Join us on December 27th to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular!! $85 includes bus transportation and ticket to the 11 am show. The bus will leave St. Chris at 8am and will depart NYC at 4pm, so there will be time to have lunch and to shop or sightsee in NYC. Stop by the rectory office to make your reservation.

Our Teen Fusion Youth Group will be hosting a dinner to honor our Veterans on Friday, November 2nd from 6-8 pm at St. Christopher's Gym, 30 Benner Road. Please feel free to bring a guest. Kindly RSVP to teenfusion@stchrisredhook.org or call the rectory office at 845-758-3732.

A Mass of Remembrance will be held on Saturday, November 10th at 1:00 pm. Anyone who has suffered a loss is welcome to attend. Refreshments and fellowship to follow in Don Bosco Hall. Please call the rectory with the names of the loved ones you wish to have remembered.

Our next blood drive is scheduled for Saturday, November 3rd from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm at St. Christopher's School Gym, 30 Benner Road. Breakfast sandwiches available. Your donation will help save lives! For more info. call 1-800-688-0900.

Please note that the rectory office will be closed on Monday, October 8th in observance of Columbus Day.

Sunday, October 21st from 8am-11am in the school gym at 30 Benner Road. $6 for adults; $4/children 12 and under; children under 4 are free. 50-50 Raffle tickets will be sold.

Raffle Tickets are available at the Rectory office on weekdays from 9am-4pm. They will also be available at the Holy Name Breakfast on 10/21. $100/each. Hurry--only 200 tickets will be sold! Join in the fun of this second annual parish fundraiser. Drawing to be held at the Christmas Breakfast on December 16th. Good luck!

Are you interested in becoming a an Altar Server? If so, we are having a New Server Training on Tuesday, October 2nd from 5-6 pm in the church for students in grades 4 and above. Please email the rectory if you plan to attend.

Timothy Cardinal Dolan will visit our Parish this coming Spring. His Eminence will celebrate 5:00 pm Mass at our church on April 6th. A reception will follow in the gym.

Saturday, October 13th following 9am Mass on the front lawn of the church. In the event of rain, the Crusade will be held inside the church.

In celebration of the Feast of St. Francis, there will be a blessing of pets on the church lawn at 12pm on Saturday, October 6th.

October 5th is First Friday. 9:00am Mass will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 6:00 pm. Two guardians are needed for each hour. Sign-up sheet is in the back of the church.

We are still in need of a 3rd grade catechist on Wednesdays and a 1st grade catechist on Thursdays. Please look into your heart and consider sharing your love and faith for God with the children of our parish. Call Ellen Farina at 845-758-5506.

St. Christopher/St. Sylvia will host the 39th Annual Crop Hunger Walk on Sunday, October 28th. Registration is at 12:30 pm at St. Christopher's School, 30 Benner Road. Step off is at 1 pm. The food pantries in Red Hook & Rhinebeck benefit from the monies collected. For more information go to crophungerwalk.com.

Friday, October 5th from 7:00-9:30 pm at Kesicke Farm in Red Hook. Moonlit Corn Maze, Hayride, & Bonfire! Always a great event for 8th-12th graders. Bring a friend and come join in the fun. RSVP "Yes, I can come" to teenfusion@stchrisredhook.org.

If so, we are having a New Server Training for students in grades 5 and above on Tuesday, October 2nd from 5-6pm in the Church. Please email or call the rectory if you plan to attend.

Then RCIT is for you! Wednesdays at 7pm in the Holy Spirit Chapel, 30 Benner Road. Please call the Rectory for more information.

Our first Youth Choir practice of the season will take place Wednesday, September 12th at 6pm. New members are welcome.

There will be a meeting for all current and new lectors and extraordinary ministers on Wednesday, September 26th at 7pm in the Church. This is a wonderful way to serve God and our parish. Please prayerfully consider if God is calling you.

The next Holy Name Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 11th at 7:15 pm in the Parish Center.