Around the Diocese

Friday, Dec. 23, 2016

Pastoral Center closed — Friday, Dec. 30, for the New Year holiday. The Pastoral Center will reopen 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4.

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God — is Sunday, Jan. 1. Check your parish for Mass times.

First Friday Mass— with the Catholic Woman’s League; includes rosary and social. Friday, Jan. 6, 8:30 a.m. in the small chapel at Saint Patrick Parish, 1040 West 400 South. Breakfast follows at Denny’s, 250 West 500 South. RSVP to Millie Burningham, 801-484-5035 or taichigrandma@netzero.net.

Epiphany Concert — Sunday, Jan. 8, 3 p.m. at Sacred Heart Parish, 946 South 200 East, SLC. The event is presented by the Heart Music Ensemble, featuring the combined choirs of Sacred Heart Parish. Free and open to the public.

Eccles Organ Festival — Sunday, Jan. 8, 8 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. Organ recital with Brian Mathias of Brigham Young University. Free and open to the public.  

Shadow Day — Monday, Jan. 9, at Judge Memorial CHS, 650 South 1100 East, SLC. Prospective students are invited to shadow a current student for a day, attending classes and meeting students. Preregistration required; visit http://www.judgememorial.com/apps/pages/shadow.

Admission Tours — at The Madeleine Choir School, 205 1st Avenue, SLC. Thursday, Jan. 12, 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.

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.

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.

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. 

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), 75200 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. 25. For information, visit http://stcatherineslc.org/retreat/ or call 801-359-6066.

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.

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 the three Skaggs Catholic Center schools,  Saint John the Baptist elementary and middle schools, and Juan Diego Catholic High School, 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. 

2017 Aquinas Lecture – 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 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. 

Open House — at Kearns-Saint Ann School, 430 East 2100 South, SLC. Sunday, Jan. 31 9-11 a.m.

Open House — at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, 1065 East 700 South, SLC. Thursday, Feb. 2, 5-7 p.m. 

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.

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.  Mass for Christmas will be Dec. 25 at 10 a.m. 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, continuing 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.