Young adults invited to happy hour
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego chapter of Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) hosts regular events for young Catholics in their 20s and 30s. Next up will be a “Holy Happy Hour” from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, May 12, at AleSmith Brewing Company (9990 AleSmith Court, San Diego 92126).
Entry is free for members and $5 for non-members. Attendees can enjoy craft beer, networking, and conversations about faith and life with priests, religious sisters and fellow young adults. For information and to register, visit ycpsandiego.org.
Women’s retreat to be held in Julian
JULIAN — The Whispering Winds Women’s Auxiliary Spring Retreat will be held from May 15 to 17 at Whispering Winds Catholic Camp and Conference Center in Julian.
The theme will be “When Jesus Sees You: Encounter, Healing and Mission.” The guest speaker will be Anne Truant. Participants will arrive at 4 p.m. on Friday and depart after lunch on Sunday.
The cost is $240 for Women’s Auxiliary members and $260 for non-members. Register by Friday, May 8, at whisperingwinds.org/womens-retreat.
Magnificat Meal set for May 16
ESCONDIDO — All are invited to the next quarterly Magnificat Meal, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, May 16, at St. Mary Parish in Escondido.
Magnificat is a “woman-to-woman ministry” that encourages faith through a meal, music, personal testimony, and prayer. Mass will be at 8 a.m. in the church, followed by breakfast in the parish hall.
The cost to attend is $30 by May 9 and $33 afterward. Registration is required. More information is available at (760) 271-7743 or magnificat.northcounty@yahoo.com.
Retreat to offer healing from abortion
ESCONDIDO — The Rachel’s Hope ministry is hosting a professionally led healing retreat for women who have had an abortion. It will be held from Friday, May 29, to Sunday, May 31, at St. Mary Parish (102 East 13th Ave.) in Escondido.
The cost to attend is $130 per person; partial scholarships are available. For information or registration, call or text (619) 244-5021. Learn more at RachelsHope.org.
St. Charles Parish celebrating 80th anniversary
SAN DIEGO — St. Charles Parish in Imperial Beach will celebrate a milestone at its Annual Spring Bazaar, June 6 to 7. The parish is turning 80 years old.
The bazaar will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
According to the parish website, plans for St. Charles Parish began in the summer of 1946. The community’s first Mass was celebrated Oct. 6, 1946, by San Diego’s founding Bishop Charles F. Buddy. It was held in a house that was converted into a chapel; the property was donated by the Egger Family, which later donated land for the development and construction of a new church.
The first Mass in that new church was held on the morning of Christmas Eve in 1946. Parish growth led to further construction in subsequent decades. The present church was dedicated by then Bishop Francis J. Furey on Jan. 23, 1966.
The church’s bell tower, containing four Mission-style bells, is a landmark in South Bay.
Eucharistic Pilgrimage to visit diocese
SAN DIEGO — The second annual California Eucharistic Pilgrimage, hosted by the pilgrimage nonprofit organization Camino de California, will include a 10-day driving pilgrimage from Friday, May 29, to Sunday, June 7.
It will visit all 21 historic California Missions, in honor of the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi, which commemorates the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death. It will be in the Diocese of San Diego on June 6 and 7 and provide local Catholics with opportunities to participate in Mass, Eucharistic processions and Eucharistic adoration.
The Blessed Sacrament is being transported from Sonoma to San Diego in a special Eucharistic van. More than 100 Eucharistic pilgrims will accompany the Eucharist for the entire pilgrimage.
Auxiliary Bishop Felipe Pulido, who is among several Catholic leaders who have endorsed the pilgrimage, described it as “an important spiritual initiative” that provides “a profound opportunity for the faithful to journey together in prayer, reflection and fellowship.”
For more information, visit caminodecalifornia.org.
University holding grand opening of Creative Arts Complex
ESCONDIDO — John Paul the Great Catholic University invites the public to the dedication of its 30,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Creative Arts Complex, which will support students in film, acting, design and more.
On Saturday, June 13, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone — a former auxiliary bishop of San Diego — will bless JPCatholic’s new facility in Escondido. The event will begin at 1:30 p.m. with the blessing and remarks from Archbishop Cordileone, followed by speeches by the university’s president, Dr. Derry Connolly, and key faculty. There will be guided tours, refreshments and games, beginning at 2:30 p.m.; Mass at 4 p.m.; and a 6:30 p.m. jazz concert by the student band The Rhapsodics.
RSVP for free at jpcatholic.edu/go/grandopening.
‘Million Meal Event’ returning
SAN DIEGO — Since 2021, the Million Meal Event has packed more than 5 million meals for hungry families across the border and around the world.
The event, a charitable project of the permanent deacons of the Diocese of San Diego, returns on June 13 and 14 at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego. For the first time, participants will pack 2 million meals in one event. Half will be distributed across the border and internationally, while the remaining 1 million meals will remain local, distributed by Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego to help feed families in need throughout our own community.
More than 5,100 volunteers and $600,000 are required to make this possible.
Learn more or register at ccdsd.org/million-meals-event.
