Catholic Adult Faith Enrichment - Beyond the Birds and the Bees: Communicating a Wholesome Vision of Sexuality to our Children with Dr. Ellen Roderick.

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In three evening sessions, we will explore the key principles of the theology of the body and discover together how God’s mysterious plan for our lives is revealed through our bodies and the call to love. These dynamic sessions will be led by graduates of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, Katerine Perrault, MTS and Ellen Roderick, PhD. They will be offered in French and English. These three sessions will take place on: • October 23 • October 30 • November 6, 2018

THE PILLARS TRUST FUND 2018 campaign theme is "Catholic Strong". We chose it because we are proud of - and want to highlight - the strength within our local Catholic community and the actions supported by Pillars that are underway in our parishes, among our youth, and across our faith networks, including the upcoming Parish Vitality Conference 2018. As faithful followers of Christ and His Gospel message, we invite you to read more about what it means to be ‘Catholic Strong’ in our September newsletter ‘The Column’ at www.pillarstrust.org or in the Pillars Trust campaign letter entitled Are you Catholic Strong? You can also make your tax-deductible donation online. Thank you for your financial support!

40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil is a focused pro-life campaign with a vision to access God’s power through prayer, fasting and peaceful vigil to end abortion for the protection of the unborn child. The mission of the campaign is to bring together the Body of Christ in a spirit of unity during a focused 40-day campaign of prayer, fasting and peaceful activism, with a purpose of repentance, to seek God’s favor to turn hearts and minds from a culture of death to culture of life, thus bringing about an end to abortion. All are welcome to join us throughout the month of October until Sunday, November 4, to pray for the end of abortion. Daily we will be at the corner of Berri and St. Catherine Streets (500 Berri Street), from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To learn more and/or to become a prayer volunteer, call: (514) 344-2686 or (438) 930-8643 or email [email protected]

FOR MEN AGED 18 YEARS AND OLDER, WHO ARE DISCERNING A CALL TO THE PRIESTHOOD, THE DIOCESAN VOCATIONS OFFICE IS OFFERING AN INFORMAL GET-TOGETHER WITH FR. ROBERT CLARK ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM AT OUR LADY OF THE ANNUNCIATION PARISH (71 ROOSEVELT AVE. IN MONT-ROYAL – ON THE 165 BUS LINE OR THE MONT-ROYAL STOP ON THE AMT DEUX-MONTAGNES TRAIN LINE). FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DIOCESAN VOCATIONS OFFICE AT 514-903-6200 OR BY EMAIL AT [email protected]