Around the Diocese

Friday, Jan. 13, 2017

Pastoral Center closed — Monday, Jan. 16, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Pastoral Center will reopen at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Living Rosary for Life — Friday, Jan. 20, St. Mary Catholic Church, 4050 South 3900 West, West Haven, will host its annual “Living Rosary for Life” immediately after the 5 p.m. Communion Service. Volunteers needed. For information and to sign-up, please call 801-898-3821.

Rosary for Life — Sunday, Jan. 22, 2 p.m. at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 275 U St., SLC. The ceremony will take place at the Monument to the Unborn, located outside of the mausoleum. In case of bad weather, the rosary will be held in the mausoleum. All are welcome.

Shadow Day — on Monday, Jan. 23 at Judge Memorial CHS, 650 South 1100 East, SLC. Students in grades 8-12 who are interested in attending Judge Memorial CHS are invited to spend the day shadowing a current Judge student. Prospective students must sign-up for the Jan. 23 Shadow Day ahead of time at: http://www.judgememorial.com/apps/pages/shadow. For information, contact  Suzanne Rainwater, 801-517-2129.

Class on Catholic Dogma — Patience Kabamba, an anthropology professor at Utah Valley University, is offering a series of classes on the role of dogma in the Catholic faith. The one-hour classes will continue at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 in the Dominguez Room of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church’s classroom building, 65 East 500 North, Orem. Free and open to the public.

Communities Talk — Monday, Jan. 23, 7-8 p.m. in the Juan Diego CHS auditorium, 300 East 11800 South, Draper. Representatives of seven area schools will present “A Prevention Education Discussion.” Parents of middle school and high school students are encouraged to attend. Free.

Open House — Thursday, Jan. 26, 5:30-7 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul School, 1385 E. Spring Lane, SLC. 

Placement Exam — for Judge Memorial CHS. Friday, Jan. 27 at 2:20 p.m. Sign up for students entering ninth grade in the 2017-2018 school year at judgememorial.com.

Thomas Merton Workshop — presented by Fr. Daniel Horan. Saturday, Jan. 28, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Wasatch Retreat & Conference Center (Episcopal Center), 75 South 200 East, SLC. Costs $30 regular, $15 students. Register via PayPal or at the St. Catherine of Siena parish office, weekdays, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Registration deadline is Jan. 22. For information, visit http://stcatherineslc.org/retreat/ or call 801-359-6066.

Open House — at St. Thomas More Preschool and Creek Road Childcare, 3015 East Creek Road, Sandy on Saturday, Jan. 28, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Spaghetti Dinner — Saturday, Jan. 28, St. Martin De Porres Catholic Church, 4914 South 2200 West, Taylorsville, will host the Knights of Columbus 10304 Council and their annual fund raising spaghetti dinner. Cost: adults/$12, children under 12/$6. Happy hour from 6-7 p.m., dinner and raffle begin at 7 p.m. For tickets, reservations or information, call Fred Montoya, 801-243-2660.

Judge Memorial CHS Gala — The 35th annual event will be Saturday, Jan. 28, 5:30-11:30 p.m. at the Marriott Downtown City Creek, 75 S. West Temple, SLC. Cost: $125/person. For information, contact Shelly Parker, 801-517-2132 or sparker@judgememorial.com.

Collaborative Ministry Workshop — presented by Brother Loughlin Sofield, ST. Saturday, Jan. 28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in St. Vincent de Paul Parish’s Benvegnu Center, 1375 E. Spring Lane, SLC. $15, includes lunch. To register, visit https://www.dioslc.org/events/registration/step1?event=2326, email della.gardner@dioslc.org or call 801-328-8641 ext. 357.

March 4 Life — by Pro-Life Utah on Saturday, Jan. 28, 11 a.m. at Washington Square, 451 S. State St., SLC. Participants will gather in Washington Square to walk to the Utah State Capitol steps, in the name of bringing awareness to the millions of infant lives lost since the passage of Roe v Wade. Free and open to the public. Donations of diapers and baby wipes will be accepted for the Pregnancy Resource Center of Salt Lake City.

2017 Aquinas Lecture — Franciscan Fr. Daniel Horan will present “Learning From Thomas Merton about Laudato Si’.” Sunday, Jan. 29, 12:30 p.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Newman Center, 170 University St., SLC. Free and open to the public.

Open House — at St. Joseph Catholic Schools. Sunday, Jan. 29, 1-3 p.m. at the elementary school, 2980 Quincy Ave., Ogden; and 2-4 p.m. at the high school, 1790 Lake St., Ogden.

Open House — at St. Thomas More Preschool and Creek Road Childcare, 3015 East Creek Road, Sandy. Sunday, Jan. 29, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Open House — at the Skaggs Catholic Center: Saint John the Baptist elementary and middle schools, and Juan Diego CHS, 300 East 11800 South, Draper. Sunday, Jan. 29 12:30-3 p.m.

Open House — at Kearns-Saint Ann School, 430 East 2100 South, SLC. Sunday, Jan. 29, 1-2 p.m. 

Open House — at Saint Francis Xavier School, 4501 West 5215 South, Kearns. Sunday, Jan. 29, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Open House — at Our Lady of Lourdes School, 1065 East 700 South, SLC. Sunday, Jan. 29, noon-2 p.m. 

Open House — at The Madeleine Choir School 205 First Ave., SLC. Sunday, Jan. 29, 1-3 p.m.

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

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity — The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement are providing materials for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which begins Wednesday, Jan. 18 and continues until Jan. 25. The friars invite the entire Christian community across the globe to pray in communion with the prayer of Jesus “that all may be one” (John 17:21). Supplemental materials for the week of prayer, including prayer guides, cards and posters, can be found on the website www.geii.org; prayer materials may be ordered in English or Spanish.