November is the month that we, as a Church, remember and pray for all of the faithful departed. The Book of Remembrance has been placed in the back of the church for you to inscribe the names of your deceased family and friends to be prayed for throughout the month.

The 2026 workbooks are now available in the usher’s room for all Lectors.

For the past 14+ years, Jackie Edrington has coordinated our Blanket Ministry. Primarily an outreach ministry of consolation and prayer, our Blanket Ministry also served an important need in the early days of the Covid shut down making masks and gowns for health care professions in our area. Jacke recently decided to step down as coordinator, though will remain involved in the ministry. Thank you, Jackie, for your years of dedicated service! Please join me in welcoming Susan Treuting as the new coordinator of the Blank Ministry.

The Mass Intention Book will open on November 3rd for all intentions to be accepted throughout 2026. Mass requests will be honored on a firstcome, first-serve basis in the order in which the request is received at the parish office. No Mass request will be taken over the telephone. Mass request must be made in person in the parish office, or in writing and placed in the collection basket or mailed to the office. Forms for requesting a Mass can be obtained from the parish office, in the back of the church, or available online on the parish website.

Saturday, November 1st is the Solemnity of All Saints and is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation. We will have Mass at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, November 2nd is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls). We will have a special Mass to pray for all the faithful departed, especially all the members of the parish who have died during the past year at the 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Next weekend (October 18/19) is designated World Mission Sunday. Through mission efforts, World Missions encounters various groups of people and communities in need of your help. Without the faith and generosity of donors, that help would not be possible. Please show your support and as always, we thank you for your generosity.

Mark your calendars for our Parish Picnic on Sunday, October 19th after the 10:30 Mass and stay to join our Knights of Columbus Council in welcoming the Silver Rose to the Archdiocese of New Orleans at 1 p.m. as we have a brief prayer service to pray for a civilization of love and culture of life in our own country and throughout the world.

The St. Benedict Ladies Altar Society will be hosting a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, October 18th. Drive through pick up from 11:00 a.m.-to 1:00 p.m. There are a limited number of tickets and they will be on sale at all Masses the weekend of October 4th & 5th and the weekend of October 11th & 12th. There is a $10.00 donation per dinner.