Around the Diocese

Friday, Feb. 03, 2017

College Admission Information Session — Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m. at Judge Memorial CHS’s auditorium, 650 South 1100 East, SLC. Admission representatives from Rhodes College will be present to address the college admissions process and how selection committees evaluate applicants. Free.

Moonlight Serenade — the Juan Diego CHS Music Department’s annual dinner/dance event will be Friday, Feb. 10, 6:30-9 p.m. Open to all ages. Tickets are available at www.jdchsbands.org or at the door: $15/adults, $10/students.

Catholic Schools Night — all Catholic school students and their families are invited to Judge Memorial CHS’s basketball game against Skyline HS on Friday, Feb. 10 at Judge, 650 South 1100 East. Free admission to all Catholic school students. 

Holy Cross Associates Gathering —Saturday, Feb. 11, 9 a.m.-noon at Holy Cross Ministries, 860 East 4500 South @204, SLC. The focus of the gathering is on “Living Hope as Faithful Citizens.” All are welcome. For information, call Mary Beth Vogel-Ferguson, 801-580-4861.

Basque Dinner & Dance — Saturday, Feb. 11 at Saint Ambrose Hall, 1975 South 2300 East, SLC. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; dinner at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $25 per person ($30 at the door), $12 for children 12 and under. RSVP by Feb. 6 at EventBrite.com. For information, call Cirbie, 801-671-5917. 

Feast Day and Game Night — Saturday, Feb. 11 in Our Lady of Lourdes Parish’ social hall, 670 South 1100 East, SLC. Potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m.; games begin at 7:15 p.m. Games are $15. 

Free Throw Championship — Feb. 12, 2 p.m. in St James the Just Parish gymnasium, 495 N. Harrison Blvd., Ogden. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Districts 1 and 10. All boys and girls ages 9-14 are invited. Free and open to the public. Contact Rich Atkins at 801-605-0739 for information.

Eccles Organ Festival — Sunday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. Organ recital with Christopher Young of Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. Free and open to the public.

Open House — at Our Lady of Lourdes School, 1065 East 700 South, SLC. Thursday, Feb. 16, 1-3 p.m. 

Discernment Weekend — Friday-Monday, Feb. 17-20. The Franciscan Friars of Atonement are hosting a weekend at Graymoor, N.Y., for young men and women seeking to discern their vocations. For information, call 845-424-3671 ext. 2111 or email GraymoorCenter@AtonementFriars.org.

Spanish Marian Retreat — The two-day retreat will be Friday, Feb. 17, 7-9 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 18, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at St. Mary Parish, 4050 South 3900 West, West Haven. Cost: $10 for retreat materials and the book 33 Days to Morning Glory in Spanish. For information, call Jesse Hicardez, 801-564-7356 or Carmen Coronado, 385-775-6842. All are welcome.

Ladies Luncheon — by the St. Olaf Council of Women. Saturday, Feb. 18, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Olaf Parish’s McNamara Center, 1800 S. Orchard Drive, Bountiful. Tickets: $12 before Feb. 13; $15 at the door. Contact Emily Craven at 801-631-4738 or emilycraven0241@gmail.com.  

 

Blue Mass — Sunday, Feb. 19, 8:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 300 East 11800 South, Draper. The Mass will honor members of law enforcement and public safety. A complimentary breakfast sponsored by the Knights of Columbus will follow; freewill donations will be accepted, with all proceeds donated to the UPOA Fallen Officer Trail Ride Scholarship Fund.

Pastoral Center Closed — Monday, Feb. 20 for Presidents’ Day. The Pastoral Center will reopen Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Cathedral of the Madeleine Anniversary — on Tuesday Feb. 21, the anniversary of the 1993 rededication of the Cathedral of the Madeleine will be celebrated. There will be a solemnity at the cathedral, 309 E. South Temple, SLC, and a feast throughout the diocese.

 

Open House — at Our Lady of Lourdes School, 1065 East 700 South, SLC. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 9-11 a.m. 

 

Ash Wednesday — is Wednesday, March 1.  Check your parish for Mass times.

 

New Student Testing — Friday, March 3, 1 p.m. at St. Joseph Elementary School, 2980 Quincy Ave., Ogden. Kindergarten through 8th grade will be tested. To schedule, call Sue Gough, 801-393-6051 ext. 225.

Rite of Election & Call to Continuing Conversion — Saturday, March 4, in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. 10:30 a.m. for the Wasatch Deanery and 1:30 p.m. for the Salt Lake Deanery.

Solemn Vespers — Bishop Oscar A. Solis will preside at Solemn Vespers Monday, March 6, 7 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple., SLC. Free and open to the public.

 

Help Needed — Saint Joseph’s Villa chapel is in need of volunteers for the Sunday Mass. Volunteers help residents to and from their rooms in order to attend Mass. Ushers, lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of the Holy Eucharist also are needed. For information, contact Fr. David Trujillo, 801-487-7557 ext. 3033.

Our Lady of the Snows Chapel — The celebration of the Mass has resumed at our Lady of the Snows Chapel in Alta. Masses will take place each Sunday at 5 p.m. throughout the ski season. For information, call 801-272-9216.

Perpetual Adoration — The Adoration Chapel at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 506 24th St., Ogden, is available 24 hours a day for those who wish to pray. For information, call Jesse Ricardez, 801-564-7356; or Joan Opheikens, 801-866-2481.