Saturday, October 12
Randall • St. James Church hosts annual America Needs Fatima rosary rally at noon at outdoor rosary grotto (weather permitting).
St. Cloud • Knights of Columbus Council 5548 hosts Coats for Kids distribution from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Atonement Lutheran Church (1144 29th Ave. N.). Free winter apparel for anyone. Clothing sizes for all ages — infants to adults. Call Ione at 320-492-7993 for more information. (Repeated Saturday, October 19.)
Sunday, October 13
St. Anna • Holdingford Knights of Columbus Council 9307 sponsors chicken and ham dinner from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at Pelican Lake Ballroom. Takeout available.
St. Cloud • St. Peter Parish and KC Council 5548 host Family Breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage, ham, cheesy hash browns, pancakes, fruit and freshly baked cinnamon and caramel rolls from 8 a.m. to noon at the church. (Mass celebrated at 10:30 a.m.)
St. Wendel • St. Columbkille Christian Women host turkey bingo party at 1 p.m. in the church basement. Event includes bake sale, children’s activities, door prizes and raffle.
Urbank • Knights of Columbus Chesterton Council 1995 serves Oktoberfest sausage dinner with sauerkraut, mashed potatoes and gravy, veggies and dessert from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart Parish Hall.
Thursday, October 17
Cold Spring • St. Boniface Parish Christian Women hosts rummage sale in Gathering Space gym at church from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free will offering. (Repeated Friday, Oct. 18, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 19, from 8-9:30 a.m.)
Holdingford • All Saints Parish hosts rummage sale at All Saints-St. Hedwig Campus from 7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. (Repeated Friday, Oct. 18, from 7:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 20, from 9 a.m.-noon.)
Paynesville • Diocesan Stewardship Day titled “Stewardship: Living a Biblical Call” is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (in person) at St. Louis Parish with speaker Bernie Evans. The event is also livestreamed at Christ Our Light Parish in Princeton. Morning hospitality and lunch served at both locations. Spanish translation is available at St. Louis. Evans holds the Virgil Michel Ecumenical Chair in Rural Social Ministries at Saint John’s School of Theology-Seminary in Collegeville. Presentation is based on his book “Stewardship: Living a Biblical Call.” Event is free. (Free will donations accepted.) To learn more or to register for either venue by Tuesday, Oct. 8, visit https://bit.ly/3zgCyZU.
St. Cloud • St. Augustine Parish hosts rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parish center gym. Use south door entrance — 421 2nd St. SE. ($1 per bag starts at 1 p.m. Books and magazines are free after 2 p.m.)
Friday, October 18
Alexandria • Beginning Experience of Central MN hosts a weekend program for divorced, widowed, or separated adults starting today and ending Sunday, Oct. 20, at Luther Crest Bible Camp. Fee is $190. (Scholarships available.) Visit www.beginningexperiencemn.com to register for more information.
Sunday, October 20
Alexandria • St. Mary Parish hosts REBOOT at 6 p.m. with Catholic speaker and author, Chris Stefanick. Event, for ages 12 and up, inspires participants to apply the beauty and genius of the Gospel to all aspects of their lives. Tickets are $33. Limited availability. For information or to register: https://bit.ly/3M3Kyk3.
St. Cloud • Holy Spirit Parish hosts Bouja Drive-Thru, with pick up from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at the Bouja Shack (1615 11th Ave. S.). Purchase by gallon or half gallon. Pre-buying tickets is encouraged. Pre-sale tickets available at www.spiritandsaints.org, at the church (Monday through Friday) or the Boot Shack (2221 Roosevelt Rd.) the week before. For more information call the parish office at 320-251-3764.
St. Cloud • St. Anthony Parish serves breakfast of ham, sausage, eggs, potato pancakes, rolls and fruit from 8 a.m. to noon in the parish center. (Mass celebrated at 8 a.m.)
St. Joseph • Mass for Health Care Workers celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Chapel, St. Benedict’s Monastery. All employees of hospitals, clinics and nursing homes are invited to gather under the patronage of St. Luke to bless their healing work. Reception follows in Sacred Heart Chapel gathering place.
Meire Grove • St. John the Baptist Parish serves Catholic United Financial matching grant potato pancake and sausage supper with cinnamon bread, potato salad and dessert from 3 to 7 p.m. in the church basement.
The following are upcoming events in the Diocese of St. Cloud in the coming weeks. For the full calendar of events, visit https://thecentralminnesotacatholic.org/events.
To submit items for this calendar, send information to cmccalendar@gw.stcdio.org or call 320-258-7626.
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