Compiled by Adam Dickerson

Workshops, Events, Etc.

Parish Dance
Our Lady of Ransom Parish, Philadelphia, is sponsoring a reunion dance at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 1 in the school hall. Cost: $25. Those who attend must be 21 or older. For reservations or more information, call the rectory at (215) 332-6166.

Communion Breakfast
Our Lady of Calvary Parish, Philadelphia, will hold a 50th parish jubilee Communion breakfast following Mass at 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. Cost: $10 per person. Make checks out to OLC 50th Jubilee and send to: OLC Rectory, 11024 Knights Road; Philadelphia, PA 19154, attn: Jubilee Committee.

Separated and Divorced Support
A Separated and Divorced support group will be held at St. Patrick Parish, Philadelphia, at 20th and Locust Streets. For more information, including dates and times, call (215) 238-0162 or email projectembrace@yahoo.com.

Lenten Morning of Prayer
The Mother Boniface Spirituality Center will hold a Lenten morning of prayer, “Creative Writings as a Way of Prayer,” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8. Cost: $40; $20 deposit due at registration. Deadline to register is Feb. 28. For more information, call (215) 335-7541.

Lenten Lecture Series
St. Monica Parish, Berwyn, will close its Food for the Soul series with a talk on “Coming Alive to the Presence of God in Our Lives” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 and March 4 in the parish auditorium. For more information, call (610) 644-0110.

Parish Mission
Our Lady of Grace Parish, Penndel, will celebrate its centennial with a parish mission at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Feb. 25 through Feb. 27. Father Anthony Bozeman will be principal speaker for the three evenings. For more information, call Marietta Ginieczki at (215) 757-5052.

“Backstage” Performance
The local Christian music group Kingdom Come will perform on the EWTN Catholic cable network’s program “Backstage” at 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. For more information about the group visit: www.kingdomcomemusic.com.

Rockies, Glacier Park Tour
St. Columbkill Parish, Boyertown, is planning an eight-day tour of the Canadian Rockies and Glacier National Park, beginning Aug. 23. All are welcome. An information session will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 at the church. For more information, call Gail at (610) 367-9536 or email: mabulya@aol.com.

Beef-and-Beer
St. Edmond Parish, Philadelphia, at 21st Street and Snyder Avenue, will hold a “Big Band” beef-and-beer night at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. Cost: $20. For tickets, call the rectory at (215) 334-3756.

Benefit Concert
Immaculata University’s William Carr will perform “Rhapsody in Blue” at a benefit concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Academy of Music. The concert will benefit multiple sclerosis research. For ticket information, visit: www.kimmelcenter.org.

Vigils for Life
The Helpers of God’s Precious Infants will conduct a vigil Saturday, March 1 at Christ the King Church, Philadelphia. Following the 7 a.m. Mass, the clergy and congregation will pray the rosary at a nearby abortion center. A vigil will also be held at 8 a.m. March 1 at St. Agnes Church, West Chester. Following the Mass, the clergy and congregation will pray the rosary at a nearby abortion center.

Practice Scholarship Test
Bishop McDevitt High School will hold a practice scholarship test for seventh-graders at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 8. Cost: $30. For registration forms, call (215) 887-5575, ext. 226, or visit: www.mcdevitths.org.

Celebrate Life Banquet
Pennsylvanians for Human Life will hold its annual Celebrate Life banquet at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 9 at the Springfield Country Club in Delaware County. For more information, call (610) 696-0780 or visit: www.Pennlife.org.

Twilight Tour
Our Lady Help of Christians School, Abington, will hold a tour of its pre-school and kindergarten classrooms at 6:30 p.m. March 4. If interested, call the school by Feb. 29 at (215) 887-3067.

Heritage Concert
The music ministry of St. Cyprian Church, Philadelphia, will present its third annual heritage concert, “A Musical Heritage in Song,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 4 in the church. Cost: $20. For more information, call Gilda Reid at (215) 888-5573, Cecilia Patrick at (215) 476-9285 or the rectory at (215) 747-3250.

Marriage Prep in the Modern World
The Philadelphia Natural Family Planning Network and the Philadelphia Catholic Medical Association will present a seminar, “Marriage Prep in the Modern World: Current Status of Marriage Prep Programs” from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1 at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. Cost: $15 per person, $25 per couple, $10 for religious and students. For more information or to register, email: grfinnin@verizon.net or visit www.pnfpn.org.

Trip to EWTN
My Father’s Vineyard will direct a four-day “Pilgrimage for Family Life” trip to Alabama Monday through Thursday, March 24 through 27. The trip will include three nights at the St. Bernard Retreat Center and a day in Irondale, home of the Eternal Word Television Network. Cost: $849. For reservations, call (215) 428-3842.

Reunions
• West Catholic High School Class of 1958 will celebrate its golden anniversary reunion on the weekend of May 16 at the Ramada Airport Inn, Essington. For more information, call Frank Adolf at (610) 344-0716 or visit:
www.goldenburrs-1958.com.

• St. Anastasia Parish, Newtown Square, will hold a 30-year eighth-grade reunion on Oct. 3. For more information, contact Mary Smith Gordon at (610) 565-2311 or: mtgordon1954@verixon.net.

Comedy Night
The Alumni Association of Archbishop Ryan High School will sponsor a comedy night and Mardi Gras auction at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 1 at the school. Cost: $25 per person. For more information, call (215) 824-1190.

Penny Parties
• The Home and School Association of St. Stanislaus Parish, Lansdale, will hold a “penny auction” on March 4 in the school gym. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the auction begins at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $5. For more information, call Maureen Fillenwarth at (215) 855-3133.

• St. David Parish, Willow Grove, will hold a “penny party” on March 7 in the Monsignor Baum auditorium. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. and play begins at 7 p.m. Cost: $7. No one under 18 admitted. Pre-order tickets by calling (215) 657-0252.

Italian Night
The St. Anthony DiPadova Society will sponsor its fifth annual Italian night at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 1 at the Oaks, Glenolden. Cost: $30 per person. Tickets are limited. For more information, call Jim Stigale at (610) 497-3353 or Tony Armentani at (856) 931-2162.

 

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