EVENTS FOR OCT. 4-11

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6

North Greenbush

Giuliano’s barbeque sponsored by the Women’s Guild of St. Michael’s Church (175 Williams Road) from 4-6 p.m. The cost is $15 and it includes half-chicken, baked potato, corn on the cob, coleslaw, roll and a homemade brownie. Drive through only. Drive up orders will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. For tickets call/text Ann at (518) 573-3951 ([email protected]) or call Maureen at (518) 782-1860 ([email protected]). A portion of these proceeds will support local non-profit organizations.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7

Latham 

First Saturday Devotion with Our Lady of Fatima at St. Ambrose Church Parish Center, 347 Old Loudon Road, at 10 a.m. Mary’s Circle of Love invites you to pray the Rosary in the presence of the pilgrim Virgin Mary statue from Fatima, Portugal. Joanne O’Hara, president of the World Apostolate of Fatima (WAF), Albany Division, will lead the Rosary and be our guest speaker. For further information, contact Laureen Sharp at (518) 389-6898 or [email protected]. Please bring your rosary. Light refreshments will be served. Free will donations. 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11

Loudonville

Charismatic Mass and Healing Service at Christ Our Light Church, 1 Maria Drive. The night kicks off with prayer and praise at 7 p.m. (with music by Joyful Heart) followed by liturgy and healing prayer at 7:30 p.m. Presider will be Father Kyle Gorenski, parochial vicar of Blessed Sacrament Church in Albany. There will be individual prayer teams available after Mass. For more information about the Charismatic Renewal, check out the website: https://albanyccr.org. 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14

Cohoes

Annual Rosary Rally at Noon at Canal Square. Bring a chair. For information, contact Lorraine at (518) 237-7173.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15

Albany

Fort Orange Stamp Club’s Stamp, Cover, Postcard and Ephemera Show: Join us for our semi-annual stamp show at the American Legion Hall, 4 Everett Road, from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Fifteen dealers from the Northeast will be available to give free appraisals to anyone with collections of these types of materials.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26

Niskayuna/ Online

Sweet Hour of Prayer at Dominican Retreat & Conference Center, 1945 Union St., and via Zoom, from 7-8 p.m. Autumn is the season for honoring, remembering, changing, thanking and waiting. Presenter Mary Anne Brown, RN, BSN, MA is a registered professional nurse who has a master’s in theology from St. Bernard’s and a Certificate in Liturgy from Boston College. She offers counseling and spiritual companionship and, as a music minister, shares gentle prayer songs to soothe the soul. Free will offering to benefit our scholarship fund. Reservations are required! For reservations and information, call (518) 393-4169 or email [email protected]. 

OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 3

Clinton Heights

Life in the Spirit Seminar: Sponsored by the Charismatic Renewal of the Albany Diocese and held at the Church of St. Mary’s, 163 Columbia Turnpike. Join us for four consecutive sessions: Oct. 27 (6:30 p.m.), Oct. 28 (8:30 a.m.), Nov. 3 (6:30 p.m.) and Nov. 4 (8:30 a.m.). Each session will cover a range of talks, from “Having a relationship with Jesus” to “Gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit.” Free admission! Please bring a bag lunch. Beverages will be provided. To register, visit https://albanyccr.org.

October 27-29 and November 3-5

South Glens Falls

Middle Eastern art exhibit — “Beauty in a Land of Conflict” — at St. Michael’s Church, 80 Saratoga Ave. (Route 9), on the ground floor of the former school. Exhibit hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. An opening reception will be held on Oct. 27 from 4-7 p.m. Admission to the exhibit is free. View more than 40 paintings by 12 refugee artists from the Middle East, many of whom trained and worked professionally in Baghdad. The paintings reflect their ancient Mesopotamian heritage as well as North American influences. Most of the proceeds from the sale of paintings go to the refugee artists and their families; a small amount is given to Common Humanity, the not-for-profit that organized the exhibit. Also on sale will be posters, blank notecards with images of the art, and souvenirs from the region. Common Humanity seeks to build friendship, respect and understanding between the United States and the Arab and Muslim world. For more information, visit commonhumanity.org or call (212) 865-6115.