Around the Diocese

Friday, Mar. 04, 2016

School Open House — at Our Lady of Lourdes School, 1165 East 700 South, SLC. Tuesday, March 8, 9-11 a.m. For information, visit www.lourdesschool.org/prospective-families.

 

Lenten Presentation — “Seven Deadly Sins” by Susan Espinoza. Tuesday, March 8, 7 p.m. at St. Peter Catholic Church, 634 North 600 East, American Fork. For information, call 801-756-7771.

 

Orchestral Concert — March 9, 5-8 p.m. in the Juan Diego CHS Commons, 300 East 11800 South, Draper.

Lenten Fish Fry — Friday, March 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the St. Thomas More Parish social center, 3015 E. Creek Road, Sandy.

Stations of the Cross — followed by Rice Bowl soup supper. Friday, March 11, 6 p.m. at Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church, 210 N. Carbon Ave., Price. 

Silent Marian Retreat — Saturday, March 12, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., followed by Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church, 4050 South 3900 West, West Haven. Guest speaker: John W. Galten of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, Calif., retreat master for Ignatius Press. Suggested $10 donation includes materials, lunch and snacks. For information, call Donna, 801-898-3821.

Leprechaun Lope — The 27th annual 10K/5K/2-mile fun run will be Saturday, March 12 at 8:30 a.m. from the State Capitol to Memory Grove. Prizes for costumes. Early-bird prices are $15 for those 14 and younger; $25 for those 15 and older. After March 6, all entries are $35. For information, visit www.lourdesschool.org/lope; register at www.active.com.

Spaghetti Dinner — fundraiser for Boy Scouts. Saturday, March 12, 3-8 p.m. in St. Olaf Parish’s McNamara Center, 1793 S. Orchard Dr., Bountiful. Tickets: $8/adults; $3/children. 

Astronomy presentation — by Brother Guy Consolmagno S.J., director of the Vatican Observatory. March 13, 3 p.m. in the Juan Diego CHS auditorium, 300 East 11800 South, Draper. Free and open to the public; a reception featuring student science projects will be in the school’s Great Hall beginning at 2 p.m.

Lenten Presentation — “Sexual Morality” by Stephanie Buck. Tuesday, March 15, 7 p.m. at St. Peter Catholic Church, 634 North 600 East, American Fork. For information, call 801-756-7771.

Chrism Mass — for the Diocese of Salt Lake City will be celebrated Thursday, March 17, 7 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. All in the diocese are welcome to attend. 

Stations of the Cross — followed by Rice Bowl soup supper. Friday, March 18, 6 p.m. at Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church, 210 N. Carbon Ave., Price. 

 

Lenten Fish Fry — Friday, March 18, 5-7:30 p.m., in the St. John the Baptist Parish multi-purpose room, 300 East 11800 South, Draper. Stations of the Cross to follow. Tickets are available at the door. 

Palm Sunday — this year is March 20. See your local parish for Mass times.

Lenten Presentation — “Going to Confession” by Fr. James Blaine. Tuesday, March 22, 7 p.m. at St. Peter Catholic Church, 634 North 600 East, American Fork. For information, call 801-756-7771.

Choral Meditation — Friday, March 25 at 3 p.m. The Choir of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, featuring the Choristers of the Madeleine Choir School, will present G. B. da Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC.  Free and open to the public.

Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil — Saturday, March 26. Msgr. Colin F. Bircumshaw, diocesan administrator, has determined that the Easter Vigil may not begin earlier than 8:30 p.m. in the Diocese of Salt Lake City. 

Easter Sunday — is March 27. The Triduum begins with the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, March 24, and concludes with Vespers on Easter Sunday. 

 

Non-profit applications — for the Catholic Woman’s League’s annual fall benefit luncheon are being accepted. Applicants must be Utah 501(c)3 organizations; applications are due March 15. For information and to obtain an application, contact Holly Porter, 801-680-0117 or porter@gmail.com.

History Essay Contest — for Catholic students in Grades 5-12. Contest submission deadline is March 23. Six contest divisions, winners receive cash prizes and winning essays will be published on the Catholic Textbook Project blog and Facebook pages. For information, see the Essay Contest page at www.catholictextbookproject.com/essay-contest.

Summer volunteer program — in a Franciscan Friars of the Atonement “At-One-Ment” ministries of healing and reconciliation. June 17-Aug. 14. For single Catholic men ages 19-25 who have completed at least two years of college. Priority deadline is April 1. Applications received after April 1 will be reviewed on the basis of availability. For information and an application, visit AtonementFriars.org/MissionProject or contact Paul Krenzelok, 845-424-2122 or PKrenzelok@AtonementFriars.org.

Healing Mass — Every third Saturday of the month at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, 3560 West 3650 South, West Valley City. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 a.m., followed by Mass at 8 a.m.

Donor Search — Cathedral of the Madeleine parishioner Shirley Callanan is in need of a kidney transplant. To be screened as a potential donor, contact Becky Mickelson at Intermountain Medical Center, 801-507-8319 or becky.mickleson@imail.org. The process is confidential.