Briefs

St. Eugene, OKC, will begin the Surviving Divorce series at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7. Surviving Divorce was created to bring hope and healing to those who have experienced the pain and loneliness of a broken marriage. It is for the newly separated and divorced and those still struggling with issues many years later. It will help them answer their questions, restore hope, and begin authentic healing. To register, contact Patty Dearden at pyardley@steugenes.org.

Resurrection Memorial Cemetery is extending visiting hours for the feast day of Bl. Stanley Rother. Bl. Stanley is interred at the cemetery's chapel awaiting construction of the Bl. Stanley Rother Shrine. The chapel, located in the middle of the cemetery at 7801 Northwest Expressway or 7500 W. Britton Rd., will be open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, and Sunday, July 28.

Fr. Don Wolf will be at St. Thomas More Bookstore 10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. July 27 signing his re-released audio CD, "A Last Look In the Light." The CD includes 15 additional minutes from original material and a new mastered soundtrack. Cost $10.

Fr. Don Wolf will present a program on Bl. Stanley Rother's “Last Trip Home,” recounting Bl. Stanley Rother's last trip to Oklahoma in 1981 to see family and his cousin Don Wolf ordained a priest. Program begins at 6:15 p.m. in the parish hall following 5 p.m. vigil Mass at Holy Trinity in Okarche. Copies available for Fr. Wolf to sign. CDs $10.

The second annual Blessed Stanley Rother Rosary Run is 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. July 27. The “run” begins at St. Andrew in Moore and ends at Resurrection Cemetery in OKC. The traveling Rosary will stop at five locations. Lunch at the Catholic Pastoral Center $8.50 pp. All donations sent to St. James in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. Visit www.therothermen.com.

Oklahoma Catholic Radio will re-broadcast the Priesthood Ordination at 2 p.m. on July 27 and July 28 on network stations, including 97.3 FM in OKC and 88.3 FM in Lawton. Check okcr.org for more stations or to listen online.

Bingo at St. James, 41st and S. McKinley in OKC, will be held July 25, $10 all games, door prizes, reasonably priced food and entry for 50” TV which will be given away in October. Food at 5:45 p.m., Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds for charitable services.

The Gospel of Life Disciples present “End of Life Care: Understanding Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Changes and How You Can Help,” on July 26 at two locations. Presentation by Suzanne Clem, RN, priests’ nurse for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. (read more below)

The GOLD First Saturday Family FUNraiser is Aug. 3 at the St. John Paul II Dwelling, 4113 S. Eastern Ave. in Moore. Piano recital 3 p.m.; Mary Poppins and Bert 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Contact (405) 778-1107.

Several relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina will be available for veneration 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sept. 27 at Christ the King in Oklahoma City.

The 7th annual reunion of former residents and staff members of St. Joseph Orphanage in Bethany and St. Joseph Children’s Home in Oklahoma City will be 11 a.m. - 2p.m. Aug. 10 at Trinity Gardens, Garvey Room, 3825 N.W. 19 in Oklahoma City. All former residents and staff and their families and friends are invited. Bring old photos and memories to share. Lunch at Noon. Admission free. RSVP by Aug. 5 to Jane Moon at jmoon@ccaokc.org or (405) 526-2308.

A Day of Reflection for people who teach will be 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Aug. 10 at St. Gregory’s Abbey in Shawnee. Cost is $30 and includes lunch. Registration limited to 40. Contact (405) 878-5656, retreats@monksok.org.

A retreat for sacramentally married couples, giving them an opportunity to begin or deepen their spiritual journey together, will be Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 at the Catholic Pastoral Center. Registration is 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Aug. 30. Cost $350 per couple. Scholarships available. Contact Alex Schimpf at aschimpf@archokc.org or (405) 709-2755. Register online at archokc.weshareonline.org/ws/opportunities.

Registration is open for Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Youth Camp. Camp is for students in grades 4-12. Register at archokc.org/camp or call (405) 721-9220.

The 20th annual Midwest Catholic Family Conference is Aug. 2-4 at the Century II Convention Center, 225 W. Douglas Ave., in Wichita. The theme is My Soul Magnifies the Lord. Visit catholicfamilyconference.org.

Saint Joseph Monastery’s School of Lectio Divina will have sessions 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.

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.

Quo Vadis Days is a four-day/three-night retreat July 28-31 for young men in high school and college at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Youth Camp near Wellston. The goal of Quo Vadis Days is to challenge young men to ask the fundamental question, “quo vadis” or “where are you going?” The retreat will help equip them with the tools and opportunities to prayerfully discern God’s will for their lives to be the saints the Church and the world need them to be. Space is limited. Register now at qvdays.org or call the vocations office at (405) 721-9351. Visit 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.