Pray for a Cure Mass and cancer symposium: Oct. 19
The 3rd annual Pray for a Cure Mass with Anointing of the Sick will take place Oct. 19 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. A free cancer awareness symposium will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Cathedral Conference Center followed by Mass in the Cathedral at 3:15 p.m. Symposium speakers include Dr. Lali Medina-Kauwe, faculty research scientist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and assistant professor, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine; and Daughter of Charity Sister Alice Marie Quinn, founding director of St. Vincent Senior Citizen Nutrition Program and 37 year cancer survivor.

Priests planning to attend the event are invited to help with the anointing of the sick. As symposium space is limited, reservations are requested. RSVPs may be made to Vickie Race, (323) 293-4877, or at faithhopeandcharity06@yahoo.com.

AACCFE celebrates 10 years: Nov. 1
African American Catholic Center for Evangelization will celebrate 10 years of ministry Nov. 1 at St. John Chrysostom Church in Inglewood with a 10 a.m. Mass. Following the liturgy is a luncheon at St. Mary's Academy auditorium adjacent to the church property.

The work of the center, said Anderson Shaw, director, "has been an opportunity for the African American community to come together from different parishes and different pastoral regions to celebrate African American Catholic culture."

Throughout the year, the center sponsors annual archdiocesan-wide events and programs like the Martin Luther King, Jr. prayer breakfast, Black History Mass, a summer speaker series, and the certificate program in African American Ministry.

Tickets for the 10-year anniversary celebration are $20. Call (323) 777-2106.

Catholic-Jewish Women's Conference: Nov. 11
The 2008 Catholic-Jewish Women's Conference, "Struggling for Religious Identity in a Secular World," will be held Nov. 11, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles.

The morning schedule includes two keynote speakers: Rabbi Susan Laemmle, USC Dean of Religious Life (retired); and Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary Sister Gretchen Hailer, author and workshop presenter. The afternoon will include participant dialogue groups, and a tour of the Skirball's exhibit, "A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People."

The event is presented by the American Jewish Committee, the Board of Rabbis of Southern California, and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, together with the Skirball Cultural Center. Information: http://sites.google.com/site/cjwcla/Home.

Project Rachel training: Nov. 20-22
Vickie Thorn, founder of Project Rachel healing ministry for those who have been involved or affected by abortion, will conduct a series of one-day training sessions in three Southern California dioceses next month. The 9 a.m.-4 p.m. sessions to train priests and counselors in the ministry presented by the Right to Life League of Southern California, are Nov. 20 at St. Bede the Venerable Church, La Caņada; Nov. 21 at the San Bernardino Diocesan Pastoral Center, San Bernardino; and Nov. 22 at Marywood Center, Orange.

Information: Right to Life League, (626) 398-6100 or http://www.RightToLifeLeague.com.