Civil War Day (Niles, Michigan History Center) - Sept. 30, 2017 10 a.m.

Niles History Center
508 E. Main Street
Niles, MI 49120
Contact:
269-845-4054

Event Date:Saturday 09/30/2017
Event Description:Join the Niles History Center on Saturday, September 30 for the first annual Civil War Day! Visitors will interact with several Living History and military impressions. Guests can also participate in period dancing and other fun activities!

Operating Hours:10:00am - 2:00pm
Admission:FREE!

Murphysboro Un. Methodist Ch. (6th Annual Blessing of Animals) - Oct. 1, 4 p.m.

Blessing of the Animals

Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 4:00 pm

MUMC Pavilion, Murphysboro, IL

 

The Murphysboro United Methodist Church and St. Frances CARE are joining together to offer the 6th Annual Blessing of the Animals service open to all animals and their people. The service will take place under the Murphysboro United Methodist Church pavilion on Sunday, October 1 at 4:00 pm. Following the short service, each animal will receive an individual blessing. There will be treats for animals and their humans, a blessing gift and an information bag for all those who attend. If your pet is unable to attend, we encourage you to bring a collar, favorite toy or a personal object to be blessed. All animals must either be on a leash or in a carrier. MUMC and St. Francis CARE invite everyone to come out for an afternoon of fun! Please contact Trina Eaton at trina.eaton1@gmail.com for more information.

http://murphysboro.crossandflameministries.com/events/

On October 4, a blessing of the bicycles -- St. Francis feast day

from EVENTS: Notre Dame website [www.nd.edu/ ]

Feast of St. Francis Mass

(and Blessing of the Bikes)

Time: Wed Oct 4, 2017, 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm

Location: Basilica of the Sacred Heart, campus, Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Join us in celebrating the legacy of St. Francis of Assisi as we strive to follow in his footsteps in caring for creation and the poor.
At 4:30 PM, we will gather in front of the Main Building at the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to pray for the health and safety of all bike riders. Please bring your bike if you can, but join us even if you don’t have a bike with you.
This year’s Mass to pray for care for creation will be celebrated by Rev. Robert Sullivan in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at 5:15 PM.
Dinner at North and South Dining Hall will feature festive (and delicious) nature-themed desserts.
Sponsored by the Minor in Sustainability, Campus Ministry, Center for Social Concerns, Campus Dining, Student Government, and ND Energy.
Open to the public.

Who are / What is "The Slants" ? - appearance sponsored by Law School association / society (Sept. 30, 2017)

Event at Notre Dame, home FB game day weekend :

Performance, Keynote Speaker

and Q&A: The Slants

Time: Sat, Sep 30, 2017, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location: McCartan Courtroom

IPLS and ALSA present The Slants, the band from the
landmark Supreme Court case on free speech and trademark
law – Matal v. Tam. The Slants will perform, there will be a
keynote speaker and then a Q&A with the band.
Sponsors: Intellectual Property Law Society (IPLS) and Asian Law Students Association (ALSA)

Please email emcbiles@nd.edu with any questions.

Candlelight Vigil for Suicide victims / families (Sacred Waters, Mishawaka, IN): Tues. Sept. 26, 2017 evening

from WNDU

On Tuesday night 6:30 p.m., a candlelight vigil will be held to honor and remember those who have died by suicide.
Barbara Gulbranson, the Suicide Prevention Center program director at United Health Services, joined us on NewsCenter 16 at Noon to tell NEWS viewers about the event.
http://www.wndu.com/content/news/Candlelight-vigil-to-remember-those-lost-to-suicide-447999313.html

The vigil will be held at Sacred Waters, located at 16990 Douglas Rd. in Mishawaka, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
Visit the Suicide Prevention Center website at uhs-in.org/article/3/suicide-prevention

Approximately 44,193 people die by suicide in the U.S. each year. Of the 117 who die by suicide each day, 20 are veterans.
The largest group of people who die by suicide are middle aged men, followed by the elderly.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 15-24
You can reach the National Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Charity Fundraiser for Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) Disease

Papa Vino's Restaurant / Italian Kitchen
5110 Edison Lakes Parkway,
Mishawaka, IN

To remember a legend, guest and friend, Papa Vino's will donate a portion of all September 27, 2017 sales at our Mishawaka location to the Ara Parseghian Medial Research Fund at Notre Dame.

The non-profit organization is dedicated to funding medical research projects to find a treatment for Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) disease - a genetic, cholesterol storage disorder that primarily strikes children with death, occuring before adolescence. Parseghian's three youngest grandchildren were diagnosed with NPC in 1994.

At beginning of Supreme Court term -- Red Mass at Washington, D.C. Roman Catholic Cathedral

Details at St.  Matthew the Apostle website (http://www.stmatthewscathedral.org/events/2017/10/01/65th-annual-red-mass

The 65th Annual Red Mass will be held at the Cathedral on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at 10 am. The John Carroll Society hosts the Red Mass for its members and guests, including many government officials with attendant security. It is open to the public, but attendance is very high.

Dante: Flash Mob Performance of Divine Comedy (on ND Campus) - Sept. 29, 2017

Dante Now! A Divine Comedy Flashmob

Time: Friday, September 29, 2017, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location: various locations around campus, University of Notre Dame

Dante Now! A Divine Comedy Flashmob
Friday September 29 from 2-5 pm at various locations around campus
Please join Italian Studies at Notre Dame for an afternoon of recitations of excerpts from Dante's Commedia performed around campus, followed by a lecture by Theodore Cachey (Notre Dame), Christian Moevs (Notre Dame) and Anne Leone (Notre Dame), and a reception in Carey Auditorium.

Yom Kippur 2017 -- details about what is means for Jews? (Chabad dot-org)

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year, when we are closest to G‑d and to the essence of our souls. Yom Kippur means “Day of Atonement,” as the verse states, “For on this day He will forgive you, to purify you, that you be cleansed from all your sins before G‑d.”1
It is held on the 10th day of Tishrei, coming on the heels of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year, which is on the first and second days of Tishrei).
For nearly 26 hours (in 2017, from several minutes before sunset on Sept 29 until after nightfall on September 30) we “afflict our souls” by avoiding the following five actions:

• Eating or drinking (in case of need, see here and consult a medical professional and a rabbi)
• Wearing leather shoes
• Applying lotions or creams
• Washing or bathing
• Engaging in conjugal relations

Like Shabbat, no work is to be done, and special holiday candles are lit before the onset of the holy day.

www,chabad.org/

Spirituality lecture series (Oct. 9, Nov. 2, 2017) at St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN

Monday, October 9, 7 p.m., Vander Vennet Theatre, Student Center
Projects of the Heart: Pope Francis and Micro-Economics
Dr. William T. Cavanaugh
Professor, Catholic Studies
Director, Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology
DePaul University
Dr. Cavanaugh's major areas of research include the Church's encounter with social, political, and economic realities. He is particularly interested in the social implications of traditional Catholic beliefs and practices, such as the Eucharist. He has authored 6 books, including Field Hospital: The Church's Engagement with a Wounded World (2016). His next book focuses on secularization and idolatry, exploring the ways in which a supposedly disenchanted Western society remains enchanted by nationalism, consumerism, and cults of celebrity.
Thursday, November 2, 7 p.m., Vander Vennet Theatre, Student Center
Pope Francis, Dialogue, and Ecumenism
Dr. Susan K. Wood, SCL
Professor, Theology
Marquette University
Dr. Wood teaches courses on ecclesiology, Henri de Lubac, ecumenism, and sacramental theology. She has written several books, including her latest book, A Shared Spiritual Journey: Lutherans and Catholics Traveling Toward Unity (2016), which was co-authored with Timothy Wengert. Very active in ecumenical work, she serves on the U.S Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue, the North American Roman Catholic-Orthodox Theological Consultation, and the International Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue. Dr. Wood is currently President of the Catholic Theological Society of America.

Student Center on campus of St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN

Visit saintmarys.edu/Spirituality or call (574)-284-4636

World Alzheimer's Day (Sept. 21, 2017) -- definition

www.alz.org/

World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21st of each year, is a day on which Alzheimer’s organizations around the world concentrate their efforts on raising awareness about Alzheimer’s and dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, a group of disorders that impairs mental functioning.
Every 68 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s disease. At current rates, experts believe the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s will quadruple to as many as 16 million by the year 2050.
Alzheimer’s disease is often called a family disease, because the chronic stress of watching a loved one slowly decline affects everyone. 5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the United States that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed. With the increases in life spans and baby boomers coming of age, support for Alzheimer’s research is more critical to our families than ever.

When is Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) this fall?

A: marked in synagogues and temples, Evening of September 20, 2017 - Common Calendar)

from Religion News Service article:

As Jews gather in synagogues to mark Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, they will hear the blast of the shofar or ram’s horn, a mournful shriek intended to wake them up.
This year, that wake-up call may be louder than usual.
Rabbis have always seen their High Holy Day sermons as an opportunity to deliver a potent and impassioned plea during the year’s most sacred season and at a time when sanctuaries are filled to capacity.
But this year rabbis across the spectrum say they feel a particular urgency to rouse their congregants to action. In the nine months since President Trump took office, the Muslim travel ban, the attempted repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the rescinding of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program and most especially the anti-Semitic Charlottesville, Va., protest have forced many congregational leaders to rethink the rules.
“It’s clear to almost every rabbi in this country across the movements that you can’t be neutral. You have to take a side,” said Rabbi Jill Jacobs, executive director of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. “There’s no way to hide from the issues this year.”

http://religionnews.com/2017/09/18/this-rosh-hashanah-a-passionate-call-to-action/

"Trail of Courage" - Fulton County, IN (Rochester) September 16 - 17, 2017

The 42nd Annual Trail of Courage Living History Festival will be held September 15-17, 2017 at the Fulton County Museum in Rochester, Indiana. Step back in time at this Pre-1840 period event. Foods cooked over wood fires, muzzleloading contests, teepees & wigwams, travois dogs, historic crafts, canoe rides, hawk throws, pre-1840 trading, Indian Dances (2pm – 3 pm). Historic programs on two stages include: Bagpipes, Fife & Drum Corps, Aztec Dancers, Frontier Dances & Music, Voyaguer Songs, and Ben Franklin.

Admission is $7 - $3 kids (under 5 free)

Museum is four miles north on U.S. 31 -- phone for info 574-223-4436

Tailgate Fundraiser - Kankakee County IL "Harbor House" (Help for Domestic Violence victims)

from Harbor House dot-org/ Event

Harbor House Tailgate Party
5:30 p.m. Friday Sept. 22, 2017

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Chicago Bears Vice President
Pat McCaskey
Shares moving and humorous stories on growing up with sports legend George Halas.

Event will be held at the
Kankakee Country Club
2011 Cobb Blvd., Kankakee, IL

http://www.harborhousedv.org/events.html

How to begin a dialogue about Hunger in America

www.wsbt.com/ (Local CBS Affiliate: News coverage)

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Right now, 13-percent of your friends, neighbors, and family members don't have regular access to healthy food.
Thursday September 14, 2017, during Hunger Action Day, you're encouraged to wear orange to start a dialogue about the very real problem in our community.

Largest Egg operation in Michigan - Herbruck's

Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch is run today by Harry Jr.’s four sons, with their sister as a fellow shareholder. Five members of the fourth generation also work in the business. The company’s flock has grown from 3,000 laying hens in the 1950s to six million today. But its founding principle remains the same:
Do what’s right – for the hens, for employees, for consumers, for the community, and for the earth.
Read More

Years of Growth

• In 1981 Herbruck’s founded Poultry Management Systems, Inc., a technology company that developed and marketed what became the industry standard in environmental control systems. The company was sold in 2009.
• In 1991, after years of supplying premium-quality shell eggs, Herbruck’s added a breaking facility and began selling whole liquid eggs to the food service industry.
• In 1992 Herbruck’s became a franchisee and distributor of Eggland’s Best, Inc. Herbruck’s produces all varieties of Eggland’s Best eggs and distributes them in four states.
• Herbruck’s began producing organic eggs onsite in 1998 and opened its Green Meadow Organics facility in 2008.
• Herbruck’s quickly became one of the largest organic egg producers in the country, with 1.2 million organic laying hens today and with plans to grow that number to 1.7 million by 2016.
• Today organic eggs are the fastest growing segment of the company’s business. Organic eggs and cage-free eggs are distributed nationwide under the Green Meadow brand and in the Midwest under the Eggland’s Best name.

Fifty Years and Counting

The company celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008. Today Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch is the largest egg producer in Michigan and the 13th largest in the United States.

Lay Servant class (Embarras River District) meets at Casey UMC - Sept. 16 and 23, 2017

Basic Class - 

2017 Fall Basic Lay Servant Class
Saturday, Sept 23 & 30, 2017
8:30am - 4:00pm (registration begins at 8:00am)
Casey UMC (700 N Central St, Casey 62420)
Attendance at both sessions is required.  The cost is $30
which includes two meals and snacks.  Advanced registration is required
and must be done through the conference website.
Registration deadline is Friday, Sept 15 2017.

September 14 - Go Orange for Food Bank's Hunger Action Day

The Northern IN Food Bank is challenging individuals as well as businesses to wear

and show the color orange on Sept. 14 for annual "Hunger Action Day."

Contact the Food Bank at 574-232-9986 to learn how to help advocating

for efforts to feed the hungry.

"Rembrandt and the Divine" Sept.. 14, 2017 at 5 p.m.

Free Lecture by Larry Silver, art history professor, the University of Pennsylvania
5 p.m. Remarks on the Fall Exhibition -- also by Professor Emeritus Charles Rosenberg, Notre Dame

WHERE: Snite Museum of Art, campus, Notre Dame

Exhibition of "Rembrandt's Religious Prints: The Feddersen Collection" on display
from Sept. 3, Nov. 26, 2017

Hours this fall for the University Museum are 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday thru Friday and noon
to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Further information at 574-6315466 or sniteartmuseum.nd.edu/

"Humility & Joy" - free lecture 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15, 2017 at Goshen College

www.goshen.edu/

Presenter: Miroslav Volf, Professor of Theology, Yale University School of Divinity, founding
director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture


Place: Chapel - Goshen College, Goshen, IN

"Humility and Joy: What We can still Learn from Martin Luther"

Suicide Prevention Day September 10, 2017 at St. Joseph, MI (Berrien County)

www.berriencares.org/

4th Annual Candlelight Vigil

On World Suicide Prevention Day, the Berrien County
Suicide Prevention Coalition will host the 4th Annual
Candlelight Vigil to honor those lives lost to suicide.
While we keep our loved ones memories alive, we remind
the community about the need for suicide prevention.
Light refreshments to follow the ceremony. 
When: Sunday, September 10, 8:00-8:30 PMWhere: The Veranda at The Whitcomb* in St. JosephBring: A photo share of someone lost to suicide

UMC Day of Health in the United Methodist Church (September 15, 2017): Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

Since John Wesley first rode across the English countryside toting the Primitive Physick, his book of practical medical advice for all people, health care has been of vital importance to Methodists.

Today, The United Methodist Church is working to bring better health to people in every place, from our own backyards to the world.

To further The United Methodist Church’s commitment to creating abundant health for all, Global Ministries in partnership with the North Georgia Annual Conference, is bringing together local United Methodist churches, health care coordinators, general agency representatives, global health partners, and affiliates for the UMC Day of Health, September 15, 2017, at Dunwoody United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

The goal of this content-packed learning event is to showcase the work of the many United Methodist churches and partners engaged in innovative projects and programs that improve the health of their congregations and local communities. Churches and partners are encouraged to visually share their work through a poster gallery exhibit.

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Download the UMC Day of Health Church Bulletin

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The event will also provide United Methodist churches with the tools and resources they need to successfully implement new health care programs and ministries in their congregations and communities.

Guest speakers include: Dr. Ellen Idler, director of religion and public health, Emory University; Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson, resident bishop of the North Georgia Conference; Bishop L. Jonathan Holston, resident bishop of the South Carolina Annual Conference; and Dan Krause, general secretary, United Methodist Communications.

Global Ministries and United Methodist Communications are also launching Hulapalooza at the Day of Health. This fun hula-hoop event will connect classic recreational activity to the Abundant Health initiative.

A hula-hoop class will be offered in the morning session for all hula-hoop enthusiasts.

All are welcome to attend Hulapalooza as part of the Abundant Health Fair from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Health care professionals will also provide HIV screenings, healthy cooking demonstrations, and fitness fun.

Sesquicentennial Play (Three Oaks, MI - Berrien County in SW Michigan) - Sept. 9 - 10 -- 5 p.m. Tickets still available

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE SUNDAY (September 10, 2017) SHOW AT 5 PM eastern time zone
. MAKE YOUR RESERVATION NOW see URL beleow.

Event description:
This entertaining and heart warming play touches on stories from founding father Henry Chamberlain to Prancer, the movie that put Three Oaks on the map...from the featherbone factory manufacturing ladies girdles to Joe Savoldi, the most famous athlete to live here. It tells the tale of why we choose to live in this small town in Michigan.

Admission if FREE.
Tickets Required. Please note: TICKETS VALID UNTIL 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO SHOWTIME AFTER WHICH TICKETS WILL BE FORFEITED TO ALLOW FOR WALK-INS.

http://www.acorntheater.com/event/18ade1f7157feeb084fb97eff8cd0cd7

Sept. 12 lecture: Pope Francis Effect: (St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN)

Lecture Series :

The Francis Effect: His Impact on Church and World

Tuesday, September 12, 7 p.m., Carroll Auditorium, Madeleva Hall
Pope Francis and All God's Creatures: A Challenge for the Global Church
Dr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM
Assistant Professor, Systematic Theology
Catholic Theological Union
Fr. Horan researches and teaches in the areas of constructive theology, spirituality, and the medieval Franciscan philosophical tradition. He is the author of several books, including God is Not Fair and Other Reasons for Gratitude (2016). His latest book, All God's Creatures: A Theology of Creation (Fortress Press), is due out in Spring 2018. Fr. Horan is a frequent lecturer and retreat director around the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Visit saintmarys.edu/Spirituality or call (574)-284-4636

Fall Lecture Series (Dowagiac, MI) Area History Museum

The Dowagiac Area History Museum is hosting the following public programs. Contact the museum at 269.783.2560 with any questions.
Fall Lecture Series 2017 (6:30 p.m.)
September 6: Honoring Michigan’s First Veterans: Michigan in the Civil War, by author and collector Al McGeehan
October 4: The British and Indian War: American Indians During the Revolution, by Dr. Jeff Dennis of SMC
November 1: Fred Burke: The Most Wanted Man in America in 1929 (and captured in southwest Michigan), by author Chriss Lyon
November 21: Iven Gets Ivan: The Making of a Kincheloe Painting, by artist Rick Herter and Museum Director Steve Arseneau
Programs begin at 6:30 p.m. Free to members, $5 admission to non-members
September 23 at 1 p.m.: Orphan Train Riders Reunion.

Ring Lardner Middle School (building renovations, 2017) - dedication Sept. 12 2 p.m.

Niles, MI 49120

Middle School -- all classrooms have been remodeled and refreshed

Tours of the building immediately ceremony -- Guests will enter main parking lot
and park on Apple Festival field / parking

Free to the public

TUESDAY September 12, 2017

Meet and Greet Local authors (N. IN and SW Michigan) -- Library, South Bend, IN downtown

details from WNDU - TV website (NBC Affiliate website)

READ Local! Author Fair

Saturday 9/23/2017 - Starts: 1:30 PM - Ends: 4:30 PM

St. Joseph County Public Library, 304 S Main St, South Bend, IN 46601

Meet and greet local authors as they showcase their work, discuss the writing process,

and autograph books. Free admission and refreshments. Books available for purchase.

574-282-4646, library@sjcpl.org

Christian Culture Lecture - Margaret Atwood at St. Mary's College, O'Laughlin Auditorium Oct. 25

more details at WEB posting =

PRESENTS

MARGARET ATWOOD

The Handmaid's Tale: The Sources

Wednesday, October 25, 2017
O'Laughlin Auditorium
7:30 PM
Tickets are required and will be available at the Moreau Center Box Office, online, or over the phone. Box Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information call (574) 284-4626 or visit saintmarys.edu/tickets
September 5-15 - available to SMC students at no charge (limit 1 ticket per ID)
September 5-15 - available to SMC faculty & staff at $7/ticket (limit two tickets per ID)
September 18 - available to the general public at $12/ticket (limit 10)
Note:  HC/ND faculty/staff/students at $10/ticket (limit 10)
  

ABOUT MARGARET ATWOOD

Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa, and grew up in northern Ontario and Quebec, and in Toronto. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master’s degree from Radcliffe College. Margaret Atwood is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. Her classic work of speculative fiction, The Handmaid’s Tale, is the source for the acclaimed series

Mackinac Bridge (State of Michigan) closed for Labor Day 2017

from website http://makinacbridge.org/  6:30 a.m. - Noon CLOSURE

Welcome to the Mackinac Bridge Website! Mission Statement: The Mackinac Bridge Authority is committed to preserve and maintain the State of Michigan’s single largest asset and one of the world’s leading suspension bridges to provide safe, pleasurable and expedient passage over the Straits of Mackinac for economic benefit and improved quality of life.

http://www.mackinacbridge.org/traffic-changes-announced-2017-annual-mackinac-bridge-walk/