DYING WITH CHRIST, LIVING WITH HOPE
Plattsburgh - When we make a commitment to die with Christ, we can truly live with hope. Learn about the new Physician Assisted Suicide law and how MAID has progressed throughout Canada.
Date: Sept. 29
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Place: St. Peter’s Emmaus Room
Cost: $10 donation, includes lunch
Features: Discussions feature theologians and healthcare professionals giving perspectives on suffering, grief, dying and our Christian duty to care.  The day will include guest speaker Jessica Rodgers, coalition director of Patients Rights Action Fund.
Contact: Registration online at: https://www.rcdony.org.livingwithhope For more information contact cminer@rcdony.org

MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKEND
Saranac Lake - Join us for an exciting weekend at Camp Guggenheim designed just for middle school students, entering 6th to 8th grade.
Date: Oct. 2 to 4
Place: Camp Guggenheim
Cost: $100, Financial Aid Available
Features: Experience fun outdoor activities, high-energy games, inspiring talks, praise and worship, prayer, and new friendships—all while discovering how much God loves you. Whether you're coming with friends or meeting new ones, Middle School Impact Weekend is the perfect opportunity to grow in faith, have an amazing time, and make memories that will last long after the weekend ends.
Contact: To register and find out more information go to www.rcdony.org/msleadership

LIFECHAIN
National Life Chain Sunday to be held. Join in the annual peaceful, prayerful, public, pro-life witness to the sanctity of life. Rain or shine. Signs will be provided.
Date: Oct 4
Schedule: Gouverneur - St. James Church Line up along Main Street, 12 p.m. Contact: Brandy, prinnygrl@aol.com; Massena - Main Street & Rt. 37, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30, Contact: Fr. Mark Reilly, mreilly@rcdony.org; Plattsburgh - Smithfield Blvd., 1 p.m. to 2, Contact:  Deacon Lushia, lushiak@gmail.com; Potsdam -  Pick up signs in St. Mary’s Community Room. Gather for prayer at 12:50 in public parking lot across from Roxy Theatre, Line up along Main Street. 1 p.m. to 2. Contact: Hattie, campusministrysm@gmail.com; Saranac Lake - Meet at Bandshell/Riverside Park, line up along River Street 2:30 p.m. to 3:30, Contact: Colleen, cminer@rcony.org; Watertown - Public Square, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., (please note this location will be held on Oct. 3), Contact: BetiAnn Honan,     bhonan51@gmail.com
Contact: www.lifechain.org for more information

RACHELS VINEYARD
Saranac Lake - Are you or a friend suffering after abortion? You aren't alone. Join others for a weekend of hope and healing.
Date: Oct. 9 -11
Place: Guggenheim Lodge
Cost: $150 includes lodging, food and all retreat materials. Scholarships available.
Contact: Confidential online registration at www.rcdony.org/pro-life/rv-retreat For more information: Colleen Miner Email: cminer@rcdony.org Phone Number: 518-524-0774

HEALING RETREAT
Ogdensburg – This year’s Annual Our Lady of the Rosary Healing Retreat will have the theme of Love Heals.
Date: Oct. 8 – 11
Place: Wadhams Hall
Features: The Presenter will be Sonja Corbitt. Do not waste another day. Stop the pain. Love heals. John Paul the Great said, “Suffering unleashes love,” because we only ever find Jesus and His love in our wounds. Sonja Corbitt has been teaching people how to acknowledge and open their woundedness to God’s love for over 17 years as a leader in the Catholic Church and Scripture teaching space. You may know her as the Catholic Evangelista through her speaking, writing, and podcasting. 
Contact: Space is limited and Register today: https://www.rcdony.org/ourlady.  For more information contact Kathleen Nichols kmsnichols1163@gmail.com

JOURNEY WITH CHRIST
Norfolk - All catechists and parish leaders are invited to join us for Journey with Christ, a Fall LEAD event.
Date: Oct. 17
Time: 9:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Features: Journey with Christ to learn how parishes can nurture faith across every stage of life while building stronger family and ministry connections among the wider parish community. No fee. Speaker: Dr. Steven Serafin, of Faith and Family Life Catholic Ministries. Please bring a bagged lunch.
Contact: Register at www.rcdony.org/journey For more information contact Anita Soltero, asoltero@rcdony.org; 518-310-3669

DISCERNMENT GROUPS
The Diocese of Ogdensburg is pleased to announce the launch of Men’s Discernment Groups beginning this September. These gatherings are an opportunity for men who are feeling called to explore the possibility of priesthood, deepen their prayer life, and walk with others who are discerning God’s will.
Place: Plattsburgh – led by Father Doug Schirmer; Canton – led by Father Scott Belina; Watertown – led by Father Carter Pierce
Features: Whether you are actively discerning a vocation to the priesthood or simply seeking clarity in your spiritual life, you are warmly invited to participate. More information, including meeting dates and registration details, will follow soon.
Contact: For more information contact Deacon Garry Stevens, gstevens@rcdony.org or 315-854-6158

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.