August News

Carmelite House of Prayer, Oakville – 39th Annual Benefit Dinner & Auction

WHEN: Sunday September 10, 2017, 2-6 pm
WHAT: $50 Individual Ticket – Buffet Style Dinner (BBQ Tri-tip & Chicken, Side Dishes & Wine Cakes, Napa Valley Wines)
RSVP: by September 1 to Carmelite Benefit, PO Box 347 Oakville CA 94562

Carmelites Welcome 10 new nuns to monastery

This summer, during my recent trip to the Philadelphia, I was fortunate enough to attend a Solemn Extraordinary Mass welcoming Carmelite nuns  into the Philadelphia Monastery (click on the link above for the write-up).

Very few people know that the Philadelphia Carmel was largely responsible for spreading the devotion to Saint Therese throughout the world.  For more online scholarship on the Philadelphia Carmel and St Therese, visit Maureen’ O’Riordan’s blog.

Intercessory Prayer Hour Conference Call:

Please join Respect Life for this prayer hour for all matters pro-life.

WHEN: Wednesday, August 9th at 9 AM (Pacific time)
CALL: (515) 739-1515
ACCESS CODE: 908105#

The hour consists of prayer, devotion, petitions, and a rosary. Simply dial in at the date and time. Feel free to invite family and friends. If you have petitions that you want included during the hour, submit the petitions to achrisoulis@DSJ.org by Tuesday, August 8th.

Pilgrimages

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico

WHEN: December 8-13, 2017
HOW: Click here for registration materials

Ugandan Pilgrimage

WHEN: October 24-November 7, 2017
CHAPLAIN: Father Stephen Watson, OCD
HOW: Click here for registration materials

Other Pilgrimages can also be found on  Syversen Touring, the tour company who organized my recent trip to Fatima, Portugal.

 

 

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