Our Bishop invites you to join with him in a Rosary procession on Sunday, October 11th beginning at 3 pm starting at Saint Paul Inside the Walls in Madison TO St. Thomas More Church in Convent Station. All participants must wear a face mask. The event will take place rain or shine. Let join our Bishop to pray the Rosary for our Nation. Bring your rosary and bring your family! This event is being sponsored by the Order of Malta. For additional information contact Christine Myers at [email protected].

IN HONOR OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI - When: Saturday, October 10, 2020 - Where: Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, 63 E. Main Street - (Behind the church) - Time: 11:00 am

Beginning this week we will no longer live stream the daily 8 a.m. Mass due to a drastic drop in viewers. We will continue to live-stream the 10:45 a.m. Sunday Mass. My thanks to Father Matt and Sister John Paul for assisting in the live-streaming efforts. – Father Zig

We will celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary on Wednesday, October 7th with an outdoor candlelight Rosary service in front of the statue of the Mother of God located in the front of our church. The service will begin at 7 p.m. In the event of rain the service will take place in the church. Join us in prayer and petition to the Mother of Our Savior, Jesus Christ.

The feast day of Saint Padre Pio is September 23rd. Here at Saint Cecilia we are blessed to have a St. Padre Pio Prayer Group which meets the third Wednesday of the month (SUSPENDED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC). The statue of Saint Pio is prominent in the votive room (former baptistery) in our church. I share with you the following information from EWTN concerning upcoming programs regarding this wonderworker: PADRE PIO: MIRACLE MAN, Part 1, September 12 at 8 pm; Part 2, September 19 at 8 pm. ENCOUNTER WITH PADRE PIO, September 18th at 8 pm. SOLEMN MASS IN HONOR OF PADRE PIO, September 22 at 6 pm. Saint Padre Pio – Pray for us! – Father Zig

Join us on Thursday evening, October 1st at 7 o’clock in Hayes Hall for our first adult faith formation gathering. “The Sacraments,” a new video series produced by Bishop Robert Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, will serve as our program and discussion. All are reminded to bring a facial mask and we will be socially distant in the hall.

You are invited to join with the faithful in praying the Rosary outside of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on East Main Street on Saturday, October 10th beginning at 12 Noon. Join the 2020 Public Square Rosary Crusade today as we pray for our world and one another.