COLORADO SPRINGS. Three Our Lady of the Pines parishioners have been tending a vegetable garden that provides fresh produce for the city’s needy population.

Shari Underwood, Deb Calhoun and Carla Dunford tend a garden located on the rectory grounds at Our Lady of the Pines Parish in the Black Forest section of Colorado Springs. The garden provides nutritionally-rich produce grown to support the needs of poor, urban neighborhoods and rural, secluded areas. This includes struggling families, seniors living on a fixed income, the working poor, military veterans, the disabled, unsupported teens and the city’s homeless population.

COLORADO SPRINGS. The Office of Stewardship and Development announced that an anonymous donor will match every dollar given to the Vocations Appeal from Nov. 17-30, up to $25,000. The matching grant is being offered in honor of Giving Tuesday on Nov. 28.

“In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

In a few days, our country will celebrate the annual Thanksgiving holiday.  This event happens every November, and for one day each year we are called to count our many blessings, to give thanks.

Den gracias a Dios en toda ocasión: esto es lo que Dios quiere de todos ustedes, en Cristo Jesús”. — 1 Tesalonicenses 5, 18

Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo,

Dentro de unos días, nuestro país celebrará la fiesta anual de Acción de Gracias.  Este acontecimiento tiene lugar cada mes de noviembre, y durante un día al año estamos llamados a contar nuestras muchas bendiciones, a dar gracias.

For gardeners, this is a melancholy time. We are already missing the splash of color from our favorite perennial flower, the scent of fresh soil, and the highly gratifying feeling of slicing our own garden-grown vegetables. Alas, another growing season has passed. What are we gardeners to do?