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Set up for the festival will be Saturday, September 30 after 8am. Many hands are need to help set up the stage, tents, tables and chairs. ,............ Donations are needed. Gift cards can be used for raffle prizes. ....Canned sodas, bottles of water, paper plates ( no plastic) and napkins, plastic eating utensils and rubber gloves. These items can be dropped off to the rectory office weekdays between 9am and 4pm; Fridays before noon. .....Homemade Cakes or store bought for the Cake Wheel Booth and homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies (no nuts) for the Ice Cream Booth, can be brought on the day before the Festival to the Rectory Courtyard.... Looking for volunteers to help with the Kid's games. Also, helping Moses to pick up trash and running items to Individual booths throughout the day. .... All vendors must provide their tent and a table for their booth. ....Raffle Tickets will be given out at all the masses. 10 tickets for $20.  First prize is $1,500.; Second Prize is a 50" TV; Third Prize is a Sports Package for two including spending money.  Many more prizes will be raffled off.

As we approach the holy season of Advent and leading up to the Birth of Christ, we are in need of volunteers to prepare the church with appropriate decorations. ............ Elizabeth Montoya is willing to work and train volunteers. It is hoped that someone from each of our communities’ will be part of this team and be able to share the work. .................If interested, please call the rectory office @ 916-456-7206.

Our church has new signs in front. Our neighbor’s company, WeidnerCA, created these for us.

No parking is allowed along 14th avenue in front of the church/hall/school. The City will issue tickets of $50 for cars blocking driveways and $40 tickets for parking in a “No Parking” zone. Vehicles preventing residents from exiting their driveways will be towed. Please use one of our three parking lots when attending mass or other Parish events.

Great News! We have secured funding from the City of Sacramento’s River Friendly Landscaped program to fix and upgrade the sprinklers at the Parish School & Old Convent (used for Religious Education) to more water efficient sprinklers in the lawn, drip for some of the flower bed, a new unified irrigation controller, and replacement of inoperable and leaking valves. Part of the project will also be spreading mulch in the flower beds around the school and old convent. There will be plenty of volunteer opportunities during the project, if you are interested in helping out email [email protected] for more information, the project will be on-going through September Your continued support to our Development Fund has made this all possible.

Thank you to our new volunteers interested in our Parish Bereavement Committee. We continute to need new members.---------- Responsibilities include setup, serving catered meals and clean up in the parish hall for families after funerals.---------- If interested, please call the office at 916-456-7206.

Thank you to the following parishioners who volunteered to maintain our parish grounds.----------- Joanne Walker for Rose Garden around Blessed Mother ---------- Ray and Rose Raynor for the Semi-circles outside stairs to side door and the Semi-circles outside by the chapel stairs ----------- Daniel and Brain Walsh for Msgr. Corkell’s Roses behind church ---------- Gail Samcoff for Roses in front of Parish Hall ---------- We are still seeking a volunteer to maintain the area in front of main rectory doors on 13th avenue. ----- For more information and to sign up, call the rectory office @ 916-456-7206.

In April we finished installing a new fence and gates around the perimeter of our school grounds facing 14th Avenue. Security measures continue to be upgraded. We recently completed installing over 20 cameras inside and outside the church, the hall, school, old convent and grounds. New lock systems are now operational on all doors through out the parish grounds.

Saint Peter - All Hallows’ is seeking licensed, bonded insured, and skilled tradepersons that may be able to assist us in our Parish facility projects. Several projects need to be completed in the old Convent used for our Faith Formation Programs. Those who are interested please contact David at [email protected]

Scam Donation Requests Individuals falsely representing themselves as members of our clergy have texted or emailed parishioners asking those parishioners to buy gift cards for the sick or to make contributions to a special cause. Some of these bad actors will make a strong effort to make these messages appear to originate from the pastor. The scammer will write messages using very personal greetings and indicate there is a need to get the cards or funds quickly to create a sense of urgency. Pastors or clergy members will not typically solicit donations via emails or texts. Any parishioner who receives such a message should always verify its authenticity personally with the sender before making any contribution. Report the incident to law enforcement and to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (https://www.ic3.gov/ ).

80th Anniversary Mass and Celebration! A Special Thanks to Bishop Soto, Fathers Jovito and McKeefry and all who ministered at the Mass. Our special gratitude goes out to Lupita Perez for organizing and working with the caterer + providing the decorations. Thanks to the Knights of Columbus, Manny Perez, Joe Gonzales, Randy and Marivel Camasura, Rosie Gayton (MC), Jessica Barniol (graphic designer), Elizabeth Montoya (flowers), Lynda Struebing (ticket sales, history, social media + program) Daniel Walsh (video + social media), David Byrnes (social media), Lao Moua, Celeste Navarrette, Moses Lopez, Irma Corral. Many others who helped with the set up and clean up. Spanish, English and Hmong Choirs. Tongan Community. Thank you to all the other hard working volunteers who made the mass and dinner successful.

On Saturday evening, October 1, 2022, a break in occured in the Old Convent/School Courtyard. An individual broke the glass of an unlocked window to one of the classrooms used by our Faith Formation Program and then climbed into the classroom. Fortunately we were alerted to the incident by videos from our newly installed security camera system. Once we received the alert, we contacted the police who came out and arrested the individual.

This week we completed painting our church bell tower and the cross has been illuminated.

There are many upcoming events that we would like to communicate to our parish community, other than utilizing our social media platforms. If you are comfortable, please share your email address for a more immediate means of communication. Send your email addresses to [email protected].

Thanks to your generous donations to the Development Fund. We continue to move forward with our projects. This week tile floors have been placed in the church. _____________________________ We have received our Security Grant funds from CalOES allowing us to begin installing cameras and new access entry points throughout the parish grounds.

After more than 20 years of serving in this ministry alone, Elizabeth Montoya is retiring. ....................... Our parish needs a group of parishioners to step up. This means a team will coordinate and prepare the church interior utilizing seasonal colors, while following appropriate flower placement and decorating within the requirements of the Catholic Church................................................................................. Elizabeth is willing to work and train her successors. It is hoped that someone from each of our communities’ will be part of this team and be able to share the work. If interested, please call the rectory office @ 916-456-7206