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School to host fundraiser

Published: 02.08.08

A fundraiser to benefit St. Charles Borromeo School will be held March 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Carrabba’s Italian Grill, 1811 N. Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte. Activities include a silent auction, 50/50 raffle and a raffle for gift baskets. The proceeds from the fundraiser will support the Memory Paver Campaign, which directly benefits the St. Charles family life center.

Tickets are $20 per person. For more information, call Mayte Peet at 941-505-0810.

Verot students ‘Live Jesus’

Published: 02.08.08

Juniors and seniors from Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers participated in the 17th “Live Jesus Retreat” Jan. 20-23 in Alva. The four-day experience is modeled after Cursillo/Chrysalis with a Salesian perspective. It helps students encounter Jesus’ presence in their lives, provides time for spiritual renewal, teaches students more about the faith, and allows participants to experience Christian love and support. The goal of the retreat is to inspire, challenge and equip students for a closer relationship with Christ and for Christian action at home, church, school and community.

The Live Jesus Retreat is offered three times a year to juniors and seniors. Twelve seniors who have already attended the retreat serve as leaders. The retreat features 14 student-led talks in addition to lectures given by adults. Priests from surrounding parishes attend the retreat to administer the sacrament of reconciliation. The retreat concluded with a reunion Mass Jan. 23. Parents, as well as retreat alumni, reunite with the students during the Mass.

Leaven Conference will focus on nonviolence

Published: 02.08.08

On a daily basis, the media depicts violence in southwest Florida, the state, the nation and all over the world. What are some of the dynamics associated with nonviolence? How can we be a more peaceful people? Russell Banner, coordinator of Pax Christi Manasota Chapter and of the peace and justice committee at St. Joseph Parish in Bradenton, will facilitate two workshops on this subject at the 14th annual Leaven Conference March 15. The event features seminars on various peace and social justice topics and will be held at San Antonio Parish in Port Charlotte. The keynote speaker will be Sister Helen Prejean, Sisters of St. Joseph, author of “Dead Man Walking.”

Registration forms for the conference are available online at www.dioceseofvenice.org. Faithful can also register at their parish offices and at the diocesan Peace and Justice Office, 1000 Pinebrook Road, Venice. For more information, call 941-484-9543 or e-mail peace&justice@dioceseofvenice.org.

Musicians gather for Lenten retreat

Published: 02.08.08

The third annual Lenten music retreat took place at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat Center in Venice Jan. 22-23. More than 20 musicians from around the diocese came together for a time of prayer and reflection on the Lenten season. Workshops were given to help the ministers manage their Lenten schedules and music schedules. Sessions also focused on music for the Easter triduum and a new liturgical music document. The ministers also participated in Taizé prayer, Mass and a commissioning service for musicians.

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School to host fundraiser

Verot students ‘Live Jesus’

Leaven Conference will focus on nonviolence

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