Reminder: Turn your clocks back 1 hour on Saturday, October 31, before going to bed. That way you will be on time for Mass at 8 a.m. on Sunday, November 1st!

Please Note: Masses at Queen of Peace Church for Monday, November 2, All Souls Day, are canceled.

Each soul in Purgatory once lived much as you and I do – striving for holiness in an often-unholy world. Each soul in Purgatory now depends on us to earn merits for them because they can no longer do it for themselves. +++ From November 1 – November 8, Holy Mother Church makes it possible to earn a plenary indulgence each day for a soul in Purgatory... Please click on the above title link to read more & learn about the newly extended period of time & details.

Founder of the Knights of Columbus, Father Michael J. McGivney, will be beatified on Oct. 31, 2020. A "McGivney Festival" will be live streamed from New Haven, CT, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. [ Photo: https://www.fathermcgivney.org/en/his-life/index.html/ ] Click on the above title link to read more.

Saint Vincent College offers a transformational experience that prepares students to lead successful & meaningful lives. As a parish served by the Benedictine community of St. Vincent, students who are registered members of Queen of Peace Parish & recommended to St. Vincent College by Fr. Ananias, O.S.B., will be eligible to receive a $8,000 ($2,000/year) scholarship. --- For more information, please contact St. Vincent College Office of Admission at 800-782-5549 ext. 2500, or [email protected] -- Click on the above title link for a direct link to the website of Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA.

Oct. 28 is the Feast of Sts. Simon & Jude. Saint Jude is the patron saint of the impossible, of desperate situations, of hopeless cases. One of the Shrines in the United States dedicated to St. Jude is in Baltimore, the Nationwide Center of St. Jude Devotions. St. Jude, please pray for us. Click on the above title link for a direct link to the Center's website.

The Annual Collection for perpetual care of our cemeteries (St. Mary/St. George & St. Lawrence) will be held throughout the month of November. An envelope is attached to your bulletin. Please mark your envelope accordingly so that all monies given will go directly into the perpetual care accounts of your desired Cemetery Association. The Cemetery Committee has requested that all spring/summer decorations be removed. Thank you.

We entrust to the care of Christ the Divine Physician, those members of our Parish Family in need of Healing in Body, Mind, or Spirit especially Clara, Katie & Lilly (infant), Dick, Derek, Gerard, Bernie, Leona, Angel, Kara, and Rose. May they embrace their trials in union with the Crucified Christ for the salvation of souls, and the remission of sins.

Special Birthday Wishes to Lizzie on Saturday, October 24, and to Alberta on Thursday, October 29. Your Queen of Peace Parish Family wishes you both a blessed and beautiful day.

Our Lady of Victory Catholic Daughters of America White Ribbons & an informational sheet giving the history of the White Ribbon will be distributed at the Parishes within the Court on October 24/25. Please accept this simple outward sign against pornography. This is a National Campaign started in Butler, PA. 25 years ago. Thank you for showing your support in fighting this ongoing problem in our country.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Betty. May flights of angels wing her to Paradise, and may her soul and the souls of all the Faithful departed, through the Mercy of God, Rest in Peace. Amen... --Parish Bulletin, Oct. 18, 2020

Be sure to pick up an order form (located at the entrances in Church, or in the Parish Center) or place your order on-line at https://queenofpeacepatton.org or call the Parish Office (674-8983). Orders must be placed on/or before Fri., Nov. 20. Pick-up is Wed., Nov. 25, from Noon – 6 p.m.

The Queen of Peace Activities Committee is offering a 6-month Lottery Ticket/Card for 2021. The price remains at $20/ticket, which consists of 2 numbers based on the first 7 p.m. daily Pick 3 drawing. Only 500 tickets printed, and have sold out the past 3 years!! With the Holiday Season right around the corner, get your ticket soon for gift giving, they are selling fast! As the saying goes, “you snooze, you lose”!!  ​​​​​​​For tickets, call Jack (674-8948); Marsha (674-5740); Jay (674-5434); Grace (674-8762) or the Parish Office (674-8983).

Queen of Peace Activities Committee now has an online RADA cutlery account. For online orders please click on the URL for the sale on the Parish web page. All profits will be credited to our Church. There are a few RADA catalogs in the Church for you to use. *If you picked up  a catalog & are finished with it, please return your catalog to the Church or Parish Office for others to use, as there are numerous order forms inside the catalog.*  An order will be placed at the end of October.  --- ​​​​​​​You may continue to order from this catalog or place your order online at your convenience thru 2021! ---

Our bakers have used up all the fresh fruit for the season, & have made (but not baked) pies which are now frozen. If interested, call the Parish Office. All it takes is 1 hour @ 350* in your oven & it will yield one delicious homemade pie!!! Pies are $12.

For the week of Oct. 19 through Oct. 25, there are important changes in the Mass Schedule. Please click on the above title link for details.

On October 17 & 18, we will celebrate World Mission Sunday. Pope Francis invites the entire Church to support mission dioceses in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, & parts of Latin America & Europe, where priests, religious & lay leaders serve the world’s most vulnerable communities. Please keep the Pope’s missions in your prayers & be generous in this weekend’s collection. May God Bless You! --Parish Bulletin, Oct. 11, 2020 To learn more about World Mission Sunday, click on the above title link.

We entrust to the care of Christ the Divine Physician, those members of our Parish Family in need of Healing in Body, Mind, or Spirit especially Katie & Lilly (infant), Paul, Stephen D. Family, Dick, Derek, Gerard, Bernie, Leona, Angel, Kara, and Rose. May they embrace their trials in union with the Crucified Christ for the salvation of souls, and the remission of sins. --Parish Bulletin, Oct. 11, 2020

Christmas Bake Sale - Sat., Dec. 19. Doors open at 9 a.m. There will be an abundant array of Christmas cookie platters & trays; cinnamon rolls & sticky buns; pumpkin rolls; apricot, nut, poppy seed, prune & raspberry rolls; panettone bread; brandied fruit cake; Yule logs; Old English plum pudding; cheese balls; & much, much more. Come early for the best selection. *No* pre-orders.

Please see our home page. Pre-orders only until Fri., Nov. 20, at Noon. Please call the Parish Office if you would like to place an order, drop off your order form, or conveniently order online at: https://queenofpeacepatton.org/ Pick-up is Wed., Nov. 25, from Noon – 6 p.m. in the upper level of the Parish Center.