Announcements

Registrations for First Holy Communion are now available in the parish office and bookstore. They will be due on Sun, Jan 7. Classes will begin on Sun, Jan 14. Fr. McWhirter will be teaching the classes this year.
Second Collection for the Building Fund.
On Mon, Nov 6, Requiem Masses will be offered for the faithful departed members of the Fraternity & Confraternity of Saint Peter.
On Wed, Nov 8, at 6 pm, a Requiem Mass with catafalque will be offered for the faithful departed members of the FSSP.
Adult Catechism meets on Thurs, Nov 9, at 7 pm.
Youth Group meets on Fri, Nov 10, at 7 pm.
Women’s Recollection. We will be hosting a day of recollection for the women of the parish on Sat, Nov 11. Registration forms for the recollection are available in the parish bookstore and office. Registration is due today, Sun, Nov 5. The schedule is available online (briefly, the day begins with Mass at 8:30 am, and concludes with Benediction at 3:30 pm): https://www.sacfssp.com/event/womens-day-of-recollection-5/
The Collegium is a traditional liberal arts college in Hagerstown, MD. The president, Edward Schaefer, will be
here on Sun, Nov 12, after the Masses to speak to anyone who is considering college.
Marriage Workshop. On Sat, Jan 27, after the noon Mass, Fr Curtis will be providing an afternoon workshop for marriage. There will be three conferences on the following topics: weighing the options for education; difference modes of fathers and mothers relating to children; the hierarchy of the family and the virtuous exercise of authority; the different vulnerabilities of husbands and wives in marriage; and others, also question and answer. The workshop will begin with noon Mass and go until 5 pm.
Some of the young adult ladies of the parish have graciously agreed to provide childcare, with some organized activities, on the classroom side of the property for younger children during the Marriage Workshop.