FATHER JIM'S JOTS - St. Elizabeth Church - Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - November 3, 2024

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 3, 2024

FATHER JIM'S JOTS

November is designated as Black Catholic History Month.  Let us take time this month to reflect on the lives of Black Saints, the Saintly Six and of the contributions of Black Catholic to the Church and our communities.  This Sunday we are introducing the "Saintly Six" Banners.  The Saintly Six are Venerable Pierre Toussaint, Venerable Mother Mary Lange, Venerable Henriette Delille, Venerable Fr. Augustus Tolton, Servant of God Julia Greely and Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman.  These six men and women are exemplars of our faith and holiness.  We will be learning about them and reflecting on their lives during the next few weeks.  Click here to view our website which has a page dedicated to collecting information about all six of them.

As of last week, we have started the quiet phase of our capital campaign - Our Campaign for Tomorrow.  Over the next few weeks, I will be making home visits.  If you are interested in meeting with me at the Parish Office or at your home regarding the capital campaign, please get in touch with me.  Our Campaign for Tomorrow will be running until the start of Lent; all information regarding the campaign will be updated on our website here:  stelizcc.org/our-campaign-for-tomorrow/

Lastly, in the month of November we have the Book of the Dead available during Mass.  During our meditation hymn or before or after Mass, I welcome and encourage anyone to come up and write the names of your loved one(s) who have passed before us in memory of them.  This will be available all month.

Blessings to you and yours,

Fr. Jim Arsenault 

  

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