This silent retreat includes Mass, the Sacrement of Reconciliation, reflective talks, music, art, poetry, prayer services and time to immerse into the beautiful and holy season of Advent. Led by Fr. Tom Santen, Lucia Signorelli, Steve Givens and Jim Ford, the retreat starts at 4:00 pm on Friday, Nov 30 and concludes on Sunday Dec 2 at 1:00 pm. Cost is $ 195 which includes 6 meals, a private room with bath, towels and linens. to register, call the retreat center at 636 938-5390 or go to our website at www.mretreat.org.

Robert J. Carlson Adoption Grant Fundraiser - Support the Adoption Grant and get the opportunity to win! The winner will receive ten (10) seats in Suite 33 (along first-base line) at Busch Stadium for one 2019 Cardinals home game, as well as $150 of food and drinks, plus one VIP parking pass for a negotiated date. Aside from private donations, this is the largest fundraiser for the Adoption Grant. The more we raise, the more we can award to deserving families! Tickets are $20 or 6 for $100. They make great Christmas gifts, too! Made available through the generous donation of Mercy. For more information contact the Office of Natural Family Planning at 314.997.7576 or [email protected] or purchase at bit.ly/adoptiongrantraffle .

Join us for our annual St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Fall Festival on Saturday, Nov. 3, 10a-dusk at our school campus: 3500 St. Catherine Street, Florissant, MO 63033 Shopping Fair with local vendors and crafters in the cafeteria 10a-2p Meat Shoot starts at 11am till Dusk on fields - Win Your Thanksgiving Turkey! Food & Beverage available all day! Come and join the fall family fun!

Join us for our annual St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Fall Festival on Saturday, Nov. 3, 10a-dusk at our school campus: 3500 St. Catherine Street, Florissant, MO 63033 Shopping Fair with local vendors and crafters in the cafeteria 10a-2p Meat Shoot starts at 11am till Dusk on fields - Win Your Thanksgiving Turkey! Food & Beverage available all day! Come and join the fall family fun!

Bishop DuBourg High School Class of 2019 Trivia Night Saturday, October 27, 2018 - "Game Night" Theme Doors open 6pm Trivia starts 7pm Tables of 10 - $20/person Prizes for best-dressed/decorated table in "Game Night" theme 10 Mulligans for $20 50/50 Raffle All proceeds benefit the class of 2019 and Project Graduation. Reservations: Joan Provaznik - 314-783-4492

St. Peter Parish is having their Sausage Festival on Sunday, November 4, 2018. The Festival will consist of a Pork Sausage Sale and a Whole Hog Sausage Dinner served from 12:00 pm until 6:00 pm in our Parish Center, 301 First Capitol Drive, St. Charles, MO. There will also be attendance prizes. If you would like to purchase delicious whole hog Pork Sausage (rope style), you may order the sausage in advance. The orders must be received by October 28, 2018 to ensure that we will be able to process the order. The Sausage may be ordered in 5-pound (lb.) increments, i.e., 5lbs, 10lbs, 15lbs, etc. The price for the sausage is $15.00 per 5 lbs. ($3.00 per pound.) Please call the parish office at 636-946-6641 to place your order. The sausage order may be picked up between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm the day of the dinner–November 4, 2018. (Extra sausage may be available the day of the dinner on a first-come-first-served basis.) In addition, the following will also be sold the day of the dinner ONLY; Ribs, neck bone, backbone, and pork tenderloin. The dinner on November 4, 2018 will consist of Whole Hog Pork Sausage, Sauerkraut, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Applesauce, Green Beans, Home Made Bread, and Dessert. There will be cash attendance prizes of $100, $50, and $25 awarded on dinner day. PLEASE COME AND JOIN US; AND BRING A FRIEND!

Saturday, November 3, 2018 Rain or shine Learn about the Franciscan Farm and nearby LaChance Vineyards! A great opportunity to slow down...enjoy the scenic ride, fall colors, and good conversation. Participants will travel in a charter bus, leaving the Kirkwood Tau Center at 9:00 am. Lunch will be a buffet at LaChance Vineyards and is included in the ticket cost. Wine must be purchased on your own. We will depart De Soto by 4:00 pm and head back to the Tau Center. Cost is $50 per person. Seating is limited – reserve your spot today via www.fsolph.org!

Convnt Camino: StL area sisters invite young women to visit, pray, discern: Dec 14-15, 2018 #CatholicSister #StL #BeASister https://goo.gl/eLJ1ck Contact Sr. Amy Hereford csj, [email protected]

Renewal Center Fall Conference, "LIVING THE MISSION," October 12-13, 2018 at the Cardinal Rigali Center. Begins Friday evening, October 12, at 7:00 p.m., then Saturday at 9:00 a.m. ending with Mass at 5:00 p.m. Husband and wife team Dan Dirkes and Caroline Gambale-Dirkes from 2TIM4 Ministries will be the keynote speakers. Register online at https://STLcatholicrenewalcenter.regfox.com/fall-crc-conference or by calling 314.731.6100 or emailing [email protected]

There will be a Quilt Bingo and Chili Dinner at Sacred Heart Parish, Festus-Crystal City on Sunday, October 21st at 1:30 p.m. It will be held in the gymnasium, which is handicap accessible, 200 Brierton Lane, Crystal City. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Serving Chili and sandwiches before and during the Bingo. The main bingo includes 20 games (14 Quilt and 6 Cash Games). There will also be Early Bird games as well. Please call the Parish Office at 636-937-4662 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. if you need any more information.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in New Melle, MO will hold the fall Sausage Dinner on Sunday, October 14, 2018, serving from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Whole hog pork sausage dinners include homemade bread and desserts. Express Dining outside under the pavilion. Carry-outs available. Adult dinners - $12 ($11 if ordered and paid by October 11); children ages 6 to 12- $6; ages 5 and under eat free. Activities include craft bazaar, country store, children’s games, pull tabs, quilt raffle, wine and beer garden, livers and gizzards, live music and two raffles: “The Bonanza Extravaganza” with an early bird $100 cash drawing on Tuesday, September 25 and “The BIG 50/50 Cash Drawing”. Handicap parking and free shuttle service on the premises will be available. For more information call 636-398-5270.

Donna Cori Gibson will be at St. Raphael the Archangel Parish, 6040 Jamieson Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63109 for a Women's Day of Reflection on Saturday, November 10 and a Free Concert on Sunday, November 11 at 6:00pm.. If you're not familiar with Donna, you can find information and free downloads of her music at www.DonnaCoriGibson.com. Women’s Day of Reflection St. Raphael the Archangel Parish, 6040 Jamieson Avenue, 63109 is proud to be hosting a very special Women's Day of Reflection offered by internationally known Catholic recording artist, Donna Cori Gibson. Her message is inspiring, her voice is astounding and her music contagious. She will speak and sing on the topic of "Keeping a Mary Spirit Throughout a Martha Day". Please be sure to mark your calendars and join us for this spiritually enriching experience on November 10th from 8:30am – 3:00pm. Visit our parish website, www.straphaelarchangel.org for a registration form and the option to pay through our online giving. Space is limited so register soon! Contact Sue Brandt, 314-704-5304 or [email protected] with questions. Free Bonus Concert on Sunday, November 11th Donna will return to St. Raphael on Sunday, November 11th at 6:00pm to offer a free concert for all parishioners, family, friends and neighbors. There are postcards in the church foyer advertising the concert. Take a post card, write your name on the back and bring it to the concert to be entered into a free raffle. Save the date and spread the word. Visit www.DonnaCoriGibson.com to learn more about Donna’s music and get free downloads.

Join us for a special presentation for Moms by Fr. Joe Kempf. As it has been said, "Motherhood is a thankless job with ridiculous hours, but at least the pay stinks!" Whatever your age, wherever you live: if you are a mom, step-mom, or grandma, please join us at St. Catherine Laboure Church on Sunday, October 14th from 7:00-8:00 pm, to hear some insights, hope, perspective and meaning for all who have the beautiful, exhausting, holy, difficult, important, and seemingly impossible job of being a mom. You will be really glad you did! Refreshments will be served following.

Join us for our next monthly breakfast, Sunday, October 14, 8 - 11:30 am. Our Lady of Lourdes parish hall, 1000 Madison Ave, Washington, MO 63090. Adults $8, Kids $3, 6 and under free.

Join us at Epiphany Parish at 7 o’clock in the evening on Friday, Oct. 12th as we welcome dynamic Catholic author, speaker, professor, radio host & television guest, Dr. Kevin Vost, Psy.D. presenting a FREE talk: Our Blessed Mother & the Gifts of the Rosary Friday, October 12th ~ 7 PM ~ Epiphany Parish ~ Brought to you by Epiphany Parish, St. Mary of Victories Chapel / King-to-Queen Rosary Run, & the Office of Missionary Discipleship of the Archdiocese of St. Louis

YOUNG ADULT PILGRIMAGE AND RETREAT... The Society of St. Vincent De Paul is hosting its first-ever nationwide young adult pilgrimage and retreat in St. Louis, from the evening of November 2 to the afternoon of November 4. The weekend will include: - Tours of the oldest continuous parish in the United States and the 83000 sq ft of mosaics in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis - Reflections and talks at St. Vincent De Paul Parish on the history of the Vincentian saints and the work of the Society - Mass at the Old Cathedral, the first cathedral west of the Mississippi - Holy hour and confessions - Socials on Friday and Saturday night The event is open to young adults from ages 18 - 40. Except for Sunday brunch, the event is FREE to participants (other than travel costs to the region). To find out more or receive a registration, please write Bryan Kirchoff at [email protected]

Please join us for a free information meeting for families considering private adoption through Good Shepherd. Learn about the placement programs and how we may assist you with a home study and other support services such as training and post placement services. All Information Meetings are the last Monday of the month from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm unless otherwise stated at 1340 Partridge Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63130. Please contact Melyssa Frederick for more information or to RSVP at 314-854-5711 or [email protected]

St. Patrick Fall Festival, Wentzville, MO (Exit 209 off I70), Friday, September 14, 5-10 PM and Saturday, September 15, 2-10 PM. Food, beer tents, carnival rides and games, live music, casino games with professional dealers, and mega raffle. Knights Chicken Dinner is Saturday from 5-7 PM. For more info call 636-332-9225 or visit www.stpatrickwentzville.org/fallfest.

FREE CAV FOR A DAY EVENT at Bishop DuBourg High School Friday, September 28, 2018 8am-2:15pm 5th-8th graders invited! Come experience what it’s like to be a Bishop DuBourg Cavalier! Spend the whole day at DB participating in fun activities with our current high schoolers, like cooking in our FACS kitchen, playing sports in the gym, seeing yourself on TV in DBC Live Studio, attend a pep rally and more! FREE LUNCH & COMPLIMENTARY TSHIRT INCLUDED Registration now open! www.bishopdubourg.org/apps/form/CavForADay2018

Academy-Award winning documentary filmmaker Charles Ferguson (Inside Job, No End in Sight) turns his lens to address worldwide climate change challenges and solutions in this 2016 film. Featuring narration by award-winning actor Oscar Issac, TIME TO CHOOSE leaves audiences understanding not only what is wrong, but what can be done to fix this global threat. Ferguson takes an in-depth look at the remarkable people working to save our planet. Collaborative conversation follows film. Free but please RSVP via our event page: fsolph.org/events Thursday, September 20, 2018 De Soto Community Center, 400 Boyd St., De Soto, MO 63020

Academy-Award winning documentary filmmaker Charles Ferguson (Inside Job, No End in Sight) turns his lens to address worldwide climate change challenges and solutions in this 2016 film. Featuring narration by award-winning actor Oscar Issac, TIME TO CHOOSE leaves audiences understanding not only what is wrong, but what can be done to fix this global threat. Ferguson takes an in-depth look at the remarkable people working to save our planet. Collaborative conversation follows film. Free but please RSVP via our event page: fsolph.org/events Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 6:30pm 335 S. Kirkwood Rd., 63122

Dr. May Healy will present "These Signs Will Accompany Those Who Believe: The Role of Healing in Evangelization" at on Thursday, October 4th. The lecture begins at 7:30pm in the auditorium at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, 5200 Glennon Drive in Shrewsbury, MO.

Join The Cornerstone Catholic Scripture Study, a Catholic Bible study group that will lead you on a faith journey that can transform your heart and mind. Join us this year as we study the final Book of the Bible, Revelation, and see how John reveals God’s promises to protect His people and defeat their enemies and show them amazing visions of Heaven. Meetings begin in early September at various locations in the St. Louis area. For the nearest location and more details please call: Kathleen DuMontier at 618-398-5122 or visit our website at www.thecornerstonescripturestudy.org.