Happenings

K of C Fifth Annual Lenten Fish Feed

Friday, March 31; 5-7:30 p.m.

Great Bend, 723 Main

The menu will include fried pollack, scalloped potatoes, cole slaw, bread, vegetable and beverage.

The cost is $7 per person, $3 for children aged 5-9; children under 5 free.

All proceeds will be used to aid in the cost of replacing a damaged Irish Cross tombstone at the grave of Father Davern, a former pastor at St. Rose Church. In the last year, the tombstone, which is located at the Great Bend Cemetery, was knocked over and broken. It will cost several thousand dollars to replace the tombstone.

From the Heartland Center:

To register for the following events or for more information, contact the Heartland Center, 3600 Broadway, Great Bend, KS 67530; (620) 792-1232.

Grief is about Pain;

Mourning is about Healing

When: March 18; Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Instructor: Ann Showalter; Cost: $25

"The workshop will examine loss, grief as major components of life experience. It is ideal for people who are grieving and those who support and minister to them. or email brenda@heartlandspirituality.org.

Spring Retreat 2006

Earth Story -- Our Story

When: April 30 - May 6 (Sunday 7 p.m. - Saturday noon)

Instructors: Patricia Benson OP, Sharon Zayac OP, Maurice Lange OMI

Cost: $185; Room and Board: $170

"This experience offers the opportunity to explore our understanding of an ecological spirituality through study, prayer, reflection, sharing, and ritual."