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I want to take this opportunity to thank all those who worked to make last Sunday’s Ministry Fair such a successful event. A special word of thanks is owed to Michelle Reno, Kerrie Cummins, Stacey Geary, and all our ministry leaders who helped organize, coordinate, and represent our 50+ ministries and parish organizations at the event. As I mentioned in my series of articles on Stewardship, the purpose of these events is to highlight the various pastoral activities taking place in the parish and to invite people to consider how they might use their gifts in service to the parish mission. It was successful, not only in the number of people who came by on Sunday morning, but in the positive comments I received. Many people found the event to be an eye-opener in that they had no idea so much good pastoral activity was taking place in the parish. Others felt inspired to steward their gifts in service by participating in one ministry or another. Thank you to all who made the event possible and to all who said yes to the Lord to help build up our parish life and mission.

On Sunday, November 2, we will be hosting a parish ministry fair, which will take place in the ICS cafeteria from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Ministry fairs are not a new thing to parishes. They have been taking place in various ways for years. The purpose of these fairs is to highlight the diversity of pastoral life taking place in the parish and to invite people to consider how their unique experiences and gifts might contribute to advancing the parish mission. I invite you to attend.

This weekend, October 11 & 12, please welcome Rev. John M. Olenick C.Ss.R. who will be with us to celebrate Masses and tell us about the work of Unbound, a lay Catholic sponsorship ministry that helps children and elderly in 17 developing countries. To learn more, call (800) 875-6564 or visit Unbound online at www.unbound.org.