October 2026
Featured article: "Faith in the fall"
Angela Coomer
Fall, the season of colorful leaves, Halloween, and pumpkin spice lattes, and school. At my parish, the start of the school year means that the religious education program called Faith Formation. My family is still calling it Religious Education (RE), because that is what we've called it for at least 16 years. RE usually has classes from kindergarten to 12th grade, along with Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (most commonly known as OCIA), and Order of the Christian Initiation for Children (also known as OCIC). The purpose of the RE program is to teach children about the catholic faith. There are many different ways people can support the RE program, from sending their children and donating supplies to turning in forms on time and volunteering to help with stuff.
Prayers
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
Quotes
"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending." – C. S. Lewis
"It's the job that's never started that takes the longest to finish." – J.R.R. Tolkien
"All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle" – St. Francis of Assisi
"The good man is free, even if he is a slave. the evil man is a slave, even if he is a king" – St. Augustine
Memes
Upcoming Events
Rosary for Life: October 9 @ 7pm ET
Apologetics Night: October 15 @ 7pm ET
Monthly Meeting: October 19 @ 7pm ET
Monthly challenge:
hey guys! Annabella Salucci wanted to add a monthly pro-life challenge to the newsletter, and the winner of the previous month's challenge will be announced. There was no winner of the previous challenge because apparently nobody submitted any entries. This month's challenge is to write a story based on the following quote:
Members - Please Consider Submitting Content:
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- Creative content: We have implemented a segment of the newsletter dedicated to the topically relevant artistic contributions of group members, regardless of medium. If you have anything to share, please send it in. We'll accept most mediums, including (pictures of) paintings, graphic design pieces, songs, videos, poems, etc.
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- Quotes & Literary Passages: We are also looking for any topically relevant quotes or literary passages to fill a segment of the newsletter. Anything from a simple sentence spoken by a saint to a paragraph from a book can be accepted.
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