Vicariate Events Calendar
Events written in red take
place at St. Monica's parish. If you
have events to add, contact: web@stmonicaparish.org
ONGOING
EVENTS WITHIN THE VICARIATE:
Prayer
Nights at St. Monica’s are scheduled
for Thursdays nights from 7:00 p.m.-7:30pm.
"Sew
Happy Stitchers" meet on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. (or come when you can)
at Saint Margaret Mary parish hall. Contact Marilyn Maher at
428-7424
Blood
Pressures taken by a nurse every Thursday
at the Parkersburg Senior Citizens Center (upper Market Street,
Parkersburg
) 10 a.m. – noon.
Eucharistic
Adoration
takes place on most Wednesdays at
St. Vincent
DePaul
Church
in New Martinsville.
Adoration time begins at 5 p.m. and concludes
with Benediction at 6 p.m.
Centering Prayer: a
group meets on Monday mornings from 9-10 a.m. at 1815 Park Avenue,
Parkersburg
. New
participants are welcome. Contact:
Sr. Molly Bauer (304-485-8180).
Centering Prayer: a group meets at St. Michael Church, Vienna, on the second Saturday of each month
from 10 am to noon. Contact Mary Jane Kelly: 304-295-4150.
Taize
Prayer: Christ Memorial Episcopal Church,
409 Columbia Avenue
,
Williamstown
WV
; Sunday evenings
6 - 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday mornings 7
– 7:30 a.m.
Women’s Bible Study: at St.
Francis Xavier Parish Center,
Parkersburg; every Friday at 10 a.m. Contact:
Nancie Albright(304-428-0551)
Line
Dance Classes: at St. Francis Xavier
Parish Center,
Parkersburg; every Tuesday at 6:25 p.m. Contact:
Sunny/Tom Murray (304-863-0373) or Becky/Jim Lauer (304-428-7197).
SPECIAL
EVENTS:
July
- Prayer
Night at St. Monica’s every Thursday from 7:00 p.m.-7:30pm.
July 6 - Food Basket Sunday at
St. Monica's
July
6-12: Camp Tygart, one-week
session; a Diocesan-sponsored
summer program for children and youth ages 7-15; contact mhall@dwc.org
July
13-19:
Camp Tygart, one-week session; a Diocesan-sponsored
summer program for children and youth ages 7-15; contact mhall@dwc.org
July
13-26: Camp New You, a
WVU innovative program designed to help youth and their parents identify and
practice lifestyle changes that will assist in reducing unhealthy body weight.
Held at WVU campus in
Morgantown
and local recreation areas. Register
by June 16, forms at www.cardiacwv.org or
by calling 1-866.347.4757
July 15: PCHS: Interact
Blood Drive
at the
Dudley
Donor
Center
: 12:00
– 6:00 pm
July
19-26: Directed Retreat at
Paul
VI
Pastoral
Center
,
Wheeling
. An
opportunity to spend much needed time in quiet prayer and reflection.
The retreat is in total silence with the exception of communal prayer and
daily conversations with a spiritual director.
Contact info@paulvi.org
July
20-26: Camp
Tygart, one-week session;
a Diocesan-sponsored summer
program for children and youth ages 7-15; contact mhall@dwc.org
July
26-27: Pray
the Mass Retreat at
Paul
VI
Pastoral
Center
, Wheeling. Facilitators: Father
David Nestler, OFM, Cap., Brother Bob Herrick, OFM, Cap., Marianne
Engelmann. Contact info@paulvi.org
July
27-29: Preparing for Christian Marriage: Weekend Retreat for Engaged Couples at
Paul
VI
Pastoral
Center, Wheeling
. Contact kprobo@dwc.org .
August
- Prayer
Night at St. Monica’s every Thursday from 7:00 p.m.-7:30pm.
August 3 - Food Basket
Sunday at St. Monica's
August
8-10: Marriage Involves Miracles: a retreat for married couples with Fr.
Scott Seethaler, O.F.M. Cap.; at Paul VI Pastoral Center,
Wheeling
. A
nationally-respected and renowned preacher comes to the mountain to lead married
couples in a weekend of prayer and reflection on married love and the unique way
in which Christian marriage is a living sign of God's love for His people. Contact
info@paulvi.org
August
22: Courageous Out of Virtue: at
Paul
VI
Pastoral
Center
from 5:30 pm until 9:00 pm. An
evening of prayer, lecture and discussion by Fr. Jerome McKenna, C.P., V.G.
Commemorating the 30th
Anniversary of the death of Pope Paul VI. For
further information: e-mail: info@paulvi.org
or visit website: www.paulvi.org
August
22: PCHS: Ice Cream Social at 7:00 pm
September
- Prayer
Night at St. Monica’s every Thursday from 7:00 p.m.-7:30pm.
September
5-7, 2008: Diocesan
Summit
for Life-Long faith Formation
-
Blessed
John
XXIII
Pastoral
Center, Charleston.
All catechetical leaders, school religion teachers, youth leaders and
youth team members are encouraged to attend.
We also are encouraging you to bring some of your catechists who may be
interested in expanding their knowledge or may become future parish leaders.
This is a wonderful weekend of prayer and enrichment that will encourage
and excite all of us as we begin a new Catechetical year.
September
7 - Food Basket Sunday at St. Monica's
September
7- Parish Picnic, St.
Matthew,
Ravenswood
,
WV
September
9 - Date Your Mate Night at
Paul
VI
Pastoral
Center
,
Wheeling
, 6-9 p.m. Brochure at www.paulvi.org
September
19 - 21 Women's Retreat sponsored
by the Women's Retreat Conference. Paul VI Center, Wheeling. The spiritual
director will be Fr. Scot Seethaler, O.F.M., CAP. Fr. Scott is a nationally
known and acclaimed preacher of the Gospel. Br. Bob Herrick, O.F.M., CAP., will
provide the music. Cost: $130 double; $150 single. Registration forms are
available through your parish or by calling Jeanlyn at 242-7404 or Gretchen at
242-0213.
September
19 - Catechetical
Sunday
October
- Prayer
Night at St. Monica’s every Thursday from 7:00 p.m.-7:30pm.
October 5 - Food Basket Sunday
at St. Monica's
October
7-19, 2008 - Pilgrimage to Italy
sponsored by St. Francis Xavier Parish. Spiritual
Director: Fr. Casey Mahone. Contact Anita Petrella at 428-6392 or ampetrella@suddenlink.net
October
14 - Date
Your Mate Night at
Paul
VI
Pastoral
Center
,
Wheeling
, 6-9 p.m. Brochure at www.paulvi.org
October
17-19: Annual Women’s Retreat at Blessed
John
XXIII
Pastoral
Center. Facilitator: Kathleen Chesto.
November
- Prayer
Night at St. Monica’s every Thursday from 7:00 p.m.-7:30pm.
November 2 - Food
Basket Sunday at St. Monica's
December
- Prayer
Night at St. Monica’s every Thursday from 7:00 p.m.-7:30pm.
December 7 - Food
Basket Sunday at St. Monica's
OTHER
EVENTS, CONFERENCES, OUT-OF-STATE
September
24-28: Contemplative Outreach Annual Conference - Airport Hyatt, Pittsburgh, PA For more information,
contact Sr. Molly Bauer at mbauer@ssjcharitablefund.org
Retreats at St. Meinrad Archabbey,
St.Meinrad IN; For more information, or
to register for any of the retreats listed below, contact Br. Maurus Zoeller,
OSB MZoeller@saintmeinrad.edu
June 27-29, 2008 Br. Zachary Wilberding,
OSB
Forgiving and Forgiven—Jesus
taught us to pray to the Father saying, “Forgive us our trespasses as we
forgive those who trespass against us.” It’s easy to say, but often hard
to do. Conflict, division and hurt occur among families, friends, races and
nations, and forgiveness is important to healing. This retreat explores
forgiveness; how to do it and why it’s good for us. (Fee $225 single, $375
double)
July
4-6, 2008 Fr. Noël Mueller, OSBFeeling Free: An Independence
Day Celebration—Americans rejoice in the obvious freedoms we
are blessed with. This retreat will explore the basic freedoms of our American
life and then a deeper sense of true freedom. Come and celebrate our political
freedoms and our spiritual freedom in Christ through a series of special
events and audio-visual presentations. (Fee $225 single, $375 double)
August 19-21, 2008 Br. Thomas Gricoski, OSB (Midweek Retreat) The
Virtue of Humility for Today—Humility is an oft misunderstood virtue that St. Benedict
insists upon. We will examine what humility can mean today and why we have a
hard time practicing this virtue. Humility does not deprive us of good things,
but it opens us to receive God's gifts more fully. Ultimately, humility
is about living honestly, knowing and practicing the truth about God and
ourselves. The way of humility can lead to closer union with God in prayer and
encourages the self-reflection necessary for a deeper life of prayer. (Fee
$225 single, $375 double)
August
22-24, 2008 Archabbot Bonaventure Knaebel, OSBThe Holy Spirit in our Lives—When
Jesus returned to the Father, He promised to send us His indwelling Spirit,
the greatest of all gifts. We will reflect on the gifts by which the Holy
Spirit brings us fulfillment and happiness. (Fee $225 single, $375
double)
September 26-28, 2008 Fr. Noël Mueller, OSB
Celebrating Paul
of Tarsus—During this Year of St. Paul, which commemorates
the 2000th anniversary of his birth, an exploration of the scope of
his vision will greatly deepen our celebration. This retreat will serve as a
basic introduction to Pauline thought and evangelization. The retreatant will
be encouraged to follow up this study with careful reading of Paul’s
writings. Audio-visual presentations will enhance the experience. (Fee
$225 single, $375 double)
October
3-5, 2008 Fr. Harry Hagan, OSB
Living the Rule of St. Benedict—This retreat will focus on the
text of the Holy Rule of St. Benedict. Much of its wisdom applies to the lives
of busy Christians. The retreat will focus on finding a balance in living,
praying the Scriptures (especially the psalms), and making love concrete and
practical—both the love of God and the love of our neighbor. (Fee $225
single, $375 double)
October
7-9, 2008 Fr. Vincent Tobin , OSB (Midweek
Retreat) Made for Happiness:
God’s Logic in the Beatitudes—What is the happy life and
how can we find it? By becoming poor in spirit, totally dependent on the
kindness of God. (Fee $225 single, $375 double)
October 10-12, 2008 Br. Thomas Gricoski,
OSB
Praying with Icons—Icons are an integral part of Eastern
Christian spirituality, yet our usual conceptions of art make it difficult to
appreciate the depth of icons. We will explore icons together from our Western
viewpoint to begin to see their hidden beauty as windows into heaven. We will
also visit our Byzantine chapel to see icons in their proper setting. (Fee
$225 single, $375 double)
October 27-31, 2008 Fr. Eugene Hensell,
OSB (Priests Retreat) Retreat on
Matthew’s Gospel. Reflections on Matthew’s advice to
a divided community. (Fee $375 single)
November 14-16, 2008 Fr. Eugene Hensell,
OSB
The Challenges of Discipleship in
the Gospel of Mark. (Fee $225 single, $375 double)
November 17-21, 2008 Fr. Vincent Tobin ,
OSB (Priests Retreat)The Psalms:
The Image of God as Good Shepherd and Trailblazer—Three
thousand years of praying to the creator, protector and guide have shaped our
theology of God and self. (Fee $225 single, $375 double)
November 28-30, 2008 Fr. Noël Mueller, OSB
Raving over Raphael—Following the series of artist retreats on
Van Gogh, Cezanne and Fra
Angelico, this retreat will explore the spirituality expressed in the
impressive works of the Renaissance artist Raphael Santi. Having introduced
Raphael’s blessed life from
Tuscany
to
Rome
, the retreat will feature videos to show his works and hopefully inspire the
viewers. A Roman dinner will allow us to celebrate this most graceful of
artists. (Fee $225 single, $375 double)
December 19-21, 2008 Br. Christian Raab,
OSB
A Monastic Christmas—In a
commercially saturated world, it can feel like Christmas
has lost its meaning. During our days together, we will take a break from the
madness and prepare for Christmas by exploring
seasonal meditations of great monastic figures such as
St. Augustine
and St. Bernard. Our goal is to appropriate a more contemplative attitude to
this wonderful festal season, a spirit that retreatants can take back with
them to the marketplace. (Fee $225 single, $375 double)
Parkersburg
Vicariate Contact Information:
Vicar
Forane – Very Rev. Joseph Peterson
304-428-1262
Pastoral
Services Liaison – Marianne Engelmann
304-424-3457 ext. 207
mariannepsl@yahoo.com
Catholic
Charities West Virginia Regional Director –
Val Kula
304-424-3457 ext 130
vgkula@yahoo.com
Faith
Formation Consultant – Michelle Tomshack
304-423-5803; cell phone – 304-312-0136
mtomshack@dwc.org