Scammers pose as priests in texts/emails:

Have you received text messages, emails, or messages through Facebook messenger from someone claiming to be your pastor and asking for money or gift cards, indicating it’s an emergency? Don’t give. It’s not your pastor. It’s a scam. Your pastor will never contact a parishioner directly with an emergency request for cash or gift cards. Messages asking parishioners to help fulfill a need would come through the parish’s or the diocese’s official communication channels or be accomplished through a collection approved by the diocese. In addition, please note that neither your parish nor the diocese will ever sell or give away parishioners’ personal information.

If you’re not sure about a text or email you’ve received, do not respond. Call your parish office right away to notify a staff member. You can also file a report through the Federal Trade Commission’s Complaint Assistant which helps the FTC detect patterns of fraud and abuse by going to reportfraud.ftc.gov. The email that Fr. Dave uses is dcirata@toledodiocese.org. The email that Fr. Jason uses is Jdsouza@stjohndefiance.org.

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October 2024

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1
  • Bible Study
  • Confession
  • Rosary in church
  • Mass
  • Women Retreat Mtg
  • Youth Choir
2
  • Mass at Holy Cross
  • Prayer Shawl
  • Kingsbury Place Mass
  • Appt with Charlie re: annulment
  • Second Hour
3
  • Prayer, lunch & mtg with St. Mary's staff
  • Confession
  • Rosary in church
  • Mass
  • Beacon of Love Mtg
  • Choir practice
4
5
  • First Saturday Mass & Confession
  • St Mary retreat
  • Cleaning Angels
  • Reconciliation
  • Mass
6
  • Mass
  • Confession
  • Mass
  • Confirmation Retreat
7
  • Holy Hour
  • Boy Scouts
8
9
  • Mass at Holy Cross
  • Prayer Shawl
  • Laurels Mass
  • cleaning angels
  • Confirmation class
  • Second Hour
10
  • staff prayer
  • Confession
  • Rosary in church
  • Mass
  • Beacon of Love Mtg
  • Choir practice
11
12
  • Reconciliation
  • Box of Joy Promotion at Mass
  • Mass
13
  • Mass
  • box of joy promotion at Mass
  • Confession
  • Mass
  • box of joy promotion at Mass
14
15
  • Bible Study
  • Confession
  • Rosary in church
  • Mass
  • Voc. Team
  • Women Retreat Mtg
  • Youth Choir
16
  • Mass at Holy Cross
  • Prayer Shawl
  • Nursing Home Mass
  • Second Hour
17
  • Good Grief
  • staff prayer
  • Confession
  • Rosary in church
  • Mass
  • Beacon of Love Mtg
  • Choir practice
18
  • Confession
  • Rosary
  • Mass
  • Emmaus rental -rehearsal dinner (Flory)
  • cleaning angels
19
20
  • Mass
  • Confession
  • Mass
  • confirmation Rite of Enrollment
21
  • Pastoral Council
  • Boy Scouts
  • Choir practice
22
  • Bible Study
  • Confession
  • Rosary in church
  • Mass
  • Pro Life
  • Youth Choir
23
  • Mass at Holy Cross
  • Brookview Mass
  • Prayer Shawl
  • Second Hour
24
  • cleaning angels
  • staff prayer
  • Confession
  • Rosary in church
  • Mass
  • Beacon of Love Mtg
25
26
  • rental of Emmaus (Laker)
  • Reconciliation
  • Mass
27
  • Mass
  • Confession
  • Mass
  • Anniversary Mass at Cathedral
28
29
  • Bible Study
  • Confession
  • Rosary in church
  • Mass
  • Youth Choir
30
  • St Mary Mass
  • cleaning angels
  • rosary in church
  • Celebrating Seniors Mass
  • Celebrating Seniors lunch
  • Prayer Shawl
  • Second Hour
31
  • staff prayer
  • Confession
  • Rosary in church
  • Mass
  • Beacon of Love Mtg
  • Choir practice