All women of the parish are welcome to our Christmas Social to be held on December 2 at 7 PM in the Parish Hall.  We will begin working on a service project for the Parish and have a Christmas Ornament exchange, but with a TWIST. Please bring a wrapped ornament, handmade or store bought, and get ready to have fun!!! We’ll enjoy a delectable charcuterie appetizer board and sparkling juice to celebrate the season. Please use this link to let us know you’ll be there.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C45A9A629A1F49-52027313-christmas

Sir Knight Thomas Hanford Memorial Scholarship

We are excited to announce the kickoff of our annual scholarship program.  The
scholarships are available to parishioners of SMM, members of Knights of Columbus Council 12862, and immediate family members of either.

The applications are available online at kofc12862.square.site, there will also be a link on the SMM website, paper copies are available upon request.  All applications are due by Sunday December 1st.  Please note that these awards are intended for full time
students enrolled at a Catholic school for the school year covered in this application. $500 Scholarships will be awarded for 4 categories: Preschool through 5th Grade, Middle School (6th-8th), High School (9th-12th) and College. 

All questions or requests for further information should be forwarded to:

Sean Mulvaney
Scholarship Chairman
770-490-9654
mulvaneysp@gmail.com

Saint Mary Magdalene will be hosting a Trunk or Treat event on Sunday October 27 at 1pm in the Annunciation Hall parking lot.  This is a church wide event. All parishioners are invited to attend by decorating their trunk and handing out candy. Children are to dress as their favorite Saint or non-scary character.  You can decorate your trunk directly after the noon Mass. See Pixie Smith or Gina DeGennaro for more details.

Come join us in celebrating our 25th Anniversary by participating in our Box of Joy
Pack-a-thon. Click on “Box of Joy” header above to see flyer.

The Knights of Columbus will be having a spirit night at Texas Road House on Tuesday, October 22 from 3-10pm.  They will receive 10% of the proceeds for their outreach programs.  You will need to present a coupon for them to receive these proceeds.  The coupons will be on the table in the Narthex. 
 

All Souls’ Day, Saturday, November 2, is an opportunity to remember our loved ones.  We will remember them at:
* Weekend Mass on November 2 and 3

* Weekday Masses on Monday, November 4,  Wednesday, November 6 and Thursday,
November 7.

Prayer request(s) can be submitted in different ways:
*https://www.osvhub.com/st-mary-magdalene-cath-church-1/forms/all-souls-day-remembrance

* Email the names of departed loved ones to smmcc@smmcatholic.org, (please put: All Souls Day in  the subject line)

* Use your All Souls Day Remembrance envelope or write the names of the departed on a piece of paper and drop it in the collection basket at Mass. 

If you do not have an All  Souls Day Remembrance envelope, you may get one from the Narthex.  All loved one requests will be placed on the altar and lifted up in prayer during that week. 

Please join the preschool for our Spirit Night at Chick-fil-a Thomas Crossroads on Tuesday, September 24, from 5 to 8 pm.  You will need to mention St. Mary Magdalene for us to receive a percentage of sales that goes towards the preschool program.  Come on out for great fellowship and fun!

There will be 25 hours of Eucharistic Adoration starting this Friday at 3 pm and ending on Saturday at 4 pm.  We invite all individuals and families to spend at least 25 minutes in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.  Use the URL or QR code below to secure your 25-minute slot for Eucharistic Adoration and let us together embrace this chance for spiritual nourishment and peace.  If the time slot that best suits your schedule is taken, please still come.  All parishioners are welcome and feel free to invite family and friends from neighboring churches to attend as well.  The Knights of Columbus will serve as guards for parishioners and the Eucharist throughout the entirety of this program. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0848A5A62AA5FDC61-47045243-25hours

The Knights are hosting their 18th annual Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, October 11th.  Information for interested golfers or sponsors is on the Parish website.  Additionally, there are trifolds on the table in the Narthex that you can take with all key information.  The Knights have raised over $197,000 for local charities over the last 17 years.  Please help them continue to help those in need in our Community!

The cost is $90 per person and can be paid online at https://kofc12862.square.site/ or by mailing to the following individual. Make checks payable to Knights of Columbus #12862.

Ken Kula
73 Spring Forest Trail
Sharpsburg, GA 30277
(770) 317-1581

Please use this link BY SEPTEMBER 10, to get your shirt before the picnic!