Malassadas sale
EAST PROVIDENCE — St. Martha Church, 2595 Pawtucket Ave., will sell homemade Malassadas (fried Portuguese-style doughboys) after every Mass during the weekend of April 12-13. For more information, call 434-4060.
‘Theology on Tap’
SMITHFIELD — The diocesan Young Adult Ministry will host “Theology on Tap,” April 22, 7 p.m., arrival; 7: 30 p.m., program, at Uno Chicago Grill, 371 Putnam Pike. The speaker will be Franciscan Father Brice Leavins, Collegiate Judge in the diocesan Marriage Tribunal, whose topic will be “Annulment: What is it?” The presentation will explore the meaning, factors and process of annulment in the Roman Catholic Church. Free-will donations will be accepted. For more information, call 278-4646.
Knights to hold chopstick auction
CENTRAL FALLS — The Knights of Columbus, Sullivan Council No. 2700, 20 Claremont St., will host a chopstick auction, April 11, 7-9:30 p.m., in the council hall. The auction will include more than 160 items, and there will be a raffle for two box seats to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Refreshments will be served. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Knights’ charities. For more information, call 722-8165.
St. Antoine open house
NORTH SMITHFIELD — The Villa at St. Antoine, 400 Mendon Road, will host a series of open houses on April 11, 18 and 25, 2 p.m. Tours of the assisted living facility will be offered, and refreshments will be served. The Villa is a 76-unit, French-style assisted living facility that offers a broad range of supportive services. For more information, call 767-2574.
St. Edward’s Chopstick Auction
PAWTUCKET — St. Edward Church, 396 Weeden St., will host its annual Chopstick Auction, May 9, 7 p.m., in the parish hall. For more information, call 725-7036.
Communion Fellowship Breakfast
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island State Council of Churches will host its 49th Ecumenical Communion Fellowship Breakfast on April 19, 7-9 a.m., at the Venus de Milo Restaurant, Grand Army Highway, Swansea, MA. The guest speaker will be W. Dennis Aiken, manager of investigations and security for Pratt and Whitney, and a former FBI agent in charge of the “Operation Plunderdome” investigation. The deadline for reservations is April 14. For more information or tickets, call 461-5558.
St. Theresa card party
HARRISVILLE — St. Theresa Church, 35 Dion Drive, will host its annual card party, April 13, 1 p.m. Refreshments will be served; fudge will be available. The event will include a penny social and a special raffle. For more information, call 568-8280.
Masses for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
PROVIDENCE — The diocesan Apostolate for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing will sponsor the following Masses: April 13, St. Jean Church, 324 Main St., Warren, confession, 8:15-8:45 a.m., Mass signed and voiced in English, 9 a.m., followed by a coffee and donut social; St. Michael the Archangel Church, 329 Oxford St., Providence, interpreted Mass, 9 a.m.; April 20, St. Jean Church, 324 Main St., Warren, interpreted Mass, 9 a.m.; St. Francis Xavier Church, 79 North Carpenter St., East Providence, signed and voiced Mass, 9 a.m.; St. Michael the Archangel Church, 329 Oxford St., Providence, interpreted Mass, 9:30 a.m.; St. Ann Church, 280 Hawkins St., Providence, interpreted Mass, 10 a.m.; St. Rita Church, 722 Oakland Beach Ave., Warwick, interpreted Mass, 11 a.m. For more information, call 278-4639.
Traditional Latin Mass
Traditional Latin Mass at St Joseph Church, Woonsocket Three Traditional Latin (“Tridentine”) Masses will be celebrated at St. Joseph Church, 1200 Mendon Rd., on Sunday April 13, 2008 from 3—4 pm; Sunday May 11, 2008 from 3—4 pm; and Sunday June 8, 2008 from 3—4 pm (the second Sunday of April, May and June). English-Latin Booklet Missals will be provided to aid in following the Mass. Music provided by Rene Pincince and the Schola Sanctae Caeciliae under the direction of Henri St. Louis. (These Masses will fulfill one’s Sunday Obligation). For more information, please call (401) 766-0626.
