Dear Friends,
TODAY, May 22, is our St Rita Feast Day! Say a prayer for her help in our appeal to the Vatican (pending) to keep our church open and add Masses throughout the year
St. Rita Feast Day Celebration, Saturday, May 24, Mass in our beautiful church is at 11 a.m., followed by lunch in the church hall. ALL are welcome at Mass. LUNCH RESERVATIONS ARE CLOSED! If you already make a reservation, come join us. Many of you already paid, but if not, you can submit your lunch donation to me at the door. A freewill donation of a minimum of $10 per person for the lunch is suggested. Please, if you are unable to attend, we would appreciate your lunch donation anyway since we ordered from the caterer for you! There will also be an offertory collection at Mass and a raffle after the luncheon. Raffle tickets can be purchased for a suggested $5 donation this Saturday after Mass. Drawing will be after lunch,
Upcoming Dates to Note:
Saturday, May 24, St. Rita Feast Day Mass at 11 a.m. includes an offertory collection. Mass will be followed by lunch in the hall Minimum freewill donation of $10 per person is suggested NO MORE LUNCH RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED.. Mass replaces our regular 10 a.m. prayer
Saturday, May 31: 9:45 a.m.Rosary and Prayer Service at 10 a.m. Coffee hour follows in the church hall.
Saturday, June 7: 9:45 a.m.Rosary and Prayer Service at 10 a.m. Coffee hour follows in the church hall.
Saturday, June 14: 9:45 a.m.Rosary and Prayer Service at 10 a.m., including Anointing of the Sick. Coffee hour follows in the church hall.
Fr. Ferd Mayovsky, S.J will be celebrating his 50 years as a Jesuit priest next month at Bellarmine Prep. He has extended an invitation to the St. Rita community to help him celebrate on Saturday, June 21 with Mass at Bellarmine at 10 a.m. followed by a reception in his honor. He is asking for people to RSVP by Saturday, June 14. Here is a link:
https://www.facebook.com/BellarminePreparatorySchool/photos/rsvp-at-bellarminepreporgfather-fred/1250712520394131/?_rdr.
Fr. Fred has been very active as a Mass celebrant and friend of St. Rita over the past 40 or so years. Come honor him. He will be joining us for Mass and lunch this Saturday, so if you are unable to attend on June 21, you can congratulate him then!
Donations for the upkeep of St. Rita Church are always welcome. They can be brought on Saturdays or mailed directly to Pope St. John XOnXIII, clearly marked for St.Rita. Also, there is the link to online donations that go directly to the St. Rita Church fund https://ppay.co/x5kCu6hL3yE
St. Rita, Pray for us
Fr. Sacco, Pray for us
Fr. Baffaro, Pray for us
God Bless,
Francie Messina Jordan
