Art Gaerlan and his family will be hosting the fundraiser dinner in October and the Tapia Family will be hosting in November. More details to come in the upcoming weeks. If you and your family would like to host a dinner or a breakfast after Mass, please contact Maria Marez or the Parish Office. Come enjoy some good food and fellowship, while helping to raise money for our new Parish Hall/ Faith Formation Complex.

Faith Formation Classes have officially started and are now closed. We will no longer be taking any new registrations. Thank you.

Our Fundraising Committee will be having a Calcutta on Saturday, October 26th at the Sheriff Posse Hall in Belen. Anyone interested in selling or purchasing a ticket to this event is asked to contact the Parish Office. Tickets are $100 and includes two meals with a purchase of one ticket.

ADULT  SPIRITUALITY PROGRAM
The six week adult spirituality course focusing upon prayer/meditation continues!! If you have not been able to attend, please don’t be shy. The course  is offered on Thursdays from 7 PM to 8:30 PM and on Friday morning after Mass in the hall. We continue  to touch upon and renew ourselves with the various forms of Catholic prayer. This approach will  help lead us to learn about another ancient form of Catholic/Christian prayer, meditation. Hopefully, we will form a weekly meditation group here in the parish.

The 2nd Annual Wreaths Across America Event is just around the corner. Patsy Vega and her Wreaths Across America Committee did such a wonderful job of getting this event together last year for all the fallen/deceased veterans in our cemetery. Patsy will begin selling wreaths after all the Masses. Wreaths will be $25 with part of the proceeds going to our cemetery. If you’d like to purchase a wreath or have any questions, please call the Parish Office.

Our parish goal for this year’s Annual Catholic Appeal is $36,000. And as you all know, the ACA supports many ministries in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, especially the education and training of priests and permanent deacons. It supports the poor and the needy program as well as numerous other areas of need in the Archdiocese. We all know how it works; if we meet our assigned goal and perhaps go over it, we will get the balance in a rebate. If we do not meet our goal, we will have to pay the balance from our purse. I call on all parishioners to pray about this; make your donation and may the good Lord bless and reward you as you do this. Pledge cards can be found at the back of the church, in the office, or online. For more information, call the Parish Office. Thank you.

Women’s A.C.T.S. Retreat

October 17-20, 2019

Are you looking for a new or a deeper relationship with our Lord?

An ACTS retreat might be the answer! This three day and three night women’s retreat is a powerful experience with God. Throughout the weekend we will hear the personal experiences of team members as they talk about what A.C.T.S. stands for:

• Adoration- the need for prayer and meditation on the word of God
• Community- the importance of community built on faith and love
• Theology- the study of Scripture and our Catholic Faith
• Service- answering Christ’s call to servanthood.

Each retreat is conducted by a retreat “team” composed of 24  women who have attended prior ACTS retreats. If you are hearing the call, for a registration form go to parish office for a registration form or to our website sanclementeparish.org/ACTS Retreat or email Jeanette Plowman at [email protected] if you have any questions.