SEPTEMBER 2016, E-NEWSLETTER

From the Director

Hello DM Region! I hope your summer-to-fall transition is going smoothly. Kids are off to school, football is in the air, grills are firing up, and leaves are just starting to show hints of changing color. Parishes are also back into full swing. Check out our fall regional event, "The Way of Mercy." This, along with our other great resources, will help you get back "into the swing" of your faith.

Featured Article

THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MOTHER TERESA'S LIFE

Mother Teresa of Calcutta was canonized a saint on September 4th, 2016 by Pope Francis. This moving story describes the day that Mother called the happiest day of her life.

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Director's Blog
Fall is almost here! You can feel it in the air and see it in the foliage. Home, school, and parish calendars have suddenly become much busier. This is a great time to recommit yourself to your relationship with Jesus. It's a time to begin again.

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Featured Post
UNIVERSAL MERCY

A new story has been posted on our mercy page! This is one pilgrim's experience of mercy at World Youth Day 2016. About 2 million young people gathered in the home country of Saint John Paul II, Saint Faustina, and Saint Maximilian Kolbe.

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Featured Resource

FELLOWSHIP OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

A missionary organization great for college students and those recently graduated on their young adult faith journey.

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Featured Events

FRIENDS OF THE POOR WALK
Sunday, Sept 18, 2016 | 11:00am-2:30pm

If The Saint Vincent de Paul society is holding their annual Friends of the Poor Walk on Sunday, September 18. The walk will begin at Pete Crivaro Park with registration starting at 11:00. Lunch, live music, disk golf, and 50/50 are all part of the fun. Preregistration is requested.

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CHRIST OUR LIFE REGIONAL CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
Saturday Sept 24 & Sunday, Sept 25, 2016

Over 7,600 attended in 2014! We invite you now. Gather your family, friends and fellow parishioners to hear the teaching and witnessing of world-renowned Catholic speakers. Join us in Des Moines Saturday and Sunday, September 24 and 25, 2016 for the Christ Our Life Catholic Regional Conference.

INFORMATION AND TICKETS

THE WAY OF MERCY
Sunday, October 2, 2016 | 6:15pm

On Saturday, October 2, St Pius X Church in Des Moines, will host the Saint Joseph Educational Center’s fall event: The Way of Mercy. All are welcome to attend following the 5pm Mass. The event will feature keynote speaker Fritz Nordengren who walked the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in Spain and wrote a book titled Every Step is a Gift. The pilgrimage was the inspiration for Fritz’s conversion to the Catholic faith. Fritz will share his experience of God’s mercy and how all are called to a pilgrimage of faith.

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For more information on upcoming events visit the SJEC website at www.sjeciowa.org/events.

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