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𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬

Howdy there, buckaroos, tucker in for another issue of the CH Times. I swear I feel like I was just writing the last edition of this the other day but here we are again! I'm supposed to have all my college essays submitted tomorrow, so that is stressful. Small tip for those of you who aren't seniors yet: do NOT wait until three days before your college things are due to start writing them. Evidently the homeschooler procrastination tendencies hit me hard. Regardless, that being said, I'm pretty much halfway through senior year, so I can't complain. The theme for this issue is Pumpkin Times, cause if you haven't noticed, Halloween is in 16 days. Let me know what you're going to be for Halloween in the comments & I'll give you a 1-10 ranking of the idea-- me personally, I'm thinking senior citizen but mainly because I want to put corn starch in my hair and turn it white. That's it, that's the only reason. Continuing on, my friendssssss...
𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫
Angel of God, my guardian dear,
To whom God's love commits me here,
Ever this day, be at my side,
To light and guard,
Rule and guide.
Amen.
(Guardian Angel Prayer)
𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬
- There are 11 new CH members in the past 15 days: @Shadowfax, @ALI_Sarmiento, @McCracken, @Mei, @Catholic_Chess_AMDG, @Linnet, @JAS7, @riri, @Millie, @lilaK52309, and @JCairns. Welcome to CH, y'all!
- The debate forum has once again been converted to only allowing resolution debates. Please be sure to read the rules for resolution debates before you post topics or in topics!
𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐬
Franciscan House Stats: 9 members have joined and stayed since the last check for Franciscan, bringing the total member count to 190.
Theresian House Stats: 11 members have joined and stayed for Theresian since the last check, bringing the total member count to 153.
Dominican House Stats: 8 members have joined and stayed for Dominican since the last check, bringing the total member count to 127.
Benedictine House Stats: 4 members have joined and stayed since the last check for Benedictine, bringing the total member count to 191.
𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞
How Many Guardian Angels Do You Have?
by @Sapientia
There are countless members of the heavenly host. Indeed, God has made innumerable angels. Pure spirits, all the angels praise Him constantly, serving Him with their very being. Whether they be the glorious seraphim or the “lower” angels, they are far beyond anything humans can imagine.
Angels, however, are not just greater than humans in their intelligence or their beauty. On the contrary, angels also are perfect in their love. Angels overflow with love of God, but they also overflow with devotion to human beings. God has given everything into the care of an angel. But exactly how many angels guard every person? Which of the heavenly host are given to care of mortal men?
Individual Guardian Angels
Every person has his own guardian angel, who watches over him alone. God has given every person such a guardian angel: a unique pure spirit to guide him to holiness and cultivate a relationship with him.
Indeed, every person’s guardian angel is unique: no two guardian angels are alike. God created a person and his guardian angel to be in a harmonious partnership, perfect for every personality. A person’s particular guardian angel Is a great blessing to him, and a personal guardian angel is a special friend to whom he has been entrusted.
Family Guardian Angels
Every family, however, has a special guardian angel. This guardian angel, protecting multiple people, guides the entire family to holiness. In the midst of family difficulties—financial struggles, conflicts between siblings, disunity between parents and children—the family’s guardian angel is a wonderful inspiration and protector to pray with. It is a guardian angel’s delight to draw every member of the family closer to holiness, and it is his special role to cultivate relationships between family members. Every guardian angel of a family is perfect for the family to whom he has been entrusted.
National Guardian Angels
On a national level, too, guardian angels protect and inspire the children of God. God has entrusted to every country, no matter how large or how small, a special guardian angel to guide that nation to sanctity. It is the duty of this guardian angel to protect the country from evil ideologies, threats from other territories, and other dangers to the spiritual, physical, and intellectual freedom of that country. 
For instance, in 1917, the Guardian Angel of Portugal appeared to the three children at Fatima. This holy spirit said that another, greater apparition was coming- one which would bless the whole world, but one which would also make them suffer greatly. By appearing to these three Portuguese children, this holy angel prepared Portugal for the Fatima apparitions and first revealed the spiritual world to the three children at Fatima.
The world is full of guardian angels, who all wish to lead his charge in holiness. In fact, there are three guardian angles over every person: the guardian of the individual, the family, and the nation. May all entrust themselves to their guardian angels and seek to grow in holiness with these heavenly friends, now and always.
𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰
by @Fa11_Fox
What are you dressing up as?
@Amelia4latte: I am going to be Our Lady of Czstechowa.
If you could collaborate with a CH for the perfect costume duo, who would you go trick-or-treating with?
@Amelia4latte: I would want to dress up as another tribute from hunger games with @AveMaria624!
What is the weirdest costume you have ever seen?
@Amelia4latte: Weirdest costume?......I would definitely say creepiest too.. it was one of those headless costumes holding your head!
𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬

cred: @Isabelle

cred: @Rina Maria

cred: @il_duce_of_riana

cred: @DannyBoy
𝐚𝐝𝐬
"Are you hungry? Like, really hungry? As in you have not consumed nutrition to a starvation point? But you are in a vegetable field? Yet you do not know which vegetables have been poisoned or not? Completely understandable, dearie! If you find yourself in this unfortunate circumstance, just call for the @Vegetable Observer! Hourly fees are 3 carrots, rates may change depending on the Observer's hunger level." - Anonomous Chico
 

 
"Want a great friend to prank? Or to spam the ama of? Or to dare in Truth or Dare?
Have we got a friend for you!
introducing… @AveMaria624!
Really kind!
she is quite tame and will remain friends despite your hilarious pranks!
All for the low, low, price of $764,136,147,358!
Pay just $755,135 more for FREE shipping! Just another $300,000 will guarantee same day shipping, promised to arrive within 5-10 weeks!
-anonymous"
𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
All that being said, I'm very sleepy now, so I'll probably go listen to some FINNEAS and then sleep. I pray for all of you to continue in your productivity and schooling, education is a gift! You are all lovely, worthy, beautiful, and deserving of love. Unless if we disagree in a debate. KIDDING. If you talk bad about yourself Bluebell is gonna go beat you up until you say three things you like about your personality. cause guess what. i love you.

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HELLO Y'ALL!!! Welcome to the 32nd edition of The Theresian Telephone! Since this is our October Issue, it is especially special since this is the month of both of our patrons' feast days! Today is also St. Teresa of Avila's Feast Day, so what could be more fitting? So without further ado.... 
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𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝙵𝚕𝚘𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚏 𝙲𝚢𝚐𝚗𝚎𝚝𝚜
Since Septembers issue, we've had an incredible number of SEVENTEEN new and returning members join!! Give @MarianPrayers815, @heather, @tabanthawheat, @the feminine genius, @MaddyG, @Ilsa, @Belen, @TheEfficientBaxter, @lil MJ, @McCracken, @emmanuel pro, @Rina Maria, @SILENTPOOL, @Linnet, @Princess Aster, @milkyway14, and @OurLady2010 a warm welcome to our flock of cygnets!!!! This also puts us at 153 members, only seven short of beating our record!
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𝚂𝚠𝚊𝚗 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚝: 𝙰 𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚕𝚢 𝚁𝚎𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝
This is @HallieMae stepping in for the monthly news report again, so lets see what's been going on! 
During September's CH Riders for Ella GCC Campaign, Theresian House came in first out of the four houses with 113.5 miles ridden and $900 raised, beat only by the Mods & Alumni Group! We can't wait to participate again next year!
Theresian's 3rd Annual October Contest is going on right now, so if you'd like to participate and show off your Theresian spirit, head over to the link for more info, and to the House Info page to see our previous winners!! https://www.catholicharbor.com/topic/50044-3rd-annual-october-theresian-contest-💛🖤/
We also have an information page for the First Annual Inter-House Costume Contest, so go check that out to represent Theresian! https://www.catholicharbor.com/topic/50211-𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙-𝕬𝖓𝖓𝖚𝖆𝖑-𝕴𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖗-𝕳𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖊-𝕮𝖔𝖘𝖙𝖚𝖒𝖊-𝕮𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖘𝖙/
That's all the news for now!!!
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𝙸𝚗 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝
Hey there! @Bluebell standing in, interviewing @ClareG!
What first drew you towards Theresian?
I’m an artsy person, so it seemed like a good match.
What was your first impression of Theresian once you entered?
A little quiet, but I think it’s going to start picking up with the new members.
How has Theresian help prompt you in your own creativity or artisticness?
I’ve only been in a little bit, but I want to finish rereading LotR so I can read Anne books for the BotM.
What's your favorite aspect of Theresian?
The members!
What are your favorite forms of art?
Acrylic landscape in the style of Bob Ross, as well as realistic sketching. Occasionally I’ll doodle a little pattern and that’s relaxing.
What is one thing that reminds you of being a Theresian in everyday life?
Often when I hear about swans(though not when I work on The Swan(piano). Probably now that I though of it it will lol).
How do you like to spread your warmth towards others?
Smiling, “God bless”, “have a good day”, stuff like that. I would like to be like that more though.
What would you say to someone considering to join Theresian?
If you think it sounds like you, go for it!
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𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝙻𝚒𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚢
𝚂𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚋𝚢 𝚂𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚜
Minuet of the Changing Season
by @Bluebird29
The leaves change hues, 
                  And then they fall, 
                          Twirling dancers, 
                                        As at a ball. 
                The rustling of their golden gowns.
                       Quiet. When the leaves touch down. 
                                         And then the wind, 
                                             Like music drifts,
                                O'er the dancers, 
        Still and stiff. 
                                             The partners rise,                                                 
                         Upon the breeze.                                  
                                                To a minuet,                        
                                                                             Among the trees.          
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𝙸𝚗 𝙵𝚘𝚌𝚞𝚜
By: @Isabel
In Focus October: Vibrant Colors

This photo is of a huge rock at Lake Tahoe around sunset. I love to take pictures with vibrant colors, but I often find it hard to adjust the lighting so that the colors don't get muted. This is one of my favorite photos because of how bright and vibrant it turned out. I believe the red in the rock comes from iron. I picked this photo for October because the colors remind me of October colors. 
𝙿𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝
For this month's Picture Perfect photo, I chose @McCracken's beautiful picture of the Aurora Borealis, a rare and beautiful event!

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𝙷𝚞𝚖𝚘𝚛 𝚁𝚞𝚖𝚘𝚛
Just digging up this old meme for some Theresian Humor! 

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𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚊 𝙽𝚘𝚝𝚎
Here we have @ClareG's October Just a Note article!
Today I will talk about one of my favorite composers, Franz Liszt! Born in Raiding, Austria on October 22, 1811, he has composed and transcribed some of the most well know pieces of music. He was a virtuosic pianist with a dramatic flair. Before he would perform, he would dramatically remove his white gloves. As he played, the piano(lacking a cast iron frame that modern pianos have) would literally fall apart under his crazy playing! The audience would even be slightly disappointed if his piano didn’t completely break down during the performance. There would be a backup piano, if the one he was using broke too much to continue. Liszt knew some of the most famous composers, like Beethoven, and was taught by Carl Czerny, who after teaching Liszt for 18 months, said that there was nothing left to teach to the boy. When he was still rather young, he became an 1800’s superstar!
Some of his most beautiful works are Liebestraume No. 3, Un Sospiro(A Sigh), and his famous Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. He also composed frightfully hard Etudes, in the style of Paganini, a most virtuosic violinist. One such is his Etude No. 6. Despite unfortunately not always doing the right thing young, in his later life, he started to become more religious, joining the 3rd Order of St. Francis, and was given the four minor orders of porter, lector, exorcist, and acolyte.
Liszt did not only compose, he also transcribed to piano tons of pieces! Some include the famous William Tell Overture and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.
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𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚃𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚎𝚜
By: @HallieMae
Here we have a short Photo tutorial off of Pinterest for a rose hairstyle, which is the flower of our patron saints!

Credit for image goes to whoever it is due!
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𝙰𝚁𝚃𝚒𝚌𝚕𝚎𝚜
By: @Stulta Artifex
Welcome back y’all!
                                  For this newsletter, I bring you a fall themed ARTicle since with the coming of October fall is in full swing. So here is today’s topic:
 
                                                                                                                                   How To Preserve Fall Leaves

               
                                                                                                                                 (Not my picture)
    Now some of you may have a preferred method for this but for those who don’t I thought a little tutorial might help. 
 
Materials
- Nice Fall Leaves (obviously)
- Paper towels or Cardstock as well as a stack of heavy books
- Mod Podge (This should be easily found in any art store if you don’t have it already.)
- Foam Brush
- Extra Newspaper
- A Magazine or Catalog that you don’t need
 
     Instructions
1 First you must collect all the leaves you would like to preserve and clean them. Try to collect ones that aren’t too brittle. Rinse the leaves with water, but be careful not to tear them, and leave them to dry for a while. They must be fully dry to press them. 
2 To press the leaves, lay a couple of leaves on a paper towel, or sheet of cardstock, and place another piece on top. Repeat for as many leaves as you have. Place your leaf sandwiches underneath big stacks of books and let them sit there for twelve to twenty-four hours. Try to avoid any longer than that as the leaves may lose their color or grow mold. 
3 Next it is time to preserve the leaves. For this you need to cover your entire surface with old newspaper, or random paper you don’t care about. Take your pressed leaves out of their sandwiches and grab your magazine. 
4 Open the catalog to the first page and put the leaf on it. Use the foam brush to apply Mod Podge to one side of the leaf. Then place your leaf on the newspaper covered surface with the painted side facing up. Repeat with the rest of your leaves so that all of them have one side covered in Mod Podge and then let them dry. 
Use one page of the catalog for every couple of leaves and then flip to the next page, the pages will slowly be glued together as you do this. It simply provides a surface for you to paint and not worry about.
5 After the side with the Mod Podge dries, repeat step 4 on the other side of all the leaves. If you have a lot of leaves you may need more magazines. Let the second side dry.
When you are finished, some of the leaves may be a little curled. Simply press them again and they should flatten out.
Now your leaves are all preserved, and you can use them for any craft you like or simply just leave them as is and arrange them all over the house. Some crafts include, doodling on your leaves with a paint pen and stringing them up, fixing them to a hoop and making a fall wreath, or sandwiching them between pieces of clear plastic and hanging them on a window.
 Sourced from: How to Preserve Leaves: Best Methods, Tips, and Tricks! - Rhythms of Play
                                           
                                                    I hope you found this ARTicle useful and enjoy the beauty of God’s creation in the fall colors of leaves.
 
                                                                                                                      See ya next time!
𝚂𝚠𝚊𝚗 𝙳𝚛𝚊𝚠𝚗
This month's Swan Drawn piece is @MaddyG's "Burn the Ships" artwork!

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𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙻𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝙵𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛'𝚜 𝙶𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚗
Sedum Sieboldii
 
By @Ally


                 Hi everybody, and welcome back to the Little Flowers Garden! Happy feast day of St. Teresa of Avila and, finally, the coming of fall! In honor of St. Teresa, today we will be learning about Sedum Sieboldii, also called St. Teresa’s grass. This flowering plant blooms in October, the month in which we celebrate St. Teresa of Avila’s feast day. This plant is native to Japan. It is an easy plant to take care of because it needs only a sparse amount of sunlight and water. Most interestingly, this plant changes color throughout all the seasons except winter, when it goes dormant.
Whether it is spring:

Or summer:

Or fall:

This plant never ceases to beautify one’s garden. That is all for today, and I hope that everyone has a wonderful October and feast day of St. Teresa! God bless.
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𝚃𝚛𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚊 𝚃𝚒𝚍𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚜
Hello and welcome to Trivia Tidbits! I’m @tabanthawheat, and I'm super excited to share some interesting facts with you all.

This month's exciting topic is... *drumroll* Animals! Let's dive right in!
~ Polar bears have black skin
~  One species of jellyfish is immortal 
~ The national animal of Scotland is a unicorn
~ The okapi has the head of a giraffe, the body of a horse, and the stripes of a zebra
~ Cats prefer human interaction over food
~ A rock hyrax can spot a predator over 1000 yards away
~ A camel can drink 53 gallons of water in 3 minutes
 
I'm going to start adding a trivia question at the end of each article. Here’s this month’s question:
What breed of dog cannot bark?
So, without asking good o'l Google (or whatever internet browser you use,) let me know what YOU think the answer is in the comments below, and I’ll reveal it in next month’s issue. Thanks for reading, until next time!
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𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚙𝚘𝚝
By: @AveMaria624
Teresa Sanchez de Cepeda y Ahumada was born March 28, 1515 in Avila, Spain. She was the fifth of twelve children, 2 of which were half siblings from her father's first marriage. Her childhood was relatively normal for a child in her time. Until her mother passed away in 1529. 
A few short years after the tragedy, Teresa against her fathers wishes, joined the Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation. But within two years, her health collapsed and she was disabled and unable to move on her own for three years. During that time, she grew in holiness and developed a great love for mental prayer. However, when she recovered, she stopped praying. For fifteen years, she was in a state divided between a worldly and a divine spirit. Until 1555, when she experienced a religious awakening. 
In 1558, St. Teresa began to restore the Carmelite life to its original state of prayer, which was relaxed and basically forgotten in the 14th and 15th centuries. Her reform required that the nuns completely and totally withdraw from the world, so that they may live a life of prayer and penance in reparation for the sins of mankind. 
 
Throughout the rest of her life, she did many great things. In the mid 1560s she wrote her books, "Way of Perfection", "Interior Castle" and an autobiography titled "Life of Teresa of Avila". Thousand of people have read these books! And eventually, Teresa met St. John of God, who she asked to carry out her reform to the male said of the order. Which he did in a very virtuous and wonderful way.
 
After a life of service to God, St. Teresa of Avila died in 1582. She was canonized March 12, 1622. And she was the first woman to be declared a Doctor of the Church, in 1970 by Pope Paul VI. She is the patroness of headaches, migraines, Spain, dancers, and those in need of grace. Her feast day is October 15.
 
St. Teresa of Avila, ora pro nobis!  
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Thank you all for reading this special issue of our newsletter, full of wonderful articles from all of our contributors!
With love from the Carmelite Contributors: @ellieviola, @HallieMae, @KoalaTash, @Bluebird29, @Isabel, @ClareG, @The Horse Enthusiast, @Stulta Artifex, @Ally, @AveMaria624, @tabanthawheat,   & The Theresian House!