Events-Week of October 4, 2026

Saturday, October 3: Weekday of Ordinary Time

      4:00pm, Reconciliation-St. Liborious

      5:00pm, Mass-St. Liborious

       Kids of all ages.....at all the masses, next weekend (Saturday October 3 and Sunday October 4) on the Memorial of St. Francis Assisi, bring your stuff animal to mass for a blessing of your animals. St. Francis loved animals and all of God's Creation.

Sunday, October 4: Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary

      8:00am, Mass- St. Liborious

     10:00am, Mass-Holy Childhood

     11:00am, Café’ Sunday, Hand-in-Hand Family Activity-Holy Childhood

     11:00am, OCIA-Holy Childhood

  2:00pm, National Pro-Life Prayer Chain: Hour of Silent Prayer and Witness

             Holy Childhood and St. Liborious parishioners and friends, please join us in uniting our prayers for the unborn, their parents, and all those affected by abortion.-Intersection of Route 177 and Route 4.

     6:30pm, Parish Mission-Holy Childhood

Sunday through Wednesday, October 4, 5, 6, 7 at 6:30pm each night. The Marianist More team will be coming to Holy Childhood Parish. This event will host something for all ages groups focusing on varies types of prayer of the Church engaging the whole family.

Monday, October 5: Memorial of St. Faustina Kowalska

       No Mass

       8:00am, Annual Blessing of the Pets! St. Francis is beloved for his love of all God’s creatures, and we invite our school families to bring their furry, feathered, or scaled friends to receive a special blessing. All pets must be properly restrained (on a leash or in a carrier). If your pet cannot attend in person, students are welcome to bring a picture or a favorite stuffed animal to be blessed instead. We look forward to celebrating God’s creation together!-Holy Childhood School Parking Lot  

     6:30pm, Parish Mission-Holy Childhood

 Tuesday, October 6: Memorial of St. Bruno

       8:00am, Mass-Holy Childhood

       8:45am, Adoration-Holy Childhood

       9:00am, Confessions-Holy Childhood

       11:30am, Divine Mercy-Holy Childhood

       6:30pm, Parish Mission-Holy Childhood

Wednesday, October 7: Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary

       8:00am, Mass-St. Liborious

       6:30pm, Parish Mission-Holy Childhood

Thursday, October 8: Ordinary Time Weekday

       8:00am, Mass-Holy Childhood

       7:30pm, Knights of Columbus-Holy Childhood

Friday, October 9: Memorial of St. Denis and Companions

       8:00am, Mass-Holy Childhood

       9:00am, Flu Vaccination Clinic-Holy Childhood

Saturday, October 10: Weekday of Ordinary Time

      4:00pm, Reconciliation-Holy Childhood

      5:00pm, Mass-Holy Childhood

Sunday, October 11: Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary

      8:00am, Mass- St. Liborious

     10:00am, Mass-Holy Childhood

     11:00am, Modglin Baptism-Holy Childhood

Monday, October 12: Weekday of Ordinary Time

     Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day-Offices Closed

     No Mass

     Belleville Priest Convocation until Thursday, October 15

     6:00pm, CIR Ministry-Holy Childhood                                                                                       

 UPCOMING EVENTS

     Wednesday, October 21, 28, November 4 and 18. Pope Leo XIV’s  encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” study and discussion. This document is the latest Social encyclical written for the faithful and the world. How is AI beneficial to humanity? Why should we be concerned over the use of AI. We will have a chapter by chapter look at what Pope Leo XIV is written.