|
Around
Town Happenings
Welcome to the newest section
of e-Focus! Have you ever wanted to invite other young adults from around
the diocese to an event/program your group or organization is sponsoring?
Well, now you can! Around Town Happenings was created so you can
share your message. All submissions are subject to diocesan approval.
Please e-mail
Mark Delsander or send information to:
Around Town
Happenings
Youth & Young Adult Ministry Office
7911 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44102
Young
Adults – Become who you are!
Join your
peers for prayer and pizza
Thursday, September 21 6-9 pm
rsvp
216-228-7451 or
centeringspace@srsofcharity.org
“Centering
Space is a ministry of prayer, listening and discernment whose goal
is to enable ordinary people from any background to discover the
presence of God in their lives through quiet attention to the voice
of the Spirit.” Find out more on their new
website
www.centeringspace.org
THE CATHOLIC
ACTION COMMISSION OF LORAIN COUNTY
Invites you
to participate in the
“8th
Annual
Walk & Roll A-Thon for
6th Annual
Justice & BIKE FOR JUSTICE”
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006
Click here for a flyer.
Pre-registration is
required!
Contact the Catholic
Action Commission at 244-6037 or at
www.catholic-action.org!
SUPPORT THE OHIO DEATH PENALTY
MORATORIUM PETITION DRIVE…calling for an Ohio moratorium in 2007
on our state’s increasing use of the death penalty.
Help collect
signatures.
Click
here for a petition.
SAVE THE DATE -- Crooked Halo 2006
Saturday, September 23, 2006
7 p.m. - midnight
Sammy's at the Metropolitan
Featuring Abby Normal and The Detroit Lean
Mary Gannon and Laura Lampe, Co-Chairs
Proceeds raised will go toward equipping the new, state-of-the-art
science labs at Cleveland Central Catholic High School.
Crooked Halo is a night of
fun for a good cause sponsored by the Associate Board of The Catholic Diocese
of Cleveland Foundation. Crooked Halo marked its tenth
anniversary on Sept.
24, 2005 at Sammy's Metropolitan Ballroom.
The party to benefit Parmadale Children's Services
of Catholic Charities featured gourmet food, limited open bar, gaming tables,
dancing and fun.
Parmadale serves the most vulnerable and marginalized children in our
community. Clients, in many cases, have been abused or neglected. The Intensive
Residential Treatment Center at Parmadale is the only one of its type in Ohio.
Crooked Halo proceeds will go toward expanding the
center to double current capacity.
For information, contact
Julie Ponomarenko at (216)
696-6525, ext. 1004, or e-mail her at
jponomarenko@dioceseofcleveland.org.
back to top
Please RSVP by Friday, September 22 nd
to:
irtf@igc.org or 216-961-0003
Registration fee: $10 (includes lunch and resources)
Register by mail to: IRTF 3606 Bridge Ave,
Cleveland 44113 -or-
www.irtfcleveland.org
Click here
for a registration form
SESA Spiritual Retreat "Being
Single Within the Church"
Saturday,
September 30, 2006
St. John
Vianney Catholic Church, Mentor, OH
9:00 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m.
Please join SESA as we
discuss and learn how to use our talents and time to focus our relationship with
God toward helping ourselves and pushing outward for the good of others in our
everyday lives.
Additional details at:
http://www.sesanews.com. For more
information or to RSVP please contact Susan Kenney at 440-357-1888.
Registration form and payment are due Saturday, September 23rd.
Immigration and Human Trafficking:
A Call to Justice
 A
Peace and Justice Forum
FEATURING:
Dr. Leslie Wolfe,
President for Women Policy Studies, Washington DC
Catherine Cassidy HM,
Immigration Attorney Florida Immigrant
Advocacy Center
Saturday October 28, 2006 9:00-12:30
Magnificat High School 20770 Hilliard Blvd. Rocky River, Ohio
or
Sunday October 29, 2006 12:30-4:00
Villa Maria Community Center, Villa Maria, Pa 16155
Co-Sponsored by
Sisters of the Humility of Mary;
Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center;
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Youngstown;
Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown and Cleveland;
Cleveland Diocesan Commission on Catholic Community Action,
and Mercy Medical Center
Click here for a flyer
(PDF).
For questions & further Information, contact:
Magnificat: Rose Marie Kramer, HM 216.227.1091
kramerrm@msn.com
Villa Maria: Jeannette Abi-Nader, HM 724.946.8352
abi-nader@gonzaga.edu
 Theology on Tap A
gathering of young adults of all backgrounds for theological
discussion in a casual setting
Theology on Tap begins
with a happy hour at 6:30 p.m. (includes complimentary appetizers and drink
specials), and the lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $3 at the door
Monday, October 30, 2006
SPEAKER:
Fr. Robert Niehoff, SJ
TOPIC:
TBD
LOCATION:
Improv Comedy
Club, 2000 Sycamore Street, Cleveland (Powerhouse Building - West Bank of
Cleveland's Flats District)
Fr. Robert Niehoff is the President of John
Carroll University, University Heights, OH.
Theology on Tap is a
quarterly lecture series sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of
Cleveland Foundation’s Associate Board. The Associate Board
develops emerging leaders who raise funds, make grants,
volunteer, and assist the Diocese of Cleveland and the community
at large.
To make a
reservation for the upcoming program, call
Laura Alduk
McCaskey at (216)
696-6525, ext. 1049, or CLICK
HERE.
St.
Francis Xavier and The Department for Marriage & Family Ministry
cordially invite you to hear
TWO GREAT PRESENTATIONS
by:
Christopher West
 Christopher
West is a research fellow and faculty member of the Theology
of the Body Institute. He is also one of the most sought after speakers in the
Church today, having delivered more than 1000 public lectures on 4 continents,
in 9 countries, and in over 150 American cities. All three of his books –
Good News About Sex &
Marriage, Theology of the Body Explained,
and Theology of the
Body for Beginners – have become Catholic
best sellers. Friday,
January 19, 2007 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
“How to educate your children in
God’s Plan for Sexuality”
Location: St. Francis
Xavier - 600 East Washington Street, Medina, 44256
Saturday, January 20, 2007 - 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Introduction to
“Theology
of the
Body”
Seminar
Location:
Medina High School - 777 East Union Street, Medina,
44256
Cost: $25 per person (registered by 1/6/2007)
Click
here for a flyer
For more information,
please contact Terese,
(216) 334-2978
back to top |
