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Save the Date: All Souls Day Mass Nov. 2 Reserve your candles now in the office or online Join us in prayer. Light a candle. Reserve a candle in memory of a loved one. St. Philip will again be offering the All Souls Day Mass in Latin and English. The beautiful candlelit mass will be at 7pm. This year a Holy Hour and Confessions will follow the Mass at 8:15pm. If you would like to reserve a candle for a loved one, they are available for a $10 donation. This year we have two options for reserving candles: Come to the Parish Office during business hours (cash and checks accepted). Write the name of your loved one on the candle and leave it with us to add to the candles used for the All Souls Mass. Reserve your candle online at stphilipsparish.com/AllSoulsCandles (secure credit card and bank transfer accepted). Candles reserved online will have the requested name printed on a clear label and placed on the candle. They will also be used at the All Souls Mass. If you would like to light a candle before the Mass, please come to the Church between 6 and 6:30pm. You may take your candles home at the end of the Holy Hour or pick them up from the hallway later. Please contact the office at (703) 573-3808 or stphilipsparish@gmail.com with questions. Support the Race for Seminarians Can you be a runner, sponsor, cheerleader or prayer warrior? The Race for Seminarians is fast approaching and St Philip has a team of runners! The marathon/10K race takes place downtown on Oct 28th. Please pray for its success and consider giving a donation to support our seminarians. Your donations to the Race for Seminarians contribute toward the costs of seminarian education as well as seminarian expenses not normally covered by the Diocese. Donate via credit card Donate by mail/check For more info, see ArlingtonDiocese.org/RUN Are You Called to Be a Mentor? Our RCIA students need faith witnesses Brothers and Sisters in our community are looking for Jesus, and each inquirer has a fascinating story of what has brought them to our church at this point in their life, and many questions about our faith. Can you help encourage them in their faith journey by being an RCIA mentor? Mentors "check in" with RCIA participants with a weekly phone call or email or an occasional offer to meet for a cup of coffee. Mentors serve as faith witnesses, provide assurance of prayerful support, and affirm that they are not alone. Weekly attendance at the RCIA sessions is *not* required. To learn more about being an RCIA mentor, please contact Maureen Roan at rcia@stphilipsparish.org. Pasta and "Punkin Chunkin" Nov. 4 We can use your old pumpkins! November 4th, 2018 at 6 pm, the teens of the parish will be hosting their first Work Camp fundraiser! Join us for a delicious dinner, a talk from Fr. Joe Rampino, and our traditional pumpkin launching and bonfire afterwards. A $5.00 ticket ($20.00 for a family) includes pasta, meatballs, salad, bread and a great evening raising money for the teens to go help Virginia residents stay safer, warmer and dryer in their homes. Purchase tickets at the door or contact Mary Walker at stphilipsyouthministry@gmail.com. Pumpkin donations will be accepted by the garage behind the convent beginning Nov. 1!