[handson21]

-The Alliance of the Two Hearts will sponsor the FIRST FRIDAY/FIRST SATURDAY COMMUNION OF REPARATION VIGIL on Fri., Feb. 6, at FIVE CHURCHES: St. Andrew Church, 675 Riverside Road, Roswell; St. John the Evangelist Church, 230 Arnold St., Hapeville; St. Catherine of Siena Church, 1618 Ben King Road, Kennesaw; Prince of Peace Church, 6439 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch; and in Polish at St. Marguerite d’Youville Church, 85 Gloster Road, Lawrenceville. The vigil includes 8 p.m. rosary and confessions and 9 p.m. Mass in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, followed by holy hours of adoration. It concludes with 1 a.m. Saturday Mass in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Contact: Diane Guesman at (770) 993-1846 or dianeguesman@aol.com.

-Kathy Evanina of St. Stephen the Martyr Parish in Lilburn will speak on Sat., Feb. 7, at the MAGNIFICAT BREAKFAST FOR WOMEN from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Killian Hall, 908 Killian Hill Road, Lilburn. Magnificat is an international Catholic ministry to women. All women are invited. The cost is $10 per person and advance reservations are required by Jan. 31. Send name, address, telephone number and parish name, along with a check payable to Magnificat Joyful Visitation, to Lynda Cupell, 2140 Briarwillow Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30345. No ticket will be returned. Check-in will be at the door for those with reservations. No new reservations can be made at the door. Priests and religious are invited on a complimentary basis, but reservations are still requested. Contact: Lynda Cupell at (404) 634-8303.

-CHANGE (Catholic Home Alliance of North Georgia Educators) is hosting a MASS FOR HOME SCHOOLING FAMILIES celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory on Tues., Feb. 3, at 9:30 a.m. at the CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE KING, 2699 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta. This event is open to all home schooling families in the archdiocese. Contact: Annette Hew at (770) 975-7351 or aberhew@yahoo.com to RSVP.

-There will be a SILENT WEEKEND RETREAT FOR WOMEN Jan. 30-Feb. 1 at Carmel Retreat Center in Hoschton. Based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, the retreat will be given by priests of the Legionaries of Christ and will provide time for directed meditations and administration of the sacraments. Contact: (770) 396-2482 or retreats@bellsouth.net.

A SILENT WEEKEND RETREAT FOR MEN will be given by priests of the Legionaries of Christ Feb. 6-8 at CARMEL RETREAT CENTER, 415 Old Collins Road, Hoschton. Based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, the retreat will provide time for directed meditations and administration of the sacraments. Contact: (770) 396-2482 or retreats@bellsouth.net.

-A silent, deep-immersion retreat entitled “AWAKENING THE HEART, DEEPENING THE SILENCE” will be given Feb. 27-March 1 at the MONASTERY OF OUR LADY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, 2625 Highway 212, SW, Conyers. It will be based in the practice of Centering Prayer, although all experienced meditators, by whatever path, are welcome. Short talks by Cynthia Bourgeault will alternate with periods of group and individual silence anchored in the liturgical rhythms and deep Cistercian spirit of the Abbey. Contact: (770) 760-0959 or retreat@trappist.net to register.

-the food pantry is in need of pancake mix, syrup, jelly, tuna helper, spaghetti sauce, toothbrushes, dish detergent and laundry detergent

-sorry I can't post anything about what's happening at the Holy Mass for the Unborn on Thursday Jan. 22nd at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Just be there at 9 a.m.

This post has been edited by handson21: 19 January 2009 - 09:18 AM