Around the Diocese

Friday, Feb. 09, 2018

School Tour — and informational meeting. Monday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. at J.E. Cosgriff Memorial Catholic School, 2335 Redondo Ave., SLC. For parents of prospective students from 2 years old to 8th grade. For information, email Maggie Kearns, Admissions, mkearns@cosgriff.org.

School Open House — Tuesday, Feb. 13, 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes School, 1065 East 700 South, SLC.  

Ash Wednesday — Feb. 14, marks the beginning of Lent. Check your parish for Mass times.

Lenten Retreat — Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16-17 at St. Mary Catholic Church, 4050 South 3900 West, West Haven, beginning with the parish’s Lenten prayer services on Friday. On Saturday from 9 a.m. to the 5 p.m. Mass will be a day of reflection with Fr. Alan Benander, O. Praem. from St. Michael’s Norbertine Abbey. Suggested $10 donation includes refreshments, materials and light meal. Registration recommended. For information visit www.stmarysutah.org  or call 801-621-7961 or 801-898-3821.

Fish Fry — Friday, Feb. 16 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 3015 E. Creek Road, Sandy. Dinner served from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Doors close at  8 p.m.  Cost: Adults/$9; age 12 to 3/$6; age 2 and under free. Sponsored by the parish’s Knights of Columbus Council 11479.

Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion — Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. The diocesan rite for the Salt Lake Deanery will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m.; for the Eastern, Northern and Southwestern deaneries it will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m.

Marriage Retreat — Saturday, Feb. 17, 1-4:30 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Parish’s Benvegnu Center, 1375 E. Spring Lane, SLC. Speakers are Bob and Peg Hensler. Cost: $40 per couple; optional dinner and dancing, $30 per couple. Register online at https://www.dioslc.org/about-us/diocese-calendar/marriage-enrichment/32-diocesan-marriage-enrichment-retreat or contact Veola Burchett, 801-328-8641 ext. 324 or veola.burchett@dioslc.org.

Blue Mass — honoring all law enforcement, firefighters and first responders. Sunday, Feb. 18, 8:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 300 East 11800 South, Draper. The Mass will be followed by a complimentary breakfast; freewill donations will be collected and donated to the UPOA Fallen Officer Trail Ride Scholarship Fund. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus 12181.

Pastoral Center Closed — The Diocese of Salt Lake City Pastoral Center will be closed Monday, Feb. 19, in honor of Presidents’ Day. The Pastoral Center will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20.

Parish Dinner and Game Night — Friday, Feb 23 at Saint Thomas More Parish, 3015 E. Creek Road, Sandy. Cost $19. Dinner at 6 p.m.; games start at 6:45 p.m.

Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion — Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. The diocesan rite for the Wasatch Deanery will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m.

Chamber Music Night — at the Judge Memorial CHS music room, 650 South 1100 East, SLC. Monday, Feb. 26, 7-9 p.m. Free.

School Open House — at Judge Memorial CHS, 650 South 1100 East, SLC. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 9-11 a.m. For information, contact Director of Admissions Tim Gardner, tgardner@judgememorial.com or 801-517-2129.

Interfaith Month Guided Tour — of Chabad Lubavitch of Utah and the Islamic Bosnian mosque. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 6:30-9 p.m. Free and open to the public. For information, visit interfaithroundtable.org.

Fish Fry — Friday, March 2, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 3015 E. Creek Road, Sandy. Dinner served from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Doors close at  8 p.m.  Cost: Adults/$9; age 12 to 3/$6; age 2 and under free. Sponsored by the parish’s Knights of Columbus Council 11479.

Youth Rally — Saturday, March 3, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul School,1385 E. Spring Lane, SLC. Speakers are Fr. Sébastien Sasa Nganomo Babisayon, associate pastor of St. Ambrose Parish, and Fr. Eleazar Silva, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish. The bilingual (English/Spanish) event sponsored by the Diocese of Salt Lake City Office of Youth Ministry is open to youth ages 13-17. Keynote talks, music and games. Free. Registration by Feb. 28 at https://www.dioslc.org/about-us/diocese-calendar/special-events/44-diocesan-youth-rally.

Eccles Organ Festival — Sunday, March 11, 8 p.m. in Libby Gardner Hall, 1375 Presidents Circle, SLC. Crista Miller, director of music and cathedral organist at Houston’s Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, will perform. Free and open to the public.

Msgr. Benvegnu Lecture — Monday, March 12, 7 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 1375 E. Spring Lane, SLC. Ruth Dillon, director of the diocesan Office of Liturgy, will present “Understanding Holy Week.” Free and open to the public.

Fish Fry — Friday, March 16, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 3015 E. Creek Road, Sandy. Dinner served from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Doors close at  8 p.m.  Cost: Adults/$9; age 12 to 3/$6; age 2 and under free. Sponsored by the parish’s Knights of Columbus Council 11479.

The 8th Annual St. Mary Men’s Retreat — is open to all men in the Diocese of Salt Lake City.  The retreat, Aug. 10-12 in Bloomington, Idaho, will focus on the book “7 Secrets of Confession.” It will be bilingual English/Spanish. Small group discussion, presentations and activities. For information and to register, visit www.stmarysutah.org/MensClub.asp. Cost: $50, includes lodging, food and materials. For information, contact Mario Rios, 801-390-1319.

Applications Being Accepted —from Utah 501-(c)-3 non-profit organizations to be considered as beneficiary of the Catholic Woman’s League’s 2018 Benefit Luncheon. Parishes, schools, religious or secular organizations are all eligible. Applications are due by Feb. 22. For information and application forms, contact Linda Burt, lindaburt20@hotmail.com.

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