Around the Diocese

Friday, Dec. 26, 2014

Closed — The Diocese of Salt Lake City Pastoral Center will be closed from noon Dec. 31 until 8:30 a.m. Jan. 5 for the New Year holiday.

New Year’s Eve Party — Friday, Dec. 31, 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. at Saint Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 7405 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan. Appetizers, champagne toast and dancing. Cost is $25 per person in advance or $30 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the parish office from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God — Thursday, Jan. 1, the Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God, is not a holy day of obligation in the Diocese of Salt Lake City.

First Friday Mass — with the Catholic Woman’s League. Friday, Jan. 2, 9 a.m. at Saint Ann Catholic Church, 2119 South 400 East, SLC. Intention: comfort for the sick and grieving. Breakfast follows at the Olympian, 2181 South 700 East, SLC.  For information, call Millie Burningham, 801-484-5035 or email taichigrandma@netzero.net. 

Bingo Game Night — Saturday, Jan. 3, 7 p.m. in Our Lady of Lourdes Parish’s social hall, 670 South 1100 East, Salt Lake City. Cost is $14 for Bingo games; dinner is $4. 

Judge Memorial CHS Placement Exam — Saturday, Jan. 10, 7:45 a.m., with a make-up day Friday, Jan. 23, 3 p.m. Registration information is available at  www.judgememorial.com, or contact Suzanne Rainwater, 801-517-2129, for details.

Eccles Organ Festival — Sunday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC with a recital by Renée Anne Louprette. The program includes music by Bach, Guilain, Couperin and the performance of the entire Second Suite of Louis Vierne’s Pièces de Fantaisie. Free and open to the public.

 

Film Showing — Thursday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m. in the Juan Diego CHS auditorium, 300 East 11800 South, Draper. The JDCHS Human Rights International Club Film Festival will feature the documentary The Human Experience, with a running time of 90 minutes. Admission is free. 

School Open House — The Madeleine Choir School will host its annual open house/information session on Sunday, Jan. 25, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. No appointment is necessary, just stop by for information and tours of the  campus. Staff, students, and parents will be available to answer questions. The Madeleine Choir School is located at 205 1st Ave., Salt Lake City. For information, visit utmcs.org, email admissions@utmcs.org, or call 801-323-9850 ext. 103.

2015 Aquinas Lecture — Jesuit Fr. Thomas J. Reese, senior analyst for the National Catholic Reporter, will present this year’s Aquinas Lecture; his topic is “Pope Francis and Reform of the Church.” The lecture will be Sunday, Jan. 25, at 12:30 p.m. at Saint Catherine of Siena/Newman Center, 170 University St. in SLC. The event is free and open to the public.

Scout Saturday — Saturday, Jan. 31, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. A special ceremony for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to receive their religious emblems from Bishop John C. Wester.

 

School Open House — at Saint Andrew Catholic School, 11835 South 3600 West, in Riverton. Jan. 29, 6:30 – 8 p.m. This open house will be in conjunction with Catholic Schools Week. St. Andrew School is accepting applications for 2015-16 for children ages 3 years old through 8th grade. Call 801-253-600 or visit www.standrewut.org, Facebook (www.facebook.com/saintandrewut) or Twitter @SaintAndrewUT.

Cirque du St. Vincent’s Auction — Saturday, Feb. 7, at Saint Vincent de Paul Parish, 1375 E. Spring Lane, SLC. Big Top theme for a night of dinner, drinks and auctions to raise funds for the school. Tickets are  $75 before Jan. 9 and $80 after. RSVP by Feb. 2. 

Year of Consecrated Life Mass — Sunday, Feb. 8, 11 a.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. Bishop John C. Wester will celebrate a Mass in honor of the Year of Consecrated Life. All are invited.

Meeting for Black Catholic Families — with Andrew and Terri Lyke, founders of the Arusi network, which helps sustain and promote the unique gifts of Black Catholic families. The Lykes are consultors to the Vatican on family issues, have national speaking engagements, and will be presenters at the 2015 Vatican World Meeting of Families. The meeting will be Sunday, Feb. 15, from 2-4 p.m. at the Diocese of Salt Lake City Chancery offices, 303 E. South Temple. For information, contact Veola Burchett, veola.burchett@dioslc.org or 801 328-8641.

Seeking Longest-Married Couple — World Wide Marriage Encounter, the Family Life Office and the Utah Marriage Commission want to honor married couples in all 50 states. To nominate a couple, send their names, wedding date, city and state where they reside; as well as your own name and phone number or email address so you can be contacted if your nominee is a national or state winner. Email information to wwmelmc2015@gmail.com or dickanddiane66@bellsouth.net; or mail to Dick & Diane Baumbach, 8924 Puerto Del Rio Dr. Suite 402, Cape Canaveral, FL, 32920, or call 321-613-5180, or contact veola.burchett@dioslc.org. Nomination deadline is Jan. 10.

New Hot Ball Bingo — every Friday night at Saint Francis Xavier Parish gym, doors open at 5 p.m. and bingo starts at 6:45 p.m. Cost is $16 for dinner and 18 games of bingo.