Local churches hosting slew of events

By Denise Bennett

Friday, October 5, 2007 11:16 PM EDT

It's time to get your pencils out and mark your calendars, as there are lots of terrific events happening in our local churches.
- St. Luke's Fall Rummage Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, at the church on Seminary Avenue, Auburn.

- The Old Tyme Fair and Chicken Barbecue will also be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, at First United Methodist Church, 99 South St., Auburn.

- This weekend will also conclude the year-long, 50th anniversary celebration of Sacred Heart Church on Melrose Road. “Father Wahl's Garden of Memories” will be dedicated at the 4:30 Mass today. His nieces and nephews have been invited to the celebration. Sunday morning at 10:15 a.m., Oct. 7, there will be a reception of cookies and punch to formally conclude the celebration and Parish Pictorial Directories will be distributed.

- St. Mary's Church will host a pasta dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the church, Clark Street, Auburn. It includes pasta, sauce, salad, bread, desert and a beverage. Visitors may eat-in or take-out, and the cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children under 12. This dinner is held the first Tuesday of every month.

- St. Michael's in Union Springs, part of the Good Shepherd Catholic Community, will host its annual Altar/Rosary Society Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. It will include homemade soup and baked goods, crafts, raffles and a huge white elephant sale on the church lawn.

- SS. Peter and John Episcopal Church will host a pork chop dinner Saturday, Oct. 13, at 169 Genesee St., Auburn. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children.

- A chicken barbecue and Polish food sale will take place from noon until sold out Sunday, Oct. 14, at the St. Hyacith's Parish Center, 61 Pulaski St., Auburn. This event is take-out only and the menu includes chicken, kapusta, pierogi, baked beans, bread and butter and a dessert. Cost for adults is $8 and $7 for children. Also available will be a Polish food sale offering a large container of kapusta for $3 and pigs in the blanket for $1.75 each. Proceeds benefit St. Hyacinth's CYO. In addition, the St. Hyacinth's Parish Picnic Committee is taking orders for pigs-in-the-blanket and kapusta now through Nov. 11 Kapusta will be $3 for a 1-pound container and pigs will be $1.50 each or $15 per dozen. Phone orders only by Nov. 11. Call Ginny at 253-3803, Mary at 252-7714 or Dave at 834-6460. Pickup orders from 2 to 7 p.m. Nov. 20.

- This year's CROP Walk to stamp out hunger begins locally Sunday, Oct. 14. In Auburn, registration begins at 1 p.m. at Cayuga Community College, and the walk will begin at 1:30 p.m.

- The Auburn faith community is sponsoring a Heifer Fair Saturday, Oct. 20, at Sacred Heart Church, Melrose Road, Auburn. Included will be a book sale, baked goods, crafts and handmade items, Living Market gift cards and many other booths and activities.

- On Sunday, Oct. 21, Applebee's Flapjack Fundraiser Breakfast to benefit St. Joseph School will take place from 8 to 10 a.m., at the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar, 221 Grant Ave., Auburn. Tickets are available at the school for $5 each. For tickets, call 253-8327.

- St. Alphonsus Church will hold a Fall Harvest Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, in the Rev. C.W. Gardner Parish Center, 89 E. Genesee St., Auburn. There will be more than 30 crafters and vendors, raffles, activities for children and food.

- The Sacred Heart Men's Club will be hosting a Turkey Raffle on Nov. 2.

- St. Joseph's School will host a craft fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at 89 E. Genesee St., Auburn. There are still openings for crafters and vendors at $25 per table; contact Michele at 253-4814.

In other news:

- The Chapel House Homeless Shelter in Auburn continues to make great progress, and with the help of the entire community, is planning to open in early November in the Holy Family School building. Many thanks to everyone who gave so generously at the mattress and blanket drive last weekend. Very special thanks to all the students at East and West Middle schools in Mrs. Kristen Redmond-Bartolotta's class who brought in their blankets for the homeless. God bless you all for your kindness.

Our greatest need for these first few months is night workers in any increment of time. Many thanks to all of you who have already signed up to help.

The only requirement is a caring heart; training will be provided. Eventually we hope to obtain enough funding for some paid night staff. If you can help, please e-mail me at deniseb132@yahoo.com, call John at 515-0703 or Rich at 252-6470.

Have a great week and enjoy this cool autumn weather. And remember always, God loves you so much.

“Christ has no body now, but yours. No hands, no feet on earth, but yours. Yours are the eyes through which Christ looks compassion into the world. Yours are the feet with which Christ walks to do good. Yours are the hands with which Christ blesses the world.”

- St. Theresa of Avila

Denise Bennett is a parishioner at Holy Family Church in Auburn

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