MARK YOUR CALENDARS for Wednesday, October 15th for Mass at 5:30pm followed by dinner and a movie in the Family Life Center. St. William now has a Ministry of Prayer. Anyone wanng informaon and/or wishing to become an Apostle of Prayer, please contact Lois Hayden at 590-6938. A nursery is now open during the 8:30 & 11:00 Masses in the Family Life Center. We’re looking for volunteers each Sunday to help in the nursery. Please contact the church office or Hollye Berger at 262-8280 if you can donate your time. There will be a Trivia Night Planning Meeting on October 26th between the Masses. Anyone interested in helping is welcome. Please contact Bill Beckmann with any questions at 413-2567. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Ellsworth Yankuskie, father of Rose Marie Gromley who died recently. May his soul rest in peace. P.R.E. (grades K-8 ) For info please contact: Regina Kons at 837-6534 Youth Group (grades 8-12) meets on Sundays from 3-5pm in the FLC. For more info, contact Amy Dill at 268-8352. The altar flowers this weekend are in Memory of our loved ones by Danny & Maria Boyett. Harvest Dinner & Silent Auction It is that time of year again for the Women’s Club to begin gathering items for our annual Silent Auction. Items may be given to Bitha Luze after the 4:30 Mass, Shirley Maes after the 8:30 Mass and Hollye Berger after the 11:00 Mass. Advance sale tickets are now available at a cost of $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Bitha Luze and Shirley Maes have tickets available and they are also available in the Church Office and at the Religious Items Closet. Please be generous with items as all monies from the Silent Auction go to the Debt Reduction. Questions, call Shirley Maes at 647-6111. 40 Days for Life St. William Day! Come pray for the unborn babies and their mothers! St. William’s parishioners will gather on Tuesday, October 28th from noon until 3pm at Planned Parenthood, 2430 Poplar Avenue, for the 40 Days for Life prayer vigil. Please consider spending at least 30-60 minutes with us on the sidewalk, praying for life! To sign up, go to www.40daysforlife.com/ memphis or call Bridget at 628-3207 for assistance. The visible, public centerpiece of 40 Days for Life Memphis is a consecutive 40 day, 12 hour prayer vigil outside Planned Parenthood to offer love, help and hope to mothers and their unborn babies. As we pray, we assist the mothers considering abortion—showing them love and offering resources so they know that they don’t need to destroy their life or their baby’s life. We are a witness to the sanctity of life! Faith West Tennessee subscriptions cost $18 for 10 issues per year. To sign up for another year, use the envelopes from your parish envelopes package or look for envelopes in the Narthex. Please remember St. William in your will. Last Weekend: Offertory - $8,782 Debt Reduction - $5,243 Extraordinary Maintenance - $1,516 Debt Balance: FLC - $68,844 Rectory (Hivner House) - $27,347 Monday October 13 7:00pm Spec Int of Alex Alvis by Robert Galdonez Tuesday October 14 8:30am +Irene Gagnon by Alvin & Shirley Harris Wednesday October 15 5:30pm +Frank Sirignano by Debra Pruett Thursday October 16 11:30am ( on base) Friday October 17 8:30am +Charley Glover by Pat Glover Saturday October 18 4:30pm +James Urhahn by Curt & Kathy Strahan Sunday October 19 8:30am +Jennifer Ronhovde by John & Debi Yetman 11:00am +Deceased Witek Family by Paula Witek Spec Int of the parishioners of St. William Please note the secretary will be gone Monday—Wednesday of this week, returning on Thursday. October 26th is “Priests Appreciation Sunday”, a day that we thank All Mighty God for His institution of our Catholic Church and the wonderful spiritual leadership His priests give to us, His flock. Take a moment to personally tell our priests how important they are and how grateful we are for all they do. For more information go to www.priesthoodsunday.org. Josie Austin is now taking care of our Ministry to the Sick. Sick If you or someone you know are homebound or are admitted to the hospital and would like a visit, please contact Josie at 848848-5881. 5881 Also, if you are a Eucharistic Minister who would like to visit the sick of our parish, please call Josie. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE ILL AND/OR RECUPERATING OF OUR PARISH: Henry Alexander, Barbara & Tom Barnes, Anna Bernil, Ruth Biscoe, Diane Blankenbeckler, Jeanne Brannock, Sandra Casby, Trudy Clark, Ty Clark, Telesfora (Puring) Dalao, Peggy & Ben Floyd, Betty Hale, Mary Ann Kelleher, Dorothy Kruzik, Kathy Masters, Howard Moore, Howard Olson, Jane Pelke, Millie Quigley, Butch Schirra, and Jim Stringfellow. PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER OUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES: Alex Alvis, Theresa Arndt, Eric Blankenbeckler, June Carlson, Gary Carpenter, H. Ray Cates, Linda Cruzen, Kyleelane Gershon, Heather Gillespie, Bertha Gray, Jimmy Gray, Brian Hale, Amy Horiuchi, Melissa Jackson, Russell Jackson, Rachel Malattia, Gifford Melanson, Faye Mincey, James Montgomery, Kathleen Raferty, P.J. & Mary Schott, Kim Smith, Jerry Temmen, Jackie Welch, and all the unborn babies and for all abused children. PLEASE REMEMBER OUR FAMILY MEMBERS SERVING IN THE MILITARY: HM3 James Allen, LCDR William L. Anderson, CS2 (SW/AW) Michael Domingo, SFC Chris Lachenmayer, MSgt Samuel Michael Maglio, Spc Amy Winter, and 1SG Nathan Wright. **If any names can be deleted, please call the Parish Office. Thank you. ** Lector Eucharistic Ministers Altar Servers October 18 October 19 October 19 4:30pm 8:30am 11:00am Lee Drouin Mary Morrison Robert Allen Janis Nichols Debi Yetman Alex Domingo Bill Beckmann* Alvin Harris* Joseph Kons* Kathy Drouin Shirley Harris Regina Kons Lisa Schmidt Theresa Estopare Sarah Longoria Hannah Whitehouse Christian Escolero Joseph Carris Teri Bernil Jimmy Escolero, Jr. Austin Howard Chris Pond Michael Escolero Ethan Howard