Walk for hunger

The 4th Annual Walk to D’Feet Hunger & Homelessness will be held today to benefit Amos House, a Providence based organization that provides support for men, women and children in Rhode Island who are hungry, homeless and in crisis.

The 5K Walk will begin at 9 a.m. at the Temple to Music at Roger Williams Park in Providence. Check-in and registration begin at 8. For more information, call Amos House at (401) 272-0220, ext. 211, or visit www.amoshouse.com. There is no registration fee or fundraising minimum.

Choral performance

The adult choir of Phillips Memorial Baptist Church, under the direction of Martha Sobaje, will perform “The Ninety and Nine,” a choral performance in story and song about the lives of gospel preachers/singers Dwight L. Moody and Ira Sankey, tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Phillips Memorial Baptist Church, 565 Pontiac Ave., Cranston.

Admission is free, but a freewill offering will be taken. For more information, call (401) 467-3300.

Ordination anniversary

The Rev. Jo-Ann J. Drake, rector of The Church of the Redeemer on Hope Street in Providence since 1993, will be recognized on the 30th anniversary of her ordination to the priesthood tomorrow at the 10 a.m. service.

A Providence native, Drake was the first woman priest of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, ordained in October of 1978 by former Rhode Island Episcopal Bishop, the late Rt. Rev. Frederick Belden.

Healing service

The Rev. Andre Patnaude, best know as Father Pat at LaSalette, will conduct a healing service at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Pleasant Street, West Warwick, Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Installation Mass

The Office of Black Catholic ministry will host an installation Mass for the Rev. Andrew McNair as chaplain to the Office of Black Catholic Ministry for the Diocese of Providence next Saturday, Oct. 4, at 4 p.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Church, 99 Camp St., Providence.

A story of caring

In 1939, Sir Nicholas Winton saved 669 children — most of them Jewish — from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. He brought them to Britain and kept it a secret for nearly 50 years. Winton is now 98 years old and a symbol of how a caring person can truly make a difference. Hanna Slome, one of those children, will share her story Sunday, Oct. 19, at a 10 a.m. breakfast at Temple Am David, 40 Gardiner St., Warwick. The program is free and open to the public, but an RSVP is required by Oct. 10. For more information, call (401) 463-7944.

Catholic programming

RealCatholicTV.com launched the first television station of its kind this month on the Internet. For the first time, all Internet users can access solid Catholic programming, including daily news, political commentary, and features on saints and history. Beginning Wednesday, premium users will be able to access regular episodes on morality, movie reviews, entertainment, apologetics and more.

Red Mass Thursday

The Rev. Msgr. F. Stephen Pedone, judicial vicar and vicar for canonical affairs for the Diocese of Worcester, will be the principal homilist at the annual Red Mass to be celebrated by Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Cathedral of SS. Peter & Paul.

Sponsored by the St. Thomas More Society, the Red Mass is celebrated each fall to coincide with the beginning of the new judicial season, and typically draws lawyers, judges and government officials from across the state.