News from this week's church bulletin

PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD
Mark your calendars! Join with other St. Paul Parish families to prepare for the season of Advent. Sunday, November 4, 2007, from 12:10 to 1:30 p.m. in the Parish Activity Center there will be Advent activities to make with your family along with hot dogs and beverages to enjoy! Plan to stop in and join in the fun! Donations gladly accepted to help defray costs. Watch the bulletin for further information.

WINTER ITEMS NEEDED FOR ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
Winter is just around the corner and in order to provide for those in need, our
parish will be collecting new items for St. Vincent de Paul. Items needed are socks, gloves, hats and scarves for children and adults. These items will be distributed at the Fr. Hilkert Ozanam Center located at Annunciation Church, 87 Broad Street, Akron. A donation box will be set up in the Narthex. Volunteers are still needed. If interested please call Joe Denholm at 330-724-2214.

“CLASSIC AT THE CASTLE”
Registration is underway for the Sixth Annual Archbishop Hoban “Classic at the Castle” Pre-Season Basketball Tournament for 4th through 8th grade teams, November 16-18, 2007, in Akron. Games will be played at Archbishop Hoban High School and St. Hilary’s in Fairlawn. Registration is $125 per team. Deadline to register is October 31, 2007. For information, contact Tim Heil, tournament director at 330-606-7977 or at heilt@hoban.org.

ADULT MASS SERVERS
We are still in need of Adult Mass Servers. It is our privilege and duty as parishioners to offer assistance in helping to maintain dignity and beauty in our worship, especially at Sunday and Vigil Masses. The ministry of “Alcolyte” or Mass Server is a wonderful opportunity to serve the people of St. Paul while giving glory to God. We want to invite adult men and women of the parish to be Mass servers for funerals, special occasions and Sunday Masses. Please consider doing something special for the parish in this way. Please call the Rectory at 330-724-1263 and give it a try!

CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR OUR MILITARY
Don and Dorothy Gross’s grandson, Alan is serving in the United States Air Force. Our parish will be sending Christmas greetings to him. Please stop and sign a card or bring your own card with a special message of encouragement for him. A box will be set up in the Narthex for the cards. Envelopes are not necessary as we will bundle the cards up and put them in a manila envelope.