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Around the Archdiocese

Around the Archdiocese is a free listing for Catholic events in the Archdiocese.

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■ ANNIVERSARIES

Old St. Mary’s Parish: marking 175th anniversary at 5 p.m. Mass Feb. 16 with Cardinal George, 1500 S. Michigan; dinner-dance 6 p.m. at Union League Club, for tickets, call (312) 922-3444.

■ BENEFITS

Red and White Ball: 6:45 p.m. Feb. 9, with presentation of seven Polish debutantes by their fathers, hosted by the Legion of Young Polish Women, at the Chicago Hilton, 720 S. Michigan, call (847) 420-4321 for tickets.

St. Zachary Parish: 15th annual silent auction, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Feb. 1, tickets $20/person, hot/cold hors d'oeuvres, sweet table, cash bar, at New Parish Life Center, 567 W. Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, for tickets, call (847) 981-1448.

"d'Vine Affair": tasting of 250 fine wines from the West Coast and around the world, a wineappreciation seminar, and auction, 2-6 p.m. Jan. 27, hosted by Catholic Charities, $120/person, at Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson, call (312) 655-7912.

Little Company of Mary Hospital: Crystal Heart Ball, black tie gala, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2, with City Lights Orchestra, $300/person, at Field Museum, for tickets, call (708) 229-5066.

“Art and Soul 2008”: cocktails, dinner, silent and live auctions, live music, 6 p.m. Feb. 9, to benefit St. Alphonsus Academy and Center for the Arts, 1439 West Wellington, call (773) 348-4629 for tickets.

Resurrection High School: "Res-Ma-Tazz Takes Flight," Feb. 23, open bar, hors d'oeuvres, dinner- dance, live/silent auctions, raffles, live music from The Mix, for adults 21 and over, $100/person, at BeauJolie by Victoria, 9950 W. Lawrence, Schiller Park, benefits school's Little Theater renovation, RSVP to Alisa, at (773) 775-6616 Ext. 142.

Resurrection Hospital’s Monarch Ball: black tie reception and dinner-dance, 6 p.m. March 1, with Rich Daniel’s City Lights Orchestra, $300/person, at the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan, RSVP to Anita, at (847) 813-3464.

■ DANCES

Dusty Stepper Dance: 8 a.m.-1 a.m. Feb. 2, $10, BYOB, hosted by Knights of Columbus of St. John De LaSalle Parish, 10205 S. King, call (773) 785-2022.

■ DINNERS/DINNER-DANCES

Spaghetti Dinner: 4-8 p.m. Jan. 25, presale discounted tickets for adults and children 3-12; children under 3, free, at St. Priscilla School Hall, 7001 W. Addison, call (773) 685-3581.

St. Nicholas Parish: Mardi Gras dinner-dance/auction, Jan. 26, 806 Ridge, Evanston, for tickets, call (847) 864-1185.

“A Night to be Savored”: married couples pilgrimage, Mass, 6 p.m. Feb. 2, with renewal of vows; hors d’oeuvres by Topo Gigio, champagne cocktails, and harp music by Stephanie Wallace, 7-9 p.m., $80/couple, in Our Lady of Pompeii Shrine hall, 1224 W. Lexington, RSVP to Carl, at (312) 421-3756, Ext. 115.

Friday Night Lenten Fish Fry: 6:30-9 p.m. Feb. 9-March 21, in Fifth Province Pub, at Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox, call (773) 282-7035.

Notre Dame de Chicago Parish: “From the Heart” Valentine Ball, reception 6:30 pm, Feb. 16, dinner 7 p.m. music and dancing 8:45 pm., at Grand Ballroom at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, 1431 W. Taylor, for tickets, call (312) 243-7400.

■ ENTERTAINMENT

Rocky LaPorte: night of comedy with live music, The Average Joe Band, silent auction, hors d’oeuvres, Feb. 16, benefiting St. George School, at Holiday Inn, Matteson, RSVP to Kelly Nichols, at (708) 429-2991.

McKenna Ensemble: presentation of third act of the historic papal opera, “La Comica del Cielo,” 3 p.m. Jan. 27, at Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, 1224 W. Lexington, (312) 421-3757.

First Friday Movie Night: “Snow Falling on Cedars,” haunting 1999 film of love, prejudice and injustice, based on the novel; gathering 6:30 p.m. Feb. 1; movie 7 p.m., discussion follows from “The Movie Lectionary,” at Pauline Books & Media, 172 N. Michigan, (312) 326-4228.

Mass and a Movie: 5 p.m. Mass, 6 p.m. movie, “Hotel Rwanda,” at Assumption Parish Hall, 323 W. Illinois, (312) 644-0036.

“Machinal”: 1928 Broadway hit play about man and machine, Feb. 15-24, free, DePaul University’s New Directors Series, at Bailiwick Repertory Mainstage, 1229 W. Belmont, call (312) 922- 1999 for time and dates.

Saint Sebastian Players: Bernard Slades “Tribute,” story of a father/son, Feb. 15-March 9, at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey, free parking, call (773) 404-7922 for tickets, time, days.

International Fest: showcase of Notre Dame student’s ethnic heritage, dancing and ethnic foods for purchase, food service starts 6 p.m. Feb. 1; show 8 p.m.; tickets $7/advance; $10/at door, 3000 N. Mango, RSVP to (773) 622-1541.

“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”: recommended for ages eight and up, now- March 4, $8, presented by Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences, at DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theater, 60 E. Balbo, call box office, at (312) 922-1999 for time and dates.

“The Burial at Thebes”: retelling Sophocles’ classic “Antigone,” 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, Feb. 8-17; 2 p.m. Sundays, tickets $15, presented by DePaul University’s Showcase Series: Contemporary Plays and Classics, at DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theater, 60 E. Balbo, call box office, at (312) 922-0999.

“Hizzoner: Daley the First”: exploring Mayor Daley I, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 22-March 2, tickets $35; $30/seniors, at Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox, call (773) 282-7035, Ext. 10.

■ EXHIBITS

Spiritual Art Exhibition/ Competition: for college student artists, theme for Feb. 29-March 4 exhibit, “global awareness through spiritual art,” sponsored by Fra Angelico Art Foundation, 30 East Ave., Riverside, deadline for slides, registration form and entry fee, Feb. 5, call LaVerne, at (708) 447-9695. _

GAMES & PARTIES St. Juliana Parish: bingo, doors open 4:30 p.m. Fridays, games at 6:40 p.m., kitchen specials, 7201 N. Oketo, (773) 631-4127.

St. Bruno Parish: doors open 4:30 p.m. Fridays, bingo games at 6:45 p.m. 4751 S. Harding, (773) 523-3467.

■ LECTURES

Fr. Don Headley: “Gospel in a Post-modern World,” 9:15-11:15 a.m. Jan. 23, hosted by Theology of Park Ridge, $8, at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 205 N. Prospect, Park Ridge, (773) 774-4421.

Caritas et Veritas Lecture: “ Dominican Wisdom and the Dark Night,” Irish poet, author, theologian Fr. Paul Murray, OP, explores a hidden, fascinating aspect of Dominican contemplative experience, 7:30 p.m. Jan 28, $10, at Dominican University Priory Auditorium, 7200 Division, River Forest, call Siena Center, at (708) 714-9105 for tickets.

Fr. John P. Foley: president, Cristo Rey Network, noon-1:15 p.m. Feb. 1, hosted by First Friday Club, $35/per guest, at Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson, RSVP by Jan. 29, to (312) 466- 9610.

Fr. Martin Heinz: former director of vocations for the Diocese of Rockford, ordained 1994, speaking on “Conversion, Confession, Catholicism: Answers for a Troubled Age,” noon Feb. 8, hosted by Catholic Citizens Forum, luncheon $30, at Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson (new location), RSVP to Maureen, at (708) 352-5834, by Feb. 5, public welcome.

“Speak Out Illinois”: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 2, topics from “Pro-Life 101,” to “Planned Parenthood: Sex, Lies and Bad Advice;” $60/after Jan. 18; there will be a concurrent program for teens, called “TeenSpeak,” at Drury Lane, Oak Brook Terrace, RSVP to Illinois Right to Life Committee, at (312) 422-9300.

Catholic Physicians’ Guild of Chicago: winter quarterly, 6 p.m. Jan. 26, Mass with Father Kricek, CPG chaplain, dinner 7 p.m., talk follows by Fr. Anthony Brankin on “Americanism and the Culture War,” $30/person, students and children/free, at UIC Newman Center, 700 S. Morgan, call Dr. Tom Zabiega, at (630) 768-4590 to RSVP.

Theology South: Michael O’Keefe, and Kathleen Waller, from religious studies department, St. Xavier University, on “The Role of Hollywood in Shaping a Post-Vatican II Church Before Vatican II,” coffee 9 a.m., lecture 9:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 7, $6, in Butler Room, at St. Xavier’s, call Donatta, at (708) 422-1635, for more info.

Howard Lindsey: chairman of DePaul’s department of history, “What Americans Should Know About Ghana,” 1:30 p.m. Feb. 9, hosted by DePaul University Geographic Department, in the Schmitt Center, 2320 N. Kenmore, (773) 325-7871.

Jim Fairhall: discussing “Roddy Doyle’s Fiction: Yesterday’s Triumphs, Today’s Challenges;” 2 p.m. Feb. 2, at Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox, (773) 282-7035, Ext. 10.

Colleen Caron: psychiatric nurse, “Laughing Your Way to Wellness,” 7 p.m. Jan. 24, St. Marcelline’s Women at the Well ministry, 822 Springinsguth, Schaumburg, RSVP to (847) 524-4429.

Virginia Gibbons: discussion 2 p.m. Feb. 10, on “Donegal Woman,” by John Throne, free, at Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox, (773) 282- 7035, Ext. 19.

Discussion on Irish Book of Kells: 1 p.m. Jan. 27, and on last Sunday each month, free, at Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox, (773) 282-7035.

■ MARDI GRAS

ACP International Mardi Gras 2008: 5 p.m. Jan. 27, (date change), hosted by the Association of Chicago Priests, presenting Pope John XXIII Award, Cardinal Bernardin Common Ground Award and Coordinating Board awards, $45/person at door, at St. Ignatius High School, 1076 W. Roosevelt, RSVP to (312) 226- 7222.

St. Martin de Porres Parish: 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Feb. 2, live entertainment by Tony Llorens and the Westside Allstars, free food, cash bar, tickets $40/person; must be 21, in Purcell Hall, 4300 W. Washington, call (773) 287-0206.

St. Nicholas Parish: dinnerdance, auction, 5:30-10:30 p.m. Jan. 26, $70/person, at 806 Ridge, Evanston, (847) 864-1185.

Annunciata Parish: "Carnivale," cocktails 6 p.m. Feb. 2, open bar, dinner-dance, music by Grupo Dimension, $45/person, at KC Hall, 11207 S. Ewing, call (773) 221- 1040 for tickets.

St. Elizabeth Parish: live jazz by Art Booker Trio, Bourbon Street food/beverages, $15/person, 2-6 p.m. Jan. 20, 50 E. 41st St., call (773) 268-1518 for tickets. ■

MEETINGS John Paul 2 Study Group: beginning “Veritatis Splendor,“ 10:30 a.m. Feb. 9, using study guides from England’s Maryvale Institute, in lower level of Monastery of the Holy Cross, 3100 S. Aberdeen, second Saturday each month, for more info, call Georgia at (708) 788-9531.

New Beginnings Chili Cookoff: in Hughes Center in front of St. Matthew Church, 1001 E. Schaumburg Rd., Schaumburg, call (847) 891-1220 for more info.

Catholic Alumni Club of Chicago: dinner at the Moldau, 9310 Ogden, Brookfield, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26, then movie at LaGrange Theater, call Marlene to RSVP at (708) 450-8280.

Job & Networking Ministry: “Creating a Career Matrix,” 7-9:15 p.m. Jan. 28, at St. Hubert Ministry Center, 729 Grand Canyon, Hoffman Estates, call Bob at (847) 925-6005 for more info.

Secular Franciscan Order: a spirituality that moves from Gospel to life and life to Gospel, open to laity, married, single, and clergy; meet 1:15 p.m. on third Sundays, in St. Juliana Convent, 7200 N. Osceola, call Florence at (847) 966-7612 for more info. ■

PILGRIMAGES Italy and the Pope: from Assisi to Venice, with a papal audience in between, Sept. 15-25, led by Fr. Nicholas Desmond of St. Aloysius Parish, for its 125th anniversary, call Rosa at (773) 278-4808. ■

REUNIONS St. Rita of Cascia High School: winter homecoming, “Viva St. Rita,” 6:30 p.m.-12 a.m. Jan 26, four simultaneous parties, with Vegas theme, tickets $25 in advance; $35 at door, 7740 S. Western, call (773) 925-5029 for tickets or visit www.stritahs.com, cash bar, must be 21 or older.

Mother of Sorrow High School (Blue Island): class of 1958 looking for members for fall 2008 reunion, contact school at [email protected].

Our Lady of the Ridge School: seeking all alums for 4:30 p.m. Mass Sept. 13; reunion from 5 p.m.-midnight, call rectory, at (708) 425-3800.

St. George School: seeking alums to form alumni association, school at (708) 532-2626. ■

POTPOURRI Couple-to-Couple League: 7 p.m. Jan. 25, teaches 99 percent effective Sympto-Thermal method Natural Family Planning, no harmful side effects; series also helps couples build stronger marriages, at Holy Family Hospital, 2380 Dempster, Des Plaines, call Lloyd and Monica at (847) 724-7206.

Book Launch: writers Ellen Skerrett and Mary Lesch will read from their collaboration: “Chief O’Neill’s Sketchy Recollections of an Eventful Life in Chicago,” written by Francis O’Neill, who helped found the Irish Music Club of Chicago, 3 p.m. Feb. 17, free, at the Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox, (773) 282-7035.

"Trivia Nite Out": doors open 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26; games 7:30 p.m., teams compete for part of the $5 entry fee, bring your own snacks; pizza and beverage available for sale; St. Victor Church hall, 553 Hirsch, Calumet City, call George, at (708) 862-1568 for more info or to reserve a table.

“The Secrets of Happily Married Men: Eight Ways to Win Your Wife's Heart”: Scott Haltzman, M.D. outlines step-by-step approach to saving your marriage; (doesn't ask men to think like women), a no-nonsense blueprint to change your marriage forever, 7 p.m. Feb. 20, at Holy Family Parish, 2515 W. Palatine Rd., Inverness, (847) 359-0042.