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.

On Thursday, September 25, we will have Confirmation Mass at 7:00 p.m. in the Church. Please keep the Confirmation candidates and their families in your payers!

A second collection will be taken up next weekend for the Catholic Communications Campaign. The Catholic Communications Campaign helps the Church spread the Gospel message specifically through our own Clarion Herald. If you are able, please be generous.

Confirmation Retreat is this Sunday, September 14th from 9 am to 5 pm in the Catechetical Center.

Sunday August 24 Confirmation Prep 11:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Sunday September 14 Confirmation Retreat 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Thursday, September 25 Confirmation Mass at 7 p.m.

This Friday, August 15th is the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary and it is a Holy Day of Obligation. Holy Days of Obligation are like Sundays in that Catholics must attend Mass, and if possible, refrain from unnecessary servile work. We will have a Vigil Mass on Thursday, August 14th at 7 p.m. and a morning Mass on Friday, August 15th at 8:00 a.m. The parish office will be closed on Friday, August 15th.

The Institute of the Incarnate Word’s mission is to form members in Human and Christian maturity to become missionaries of the Gospel in the diversity of cultures. They care for the disabled, the elderly, and the sick, provide homes for the poor and for abandoned children, manage schools and educational institutions in rural areas in developing countries, and promote pastoral formation of missionaries related to human, intellectual, and spiritual development. Present in 45 countries, their most challenging missions are in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Iraq, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, and Ukraine among others. The collected funds will benefit the children, the elderly, the sick, the poor, the abandoned, the handicapped, and the suffering. Your help will be used for the day-to-day support for missionaries, to supply material goods such as food, water, and medicine, to support pastoral works, to purchase vehicles to arrive to remote rural areas where there are no roads. to build seminaries and churches, and to provide hope where the Catholic faith is a minority or does not exist at all for the enrichment of the evangelization program around the world.

Sunday August 10 Confirmation Prep 11:45 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. Sunday August 24 Confirmation Prep 11:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Sunday September 14 Confirmation Retreat 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Thursday, September 25 Confirmation Mass at 7 p.m.

As announced last weekend, all donations placed in the Poor Box or made online to the Poor Box through next weekend will be dedicated to assist the people of Central Texas recover from the devastating floods. Please be generous.

The 2026 Mass Intention book will open on Friday, August 1st for the upcoming calendar year. Until November 1st we will accept no more than 12 weekday (single intention) requests from a household for the upcoming year (unlimited requests for Sunday or Saturday Masses will be accepted). After November 1st, all intentions will be accepted until the schedule is full. Mass requests will be honored on a firstcome, first-serve basis in the office. No Mass request will be taken over the telephone. Mass requests must be made in person in the parish office, mailed to the office, or put into an enveloped and placed in the collection. Forms for requesting a Mass can be obtained from the parish office, in the back of the church, or online on the parish website.

We will celebrate the Solemnity of Saint Benedict at all Masses the weekend of July 12th and 13th. Please join us in the Catechetical Center next Saturday for our annual Potluck Party after the 5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass.

A second collection will be taken up next weekend for the Black and Indian Mission Office. The Black and Indian Mission Collection exists to help local African American and Native American Diocesan Communities throughout the United States spread the Good News of Jesus Christ and respond to real and pressing needs on the ground.

Support for such papal efforts is rooted in the scriptural message exhorting us to take care of the poor, and it expresses unity with the Holy Father in two ways: through the ongoing activities of the Holy See and through the charitable works of the Holy Father on behalf of those most in need. Give generously to this collection as a sign of mercy to those who suffer around the globe and of your support for the ongoing work of the Holy See. By doing so, you help build up the Church so that it can minister to all for generations to come.