Tuesday September 07, 2010
CALENDAR

TUESDAY, SEPT. 7

Health care talk, noon-1 p.m., Benedictine Senior Center, 4530 Perrysville Ave., West View. Call 412-931-6051.

Centering prayer, 6:30 p.m., Kearns Spirituality Center, 9000 Babcock Blvd., McCandless Township. Call 412-366-1124.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 10

Flea market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Father Abbate Hall of St. Anthony Parish, 225 Park Ave., Monongahela. Also, Saturday, Sept. 11, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Kitchen will be open for light refreshments.

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

SATURDAY, SEPT. 11

Giant rummage sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Aloysius Parish, 3616 Mount Troy Road, Reserve Township. Featuring 18 rooms of items, all restocked items and newly arrived merchandise. Also, Sunday, Sept. 12, 12:30-3:30 p.m. For information, call 412-821-3610.

Program, “Parenting in Difficult Times,” 1-4 p.m., St. Joseph Spirituality Center, 1020 W. State St., Baden. Call 724-869-6587.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 12

Pancake breakfast, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Weirauch Hall of St. Malachy Parish, 343 Forest Grove Road, Kennedy Township. For information, call 412-771-5483.

Fall festival, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., St. Joseph Parish, 315 Stoney Hollow Road, Cabot. Featuring homemade barbecue chicken and ham dinners.

Parish picnic, 2 p.m., St. Richard Parish, 3841 Dickey Road, Richland Township. Outdoor Mass at 6 p.m.

Super bingo, 2 p.m. (doors open at 12:30 p.m.), St. Gregory Parish, 2 W. Beaver St., Zelienople. Call 724-452-5798.

Tuesday September 07, 2010
RTETREATS

The Spiritan Center, 6230 Brush Run Road, Bethel Park. Call 412-352-5348.

• Rachel Vineyard Retreat, for post-abortion healing, Friday, Sept. 10, through Sunday, Sept. 12.

Tabor House of Prayer, a ministry of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, 146 Hawthorne Road, Millvale, 412-821-1149.

• Retreat, “Introduction to Centering Prayer,” 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, through 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 26. Presented by Franciscan Sisters Jane Schmitt. Cost is $30.

Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center, 2105 Evergreen Road, Villa Maria, 724-964-8886.

• Retreat, “Traits of a Healthy Spirituality,” Thursday, Sept. 30, through Thursday, Oct. 7. Cost is $355-$535.

Tuesday September 07, 2010
AROUND THE DIOCESE

Croatian Mass

In conjunction with the 79th annual Croatian Day weekend, a Mass in Croatian will be celebrated at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, at Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church of Word of God Parish, 309 Kenmawr Ave., Rankin. Following Mass will be a Croatian Day social at the Rankin Croatian Home. For more information, call 412-351-0882.

Mass in Gaelic

A Mass is Gaelic will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Riverplex Complex at Sandcastle, 1000 Sandcastle Drive in West Homestead, as part of the 20th annual Pittsburgh Irish Festival. Spiritan Father Sean Kealy, professor at Duquesne University, will be the celebrant. For more information, call 412-422-1113.

Scripture series begins

Prince of Peace Parish on Pittsburgh’s South Side will sponsor a Scripture series on the Letters of St. Paul on Mondays, from 7-8:30 p.m., Sept. 13 through Nov. 22, at the parish center, 81 S. 13th St. Father Frank Mitolo is facilitator. For information, call 412-381-5458.

If I Had Only known

The Health and Bereavement Ministry of Holy Sepulcher Parish in Glade Mills will present a series of talks on end-of-life issues on Thursdays, from 7-9 p.m., in the school cafeteria, 1304 E. Cruikshank Road. Schedule and topics are: Sept. 16, “End of Life Spiritual Guidance and Preparation” and “Medical Issues and Directives”; Sept. 23, “Funeral Preparation” and “Burial Preparations”; Sept. 30, “Home Care, Hospice” and “Bereavement Issues”; Oct. 7, “Legal Issues of Later Life.” For information, call 724-586-6584.

Autumn Gala

The Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God will host their annual Autumn Gala Thursday, Sept. 16, at the motherhouse, 3603 McRoberts Road in Whitehall, with a reception at 6 p.m. followed by gourmet dinner at 7 p.m. The program will include grand prize raffle drawings. For reservations, or to purchase raffle tickets, call 412-885-7232.

Hope for Haiti

Walnut Grove Restaurant in Fox Chapel will donate 10 percent of patrons’ checks for lunches and dinners to the Hope for Haiti Project of St. Scholastica Parish in Aspinwall from Sept. 1-19. The funds support students attending Good Samaritan’s School in St. Marc, Haiti. Patrons must mention to their servers they are supporting the Hope for Haiti Project. For more information, call 412-781-0186.

Young at Heart Event

The Sisters of St. Joseph in Baden will host a “Young at Heart” gala Friday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m. at the motherhouse. Cost is $125, and includes a cocktail reception, catered dinner, auctions and presentation of Partner in Caring award. Guest speaker will be Bishop David Zubik and master of ceremonies is WTAE-TV anchor Mike Clark. Proceeds benefit benevolent care at Villa St. Joseph. For tickets, call 724-869-6321.

Coronet Luncheon

The DeMarillac Guild of St. Louise de Marillac Parish in Upper St. Clair will hold a 50th anniversary coronet luncheon Saturday, Sept. 18, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe, 1000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg. The donation is $30, and includes lunch, fashion show and more. For reservations, call 412-833-1010.

Evening of comedy, mystery and dinner

St. Valentine Parish in Bethel Park will host a dinner and an interactive comedy mystery show titled “Mobsters, Molls and Marinara” in Frawley Hall Saturday, Sept. 25, with doors opening at 6:15 p.m. Cost is $25 in advance, $30 at the door. For tickets, call 412-973-0150.

Pray for priests and vocations

Forty hours of continuous adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held from 6:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 27, through 10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, in O’Connor Auditorium of St. Paul Seminary, 2900 Noblestown Road in Crafton. The prayer intention of the 40-hour devotion is for priests and priestly vocations, and coincides with the Pittsburgh diocesan priest convocation in Oglebay, W.Va. Bishop David Zubik will preside at the 6:30 a.m. Mass Monday, Sept. 27, and retired Aux. Bishop William Winter will preside at the 10 p.m. Benediction Tuesday, Sept. 28. The devotion is sponsored by Catholic Men’s Fellowship, Legion of Mary, Magnificat, Serra Club, St. Pio Prayer Group, People Concerned for the Unborn Child and other lay Catholic apostolates. For more information, call 724-782-0076.

Walking Club

The Health Ministry Team of Good Shepherd Parish in Braddock has started a walking club that meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at the soccer field of Woodland Hills High School, 2550 Greensburg Pike in Churchill. For more information, call 412-271-1515.

Correction

The Fall into Fashion announcement published in the Aug. 27 issue of the Pittsburgh Catholic incorrectly listed tickets prices at $35. Tickets for the luncheon to be held Sunday, Sept. 12, at 11 a.m. at South Hills Country Club are $30. Proceeds benefit the Anna Seethaler Hospital in Mexico. For more information, call 412-885-4410.