Around the Diocese

Friday, Aug. 29, 2014

Folk Fest – Sept. 5-7, at Saint Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 7405 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan. The festival includes live music, entertainment, raffle, food booths, beer garden, Bingo, blackjack, car show, craft fair, laser tag, horseshoe tournament, outdoor Mass and brunch. Visit www.stjoseph-wj.org for full schedule. 

Harvest Festival 5K Run/Walk — Saturday, Sept 6, 8 a.m at Saint Mary Catholic Church, 4030 South 3900 West, West Haven. To register contact Tom Devereux, 801-781-0137, tmdevereux@outlook.com or www.stmarysutah.org.

St. Francis Xavier Parish Festival — Sept. 6-7, at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 4501 West 5215 South, Kearns. Saturday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.; food, games/activities for youth, entertainment, silent auction and raffles. Tickets for Sunday’s champagne breakfast: $5 in advance, $6 at the door.

Fall Festival — Sept. 12-13, at Saint Marguerite Catholic Church, 15 S. 7th Street, Tooele. Friday 5-11 p.m., and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Raffles, food, entertainment, kids games, horse rides, bouncy houses and more. For information, contact Debbie McManaman at 435-843-5331.

Oktoberfest — Saturday, Sept. 20, noon-9:30 p.m. at Saint Olaf Catholic Church, 276 East 1700 South, Bountiful. Food, beer garden, entertainment,  car show, bingo, children’s games, pony rides and Market Place. For information, contact the Saint Olaf rectory, 801-295-3621, or Stacey Oliveto, soliveto@connect2.com.

Carmelite Fair — Sunday, Sept. 21, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Carmelite Monastery, 5714 S. Holladay Blvd., SLC. Games, rides, food, raffle, entertainment, silent auction and live auction. Donations can be dropped off at or sent to 5714 S. Holladay Blvd., SLC, UT 84121. Contact Carol Ernst, 801-918-3227, or cternst@juno.com to sponsor a basket or donate toward gift certificates or items needed for the fair. Volunteers are also needed; contact Angela, 801-360-0387 or omartini25@comcast.net.

Judge Memorial CHS Back-to-School Night — Wednesday, Sept. 3, 6-8:35 p.m. at Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 650 South 1100 East, SLC. Parents will have the opportunity to follow their student’s schedule, meet their student’s teachers, and visit the counseling center and the Spirit Shop.

Estate Sale — Sept. 5-7, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church social hall, 670 South 1100 East, SLC. American Impressions wood furniture, rocking chair, dining room sets, children’s toys, Dell computer and large appliances will be available for sale.

Memorial Prayer Service — in honor of the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. Saturday, Sept. 13, 11 a.m. at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 275 U St., SLC. For information, contact Nancy Sliwinski, 801-557-7019, or Carol Sanderson, 801-232-8668.

Driving for Charity Golf Tournament — Saturday, Sept. 13, 8:30 a.m. at the Sky Mountain Golf Course, 1030 North 2600 West, Hurricane. Four-person scramble, partners, best ball. Cost: $100 per person; $250 for a sponsorship. For information, contact Gene Coryell, 925-786-0257 or Fred Hawkes, 435-773-2603.

Bishop’s Dinner — Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Grand America Hotel, 555 S. Main St., SLC.  This year’s guest speaker is the Most Rev. Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco. For information, contact Patricia Wesson, 801-328-8941 x 108 or pwesson@utcotm.org.

Western Dance — Friday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m. - midnight at San Andres Parish, 315 East 100 North, Payson. The JD Shepherd Band along with Sound Express DJ Angel will provide music. Dinner available.  For information contact San Andres Parish, 801-465-4782.

Wine Tasting — Friday, Sept. 19, 5:30 p.m. at the Ben Lomond Suites Hotel, 2510 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Four-course meal, food and wine pairing, auction and prizes. Cost is $55; tickets available at cheerswinetasting.eventbright.com. Special room rates available, mention cheers. For information, call 801-499-3292.

Level I Training — Saturday, Sept 20, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Chancery Building, 303 E. South Temple, SLC. Cost $10 to cover materials. To register or for information, contact Virginia in the Office of Liturgy 801-328-8641 x 322, by Sept. 16.

White Mass — Sunday, Sept. 21, 9 a.m. at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 1375 E. Spring Lane, SLC. Honoring health care professionals; Bishop  John C. Wester will preside at the Mass, which will be followed by a presentation by Dr. Maureen Condic.

Golf Tournament — Sunday, Sept. 21, 7:30 a.m. at the Wolf Creek Golf Course, 3718 N. Wolf Creek Dr., Eden. Hosted by Saint Joseph Catholic Schools; includes Mass on the Grass with Father Charles Cummins and 4-person scramble; a hole in one wins one-year tuition for one student. Cost is $100 per person. To register or sponsor, contact Carole Burbridge Layman, 801-393-6051 or cburbridgelayman@stjosephutah.com.

Catholic Business Network Quarterly Dinner — Wednesday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m. at the Comcast facility, 9602 South 300 West, Sandy. Guest speaker is Frank Layden. RSVP to Michael Fuoco, 801-831-6529.

Pastoral Congress — Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Skaggs Catholic Center, 300 East 11800 South, Draper.