Monday November 17, 2008
CALENDAR

Saturday, Nov. 15

Holiday craft show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., SS. Simon and Jude Parish School gym, 1607 Greentree Road, Scott Township. Featuring more than 60 crafters. Admission is free.

TUESDAY, NOV. 18

Free memory screenings, 9 a.m.-noon, Comfort Keepers South, 5824 Brownsville Road, South Park Township. Refreshments will be served. To register, call 412-653-6100.

Mass with prayers for healing, 7 p.m., St. Christopher of the Lake Parish, 229 N. Franklin St., Prospect. Father William Kiel is celebrant.

Medjugorje (Marian) prayer service, 7 p.m., St. Paul of the Cross Monastery, 148 Monastery Ave., Pittsburgh’s South Side. Includes rosary, Benediction, Mass and refreshments.

Book club discussion group, 7-9 p.m., DePalma Room of St. Anne Parish, 400 Hoodridge Drive, Castle Shannon. To register, call 412-531-5964.

Adult lecture series, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul Seminary, 2900 Noblestown Road, Crafton.

Franciscan Sister M. Timothy Prokes on “St. Paul’s Challenge: Glorify God in Your Bodies.” Program is free and open to the public.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19

Spaghetti and meatball dinner, 4-7 p.m., Butler Knights of Columbus hall, 234 E. North St., Butler. Cost is $7 for adults, $3.50 for children 6-12. $7 for takeout. Featuring Georgene’s special sauce. For information, call 724-287-5454.

THURSDAY, NOV. 20

Mass with prayers for healing, 7 p.m., St. Ferdinand Parish, 2535 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township. Celebrant is Father William Kiel.

SATURDAY, NOV. 22

Joy of Christmas craft show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Louise deMarillac Parish’s LeGras Parish Center and school building, 320 McMurray Road, Upper St. Clair. Featuring over 100 crafters.

Sponsored by the DeMarillac Guild. Admission is $2.

Craft and vendor show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Our Lady of Grace School gym, 1734 Bower Hill Road, Scott Township.

Holiday craft show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Felician Sisters Provincial House, 1500 Woodcrest Ave., Moon Township. Sisters will also have gifts from Third World countries available for sale. For information, call 412-264-2890.

Memorial Mass, for Passionist Father Anthony Neary, 10 a.m., St. Paul of the Cross Monastery, 148 Monastery Ave., Pittsburgh’s South Side. Light refreshments will be served following Mass.

Open house, UPMC Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, 12:30-2:30 p.m., UPMC Mercy Hospital’s Sister Margaret Mary Laitta Auditorium, fourth Floor, Building B, 1400 Locust St., Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood. To register, call 412-232-7940 or 412-232-7950.

Night at the Races, 6 p.m. (followed by dinner and post time at 7:30 p.m.), Frawley Hall of St. Valentine Parish, 2710 Ohio St., Bethel Park. Cost is $15 in advance, $20 at the door. For tickets, call 412-835-2464.

SUNDAY, NOV. 23

Blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Malachy Parish, 343 Forest Grove Road, Kennedy Township.

Singles rosary and party, 2-5 p.m., St. Malachy Parish, 343 Forest Grove Road, Kennedy Township. Sponsored by Faithful Catholic Single Friends. Cost is $7. To register, call 724-256-7340.

Free concert, 7:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra will present “Concerto for Orchestra.” For tickets, visit www.pyso.us.

Monday November 17, 2008
AROUND THE DIOCESE

Education seminar An educational seminar, “Protecting Your Financial Assets When Considering Nursing Home Options,” and the “Basics of Hospice Care,” will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16, at St. James Parish in Wilkinsburg. Presenting will be attorney Christine Brown Murphy of the law firm of Zacharia and Brown, and Bill Bacha, community outreach specialist at Gateway Hospice. Program is free and open to the public. For reservations, call 412- 536-2020.

One Extraordinary Street

The locally produced documentary, “One Extraordinary Street,” will premiere on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Power Center Ballroom of Duquesne University. Produced by Duquesne alumna Laura Magone, the film focuses on the many famous natives of the Park Avenue neighborhood of Monongahela, including retired NFL quarterback Joe Montana, Disney Channel founder Jim Jimirro, U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Carl Vuono, and more. The screening is free and open to the public. For reservations, call 412-396-6233.

Gospel According

to Paul St. Vincent Seminary will present “The Pope Benedict XVI Chair of Biblical Theology and Liturgical Proclamation” annual lecture featuring Dr. Scott Hahn on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Robert S. Carey Performing Arts Center on the campus of St. Vincent College in Latrobe. Hahn will speak on “The Gospel According to Paul.” Lecture is free and open to the public. For reservations, call 724-805-2041.

Prayer service at Crèche

The Christian Fellowship, an ecumenical group of local bishops and denomination executives, will lead a prayer service at the annual dedication of the Pittsburgh Crèche on Friday, Nov. 21, at noon in the plaza of the USX Tower in Downtown Pittsburgh. The children’s choir and band from St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Glenshaw will perform from 11:30 a.m.-noon, and the Covenant Church of Pittsburgh Choir will sing from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

interior Castle

The Interior Castle (The Mazzei Family) will sing at the 5 p.m. Mass for the feast of Christ the King on Saturday, Nov. 22, at St. Thomas a Becket Parish in Jefferson Hills. In addition, the group will perform a selection of hymns 20 minutes before Mass begins.

Ecumenical Christmas festival

The ecumenical Christmas Festival, to help Pittsburghers focus on the true meaning of Christmas, will be held on Monday, Dec. 15, at Heinz Hall in Downtown Pittsburgh starting at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature local church choirs performing Christmas carols, scriptural readings and prayers. Admission is free. For free tickets, e-mail dpeterson@diopitt.org. Ticket requests are limited to two. A limited number of tickets are available and will be issued on a first-come, first-serve basis.