OUR CHRISTMAS SHARING PROGRAM is underway. Counselors at elementary schools have identified children in need and their families. Wish lists from them are being returned so coordinators Bob and Gudrun Grimes can put those items on
tag ornaments for our tree which goes up November 1. We also help with gifts for the clients of the Friendship Club for challenged adults. The tree will be set up in the church vestibule until
November 9. You are invited to help someone less fortunate have a brighter holiday by taking an ornament and purchasing one or more of the suggested items. Wrap the gift with the
ornament securely attached (the only means of identification) and return it no later than November 23. Additionally the committee is seeking new blankets and wrapped candy for the children. Look for containers in the vestibule.
Every year there is a problem with ornaments that are taken but no gifts returned or gifts that are returned past the due date. Please help us help them by honoring your commitment on time. Thank you for your generous giving!

PRESERVATION OF OUR CATHEDRAL: After 100 years of service to the diocese and Virginia, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is undergoing critical and prudent preservation projects of fortify it for a second century of ministry. Early lead gifts total $3 million from the Cathedral’s congregation, Bishop Walter Sullivan and Bon Secours of Richmond and Hampton Roads. The goal is $6 million. Bishop DiLorenzo has awarded a $500,000 Challenge Gift and invites all to consider a gift, pledge or tax-wise planned gift. More information will follow in The Catholic Virginian or you may contact Kim Kremer at kkremer@richmondcathedral.org or 804-359-5651.