In this issue, we announced news about the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester and unclaimed cremated remains.  Also in this issue, we reminded members about the laws and regulations about those that are abandoned and provided advice.     We announced grants are available for students to attend the Nov. 16 embalmers session; shared highlights from the fall meeting of the MFDA Board of Directors meeting;  provided a reminder about the process for license renewal.  We announced that North Shore Community College will hold an information session for new students on Oct. 19; announced that SADOD (Support After a Death by Overdose) is presenting its second annual Finding Connections in Grief Conference on Oct. 20-22; and provided the Carriage Services statement regarding Park Lawn.