Thursday June 25, 2009
CALENDAR

MONDAY, JUNE 29

Festival of Praise, 6:30 p.m., St. Paul Seminary, 2900 Noblestown Road, Crafton. For high school, college age and young adults in their 20s and 30s, as well as priests of the diocese.

THURSDAY, JULY 2

Indoor/outdoor flea market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Holy Name Church of Christ Light of the World Parish, 32 S. First St., Duquesne. Also includes bake sale and refreshments. Also, Friday, July 3, and Monday, July 6, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Call 412-466-8960.

FRIDAY, JULY 3

Eucharistic adoration, 8 a.m., St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, 821 Herman Road, Herman. Mass, followed by adoration, rosary, Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Benediction.

SUNDAY, JULY 5

Mass and meeting, Calix Society, 2:30 p.m. (optional rosary at 2 p.m.), St. Bernadette, 245 Azalea Drive, Monroeville. Calix is an association of Catholic alcoholics who meet to enhance their spiritual growth.

Monday June 29, 2009
AROUND THE DIOCESE

Basketball Camps

• St. Joseph High School will host a summer basketball camp for girls in grades 3-8, from July 27-30 on school grounds, 800 Montana Ave., Natrona Heights. The camp will be conducted by April McDivitt-Foster, former Indiana Miss Basketball, starting point guard in two Final Fours and four Sweet 16s for the University of Tennessee, and she played for three WNBA teams. To register, call 412-855-0337. Discounts are offered for team registration.

• Serra Catholic High School is sponsoring a skills and fundamental basketball camp for boys and girls entering grades 6-8 on the school campus, 200 Hershey Drive, McKeesport. The girls camp is July 6-9, and the boys camp is July 13-17. Cost is $70. To register, call 412-751-2020.

Football camp

Bishop Canevin’s youth summer football camp for boys ages 8-13 will be held from 9 a.m.-noon July 27-29 on the school campus, 2700 Morange Road, Pittsburgh’s Oakwood neighborhood. The program includes individual and team-oriented drills, awards, guest speakers and more. Cost is $75, and includes T-shirt. To register, call 412-922-7400, ext. 20, or visit www.bishopcanevin.org.

Peace Camp

Children ages 6-12 are invited to participate in a summer Peace Camp from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. July 27-31 at the Father Ryan Arts Center, 420 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks. Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph, in partnership with the Felician sisters, the camp is designed to promote peace and understanding, and non-violent conflict resolution skills in school and at home. Activities include songs, skits, stories, games and more. Cost is $50 per child. Scholarships are available. Call 412-608-2144, or visit www.stjoseph-baden.org.

Novena

A novena in preparation for the solemnity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel will be prayed at the Carmelite Monastery in Latrobe from July 8-16 in conjunction with the 7 a.m. Mass (8 a.m. Sunday). Intentions can be sent to the Carmelite Nuns, 5206 Center Drive, Latrobe, Pa. 15650. A Mass will be celebrated in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Wednesday, July 15, at 7 p.m. Brown scapulars will be distributed after Mass.

Festival

St. Martin de Porres will host a festival from 5-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 10-11, in the parking lot, 704 Market St., McKeesport. Featuring bingo, face painting, games, caricature artist and more. Food will include funnel cakes, bake sale, homemade pierogies, haluski, hot sausage, stuffed cabbage, cheese steak and more. Bingo nightly. Entertainment includes DJ Bob Mayes on Friday, and the Mikey D Band on Saturday.

Donations needed

Donations of new or gently-used dresses for brides, mother of the bride and flower girl/first Communion dresses are needed for a bridal and formal dress sale July 31-Aug. 2 at The Mall at Robinson in Robinson Township. Proceeds benefit Lydia’s Place, a nonprofit organization that helps incarcerated women and their children rebuild their lives. To donate, call 412-391-1013.