Vivian’s Circle will hold a Christmas Cookie Walk after the Vigil and morning Masses on December 14-15. We invite donations of homemade cookies to be delivered on Saturday, December 14 from 1-4 pm. We are also collecting cookie tins. Make plans to attend this fun activity and stock up on cookies for your family and friends over the holidays!

Reflection
Today they ask Jesus: What is the first of the commandments? Do they all have the same importance? The Jews had 613 commandments. Jesus answers the scribe with two texts of the
Scripture – Listen, Israel. The Lord, our God, is the only Lord; you will love the Lord with… And immediately he quotes the text of Leviticus: You will love your neighbor as yourself. There is no
greater commandment than these.
Question: With which of the commandments do you have the most problems, and why?

Month of the Deceased
During this month, we will be praying especially for all those loved ones who have gone before us. We will do it in each Eucharist, and I also ask you to offer at least one Our Father and a Hail Mary at home not only for your loved ones but also for all those who have been called by God. Remember that they depend on us, just as one day we will depend on those who remain in this world (because giving is like receiving). If possible, also offer the Eucharist with much faith, so that more souls reach Heaven. If that person for whom you offer the Eucharist has already met the Heavenly Father, do not worry about that intention, since God takes it and gives it another soul in need.
Remember that in the lobby we have a folder so you can write the names of your loved ones who have left this world.
Torch of Our Lady of Guadalupe
This Sunday the Torch of Our Lady of Guadalupe arrives at our parish at approximately 7:00 pm, we will have the Holy Mass and share after the celebration, and on Monday morning we will be running to deliver it to the border with Carolina. All are cordially invited.

The Knights of Columbus will be serving their delicious hot breakfast on Sunday, November 10th in the parish hall after the 8:00 am and 10:00 am Masses. Come out and have some breakfast for the simple price of a donation. Pancakes, French toast, potatoes, meats, fruit, omelets & eggs, and beverages will be served. Why go out to eat when you can have a homemade breakfast, visit with friends, and support our Knights?

The Outreach Ministry needs volunteers to help the Angel Tree Program run smoothly this year. If you are able to help at any of the following times, please call Fran Thibodeau at (678)936-8930. We need volunteers to hand out & receive gift request forms after the Sunday Masses at 8 & 12:30 Masses next weekend (Nov. 9/10). We really need help from someone who speaks Spanish for the 12:30!

We can also use your help on Friday, November 12, from 1-4pm. We will be making the tags and putting up the tree in the Narthex then. We will also need help moving the gifts to the shed as they are returned. Thank you so much for your help with this much-needed ministry! For more information call or text 706-406-8252 or email [email protected].

The Christmas Angel Tree program is for families that are unable to fulfill their children’s wishes due to financial hardship. To be eligible, families must be parishioners or participating members of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. Children must be under 18 years of age unless they have not graduated and are still enrolled in school. We invite parents to fill out the request forms, available in the Narthex after Mass on November 2&3, and 9&10, and return them to an Angel Tree representative. Representatives will be in the Narthex to collect forms after all Masses on November 9/10 and 9/17. They MUST be returned to an Angel Tree representative by an ADULT only. DO NOT DROP THEM OFF AT THE OFFICE! For more information call or text 706-406-8252 or email [email protected].

As many of you know, every year the Archdiocese makes a collection in all parishes. For what purpose? In order to be able to pay for the studies of the seminarians, who are preparing themselves in the seminaries to be your priests in the future; it is also intended for the training of the future permanent deacons, who serve in the different parishes; and finally, there are the Catholic schools of the Archdiocese. Our fee or goal is $30,300.00, and so far, we need to raise another $9,531.25 in order to comply with the fee; if not, the Archdiocese will add the missing amount to the debt we have with them. I hope, that as every year, we reach and surpass the goal they have given us. Remember that the extra money is returned to the parish. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity, and may God give you a hundred for one. ~Father Fabio

Join Deacon Rich for the next Adult Faith Formation Class “Early Church Fathers”
Dates – October 27 and November 3 in the Parish Hall beginning at 4:30pm.
Learn more about our faith through Sacred Tradition and the impact the early church fathers have on the Church today!

St. Paul the Apostle Parish Pilgrimage with Fr. Fabio to Italy!
Use this site to sign up! https://totallyyourspilgrimages.com/2551-italy-jubilee/
or visit www.MEDJ1.com. Then at the top hover over pilgrimages, click on Parish
Pilgrimages, and scroll down to find the link to the pilgrimage. For more details here, click on Weekly Bulletin, then on the Bulletin Insert 10-27-24. Scroll down until you see the flyer.

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