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Ministry Training Workshop The Legion of Mary of the Del Rio Catholic Community sponsored the Ministry Training Workshop: Nursing Home Visitation on October 10, 2015 from 9 – 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Parish Hall. The Ministry Training Workshop was open to all who visit nursing homes and were invited to be trained by experts in the medical profession specifically on the do’s and don’ts of nursing home visitation. Father Antonio O. Moreno, Spiritual Director of the Legion of Mary, gave the welcoming address and led all those gathered in an opening prayer. Father Moreno informed the attendees on how to prepare to respond to Pope Francis’ call to celebrate the Jubilee Year of Mercy by living the works of mercy which include visiting and comforting the sick. The Jubilee Year of Mercy commences on December 8, 2015 and culminates on November 20, 2016. Irma Montemayor, M.D. led those in attendance in a prayer in Spanish. Carme

Letter to the Editor, Del Rio Life Chain Mom informs the family sitting down to eat dinner at the kitchen table that she received an email about the upcoming Del Rio Life Chain 2015 that is held annually sponsored by the Amistad Pregnancy Care Center. Mom notifies the family that this year the Del Rio Life Chain 2015 will be held on October 25 th from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the front area of the Civic Center facing Veteran’s Boulevard. Mom is pleased that Del Rio is participating in this national event that is a peaceful, prayerful and pro-life witness in our community. Dad says the family will be in attendance to support the cause of life. He lays out the agenda: “We’ll attend the late morning Sunday Mass, and then go out to La Vaquita Restaurant to have lunch, by then it’ll be time to go to the Pro-Life Rosary lead by The Legion of Mary of the Del Rio Catholic Community at 2:30 p.m. and then the Life Chain from 3:00 to 4:00 p.

Sunday Oct. 25, 2015 3:00-4:00 p.m. Del Rio Texas Life Chain 2015 (Del Rio Civic Center outside area facing Veteran's Blvd.) Join the 28th NATIONAL LIFE CHAIN! Stand with thousands of pro-lifers throughout the USA! You'll be a light in a darkened world as you help put an end to abortion through prayer! Bring your whole family! Rain or shine! Water, lawn chairs, umbrellas and strollers are welcome! Signs provided at each location proclaim “Abortion Kills Children,” “Adoption the Loving Option,” “Jesus Forgives & Heals,” “Abortion Hurts Women,” “El Aborto Mata Ninos,” “Pray to End Abortion”, “El Aborto Lastima a las Mujeres” and " The Pill and IUD also Kill Children". Stand 25-30 feet apart. Do not park in front of an open business. See www.LifeChain.net for more than 1900 locations in 1550 cities and towns across the United States and Canada. LIFE CHAIN is a peaceful, prayerful public witness of pro-life Americans sta

The following are quoted in the article: Bridgete Arredondo from Sacred Heart Parish Del Rio and Veronica Cabello from St. Joseph in Del Rio. Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller Calls Women To Be ‘Prophets Of Hope’ October 6, 2015 By Katherine Jass Slone, Today’s Catholic “Come to Me” (Matt 11:28) — Close to 2,500 women accepted the invitation to come and experience the beauty and depth of God’s love for them at the annual Catholic Women’s Conference held Aug. 28-29 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The conference is sponsored by the Pilgrim Center of Hope, a Catholic evangelization apostolate serving the archdiocese and beyond. Now into its 14th year, the conference originated with an idea to remind women of their God given dignity and to enrich the spiritual lives of all Catholic women. “This conference offers all women an opportunity to be renewed in their faith; to deepen their belief in the teachings of the Catholic Church; to experience silence in prayer;