Parish News

CEMETERY NEWS

Maintenance staff asks that any plastic flowers, urns or decorations be picked up by November 30th so that they may prepare the cemetery for the winter months. Thank you! Cemetery Committee meetings will remain on the 2nd Wednesday each month, but the time of the meeting has changed to 10:00a.m.

ATTENTION: To our Parishioners who travel to warmer places for the winter -"SNOWBIRDS"!

Please let the Office know so that we will not schedule you for ministries in your absence. Also, Envelope users, please let us know if you DO NOT plan to use your envelopes while you are away. This way we can put them on hold for the designated time you tell us. In doing this, the Parish will avoid the US Postal fee incurred to have them forwarded to you. Thanks for your attention to these matters. Safe travels, and enjoy your
winter!

ATTENTION: LADIES OF CHARITY MEMBERS
Our Annual Mass, to honor the living and deceased members, has
been moved to Sunday, December 2nd at 10:30am Mass.
Christmas party to follow in the Rectory!

WeShare - Interested in online giving? It is safe, simple and convenient. If you have questions or would like to sign up for onlinegiving please call Liturgical Publications at 800-950-9952 or visit https://holyfamilyalbion.churchgiving.com.

PRISON VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Thank you for your support as we continue to implement our new curriculum, Forming Disciples.

Encountering Christ in the prisoner is a profound way to experience God’s love and presence. Chaplain Kesterson, M.Div., will train, support and assist interested volunteers. Please call 716-870-6932, or e-mail Kesterson.christine@gmail.com. Volunteers could teach, help with music at Mass, participate on a retreat team, craft with women (knit/crochet/make rosaries), and/or pray the rosary and divine chaplet. Any time commitment will be helpful! Thank you, Chaplain C. Kesterson, M.Div.

2019 MASS INTENTION GUIDELINES

The practice of requesting a Mass to be offered for loved ones, living or deceased is a beautiful part of our Catholic tradition. At Holy Family Parish, there are many requests for scheduling Mass Intentions. As a way to allow as many of our parishioners as possible to schedule Masses, as well as to remember the recently departed, the following new  policies are being implemented.

Mass Intentions for 2019 will be accepted beginning Nov. 1, 2018. We will accept no more than 4 intentions per registered household, of which 2 may be scheduled for a weekend Mass. To reserve a Mass, the $15. stipend must accompany the request. Mass intentions will be scheduled as close to the requested date/time as possible. All Mass Intentions will need to be scheduled each year through the Parish Office, as we will no longer accept annual requests or pre-payments for years in advance. Copies of the Guidelines and Mass Request Forms are at the entrances of Church or can be picked up at the parish office.

Liturgical Publications Inc (LPi), the company which prints and services our weekly bulletin, will have Steve Malara, our advertising representative, visiting our office in the next few weeks to service our bulletin. For those interested in placing a new ad, this is your opportunity to promote your business while supporting our parish.

A WIN-WIN SITUATION!
We would like to thank our present advertisers for renewing their ad and thereby continuing their support - THANK YOU!!! To obtain information about advertising for the new publication year, please contact our Parish office, or Steve Malara directly at: 1-800-477-4574 x 6363 or email him at smalara@4lpi.com.