Thank you for reading our weekly update. We hope you find things here to like and we hope that you find these messages and others we send out useful to you!

As always, you can stay always stay up to date beyond this weekly update by reading our website, our bulletin, and our social media pages which are listed at the bottom of this message.

This weekend is the 32^nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Coming this Saturday, Nov. 8!

Please join us for the annual St. Mary Immaculate Handmade Holiday Market. Over 40 crafters are participating. Come browse beautiful, unique handmade items and get a head start on your holiday shopping!

The holiday market is open 9am-2pm. Admission is $2. All proceeds benefit our SMI students & teachers. 

Order Online: www.rejuvenateplants.com/friends-of-good-shepherd-fundraiser OR with a paper order form available in the Commons by November 25.  Pick Up on 12/6 or 12/7.

Weekends of Nov. 9th & 10th 
and Nov. 16th & 17th 

Please stop by the Commons after all Masses to adopt a family or individual for our parish Giving Tree efforts!
You can also make a monetary contribution by using your green “Giving Tree” envelope and placing it in the collection basket at Mass.
“Gift Return Day” weekends are Nov. 23rd & Nov. 30th & Dec. 1st

  Please return items to the Commons on Saturdays from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm and on Sundays from 7:00am to 1:30 pm.   
Going to be out of town during both of these drop-off times?  Then, we need your gift preceding each of the weekend returns. 
Please contact Robin Contreras 815-814-8457 
to make arrangements 
 Want to volunteer?  Check to see what shifts might still be available or ask at one of our tables for other opportunities to assist.
Go to: 
www.smip.org/givingtree

Thank you.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is in urgent need of your support. Please consider using your SVdP envelopes or onlinecontribution to help the many needy families in our parish community. Your prayers and any contribution is urgently needed andappreciated!

Consider joining the over 2 million members of the largest 
lay Catholic order in the world by signing up today at:

KofC.org/Joinus

Membership Drive
November 16 & 17
After all Masses

For a limited time, use promo code: BLESSEDMCGIVNEY

FREE ONLINE MEMBERSHIP
Preferred Local Council: 5573

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In your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters.

In this life you embraced them with your tender love; deliver them now from every evil and bid them eternal rest.

The old order has passed away: welcome them into paradise, where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain, but fullness of peace and joy with your Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever.

Amen

Dolores Blaso

St. Mary Immaculate Parish • 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield, IL • 815-436-2651