By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
Looking for ways to grow in faith and community this weekend? Look no further: here's what's happening "around the archdiocese" this weekend, Oct. 2-4!
Community Fun
- Martha/Mary Concerts – Celebrating America's 250th: Sunday, Oct. 4
Celebrate this momentous year with America's great composers, interpreted by the amazing Posnak-Castiglione pianist duo in an acoustically marvelous venue that inspires both audience and artists. The concert will be held at 4:00PM at Corpus Christi Catholic Parish, 3220 NW 7th Avenue, Miami. Featuring great American music by composers Florence Price, Charles Ives, William Grant Still, Ernesto Lecuona, and George Gershwin. Ticket also includes post-show wine reception and Student Art Gallery featuring works from Miami Arts Studio 6-12 at Zelda Glazer. Buy online at www.marthamaryconcerts.org or at the door as available.
Grow Your Faith
- Noche de Alabanza y Adoración / Adoration Night: viernes, 2 de octubre / Friday, Oct. 2
¡Te invitamos a una Noche de Alabanza y Adoración! Ven a vivir una noche especial en la presencia del Señor. Jesús te espera para renovar tu corazón, fortalecer tu fe y llenarte de su paz. No pierdas esta oportunidad de encontrarte con Él en el Santísimo Sacramento.
7:00 PM, St. John Bosco Catholic Parish, 1349 West Flagler Street, Miami.
"Venid a mí todos los que estáis cansados y agobiados, y yo os aliviaré." (Mt 11,28)
¡Invita a tu familia y amigos!
- Theology of the Body Conference: Friday, Oct. 2
God reveals something about who we are through the very way he created us. Discover the meaning written into the human body and what it teaches us about love and our relationship with God. High school students and up are invited to St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Parish in Weston at 8:00 p.m. to learn more about Theology of the Body from Father Omar Ayubi, pastor, and Father Michele Sega, parochial vicar. For more information, call the parish office at (954)389-5003.
- Life Chain: Sunday, Oct. 4
Join fellow members of your parish at this inspiring annual event of praying for an end to abortion. Parishes and organizations from across the archdiocese will stand along US 1 from Kendall Dr to LeJeune Rd at assigned locations starting at 2:00PM. To find out where your parish will be gathered and/or to purchase pro-life signs, please contact Madelyn Ocasio at (305)505-1323 / [email protected] or, before 2:00pm on the day-of, visit "Life Chain Central,” which will be located in front of Ponce de Leon Middle School on Augusto St., Coral Gables.
Join a Retreat
- Emaús (en español): 2-4 de octubre
Retiros para el desarrollo personal, espiritual, y descubrir una relación nueva con Dios y los demás.
Para hombres: invita la iglesia de Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard, Palmetto Bay (305-766-6014) y la iglesia de St. Boniface, Pembroke Pines (305-606-0489, 786-498-5015).
- Emmaus (English): Friday, Oct. 2 - Sunday, Oct. 4
You’re invited to these upcoming Emmaus retreats for personal and spiritual development, to discover a new relationship with God and others:
- Women’s retreat: an invitation of Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Miami. 305-803-5900, [email protected].
- Men’s retreat: an invitation of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Hialeah (305-321-7769, 305-794-2277) and St. Agatha Catholic Church / the Southeast Pastoral Institute in Miami (786-547-4358, 305-903-4455).
