Wednesday, November 12 – Christian Mothers meet 6:30 pm at the Footedale social hall.

Wednesday, November 19 – Golden Group meets at 11:30 am at the Footedale Social Hall.

Thanksgiving Day Mass – Thursday, November 27 at 9:00 am in Masontown.

Friday, November 28 – Parish Office is closed

Christmas Pine Fundraiser – Our parish is sponsoring the Christmas Pine fundraiser with 100% of the profit used for the maintenance of our six parish cemeteries. Order forms are available at the entrances of both worship sites. Payment must accompany the orders and can be mailed, dropped in the collection basket, or delivered to the Parish Office by November 23. Order pick up is the weekend of December 6/7 after all Masses at both worship sites.

Thanksgiving Food Collection beginning October 19, non-perishable food items will be collected and shared with the Salvation Army and the Community Kitchen. If you have these items to donate, please place them in the boxes located at the church entrances in Masontown. This project is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus who thank you for your support. The weekend to donate is November 16.

Coming September 24 – PATHWAYS! Would you like to deepen your relationship with Jesus and find answers to your questions about the Catholic Faith? Then join us for PATHWAYS, which includes 21 sessions and 2 retreat experiences with expert presenters that explore our core Catholic beliefs. Sessions will be held at 6pm Wednesday evenings at St. Joseph Church Social Hall. For more details or to register, please contact Theresa – [email protected]

Volunteer Clearance Policy – The Diocese of Greensburg has established a Safe Environment Policy regarding six clearance/training requirements to be followed in every parish. All employees, all volunteers, and all members of parish or school organizations, or organizations that are affiliated with the parish and meet on parish property, are required to comply with the requirements of the Diocesan Safe Environment Policy. Details of this policy can be found at https://www.dioceseofgreensburg.org/youth-protection/clearances/.

Help Needed/Join Our Team – We are looking for parishioners to join the MAINTENANCE & UPKEEP TEAM at St. Francis of Assisi – general, carpentry, masonry, electrical and plumbing. Please contact team leaders: Masontown – Rick Bobincheck 724-317-6635 Footedale – Dave Madison 724-366-2307.

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Volunteers – please be sure to submit all your clearances into the parish office as soon as possible.