WOMEN OF COURAGE

LEGION OF MARY

RESCUE VEHICLES BLESSED

Fr. Charles Crespo, Pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, blessed two new vehicles for St. John Rescue at a dedication ceremony in Franklin A. Powell Jr. Park on November 18. He is shown with John Bowman, Director of St. John Rescue.

The St. Thomas Praesidia of the Legion of Mary held their annual reunion at St. Anne Chapel s club house on

St. Thomas on November 12. Very Rev. Neil Scantlebury offered a spiritual talk.

YOUTH CHOIR FUN

The Youth Choir of Holy Family Church on St. Thomas enjoyed Magen s Bay Beach on November 5.

ROSARY PROCESSION

Very Rev. Neil Scantlebury led parishioners of Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral on St. Thomas in an outdoor Eucharistic procession to close the Month of the Rosary on October 28.

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Forty women from the four Catholic parishes on St.

Croix attended the sixth annual Women's Conference sponsored by the Prayer Group of St. Patrick Church at Light of Christ Retreat Center on October 20-22. Facilitators Sr. Mary-Patrice Simmons of Grenada and Vertilee Daniel of St. Croix spoke on the theme "Women of Courage and Perseverance."

Pictured above, left to right, are Sr. Mary-Patrice Simmons, Vertilee Daniel, Anna Doward, Claudia Brown and Iris Richards.