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Workshops, Events, Etc


Charismatic Retreat
Father Rayford Emmons, retreat master, invites you to “Come to the Water; Eat what is good; Listen that you may live (Isaiah 55); A Invitation to an Abundant Life,” at the St. Pius X Retreat House in Blackwood, N.J. Call Pat Loughran at 609-729-9141 or Elaine Zuber at 856-227-7681.


Community Breakfast
The Men of Queen of Peace (M.O.Q.O.P) will hold a community breakfast on Sunday, Jan. 28 after the 9:30 a.m. Mass. The guest speaker will be Don Saleski, the former Stanley Cup and Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Star. For ticket information and directions, please call Don Miller at 215-886-8650.

Computer Classes
A 10-session series of beginners’ computer classes will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, Feb. 5 to March 7 at the Interac Center for Older Adults’ Computer Lab, 6012 Ridge Ave. The instructor, Rosalie Del Borrello, has been praised by past participants for her patience and clarity. The cost is $75 for adults 60+, $80 for adults 55 to 59. Please call 215-487-1750 by Jan. 29 for further information.

Reading and Book Signing
The Irish Studies Program at Immaculata University will sponsor a reading and book signing by Juilene Osborne-McKnight, the Irish storyteller and teacher, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31 in Loyola Hall, room 127, on the university campus. The author earned an M.F.A. in writing at the sister colleges of St. Patrick in Carlow, Ireland and Carlow University in Pittsburgh. She speaks Gaelic and teaches Celtic and Native American myth, as well as fiction writing, at De Sales University. Her appearance is open to all. For further information, contact Sr. Marie Hubert Kealy, I.H.M., at (610) 647-4400, ext. 3720 or mkealy@immaculata.edu.

Spanish Classes
The Catholic Institute for Evangelization will hold pastoral classes in basic Spanish from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Mondays, Jan. 29 through March 19, with no class on Monday, Feb. 19. There will also be classes from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays from Jan. 27 to March 10. For more information contact Jessica Torres at (215) 324-8291.

Women’s Spiritual Retreat

The Elizabeth Ministry of St. Dorothy Parish in Drexel Hill will host a morning of reflection, from 9 a.m to noon Saturday, Feb. 3, titled, “The Experience of God in Everyday Life — A Retreat for Women of All Ages.” Join MaryAnne Nolan, R.S.M., Co-Director of Mercy Spiritual Ministries and a faculty member at Gwynedd-Mercy College, for presentations, prayer, and sharing. There is no fee for participation. However, advanced registration is required. For more information, or to register, call the St. Dorothy Parish Nurse Ministry at (610) 789-9914 or e-mail dotsparishnurse@stdots.org.

Witness, Praise and Music
John-Paul Kasperowicz will offer an evening of witness, praise and music at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 at St. Anastasia Church, on West Chester Pike in Newtown Square, Pa. For more information, call Theresa Haggerty at 610-356-5069.

Vigils for Life
Father John R. McFadden will conduct the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants vigil for life Saturday, Jan. 27, at Presentation B.V.M. Church, Cheltenham. The rosary will be prayed at 6:30 a.m. at the Tabor Road Medical Center, followed by Mass at 8 a.m. at Presentation. A vigil will also be held Jan. 27 at the 8th and Cherry Streets abortion site in Center City at 6:30 a.m., with Mass at 9 a.m. at the Newman Center, 38th and Chestnut Streets. Father Joseph P. Lea will conduct a vigil Saturday, Feb. 3, at Christ the King Church. Following Mass at 7 a.m., the clergy and congregation will pray the rosary at a nearby abortion site. A vigil will also be held Feb. 3 at 8 a.m. at St. Agnes Church in West Chester. Following Mass, the clergy and congregation will pray the rosary at a nearby abortion site.

Mass for Healing
An evening Mass for healing will be celebrated at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2 in Annunciation B.V.M. Church, Havertown. The rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. All are welcome.

Padre Pio Prayer Group
The Padre Pio Prayer Group will meet Feb. 3 at Holy Savior Church, 407 E. Main Street, Norristown, for rosary at 9:40 a.m. and Mass at 10 a.m. A meeting will follow the Mass.

Polish American Congress

At noon Saturday, Feb. 3, the Polish American Congress will sponsor its Annual Kosciuszko Tribute Ceremony at the Kosciuszko House, 3rd and Pine Streets, Philadelphia. General Thaddeus Kosciuszko was an American Revolutionary War hero and the founder of West Point. A luncheon will follow at the Holiday Inn Hotel, 4th and Arch Streets. Everyone is invited to attend the ceremony and luncheon. For luncheon reservations call Theresa Romanowski at 215-423-8854 or 215-739-3408.

Italian Classes
The American-Italy Society announces five full immersion language classes on Feb. 3, March 3, April 7, May 5, and June 2 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In addition, a program for children aged from 7 to 11 will meet on Fridays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for ten weeks from Feb. 2 to April 6. Much of that class will be taught through song. To register for classes, or for more information on special classes or membership events, contact the society at 215-735-3250, e-mail at americaitalysociety@rcn.com, or visit www.america-italysociety.com/

Mass for Black History Month

The opening Mass for Black History Month for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will be celebrated at 10 a.m Sunday, Feb. 4, at St. Therese Catholic Church, Upsal and Ardleigh Streets. Father Stephen Thorne, director of the Office for Black Catholics and Pastor of St. Therese Church, is the celebrant and homilist.


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