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October 19, 2026

Dear Ladies and Friends of TASTE,

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

OTHER INFORMATION

  • ADOPT A PRIEST — One of our three TASTE missions is to encourage priests in their ministry.  Our "Pray for Priests Program" enables this by assigning a specific priest to each woman to spiritually adopt and pray for during the year.  We will have our ceremony on November 5th.  You may sign up at TASTE or online. LINK
  • CONTINUAL PRAYER — At an earlier session, we handed out a sheet called "The Holiness of Busyness" which identified 5 1/2 minutes of spiritual activities to be done throughout the day that calls to mind God's presence in our lives and enables continual prayer.  LINK
  • 20TH ANNIVERSARY VIDEO — During our 2nd session, we watched a 5-minute video in Celebration of our 20th Anniversary. It summarized much of what Fr. Swink discussed during his talk during our kick-off session where he explained our founder Marian's vision of TASTE.  LINK
  • 2027 PILGRIMAGE TO SIENA & ROME — Did you love Joan's Watson's talk and perhaps her book about Lessons from St. Catherine? If so, consider joining Joan as she leads a retreat pilgrimage to Siena and Rome intentionally designed around the life and mission of St. Catherine. Walk in St. Catherine's footsteps, visit the places where she was born, prayed, served the poor and sick, encountered Christ, and discerned her particular call to love and serve the Church.  LINK

UPCOMING EVENTS

PRAYER REQUESTS

Please continue to pray for our TASTE program and our speakers. This week, please pray for:

OUR SPEAKERS AND FRIENDS OF TASTE:

  • For all of our speakers for our 20th year, and for all those speakers who have inspired us these past 19 years!
  • For all priests — Stir up in them the grace of their vocation which is in them.
  • For our current Pope Leo XIV who has a nodule on his lung that is in an early stage and needs to be removed.
  • For Fr. Larry Swink (our spiritual director) as he recently had another back surgery and is dealing with back pain.

OUR TASTE MEMBERS AND FAMILIES:

  • For Debbie Schmidt who is still recovering from her knee replacement surgery.
  • For Maureen Filiault's grandchild Sophia, we pray to St. Joseph for his continued protection for her.
  • For Karen Giermek's mother who is undergoing treatment for cancer.
  • For Ego's husband, Chuka Ndubizu, who was recently diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment.
  • For Maryanna Rice who always faithfully came to TASTE since its beginning. Due to increased limitations, she’s unable to attend now. Please also pray for her son, Brook, who is her primary caregiver. 
  • For Charles “Chuck” Kinnane, who directed the recent film Solo Mio with Kevin James and Jonathan Roumie, lost his five-year-old daughter just over a week ago (10/4) following an accident.  Please pray for the repose of their precious daughter’s soul and for comfort, strength, and peace for Chuck, his wife Kary, and their family in this unimaginable sorrow.

BEYOND OUR TASTE COMMUNITY

  • For peace around the world, especially in the Middle East and Ukraine. May God protect the innocent, comfort the grieving, and guide leaders toward justice and a lasting peaceful resolution.
  • Specifically for the War in Iran, grant wisdom to our leaders, safety for our troops and our allies, liberation and safety for the people of Iran, and healing for those who mourn.
  • For our brothers and sisters in Christ who are suffering persecution for their faith around the world, especially in Nigeria, Cameroon, and Sudan.
  • For St. Vincent Pallotti High School, for blessings for their faculty, teachers, students and families in gratitude for their generosity to TASTE.
  • We also pray for peace and comfort to the families of each of the people mentioned above. New prayer requests can be sent to Joy Parker at joyparker73@gmail.com.

Blessings,
Joy, Michele, Karen, Helen, and Lisa
Jesus, I trust in You!

ATTACHMENTS:

CARRY-OVERS - The below information is carried over from the last email.

  • REGISTRATION — If you have not registered yet for our new year, please go to this LINK.  Also, if you know someone who wants to register, feel free to forward them that link.
  • INVITE OTHERS — If you would like to invite others to join us, feel free to let them know that they may come to check it out without any pressure or commitment to register first.  You may share this LINK as it is our typical postcard invitation.
  • PARKING — Please note that the parking lot in front of St. Mary's School has restricted access hours.  We can only park there between 8:30 am and 12:00. If someone needs to stay longer for Rosary, Chaplet, Confession, to chat with friends, or any other activity, they need to move to the Keesler parking lot, but their vehicle must be out before 2:30 pm for dismissal. Other alternative parking locations include street parking and the Boys and Girls Club parking lot.
  • FACEBOOK — Keep up-to-date with useful information about our TASTE Program as well as other interesting Catholic information and events.   Follow us on FACEBOOK(opens in new tab).  
  • ZOOM ROSARY GROUP — Join Dominique Seraphin for a weekly virtual Rosary on Sundays at 4:00 PM via Zoom. See MORE info below her Bio.  LINK
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  • PRAYER IN TIME OF WAR — Cardinal Burke put out a daily prayer this week in time of war.  LINK(opens in new tab)

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SAMPLES:

  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Dominique Seraphin as she gives a talk entitled "No Longer Orphans: Living as Daughters of the Father."
  • THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION — We will discuss Fr. Herbert Niba's talk entitled "Lenten Series - St. John Paul II - Way of the Cross." The audio, video, reflection questions and other related material can be found HERE. The Zoom small group meets on the following Tuesday morning. Details on how to join can be found in a link at the bottom of this message.

 

TASTE EVENTS

  • LAST WEEK — TASTE hosted a Healing Mass at St. Mary of the Mills Church, with our spiritual director, Fr. Larry Swink as celebrant. Fr. Swink's homily was incredibly inspiring and although we did not record it, we have recreated his homily as best as we could from his brief notes. MORE.
    View the program and learn about the saints’ relics available for veneration as well as the relics used to pray over attendees. LINK.
  • (opensTHIS WEEK – TASTE begins our 20th season this Thursday as we welcome back our beloved Spiritual Director Fr. Larry Swink(opens in new as he gives a talk entitled "The Vision of TASTE that Marian had 20 Years Ago." Please invite a friend or two and encourage them to join us for what promises to be a wonderful year of talks and celebration.
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Joan Watson(opens in nJJp as she gives a talk entitled "Be Who God Meant You to Be: Lessons in Charity From St. Catherine of Sienna."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Mary Lenaburg as she gives a talk entitled "Restored and Resilient."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Dominique Seraphin as she gives a talk entitled "Burning for the Beloved - St. Francis and the Transforming Fire of Divine Love."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Msgr. Charles Pope as he gives a talk entitled "99.5% Won't Do: Purgatory and the Promise of Perfection."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Sr. Inga Kvassayova(opens in ne as she gives a talk entitled "Everyday Surrender."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Sr. Dede Byrne as she gives a talk entitled "TBD."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Sr. Mary Michael Fox as she gives a talk entitled "TBD."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Julie Liotta as she gives a talk entitled "TBD."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Fr.  Jude Winkler as he gives a talk entitled "Advent Reflection."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Grace Morrison as she gives a talk entitled "The Power of Hiddenness."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome John-Mark Miravalle(opens in n as he gives a talk entitled "Existential Love and the Priority of Prayer."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Paige Reinzo(opens in ne as she gives a talk entitled "TBD."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Fr.  Virginus Osuagwu as he gives a talk entitled "TBD."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Fr.  Daniel Andrades(opens as he gives a talk entitled "TBD."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Michele Cardamone as she begins our Lenten series on Eucharistic Miracles with a talk entitled "Eucharistic Miracles: Joyful -- Animals and Nature Respond."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Michele Cardamone as she continues our Lenten series on Eucharistic Miracles with a talk entitled "Eucharistic Miracles: Sorrowful -- Hosts Bleed, Faith & Reaon."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Michele Cardamone as she continues our Lenten series on Eucharistic Miracles with a talk entitled "Eucharistic Miracles: Glorious -- Jesus Appears,The Pure of Heart."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Michele Cardamone as she conclues our Lenten series on Eucharistic Miracles with a talk entitled "Eucharistic Miracles: Luminous -- Physical & Spiritual Healing"
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Fr. Herbert Niba as he leads us in a "Holy Hour and Reflection."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we participate in a  "Lenten Series - Service Project."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Kristen Fisher as she gives a talk entitled "TBD."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Dr. Bill  Keimig(opens as he gives a talk entitled "TBD."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome Susan Brinkmann and Michelle Laque Johnson as they give a talk entitled "TBD."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we welcome back Fr. Larry Swink(opens in new as he celebrates a  "Mass with Healing Prayers."
  • NEW TALK — This week, we participate in a  "Pot luck - End of Year Wrap Up."

 

 

 

 

  • THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION — We will discussSusan Brinkmann's talk entitled "In His Image: Healing Our Self Esteem." The audio, video, reflection questions and other related material can be found HERE. The Zoom small group meets on the following Tuesday morning. Details on how to join can be found in a link at the bottom of this message.
    • THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION — We will discuss our entire season in our wrap up session. The Zoom group will meet one final time for the season on May 9. Details on how to join the Zoom meeting can be found in a link at the bottom of this message.

PUT ABOVE "THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION PARAGRAPH":

  • NEW TALK — 
  • THIS WEEK'S DISCUSSION — 

 

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  • INFO / REGISTRATION — To see the most current information, details are included HERE.  If you haven't already registered, please do so while you are on that page since we refresh our mailing list every year. Also, don't forget to invite a friend!
Archive Version of Previous "This Weeks" Emails

This Week

Each Week, we post a bulletin that contains:

  • LAST WEEK’S TALK — Summary Sheet and Questions from last week’s speaker to support small group discussion
  • UPCOMING TALK / SPEAKER — Reminder of the topic for this week’s talk and short bio of the speaker.
  • UPCOMING EVENTS — Upcoming Catholic events in the local area.
  • SPECIAL REMINDERS — Prayer Requests, Monthly brown bag lunch, Special offers to move excess inventory (e.g., books and bags)

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