Our diocesan Secular Franciscan Fraternity, led by Msgr. William Benwell of St. Mary Parish in Watchung, is conducting a St. Francis Feast Day pilgrimage to the famed Franciscan Monastery in Washington, DC, Saturday, October 4. A bus leaves Our Lady of Mount Virgin Parish in Middlesex at 6:45am on Oct. 4. The price is $60 and includes: monastery tour ticket, snacks on the bus, a buffet dinner and driver gratuity. Flyers with more information and registration forms are available in our church office. The deadline for registering is Sept. 12.