■ ANNIVERSARIES

Augustus Tolton Pastoral Ministry Mass: celebrating 20th anniversary, 4 p.m. Feb. 28, with Cardinal George, at Catholic Theological Union assembly hall, 5401 S. Cornell, (773) 324-8000.

■ BENEFITS

“St. Al’s/St. Pat’s (Lemont) Denim and Diamonds Gala:” March 6, Bobak Signature Events in Woodridge, Ill., silent/live auctions, appetizers, five-course meal, guys game corner, open bar, dancing, $65/person, contact Jen at (630) 863-2252, or www.galainlemont. com.

Southwest Chicago PADS: Trivia Night fundraiser theme “Chicago Neighborhoods,” 7 p.m., March 6, $35/person includes dinner raffles, live/silent auctions, at Maria High School 6727 S. California, for tickets or info on forming teams, call Brian at (312) 880- 5601.

Old St. Pat’s “Siamsa na nGael”: 7:30 p.m. March 16, world class Celtic entertainment in song dance and story with guest narrators including Sr. Rosemary Connelly, RSM, and event chairs Mayor Richard and Maggie Daley, and Patrick and Shirley Ryan, tickets from $25-$55/person, at Chicago Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan, call Lisa at (312) 952- 7394.

St. Louise de Marillac Parish: fashion show/luncheon, doors open 11:30 a.m. March 7, at Discovery Center, Brookfield Zoo, for tickets call Mary at (708) 354-8398 before Feb. 22.

Lexington College: “Taste of Lexington,” 5-7 p.m. March 11, hors d’oeuvres, tour campus, meet TV personality and cookbook author Gale Gand, at 310 S. Peoria, www.lexingtoncollege.edu.

■ DEVOTIONS

Old Town Organ Vespers: 7 p.m. Feb. 20, Lenten music by soprano Henriët Fourie and organ music by Zvonimir Nagy, with preconcert lecture, donation to restore Kilgen organ, at St. Michael Church, 1633 N. Cleveland, (312) 642-2498.

Eucharistic Adoration: 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. March 3, with devotions to St. Peregrine from 7-8 p.m., St. Damian Church, 5300 W. 155th St., Oak Forest, (708) 687- 1370.

Couples Stations of the Cross: 7:30 p.m. March 5, followed by popular guest speaker, Fr. Keith Hosey, former spiritual director for Marriage Encounter weekends, at St. Thomas of Villanova, 1201 E. Anderson, Palatine, (847) 358-6999.

■ DINNERS/DANCES

New Beginnings Valentine’s Dance: 8-11 p.m. Feb. 20, $8/person, bring snack for six, soft drinks provided, open to all, St. Matthew Hughes Center, 1001 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, (847) 397-9643.

Lenten Fish Fry: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 26, March 5, 19, St. Malachy Church/School, 2252 W. Washington, hosted by reunion committee, call (312) 733-1068 for info.

St. Louis de Montfort Fish Fry: 5-8 p.m. Feb. 26 and March 19, fish dinner, mac’n cheese or spaghetti, carry outs available, 8808 S. Ridgeland, Oak Lawn, hosted by Knights of Columbus, bring item for food pantry, (708) 599-5300.

Knights of Columbus Fish Fry: 5-7 p.m. Lenten Fridays, beginning Feb. 19, at St. John Vianney School, 46 N. Wolf, Northlake, call Jim at (708) 562-5383 for menu and prices.

Lenten Fish Fry: 4-7 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 19-March 26, Our Lady of Loretto Parish, 8925 S. Kostner in Hometown, call rectory at (708) 424-7471 for more info.

Friday Fish Fries: 5-8:30 p.m. Feb. 19, March 5, 19, dine in or carry-out menu, cash bar available, in St. Raymond de Penafort Parish Life Center, Highway 83 at Elmhurst Avenue and Lincoln Street, Mt. Prospect, call (847) 253-8600 for more info.

Friday Fish Fry: doors open 4 p.m. Feb. 19-March 26, variety menu, eat in, carry out or drive-up orders (773) 622-3022, adult and other beverages, Feb. 26 Sinatra Night, March 12 Elvis Night, March 19, St. Joseph Table, March 26 visit from the Easter Bunny, St. Ferdinand Parish, 3131 N. Mason, for more info, call (773) 622-5900.

“Soup’s On”: 5-8 p.m. March 9, 10 different all-you-can-eat homemade soups by St. John Vianney Ladies Guild chefs, in gym, 46 N. Wolf, Northlake, call Helen at (708) 562-4268 for more info.

Spares Sunday Club: dances 7:30-10:30 p.m. Sundays Feb. 21- March 21, with live band, $9/person, at American Legion Hall, 9757 W. Pacific, Franklin Park, call Loretta at (773) 384-6575.

“Wearing of the Green”: dinner- dance 5-10 p.m. March 7, $40/person, Cardinal George will attend, bless the building and give remarks, at Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox, must RSVP by Feb. 28 to (773) 282- 7035.

■ ENTERTAINMENT

“Damien”: one-man show by Wayne Messmer on life of St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai in Hawaii, 7:30 p.m. March 5, $20/person, adult subject matter, at Immaculate Conception Parish, 7211 W. Talcott, call (773) 775- 3833.

“Chekhov’s Shorts”: 10 short Chekhov comedies including one premiere adaptation, by Saint Sebastian Players, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 19- March 14, with a preview at 8 p.m. Feb. 18, free parking, at St. Bonaventure Church, lower level, 1625 W. Diversey, call box office for tickets, at (773) 404-7922.

World Premier of “Transfiguration”: composer Kevin Allen’s three-movement work for string orchestra, oboes and horns, 4 p.m. March 21, with Allen’s “Concerto for Trumpet and Strings,” and works by Handel, Mozart and Haydn, performed by Lincoln Chamber Ensemble directed by Timothy Woods, tickets $20, $15 or $10, in advance, or $5 more at door, Notre Dame de Chicago Church, 1334 W. Flournoy, call (815) 806-0066.

Late Nite Catechism III: “‘Til Death Do us Part,” 7 p.m. Feb. 20, doors open 6:30 p.m., $20/person, $15/seniors, at door, St. Alexander Gym, 7025 W. 126th St., Palos Heights, call (708) 448-4861 for more info.

“The Wizard of Oz”: musical, 7:30 p.m. March 12-13, 19-20, and 2 p.m. March 14 and 21, with St. Louise de Marillac Players, in parish center, 31st Street and Harrison Avenue, LaGrange Park, call (708) 352-7388 for more info.

Irish Step Dance Concert: “Irish Dance Chicago,” 7 p.m. March 12, 200 dancers, ages 4- 18, from local dance schools, $10/person, children under 12/free with paying adult, tickets at door, at Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox, (773) 282-7035.

■ JOB MINISTRY

“Nine Questions to Guide Careering”: 7-9:15 p.m. Feb. 22, with Joe McLennon, at St. Hubert Ministry Center, 729 Grand Canyon, Hoffman Estates, call Bob at (847) 925-6005 for more info and programs.

Connections: monthly meetings 7 p.m. on second Wednesdays, in Bernardin Center of Incarnation Parish, 5757 W.127th St., Crestwood, open to all, for more info, call rectory at (708) 597-3180.

■ LECTURES

Bernard McGinn: Ekklesia presents “Lent for the Body, Lent for the Soul,” with Elizabeth Jeep, 9:15 a.m. Feb. 17, also Pastor Dan Meyer of Christ Church, Oak Brook, 9:15 a.m. March 3, “How to Play the Game of Life for all It’s Worth,” $6 each, St. Giles Parish Hall, 1101 N. Columbian, Oak Park, (708) 383-5536.

“Adult and Embryonic Stem Cells: the scientific and ethical issues, with discussion by a medical researcher and a public policy expert, 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at St. Clement Church, 642 W. Deming, stclementchurch.org.

Lumen Christi Institute: symposium on Gary Anderson’s “Sin: A History,” with Gary Anderson, Cyril O’Regan, Jeffrey Stackert, 4:30 p.m. Feb. 24, third floor Swift Hall, University of Chicago, 5735 S. University, (773) 955-5887.

“Priesthood in Crisis, 17th Century Style”: public lecture Feb. 24, 7-9 p.m., by Fr. Tony Dosen, C.M. and Fr. John Rybolt, C.M., on the reform agenda of St. Vincent de Paul, free, organized by Department of Catholic Studies at DePaul University, Monroe Hall, 2312 Clifton, for more info, call Karen Scott at 773-325-1566.

"Sing to the Lord": study sessions led by Steven Janco on latest document for music ministers from choir members to cantors, 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 1, 8, 15, and 22, at Notre Dame de Chicago Parish, 1336 W. Flournoy, $120 for a parish group, register by Feb. 16 for discount, call Anna Belle O’Shea at (312) 534-8011.

Fr. J. Bryan Hehir: half-day symposium, “Caritas in Veritate: Understanding Pope Benedict’s Vision for the Global Economy,” 8:30 a.m.-noon, Feb. 26 $25, at Dominican University Priory Campus, 7200 W. Division, River Forest, (708) 524-5982.

■ MEETINGS

Lake County Council of Catholic Nurses: Lenten program, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 20, speaker, Mass, lunch, $25/members, $30/ non-members, at Marytown, 1600 W. Park, Libertyville, RSVP by Feb. 16 to Marion, (847) 548-1309.

Chicago Catholic University Club: 3:30 p.m. Feb. 21, nonmembers free, refreshments, “London’s Less Traveled Treasures,” slide show, Holley Court Terrace, 1111 W. Ontario, Oak Park, for more info, call (708) 366-0151.

St. Mary’s Young Adults: Sunday nights following 7:15 p.m. Mass at St. Mary of the Angels Church, 1850 N. Hermitage, then go for drinks and good company to one of the local establishments, bring friends, call Kevin at (312) 909-3009 for more info.

Grief and Loss Support Group Series: 7-8:30 p.m. March 4, April 8, May 6, free, St. Francis Xavier Parish, 524 Ninth St., Wilmette, (847) 256-2273, Ext. 1.

■ MISSIONS

St. Gilbert Parish: 7 p.m. Feb. 21-23, Friar Johnpaul Cafiero, OFM, on the seven last words of Jesus, 301 E. Belvidere, Grayslake, (847) 223-4731.

St. Julie Billiart Parish: 4 p.m. Feb. 28, 7 p.m. March 1-2, led by Friar John Paul Cafiero, OFM, 7399 W. 159th St., Tinley Park, (708) 429-6767.

Holy Family Parish: 7 p.m. Feb. 16-18, with Sheila McLaughlin, Fr. Terry Keehan and Fr. Bernie Pietrzak, 2515 W. Palatine Road, Inverness, (847) 359-0042.

■ RESALE/RUMMAGE

Children’s Clothing Resale: spring/summer items, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. March 13, cash only, hosted by St. Christopher Mother’s Club, 14611 S. Keeler, call Connie at (708) 612-1255 to register to sell.

■ RETREATS

Men’s Lenten Retreat: led by Fr. Francis Rog, hosted by Brownson Council #1030 Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m. March 6 coffee/ rolls, retreat 10 a.m.-2 p.m., confession, Mass, lunch, donation, at St. Viator Rec Center, second floor, 3644 N. Kedvale, call Tom Kaiser, at (630) 699-2079.

Silent Retreat Day: 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m. March 6, recorded talk, pot luck lunch, sitting and walking meditation, $20, at The Center, 801 Carillon, Bartlett, call (630) 837-8044.

Ignatian Spiritual Exercises: Miles Christi priests, Mass, confession, Benediction, for women, March 12-14, at Marytown, 1600 W. Park, Libertyville, call Joan at (847) 966-1369 to register.

Spirituality to Heal from Abuse: with Fr. Patrick McAteer, SJ, March 26-28, $50/person for commuters, $140/person for weekend, double occupancy, meals included, Marytown Retreat Center, 1600 W. Park, Libertyville, RSVP to (847) 367-7800, Ext. 225.

■ REUNIONS

St. St. Stanislaus Kostka School: all alumni reunion 6:30 p.m.-midnight March 27, $70/person, includes five-course meal, at White Eagle Restaurant, Niles, honoring School Sisters of Notre Dame and Resurrection priests, call Susie at (773) 278-4560 Ext. 4.

St. Gilbert School: seeking all alumni for 65th anniversary event May 22, contact (847) 223-8600, or school.office@stgilbert school.org.

■ SPIRITUAL GROWTH

“Soup and Spirituality: Called to be Holy”: soup 6 p.m. Feb. 24, speaker Fr. Johnpaul Cafiero 7 p.m., Fr. Dominic Grassi March 3, Fr. Lawrence Hennessey March 10, at Immaculate Conception Parish, 770 Deerfield Road, Highland Park, (847) 433-0130.

Morning of Spiritual Reflection: 9-11 a.m. Feb. 27, doors open 8:30 a.m., Lenten preparation with Fr. John Merkelis, OSA, free, hosted by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary at Little Company of Mary Hospital Café ‘95, 2800 W. 95th St., Evergreen Park, RSVP to Suzanne at (708) 229-5095.

Spa for the Spirit: for women, 18 years and older, 9 a.m.-noon Feb. 27, with Sr. Mary Ruth Broz, RSM, $7, includes breakfast, at St. Alphonsus Liguori Parish, 411 Wheeling Road, Prospect Heights, (847) 255-7452.

“The Passion of Christ”: play, starting with a buffet table at 6:30 p.m. March 6, (wine on the buffet), actors are from “Theatre of the Word” appearing on EWTN, tickets $20/person, includes play and buffet, at St. Thomas More Parish, 2825 W. 81st St., (773) 436-4444.

Days of Recollection: Ignatian spirituality, confession, Mass, Benediction, by a Miles Chriti priest, 6:15-9:15 p.m. Feb. 26 at St. Mary’s Franciscan Monastery, 13246 Main, Lemont, or 12:45-5 p.m. Feb. 27, Little Sisters of the Poor, 80 W. Northwest, Palatine, families welcome, call Joan at (847) 966-1369.

Revival at Our Lady of Peace Church: March 9-10, 7851 S. Jeffrey, call (773) 768-0105, Ext. 10 for time and more info.

“Armchair Pilgrimage: the Holy Land”: 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. March 3, with Fr. Bob Colaresi, OCarm, $40/person includes Eucharist and lunch, at Carmelite Center, 8433 Bailey, Darien, RSVP by Feb. 24 to (630) 969-4141.

■ POTPOURRI

Vets Bingo: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17, meet in lobby of Spinal Cord Injury Building #128, Hines Hospital, Maywood, hosted by Chicago Catholic University Club, call Bob at (630) 858-6180.

Palm-Weaving Workshops: 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. March 20, hands-on learning, $35/person, bring scissors, other supplies on hand, at Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, 1224 W. Lexington, call Mary before March 16, at (312) 421-3757, Ext. 323.

Trivia Challenge 2010: 7 p.m. March 20 (doors open 6:15 p.m. to decorate tables), $30/person, teams of 10 plays, 10 rounds, 10 questions each, includes beverages, bring food for your table of adults 21 and older, Academy of St. Priscilla at Divine Savior, 7750 W. Montrose, Norridge, for tickets, info and team sheets call school at (708) 452-0323.