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yourcommun things to do June St. Patrick Church in Sand Springs will hold a parish-wide Garage Sale June 7-9. There will be furniture, small appliances, children’s clothing up to size 5, glassware, knick-knacks, toys, shoes, books, craft supplies, Christmas decora-tions and many more items. There will be a bake sale on June 7. As you do your spring cleaning, please consider donating items you no longer use or wish to keep. No large appliances, women’s or men’s clothing will be accepted. Proceeds from this fundraiser benefit charity organiza-tions and church-related activities and expenses. For hours of the sale and any other information, contact Nancy Free-man at 918.246.3510. Widowed? Divorced? Separated? Beginning Experience helps those who have lost a loved one through separation, divorce or death. The weekend program addresses the natural grief process and offers an opportunity, through God, for dealing with the pain of loss and moving into the future with renewed hope. The next weekend retreat will be held at St. Scholastica in Ft. Smith, Ark., June 8-10. Contact: Gayle Terne at 918.200.2981 or Tulsa.LR.BE@gmail.com This year, the Feast of Corpus Christi falls on Thursday, June 7 and the annual outdoor procession, Benediction and special blessing for expectant moth-ers and the sick and disabled will be held that evening at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral. It is hoped that cooler evening weather will make the procession more comfort-able for everyone. Mass celebrating our Lord’s sacramental presence in the Eucharist will be held the following Sunday, June 10 at 10 a.m. If you know of someone who would benefit from the special blessings on Thursday, please contact the Office of Divine Worship beforehand at 918.307.4955 or divine. worship@dioceseoftulsa.org. The Theology on Tap speaker series continues on June 12 with Msgr. Daniel Mueggenborg, pastor of Christ the King Parish, leading a discussion on Catholic versus Protestant interpretation of sacred Scripture. Held in the relaxed atmosphere of McNellie’s Irish Pub, 409 E. First St. in Tulsa. The evening begins with a social hour at 7 p.m., with the lecture and discus-sion at 8 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Catholic Young Adults, meets the second Tuesday of the month through October. All preparing for marriage in the dio-cese are required to attend a Pre-Cana Program . These classes are the founda-tion of understanding what Christian mar-riage is and how to live it. Plan to enroll in the marriage preparation program at least four to six months before your wedding date. Two sessions are scheduled this month on Saturday, June 2 and Saturday, June 23. Both sessions are from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Church of the Madalene, 3188 E, 22nd St. South in Tulsa. Cost is $100 per couple. To register, contact the Family Life Office, 918.307.4939, or you can register online at http://www. dioceseoftulsa.org/pre-cana_register.asp. Once a month, the faithful of the Dio-cese of Tulsa are invited to participate in Solemn Sung Vespers and Benedic-tion of the Most Blessed Sacrament . Vespers comes from a Latin word mean-ing “evening,” referring to the time of day in which this prayer is said. Join Bishop Slattery at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 24 for this beautiful and prayerful component of the Liturgy of the Hours. Protecting God’s Children is a program that educates adults on how to keep children safe from sexual preda-tors. All adults are encouraged to attend. To register for a VIRTUS session, go to virtusonline.org, click on the registration link, and begin the registration process by answering the questions and choosing which session you plan to attend. You may also register by contacting Mary Malcom at 918.307.4941 or mary.malcom@dio-ceseoftulsa.org. There will be two sessions this month, one from 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 3 and another from 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. on Monday, June 25. Both classes will be held at Church of the Mad-elene, 3188 E, 22nd St. South, Tulsa. Bishop Slattery ordained seminarian John Grant into the transitional diaconate last summer. He and fellow seminarian Deacon Seán Donovan hope to be ordained into the priesthood on June 30 at Holy Family Cathedral. Two Tulsa men, Deacon John Grant and Deacon Seán Donovan, both hope to be ordained to the priesthood this month. Following tradition in the diocese, a pre-ordination Holy Hour of interces-sory prayer for their upcoming ministries will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 29, followed by their Ordination Mass at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 30. Both services will be at the Cathedral. Deacon Grant plans to celebrate his first Mass at his home parish, St. Francis of Xavier, 2434 E. Admiral Blvd. in Tulsa, at 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 1. Deacon Donovan will cel-ebrate his first Mass at his home parish of the Church of St. Mary, 1347 E. 49th Pl., Tulsa, at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 1. 26 Eastern Oklahoma Catholic / June 2012 / www. dioceseoftulsa .org
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