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World Mission Sunday, the second to last Sunday in October, is a day for all Catholics throughout the world to reflect on their own baptismal call and recommit themselves to the missionary work activity through prayer and sacrifice, inspired by the gift of faith passed on to each of us.

During the month of October the Knights of Columbus at St. Malachy's will be collecting baby items to be donated to organizations that support expecting mothers as they choose life. Baby cribs will be placed at both entrances to collect the items. Diapers, blankets, and other items for newborns are needed. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. God bless!

Calling all Ascension Women! Please join us in Fitzgerald Hall (Boone) on October 24th for a fun evening of fellowship. We will be making Mason Jar Luminaries to take home, no experience or supplies necessary. Fellowship will begin at 6:30 p.m. with craft following from 7 - 8 p.m.

Every couple weeks or so I share a conversation with a good college friend who retired from education two years ago.  As we age into our sixties our conversation jumps from family, to books read, recent ‘adventures, health (or lack there of), briefly on sports (baseball), bit on music (classic), incidents within our country.  Our phone conversation a few days ago jumped to a new and alarming topic: the tragedy in the Holy Land. 

We are still in need of three more baskets for our Fall Dinner silent auction. If you can help, please let us know. https://forms.gle/HhRsgY2LVFaNamNy8

Join us for our annual Fall Dinner at SH held on Sunday, Nov. 5th from 10:45 - 12:45 p.m. A pork loin dinner will be served and there will be a silent auction. Dinner is $10 adults & $5 kids (10 and under).

“The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes.?”  Jesus’ parable in today’s gospel emphasizes the very foundation of who we are, and the Light that guides us forward as Christian men and women. 

“The Lord’s way is not fair,” from Ezekiel 18:25, our first reading this weekend; such grumbling seems to reflect the mindset of many.  What is ‘fair’ from the standpoint of our Creator? 

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9). St. Augustine said it is easier to describe what God is not then to describe what God is.  And Pope Paul VI took it a bit further: “Mystery is a reality imbued with the hidden presence of God.” 

Mark your calendars for our annual Sacred Heart Fall Dinner. Click here for all the details.

With the diocese assigning each parish a missionary visit annually, we will host Fr. Charles Colling, ordained from the Jaffna Diocese of Sri Lanka.  Presently he is providing ministry at Our Lady of Good Health Parish, Toronto, Canada. 

This three-day event will be held in Boone at Sacred Heart Church. Attendees should feel comfortable attending one, two, or all three days. This link will take you to our Eucharistic Revival page where you can scroll down to find more info on this event.

St. Paul exhorts the Roman Christians in our second reading, “The commandments, ‘you shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Ascension Parishioners are invited to join us at Herman Park Pavilion in Boone for an outdoor Mass on Sunday, Sept. 10th at 10:00 AM. Click here for all the details.

“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.” (St. Francis of Assisi) Labor Day weekend, our last hooray of the summer, and a pause in gratitude for the work we are entrusted with.  Next weekend (Sunday, Sept. 10th, 10am) we will have the “Outdoor Mass” at the shelter, McHose Park. 

On Sunday, September 10th, the 10 AM Mass will NOT be held in the church, instead it will be held at Herman Park Pavilion. In the event of rain, it will be held in the church.

Our schools have opened their doors to a new year of learning in the midst of some very warm weather. (I remember sitting in the classroom at St. Joseph Catholic school with just a single fan blowing the hot, humid air.

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

As the new school approaches and families take their last vacations, just a few notes on parish “stuff.” St. Malachy is in the process to replace their old HVAC units with updated, efficient models.