Events of interest elsewhere

St. Vincent-St. Mary Band Boosters bake sale is December 10
St. Vincent-St. Mary Band Boosters will have their eighth annual Holiday Bake Sale, Saturday, December 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. (during basketball games) at the High School Student Center.

Advent Mission at Queen of Heaven is December 4-6
Fr. John R. Hadnagy OFM Conv. will present an Advent Mission at Queen of Heaven Parish, 1800 Steese Rd., Green, Monday through Wednesday, December 4-6 at 7 p.m. Topics will be Upcoming Birth of Jesus, Mary as the Model for Advent Preparation, and Healing. No cost but freewill offerings accepted. Fr. Hadnagy has ministered at Our Lady of Consolation in Carey Ohio from 2005 to the present and recently became Pastor of Transfiguration of the Lord Parish in Upper Sandusky..

St. Bernard-St. Mary program for Advent is December 11
St. Bernard-St. Mary Parish 44 University Ave., Akron, will present an afternoon of prayer, song and reflection Sunday, December 11, at 2 p.m. in the church.Presider is Fr. Norm Douglas with Lisa Frey offering a reflection. The event is sponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Ministry of the Diocese of Cleveland.

Holiday concert at St. Sebastian is December 5
Voices of Canton will perform the VOCI Holiday Concert on Monday, December 5, at 8 p.m. at St. Sebastian Parish , 476 Mull Ave., VOCI’s program this season will explore the contributions of America’s own composers to “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” The concert is free. For information, call 330-836-2233 or visit www.stsebastian.org.

St. Sebastian Choirs to perform December 11
The St. Sebastian Parish Choir will present its annual Ceremony of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 11, at 3:30 p.m. at the church, 476 Mull Ave. The concert will feature the entire music ministry of the parish including the Parish Choir, Praise & Worship Ensemble, Children’s Choir and the Handbell Choir. The concert is
free..

Pro-Life prayer and song program at St. Mary in Hudson January 20
David Parkes, Catholic, Pro-Life recording artist from Dublin, Ireland will be
presenting an “Evening of Prayer Through Song” at St. Mary Parish, 340 North Main Street, Hudson, on Friday, January 20, at 7 p.m. A reception will follow the concert at which time Parkes wil to sign CDs. The concert is free, but a freewill offering will be accepted.

Peace Together Choir to sing December 14
The Peace Together Choir, that performs at the Annual Nurses’ Mass at St. Paul, , will perform on Wednesday, December 14, at 7 p.m. at the Justin Rogers Care Center, 3358 Ridgewood Rd.