The long-awaited and overdue 2023 St. Clement Parish Directories have finally arrived! It was my understanding that the directories, like the photographs, would be mailed directly to those who had photos taken at the parish. But that is not the case. All were delivered to the parish office. We will be distributing them after the weekend Masses to those who had photos taken or who submitted photos. We will also be hand delivering some of them. You can stop by the office to pick yours up too. If you did not have your photo taken, directories can be purchased for $15 (the cost of a photo submission). The 2023 directory summarizes and totals the number of sacramental events that have taken place since we were established in 1859. This is the last photo directory for St. Clement Parish. Once our pastorate is merged, the next directory will be that of St. Joseph the Worker Parish which will include all seven churches. ~Bill Manthe

A Bereavement Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. at St. Andrew Church in Tennyson on November 3.

We will remember loved ones who have died this past year at the Mass on Saturday, November 2 at St. Mary's Church, Glen Haven. If you would like to have your loved one remembered, please contact the St. Charles Parish office (608-725-5595).

We will remember loved ones who have died this past year at the 8:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, November 2 at St. Mary's Help of Christians Church. If you would like to have your loved one remembered, please contact the St. Charles Parish office (608-725-5595) with the person’s name and which Mass you will be attending.

We will remember loved ones who have died this past year at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, November 2 at St. Charles Church. If you would like to have your loved one remembered, please contact the St. Charles Parish office (608-725-5595) with the name of the person.

Thank You to everyone who attended our and special thanks to the many wonderful volunteers and generous donors. We couldn’t have a successful festival without you! Congratulations to our raffle winners: $5,000 - Maddie Driscoll (gave $500 back) $3,000 - Stan Miles $1,000 - Mary Jo Roesch $500 - Tom McLimans $100 - Kathy Edwards (gave all to school) $100 - Patricia Adams $100 - Larry Duncan $100 - Connie Murray $50 - Judy Leeser $50 - Mary Chapman

To create an account to place an order: https://store.ignatiusbookfairs.com/ 1. Click “Sign Up” 2. Click “Create an Account” then Choose your role 3. Fill out your information: name, email, create password 4. Add your child’s name 5. Find your school with zip code and/or State. Click “search” and select your school 6. Choose Classroom 7. Confirm 8. Click “Get Started” or click “Add another child”

St. Charles School and Youth Group are selling Christmas wreaths, garland, and porch pots again this year. We also have crosses, candy canes, and swags. If you would like to purchase something, please contact Angela Adams, 608-794-2107 prior to November 4. Delivery will be the weekend of November 22. The fundraiser supports the youth group mission trip and other activities as well as school field trips, activities, and materials. Thank you for your support!

Someone to Celebrate! Join us in honoring Sister Elizabeth Dunn, OP, (Sinsinawa Dominican & former principal at Ss. Andrew-Thomas School), who is celebrating her 60th Jubilee of Religious Life! Anyone interested in participating in a card shower for Sr. Elizabeth, please contact Angie Pierce at 608-732-6576 or [email protected] for more information.

2024 St. Charles Fall Festival Total Beer & Concessions: $2,535.00 Chicken Dinners: $11,315.00 Food Donations: $750.00 Games: $4,557.00 Large Raffle: $9,367.00 Farmers Market: $2,169.00 Silent Auction: $3,520.00 Small Raffle: $1,765.50 Bingo: $899.00 Total Income: $36,877.50 Expenses: $10,645.14 Profit: $26,232.36

October is traditionally devoted to the Holy Rosary! Legend has it that St. Dominic received the Rosary from Our Lady after he had been praying and doing penance for his lack of success in combatting the Albigensian heresy; in his vision, Mary gave Dominic the Rosary as a spiritual weapon and encouraged him to preach its use to others. The Mysteries of the Rosary are rooted in Scripture and offer us a summary of the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. When we pray the Rosary, we join Mary in the contemplation of these Mysteries and ask her to unite and conform us to her Son as we ponder His Paschal Mystery. This month, consider adding a Rosary to your daily prayer routine! The Joyful Mysteries are typically prayed on Monday and Saturday, the Sorrowful Mysteries on Tuesday and Friday, the Luminous Mysteries on Thursday, and the Glorious Mysteries on Wednesday and Sunday, but the faithful are welcome to pray any Mysteries at any time. If you have a longer morning and evening commute, that can be a good time to get in a Rosary! And if a full Rosary each day feels like too much, try praying one Decade a day, perhaps accompanying it with a meditation on the corresponding Scripture passage to help you pray the Mystery more deeply. A guide to the Rosary can be found here: https://www.usccb.org/how-to-pray-the-rosary "May Mary help us to welcome within ourselves the grace emanating from these Mysteries, so that through us we can 'water' society, beginning with our daily relationships, and purifying them from so many negative forces, thus opening them to the newness of God. The Rosary, when it is prayed in an authentic way, not mechanical and superficial but profoundly, it brings, in fact, peace and reconciliation. It contains within itself the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the center of each 'Hail Mary'." -Pope Benedict XVI