SANCTIFY THE AIRWAVES by joining us Oct 27-29 for the Divine Mercy Radio LIVE 2021 Fall Pledge Drive. These three days are set aside to raise a critical portion of our annual funding. Hear powerful stories of faith from special guests around the diocese and EWTN. Listen on-air 540-AM, on-line Catholic540.org, or on-app Divine Mercy Radio NC. Call during the pledge drive to start or renew your support at 919-300-5400 or donate online.
“Feed-A-Family” Food Drive Comes to St Luke Did you know that Catholic Parish Outreach Food Pantry has distributed 1+ weeks’ worth of groceries to 80,000 people since the beginning of the pandemic? Next week volunteers will be handing out grocery bags with an attached shopping list. Please help CPO serve the less fortunate in our community by taking a bag and returning it on of October 30th or October 31st. If you have any questions or would like to help with this project, please call Joe Jacobs (919)562-1640 or Joe Huray (984) 200-4013 for more information.
St. Michael, Cary, will be hosting a truly unique chastity program for families on Friday, October 22 from 6:30 to 9 pm and Saturday, October 23, from 9:30 am to noon. This program is presented by Family Honor, Inc., and is called Changes & Challenges. Parents, this program is designed for you and your 6th grader.
If you desire healing from a past abortion, you are invited to experience the love of Jesus Christ at a Project Rachel weekend retreat Jan. 7-9, 2022, in the Raleigh Area. Click for more details.
"Rise Against Hunger" Meal Packaging Event HOW CAN YOU HELP? Our goal is to raise at least $1000 from the parish for this event! If we can raise $1000, we can pack 3000 meals in under two hours!! DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT: http://events.riseagainsthunger.org/StLuke
Trying to make a decision? Need to discern God's will? Consider participating in the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. The St. Thomas More/UNC Newman Spiritual Direction Ministry is offering the Spiritual Exercises this fall. Called "a retreat in everyday life," the program is an excellent alternative for people unable to do a traditional 30-day retreat. Through biblical meditation and other spiritual practices, you will come to know and love Jesus, yourself and others. You will be asked to pray/reflect 30-60 minutes a day and share reflections each week in small group. Groups (in-person or Zoom) will meet on Wednesdays from 5:30-7:00PM from October 13, 2021 - May 25, 2022. Cost: $450 (a $50 registration payment and the balance in one or two payments). For questions or more information, please contact Cindy Neely at neelycynthia@gmail.com. To register, visit www.stmchapelhill.org/ignatian-exercises.
In light of the difficulties and circumstances that we have all been facing with COVID-19, we need to give thanks to the Lord for the continued blessings we have each received, both personally and in Scouting. Please join the Raleigh Diocese Catholic Committee on Scouting for a Catholic Mass of Thanksgiving at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, Apex. Click for more details
The Wedding Anniversary Mass, typically celebrated each year in October, honors those celebrating wedding anniversaries, with special recognition to couples with 25, 50, or 60 years of marriage. The Mass will take place on Sunday, October 24 at 3:30pm at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral in Raleigh. Register to attend the Mass and/or to receive a Commemorative Certificate: click the title above that will take you to the DOR website.
Ignited By Truth is organizing Rosary for Our Nation events on First Saturdays of each month in 2021. The next scheduled event is Saturday, October 2, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 2718 Overbrook Dr., Raleigh NC 27606. Please join us in reverent and peaceful prayer and singing as we place our beloved nation under the mantle of Our Lady of Lourdes. Bring your whole family; all are welcome! Event will be held outside the church. Please dress weather-appropriate and follow the governor’s guidelines for social distancing and mask wearing. For more information, visit IgnitedByTruth.org
Let the colors of fall remind you to rediscover the beauty of your marriage. Worldwide Marriage Encounter has all the tools you need for a great marriage. Sign up today to attend one of the upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experiences on Nov 5-7, 2021 in ATLANTIC BEACH, NC and Jan 28-30, 2022 in NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC. Early sign up is recommended. For more information visit our website at: https://NCMarriageDiscovery.org or contact us at applications@NCMarriageDiscovery.org or 704-315-2144.
Rediscover Your Marriage – Retrouvaille simply means 'rediscovery'. The program offers the chance to rediscover yourself, your spouse, and a loving relationship in your marriage. Many couples headed for divorce have successfully saved their marriages by attending. Retrouvaille is a not spiritual retreat, not a sensitivity group, not a seminar, not a social gathering. For confidential information or to apply to attend the program beginning with the weekend of October 22, 2021 call 800-470-2230 or email: retrouvaillenc@msn.com or visit the web site at www.helpourmarriage.org.
Check out the next spiritual reflection on "The Parable of the Prodigal Son" It is in this weeks bulletin 6/13/21 and under the About tab - Spiritual Reflections