Marking the Month of October

10/1 St. Therese of Lisieux, patron of those with AIDS 10/2 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time Blessing of Pets First Liturgy of the Word for Children Family Program begins Lesson Sunday Feast of Guardian Angels, Perhaps no aspect of piety is as comforting to parents as the belief that an angel protects little ones from danger. Yet their role is not just for children, but to represent us before God, to watch over us always, to aid in prayer & to present our souls to God in death. 10/3 1967 Woody Guthrie song writer There once was a union maid, she never was afraid/of goon & ginks & company finks/& the Deputy Sheriffs that made the raid/ She went to the union hall when a meeting it was called & when the company boys came round she always stood her ground/O you cant scare me/Im stickin to union til the day I die Help your family understand the political implications of unionism today. 10/4 St Francis of Assisi, patron of animals & birds 10/5 1813 Tecumseh, Native American leader & theologian. What do you know about the Native American heritage of the Sacramento Valley? 10/6 St Marie Rose Durocher Founder of the Sisters of the Holy Name in Canada in the 1800s, Patron of the loss of parents. 1849 Edgar Allan Poe, writer & poet. Read one of his thrillers some dark night this week. YOM KIPPUR begins at Sundown 10/15 St. Teresa of Avila, patron of those who suffer from headaches Hi. School Service Project 10/16 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time Teen Readers Activity Sunday Jr. High Group 10/17 St. Ignatius of Antioch succeeded St Peter as bishop of Antioch & the 1st writer to use the term the Catholic Church. 10/18 Lucy Stone, feminist leader In everything, disappointment is the lot of women. I shall work to see that women bow down to it no longer 10/19 St Agnes of Jesus, patron of children preparing for 1st Eucharist 10/20 St. Irene of Portugal, patron of child caregivers 10/21 St Ursula, legendary princess Newman Ocktober FEST 6:00 p.m. Bring the Family! 10/22 St. Alodia, patron of abused children 10/23 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time St. John of Capistrano, son of a knight, practiced law in Naples, Patron of judges & jurists. Hi. School Youth Group meeting 5pm 10/24 St. Antony Claret who founded the Claretians in 1835 & worked throughout the Caribbean - 1945 Founding of the United Nations 10/25 St. Anne Line, patron of childless couples 10/26 St. Damian, patron of missing/kidnapped children 10/27 St Emilina, patron of houseguests 10/28 St. Jude Thaddeus, patron of desperate situations. 10/29 St Thomas a Becket, patron of the clergy Hi School Halloween Party 7pm-9pm 10/30 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time WEAR YOUR COSTUMES TO MASS!!! 10/31 All Hallows Eve St. Quentin patron against coughs

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10/8 St. Ambrose of Siena, patron of engaged couples Hi.School Youth Retreat 11 am-6pm 10/9 28th Sunday of Ordinary TimeLiturgy of the Word for Kids St. Denis, 1st Bishop of Paris; beheaded c 258. Patron of Headaches 10/10 St Francis de Borgia, great friend of Ignatius Loyola, patron of protection against earthquakes 10/11 St. Juliana of Pavilly, patron of Housework 10/12 St Edwin, King, patron of Civic leaders 10/13 St Gerald of Aurillac, patron of the physically challenged. 10/14 St. Marie Poussepin, established the 1st benefit network for employees in 1680 France