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ASH WEDNESDAY Notre Dame Glee Club will perform in LauderdaleThe Notre Dame Glee Club, under the direction of Daniel Stowe, will present a varied program of music for men’s chorus on Sunday, March 2, 7:30 p.m., at Assumption Church, 2001 South Ocean Blvd., Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. The performance is sponsored by the Notre Dame Club of Fort Lauderdale to benefit senior alumni programs and the university’s scholarship fund. Founded in 1915, the Notre Dame Glee Club is a 50-voice ensemble with a wide-ranging repertoire, encompassing music from the Renaissance to the 21st century as well as spiritual, folk and popular music. Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for students. For tickets call 954-771-6773 or 954-427-5778. St. Patrick hosts ‘Cathedral Concert’The choir of St. Patrick Church, Miami Beach, led by choirmaster Mark Spencer, will perform a “Concert in the Cathedral” Friday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m., at the church, 3716 Garden Ave., Miami Beach. The concert will be a preview of the choir’s upcoming performances in the Vatican Sacred Art and Music Festival in Rome and St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, all of which will take place this November. The concert is free and open to the public. For information call 786-586-4286 or visit www.stpatrickmiamibeach.com. Celebrate Laetare with Vanaver CaravanSt. Martha Parish invites the community to celebrate Laetare Sunday — the fourth Sunday of Lent, traditionally a respite from the sacrificial season — by enjoying “Pastures of Plenty,” a rousing musical production by Vanaver Caravan that is part of the St. Martha-Yamaha concert series. “Back when we were planning this event, Father Federico Capdepon (St. Martha’s pastor) and I looked into the history of Laetare Sunday, and came to believe that St. Martha’s had a unique opportunity to revive some longstanding, deeply rooted church traditions,” said parishioner Julie Williamson. During Laetare Sunday, celebrated this year the weekend of March 1-2, the priest is allowed to wear rose-colored vestments rather than Lenten purple. The day also has been called “Mithering” or “Mothering Sunday,” where persons return to the “mother church” for the celebrations. In medieval times, simnel cake was served on this day, and young girls in service often were allowed home. The cake became a way of celebrating the reuniting of families during the austerity of Lent. “The uniting of the south Florida community, of all beliefs and non-beliefs, ages and backgrounds, in our atrium, is a manifestation today of the family homecomings of Laetare Sunday,” said Williamson. “Pastures of Plenty” is an exciting evening of down-home, high-spirited dance and music inspired by the “father of the American folksong revival,” Woody Guthrie. It features typically American dances and musical styles, from Bluegrass banjo to New England fiddling, southern Appalachian clog dancing to Virginia reels and urban “stomp dancing.” The performances will take place Saturday, March 1, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 2, 3 p.m., at 9401 Biscayne Blvd., Miami Shores. Single tickets are $10 general admission and $20 Blue Circle, and include an after-concert reception with the artists. For information, go to www.tix.com, call 1-800-595-4849 or the church office, 305-751-0005. Young adults council meetingThe Miami-Dade and Broward Young Adult Council meeting will take place Saturday, March 8, from 2 to 5 p.m. at St. Thomas University Kennedy Hall, Classroom 203. Each young adult group is asked to bring one or two representatives to this meeting of fellowship, prayer, sharing and planning for the new year. No work is required. Snacks will be provided and exciting news will be shared. R.S.V.P. to 305-609-9267 or coordinators@inchristunited.org. ‘Journey to God’ at St. Andrew“Our Journey to God” is the theme of a four-night Lenten retreat Feb. 25-28 at St. Andrew Parish, 9950 N.W. 29 St., Coral Springs. The retreat will begin at 7:30 p.m. each evening and will be led by Passionist Father Kenan Peters, a priest for 47 years who has led parish missions for the past 30. Topics are: “Living where God is: the present” on Monday; “Our journey to God” on Tuesday; “Our need for affirmation” on Wednesday; and “Trust, the key to the heart of God” on Thursday. For information call 954-752-3950. Holy Cross Hospital buys North RidgeHoly Cross Hospital of Fort Lauderdale has signed a definitive agreement to purchase North Ridge Medical Center, a 332-bed acute-care Tenet Healthcare Corp. hospital in Oakland Park. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, Holy Cross is a 571-bed hospital that opened in 1955. For more information, go to www.holy-cross.com. Youths plan trip to UniversalThe statewide youth and young adult day at Islands of Adventure/ Universal Studios in Orlando will take place Saturday, April 12. The day trip includes morning Mass at the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, access to the shrine’s museum and day admission to either Islands of Adventure or Universal Studios. Tickets cost $42 for youths in kindergarten through 12th grade and $52 for adults. Tickets may be purchased through the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. The deadline for ticket purchase is March 1. For information call 305-762-1099 or e-mail kanderson@theadom.org. Volunteers sought to aid homelessSt. Sebastian Parish in Fort Lauderdale will be hosting homeless families from the community-based shelter program the week of Feb. 18-22. Volunteers of all ages, from high school to retirement age, are welcome to come and help out. For information call the parish at 954-524-9344. University hosts biblical scholarsSt. Thomas University’s Biblical Scholar Certificate series, now in its second year, continues to bring top theologians to south Florida while helping participants explore the world in front of and behind scriptural texts, the historical questions of Scripture and its many meanings in their lives. Participants in the certificate series meet Monday evenings, 7-9 p.m., as a collaborative learning community. Twice each semester, the Biblical scholars come on campus to speak to classes Friday evening. These talks, held from 7:30-9:30 p.m., are also free and open to the public. Participants then meet for a roundtable discussion with the scholars on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Upcoming speakers include: • Jesuit Father John Endres, who will speak on the Book of Chronicles, Feb. 22. • Luke Timothy Johnson, who will speak on the Letter to the Hebrews and the Shape of Christian Discipleship, April 18. • Jesuit Father Robert O’Toole, who will speak on the Gospel of Luke and Acts, Oct. 10. • Francisco Lozada, Jr., who will speak on the Gospel of John, Dec. 5. • Father Frank J. Matera, who will speak on “Paul: Theology, Christology, Other Themes,” Feb. 20, 2009. • Dominican Sister Barbara E. Reid, who will speak on women of the New Testament, May 1, 2009. A few spaces remain in the Biblical Scholar Certificate program. Anyone interested should contact the School of Theology and Ministry at 305-628-6762, Joan Reisinger at 954-434-7676, or Rey Bonachea at 305-820-0113.
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