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This weekend the second collection is for Catholic Missions throughout the world. Your generous support is greatly appreciated.

Please take the time to read the Parish Financial Report for 2017-18 inserted into this bulletin and on our website. It is interesting and informative! Thank you to our Parish Finance Council for all their support and guidance throughout the year.

Our Cherub Choir is made up of parish children in grades 1, 2, and 3, who sing at our 4pm Mass on Christmas Eve. Rehearsals begin on Thurs., Nov. 1st, from 4:30-5:15, and will continue each Thurs., until Christmas Eve (No Practice on Nov. 9th and 23rd) Children will learn traditional Christian carols as well as a few special songs. For more information, see Michael Pierce after Mass.

Next weekend is 4 Get Me Not Sunday. There are growing empty spots in the shelves of the Fr. English Food Pantry especially for pasta, rice and tomatoes. Please leave non- perishable food in the Church vestibule next weekend to help us feed the working poor families in Paterson.

Join a journey to heal your mind, body and spirit and find peace. Remember the grief is evidence of your love and this journey will help heal the pain of loss. Join us every Wednesday starting November 7th, 7 to 9pm in the Parish House. To be facilitated by Cathy O’Dougherty, certified in Grief, Hospice and Palliative Care. For more info call 973-713-9793 or email angeloncall@optonline.net.

Sunday, October 28th. Registration will be at 1pm in St. Joseph’s Church Hall, Comly Rd., Lincoln Park. The walk begins at 1:30 pm. Please consider walking, making a donation, or sponsoring a walker. Be part of the OLM team fighting hunger. Sign up forms are available in the narthex after Mass. Contact John Ramsden at 973-519-3992, (jmram595@optonline.net) if you have any questions.

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITIONS IN THE NARTHEX FOR OUR SENATOR AND ASSEMBLYMEN TO VOTE TO BAN ABORTIONS AND SUPPORT THE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT!

This Sunday, Oct. 7, is Respect Life Sunday. We will be ringing our Church bells at 3pm on Sunday and we invite you all to say a prayer for life at that time. See page five of this bulletin for the prayer and more details.

The parish offices are open for business on Monday. It’s a good day to schedule some Masses for relatives and friends either living or deceased. Happy Columbus Day!

This weekend Msgr. Carroll will give the homily at all Masses promoting the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.

This weekend, Oct. 6th & 7th after Masses, all ministries will be represented in the narthex. Please take some time to browse the ministry tables in the back of the church. Also, take home a booklet to read more about the numerous ways to get involved!

This Weekend-- Come and see the beautiful religious art for sale. Thank you for your support and prayers to bring peace & justice in the Holy Land.

FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION – October 5, 2018 8:15am Mass will be followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament ending with Benediction at 5pm. FIRST SATURDAY ROSARY – October 6, 2018 8:15am Mass will be followed by praying the rosary as Our Lady requested.

On Sunday Oct. 14, 2018, the Knights of Columbus will hold a breakfast after all the Masses in the School to benefit Mike Dillon, a parishioner, who is suffering from dementia. Families who attend are asked to make a free will offering for the breakfast.

Wednesday, October 3RD departing from the Chapel at 6:30 am. Communion will be distributed before leaving. Enjoy the show!

Dear Msgr. Carroll and OLM Parishioners, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart and on behalf of God’s people of Kigoma Diocese in Tanzania, for your generosity when Rev. Kilian C. Tereba visited on Aug. 26. We appreciate and thank you for your missionary spirit and zeal to fully participate in proclaiming the Gospel from OLM to the ends of the world in Tanzania. THANK YOU and may God himself reward you all for your kindness. In Christo, Rev. Severine Yagaza

The Fr. English Food Panty continues to serve needy families in the Paterson area. Needed: peanut butter, rice, pasta, tomato sauce and oil. Donations can be left in the church vestibule. Thank you!

Join us THIS SUNDAY, September 23rd at our 11am Mass for the MEN and WOMEN FROM STRAIGHT AND NARROW, when they join us to celebrate a Gospel Choir Service. Straight and Narrow is a human service agency of the Diocese of Paterson Catholic Charities. Thanks to the treatment and facilities offered by Straight & Narrow, these men and women, whose lives were once broken by addiction, are now on their way to living wholesome and productive lives as enthusiastic contributors to society. You’ll hear that optimism, determination and gratitude in the way they praise the Lord. It is an unforgettable experience!

Did you know that OLM parishioners have been faithfully honoring the Immaculate Heart of Mary every 1st Saturday for the past 10 years? In 1925, the Blessed Mother requested, at Fatima, that Sister Lucia spread the First Saturday Devotion to Her Immaculate Heart for Peace in the World. Please save the date of Oct. 6, which is 1st Saturday, and join us for the 8:15 a.m. Mass in the Church, (note location change) the Rosary, with coffee and cake to follow. Join us and receive a special gift in honor of OLM’s 10th Rosary Anniversary Celebration!

As we announced last weekend, Sr. Mary Rinaldi of the Salesian Sisters of Mary Help of Christians is here to ask for our assistance to rebuild St. Joseph’s Chapel which was destroyed by fire on May 18, 2018. The second collection will be for that purpose. Please see the flyer on the last page of the bulletin.