Blessing of the Animals service (Oct. 15, 2017, 3 p.m.) - Lutheran ch., South Bend IN

Christ the King Lutheran Church, South Bend, 17195 Cleveland Road

Blessing of the Animals Service
“Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth.”
On Sunday, October 15 at 3:00 pm, join Pastor Caroline in the Outdoor Chapel for the annual Blessing of the Animals service. Bring your families and your precious pets so that they may receive a special blessing. All of God’s creatures – great and small – are welcome. The service will last about 30 minutes.

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Hesburgh Center Presentation by Panel on Monday Oct. 9: 12:30 p.m. Details

http://events.nd.edu/events/2017/10/09/politics-of-dignity-whose-dignity-counts-and-who-decides/

Dignity is an important component of conversations on ethics, morals, and law, but whose dignity is being discussed? Why do we invoke dignity in human rights and sexuality, politics and personal practices? What should we be suspicious of in dignitarian debates, and which aspects of dignity discourses are worth embracing? Join us for a moderated panel discussion on the power dynamics that shape the concept of human dignity.
This event is presented by Contending Modernities and The Center for Civil and Human Rights

EVENT is free for the public, students, faculty - staff.

Politics of Dignity (Panel Discussion, Hesburgh Center, Univ. of Notre Dame) Noon Oct. 9, 2017

Monday Oct. 9, 2017 -- 12:30 p.m.

"Politics of Dignity: Whose Dignity Counts? Who Decides?"

Panel comprised of
Ebrahim Moosa, Islamic Studies Professor
Doug Cassel, Law Professor
Atalia Omer, Professor of Religion
Charles Villa Vicencio, prof. of religion and society

WHERE: Hesburgh Center, campus, Notre Dame, IN

Berrien County woman's body identified at park (Stevensville, MI)

from WSBT (CBS affiliate - TV news) - Thursday Oct. 5, 2017

BERRIEN COUNTY — Berrien County police are investigating the death of a missing person.
A kayaker discovered a body near North Lake in Lincoln Township around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 4).

The body matched the description of 57-year-old Anna Hyszczak, who was reported missing Tuesday.
The Berrien County Sheriff Dive Team assisted with the recovery of her body.
It was transported to Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph.
No word yet on any cause of death.

Missing woman -- Stevensville 57-yr.-old since Tuesday afternoon

STEVENSVILLE, Mich. (WNDU) Police in Berrien County are searching for a woman who went missing Tuesday afternoon.
Anna Hyszczak, 57, was last seen in the area of John Beers Road and Notre Dame Avenue in Stevensville at around 2 p.m., according to a post on the Lincoln Township Police Department Facebook page.
She was wearing a blue hospital shirt (Lakeland Hospital St. Joseph, MI) and black shorts.
"We are concerned for her health and safety. Please contact the department with any information," the department posted.
more at www.wndu.com/ 

Where is Grand Mere State Park? -- also Blog "Traffic"

near Stevensville, MI

http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/Details.aspx?id=450&type=SPRK

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Annual Thomas Aquinas Lecture (St. Mary's College, Oct.5, 7 p.m.) - "Tao of Thomas Aqunias"

The 2017 McMahon Aquinas Lecture

"Love More Than You Know:
The Tao of Thomas Aquinas"

Prof. David O'Connor, PhD

7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 5, 2017
Rice Commons (Student Center), St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN

If your love must embrace more than your knowledge can grasp, how will you live? Find the Way with Thomas Aquinas, with some help from Shakespeare.
David O'Connor is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Concurrent Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Notre Dame.  In addition to lecturing widely on topics in philosophy and literature, he has edited The Symposium of Plato: The Shelley Translation and has authored Plato's Bedroom: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Love.