Around the Diocese

Friday, Dec. 19, 2014

Scout Saturday — Saturday, Jan. 31, 11-12:30 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. A special ceremony for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to receive their religious emblems from Bishop John C. Wester.

 

Christmas Day — Thursday, Dec. 25, vespers and benediction with the Cathedral Choir will be sung at 5 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC.

New Year’s Eve Party — Friday, Dec. 31, 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. at Saint Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 7405 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan. Appetizers, champagne toast and dancing. Cost is $25 per person in advance or $30 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the parish office from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

First Friday Mass — with the Catholic Woman’s League. Friday, Jan. 2, 9 a.m. at Saint Ann Catholic Church, 2119 South 400 East, SLC. Intention: comfort for the sick and grieving. Breakfast follows at the Olympian, 2181 South 700 East, SLC.  For information, call Millie Burningham, 801-484-5035 or email taichigrandma@netzero.net. 

Bingo Night — Saturday, Jan. 3, 7 p.m., in Our Lady of Lourdes Church Social Hall, 670 South 1100 East, SLC. Cost $14 and dinner $4.

Judge Memorial CHS Placement Exam — Saturday, Jan. 10, 7:45 a.m., with a make-up day Friday, Jan. 23, 3 p.m. Registration information is available at  www.judgememorial.com, or contact Suzanne Rainwater, 801-517-2129, for details.

Film Showing — Thursday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m. in the Juan Diego CHS auditorium, 300 East 11800 South, Draper. The JDCHS Human Rights International Club Film Festival will feature the documentary The Human Experience, with a running time of 90 minutes. Admission is free.

Cirque du St. Vincent’s Auction — Saturday, Feb. 7, at Saint Vincent de Paul Parish, 1375 E. Spring Lane, SLC. Big Top theme for a night of dinner, drinks and auctions to raise funds for the school. Tickets are  $75 before Jan. 9 and $80 after. RSVP by Feb. 2. 

Year of Consecrated Life Mass — Sunday, Feb. 8, 11 a.m. in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, 309 E. South Temple, SLC. Bishop John C. Wester will celebrate a Mass in honor of the Year of Consecrated Life. All are invited.

Meeting for Black Catholic families — with Andrew and Terri Lyke, founders of the Arusi network, which helps sustain and promote the unique gifts of Black Catholic families. Sunday, Feb. 15, 2-4 p.m. at the Diocese of Salt Lake City Chancery offices, 303 E. South Temple. For information, contact Veola Burchett, veola.burchett@dioslc.org or 801 328-8641.

Diocese of Salt Lake City — The 2014 Simbang Gabi (Filipino traditional Advent novena of Masses) will be celebrated at Saint Lawrence, Dec. 20; Saint Thomas Aquinas, Dec. 21; Saint Martin de Porres, Dec. 22; and Saint Thomas More, Dec. 23. All the Masses begin at 7 p.m. except the one on Dec. 21, which begins at 5 p.m. All are invited.

Diocese of Salt Lake City — The 2014 Posadas will be celebrated Dec. 20 at The Cathedral of the Madeleine, SLC; Dec. 21 at St. Henry Parish, Brigham City; Dec. 22 at Sacred Heart Parish, SLC and at Saint Joseph Parish, Ogden; Dec. 23 at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, West Valley City, and at Saint Ann Parish, SLC. For information and times, contact the Hispanic Ministry Office, 801-328-8641 ext. 361 or 332.

Save the Date — Saturday, April 18, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 9757 So. 1700 E., Sandy. Patrick Madrid will present “Why Do Catholics Leave the Church?  Why Do They Return? What Can Lay Catholics Do About It?” Tickets go on sale Jan. 5. To sign up for emails or to purchase VIP tickets, call Sharon Jackson or Suzie Brown at the Blessed Sacrament parish office (801)571-2071 or by email at: sjackson@blessedsacschool.org.

Hot Ball Bingo — Friday nights in the Saint Francis Xavier Parish gym, 4501 West 5215 South, Kearns. Doors open at 5 p.m. and bingo starts at 6:45. Cost is $16 for dinner and 18 games of bingo. 

Seeking longest-married couple — World Wide Marriage Encounter, the Family Life Office and the Utah Marriage Commission want to honor married couples in all 50 states. To nominate a couple, send their couple, wedding date, city and state where they reside; as well as your own name and phone number or email address so they can be contacted if their nominee is a national or state winner. Email information to wwmelmc2015@gmail.com or dickanddiane66@bellsouth.net; or mail to Dick & Diane Baumbach, 8924 Puerto Del Rio Dr. Suite 402, Cape Canaveral, FL, 32920, or call 321-613-5180, or contact veola.burchett@dioslc.org. Nomination deadline is Jan. 10.