 75 are asked to bring a side dish. Please join us for a fun-filled afternoon!

Due to a lack of teams interested in competing in this year's cookoff, the event has been cancelled for this year. We will plan another event to welcome new parishioners sometime soon.

This week's topic in Fr. Busch's "Questions of Faith" class (for high school students and adults) is "What do we mean when we say God?" Next week's topic will be "Is it possible to prove the existence of God?" Join us each Sunday at 10:05 a.m. in the adult education classroom.

All students in grades 5-12 are invited to join us on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. for Mass in the church, followed by pulled pork sandwiches being prepared by Holy Family Circle. After the meal, high school students will gather for an apologetics session on Scripture and tradition, while intermediate/middle school students will continue their study of the virtues with a session on hope. See you there!

All studentes in grades 5-12 are invited to join us on Wednesday at 6 p.m. for Mass in the church, followed by a breakfast casserole dinner. After we eat, high school students will explore how to study and reflect on the Sunday Scripture readings before coming to Mass each week, while intermediate/middle school students will begin a study of the virtues with a session on faith. See you there!

Practices are each Saturday morning at 10 a.m. The children's choir is open to all students in grades 2-6.

The Circle of the Holy Spirit will meet on Monday, September 11, at 7 p.m. at Nancy Railsback's house. Please meet at the church at 6:30 p.m. to carpool. Erica Knox will be speaking about the Amarillo Agency for Women, and we will have a baby shower for Jesus, along with a cake. Please bring diapers (size 3 and up), baby wipes, and baby clothes.