Pet blessings will be listed in newspaper
PROVIDENCE — The RI Catholic is seeking information about parish-sponsored pet blessing ceremonies to commemorate the Feast of St. Francis, Oct. 4. A list of these events will appear in the Sept. 27 issue. Please send information to: RI Catholic, 184 Broad St., Providence, RI 02903 or e-mail blowney@thericatholic.com.
Healing service
WEST WARWICK— Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 60 Pleasant St, will hold a healing service, Sept. 25, 7 p.m. The service will be conducted by La Salette Father Andre Patenaude. For more information, call 821-6428.
Macaroni supper
WARREN — St. Alexander Church, 221Main St., will hold its 57th annual macaroni dinner, Sept. 30, noon-7 p.m., in the church hall. The menu will include soup, antipasto, macaroni and meatballs, Italian bread and coffee. Pastry and other beverages may be purchased. Take-out orders will be available. For more information, call 245-3525.
Weekly prayer group
NORTH PROVIDENCE — A prayer group meets at Holy Family Chapel, 399 Fruit Hill Ave., every Tuesday, 5 p.m. The group gathers for recitation of the rosary on the first two weeks of the month, and offers prayers for special intentions during other weeks. For more information, call 353-5800.
Regina Coeli meeting
CRANSTON — The Regina Coeli Society of St. Mary Church, 1525 Cranston St., will meet Sept. 19 in the parish center, following Mass, 6 p.m., in the upper church. Father Christopher M. Mahar, the society’s new moderator, will be introduced. New members are welcome. For more information, call 942-1492.
Holy Hour for Life
NARRRAGANSETT — St. Thomas More Church, 53 Rockland St., will hold a Holy Hour for Life with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every first Friday of the month, 9:30 a.m., September-June, following Mass, 9 a.m. The holy hour will include recitation of the rosary, silent adoration and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. For more information, call 789-7682.
Masses for deaf and hard of hearing
PROVIDENCE—The diocesan Apostolate for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has announced the
Following Masses: Sept 16, St. Jean Church, 324Main St., Warren, interpreted Mass, 9 a.m.; St. Michael the Archangel Church, 329 Oxford St., Providence, interpreted Mass, 9:30 a.m.; St. Rita Church, 722 Oakland Beach Ave., Warwick, interpreted Mass, 11 a.m. For more information, call 278-4630.
Fall Family Festival
MIDDLETOWN — Woman to Woman Support Network will host an indoor “Fall Family Festival,”
Sept. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at All Saints Academy, 915 West Main Road. The event will include vendors,
raffles, a Chinese auction, arts and crafts, children’s activities, games, storytellers and more. A full kitchen will be open all day. Woman to Woman Support Network is a pro-life crisis center that provides free help to pregnant women and their families. For more information, call 849-5421.
Men’s retreat
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — La Salette Retreat Center, 947 Park St., will offer a “Men’s Stillness Weekend”
retreat, Sept. 21-23. For more information, call (508) 222-8530.
Voice of the Faithful has Prov. convention
PROVIDENCE — Theologian Father Richard McBrien, Judge Michael Merz, chair of the National Review Board of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. and lay activist Edwina Gately will be the guest speakers at the Voice of the Faithful National Convention, Oct. 19-20, at the Rhode Island Convention Center.
The event will include almost 30 workshops and panel discussions, including “Discipleship and its Revival at Vatican II”; “Called to be Church: A Model for Participatory Pastoral Planning”: “Who Says it’s Time to Blow Out the Candles?”; a panel on parish closings, and “Googling God,” a workshop on making the church relevant to the 20-something generation. For more information, call (617) 558-5252.
