Monday February 08, 2010
RETREATS

Spiritan Center, 6230 Brush Run Road, Bethel Park. • Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat for post-abortion healing, Friday, Feb. 26, through Sunday, Feb. 28. Sponsored by Catholic Charities. Toni Jester will conduct the retreat, with Father John Daya serving as spiritual director. Cost is $150 per person, and includes room, meals and materials. Financial help is available the Diocese of Pittsburgh. To register, call 412-352-5348 by Feb. 19.

Monday February 08, 2010
CALENDAR

SATURDAY, FEB. 6

Flea market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Augustine Social Hall of Our Lady of the Angels Parish, 225 37th St., Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood.

MONDAY, FEB. 8

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

TUESDAY, FEB. 9

Bereavement support group, 6-7 p.m., Gateway Hospice, 9380 McKnight Road, Ross Township. Facilitator is Divine Providence Sister Elizabeth Apel. For information or to register, call 412-536-2020.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10

Spaghetti and meatball dinner, 4-6:30 p.m., Butler Knights of Columbus Hall, 234 E. North St., Butler. Cost is $7 for adults, $3.50 for children 6-12, free for children under 6 and $7 for takeout.

Meeting, Cabrini Book Club, 7-8:30 p.m., St. Frances Cabrini Parish, 115 Trinity Drive, Center Township. Group will discuss “The Saint and the Sultan: The Crusades, Islam and Francis of Assisi’s Mission of Peace.” For information, call 724-728-8860.

FRIDAY, FEB. 12

Pre-Lenten dinner, 4-7 p.m., Our Lady, Queen of Peace Church of St. Peter Parish, 907 Middle St., Pittsburgh’s North Side. Menu includes choice of beef, stuffed pork chop or stuffed chicken with all the trimmings, dessert and hot beverage. Cost is $8.50 adults, $5 children under 12. Takeout available. Call 412-322-1309.

Super bingo, 7 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.), St. Mary Parish, 2510 Middle Road, Glenshaw. Cost is $35 in advance, $40 at the door. For tickets, call 412-486-6622.

SATURDAY, FEB. 13

Card party and luncheon, noon (doors open at 10 a.m.), Frawley Hall of St. Valentine Parish, 2709 Ohio St., Bethel Park. Featuring Chinese auction, lunch and more. Lunch is $15. For tickets, call 412-835-7054 or 412-835-1393.

SUNDAY, FEB. 14

World Marriage Appreciation Day, 11:30 a.m. Mass, Our Lady of Peace Parish, 1000 Third Ave., Conway.

Open house, Mount Assisi Academy Preschool, noon-3 p.m., 934 Forest Ave., Ross Township. Kindergarten readiness program for 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds. For information, call 412-761-0381.

Spaghetti dinner, noon-4 p.m., St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 3455 California Ave., Pittsburgh’s North Side. Dinners are $7 for adults, $5 for children (12 and younger).

Valentine’s Day lunch, noon-2:30 p.m., St. John Byzantine Catholic Church, 105 Kohler Ave., Lyndora. Menu includes choice of soup with either meatball hoagie or ham salad sandwich. Tickets are $7, and takeout is available.

Memorial prayer service, 3 p.m., Mount Carmel Cemetery, 7601 Mount Carmel Road, Penn Hills. Sponsored by Catholic Cemeteries Association.

Monday February 08, 2010
AROUND THE DIOCESE

Bring a buddy hockey program

The Bishop Canevin hockey team will host a Bring a Buddy Program on Sunday, Feb. 7, from 6:30-7:50 p.m. at the Ice Castle Rink in Castle Shannon. Current fifth- through eight-graders interested in playing hockey can come for a meet and greet, as well as participate in a freshman practice. For information, call 412-571-2170.

Magnificat breakfast

Magnificat, a ministry to Catholic women, will host its monthly prayer breakfast Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m.-noon at the Sheraton Four Points North in Cranberry Township. Gail Buckley, founder and president of Catholic Scripture Study International, is guest speaker. Cost is $18. Call 724-772-6749 or 412-461-8906 by Feb. 12 to register.

Paczki sale

Good Samaritan Parish in Ambridge will hold its annual Paczki Day sale on Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 4 a.m.-2 p.m., featuring plain sugared homemade doughnuts. Advance orders of three or more dozen can be placed by calling the Paczki Hotline at 724-266-5739. Walk-ins welcome for orders of two dozen or less. Cost is $8 a dozen, $4.50 for half-dozen. On day of sale, call 724-266-6010.

Day of recollection

The Christian Mothers of St. Valentine Parish in Bethel Park are sponsoring a Day of Recollection on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17, starting with registration at 9:30 a.m. Benedictine Father Jacques Daly will speak. The program includes a talk, Mass, reconciliation and distribution of ashes, followed by lunch. Cost of lunch is $10. For reservations, call 412-655-3859 or 412-833-3795 by Feb. 14.

Marriage Program

St. John Neumann Parish in Franklin Park will host a marriage program on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Mary and Lou Locante will make a presentation based on Gary Chapman’s book, “The Five Love Languages.” Cost is $15 a couple, and includes appetizers and desserts, wine and beverages. For information, please e-mail mlfetzer1@verizon.net.

Fish fries

St. James the Apostle, New Bedford

Fridays of Lent (except Good Friday), 4-7 p.m., parish hall, 4019 Route 422. Fried or baked fish, pierogies, fries, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw, roll, dessert and beverage. Cost: $8 for adult, $4 for child. Takeout available.

St. Patrick Parish, Canonsburg

Fridays of Lent (except Good Friday), 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (lunch), 4-7 p.m. (dinner), school cafeteria, 317 W. Pike St. Lunch menu includes fried fish sandwich $6 adults, $3 child; soup of the day $4; and assorted sides. Dinner menu includes baked, fried or shrimp dinner, with side of cole slaw, applesauce or stewed tomatoes, choice of fries, macaroni and cheese or haluski, roll, dessert and beverage, $8.50 adult, $5 child, fish sandwich $6 adult, $3 child. Takeout available. Call 724-745-6560.