Calendar of Events

March 31, 2007 The Family Life/Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of New York will host a Respect Life Institute at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie, NY from 9am – 4pm on the theme of "Building a Culture of Life and Love". Presentations include: Cathy Cleaver Ruse, Esq. of Family Research Council on Sociological Trends in Pornography, Abortion, Marriage; Mother Agnes of Sisters of Life on Crisis Pregnancy Abortion & Adoption – Understanding the Heart of a Vulnerable Pregnant Woman; Georgette Forney of Silent No More on The Top Ten Reasons Why Abortion is Bad for Women; and Judy McLane of Generation Life on Teaching Youth How to Choose Chastity. Suggested donation $25 (lunch included) Free Admission for Clergy and Students. For more info and to register see www.FLRL.org or contact Sister Lucy at 212-371-1011 x 3195 or by e-mail at sr.lucy.marie@archny.org.

April 18, 2007 Socrates in the City presents an evening of entertaining and provocative discussion on “life, God, and other small topics” with special guest host, Scot Sherman, M.Div., Th.M., Teaching Pastor, City Church of San Francisco, and special guests David Batstone, Ph.D., author of Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade – and How We Can Fight It, and Eric Metaxas, author of Amazing grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery. The event will be at The New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West. Speaking will begin at 7:00pm sharp. Registration before March 31st is $15, before April 7th $20, or $25 after April 7th or at the door. VIP reception from 6:00-7:00pm is available with a donation of $45 before March 31st, before April 6th $55, or $65 after April 7th. SITC Patron’s Dinner following the reception is available with a donation of $150 before March 31st, before April 6th $175, or $200 after April 7th. Please register/RSVP online at http://socrates.gammastream.com/3level/register.php or by calling (646) 201-3375.

May 4, 2007 The Guild of Catholic Lawyers presents its monthly First Friday Mass at 7:45am at The Church of Our Saviour, 59 Park Avenue, New York, NY (corner 38th Street and Park Avenue). Coffee and a light breakfast is served before the program. Guest speaker Sister Sara Butler, Professor of Dogmatic Theology at St. Joseph’s Seminary, will discuss “A Theologians Point of View” in line with this year’s program topic: The Church and Social Justice. All are welcomed to attend. There is no charge. For further details contact Robert Crotty at rcrotty@kelleyDrye.com.