HOLY HOURS/EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Holy Cross Church has Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction on February 2 and all First Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

St. Joseph Church has a bilingual Holy Hour with Exposition and Benediction on February 2 and all First Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

St. Patrick Church has a Holy Hour with Exposition and Benediction on Fridays after the 8:00 a.m. Mass.

St. Ann Church has a Holy Hour with Exposition and Benediction on Fridays at 5:30 p.m.

HEALING MASS

St. Patrick Church has a healing Mass on February 2 and all First Fridays at 7:00 p.m.

SANTO NINO DEVOTION/RECONCILIATION
 St. Joseph Church hosts devotions to El Santo Nino on February 3 and the first Saturday of each month at 4:30 p.m. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered.

SCHOOL DINNER AND AUCTION

St. Mary School will hold its annual fundraising dinner and auction at the Divi Carina Bay Ballroom on Saturday, February 6. Cocktails will be served at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 7:00 p.m.

GOSPEL CONCERT

The St. Patrick Church Prayer Group will host a "Singspiration" concert at St. Patrick Church on Friday, February 9, at 7:00 p.m.

VALENTINES BREAKFAST

The St. Patrick Church Prayer Group will host a Valentine's Day breakfast at St. Gerard Hall on Sunday, February 11, after the 7:00 a.m. Mass; tickets are available for $10.

ST. LUCIA INDEPENDENCE DAY MASS

Fr. Cecil Goodman of St. Lucia will celebrate a bilingual English/Creole Mass for the twenty-eighth anniversary of independence in St. Lucia at St. Ann Church on Sunday, February 11, at 9:30 a.m.

SECULAR FRANCISCANS

The Our Lady of the Angels Fraternity shares Franciscan spirituality at the Franciscan House on February 11 and the second Sunday of each month at 3:00 p.m.

EVENINGS OF CHARISMATIC PRAYER

St. Patrick Church has an evening of charismatic prayer on February 16 and the third Friday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

St. Ann Church holds charismatic prayer meetings on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m.

MAGNIFICAT

Magnificat, a ministry to Catholic women, meets in the Franciscan House on February 18 and the third Sunday of each month at 3:00 p.m.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

Jim and Centelia Matthews lead a cancer support group at St. Ann Church on February 21 and the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

LENTEN BIBLE STUDIES

Sr. Germaine Convery, WIF, will teach on the New Testament book of Galatians on Thursdays of Lent beginning February 22 at 10:00 a.m.

The five sorrowful mysteries of the Rosary will be studied over five Tuesdays, one mystery per bible study, at the McAlpin Hall of Holy Cross Church beginning February 27 at 7:00 p.m.

CARMELITE SPIRITUALITY

Secular Order Discalced Carmelites share Carmelite spirituality in the St. Joseph Church Hospitality Lounge and Learning Center on February 25 and the fourth Sunday of each month at 1 :00 p.m.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION

Sr. Germaine Convery, WIF, offers Spiritual Direction on Mondays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Light of Christ Retreat Center. Appointments are not necessary, and no fee is charged.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Holy Cross Council 6482 meets at the McAlpin Hall of Holy Cross Church on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 6:00 p.m.

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PRO-LIFE PRAYER VIGIL

The Pro-Life Committee of Holy Cross Church will hold a prayer vigil outside the abortion clinic across from Island Center on Tuesday, February 13, at 10:00 a.m.