CALLED BY NAME
The Diocese of Ogdensburg invites high school-aged young men and women to an evening of prayer, reflection, and conversation about God’s call. These events help young people explore vocations to the priesthood, consecrated religious life, or the diaconate.
Schedule: Morrisonville, Nov. 23 and Norfolk, Nov. 30
Time: 3:45 p.m. to 7
Features: Each evening includes prayer, talks, small-group discussion, and dinner. Parents are welcome to attend and support their children’s discernment journey. Note: Only the Nov. 30 event includes a breakout session for young women interested in the consecrated religious life.
Contact: Register at: https://www.rcdony.org/andrewdinners
LIVING WITH HOPE
Saranac Lake – The Respect Life Office will be have a discussion to learn more about NYS Physician Assisted Suicide Bill and Canada’s MAID.
Date: Nov. 29
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: St. Bernard’s Church
Cost: $10 donation requested
Features: The theme will be “Dying with Christ, Living with Hope”. When we make a commitment to die with Christ, we can truly live with hope. Discussions feature theologians and healthcare professionals giving perspectives on suffering, grief, dying and our Christian duty to care. Contact: Registration: https://www.rcdony.org/livingwithhope Questions contact Colleen Miner at cminer@rcdony.org
HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
Ogdensburg – Save the Date! Highway to Heaven: The Journey Continues! Featuring Fr. Jonathan Meyer, popular YouTube sensation and National Preacher of the Eucharistic Revival. Join Bishop LaValley for Holy Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, sacred music, and more. Additional details coming soon!
Date: May 16
Place: St. Mary’s Cathedral
Contact: Mary Beth Bracy at marybethbracy@gmail.com for more information.
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. |
