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Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School will host the 2019 golf tournament June 24 at Twin Hills Golf and Country Club. The morning session is 7 a.m. – Noon; afternoon session is 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch provided. Donations accepted. Proceeds benefit updating the sports weight room in the field house. Cost $175 pp or $600 team. Register at bmchs.org. For sponsorship information contact John Hamilton at jhamilton@bmchs.org, (405) 842-6638.

OK Teens for Life, a group of pro-life teens, is hosting their third annual all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner/silent auction 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. June 27 at Zion Lutheran Church, 7701 W. Britton Rd., OKC. Advance tickets $10 pp or $35 per family. Tickets at the door $15 pp or $40 per family. Carryout meals available. Contact (405) 538-9988, okteensforlife@gmail.com.

Iconographer Beverly Layton will be teaching a week-long icon writing workshop/retreat 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. July 8-13 at her home studio. No previous experience is necessary. Each student will complete a 10” x 12” icon on wood which will be blessed in a brief ceremony. Students can choose between an Icon of St. Joseph or Bl. Stanley Rother. Cost $400, which includes all supplies, instruction and a light lunch. Space is limited. To register, call Beverly at (580) 678-6745.

A Mass, pilgrimage to a St. Kateri Tekakwitha statue and a picnic will begin at 10:30 a.m. July 14 at St. Gregory’s Abbey in Shawnee. RSVP by July 6 to retreats@monksok.org or (405) 878-5296.

A Day of Reflection for people who teach will be 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. July 20 at St. Gregory’s Abbey in Shawnee. Cost is $30 and includes lunch. Registration limited to 40. Contact (405) 878-5656, retreats@monksok.org.

A retreat for sacramentally married couples, giving them an opportunity to begin or deepen their spiritual journey together, will be Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 at the Catholic Pastoral Center. Registration is 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Aug. 30. Cost $350 per couple. Scholarships available. Contact Alex Schimpf at aschimpf@archokc.org or (405) 709-2755. Register online at archokc.weshareonline.org/ws/opportunities.

Registration is open for Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Youth Camp. Camp is for students in grades 4-12. Register at archokc.org/camp or call (405) 721-9220.

Mount St. Mary Catholic High School is hosting the annual Pete Cordova Golf Classic June 18 at Jimmie Austin Golf Club. Registration begins at 11 a.m. and the tournament begins at 12:30 p.m. Teams and individuals are invited to attend. Register online at www.mountstmary.org today or call Chris Stiles at (405) 990-1806.

St. John in Edmond will hold a patriotic Rosary for the needs of the country at 7 p.m. June 27 in the sanctuary. Contact the parish office at (405) 340-0691.

St. Sebastian’s summer is a camp hosted by the Santa Fe Family Life Center, designed to promote health and wellness through a Christian world view. The camp will be led by Santa Fe staff and local Catholic school teachers, and will combine sport, virtue, teamwork, and spiritual growth in an uplifting environment. Camp activities will include: sports-based games, swimming, time for prayer, crafts, and faith studies. Camp is July 15-19, grades: 1-5 (as of August 2019), $125 for SFFLC members and $150 for non-members. More information at www.sfflc.com/st-sebastians, (405) 840-1817. Space is limited, sign up today!

The Council of Catholic Women is inviting all Catholic women to join them at the Leadership Development Program, presented by the National Council of Catholic Women at 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. June 29 at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Oklahoma City. Cost is $30 pp (includes lunch and program materials). To register, contact Mary Ann Schmitt at (405) 650-9674, sgmaschm@gmail.com.

The 20th annual Midwest Catholic Family Conference is Aug. 2-4 at the Century II Convention Center, 225 W. Douglas Ave., in Wichita. The theme is My Soul Magnifies the Lord. Visit catholicfamilyconference.org.

Volunteers are needed for the first archdiocesan St. Kateri Tekakwitha Honor Dance on July 6 at St. John Nepomuk in Yukon. Sign up online at http://bit.ly/HonorDancevolunteer or call (405) 721-1810. Learn more at www.archokc.org/honordance.

The Center of Family Love and the Oklahoma Knights of Columbus will host their annual Gift of Love Gala at 6 p.m. June 15 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Cost $175 pp or $1,750 for table of 10. Raffle tickets for a chance to win up to $20,000 worth of prizes, including a grand prize of $10,000, can be purchased for $100 per ticket. Visit www.centeroffamilylove.org/gala or call Nancy Altman at (405) 263-4658, Ext. 1042.

Saint Joseph Monastery’s School of Lectio Divina will have sessions Sept. 25-28. Trained instructors lead session on the practice of prayer taught by the early Church fathers and facilitate the incorporation of that deep prayer into one’s daily life. Contact Sr. Barbara at (918) 746-4209 or lectio@stjosephmonastery.org. Limited number of overnight accommodations. Visit www.stjosephmonastery.org/retreats.

“The Eucharist: The Sacrament of Transformation” will be presented by Fr. Boniface Copelin, O.S.B. 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. June 22 at St. Gregory’s Abbey in Shawnee. Cost is $30 and includes lunch. Registration limited to 40. Contact (405) 878-5656, retreats@monksok.org.

St. Joseph Monastery in Tulsa will have its annual oblate retreat 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. July 13 in the monastery library. Cost $20, includes lunch. The oblate book sale will be during the retreat. Contact AJ Tierney at (918) 746-4223, atierney@montecassino.org.

Quo Vadis Days is a four-day/three-night retreat July 28-31 for young men in high school and college at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Youth Camp near Wellston. The goal of Quo Vadis Days is to challenge young men to ask the fundamental question, “quo vadis” or “where are you going?” The retreat will help equip them with the tools and opportunities to prayerfully discern God’s will for their lives to be the saints the Church and the world need them to be. Space is limited. Register now at qvdays.org or call the vocations office at (405) 721-9351. Visit www.okcvocations.com/events/quo-vadis-days.

The retreat is open to all Catholics and will be held Aug. 3 at the Catholic Pastoral Center, 7501 Northwest Expressway. The speaker will be Fr. Phil Creider, a priest for 42 years, including 20 years as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy-Marines, will present “Following GOD the desert path.” The full-day event will have Mass, breakfast, coffee, snacks. Lunch $20 pp. Contact Michael Zink at (405) 314-4120, Michael-the-j@att.net. Send check to Michael Zink KofC, 14616 Collingwood Lane, Edmond 73013.

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School Class of 1969 is looking for classmates for a 50th reunion Sept. 19-22. Contact Rich Tuohy at Rftuohy@aol.com, (405) 820-1812.