Around the Diocese

Friday, Feb. 05, 2016

Catholic Business Network luncheon — Tuesday, Feb. 9; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Mediterranean Market and Deli, 3942 State St., SLC. RSVP to Utahcbn.org.

Ash Wednesday — this year is Feb. 10. Check your parish for Mass times. The annual collection for the Church in Latin America will be taken up on this day.

40 Days for Life — In conjunction with the worldwide prolife movement, there will be prayer, fasting, community outreach and a peaceful vigil outside of Planned Parenthood, 160 South 1000 East, SLC, 6 a.m.-midnight, daily from Feb. 10 to March 20. Contact Dominic and Jeana Jones, 801-582-1198 or jonesd@xmission.com or visit 40daysforlife.com/saltlakecity.

“The Music Man” — presented by students of St. Joseph Schools, Feb. 11-13 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 13 at noon in the Black Box Theater, 1790 Lake St., Ogden.

Parish Game Night — Friday, Feb. 12 at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 65 East 500 North, Orem. Cost: $14. Dinner at 6:30 p.m.; games start at 7 p.m. 

Lenten Fish Fry — at St. Thomas More Parish, Friday, Feb. 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the parish social center, 3015 E. Creek Road, Sandy.

Valentine Dinner Dance — featuring the JDCHS Jazz Band. Friday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m., in the St. John the Baptist School multi-purpose room, 300 East 11800 South, Draper. Cost: $15/single, $25/couple, $50 family (up to five). Tickets available in the JDCHS main office or  at http://jedblodgett3.wix.com/jdchsbands#!dinner-dance/vdcar.

CRS Rice Bowl — the annual Lenten collection to help people living in poverty starts Saturday, Feb. 13 and continues through March 20. For information, visit www.crsricebow.org.

Faith in Reform Summit — for all who are working for criminal justice reform in Utah. Saturday, Feb. 13, 8:30 a.m. in the Skyroom in the Shepard Union Building at Weber State University Main Campus, 3910 W. Campus Dr., Ogden. $5 requested donation. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-faith-in-reform-summit-working-for-criminal-justice-reform-in-utah-tickets-19569093686?aff=es2.

Annual Diocesan Marriage Enrichment — Saturday, Feb. 13, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., at St. Vincent de Paul Parish’s Benvegnu Center, 1375 E. Spring Lane, SLC. Cost: $35 per couple; optional dinner afterward, $25. Presenters are Steve and Kathy Bierne. Registration information at www.dioslc.org. 

Women and Children’s used items sale — Blessed Sacrament Mom’s Group will host a sale Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m. - noon in the Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall, 9757 South 1700 East, Sandy. Contact blessedmomsgroup@gmail.com with any questions.

Eccles Organ Festival — Performance by Daniel Roth of St. Sulpice, Paris, France. Sunday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. Free and open to the public.

Pastoral Center closed — The Diocese of Salt Lake City Pastoral Center will be closed Monday, Feb. 15, in honor of Presidents’ Day.

Lenten Presentation — “Introduction to Catholic Morality” by Deacon Sunday Espinoza. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 at St. Peter Catholic Church, 634 North 600 East, American Fork. For information, call 801-756-7771.

Documentary film discussion — The Aquinas Institute of St. Joseph Catholic Schools will present compilations from the documentary film “Human” on Thursday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m. at St. Joseph CHS, 1790 Lake St., Ogden. Sean Davis, veteran and author, will facilitate the event and discuss his work. Free and open to the public.

Lenten Fish Fry — at St. Thomas More Parish, Friday, Feb. 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the parish social center, 3015 E. Creek Road, Sandy.

Annual Collection — for Black & Indian Missions will be taken up the weekend of Feb. 21.

Lenten Presentation — “The 10 Commandments” by Deacon Dale Dillon. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 at St. Peter Catholic Church, 634 North 600 East, American Fork. For information, call 801-756-7771.

School Open House — at Our Lady of Lourdes School, 1165 East 700 South, SLC, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1-3 p.m., For information, visit www.lourdesschool.org.

Salmon Bake — Fundraiser for the Madeleine Choir School sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 602, Friday, Feb. 26, 6-9 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. Cost: $20/adult, $10/child.

Lenten Fish Fry — at St. Thomas More Parish, Friday, Feb. 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the parish social center, 3015 E. Creek Road, Sandy.

Institution of Acolyte — for the 15 candidates in the Diocese of Salt Lake City permanent diaconate formation program, Saturday, Feb. 27, 10 a.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. All in the diocese are welcome to attend.

Catholic Relief Services Presentation — by Msgr. Padraic Loftus, a CRS Global Fellow who has been in Syria, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine during the regular weekend Masses Feb. 27 – 28. CRS is the official international relief and development agency that assists the poor and vulnerable in 103 countries on behalf of the Catholic community in the United States.

CCS St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen — is seeking donations to pay for waste disposal; each dumpster dump costs $65. Send tax-deductible donations to CCS, 437 West 200 South, SLC, UT 84101. Make the check or money order out to Catholic Community Services with the memo “Waste Disposal by Republic Services.”

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.

Catholic Woman’s League — is accepting applications for beneficiaries of their annual fall benefit luncheon. Applicants must be Utah 501(c)3 organizations; applications are due Feb. 20. For information and to obtain an application, contact Holly Porter, 801-680-0117 or help.porter@gmail.com.