As a Parish , we've been praying for the lives of these sweet babies for the past nine months. Now it's time to celebrate their Birth! So on the weekend of Oct 3 & 4th, please bring gifts for the Babies and Mom's of BIRTH HAVEN in Newton. (Due to COVID, we will be be able to have a gathering, just a collection.) Our Columbiette's wll deliver the gifts to Birth Haven. There is a a listing of items they are in need of, we realize some of them are expensive, you might go in with a friend or make a monetary donation, which we will combine to purchase some of the larger items. All Gift must be New.

We hope to be able to feed 100 LOCAL families in need. This year we are asking that you commit to providing a complete family Thanksgiving Bag. A Family Bag includes: 2 Boxes of Stuffing, 1 Large box of Potato Flakes, 1 can Cranberry Sauce, 2 cans each of- Corn, Carrots, and Green Beans, 1 box of Lipton Chicken Soup, 1 Jar of Tomato Sauce and 1 Box of Pasta. We will also need 100 Frozen Turkeys to go out with each basket. Can you commit to donating a "Thanksgiving Bag"? A Turkey? Both ? Please contact St. Francis at office@stfrancisvernon.org, so that we know we be able to reach our goal.

Please contact PETRINA GARRITY our Rel. Education Coordinator, if you have specific questions. Parents please check your email- pertinent information has been sent directly to you. (973) 827-3248 x 327 petrina@stfrancisvernon.org NOW IS THE TIME!

Even though we are having in person Masses (Sat.,5PM, Sun., 8AM, 10AM, 12 Noon) We will continue to LIVE STREAM Mass from St. Francis, Go to our facebook page at 10:00 AM Sundays to see Father Chris celebrate Mass. You must have a Facebook account to see it. Look us up and follow our page. https://www.facebook.com/StFrancisVernon/ At 10 AM click the live link.

St. Francis de Sales - Mailing Address: P.O. Box 785, McAfee, NJ 07428 We also have a newly installed mailbox to the left of the main Church doors, for any paperwork to be dropped off for the office.

Bishop Serratelli has granted us permission to lower the age of receiving Confirmation starting in our 2020 -2021 school year to grade 8. Receiving Confirmation earlier will enable high school students to better participate in our parish community by serving as Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, and Youth ministry to name a few. As next school year will be the transition year, provisions will be made to have grades 8, 9 and 10 also confirmed here at St. Francis de Sales. We trust this change will greatly benefit the young people of our parish.

The Columbiettes are collecting POP TOP TABS for Ronald McDonald House. We will place a container in the Church Social Hall for all you have collected. Bring them in a baggie and drop them in the container. The Columbiettes will get them to Ronald McDonald House. This will be an on-going project.

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