Around the Diocese

Friday, Oct. 03, 2014

CCS Humanitarian Awards Dinner — Thursday, Nov. 6, 6-9 p.m. at the Little America Hotel, 500 S. Main St., SLC. This year’s honorees are Jon and Mary Kay Huntsman. RSVP to Andrew Robinson, 801-428-1231 or arobinson@ccsutah.org.

 

Diocesan Rosary — Monday, Oct. 6 at 9 a.m. the student bodies of Juan Diego, Judge Memorial and Saint Joseph Catholic high schools will pray the rosary together for the intention of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops at the Vatican. The students invite all parishes in the Diocese of Salt Lake City to participate in this event with them and to join in the rosary.  

Pregnancy Resource Center Banquet for Life — Friday, Oct. 10, 6:30-9 p.m., Sheraton Hotel, 150 West 500 South, SLC. Speaker is Pam Tebow, mother of Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow. Tickets are $75. Registration deadline is Oct. 6. Call Sue Mirgon at 801-994-4982 or register online at https://secure.ministrysync.com/ministrysync/event/home.php?e=7467.

St. Francis of Assisi Bingo — Friday, Oct. 10, 6:30 p.m. at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 65 East 500 North, Orem. Cost is $14.

Timothy Radcliffe, O.P. Lecture — Friday, Oct. 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Saint Vincent de Paul Parish’s Holy Family Hall, 1385 E. Spring Lane, SLC. Friar Radcliffe will present a free lecture, “Being the Body of Christ Today.” For information, contact the Diocese of Salt Lake City Office of Religious Education, 801-328-8641 ext. 326 or Susan.Northway@dioslc.org.

A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein — Oct. 10-11 7:30 p.m., at St. Ambrose Church, 1975 South 2300 East, SLC. “Sing God A Simple Song: A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein” will feature the Salt Lake Choral Artists under the direction of Dr. Brady Allred. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students, and are available at the website www.saltlakechoralartists.org.

CWL Fall Benefit Luncheon — Saturday, Oct. 11, 11 a.m. at Little America Hotel, 500 S. Main St., SLC. Beneficiaries of the fundraiser are the Assistance League of SLC and Race Swami. Mail reservations with payment and seating requests by Oct. 6 to Patty Martinez, 934 E. Crosswind Way, Draper, UT, 84020. $35 per person; no tickets sold at the door. To make a donation or to provide a gift for the drawing, contact Linda Itami, 801-560-2123 or linda@lindaitami.com.

St. Marguerite Spaghetti Dinner — Saturday, Oct. 11, 6 p.m. at Saint Marguerite Catholic Church, 15 S. 7th St., Tooele. Cost is $9 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under.

Music Workshop — Saturday, Oct. 11, 9 a.m. – noon at Saint Ambrose Catholic Church, 2315 Redondo Ave, SLC. Father Christopher Gray will present on Advent spirituality and singing the psalms. Cost is $10. To register, contact the Office of Liturgy at 801-328-8641 ext. 322. Registration deadline is Oct. 8.

Public Square Rosary Crusade — Saturday, Oct. 11, noon at Saint Ann Catholic Church, 450 East 2100 South, SLC. All are welcome to pray for the right to keep God in the public square.

College Prep Workshop — Saturday, Oct. 11, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Saint Joseph Catholic High School, 1790 Lake St., Ogden. Information about preparing for college; free and open to the public. To register call 801-394-1515.

Eccles Organ Festival — Sunday, Oct. 12, 8 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. Ken Cowan to perform. Free admission; open to the public.

Fall Music Concert — Monday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m. in the Judge Memorial CHS auditorium, 650 South 1100 East, SLC. Performing are the Concert Choir, Jazz Band, Concert Band, and Orchestra. Learn more at  www.judgememorial.com.

From St. Francis to Pope Francis to You — Friday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Parish, 300 East 11800 South, Draper. The 90-minute multimedia presentation highlights the impacts of climate change on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. For information contact Connie Waung at Cswaung@comcast.net, Margret Posch at margretposch@gmail.com, or Bob Vorwald at Bvorwald@gmail.com or visit CatholicClimateCovenant.org.

Knights of Columbus dinner/dance —  Saturday, Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 1700 East 9800 South, Sandy. Dinner will be a meal of prime rib, New York steak or chicken breast, baked potatoes/vegetable and dinner roll. A live band will play from 8 to 11 p.m. Tickets are $33 and may be purchased at the parish office, school office or by reservation. For information, contact Cy Kinane, 801-571-9016 or cjkinane@aol.com

Cursillo Weekend Retreats — Men’s Cursillo weekend is scheduled for Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 30 - Nov. 2; the women’s Cursillo is scheduled for Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 6-9. To participate in the weekend, contact Frank Lujan, 801-664-3003; Art Romo, 801-834-5951; or Rita Stelmach, 801-647-0143.

Eccles Organ Festival — Sunday, Nov. 9, 8 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. Ghislain Leroy and Romain Leleu to perform. Free admission; open to the public.

Bingo — Every Friday night doors open at 5:45 p.m. for dinner and bingo starts at 6:45 p.m. at Saint Francis Xavier, 4501 West 5215 South, Kearns. Cost is $15 includes dinner with 18 games of bingo.