Fall is a busy time, but I'm full of gratitude for our wonderful parishioners! Thank you to all who participated in our Fall Service Day. We were blessed with great weather and hopefully left our campus a little spiffier than we found it. We also had a great turnout for our Sponsor Information Session to accompany those on our Journey of Faith pathway, preparing to receive sacraments of initiation at Easter. Thank you also to our Rosary Makers who provided more than 70 rosaries to our Journey of Faith families. Our Food Bank Committee is also hard at work preparing for our annual Thanksgiving Basket giveaway in November. More on how you can help below! Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us!

Food Bank

Guests Served - 354

Households - 127

Backpack Program

food bags distributed- 875

Diapers

We are happy to partner with PREPARES to provide diapers to many of our food bank families. This past month we served 10 families with diapers and wipes for their little ones.

Let's Talk Turkey!

Envelopes will be available the first weekend in November to donate to our Turkey Fund. We typically provide around 100 food boxes to our food bank families to help them have a special Thanksgiving meal. You may also donate online. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Rent assistance - 10

Utilities assistance - 5

"We sense that Jesus and Mary are with us in the joys and sorrows of life. We grow in hope that God will bring us to share in the glory of Jesus and Mary forever."

"Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world. . . . We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service."

~from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

Preparation for Adult Confirmation is starting soon! Adults (18+) will meet for six sessions to prepare to receive confirmation in February of 2025. Contact Morningstar in the parish office to register by November 1. (Photo credit: Christopher Wood)

Thank you to Knights of Columbus Council 1629 for providing coats to our neighbors. Coats were distributed to St. Francis House, Bella Smiles, Meeker Elementary, and Helping Hand House.

Thank you to all who helped beautify our campus in early October. We had volunteers ready the parish garden for winter, spruce up the ELC playground, and do some weeding and litter patrol on the rest of our parish campus.

Members of our Catholic Relief Services chapters across Washington State met with a staffer from Senator Cantwell's office on October 9 to advocate for Food for Peace funding in the Farm Bill. Are you interested in learning more about advocacy? Participation ranges from writing emails, submitting letters to the editor, and participating in virtual visits with our elected officials. Contact Morningstar in the parish office for more details.

Email: morningstars@allsaintsparish.com
Website: https://allsaintsparish.com/outreach
Location: 204 6th Ave SW, Puyallup, WA, USA
Phone: 253-848-2000