Published: October 30, 2009 07:31 pm         

Religion briefly: Oct. 31, 2009

St. Mary-of-the-Woods

Calendar features

theme of love

What does love look like?

The Sisters of Providence explore this theme in its 2010 calendar, available now through the gift shop at Providence Center. The 13-month calendar features pictures from Sisters of Providence ministries and includes space to write your prayer intentions each month.

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Visit the Sisters of Providence Web site daily from Nov. 5-13 to pray the Novena for Our Lady of Providence.

A novena is a set of prayers said on nine consecutive days. The practice is derived from Scripture in Acts 1:14. The Sisters of Providence are home to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence.

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Online registration for the Family Mardi Gras 2010 event is now open. Funds raised from this event go to support the ministries of the Sisters of Providence.

The event is Feb. 13 at Guerin College Prep High School in River Grove, Ill., and features an evening of music, food and fun.

Terre Haute

Trunk-or-treat at Family Fall Fest

Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church has planned a Family Fall Fest with games, food, apple cider and trunk-or-treating from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the church.

The event will benefit the 14th and Chestnut Community Center. The church is collecting new socks and under garments — including plane white T-shirts, boxer shorts for boys sizes 6 to adult and low cut socks — for the center.

Donate to the center’s Keep the Fires Burnin’ Fund by voting for your favorite chili at the Chili Cook-off. Donations will help offset the center’s heating costs this winter.

Vehicles will be decorated in Bible themes for the Trunk-or-Treat event. Children ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Due to the nature of the event, the church is asking that no scary costumes be worn.