Mission Intention for October That the Christians who are minority situations may have the strength and courage to live their faith and persevere in bearing witness to it. ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held throughout the year every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 6 am to 9 pm at St. John’s Church Adoration Chapel downstairs. BAPTISM: Owen Michael Smith, son of Brett and Brandy (King) Smith became a member of the Catholic community through the Sacrament of Baptism on October 14th. NEW BEGINNINGS: “NEW BEGINNINGS” is a group of divorced and separated people that meet every Thursday at 7:00 PM at St. Peter’s Church, Plattsburgh in the Upper Room. The first meeting will take place on Thursday, October 18th. For more information contact St. Peter’s Rectory at 563-1692. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 125 YEARS OF SERVICE: Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Ogdensburg will honor the Knights of Columbus Councils throughout the Diocese of Ogdensburg as their CARITAS Award recipients at their annual banquet on November 7, 2007. The dinner is being held at the GranView Restaurant on State Highway 37 in Ogdensburg. The cost is $35.00 per person. Dinner is served at 6:30 pm. Reservations are needed. For more information and to make reservations phone Cindy Elliott at (315) 393-2255 by October 30, 2007. WORLD MISSION SUNDAY: Today, World Mission Sunday, with Catholics of the world, we are called to offer, at this Eucharistic celebration, our prayers and our generous financial support, through the Propagation of the Faith, to continue the mission of our Lord -- to help the poor and suffering experience the healing love and peace of Jesus. OUR LADY OF FATIMA: October 13 marked the 90th anniversary of one of the best-known Marian apparitions--the appearance of Our Lady of the Rosary at Fatima, Portugal. For six months, always on the 13th day of the month, the Blessed Virgin Mary had appeared to three shepherd children--Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco--asking them to perform penance and to pray, especially the rosary. The Blessed Virgin declared that the rosary would bring about peace. The sixth and final apparition occurred on October 13, 1917, with approximately 70,000 people from across Portugal and around Europe in attendance. The crowd witnessed what has become known as "The Miracle of the Sun," in which the sun appeared to stand still, then spin in the sky before plunging toward the earth and returning to its place in the heavens.The miracle was reported not only by the faithful in attendance but by newspapers and skeptics who had gathered as well. In 1930, the Catholic Church authorized devotion to Our Lady of Fatima. Since then, millions of people have made pilgrimages to Fatima. ABOUT PRIESTHOOD SUNDAY: Priesthood Sunday, October 28th, 2007, is a special day set aside to honor Priesthood in the United States. It is a call for parishioners to honor Christ as Priest and the men who are called to be his priests on earth. It is also a day to honor all religious and to focus on the importance of vocations. The role of the priest has shifted since Vatican II, causing some confusion about the place of the priest in the life of the Church. Priesthood Sunday seeks to reaffirm the priesthood of Jesus Christ and its central role in the life of the Church. The Ladies of St. James will host a celebration at the St. James Parish Center honoring the priesthood of Father Deno after the 10:00 pm Mass on October 28th. See www.priestsunday.org for more information on Catholic priests.