St. Nicholas to hold fund-raising dinner

St. Nicholas Church will hold a fund-raising dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 12. People can eat in or take out. Adult tickets are $10, 12 and under are $6. Dinner is a fund-raiser for the new parish hall, being built next to the church.

It will be open for anyone who wants to see how it is progressing.

For advance tickets, call 252-2187 by Feb. 10. For more information, call the Rev. Stephen Mack at 252-3423.

St. Mary's hosts pasta dinner

St. Mary's holds a pasta dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month. Clark Street, Auburn, go to the right hand side entrance of the church toward the back). The next one will be Tuesday, Feb. 14. Cost for adults is $6, children under 12, $4. Eat-in or take-out.

St. Hyacinth's

to sell perogis

After a brief January break, perogi sales have resumed on Fridays, in St. Hyacinth's Parish Center cafeteria, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $4.50/dozen. To order, call 252-9547 on Thursday or Friday mornings.

Cato church hosts Valentine's dinner

Cato Union Church is hosting a “Celebration of Marriage” Valentine Day dinner for married couples to be served in the church dining room Friday, Feb. 10. The cost is $10 per couple, and reservations may be made with Heidi Dusharm.

Holiday Inn hosts ‘Marriage Weekend'

A Marriage Encounter Weekend will be held at the Auburn Holiday Inn on March 24-26. This is a wonderful way to deepen your love and make your marriage sparkle with romance. Experience the fullness of your sacrament as God's grace fills you with love. Call John and Belinda Brasley at (585) 719-9848.

Rev. Groeschel to be guest speaker

You are invited to attend a special “Wednesday Night Live” with nationally-known speaker, the Rev. Benedict Groeschel, CFR, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at St. Leo Church, Hilton, NY. For more information, call (585) 392-2710 or STLeo14468@aol.com.

ALPHA program to discuss Christianity

The ALPHA program is being offered to the public by First United Methodist Church, 99 South St., Auburn, at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, and continues every Sunday evening through May. Everyone is welcome to any or all of the 15 Sunday evenings. There will be a light (free) meal followed by informal, easy to understand, small group talks about the many facets of Christianity.

Tyburn to present cabaret dinner

Tyburn Academy presents its second annual Music of the Heart, a cabaret dinner with love songs and other Valentine's Day entertainment at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Springside Inn, A family dinner will be served for $30 per person.

A dozen local performers will warm your hearts with music of love and some surprises as well. There will be door prizes and raffles and a Valentine's Day quiz! All proceeds will benefit Tyburn. Make reservations in advance by call Tyburn at 252-2937. There will be limited seating to the first 225 people only.

- From staff reports