Compiled by Adam Dickerson

Workshops, Events, Etc.

Theology on Tap
The Manayunk Chapter of Theology on Tap invites young adults to hear guest speakers and converse at Kildare’s, 4417 Main Street, Manayunk. Speakers begin at 7:30 p.m. on March 22 and 29. For more information, visit www.TOTmanayunk.com.

Fish Dinners
St. Mary’s Church, Schwenksville, will sponsor Friday Fish Dinners from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on March 23 and 30 in the parish hall. Cost: $10 for adults, $7 for children ages 5 to 12, free for children under 5, $8 for seniors. For more details, call (610) 287-8156.

Pre-Cana
The Catholic Institute for Evangelization will hold a pre-Cana class from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 25. For information, please contact Jessica Torres at (215) 324-8291.

Theater for Kids
The Walnut Street Theater for Kids presents “Miss Nelson Has a Field Day” at 11 a.m. on March 24, 28, 29 and 30 — and on March 31 at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The play compares the results of misbehaving and good discipline. Cost: $10 to $12. For more information contact (215) 574-3550 or visit www.WalnutStreetTheatre.org.

Night at the Races
The Athletic Department of Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls is hosting a “Night at the Races” from 8 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, March 24, in the school gymnasium. Cost: $10. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Must be over 21; proof of age is required. For more information call (215) 455-6900, ext. 138.

Auction and Restaurant Fair
Bishop Shanahan High School will hold its annual auction and restaurant fair, beginning at 6 p.m. March 24, in the school. Cost: $30 per person. For tickets or more information, call (610) 343-6238.

Acceptance Seminar
The Pilgrims of Faith Marian Center will host seminar-workshops on “acceptance” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 24 in the Upper Room at Epiphany House Center, Voorhees, N.J. Donation: $60 per person.

Fossil Fair
Two Delaware Valley natural history clubs will present the 2007 “Philadelphia Mineral Treasures and Fossil Fair” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, at the Lulu Temple, Plymouth Meeting. Cost: $5 and $1 for children under 12. For more information, visit www.dvps.org.

Lenten Retreat
The Scranton Club of Philadelphia invites alums and friends to its 5th annual Lenten Retreat Day on Sunday, March 25 at St. Raphaela Center, Haverford. To register or for more information, contact jkelley@binswanger.com.

Concerts
The DePasquale Family will be performing at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at the Merion Tribute House in Merion Station. The concert benefits the Associate Missionaries of the Assumption. For more information call Sr. Francis Joseph at (215) 386-5016.
The Archdiocesan Elementary Choral Festival will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, at Archbishop Wood High School. Tickets may be purchased at the door.

Musical
Monsignor Bonner High School presents its spring show, “Seussical,” on March 23, 24, 30 and 31 at 7:30 p.m.; March 25 at 2 p.m. Cost: $8.50 in advance, $10 at the door. Discounts available to groups of 10 or more. For more information, call (610) 259-0265.

Communion Breakfast
The Alumni from Archbishop Ryan High will sponsor its annual Communion Breakfast on March 25, beginning with Mass at 10 a.m. in the school auditorium. Cost: $15 per person, $120 for a table of 8. For tickets, call Father Rene at (215) 824-1190.

Parish Mission
Maternity B.V.M. Church, Philadelphia, will hold a mission at 7 p.m. each evening from March 26, through March 29. There is also a morning service, at 8 a.m., and an afternoon hour of prayer from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Divorce and Beyond
Cluster 28 of Bucks County will offer a 10-session program, “Divorce and Beyond,” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday evenings from April 2 through June 11 at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton rectory, Bensalem. All sessions are confidential. Cost: $10 for books. Register by March 26 at (215) 245-6122.

Repent and Believe
The Sacred Heart Oratory in Delaware offers a two-day presentation, “Repent and Believe — ‘How Does Faith Become Life?’” on March 26 and March 27 at the oratory. Each day includes Mass and a talk, at noon and 7 p.m. For more information, call (302) 428-3658.

Bereavement Support
The St. Dorothy Parish Nurse Ministry, Drexel Hill, offers an eight-week bereavement support group that will open at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, in the library, which is located in the church basement. All are welcome. For more information or to register, call (610) 789-7257 or (610) 789-9914.

Lenten Series
St. Monica Church in Berwyn, continues its Lenten series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in the parish auditorium. The topic is: “The Passion and Cross of Christ (Making Sense Out of Suffering).” For more information call (610) 644-0110 or visit on the Web: www.saintmonicachurch.org.

Shrine Events
St. Katharine Drexel Mission Center & Shrine announces the following schedule: Mass every Sunday at 10 a.m.; Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; Veneration of the True Cross, every Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call (215) 244-9900, ext 402 or visit www.katharinedrexel.org.

Disney music is theme of memorial concert
Monaghan Music will present the Michael S. Monaghan Memorial Scholarship Concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster. This year’s performance will include a special tribute to the music of Disney.
A 1995 alumnus of Archbishop Wood, Michael Monaghan was a Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class and an aviation structural mechanic. He died at the age of 21 in 1998, one of five Navy personnel killed in a helicopter crash while conducting a search-and-rescue training operation in California’s Sequoia National Forest.
His brothers Bill and Jim, and their bands, hold a concert in his memory every year at Archbishop Wood.
For more information call (215) 357-4679 or e-mail tickets@monaghanmusic.com.

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