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Casino NightCasino Night, an elegant affair with great music, delicious food, the energy of a Las Vegas casino, fantastic prizes and silent auction will be held at St. John Neumann Academy in Blacksburg on Saturday, March 1, at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per person and all proceeds benefit the school. St. John Neumann Academy will hold Open House on Tuesday, February 26 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The school offers Preschool through 8th Grade and is located at 2470 Ramble Rd., Blacksburg. For more details on Casino Night or the Open House, contact Julia Wharton, Director, at 540–552–7562.
Cathedral concertsA benefit concert for the VCU Music Scholarship Fund will be presented by the VCU music faculty and students on Sunday, March 2, at 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. A free one-hour concert of “Arias from Opera” will be presented by vocal soloists of the Cathedral and the VCU Department of Music on Monday, March 10, at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served in the parish hall after the concert.
Mark’s GospelMark’s Gospel LIVE as a solo performance will be held at Sacred Heart Church, in Norfolk (at the intersection of Princess Anne Road and Stockley Gardens — Blow Street) on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. There have been more than 160 performances throughout the US, UK, and Canada. All of St. Mark’s characters are portrayed as the story is narrated right from the Biblical text. There are no other actors. It is not a reading or a talk. It is the actual words of the Gospel memorized and performed like story telling. The performance runs about two hours, including a ten-minute intermission. Donations will be accepted for the support of Ghent Area Ministry.
Lenten Quiet DayShalom House Retreat Center in western Hanover County will hold a Lenten Quiet Day on Wednesday, March 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day will provide an occasion for prayer, silence, solitude and reflection. Lunch will be provided and spiritual direction will be available. For more information, contact Cathy Cawley, 804–883–6149.
Benedictine Life WeekendSingle Catholic women between ages 19 and 40 interested in the monastic life are invited to a Community for a Benedictine Life Weekend, March 14–16, at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana. For more information, contact Sister Agnes Marie Dauby or Sister Michelle Sinkhorn at 802 E. 10th Street, Ferdinand, IN, 800–738–9999, or vocation@thedome.org or visit the web at www.thedome.org.
St. Patrick’s Day MassThe Ancient Order of Hibernians along with St. Patrick’s Church, Richmond, will be celebrating a St. Patrick’s Feast Day Mass on Saturday, March 15, at 9 a.m. After Mass there will be a free breakfast sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians. For more information contact Pat Naughton 804–360–2969.
Charismatic UpdatesAnyone interested in receiving updates concerning charismatic Catholic events in the diocese should contact Deacon Darrell Wentworth, the Bishop’s Liaison to the Charismatic Renewal, at deacon_darrell@cox.net or send your contact info to his office at 6064 Indian River Road, Suite 201, Virginia Beach, VA 23464. His office phone is 757–361–5991.
Ministry programThe diocese’s Youth Ministry Certificate Program will offer two courses May 29–30 and May 31–June 1 at Mary Mother of the Church Benedictine Abbey in Richmond. They are:
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