Around the Diocese

Friday, Feb. 10, 2017

Open House — at Our Lady of Lourdes School, 1065 East 700 South, SLC. Thursday, Feb. 16, 1-3 p.m. 

Lent Preparation Retreat — Thursday, Feb. 16, Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 210 Chapel St., Layton. The topic is “Lenten practices.” For information, call 801-554-4269.

Discernment Weekend — Friday-Monday, Feb. 17-20. The Franciscan Friars of Atonement are hosting a weekend at Graymoor, N.Y., for young men and women seeking to discern their vocations. For information, call 845-424-3671 ext. 2111 or email GraymoorCenter@AtonementFriars.org.

Spanish Marian Retreat — The two-day retreat will be Friday, Feb. 17, 7-9 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 18, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at St. Mary Parish, 4050 South 3900 West, West Haven. Cost: $10 for retreat materials and the book 33 Days to Morning Glory in Spanish. For information, call Jesse Hicardez, 801-564-7356 or Carmen Coronado, 385-775-6842. All are welcome.

Ladies Luncheon — by the St. Olaf Council of Women. Saturday, Feb. 18, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Olaf Parish’s McNamara Center, 1800 S. Orchard Drive, Bountiful. Tickets: $12 before Feb. 13; $15 at the door. Contact Emily Craven at 801-631-4738 or emilycraven0241@gmail.com.  

Blue Mass — Sunday, Feb. 19, 8:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 300 East 11800 South, Draper. The Mass will honor members of law enforcement and public safety. A complimentary breakfast sponsored by the Knights of Columbus will follow; freewill donations will be accepted, with all proceeds donated to the UPOA Fallen Officer Trail Ride Scholarship Fund.

Pastoral Center Closed — Monday, Feb. 20 for Presidents’ Day. The Pastoral Center will reopen Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Cathedral of the Madeleine Anniversary — on Tuesday Feb. 21, the anniversary of the 1993 rededication of the Cathedral of the Madeleine will be celebrated. There will be a solemnity at the cathedral, 309 E. South Temple, SLC, and a feast throughout the diocese.

Lent Preparation Retreat — Thursday, Feb. 23, Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 210 Chapel St., Layton. The topic is “Lenten resolutions.” For information, call 801-554-4269.

Fundraiser for Orphans — Saturday, Feb. 25, The Judge Memorial Interact Club is hosting a banquet and auction to raise funds for Orphan Relief and Rescue. Begins at 6:30 p.m. at St. Ambrose Parish’s social hall, 1975 South 2300 East, SLC. Cost: $26. For tickets or offer a direct donation, contact Karla Keller, kkeller@judgememorial.com. 

Mardi Gras Madness — Saturday, Feb. 25, 6-10 p.m. at the Evans Black Box Theater on the Saint Joseph CHS campus, 1790 Lake St., Ogden. Hosted by the Booster Association. All proceeds support the school’s athletics program. Cost: $22.50. You must be 21 or older to attend.

Open House — at Our Lady of Lourdes School, 1065 East 700 South, SLC. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 9-11 a.m. 

Ash Wednesday — is Wednesday, March 1.  Check your parish for Mass times.

New Student Testing — Friday, March 3, 1 p.m. at St. Joseph Elementary School, 2980 Quincy Ave., Ogden. Kindergarten through 8th grade will be tested. To schedule, call Sue Gough, 801-393-6051 ext. 225.

Rite of Election & Call to Continuing Conversion — Saturday, March 4, in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. 10:30 a.m.  for the Wasatch Deanery and 1:30 p.m. for the Salt Lake Deanery.

Solemn Vespers — Bishop Oscar A. Solis will preside at Solemn Vespers Monday, March 6, 7 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple., SLC. Free and open to the public

Bishop’s Installation — Bishop Oscar A. Solis will be installed as 10th Bishop of Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 7, 2 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple., SLC. Seating by invitation only.

 

Public Reception — for Bishop Oscar A. Solis will be Tuesday, March 7, 6-8 p.m. at the Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown at City Creek, 75 S. West Temple.

Eccles Organ Festival — Friday, March 10, 4 p.m. at the University of Utah’s Libby Gardner Concert Hall, 1375 Presidents Circle, SLC. Master class with Alan Morrison of the Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia); Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Free and open to the public, but to take part, participants must apply through an audition process. For information, call 801-328-8941.

Diocesan Rite of Election & Call to Continuing Conversion — Saturday, March 11,1:30 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, for the Eastern, Northern and Southwestern deaneries.

Lenten Retreat —Saturday, March 11, 2 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Parish, 7405 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan. Presenter Deacon Sunday Espinoza will speak on using the 40 days of Lent as personal preparation for Holy Week and Easter. Free; all are welcome.

Volunteers Needed — at St. Vincent de Paul’s Dining Hall, 437 West 200 South, SLC. They offer lunch and dinner every day at 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. for anyone in need and almost 95 percent of the meal services rely on volunteers. They need 10 volunteers from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 20, 30 and 31. Some of the services the volunteers will be needed for are serving clients at assigned food or drink area, and cleaning up or bussing tables as needed, and other areas of the soup kitchen as needed. For information, contact Monica Rich at mrich@ccsutah.org.

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. For information, call 801-272-9216.