Catholic Radio - Fall Pledge Drive Once again, Sacramento has been chosen to host the Immaculate Heart Radio AM 1620 pledge drive on Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 1, 2006. Volunteers are needed to staff phone lines, accept pledges and once again join us as we continue to grow and spread Christ’s “Good News” through our radio airwaves. For further info, contact Laurlynn Jones @ 442-2374. Please come and join us! Thank you and God Bless!!

Stanford Settlement - Operation Cratchit. You can contribute in the following ways: Cash contributions for food vouchers to grocery stores for perishable items and new toys. New unwrapped toys and new gift items for children and tens, nonperishable food, including baby food, new wrapping paper. Call 927-1303~ for more info.

Wellspring Wish ListWellspring greatly appreciates donations of the following items for use in its breakfast program operation and for distribution to our guests. Tea Bags/Coffee, Bulk Granulated sugar, sugar substitutes, Hot Chocolate Mix. Small paper napkins, coffee stirrers, paper towels, toilet paper Kleenex, sanitary napkins, disposable diapers (size 3-6 and pull-ups, baby wipes, travel size soap, body lotions, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste! brushes, deodorant Oatmeal cereal packets, tampons/sanitary pads, mouthwash, razors, cologne, and RT bus tickets.

Nanny Needed Parishioner is in need of a Nanny Monday-Friday to help with twin 4 year old girls. You will need to help ready them for school and drop off at 7:30 and pick up at 4pm. Then help with a few hours in the evening. If interested please call Laura Johnson.

Recycle For 8th Grade Trip. Please recycle your plastic shopping bags. Look for the collection boxes when you drop off your children each morning. We will also have a recycling box in the Rectory Office. Wal Mart will pay the 8th grade $5 for every box of bags collected. All the dollars earned will help send the 8th grade to Washington DC.

Santa Crafters Needed for Santa breakfast, December 3. Call Courtney, or Mary , for more information.

The Booster Club is looking for parents who would like to help out with the fundraiser working at the Arco Arena Volunteer Concession Stand during either a Kings or Monarch Game for the coming season. Please contact Wendi Enos at if you are interested in participating in this Booster Club event.

Presentation Catholic School Memorial Gift Program - A gift to the Presentation School Memorial gift program is a special way to honor or remember a loved one. Please consider your tax-deductible gift to the memorial fund before the end of the year. Envelopes are available in the back of the church, in the school office, or at the rectory. Please call Will Baer if you have any questions, 916.481.7441, ext. 14.

Lectors - We are looking for more lectors, parishioners who will proclaim the Divine Message, serving the parish community by reading of the Word during Mass. If you are interested, call Fr. Andrew, 481.7441 or Michele Deering*.

Volunteers are needed to help launder church linens, i.e. purificators, towels and occasionally an altar cloth. We are asking for any two week commitment in the calendar year or whatever week you can spare, the more people, the lighter the load. Please sign up in the church foyer. We will have a schedule and ...Thank you, for your offer of assistance

Saturday Evening Mass Ushers - We are in need of more ushers that would facilitate at the Saturday Evening Mass, 5:30 pm. If you are interested please call Hugo Frech.

Catholic Charities of Sacramento in conjunction with Centro Guadalupe is seeking people interested in our Adopt-A-Family program for Christmas. Whether you are interested in adopting a family or need info about assistance for your family, please call the Catholic Charities office at 733.0253

Diaper/Clothing Drive!!!! The Sacramento Life Center is in need of diapers, new or gently used baby clothes, and diaper wipes for their baby closet. Each year the Sacramento Life Center helps hundreds of women facing an unintended pregnancy and the baby closet is a vital part to the services offered. Please bring your donations to the downtown clinic at 930 Alhambra Blvd, Suite 210. We are open Monday - Friday 9am - 5 pm. For more information, please contact Sara.

St. Patrick’s Home for Children, Inc. 5945 Franklin Blvd, Sacramento, 95824:St. Patrick Home for Children's Foster Care Program is seeking people interested in providing a supportive, stable, safe and loving home for children who have been removed from their families. You will receive orientation, professional training, 24 hour support, and meet with a professional social worker on a weekly basis for ongoing support. If you are at least 21 years of age, in good health, and would like to explore this opportunity to be a positive influence in a child's life, please call the Foster Care Program at 916.386.1603. Also, St. Patrick Home accepts vehicle donations to benefit its programs. For information on the please call 916.428.1601.

Foster Parent - Make a difference in a child's life: Be a foster parent! You can be single or married, a renter or homeowner, a stay-at-home or working parent. You must be at least 21 years old, but there is no upper age limit. Call Stanford Home for Children's foster family agency, Family Alliance, 916.364.8910, or visit their website at www.familyalliance-sac.org.

Wind Youth Center -- "Serving Homeless Kids": A chance to help homeless kids! Donate any vehicle to the WIND Youth Center. Proceeds provide basic needs, education, shelter for homeless youths. Program sponsored by the Sisters of Social Service. Call 916.443.8333 or on the web at www.windyouth.org.