Briefs

Create a hot pad that reflects the various books of the Bible in quilt form, Oct. 19-21 at The Healing House, 319 W. Jackson St., Crescent. Event begins at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19. Cost is $100 for a commuter and $200 for a guest who stays at the Healing House both night. Supplies provided. Contact, (405) 697-4600, thehealinghouseOK@gmail.com.

A craft fair to benefit the St. Eugene youth group is 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Oct. 20 in St. Eugene's Ross Hall, OKC. Gourmet foods, crocheted items, artwork, jewelry and other handcrafted goods for sale. Free admission. Drinks sold by youth group.

Two free seminars will be given to help parish leadership improve communication, become stronger evangelizers, increase engagement and more. Check-in 8:30 a.m. Seminar 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Oct. 23 at St. John, Edmond, and Oct. 24 at St. Anne, Broken Arrow. Continental breakfast and lunch provided. Register at www.4LPi.com/seminars.

Bingo at St. James at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 25. $10 all games. Door prizes, special door prizes for everyone present and the 50” TV will be given away. Food available for purchase at 5:45 p.m. Proceeds for charitable services.

St. Charles Borromeo will host its 32nd annual Halloween Carnival 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Oct. 26 at 5000 N. Grove in Warr Acres. The carnival is a safe and fun event for all families. No cost to enter. Tickets can be purchased at the door; games are .50 each.

"Marriage Mondays" is an ongoing, parished-based marriage ministry meeting the first Monday of every month 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. in Marian Hall at St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church in Yukon. The next session is Nov. 5. The group is currently working its way through “The Choice Wine: 7 Steps to a Superabundant Marriage.” Contact Rick and Bev Feller at (405) 323-9119, rbfeller@gmail.com for more information or to RSVP.

The Surviving Divorce program offers hope, healing and community to people who have experienced the pain and loneliness of a broken marriage. The 14-week program is for the newly separated and divorced and couples still struggling with issues many years later. It will help answer questions, restore hope and begin authentic healing. Classes begin Nov. 8 and will meet 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. each Thursday at St. Mark the Evangelist in Norman in the youth room. For more information and to register visit http://www.saintmarknorman.org/divorce-ministry. Contact, Ferrella March at (405) 314-3757, OKdivorceministry@gmail.com

St. Ann, Elgin, fall fest 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Oct. 26 and 27 at 8492 State Hwy. 17. Contact (580) 492-5914.

Learn Natural Family Planning with Jodi and Cameron Homeyer, instructors of the Sympto-Thermal Method, 9 a.m. - Noon Oct. 27, Lake Room, St. Mark, 3939 W. Tecumseh Rd., Norman. Contact the Office Marriage and Family Life Ministry at (405) 721-8944, Aromero@archokc.org or Jodi and Cameron Homeyer at (281) 799-9287, homeyer.jodi@gmail.com.

Sts. Peter and Paul, Kingfisher, annual turkey dinner 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Nov. 4 in Ross Hall, 315 S. Main St. Carry-outs available. Contact (405) 375-4616.

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School open house 1 p.m. - 3p.m. Nov. 4. For prospective students and parents.

Holy Family, Lawton, harvest bazaar will be Nov. 10 at 1010 N.W. 82. Contact (580) 536-6351.

Mount St. Mary Catholic High School open house 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Nov. 11. Meet MSM students and faculty on guided tours. Contact Diane Wilson at (405) 631-8865.

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Christmas Bazaar will be Nov. 16-18, 711 W. Hickory Ave., Duncan. Nov. 16: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.; Nov. 17: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Nov. 18: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Raffles: $20 per ticket; six tickets for $100. First place - $2,000; second place - $1,000; third place - $500. Contact (580) 255-0590.

Scott Hahn will present Miracles of Mercy 9 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Dec. 1 in two talks, “The Fourth Cup, The Miracle of Mercy in the Eucharist” and “The First Society, The Miracle of Mercy in Marriage.” Tickets $15. Register at stpaulcenter.com/Yukon. Contact Jonathan McGovern, (740) 264-9535.

Immaculate Conception, Seminole, will be celebrating the church’s 90th anniversary with a Mass at 2 p.m. followed by a reception on Dec. 8.

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To learn more about the Catholic response, visit the U.S. bishop’s website for their pastoral letter, “When I Call for Help,” http:// bit.ly/usccb_dv. If you or a family member or friend needs help now, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 800‐522-SAFE (7233) (24 hours); 800‐787‐3224 (TTY); www.ndvh.org. If you are in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. For information about Domestic Violence Parish Ministry contact Becky VanPool at (405) 523-3000, Ext. 245.

The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City vocations office is sponsoring a free Encounter with God’s call seminary visit Nov. 10-12 for young men considering the priesthood (High school juniors, seniors and college students). RSVP by Oct. 29 at (405) 721-9351, vocations@archokc.org, okcvocations.com.

St. Gregory's Abbey is looking for 300 volunteers to move nearly 13,000 theology books from Benedictine Hall to the new Abbey library next door. There will be a "bucket brigade" passing books one at a time. Mass at 8 a.m. and moving books at 9 a.m. Oct. 20. Lunch provided. To volunteer, call (405) 878-5491 or e-mail retreats@monksok.org.

St. Ann Retirement Center is hosting a fall craft fair and open house 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Oct. 17 at 7501 W. Britton Rd, OKC. More than 40 vendors will be present for holiday shopping. Snacks provided; drawings for door prizes. and entertainment throughout the day. Contact (405) 721-0747.