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The Coming Week

July 31-August 1

St. Joseph Parish, 2605 St. Joe Road W., Sellersburg. Parish yard sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Information: 812-246-2512.

August 1

Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Fourth annual “Missions Helping Missions Bazaar,” family picnic and summer celebration, bazaar, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., picnic, 1-6:30 p.m., Mass, 4 p.m., dinner, $10 per person or $30 per family up to five. Information: 317-546-7681 or spasotti@archindy.org.

Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 89 N. 17th Ave., Beech Grove. Altar Society, summer rummage sale, 8 a.m-3 p.m. Information: 317-784-5454, ext. 2.

St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, 523 S. Merrill St., Fortville. “Summer Festival,” 11 a.m.-10 p.m., games, food, entertainment, auction, chicken and noodles dinner. Information: 317-485-5102.

St Philip Neri Church, 550 N. Rural St., Indianapolis, IN. 100 year anniversary cleanup project to spruce up the neighborhoods around the church, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Volunteers are asked to please dress to get dirty. Tools will be provided, gloves are recommended. This is a rain or shine event.

August 2

St. Bernard Parish, 7600 Highway 337, Frenchtown. Parish picnic, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., old-fashioned country church picnic, country style dinner. Information: 812-347-2326.

St. Boniface Parish, 15519 N. State Road 545, Fulda. Parish picnic, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., food, quilts. Information: 812-357-5533.

MKVS, Divine Mercy and Glorious Cross Center, Rexville, located on 925 South, .8 mile east of 421 South and 12 miles south of Versailles. Mass, noon, on third Sunday holy hour and pitch-in, groups of 10 pray the new Marian Way, 1 p.m., Father Elmer Burwinkel, celebrant. Information: 812-689-3551.

August 3

Saint Meinrad Archabbey and School of Theology, 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad. Outdoor concert, 7:30 p.m., no charge. Information: 800-682-0988 or www.saintmeinrad.edu.

August 3-7

St. Francis Hospital and Health Center, lobby, 8111 S. Emerson Ave., Indianapolis. World Breastfeeding Week display. Information: 317-865-5620.

August 3-September 12

Saint Meinrad Archabbey and School of Theology, library gallery, 200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad. Photography exhibit, John Bower, artisan. Information: 800-682-0988 or www.saintmeinrad.edu.

August 6

St. Mary Parish, 317 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis. Solo Seniors, Catholic, educational, charitable and social singles 50 and over, single, separated, widowed or divorced, new members welcome,

6:30 p.m. Information: 317-370-1189.

St. Francis Education Center, 5935 S. Emerson Ave., Suite 100, Indianapolis. Support for People with Oral, Head and Neck Cancer, meeting, 7-8:30 p.m. Information: 317-782-4422.

August 7

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Church, 520 Stevens St., Indianapolis. Lumen Dei meeting, Mass, 6:30 a.m., Mass, breakfast and program at Priori Hall, Dr. James Trippi, founder of Gennesaret Free Clinic, presenter, $20 per person. Information: 317-435-3447 or e-mail LumenDei@sbcglobal.net for information or macmac961@comcast.net for reservations.

August 7-8

Oldenburg Academy, 1 Twister Circle, Oldenburg. Alumni Association production, Twelve Angry Women, 7:30 p.m. $5 per person. Information: 812-933-0737.

August 8

St. Roch Parish, Family Center, 3603 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis. Single Seniors, meeting, 1 p.m., age 50 and over. Information: 317-784-4207.

Holliday Park, 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis. Couple to Couple League, family picnic, 4 p.m. Information: 317-465-0126.

August 8-9

St. Paul Parish, 9798 N. Dearborn Road, Guilford/ New Alsace. Parish festival, Sat. 6 p.m.-midnight, Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., chicken dinner, quilts, food, games, music. Information: 812-487-2096.

August 9

St. Mary Parish, 2500 St. Mary’s Drive, Lanesville. Parish picnic, fried chicken and country ham dinners, booths, quilts, games, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Information: 812-952-2853.

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General Announcements

SPRED retreat to be held Aug. 28-30

The archdiocese’s Special Religious Development (SPRED) catechetical program, offered for Catholic youths and adults with developmental disabilities, is sponsoring a retreat for participants and catechists on

Aug. 28-30 at the Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., in Beech Grove.

The catechist portion of the retreat will start at 6 p.m. on Aug. 28 and conclude at 4 p.m. on Aug. 30.

SPRED participants will start their retreat at 10:15 a.m. on Aug. 29. Their retreat will conclude at 3 p.m. on Aug. 30.

The cost of the retreat is $75 per person. For more information about the retreat or to register, call Roni Wyld at 800-382-9836, ext. 1448, or 317-236-1448 or send an e-mail to her at rwyld@archindy.org.

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Retreats and Programs

July 31-August 2

Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 100 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad. “Praying the Bible,” Benedictine Brother Zachary Wilberding, presenter. Information: 800-581-6905 or MZoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

August 2-8

Monastery Immaculate Conception, Kordes Center, 841 E. 14th St., Ferdinand, Ind. (Evansville Diocese). “Guided Retreat.” Information: 812-367-1411 or spirituality@thedome.org.

August 4

Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Silent non-guided retreat, “Come Away and Rest Awhile,” 8 a.m.-4 p.m., $25 per person includes continental breakfast and lunch. Information: 317-545-7681 or spasotti@archindy.org.

August 7-9

Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 100 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad. “Virtue: Living the ‘Good’ Life,” Benedictine Brother Karl Cothern, presenter. Information: 800-581-6905 or MZoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

August 18

Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. “Catholic Identity and Doctrine 2009: Devotion to the Eucharist Outside of the Mass,” Benedictine Father Matthias Newman, presenter, 6:30-9 p.m., $25 includes dinner. Information: 317-788-7581 or benedictinn@benedictinn.org.

August 18-20

Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 100 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad. “Lectio Divina: Praying with Holy Scripture,” Benedictine Brother Matthew Mattingly, presenter. Information: 800-581-6905 or MZoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

August 21-23

Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 100 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad. “The Book of Revelation: What It Is and What It Isn’t,” Benedictine Father Eugene Hensell, presenter. Information: 800-581-6905 or MZoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

August 28-30

Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 100 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad. “Scriptures and Novels,” Benedictine Father Noël Mueller, presenter. Information: 800-581-6905 or MZoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

August 29

Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove. “The Journey of Thomas Merton,” Dr. Paul A. Crow, presenter, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., $50 per person. Information: 317-788-7581 or benedictinn@benedictinn.org.

September 3

Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House, 5353 E. 56th St., Indianapolis. Silent non-guided retreat, “Come Away and Rest Awhile,” 8 a.m.-4 p.m., $25 per person includes continental breakfast and lunch. Information: 317-545-7681 or spasotti@archindy.org.

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