St Patrick's RC Church of Smithtown: In the Neighborhood

The Changing Face of God
Saturday, February 13th
The Changing Face of God - Saturday, February 13th from 9:30 AM to 4 PM (registration begins at 9 AM), presenters: Bob Freudenbert and Valerie Dunne, staff associates. Offering of $50 includes a light lunch. A $15 deposit (non-refundable) will hold your registration. ... (read more)
Embracing the Wounds
Saturday, February 20th
Embracing the Wounds - Saturday, February 20th from 10 AM to 4 PM (registration begins at 9:30 AM), presenter: Bernadette Cioch. Offering of $50 for the day includes a light lunch. A $15 deposit (non-refundable) will hold your reservation. ... (read more)
Busy Persons’ At Home Retreat: A Perfect Lenten Opportunity
Thursday evenings, February 18th thru March 25th
Busy Persons’ At Home Retreat: A Perfect Lenten Opportunity - Thursday evenings, February 18th, 25th, March 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. This retreat provides a half hour of daily prayer at home as well as a weekly gathering at the Cenacle. Offering: $100 for the retreat. Presenters: Mary Gallagher, staff associate, and Kathy Madden, CND. A $25 non-refundable deposit will hold your registration. ... (read more)
Embracing the Wounds
Saturday, February 20th
Embracing the Wounds - Saturday, February 20th from 10 AM to 4 PM (registration begins at 9:30 AM), presenter: Bernadette Cioch. Offering of $50 for the day includes a light lunch. A $15 deposit (non-refundable) will hold your reservation. ... (read more)
Busy Persons’ At Home Retreat: A Perfect Lenten Opportunity
Thursday evenings, February 18th thru March 25th
Busy Persons’ At Home Retreat: A Perfect Lenten Opportunity - Thursday evenings, February 18th, 25th, March 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. This retreat provides a half hour of daily prayer at home as well as a weekly gathering at the Cenacle. Offering: $100 for the retreat. Presenters: Mary Gallagher, staff associate, and Kathy Madden, CND. A $25 non-refundable deposit will hold your registration. ... (read more)

For more information, call 631-588-8366. or go to www.cenaclesisters.org/ronkonkoma

Birthright Thrift Shop
Ongoing: 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday thru Friday
Birthright Thrift Shop - Birthright of Nassau/Suffolk operates a thrift shop which specializes in baby, young children and women’s clothing. There are also other items such as toys and dolls suitable for young children. The shop is located at 533 Main Street in Islip (11751). The hours are 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, Monday through Friday. We invite you to come in and shop or donate items that would be appropriate for infants and their moms. For further information, call 631-277-3888.

Parkinson Therapy Center
Ongoing
The Smithtown Parkinson Therapy Center is a non-profit that caters exclusively to people with Parkinson Disease. The center offers one-on-one physical therapy, group exercise and a social coffee break. The Parkinson Therapy Center is located at 230 Middle Country Road in Smithtown. For more information, please call 265-6621.

Bereavement Conference for All Losses
Saturday, March 20th
Bereavement Conference for All Losses - “Open My Heart, O Lord,” sponsored by Catholic Cemeteries, Diocese of Rockville Centre, for the bereaved of all faiths and those caring for them, Saturday, March 20th from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM at Kellenberg Memorial High School. Keynote speaker and a choice of three workshops from the 61 workshops offered. Breakfast, lunch and conference folder included in the registration fee ($50 by February 22nd, $60 after February 22nd, and $70 for walk-in registration). A well-stocked conference bookstore will be available. Conference will close with a Eucharistic celebration. For more information visit www.holyroodcemetery.org, click on Bereavement and then Bereavement Conference information on the right scroll down, or call 516-334-7990, ext 120 or 122.

Blood Drive
Monday, February 15th
Blood Drive - Monday, February 15th from 3 to 8 PM at the St. Regis Council Knights of Columbus Hall, Rosevale Avenue and Pond Road in Ronkonkoma. Help meet the challenge of maintaining Long Island’s emergency blood supply. Persons 17 and older (16 with permission, ID and DOB) are needed to donate. Free buffet for donors. For an appointment, call Karl Sundquist at 631-265-2691 or just stop in.

Community Dance
January 30th
Community Dance - At St. Sylvester’s Church, Robinson and Ohio Avenues in Medford, Saturday, January 30th from 7 to 10 PM. Admission: $10. Dance and listen to music from the 40s and 50s Hit Parade Era. Singles and couples welcome. Bring a friend, meet a friend. For more information, call 631- 730-3333 or 631-475-4506.

Dominican Village Presents Stories and Songs of Ireland, by Jim Hawkins
Tuesday, March 16th
Dominican Village Presents Stories and Songs of Ireland, by Jim Hawkins - Tuesday, March 16th at 7 PM in Dominican Village’s Helen Butler, OP, Hall, 565 Albany Avenue, Amityville. A storyteller/musician and gifted teacher, Jim Hawkins was born in Astoria, Queens and spent 10 years of his childhood in the Midlands of Ireland before returning to America in 1956. He has been charming audiences on this side of the Atlantic with Irish stories and songs for more than 20 years.Admission is $5 per person, by mail reservation only. Make checks payable to Dominican Village, 565 Albany Avenue, Amityville, 11701, Attn. Development Department, no later than March 10th. Please include the names of the persons in your party. For information, call 631-842-6618.

Free Postpartum Depression Support Group
Thursday, January 28th
Free Postpartum Depression Support Group - Mothers’ Circle of Hope is a ten-week peer support group for women experiencing pregnancy and postpartum depression offered by St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown. The next session begins on Thursday, January 28th. Participants meet one evening per week. If interested or for more information, call 631-862-3330 or email postpartumsupport@chsli.org

Marriage Encounter Weekend
February 12th to 14th
Marriage Encounter Weekend - Has your marriage lost some of its heart? Give your marriage a winter tune up on a Marriage Encounter weekend. If you would like greater depth, growth, and enrichment in your relationship, you’ll love what a Marriage Encounter weekend can do for you. The next weekend is February 12th to 14th. Registration is limited. For more information or to register, call 1-866-499-6354, visit the Marriage Encounter website at www.wwmeli.org or email Ron and Chris Morasse at ron@morassefamily.com

Reunion - St. Joseph’s School in Kings Park
Friday, April 16th
St. Joseph’s School in Kings Park - is holding a reunion at Flowerfield Celebrations, 199 Mill Pond Road, St. James on Friday, April 16th. Cocktail hour at 7 PM, dinner at 8 PM, $100 per person. For information, email Gerry Donnelly Creighton at stjosephsreunion@gmail.com. Send payments to Gerry Donnelly Creighton - Class of 1950, P.O. Box 1076, Kings Park 11754. Please indicate your year of graduation on the check. (You need not have graduated from St. Joseph School to attend.)

Queen of the Rosary Academy Reunion
Saturday, March 6th
Queen of the Rosary Academy Reunion - Calling all graduates and former faculty, Saturday, March 6th at 12 PM in the Helen Butler, OP Hall. Admission $25 per person, by mail registration only. Make check payable to Dominican Village, 565 Albany Avenue, Amityville 11701, Attn. Development Department, no later than Friday, February 26th. Please include the names of the persons in your party. For more information, call 631-842-6618.

Sisters of St. Joseph Renewal Center is offering the following programs:

Deepening your Spiritual Practice through the Use of FOCUSING
Wednesday, February 3rd
Deepening your Spiritual Practice through the Use of FOCUSING - Wednesday, February 3rd from 7:30 to 9:30 PM, offering $15.
Mens’ Gathering, “Quest for the Male Soul,”
Saturday, February 13th
Mens’ Gathering, “Quest for the Male Soul,” - Saturday, February 13th, 8 to 9:30 AM. Offering of $20 includes breakfast.
Womens’ Gathering, A Time Set Aside for You
Tuesday, February 9th
Womens’ Gathering, A Time Set Aside for You - Tuesday, February 9th, 10 AM to 12 noon. Offering: $15.
Celebrating Relationships, Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance
Saturday, February 12th
Celebrating Relationships, Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance - Saturday, February 12th from 6 to 10 PM, $40 per person or $75 per couple.
Lenten Retreat, “The Pain of God,” (Men & Women)
February 19th - 21st
Lenten Retreat, “The Pain of God,” (Men & Women) - arrive 4 PM Friday, February 19th, depart 12:15 PM on Sunday, February 21st.Offering: $175.
Blended Families (focuses on bringing two families together as one)
Sunday, February 28th
Blended Families (focuses on bringing two families together as one) - Sunday, February 28th from 6 to 8 PM. Offering of $30 per couple includes supper.

All programs held at the St. Joseph Renewal Center, 1725 Brentwood Road, Brentwood. Call for reservations at 631-273-1187, ext. 23.

Spaghettti Dinner (and Chinese Auction)
Sunday, March 21st from 1 to 5PM
Spaghettti Dinner (and Chinese Auction) - hosted by the Knights of Columbus Councils of the New York Eighth District to benefit the Life Center of Long Island, Sunday, March 21st from 1 to 5 PM at Our Land of Grace Church, Father Shanahan Hall, 666 Albin Avenue, West Babylon. Special guest speaker: Msgr. Robert Brennan, Vicar General of the Diocese of Rockville Center. Admission of $10 per person includes dinner, beer, wine and soda. For tickets, send a check payable to The Life Center of Long Island to James W. Nevins, PGK, DD, 111 13th Avenue, West Babylon, 11704.

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