January 10, 2008

Respect Life Breakfast Planned at Holy Rosary

The Respect Life Committee of Holy Rosary Church is hosting a Respect Life Breakfast on Saturday, January 19. The breakfast is held annually near the January 22 anniversary of the Roe vs Wade decision legalizing abortion in the United States. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the decision. The number of unborn babies who die every year from abortion is higher than all American casualties from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, Vietnam and Persian Gulf War combined.

The breakfast is free and open to the public and will be held in the Family Room immediately following the 8:15 a.m. Mass. Holy Rosary Church is located at 4851 Park Avenue.

The guest speaker will be Dr. Robert Shearin and the topic is Stem Cell Research.

A native of Chicago, Dr. Shearin graduated from Loyola University. He then earned an M.D. and an M.S. in Pharmacology during his four years at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine. After completing an internship in Straight Medicine at the University of Miami Hospitals, he completed a residency in General Surgery at the Mayo Clinic and then a residency in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Emory University.

Dr. Shearin and his family moved to Memphis where he practiced Thoracic Surgery for 22 years. During those years he was elected an officer of the medical staff of two hospitals. Since 1997, he and his family have lived in the Jackson, MS area where he took a position as Medical Director of a non-profit medical review company.

Pre-registration is encouraged by emailing Peter McCann at ponderance@hotmail.com or call Mairead Deehan at 901-230-7577. - - Submitted by Jan Courtney.

Crossroads Concert Series Continues

The third concert of the 2007-08 St. Benedict Crossroads Concert Series will be held on Sunday, January 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Benedict at Auburndale High School Performing Arts Theatre, located at 8250 Varnavas Dr. in Cordova.

Featured performers will be the Voices of the South, with Alice Berry and Jenny Odle Madden. Known for lyrical staging of classic southern literature, Voices of the South presents an evening of theater dedicated to the inspiring words of some of the south's greatest literary minds. Both artists have performed in a variety of productions throughout this country and other areas of the world.

The SBA Celebration Troupe Choir will also perform.

All seats are reserved. For tickets or more information, call the school at 901-260-2840 or visit the school web site at www.sbaeagles.org.

Commemorative Cookbook Available at St. Anne Church

The 70th Anniversary celebrations at St. Anne's just keeps rolling on.

Each month since July, the St. Anne church community has been "Remembering, Rejoicing and Rededicating," and its latest cause for celebration is a new cookbook, called Tasting the Goodness of the Lord.

The cookbook includes new recipes and past favorite recipes from three former books.

The book also includes photos of the stained glass windows of St. Anne Church which are based on the Apostles Creed. The book is a history book as well.

Vignettes of significant times in St. Anne Church history are recorded complete with photographs dating back to its beginnings, pointing out its past, and looking forward to its present day resurgence.

Tasting the Goodness of the Lord is bound with hardback covers and a lay flat binding for easy use.

Proceeds from the sale of the cookbook will benefit all upcoming 70th and 75th anniversary celebrations.

For more information, contact St. Anne Church at 901-323-3817.

Trivia Night Planned at OLPH for January

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church will hold its annual Trivia Night contest on Saturday, January 19 starting at 7 p.m.

This year's theme is "Super Bowl" and will be hosted by Brother Ignatius Brown (CBU).

Deadline for registration of teams of six is required by January 14. The teams scoring the most points at the end of the evening will win great prizes. Drawings will be held for door prizes and there will also be a Silent Auction.

Babysitting will be available on site. Contact Carol Nordtvedt at 901-753-1967 or via email at cnordtvedt@llpf.com for more information. OLPH Church is located at 8151 Poplar Ave. in Germantown.