Greetings Catholic Utah Community! Please read the following carefully to find out what is going on in your Catholic Utah!
Events Planned By Catholic Utah:
Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who joined us to hear Jon Leonetti! He was very happy to be able to come to Utah to speak and we hope you all found his talks challenging, entertaining, and informative. Our next Theology Uncorked event will be on February 20th with Leticia Adams. At this point, our next larger event will be Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers in September, 2020. If you were unable to join us, read a bit about his wonderful message here.
Help our Catholic Utah Team!
Catholic Utah is looking for more team members to help us organize new parts of our ministry. In the upcoming year, we would like to add a monthly family Holy Hour and dinner, as well as have someone help organize service opportunities. If you are looking for a way to be more involved in building our Catholic Utah community and interested in helping with either of these, please send an email to CatholicUtah@gmail.com. The time commitment will be flexible and pretty minimal for both of these opportunities. Thank you for your help!
Catholic Utah bookclub for Mid-20's to Mid-50's Adults
Whether you plan to come once a year or every time, we would love to have you join us in reading and learning about our Catholic faith! We had almost 20 people join us for a great discussion of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis last month. Our next meeting will be in late January/early February and we will be discussing The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth by Scott Hahn. If you are interested in being added to the list for updates about our Catholic bookclub, please email Gracie at gepalomb@gmail.com.
Other Catholic Events We've Heard About
Magdalene Religious Goods
We recently learned that Magdalene Religious Goods accepts donations of used Catholic books! They sell these donated books and the proceeds are used to support the Carmelite Nuns. If you have Catholic books you no longer need, please consider donating them to Magdalene Religious Goods at 836 E 3300 S in Salt Lake City!
Events at St Mary's in Park City:
-Weekly Way of Christ Talk and Meal every Thursday evening at 6:30pm--Consider bringing a meal, dessert, or drink to share.
-Latin Mass at 3pm every Sunday at St. Mary's Old Town Chapel
-Young Adult Mass, free meal, and talk every Friday 6:30-9pm at St. Mary's Old Town Chapel.
For more information, visit http://www.stmarysparkcity.com/ or email Killian Beeler at kbeeler at stmarysparkcity.com.
Monsignor Benvegnu Lecture
December 2 at 7 p.m at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 1375 E. Spring Lane, Salt Lake City: "Saints Were People Too" by Rev. John E. Norman, Pastor, St. Vincent de Paul Parish
Saints are often thought of as people who lived holy and blessed lives somehow protected from the pressing cares and concerns of daily responsibilities. Many saints struggled with challenges similar to our own. We will examine the lives of a number of saints hoping to gain insight into each of their faith responses regarding vocation and discernment.
Pro-Life Utah Caroling Event:
Friday, December 13 from 4-6pm at Planned Parenthood in downtown Salt Lake City, the Pro-Life Action League’s “Peace in the Womb” Caroling Day-This is a family-friendly event. They will have caroling booklets with all the songs they will be singing. They will also have hot chocolate and cookies. Dress warmly (they are working on having heating warmers). Come and help sing and bring the spirit of Christmas! Celebrate the miracle of His birth as we strive to soften hearts that allow others to be born!
Advent Penance Services:
Most parishes either offer extra time for Confession or organize Penance Services during Advent. Check your parish bulletin for more details, but these are the ones we know about. We will add information to our website as we hear from other parishes:
Cathedral of the Madeline: Dec 2 at 7pm
St. John the Baptist Dec 10 at 7pm
St. Thomas More: Dec 16 at 7pm
Blessed Sacrament: Dec 17 at 7pm
Holy Hour at the Carmelite Monastery:
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the Rosary, a Homily, and Benediction takes place at 3pm on the 3rd Sunday of each month at the Carmelite Monastery in Holladay. The next date for this Holy Hour is December 15. Some "in-between" adults have started attending this regularly and encourage others to join them! This is OPEN TO ALL!
March for Life Utah:
January 25 at 1pm at the Utah State Capital- Gather at the Utah State Capital Rotunda for a short program and then walk the capital block. For more information and to sign up to walk visit MarchforLifeUtah.org.
For the most up-to-date information about these and other events, visit CatholicUtah.org
Have a blessed Thanksgiving and Advent!
The Catholic Utah Team