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Weekend calendar: Feb. 3-5
In case you’re looking for a source of spiritual nourishment this weekend or a little entertainment . . . First Friday adoration — various times Feb. 3 at area parishes. That includes 2 p.m. Feb. 3-9 a.m. Feb. 4 at St. Benedict Parish in Ahwatukee. Stop by when you can or commit to a specific [...]
Saints in our midst: St. John Bosco
Happy feast day to St. John Bosco students in Ahwatukee and youth at the St. John Bosco Center in Goodyear. SCHOOL FACTS (48th Street south of Chandler Blvd.): Opened in 2000 with funding from the “Today’s Children, Tomorrow’s Leaders” campaign. Read “10 years, 10 good deeds” article. Added preschool in 2005 which moved onsite in [...]
Weekend calendar: Jan. 27-29
A busy weekend if you’re Catholic . . . papal biographer in Phoenix, men’s hike/outdoor Mass, Catholic school open houses today and Sunday, book and storewide sales, deacon convocation and, of course, Mass. Preschool/Kindergarten open house — 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 27 at Most Holy Trinity (7th Street south of Dunlap). Details and registration. Book sale [...]
Parish birthdays: January
Eight parishes celebrate a birthday this month, including a set of triplets. One birthday is today. Is your parish one of them? Know anyone who shares a birthday? One of them shares a birthday with Mel Gibson. Another shares a birthday with “7th Heaven” star Beverly Mitchell, who studied at Loyola Marymount. Jan. 1, 1995 [...]
Saints in our midst: St. Timothy
Happy feast of St. Timothy to Mesa-area Catholics (3,222 parish families and the school’s students). Today, the school also celebrates its 10th anniversary of being a full K-8 elementary school. The church was dedicated 30 years ago today. SCHOOL FACTS (S. Alma School Road north of Guadalupe): Established as an academy in 2000 with just [...]