Around the Diocese
Friday, Jan. 14, 2011
Perpetual Adoration Chapel — 24 hours each day at Saint Joseph Parish, 506 24th St., Ogden. Time can be spent with Our Lord in silent prayer before the Blessed Sacrament each day. All are welcome! If you would like to sign up for a particular hour, or have questions about Perpetual Adoration, call the rectory office at 801-399-5627, Jesse Ricardez at 801-564-7356, or Joan Opheikens at 801-866-2482.
Cursillistas invited to a meeting — Sunday, Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. at Saint Olaf Parish in the rectory meeting room, 276 East 1700 South, Bountiful. Parking is available in Saint Olaf School Parking lot at 1800 S. Orchard Drive, Bountiful. A small group of Cursillistas in the Diocese of Salt Lake City is working to reestablish the local Cursillo, which has been inactive for some years. If you have made your Cursillo, come and support this group.
St. Vincent’s Open House — Thursday, Feb. 3, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Saint Vincent de Paul School, 1385 East Spring Lane Salt Lake City (Holladay area). Prospective parents and children are invited to tour our school, see our classrooms and experience our warm and friendly community of teachers, staff and parents. Existing parents and students are also encouraged to attend so your child can meet their next year’s teacher. For a personal tour, RSVP us at 801-277-6702 ext. 0. Visit our website at www.stvincents-school.org
Pro-life Weekend at Saint Mary Parish — Friday, Jan. 21, Eucharistic Adoration for the sanctity of life; Mass at 5 p.m. for the unborn; rosary for life at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, Day of prayer and penance for life parish retreat at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, Masses at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Intercessions for life incorporated from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. For more information, call the parish office at 801-621-7961. Saint Mary Parish is at 4050 South 3900 West in West Haven.
Pro-life Mass — Saint James Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Right to Life Mass, Saturday, Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. at Saint James Parish, 495 N. Harrison Blvd., Ogden.
Pro-life events — Friday, Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. Saint Joseph Parish will present Dr. Janet Smith’s video on "Contraception: Why Not?" Saturday, Jan. 22, Saint Joseph Parish will host a rosary march at noon. For more information, call 801-399-5627. The parish address is 506 24th St. in Ogden.
Diocesan Pro-life Bilingual Rosary March — Sunday, Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Monument of the Unborn, Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 4th Avenue and T Street, Salt Lake City. For more information, call the Diocesan Family Life Office at 801-328-8641, ext. 324.
Tour of Ireland with Father Patrick Carley — 17 days beginning in July with an emphasis on history, romance, music, song, pubs, and visiting with local people. If you are interested, call Fr. Carley, pastor of Saint Joseph the Worker Parish, at 801-255-8902. Space is limited.
Holy Land pilgrimage — Saint Rose of Lima Parish in Layton is planning a 10-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land Nov. 7, 2011. There will be a planning meeting Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. at the parish, 210 S. Chapel St., Layton. The cost for the trip is $3,395 including the round trip flight, most meals, Bethlehem, four days in Jerusalem, and more. Call Deacon Bassett at 801-773-2258 or Lyn Tuttle at 801-544-0092 for more information.
Madeleine Choir School Admissions Open House — Sunday, Jan. 30 at 12:30 p.m. at the school, 205 First Avenue, Salt Lake City. The Madeleine Choir School is now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 school year for grades pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Applications and information are available online at www.madeleinechoirschool.org . Or for more information, contact Jennifer M. Payne, director of admissions at 801-323-9850, ext. 103 or by email at jpayne@utmcs.org.
J.E. Cosgriff Memorial School Open House — Sunday, Jan. 9 from noon to 2 p.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 25 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 2335 Redondo Ave, Salt Lake City. Learn more about the school and the programs they offer, tour the facilities and talk to parents who are involved. For more information, visit www.Cosgriff.org.
Judge Memorial Catholic High School’s Annual Chamber Night — Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Music Room, 650 South 1100 East, Salt Lake City. Chamber Night is a recital style performance in an intimate setting. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 801-363-8895.
St. Jude Maronite Catholic Church two-day celebration — In honor of this Jubilee Year of 1600 years of St. Maron, a two-day celebration is planned for parishioners, friends and neighbors of St. Jude Maronite Catholic Church. On Wednesday, Feb. 9, Vespers, at 6 p.m. Our guest celebrant is Father Abdalla Zaidan from our co-Cathedral, Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon in Los Angeles, Calif. He will share a message about the Synod he attended in Rome with Bishop Robert Shaheen this past year. Following the evening prayer, all are invited to a reception in the Parish Hall. RSVP at 801-268-2820 by Feb. 5 so food can be ordered. The celebration for St. Maron will be on Sunday, Feb. 13. Divine Liturgy will be at 10:30 a.m. followed by a family style dinner. All are invited to bring a covered dish, and share in this luncheon.
St. Olaf Council of Women’s Simple Afternoon — Saturday, Jan. 29 in the McNamara Center from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $10. This is the council’s annual fundraiser and the theme is "Simply Paring Down with Friends." Come enjoy friendship, appetizers, 50/50, a cookie walk, gift basket and quilt raffle. The Basket raffle will begin at about 4 p.m. For more information, call Shelly Damron at 801-550-4322.
National Catholic Youth Choir call — Catholic students entering 10th through 12th grade in the fall of 2011 are encouraged to come to the NCYC camp June 14-28, 2011 at Saint John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minn. The cost is $900, and scholarships are available by applying online at www.CatholicYouthChoir.org. Applications are due before March 7. For more information, contact Dorothy Kantor, NCYC office manager, at 320-363-3154 or dkantor@csbsju.edu.
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