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October National Domestic Violence Month
October 7
Respect Life Sunday – Materials from USCCB's Pro-Life Office at www.usccb.org/prolife/programs/rlp.
October 8
Columbus Day observed
October 9-13
2007 National Meeting of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions: "Liturgy: The Privileged Place of Catechesis," Hartford, CT. Contact: Lisa A. Tarker at (202) 635-6990 or nationaloffice@fdlc.org.
Oct. 19-21
4th Annual National African American Catholic Men's Conference: "Men in the Fire," Nashville, TN. Contact: St. Rita Catholic Church, Indianapolis, IN (317) 632-9349.
October 21
World Mission Sunday: "All the Churches for All the World"
October 26-28
U.S. Catholic Mission Association's Annual Conference: "Are Not Our Hearts Burning?: Spirituality of Mission in the 21st Century," Austin, TX. Contact: (202) 884-9764, uscma@uscatholicmission.org
October 28
National Celebration of World Youth Day – Planning Guide, prayers and blessings at National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry Website at www.nfcym.org.
October 28-31
Annual Meeting of Chief Administrators of Catholic Education, Covington, KY. Contact: Daniel Baczkowski at (202) 378-5755 or dbaczkowski@ncea.org.