Rosary for Life Every Saturday from 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. at Planned Parenthood in Syracuse. For more information, contact Joe Terranova at 472-2953.

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land from January 11 – 20, 2009. Spiritual Director: Fr. Tom McNamara, OMF Cap. $3.399.00 including airfare from Syracuse and most meals.  Visit Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, the Dead Sea and more. For more information, call Mike Milano at 1-800-773-2660.

Honoring Bishop Costello The Simon LeMoyne Medal will be awarded to Bishop Costello for his many years of service to the Church on Friday, November 21 at the Athletic Center at LeMoyne College, as part of LeMoyne Founders’ Day. Ticket information is available by calling the Office of Institutional Advancement at 445-4557.

Farmers’ Market at WIC at 375 West Onondaga St. every Wednesday from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Use your WIC farmers market coupons, EBT cards, NY Fresh Check or cash to buy vegetables and fruits. Spend $5 with your food stamps EBT card and get a $5 NY Fresh Check! All are welcome.

Marriage Encounter If we believe, Jesus will give us all the food we need for our marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are November 14-16 in Utica and December 5-7 in Batavia. Early registration is highly recommended to save your place. For more information visit our website at www.wwmecny.com or www.wwme.org  Registrations will be accepted by phone: 1-877-NYS-WWME.

Prayer Group first and third Mondays of each month from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. at Christ the King Retreat Center. Leadership in prayer is shared by individuals in the group. Free will offering.

Journey Into Antiquity 10 day trip to Italy is planned from April 10 – 19, 2009. For further information, contact Barbara & Joseph Guiffre at 315­866-4053.

Tutoring Available at Pen & Pages Franciscan Tutorial Center, 1118 Court St. Sister Rose Garramone, Director. For more information, please call 634-7036.

Volunteers Needed at Francis House, a vibrant, warm and loving home for persons who are terminally ill. It’s a most rewarding ministry and there are a variety of opportunities for service that may interest you. Please call Rea Carver for information at 475-5422.

Retreat in Rome/Assisi with Padre Amedeo Guida, November 16-23, 2008. Cost: $1799 - includes airfare, 6 nights in double room (single add $150), breakfast & dinner daily, half day tour of Roma, day trip to Assisi, general audience with Holy Father if he is available, daily talks with Padre in conference room, daily Mass & Rosary in private chapel. Call Evelyn 518-943-5745 for information/reservations.

Volunteers Needed The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Program sponsored by P.E.A.C.E., Inc., helps individuals with low to moderate incomes complete their tax returns. As a volunteer tax preparer, you can assist individuals file their taxes and obtain the many special credits and deductions available to them. Volunteers will be fully trained and certified by the IRS. Please call Brendan Ryan at 470-3325 to find out more about this important volunteer opportunity.

Natural Family Planning There is a large Natural Family Planning (NFP) Website which has a lot of information on all methods of NFP, resources, theology and biology, along with class schedules. It’s at http://nfp.freehostia.com The Promoter Couple in Dewitt are Lisa and Terry Carguello, 637-9268.

Catholic Daughters of the Americas are looking for Catholic women in 18 years and older! For more information, contact Penny Martin, Box 32, New Russia NY 12964 or visit www.nys.cda.org &
www.catholicdaughters.org

Live-in Assistants Needed L’Arche Syracuse is seeking responsible, competent, hard working, spiritual individuals to be full time, live-in assistants in a L’Arche home.  L’Arche is a marriage between a professional agency and a faith community.  We serve and share life with persons with a developmental disability.  We are asking for a one year commitment and offer room, board, salary, health benefits, AmeriCorps benefits toward college loans, an opportunity to be with wonderful people and to grow spiritually.  For more information or to talk about the possibilities, please email Robert Sackel at RSackel@aol.com or call 479-8088.

Hospital Communion Volunteers Would you consider volunteering your time to bring Holy Communion to Catholic patients at Crouse Hospital?  We especially need volunteers on Fridays or Saturdays or Sundays.  The commitment is about four hours for one day a week.  You must be a Eucharistic Minister in your local parish and we will give you training for Eucharistic Ministry in a hospital situation.  Please direct calls and questions to Margaret Castellini at Crouse Hospital, Catholic Chaplain Office: 470-7615 or margaretcastellini@crouse.org

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES  Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States. Its mission is to assist the poor and disadvantaged, leveraging the teachings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to alleviate human suffering, promote development of all people, and to foster charity and justice throughout the world. Working through local offices and an extensive network of partners, CRS operates on five continents and in 98 countries. We aid the poor by first providing direct assistance where needed, then encouraging people to help with their own development. Together, these approaches foster secure, productive, just communities that enable people to realize their potential. As the official international relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic community, CRS is also committed to educating the people of the United States to fulfill their moral responsibilities toward our global brothers and sisters by helping the poor, working to remove the causes of poverty, and promoting social justice.  Its website is http://crs.org/