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yourcommun things to do July The Theology on Tap speaker series continues on Tuesday, July 10 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. followed by 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. The diocesan Senior High Summer Youth Camp is back and will be held July 2-6 at Robbers Cave State Park near Wilburton. Summer Camp gathers diverse groups of young people from large or small, rural and urban parishes across Oklahoma for fellowship, 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 infor-mation, 918.307.4939 or youth.office@ dioceseoftulsa.org. The first Catechetical Leaders Day meeting for the 2012-13 school will year will be at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish in Tulsa from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursday, July 26. For more information, contact Carol Robinson, coordinator of Catecheti-cal Services at 918.307.4933 or carol. robinson@dioceseoftulsa.org. Once a month, the faithful of the Diocese of Tulsa are invited to participate in Solemn Sung Vespers and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament . Vespers comes from a Latin word meaning “eve-ning,” 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 beau-tiful 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 in the diocese who may have contact with children during the course of their ministry are required 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 con-tacting 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 Madelene, 3188 E, 22nd St. South, Tulsa. music from the Corpus Christi Church choir. Registration is $40. For more information or to register, go to okcaccw.com or contact Brenda Arambula at arambula_b@msn.com or 405.822.1803. In preparation for the upcoming school year, three Virtus classes will be offered in August at three different parishes. Protecting God’s Children is a pro-gram that educates adults on how to keep children safe from sexual predators. All adults in the diocese who may have contact with children during the course of their ministry are required to attend. All sessions in August will be 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. The first class is Wednesday, Aug. 8 at St. Henry Parish in Owasso, 8500 N. Owasso Expressway. A second class is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 27 at Church of the Madelene, 3188 E, 22nd St. South, Tulsa followed by the final class on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at St. Cecilia Parish, 1304 N. Dorothy, Claremore. 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@ dioceseoftulsa.org. The 34th annual Catechetical Con-ference will be Friday and Saturday, Aug. 24-25 at the Marriott Tulsa Southern Hills. The theme this year is “Catechists and Teachers as Agents Leland D. Nagel of the New Evange-lism.” The keynote speaker will be Leland D. Nagel, executive director of the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership. For more information or to register, contact Carol Robinson, coordinator of catechetical services, at carol.robinson@dioceseoftulsa. org or 918.307.4933. August Considering adoption? Catholic Charities Adoption Services and the Pastoral Stud-ies Institute is offering It’s Time … Let’s Adopt , a comprehensive overview of the adoption process and will meet on Saturday, Aug. 4 at the Catholic Charities Education Conference Room, 2450 N. Harvard. For more information, contact the Catholic Charities Office at 918.949.4673. Newly ordained Father John Grant will be the guest speaker for the August install-ment of Theology on Tap on Tuesday, Aug. 14. His topic for the evening will be “Did Mary Die?” 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. followed by 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. On Saturday, Aug. 18 the fourth annual Women of Faith, Women of Action Conference will be held at Epiphany of the Lord Church, 7336 W. Britton Rd. in Oklahoma City. Speakers will be Leah Darrow from “America’s Next Top Model,” Lisa Hendey, founder of catholicmom.com, and Mary Diane Steltenkamp, director of the Faith Community Nursing Program at Catholic Charities of Oklahoma City, with 26 Eastern Oklahoma Catholic / July/August 2012 / www. dioceseoftulsa .org
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