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If you’re not already familiar with Sunbeams, our popular event calendar we publish inside the back cover each issue, take a peek now. It’s filled with retreat opportunities, classes, activities and worship opportunities.

Looking for something to do this weekend? Our Sunbeams calendar may have an answer.

The weekends are quite often filled with options of things to do. Here are some Catholic events I stumbled across on my own (check the “Singles” section of Sunbeams for weekly activities):

• Seton student performs in “Sister Moses” — Camille Adams, a sophomore at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School in Chandler, makes her fourth return to “Sisters Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman” this week. Learn about Tubman’s struggle to free African-American slaves through the Underground Railroad in this Desert Dance Theater production which features African drumming among other music. The only public show is tonight in Gilbert at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts.

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  Tomorrow at the cathedral.

  Celebrating Marriage Mass — Join Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, Kurt and Julie Carrick and hundreds of other married couples for a special Mass honoring the marriage vocation. It’s at 10 a.m. Saturday followed by a lunch and testimony from the Carricks. Call (602) 354-2356 to pre-register. Couples celebrating 25, 20 and 50 years of wedded bliss in 2009 or 2010 will receive a special certificate.

• CDA commitment — Don’t forget to show your love of neighbor by making a prayerful and/or financial commitment to the annual diocesan appeal. Here’s our latest CDA story. Monies keep some 70 diocesan and community outreach ministries afloat. Commit online or on a pledge card at Mass this weekend.

• Register your 3 1/2-year-old through eighth-grader for the Spring league through the St. Francis Xavier Athletic Association.  It looks like the deadline has been extended through Feb. 17. The roughly eight-week season begins March 13.

And you may have heard about other events in a related article or our Feb. 4 Sunbeams (e-mail 40 words to subeams@catholicsun.org for your own listing):

• 5th Anniversary Celebration of Sr. Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN — The humanitarian and martyr was killed five years ago this month. Join the annual celebration of her life at 6:30 p.m. tonight at St. Matthew Parish, 320 N. 20th Dr., Phoenix. Presentation by David Stang, the brother of Sr. Dorothy, Eucharist and reception. Also of note, the “They Killed Sister Dorothy” documentary.

• 50-year Celebration of Catholic education — 2-8 p.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School celebrates its 50th year 2-8 p.m. Saturday at the school and parish, 3130 N. 51 Ave., Phoenix. event includes open house with current and former teachers, a memory video, Mass and reception. See related article.

• Sweetheart Dinner Dance — Sponsored by St. Joan of Arc Council #14357, Knights of Columbus, Feb. 13, 3801 E. Greenway Rd., Weidner Hall. Tickets: $10 in advance or $12 at door. Proceeds will benefit pro-life activities. Info: call Jesus Ibarra at (602) 501-0556.

• Seek Me with All of your Heart — A weekend conference at the Phoenix Convention Center presented by Catholic Renewal Ministries. Check out the adult schedule which starts tonight and ends with a 7 p.m. Healing Mass tomorrow. Separate, free “Spirit and Fire” worship conferences Saturday only for teenagers and young adults. Presented by St. Mary’s Teens and Our Godspot young adult ministry.  Info: call (480) 945-2990 or (480) 949-0335; free for youth and young adults, Jojo at (623) 229-6902.

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  Crosiers

  Citizenship class begins — Sponsored by the Crosier Fathers and Brothers. Meets Saturday at 9 a.m. for six weeks at Sacred Heart Parish, 1421 S. 12th St., Phoenix. Info: call Bro. Jim Lewandowski at (602) 769-7744. Find more information about the other events and quest to build a priory on the Phoenix page of their Web site.

• Anointing of the Sick Mass — 11 a.m. Saturday at Corpus Christi Parish, 3550 E. Knox Rd., Phoenix. Light refreshments served immediately after Mass. Info: (480) 893-8770.

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  A source of spiritual renewal

  Spiritual Spa Overnight — At the Casa in Scottsdale with Amanda Petersen, M.Div., 7:30 a.m., Feb. 13 to 11 a.m., Feb. 14. Fee per person includes meals, private room, and program: $95.

• Human Faith Development/Faith Styles — at the Casa in Scottsdale with Sr. Marilyn Bever, CSA, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Feb. 13. Fee per person, $75 includes lunch.