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y July The Theology on Tap speaker series continues on July 12 with Father Brian O’Brien, president of Bishop Kelley High School, leading a discussion on Voting Catholic. 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 discussion at 8 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Catholic Young Adults, meets the second Tuesday of the month through October. The diocesan Senior High Summer Youth Camp is back and will be held July 2-6 at Robbers Cave State Park near Wilbur-ton. Summer Camp gathers diverse groups of young people from large or small, rural and urban parishes across Oklahoma for fellow-ship, friendships, renewed sense of community and outdoor relational ministry. Registration is limited and costs $200 per camper. Contact Sarah Jameson in the Youth and Young Adult Office for more information, 918.307.4939 or youth.office@dioceseoftulsa.org 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, July 29 for this beautiful and prayerful component of the Liturgy of the Hours. Protecting God’s Children is a pro-gram that educates adults on how to keep children safe from sexual predators. 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 ques-tions and choosing which session you plan to attend. You may also register by contacting Mary Malcom at 918.307.4941 or mary.malcom@dioceseoftulsa.org. This month’s session will be 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. on Monday, July 30 at Church of the Mad-elene, 3188 E, 22nd St. South, Tulsa. local news Scouts honored at special Mass On March 25, 100 Girl and Boy Scouts from across the diocese were honored with a special Mass and reception at St. Pius X Church in Tulsa. Much like earning merit badges, the annual Religious Awards Ceremony recognizes those Scouts who have participated in the religious emblems program administered by the diocese and approved by Scouting organizations. Special recognition was given to 11 Scouts who received the Pillar of Faith Award for earning all possible religious awards in their respective Scouting organization. Eight of the Pillar of Faith recipients are pictured above. Front row, from left; Emma Francois and Alex Schnetzer. Back row from left: Peter Simmons, Dillon Fowkes, Adam Hatfield, Connor Hogan, Mitchell McKinstry and Kyle Wheeler. Bake sale nets soccer balls A Lenten project devised by three fourth-grade entrepreneurs from St. Pius X School raised more than $300 and in-troduced the students to the joy of giving. Madison Tokarchik, Abby Arp and Mad-die Wilson (front row) created a business plan to sell baked goods at a Bishop Kel-ley High School soccer tournament on March 9. The proceeds, $303.12 to be exact, were used to purchase 23 dodge balls and 15 soccer balls for students at San Miguel School. San Miguel students Brandon Ledezma, Juan Pablo Vazquez, Alex Rodriguez, Yaguelin Alvarez, Nayel Luevano and Jenifer Rodriguez gladly accepted the donation. 27nit
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