HARVEST DINNER
Crown Point – Sacred Heart Church to have a Turkey Harvest Dinner.
Date: Oct. 27
Time: Noon to 3 p.m. (or sold out)
Cost: $15 per person, eat in or take out.

TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP
Lake Placid - Mercy Care for the Adirondacks will host a Technology Assistance Workshop open to all older adult community members.
Date: Nov. 4
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Place: Adirondack Educational Center, BOCES
Features: Mercy Care is scaling up its programs to empower Elder Friends to have access to a digital device and provide instruction on how to use it through its iPad permanent loan program. Roberta Bryson from NBT Bank will present on Fraud Prevention and Electronic Banking. Following the presentation, the Mercy Care Team will be available for personalized, one-on-one assistance with your cell phones and tablets. Bring your devices and your questions!  Mercy Care’s Technology Workshop and iPad Permanent Loan Programs are offered free of charge, on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is required.
Contact: To request more information or to register, please contact Lexi Bevilacqua, Director of Programs and Mission Integration at abevilacqua@adkmercy.org or at 518-523-5446.

HUNTERS MASS
Newcomb – All are invited to the 2026 annual Hunters Mass.
Date: Nov. 7
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: St. Therese Church
Features: This Mass continues in the spirit of Father Peter Berg who worked to include everyone in the fullness of Catholic spiritual life.  Since many may come directly from hunting, we welcome and encourage camouflage, well-behaved hunting dogs will have a place to warm up, and we ask that participants be sure to practice gun safety.

ALPHA
Lake Placid – Alpha program to be held.
Date: Sundays, Sept. 20 to Dec. 6
Time: 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Place: St. Agnes Church
Features: Are you longing to deepen your faith, reconnect with the Church, or simply create space to ask life's important questions? Alpha offers a welcoming place to gather with others for conversation, friendship, and discovery. Each session includes a shared meal, an engaging video, and honest, respectful discussion in a relaxed and hospitable environment. Whether your faith is strong, you're returning after time away, or you're simply seeking more, you'll find that every question and every person is welcome.
Contact: Deb Lennon for more information: lennondebra26@gmail.com or 518-524-4388

WOMEN’S MINISTRY
Ticonderoga – Join for a Women’s Ministry, a place of fellowship, faith and friendship.
Date: Every third Friday of the month.
Time: Immediately following the 9 a.m. Mass
Place: St. Mary’s Church
Features: Light breakfast will be served. In addition to weekly fellowship, there will be a summer
Book Club beginning in June. Details and book selection will be announced at the May 17th meeting. Beth Tiger is a Catholic speaker, author and facilitator. She is also the founder & Executive Director of ‘Her Hands’; an anti-trafficking organization originally known as Durga Tree International. Beth’s ministry has always been about assisting people in living a life of purpose. She’s done this through her writing, coaching, as well as her charitable work. A new resident of Ticonderoga, she is looking forward to meeting spiritually like minded women and creating a ministry where all can deepen their faith, form new friendships and be of service to the local community.

ADORATION 
Wells – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament to be held. 
Date: The Third Sunday of the Month. 
Time: After Sunday Mass 
Place: St. Ann’s 
Features: A beautiful and blessed half hour. 

ADORATION 
Lake Placid – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held Tuesday. 
Time: 10 a.m. to 5:20 followed by Mass 
Place: St. Agnes Church 
Features: Come rest in the presence of Jesus. Experience his mercy, love, healing, and peace. 
Contact: To sign up as a sub or for a weekly hour, call 518-523-220. Sign-up is not necessary to attend. 

40 DAYS FOR LIFE
Watertown – Gather in prayer in front of Planned Parenthood for 40 days.
Date: Sept. Sept. 23 to Nov. 1
Time: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

SPAGHETTI DINNER
Lyons Falls – St. John’s Church to have a drive thru spaghetti dinner.
Date: Oct. 20
Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6
Cost: $13
Menu: Spaghetti with Dino’s sausage and meatballs, tossed salad, Italian bread, and dessert. 
Contact: Pre-orders can be made by calling 315-348-8945 or 315-348-8577.  The day of the dinner call 315-348-6599. 

SPAGHETTI DINNER
Watertown - Spaghetti supper sponsored by the St. Anthony Altar Rosary Society.
Date: Oct. 22
Time: 4 p.m. to 7
Place: St. Anthony’s Church downstairs in Msgr. Sechi Hall
Cost: Adults, $12; Children, $8
Features: Take-outs available, please bring your own containers
Contact: For more information call the parish office at 315-782-1190

BASKET RAFFLE
Houseville - St. Hedwig's Society will hold its Annual Themed Basket Raffles to benefit church outreach and repairs at St. Hedwig's Church.
Schedule: The raffles will be held on the following Sundays: Oct. 11,18 and 25 after the celebration of the 11 a.m. Mass. No tickets will be sold during Mass. Themed Baskets and a handmade quilt will be on display and raffle tickets may be purchased in the church hall from noon to 1 p.m. on the above Sundays. The final drawings for the baskets will be on Oct. 25, at approximately 1 p.m. A bake sale and a limited kielbasa sandwich luncheon will also be featured on October 25th. The drawing for the handmade quilt will take place during the church Christmas party.

HOLY HOUR AND DIVINE MERCY 
Houseville - Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament and the Divine Mercy Chaplet will be observed the first Sunday of the month. 
Date: Nov. 1
Time: Following 11 a.m. Mass 
Place: St. Hedwig’s Church 
Contact: 315-348-6260 

125th Anniversary
Black River – St. Paul’s will be celebrating their 125th Anniversary.
Date: Nov. 8
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Features: Celebrant will be Bishop Terry R. LaValley. A community reception and historical exhibit will immediately follow Mass in the parish center.
Contact: If you with to RSVP for the luncheon following Mass, contact Esther at 315-783-4438.

SPAGHETTI & MEATBALL DINNER 
Evans Mills – The Indian River Council 7471 Knights of Columbus will be having a spaghetti & meatball dinner. 
Date: Nov. 14
Time: 4 p.m. to 7 
Place: St. Mary’s Parish Center 
Cost: Adults, $12; Seniors, $10; Children 12 and under, $5; under 5, Free; Sauce or meatballs available for $6 per quart
Contact: For more information call 315-629-4678 

40 HOURS OF ADORATION
Potsdam - St. Mary’s, with the support of the Highway to Heaven committee, is hosting 40 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration to pray for vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life.
Date: Oct. 23 starting after 4 p.m. Mass until Benediction Oct. 25 at 8:40 a.m.
Features: There will be Solemn Exposition of the Holy Eucharist. During the 40 Hours Devotion, individuals, families, and groups sign up to spend an hour with Jesus, truly present in the Holy Eucharist. It provides a wonderful opportunity to hear God speaking to your heart, through quiet and community prayers, and unleashes His blessings upon our local Church.
Contact: To sign up for a Holy Hour as an individual, family, or group, contact Beth Bergman at 518.536.2491 or email ebeth.bergman@gmail.com with the subject line "40 Hours." You may also contact Elaina Smith at the Parish Office of St. Mary's in Potsdam at 315.265.9680 or potsdamsec@rcdony.org.  For more information including prayer resources and a history of the 40 Hours devotion, go to www.h2hcontinues.org.  

DISCERNMENT GROUPS
Watertown - Discover your vocation. Strengthen your faith. Walk with brothers.
Date: Oct. 24
Time: 9 a.m.
Place: Holy Family Church
Features: Gather with men ages 18 and above who are seeking to understand God’s call in their lives and explore the possibility of a vocation to the priesthood. Father Carter Pierce will lead the group. Sponsored by the Diocese of Ogdensburg Office of Vocations.
Contact: For more information, call 315-782-1190

FOSTER GRANDPARENT  
Foster Grandparents are role models, mentors and friends to children with exceptional needs. The program provides a way for volunteers age 55 and over to stay active by serving children and youth in their communities. They are placed in a classroom serving with a child or children who are in need of emotional support, development of basic learning skills, friendship, companionship, encouragement, individual attention and unhurried help. The program currently has 40 volunteers and serves more than 100 kids per year. To volunteer in this program, you can live in one of the following counties. Franklin, Essex County, Clinton County, St. Lawrence County or Jefferson County
Contact: Melissa Howard, Volunteer Coordinator at (518) 359-7688 or E-mail: mhoward@cathcharities.org 

SIDEWALK ADVOCATES FOR LIFE 
Experience Sidewalk Advocated for Life’s new virtual basic training 2.0. 
Features: Sidewalk Advocates for Life employs peaceful, prayerful, loving, and law-abiding outreach outside of abortion centers to aid mothers in crisis and connect them with life-affirming resources in the effort to save their preborn children and end abortion. By God’s grace, this effort has witnessed over 9,000 women turn around at abortion centers and CHOOSE LIFE! 
Contact: To get started, YOU’RE INVITED to fill out the brief application at sidewalkadvocates.org/trainingapp. Upon receipt, we’ll be in touch with next steps for accessing the online training.