October 2007   

Oct. 6
Annual Fall Festival - Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., St. John Parish, Interlachen. There will be food, entertainment, games and more. Call (386) 684-2528

Oct. 7
21st Annual Life Chain – Sunday, 2-3 p.m., rain or shine. These peaceful gatherings represent a stand against abortion. For a Life Chain nearest you, call the Diocesan Center for Family Life at (904) 308-7474.

Oct. 9
Faith in Action Night – Sponsored by the Gainesville Citizens Against the Death Penalty. Guest speaker Episcopal Father Dennis O’Neil. Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., St. Augustine Parish, Gainesville. For details, email: caponera@english.ufl.edu.

Oct. 10
Day of Reflection – Falling in Love With a Loving God – Leader: Father Ralph Besendorfer. Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville. Cost: $20. Call (904) 287-2525 or visit www.marywoodcenter.org.

Oct. 12-14
Engaged Encounter – A marriage preparation program open to couples of all faiths. Begins Friday, 7:30 p.m., Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville. Cost: $280 per couple. Call (904) 308-7474 or register online: www.dcfl.org.

Oct. 12-14
Diocesan Marriage Renewal – A retreat weekend for couples that want to enrich their marriage. Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville. To register, call John or Tina Morrissey at (904) 744-6843.

Oct. 12-14
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend – A positive experience for married couples to improve their communication skills. Friday-Sunday, Savannah. For more details, call Tom or Susan Hughes at (904) 860-3039 or visit www.geocities.com/jaxMEweb.

Oct. 12-14
Retrouvaille/Rediscovery Weekend – A retreat program for couples with troubled marriages. Friday-Sunday, Jacksonville. Cost: $75/couple. To register, call Bill or Trudy Hehn at (904) 992-0408.

Oct. 13
Annual Jubilee Celebration – Saturday, 10 a.m., Cathedral-Basilica, St. Augustine. Sisters of St. Joseph Jubilarians: Florence Bryan, Elizabeth McCormick, Joyce Newton and Mary Newton.

Oct. 13
Day of Reflection – Roots of Christian Mysticism in Scripture – Leader: Cenacle Sister Annette Mattle. Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-
3 p.m., Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville. Cost: $35. Call (904) 287-2525 or visit www.marywoodcenter.org.

Oct. 18
Red Mass – Sponsored by the Catholic Lawyers Guild, Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church,
Jacksonville. For members of the bar and law enforcement agencies. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Victor Galeone.

Oct. 20
Pre Cana in Spanish – A marriage preparation program for couples that want to marry in the Catholic Church. Saturday, 9:20 a.m.- 5:30 p.m., St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Jacksonville. Cost: $69 per couple. Call (904) 308-7474 or register online: www.dcfl.org

Oct. 26
Archbishop Joseph P. Hurley Memorial Mass – Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the death of Archbishop Hurley. (See related story page 18), Friday, 7 p.m., Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine.

Oct. 26-28
Weekend Retreat – Conscious Contact With the Living God, Living in the Present Moment. Christian meditation as an 11th step practice. Leaders: Cenacle Sisters Elizabeth Hillmann and Janet H. Friday-Sunday, Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville. Cost: $140-$230.
Call (904) 287-2525 or visit www.marywoodcenter.org.

Oct. 27
Day of Reflection – Jesus: Source of Healing and Peace – Leader: Bishop Victor Galeone. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville. Cost: $20. Call (904) 287-2525 or visit www.marywoodcenter.org.