Text Box: PRAYER FOR ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED During the month of November, we will pray every day 1 decade of the Rosary after both Holy Masses for all the faithful departed and a Novena (9days) of Holy Masses will be said for their intentions. We sent letters to all our registered parishioners with special forms for these Holy Masses. Additional forms with a schedule of these Holy Masses are available at all church entrances. During the first 8 days of November, you can receive a Plenary Indulgence and offer this indulgence for the deceased. The doctrine and practice of indulgences in the Church are closely linked to the effects of the Sacrament of Penance. “An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian, who is duly disposed, gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the Saints. (Catechism of the Catholic Church. 1471) An indulgence, applicable only to the Souls in Purgatory, is granted to the faithful, who devoutly visit a church or cemetery and pray, even if only mentally, for the departed. Conditions for Indulgences are as follows: Confession, Holy Communion, prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father: Our Father & Hail Mary. The indulgence is plenary each day from the 1st to the 8th of November; on other days of the year it is partial. REQUIESCANT IN PACE. ADORATION & PRAYER ON ELECTION DAY On Election Day in St. Margaret Mary Church, November 4th, we will be praying for our country and the election before the Blessed Sacrament between 6.30am till 8.00pm, with breaks for Holy Masses at. 8.00am and 6.00pm. We like to be sure that the Blessed Sacrament will be accompanied by people at all times during the day when Blessed Sacrament will be exposed at the altar. If you like to commit to being with Our Lord for half an hour or more; please sign up list in the vestibule of the church. All are invited to come and pray during an all-day Adoration and Rosary and other prayers. Before 8.00am and 6.00pm Masses will be Benediction and after the Masses will be Exposition again till Final Benediction at 8.00pm. If you are unable to come for the Adoration; please pray at your home Rosary and this prayer to Mary: An Election Prayer to Mary Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy, at this most critical time, we entrust the United States of America to your loving care. Most Holy Mother, we beg you to reclaim this land for the glory of your Son. Overwhelmed with the burden of the sins of our nation, we cry to you from the depths of our hearts and seek refuge in your Text Box: motherly protection. Look down with mercy upon us and touch the hearts of our people. Open our minds to the great worth of human life and to the responsibilities that accompany human freedom. Free us from the falsehoods that lead to the evil of abortion and threaten the sanctity of family life. Grant our country the wisdom to proclaim that God’s law is the foundation on which this nation was founded, and that He alone is the True Source of our cherished rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. O Merciful Mother, give us the courage to reject the culture of death and the strength to build a new Culture of Life. FIRST THURSDAY, FRIDAY First Thursday - November 6th - a day of special prayer for our priests, religious & seminarians. After 6.00PM Holy Mass, we expose the Blessed Sacrament and we celebrate THE HOLY HOUR. First Friday - November 6th. After the Holy Masses, we expose the Blessed Sacrament and recite the Litany to the Sacred Heart, followed by Benediction. Home Schooling Mass at 9:30AM. for home schooling children & their parents; Other parishioners are also welcomed to come and to pray with us if you have time. The 15th Annual Party to celebrate the Month of All Saints - Sunday, November 9th. Calling all friends of Christ! Come and celebrate His Church Triumphant at St. Margaret Mary parish annual ALL SAINTS COSTUME PARTY (hosted by TORCH) on Sunday, November 9, 2008 in the hall. Festivities begin at 2p.m. in the courtyard with a Litany of Saints procession. In addition to the ever-popular "Guess the Saint" game, there will be a prize for the best male and best female saint costumes. Other games, prizes, drinks, and snacks will be provided. The cost is $10/family PLUS the contribution of a dish to share (A-I: main dish, J-R:side dish, S-Z: dessert). Bring a friend! Contact Mary Sullivan (jacksullivan55@sbcglobal.net or 510.521.9243) if you'd like to help or to attend. PLEASE RSVP. All you holy saints and angels, Ora pro nobis! LECTORS NEEDED Do you like to read aloud, and would you like to proclaim the readings, psalm and Prayer of the Faithful at Mass to the congregation? If so, please give Father Stanislaw Zak: stanzak7@yahoo.com; or Lynn Suer (lynnsuer@aol.com), Lectors Coordinator, your contact information, and let us know which Mass you usually attend so we can make up a schedule. Also tell us when you are not available to read. God bless you!