Catholic women to host prayer brunch

Patti Knoli will be the guest speaker at the prayer brunch spon- sored by Magnificat: A Ministry to Catholic women from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 2 at Porter Valley Country Club, Porter Val- ley Drive in Northridge.

Knoli will discuss the chal- lenges of marriage and living with the effects of alcoholism, and the journey of recovery.

Reservation deadline is Thurs., Oct. 19. For more infor- mation or reservations, call (805) 527-3745 or (818) 889-8515.