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ARE YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW, A CATHOLIC WHO HA NOT RECEIVED THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION? A five-week series of sessions in preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation is being offered on zoom beginning today, Wednesday, from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. If you, or another adult you know is interested, please contact Sr. Carolyn at carsev2000@yahoo.com.

• Falling for Faith Spectacular! Saint Catherine of Siena Church, West Simsbury is hosting “Falling for Faith Festival”, Friday, October 1, 2021 through Sunday, October 3, 2021. This is an exciting three-day multi-media festival of music, food, relationships, and community and is open to teenagers grades 8 - 12. 
  
  The festival will include Theology of the Body presentation, “Made for More,” a multi-media event; a concert with themed talks from singer Ryan Trembly and his wife, Elizabeth Tremblay; national speaker Sarah Swafford talks on Emotional Virtue and Drama-free Relationships; a presentation by Kevin Dowd to unpack arguments for the existence of God; and the importance of social justice in the Church, and more. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday followed by Mass at 5:00 p.m. with music by Ryan Tremblay! 
  
  Tickets are required for the Friday night event, but there is no cost for the Saturday/Sunday events. Registration will be required for all events. Saturday’s registration includes a catered lunch and Sunday’s registration includes food trucks and ice cream.
  
  For more information contact Kathi Bonner, Kathidre@aol.com or Manuela Hanshaw, Manuelahanshawym@gmail.com  

Send broken rosaries in a padded envelope to:

Betty and Dick Holden
7930 Estero Blvd. #502
Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931

They will be repaired and returned to you within a week of receipt. Donations of old and broken rosaries are also accepted, which will be repaired and sent on to the missions. (Be sure to indicate with a note whether the rosaries are donations, or should be repaired and returned to you!)

Looking for sets of rosary beads for your faith formation program? Father Ed Nadolny is willing to send you the rosaries that you need! Just call and tell him we sent you!:

Father Nadolny Good News Fund, Inc.
Telephone: 860-761-7428
Email: fngoodnews@aol.com
Website: fathernadolnygoodnews.com