We are still in need of a 3rd grade catechist on Wednesdays and a 1st grade catechist on Thursdays. Please share the Word of God with our youth! If interested, please call the rectory office at 758-3732 or the religious ed office at 758-5506. Thank you!

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! Come to the first meeting to see what it (Rite of Christian Initiation for Teens) is about! Wednesday, September 26th at 7pm in the Holy Spirit Chapel, 30 Benner Road.

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.

Our Lady's Guild will meet on Tuesday 9/4 at 7 pm in the Parish Center. New members are welcome to attend. Please join us!

We welcome our new Parish Music Director, Heidi Johnson! And we also welcome Rick Nuzzo, who will be leading our Youth Choir! Adult Choir practice begins Thursday, September 6th at 7 pm in the church. If you are thinking about joining, please come to practice on Thursdays at 7pm to see what it's all about.

For all women 18 and over, there will be a Women's Retreat Day on Saturday, October 20th from 9:30 am to 3 pm at Mariapolis Luminosa in Hyde Park. The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal will conduct this retreat day with talks, confession & Mass. Cost will be $25 which includes lunch. A sign-up sheet will be available in the back of the church in September.

Beginning on September 4th, our 7:00am Masses at the Holy Spirit Chapel will resume.

How well do you know the Holy Spirit? The Wild Goose Series, featuring Fr. David Pivonka, starts on Monday, September 24th at 7 pm in the Parish Center. Look for the sign-up sheet in the back of the church coming soon. A participation donation of $10 is requested. For more information call Barbara at 845-597-5226.

Be inspired to participate in this peaceful, prayerful, campaign to end abortion through prayer and presence--just one person prayerfully standing in front of an abortion facility can save a life! Attend the informational meeting here on September 17th from 7:30-8:30 pm in the Don Bosco Hall. For other locations & times contact Maureen at 845-853-6529 or visit www.40daysforlife.com/poughkeepsie.

September 7th 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.

On September 9th at 3:00 pm there will be a Holy Hour for Parents of Priests followed by a reception in the Don Bosco Hall. Open to all!

The Rectory Office will be closed on Friday 8/31 and Monday 9/3 in observance of Labor Day. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend! Beginning September 7th, the Rectory Office will reopen on Fridays.

Fall classes will begin soon! We are still in need of catechists: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd grade teachers for Wednesday classes and a 1st grade teacher for Thursday class. Please call Ellen Farina as soon as possible at 845-758-5506 or email education@stchrisredhook.org. Your time and help would be so greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Join us outside on the church lawn on Tuesday, August 21st from 6:45-7:45 pm for the Rhinebeck Legion Band. Bring your own lawn chair!

The weekend of August 25th-26th we will welcome Sr. Margaret Magee, OSF, who will speak at all Masses about the mission work of the St. Elizabeth Mission Society.