St. Rocco Women’s Guild set spring bazaar
JOHNSTON – The Women’s Guild of St. Rocco Church will hold a spring bazaar, March 24, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the parish school, 931 Atwood Ave. Vendors will offer a variety of specialty items. The event will include face painting, games, a free Easter basket raffle for children, and a visit from the Easter Bunny. For more information, call 942-5203.
St. Eugene Church plans Italian festival
CHEPACHET – St. Eugene Church, 1251 Putnam Pike, will hold an Italian festival, March 31, 5:30 p.m., in the parish hall. The dinner menu will include salad, family-style pasta, meatballs, sausage and peppers, Eggplant and Chicken Parmesan, Italian cookies and beverages. The event will include entertainment and raffles. Tickets must be purchased by March 28; tickets will not be available at the door. For more information, call 568-4219.
St. Mary Church plans Lenten fish supper
NEWPORT – The Pastoral Council of St. Mary Church, corner of Spring Street and Memorial Boulevard, will hold a Lenten supper, March 30, 5:30-8 p.m., in the parish hall. Dinner will be served until 7 p.m. The adult menu will include fish, rice and vegetables; the children’s menu features macaroni and cheese. A free will offering will be collected to benefit parish outreach programs. Reservations must be made by March 26. For more information, call 847-0475 or e-mail: stmaryre@aol.com.
St. Elizabeth Church to sponsor golf tournament
BRISTOL – The Santo Cristo Feast Committee of St. Elizabeth Church, 577 Wood St., will sponsor its annual golf tournament, May 6 at the Swansea Country Club, Swansea, Mass. The tournament will follow the scramble format; registration includes green fees, cart, dinner and prizes. Individuals who do golf are invited to attend the dinner. Tournament sponsors are also needed. For more information or to register, call 413-4805.
St. Pius V Youth Ministry plans dinner
PROVIDENCE – The St. Pius V Youth Ministry will hold a pasta dinner, March 24, following the 4 p.m. Mass, in the church hall, 240 Eaton St. A dessert auction will follow. For tickets or more information, call 751-4871.
Providence College to present ‘Poor Murderer’
PROVIDENCE – The Dept. of Theatre, Dance and Film of Providence College will present “Poor Murderer,” March 30-April 1; April 13-15, at the Angell Blackfriars Theatre, Smith Center for the Arts. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. The play, set in Russia in 1905, centers around the life of an actor who is a patient in a psychiatric hospital and trying to recreate his life through a play he has written. For more information or tickets, call 865-2218; or visit: www.providence.edu/theatre.
Holy Cross Parish announces game supper
PROVIDENCE – Holy Cross Parish will host its annual game supper, March 18, 1 p.m., at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, 95 Tanner St., Warwick. The all-game, seven-course dinner will include antipasto, country-style game chili and lasagna, venison with roasted potatoes and other entrees. The event will include several raffles; proceeds will benefit parish ministries. For more information or reservations, call 569-1772.
La Salette Shrine announces Lenten events
ATTLEBORO, Mass. – La Salette Shrine, 947 Park St., offers daily Masses, Monday-Friday, at 12:10 and 6:30 p.m.; Sunday evening Mass, 7 p.m.; adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Saturdays, 1- 4 p.m., and Stations of the Cross, Fridays until March 29, 7:15 p.m. For more information, call (508) 222-5410.
Blessed Pope John Paul II?Parish to hold supper
PAWTUCKET – Blessed Pope John II Parish will hold a ham and bean supper, March 25, 12-3 p.m., in the former St. Leo School auditorium, 723 Central Ave. The menu will include ham, baked beans, potato and macaroni salads, cole slaw, pastry and beverages. Tickets may be purchased at the door. For more information, call 722-7994.
St. Teresa Parish offer Divine Mercy devotions
PAWTUCKET – St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Parish, 358 Newport Ave., will offer Divine Mercy devotions, April 15, beginning at 2 p.m., with time for personal reflection. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be recited at 3 p.m. For more information, call 722-4470.
Lenten Missions
Mission to focus on “The Last Four Things of Life”
PROVIDENCE – St. Joseph Church, 92 Hope St., will offer a Lenten mission entitled “The Last Four Things in Life: Judgment, Hell, Death and Heaven,” March 17-21. The mission will be presented by Father Dean Perri, J.C.L., administrator, St. Casimir Church, Providence, and judge, diocesan Marriage Tribunal, and will reflect on what each person will face at death, and how individuals should live according to the plan God has called them to live. Father Perri will preach at weekend Masses, March 17, 5 p.m.; and March 18, 9 and 11:15 a.m. The mission will continue March 19-21, 7 p.m., with a homily and Liturgy of the Word, with adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament on Wednesday. For more information, call 421-9137.
St. Anthony mission topic is rosary’s mysteries
PROVIDENCE – St. Anthony Church, 549 Plainfield St., will hold a Lenten mission, March 19 (English), March 20 (Spanish) and March 21 (English/Spanish), 7 p.m. Holy Cross Father John Phalen, president of Holy Cross Ministries, Easton, Mass., will present the mission, themed “Conforming Our Lives to Christ: Finding Your Life in the Rosary Mysteries.” Benediction will be given on Monday and Tuesday; Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday; confession will be available each night. For more information, call 944-1660.
Father Desmarais to discuss ‘Healing & Inner Healing’
COVENTRY – St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6 St. Vincent de Paul Drive, will hold a Lenten mission, March 25-27, 6:30-8 p.m. The mission will be presented by Father Paul Desmarais, pastor of St. Mary Church, Carolina, whose theme is “Healing and Inner Healing.” For more information, call 821-8719.
