Briefs

Volunteers are needed for the first annual archdiocesan St. Kateri Tekakwitha Honor Dance on July 6 at St. John Nepomuk in Yukon. Sign up online at http://bit.ly/HonorDancevolunteer or call (405) 721-1810. Learn more at archokc.org/honordance.

St. Philip Neri in Midwest City is hosting an Italian festival 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. May 26, St. Philip Neri’s feast day. Tickets $10; include wine tasting, live entertainment and playground access. Ages 5 and under are free. Visit www.italianfestivalok.com.

Ignite is Eucharistic adoration and reflection with praise and worship for the family. Ignite is 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. May 29 at St. John, Edmond, in the great hall. Event features Seek conference speaker Alex Sanchez with music by the Mark Ryan Band.

The annual Pentecost Picnic at St. Gregory’s Abbey will begin with 10:30 a.m. Mass June 9. This will be the last time to get St. Gregory’s yearbooks. There is no charge for the picnic or yearbooks, but donations are always accepted. RSVP to retreats@monks.org or (405) 878-5296.

The Center of Family Love and the Oklahoma Knights of Columbus will host their annual Gift of Love Gala at 6 p.m. June 15 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Cost $175 pp or $1,750 for table of 10. Raffle tickets for a chance to win up to $20,000 worth of prizes, including a grand prize of $10,000, can be purchased for $100 per ticket. Visit www.centeroffamilylove.org/gala or call Nancy Altman at (405) 263-4658, Ext. 1042.

St. Mary in Ponca City, 707 East Ponca Ave., will celebrate its 125th anniversary 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. June 1 with a barbecue picnic after Mass. Games for children, music and fellowship.

Saint Joseph Monastery’s School of Lectio Divina will have sessions June 11-14 and Sept. 25-28. Trained instructors lead session on the practice of prayer taught by the early Church fathers and facilitate the incorporation of that deep prayer into one’s daily life. Contact Sr. Barbara at (918) 746-4209 or lectio@stjosephmonastery.org. Limited number of overnight accommodations. Visit www.stjosephmonastery.org/retreats.

“The Eucharist: The Sacrament of Transformation” will be presented by Fr. Boniface Copelin, O.S.B. 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. June 22 at St. Gregory’s Abbey in Shawnee. Cost is $30 and includes lunch. Registration limited to 40. Contact (405) 878-5656, retreats@monksok.org.

St. Joseph Monastery in Tulsa will have its annual oblate retreat 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. July 13 in the monastery library. Cost $20, includes lunch. The oblate book sale will be during the retreat. Contact AJ Tierney at (918) 746-4223, atierney@montecassino.org.

Are you considering the priesthood? Quo Vadis Days 2019 is July 28-31 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Camp. It is for young men in high school and college who prayerfully are discerning their vocation. More information coming soon at www.okcvocations.com/events/quo-vadis-days.

The retreat is open to all Catholics and will be held Aug. 3 at the Catholic Pastoral Center, 7501 Northwest Expressway. The speaker will be Fr. Phil Creider, a priest for 42 years, including 20 years as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy-Marines, will present “Following GOD the desert path.” The full-day event will have Mass, breakfast, coffee, snacks. Lunch $20 pp. Contact Michael Zink at (405) 314-4120, Michael-the-j@att.net. Send check to Michael Zink KofC, 14616 Collingwood Lane, Edmond 73013.

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Class of 1969 is looking for classmates for a 50th reunion Sept. 19-22. Contact Rich Tuohy at Rftuohy@aol.com, (405) 820-1812.

St. John Nepomuk 600 Garth Brooks Blvd., Yukon May 18 Arrival of the Relic 4 p.m. Mass 5 p.m. Following Mass, veneration will be available overnight. May 19 Morning prayer 6 a.m. Mass 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Veneration will be available between Masses. Visit kofc.org/vianney

Save the Date for the 2019 Archbishop’s Dinner for Seminarian Education, benefiting the Saint John Vianney endowment for seminarian education at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 8.

Registration is open for the children’s day out program at St. John in Edmond. The NEST is a program for children ages 2 and 3 during the school year. The program offers full-time or part-time care for age 2 and part-time care for age 3. Find information about classes, schedule and tuition at stjohn-catholic.org/cdo/prospective-families. Contact nest@stjohn-catholic.org or (405) 340-1789.

The next Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat weekend is May 24-26 for anyone who has had an abortion or been affected by another person’s abortion. Sadness, anxiety, guilt and grief are common for the woman and man involved, or relatives and friends. Participation in the retreat is confidential. No cost. Pre-registration required. Learn more at www.ckokc.org/rachels-vineyard. Contact (405) 623-3844, rachelsvineyardokc@gmail.com. Sponsored by the archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life.

The Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma’s 18th annual golf classic is June 3 at the Quail Creek Golf and Country Club. Shotgun starts 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sessions limited to 120 players each and are first-come-first-serve, so register early at www.cfook.org/annual-golf-classic. Tournament benefits Catholic schools and endowments for Catholic schools in the archdiocese. Contact (405) 721-4115.

Summer registration for Catechesis of the New Evangelization, the main entry-level course for the 2nd Degree in Theology program through Newman University, is now open. The course will be 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Tuesdays, June 11, 18, 25 and July 9, 16 and 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. on Saturdays, June 15 and 22, July 13 and 20. Visit archokc.org/institute.

Help celebrate the 60th anniversary of the ordination of Fr. Gerard MacAulay. There will be a reception in his honor at 6 p.m. May 23 at St. Eugene, 2400 W. Hefner Rd., Oklahoma City 73120. RSVP by May 16 to (405) 751-7115. If unable to attend, cards and letters may be sent c/o St. Eugene.

Friends of Bolivia Medical Mission Trip is looking for medical professionals, especially those in optometry, and Spanish-speaking persons. Join the 2019 mission trip to Guayaramin, Bolivia, May 24 - June 2. Cost $1,650. Call Judi Wilkinson (405) 751-7115, Ext. 115, or e-mail jwilkinson@steugenes.org.