Monday March 08, 2010
CALENDAR

FRIDAY, MARCH 5

Bingo, 7 p.m. (early bird 6:45 p.m.), Sacred Heart Church of Good Shepherd Parish, 1600 Brinton Road, Braddock Hills. For information, call 412-271-2492.

MONDAY MARCH 8

Meeting, bereavement support group, 6-7 p.m., Gateway Hospice office, 9380 McKnight Road, McCandless Township. Facilitator is Divine Providence Sister Elizabeth Apel.

Holy hour, 7 p.m., North American Martyrs Parish, 2526 Haymaker Road, Monroeville. Includes exposition, prayers, private adoration and meditation.

TUESDAY, MARCH 9

Meager meal, Weirauch Hall of St. Malachy Parish, 343 Forest Grove Road, Kennedy Township.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10

Meeting, adult bereavement group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., St. Pius X Hall of St. Elizabeth Parish, 1 Grove Place, Pleasant Hills. For information, call 412-885-0697 or 412-881-2774.

Mass, with prayers for healing, 7 p.m., St. Richard Parish, 3841 Dickey Road, Richland Township. Sponsored by the Pittsburgh/Greensburg Fraternity of Priests.

THURSDAY, MARCH 11

Living Stations of the Cross, 7 p.m., St. Mary Parish, 10 St. Mary’s Lane, Cecil. Presented by parish youth group. For information, call 412-221-0595.

FRIDAY, MARCH 12

Flea market, Scotus Hall on the campus of the Sisters of St. Francis, 146 Hawthorne Road, Millvale. Proceeds benefit Mount Alvernia Day Care and Learning Center. Also, Saturday, March 13. For information, call 412-821-4302.

SATURDAY, MARCH 13

Craft and vendor show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Holy Trinity School, 5720 Steubenville Pike, Robinson Township.

Card party and luncheon, noon, Activities Building of All Saints Parish, 19 Wilson St., Etna. Cost is $10. For reservations, call 412-781-4788.

Night at the races, 7:30 p.m., St. Vitus School, 915 S. Jefferson St., New Castle. Admission is $10, or purchase a horse for $10 and receive a free admission. For tickets and information, call 724-730-1580 or 724-654-9297.

SUNDAY, MARCH 14

St. Patrick’s Day party, 3 p.m., St. Paul of the Cross Monastery, 148 Monastery Ave., Pittsburgh’s South Side. Featuring dinner, Irish step dancers and more. For tickets and information, call 412-431-8415.

Open house, noon-3 p.m., St. Joseph High School, 800 Montana Ave., Natrona Heights. For tours, register in the science and technology center.

Open house, 1:30-3 p.m., Holy Trinity School, 5720 Steubenville Pike, Robinson Township. School offers education for students in pre-school through eighth grade. For information, call 412-787-2656.

Monday March 08, 2010
RETREATS

Servant Song Ministries, 720 E. Greene St., Waynesburg, 724-852-2133.

• Easter bread-making retreat, Saturday, March 13, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost is $30, and includes lunch and all ingredients.

Villa Maria Community Center, 2105 Evergreen Road, Villa Maria, 724-964-8886.

• Taize prayer, Tuesday, March 16, 7 p.m. Free-will offering accepted.

• Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: “Companions on the Journey,” Saturday, March 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost is $22 for first five members of group, $20 for second five members of group and $18 for each for each member after.

Gilmary Retreat Center, 601 Flaugherty Run Road, Moon Township, 412-264-8400.

• Father/daughter(s) date night, Saturday, March 20, 6:30-9:30 p.m. For girls age 10 and up. Evening includes dinner and showing of movie “Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.” Cost is $20 per father/daughter and $5 for each additional daughter.

Epiphany Academy of Formative Spirituality, 820 Crane Ave., Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood.

• Talk, “Jesus and a Sinner Seeking Redemption,” Wednesday, March 10, 7-9 p.m. Presented by Father Ralph Tajak.

• Meditating with the Masters, Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., beginning March 17. Sessions will study St. Teresa of Avila’s “The Interior Castle.” Cost is $10 per session.

Martina Spiritual Renewal Center, 5244 Clarwin Ave., West View, 412-931-9766 or 412-931-9790. • First Communion retreat, Jesus Day, Saturday, March 27, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Monday March 08, 2010
AROUND THE DIOCESE

Come Back to Me

Our Lady of the Angels Parish in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood is holding a Lenten renewal titled “Come Back to Me with All Your Heart” on Tuesdays during March following the 6:30 p.m. Mass in the parish’s St. Augustine Church. The program takes participants through the sacraments as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults candidates learn them. Schedule of topics: March 9, “The Eucharist”; March 16, “Reconciliation”; March 23, “Confirmation”; March 30, “The Sacred Triduum.” Presented by Father John Daya. For information, call 412-682-0929.

“Why Must He Die”

A performance of the musical drama “Why Must He Die?” has been rescheduled at Holy Sepulcher Parish in Glade Mills for Wednesday, March 10, at 7 p.m.

Five Prayers God Always Answers

St. Gerard Majella Parish in Penn Hills will host a talk by Capuchin Father Scott Seethaler titled “The Five Prayers God Always Answers” on Thursday, March 11, at 7 p.m. The program is free and open to the public. For information, call 412-793-3333.

Crushed grapes wine event

Sister’s Place will sponsor a “Crushed Grapes” wine-tasting event on Thursday, March 11, in the upper lobby of the USX Steel Building on Grant Street in Downtown Pittsburgh. The event includes wine tasting, a sampling of foods and beverages from various vendors, and a silent auction. Cost is $60 in advance or $70 at the door. All proceeds benefit Sister’s Place, a nonprofit organization that provides housing and other services to single mothers and their children. For tickets, call 412-233-3903, or visit www.sistersplace.org.

Day of recollection

The Christian Mothers of St. Frances Cabrini Parish in Center Township will host a day of recollection on Tuesday, March 16, from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Capuchin Father Angelus Shaughnessy will lead the program, which will include conferences, devotions, Mass and more. Cost is $14. For information, call 724-775-6363.

Musical production

The youth ministry of St. Sebastian Parish in Ross Township will perform the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat” on Friday and Saturday, March 19 and 20, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 21, at 2 and 7 p.m., in the parish’s Getty Hall. A free-will offering will be accepted. Proceeds benefit the diocesan Chimbote mission.

Health Ministry program

A health ministry workshop will be held on Saturday, March 20, from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Room 2190 on the campus of UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood. The workshop will examine how to promote healthy living, what is health ministry, team building and more. Cost is $15. For information, call 412-232-5815.

Food sales and more

• A special takeout sale of haluski, potato soup and pasta fagiole will be held in the social hall of Resurrection Parish in West Mifflin on Friday, March 12, and Saturday, March 13, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost is $6 a quart. In addition, there will be a bake sale, used book sale and flea market.

• Good Samaritan Parish in Ambridge will sponsor an Easter bake sale on Saturday and Sunday, March 27 and 28, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Featured will be nut, poppyseed, apricot and Lekvar rolls at $11 each, or $6 for half-rolls, and 1 1/2-pound loaf of plain or anise Easter bread. To pre-order, call 724-266-6887 or 724-266-2079 by Monday, March 15, at noon. For information on the day of sale, call 724-266-6010. Walk-ins welcome.

• St. John Byzantine Catholic Church in Lyndora will hold an Easter bake sale on Saturday, March 27, featuring nut, poppyseed and apricot rolls, and Easter paska bread. To pre-order, call 724-283-3253 by Wednesday, March 10.

Easter Bunny Appearances

• The Franciscan Child Day Care Center will host an indoor Easter egg hunt and breakfast with the Easter bunny on Sunday, March 20, at the center, located at 1401 Hamilton Road in Castle Shannon. Seating times are 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Admission is $2 for children and $5 for adults. For reservations, call 412-882-5085 by Friday, March 12.

• St. Teresa of Avila Parish in Perrysville will sponsor an Easter bunny lunch on Saturday, March 27, from noon-2 p.m., with doors opening at 11:30 a.m. The event includes lunch, treat bags, entertainment, photos with the Easter bunny and more. Cost is $5 per person, and free for children under 2. Proceeds benefit Capuchin Father Scott Seethaler’s hospital in Oaxaca, Mexico. To register, call 412-366-0723.

Make Us Believers

A musical opera on the passion of Jesus titled “Make Us Believers” will be presented at St. Titus Parish in Aliquippa on Sunday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m. The program is free, with a free-will offering accepted. A light reception will follow the performance.

We Are Witnesses

St. Benedict the Abbot Parish in Peters Township will present the musical opera “We Are Witnesses” on Friday, March 26, at 7:45 p.m., and Saturday, March 27, at 7 p.m. Written by Father Sam Esposito, the opera is a reflection on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Tickets are free, but reservations are necessary. To register, call 724-941-9406.