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		CALENDAR MAY Thursday – 8 MOTHER’S DAY DINNER Agawam: The 34th Annual Mother’s Day Dinner for the Pioneer Valley Region of Massachusetts Citizens For Life will be held at Chez Josef. Dr. Paul Schenck is the speaker. Call 583-5034. VIGIL FOR THE UNBORN Springfield: A Vigil for the Unborn will meet at St. Michael’s Cathedral Holy Spirit Chapel, 254 State St. at 10 a.m. Three mysteries of the rosary will be prayed and Benediction will precede the Mass at 12:10 p.m. All are welcome. Call 567-6085. Saturday – 10 RETREAT DAY West Hartford, Conn.: A program on “Peace, Love and Healing” with Dr. Bernie Siegel will be held at the Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Rd., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 860-521-0440 or log on to www.holyfamilyretreat.org. Sunday – 11 MOTHER’S DAY West Hartford, Conn.: A Mother’s Day Mass and Brunch will be held at the Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Rd., at 10 a.m. Call 860-521-0440 or log on to www.holyfamilyretreat.org. PARISH MISSION Chicopee: A Parish Mission featuring Vince Ambrosetti will be held at St. Patrick Church, 319 Broadway St., at 7 p.m. from today through May 14. Call 592-4178. Monday – 12 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Ludlow: The Ninth Annual St. John the Baptist Golf Outing will be held at the Ludlow Country Club beginning at 10 a.m. Call 589-1991. Tuesday – 13 GLOBAL WARMING Springfield: A documentary on “Care for God’s Creation,” related to Catholic social teaching, will be held at Holy Cross Parish, 219 Plumtree Rd., at 7 p.m. Call 796-7675, Ext. 116 to register. PRAYER CENACLE Chicopee: The Divine Mercy Prayer Cenacle will meet in the upper basilica of St. Stanislaus Basilica, 566 Front St., from 7 to 8 p.m. JOSEE VACHON Chicopee: A concert with Franco-American folk singer Josee Vachon will be held at St. George Parish Hall, 33 Maple St., at 7 p.m. Call 598-8622. Wednesday – 14 INFORMATION SESSIONS Hadley: An information session on a trip to the Oberammergau Passion Play in Germany will be held at the Most Holy Redeemer Parish Center, 120 Russell St., at 7 p.m. The trip is sponsored by Catholic communications and will be led by Father Gary Dailey, diocesan vocations director. Other information sessions will be held May 15 at 7 p.m. at St. Michael Cathedral Bishop Marshall Center, 260 State St. at 7 p.m. and on May 21 at St. Mary School Hall, 115 Orchard St. in Lee at 7:30 p.m. Thursday – 15 TULIP FESTIVAL South Hadley: The South Hadley Knight of Columbus will run a bus trip to the Ottawa Tulip Festival from today through May 18. Call 534-0614. HOLY HOURS Chicopee: A Holy Hours prayer service for vocations will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the lower basilica of St. Stanislaus Basilica, 566 Front St. All are welcome. Friday – 16 BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS Attleboro, Mass.: A weekend retreat for breast cancer survivors will be held from today through May 18 at the La Salette Center for Christian Living, 947 Park St. Call 508-222-8530 or log on to www.lasalette-shrine.org. GOLF TOURNAMENT West Springfield: St. Thomas School will hold its 13th annual Golf Tournament at Oak Ridge Country club in Feeding Hills at 12:30 p.m. Call 732-5223 or 746-8318. Saturday – 17 STATUE OF LIBERTY Springfield: The Sacred Heart Travel club will sponsor a trip to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Call 734-3676 for more information. SHOPPING SPREE Springfield: St. Catherine of Siena Parish, 1023 Parker St., will sponsor a bus trip to the Meadowlands Flea Market and Jersey Gardens. Call 896-8801. HARMONY HOUSE Chicopee: A benefit spaghetti supper will be held at the Castle of Knights, 1599 Memorial Dr. from 6 to 10 p.m. to benefit Harmony House. Call 534-0704. PADRE PIO MASS Medford, Mass.: A Mass celebrating the 40th anniversary of the death of St. Padre Pio will be held at noon at St. Joseph Church, 114 High St., preceded by confession, eucharistic adoration, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and an international rosary recitation. For more information, call 781-396-0423 or log on to www.stjoesmedford.org. Sunday – 18 SIGNED PRAYER Chicopee: A Signed Prayer and Communion Service will be held at the Knights of Columbus 4044, 1599 Memorial Drive at 10 a.m. This is held the third Sunday of each month. An interpreted Mass is held all other Sundays at St. Anne Church, 30 College St., Chicopee at 9 a.m. MOTORCYCLE BLESSING Springfield: The 10th Annual Blessing of the Motorcycles and Pancake Breakfast will be held at Holy Name Church on Dickinson Street beginning with the blessing at 8 a.m. The breakfast will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Call 786-1065 or 733-5823. Monday – 19 GOLF TOURNAMENT Springfield: Holy Cross School, 153 Eddywood St., will hold a Golf Tournament at Ludlow Country Club. Call 783-3585. Friday – 23 RECOVERY RETREAT Shrewsbury, Mass.: A retreat on “Healing the Emotions” for men and women in all recovery programs will be held at the Passionists’ Calvary Retreat Center, 59 South St., from today through May 25. Call 508-842-8821 or log on to www.calvaryretreat.org. Saturday – 31 ADOLESCENT CATECHESIS Springfield: A workshop on a Web-based resource for adolescent catechesis will be held at the Bishop Marshall Center at St. Michael’s Cathedral, 260 State St., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call the Office of Youth Ministry at 452-0822. JUNE Sunday – 1 GREGORIAN CHANT Mystic, Conn.: A Gregorian Chant Institute will be held at St. Edmund’s Retreat Center from today through June 6. Call 860-572-7655 or log on to www.endersisland.com. Sunday – 8 BENEFIT RUN AND WALK Holyoke: A benefit run and walk to benefit the work of Father Fred Cournoyer’s work in Honduras will be held at the Ashley Reservoir at 11 a.m. Call St. Jerome Parish at 532-6381. Friday – 20 MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Springfield: A Worldwide Marriage Encounter will be held from today through April 27. Call 1-800-710-WWME or log on to www.wwmeMA.org. Saturday – 21 NATIONAL ARCHIVES Chicopee: The Irish Cultural Center at Elms College will sponsor a bus trip to the National Archives in Pittsfield. Day includes lunch and a stop at the Lee Outlets. Call 265-2537 or log on to www.irish-cairde.org. Tuesday – 24 JERICHO TOURNAMENT Feeding Hills: The 29th Annual Jericho Golf Tournament will be held at Oak Ridge country Club beginning at 11:30 a.m. Call 538-7450. UPCOMING CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP Chicopee: A Christian Leadership Institute will be held at the Elms College, 291 Springfield St., from July 8-13. The program is for high school youth and their adult leaders. Call the Office of Youth Ministry at 452-0822. AURIESVILLE SHRINE Chicopee: A bus trip to Auriesville Shrine in New York will leave from St. Anne Church on July 21 at 8:30 a.m. Call 532-7503. CELTIC ADVENTURE Chicopee: The Irish Cultural Center will host its 8th annual Celtic Adventure for Kids from July 28 to Aug. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 265-2537 or log on to www.irish-cairde.org. BOSTON POPS Springfield: The Sacred Heart Travel Club will sponsor a bus trip to see the Boston Pops at Tanglewood with shed seats on Thursday, June 26. Call 734-3676. CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP Chicopee: a Christian Leadership Institute for high school youth and their adult leaders will be held from July 8-13 at the Elms College, 291 Springfield St. Registration deadline is June 25. Call 452-0822. PENNSLVANIA SHRINES Turners Falls: Reservations are now being taken for a tour of many of the Shrines of Pennsylvania with Or Lady of Czestochowa Parish from July 28- Aug. 1. Call 863-4748. TULIP FESTIVAL South Hadley: The South Hadley Knight of Columbus will run a bus trip to the Ottawa Tulip Festival from May 15-18. Call 534-0614. RACHEL’S VINEYARD Chicopee: Rachel’s Vineyard weekends, for men and women dealing with post-abortive emotions, will be held June 20-22, and Oct 17-19 here and in Stockbridge. Call Sister Claire Lapointe at 452-0661 or e-mail: sr.claire@diospringfield.org ENCUENTRO Goshen: The 20th Annual Encuentro will be held from May 23-25 at Camp Holy Cross. Call Latino Ministry at 452-0638. ST. ANNE DE BEAUPRE Springfield: A pilgrimage to St. Anne de Beaupre Shrine will be held from Aug. 22-24. Call 978-544-6814. GREEK ISLES Pittsfield: A trip to Greece and the Greek Isles will be sponsored by Msgr. Michael Shershanovich and St. Joseph Parish from Sept. 10-20. Call 445-5789. HEALING OUR PLANET Shrewsbury, Mass.: A retreat on “Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Planet” will be held at the Passionists’ Calvary Retreat Center, 59 South St., from June 6-8. Call 508-842-8821. PARIS AND LONDON Ludlow: A trip to Paris and London will be held from Oct. 19-28 with Jim Martin on St. John the Baptist Parish. Call 583-6339. BLUE MAN GROUP Springfield: A bus trip to see Blue Man Group in Boston will be sponsored by St. Mary Parish, 840 Page Blvd., on July 20. Call Sylvia at 594-2757. DANIEL BERRIGAN Ware: Agape Community will celebrate its annual St. Francis Day with a tribute to Daniel Berrigan on Oct. 4. Father Berrigan will read his poetry. Call 508-852-6322 or log on to www.agapecommunity.org. MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Ontario, Calif.: The 2008 Marriage Encounter Convention will be held June 27-29. Log on to http://convention.wwme.org/. RECOVERY RETREAT Shrewsbury, Mass.: A retreat on “Healing The Emotions” for men and women in all recovery programs will be held at the Passionists’ Calvary Retreat Center, 59 South St., from May 23-25. Call 508-842-8821. CATHOLIC CRUISE A Catholic cruise to the Eastern Caribbean will be held Sept. 6-14 out of New York City. Call Doug or Eileen at 860-399-7776 or e-mail dpaytta@aol.com. TRAVEL TO ITALY Worcester, Mass.: Anthony Nachef offers 10 trips to Italy continuing until Oct. 27, 2008. For more information call 508-340-9370 or log on to www.catholicteachings.org. ONGOING HEALING YOGA Springfield: The Healing Art of Yoga for Ongoing Cancer Recovery will be held on Thursday at three locations. The schedule is 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. at Baystate Rehabilitation Care, 360 Birnie Ave., Springfield; 2:30 to 4 p.m. at Cancer House of Hope, 946 Plumtree Rd., Springfield; and 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Genesis Spiritual Life Center, 53 Mill St., Westfield. Call 243-1530. COURAGE APOSTOLATE Chicopee: A support group for those struggling with same-sex attraction will meet through St. Stanislaus Basilica, 570 Front St. Call Father David at 594-6669 or e-mail fr.david@saintstanislaus.org.