3.29.07 Around the diocese

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Drama Club presents play

WARREN - The Drama Club of Our Lady of Fatima High School, 360 Market St., will present "Grease," March 31, 7 p.m.; April 1, 2 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door, and refreshments will be available for sale during intermission. For more information, call 245-4449.

La Salette Shrine to host retreat

ATTLEBORO, MASS. - The La Salette Retreat Center, 947 Park Ave., is offering a Triduum Retreat, April 5, 3 p.m.-April 8, following breakfast. Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday are the days known as the Triduum, the most sacred days on the church calendar. The retreat will include presentations, liturgies, and time for private reflection. For more information or to register, call (508) 222-8530.

Boy Scouts to hold dinner

WOONSOCKET - Boy Scout Troop No. 1106, sponsored by All Saints Parish, will host a Lenten fish and chip dinner, March 30, 4:30-7:30 p.m., in the parish hall. Take out is available. Beverages and desserts will also be offered. For more information, call 762-1100.

St. Brigid's sets cookie sale

JOHNSTON - St. Brigid Church, 1231 Plainfield St., will hold its annual Easter cookie sale, March 31, following Mass, 4 p.m.; and April 1, following Mass, 8 and 10 a.m., in the church hall. For more information, call 944-2232.

St. Gregory holds Lenten program

WARWICK - The music ministry of St. Gregory the Great Church, 360 Cowesset Road, will present a Lenten concert and Stations of the Cross, April 1, 4 p.m., in the church. The concert will feature music to commemorate the passion of Jesus Christ. For more information, call 884-1666.

Holy Week at La Salette

ATTLEBORO, Mass. - The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, 947 Park St., will hold the following Holy Week events: Celebration of the Lord's Supper, April 5, 7 p.m., followed by adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 12 a.m.; Camino de la Cruz - The Way of the Cross (in Spanish), April 6, 10 a.m., at the outdoor stations.

St. Bartholomew presents stations

PROVIDENCE - St. Bartholomew Parish, 297 Laurel Hill Ave., will present the "Living Stations of the Cross," March 30, 7 p.m. The 14 stations will be performed by parishioners in front of the altar, accompanied by sacred music and the prayers of St. Alphonsus Liguori. For more information, call 944-4466.

'Theology on Tap' presents talk

PROVIDENCE - The diocesan Office of Religious Education will present "Theology on Tap," April 2, 7 p.m., at Cattails City Grille, 315 Waterman Ave., East Providence. The speaker will be La Salette Father John Sullivan, whose presentation "Sin, Forgiveness and the Beatitudes," will explore the meaning of sin, God's unconditional forgiveness, and the challenge to live the Beatitudes. Refreshments will be available. A free-will offering will be taken. For more information, call 278-4646.

Daughters of Isabella to meet

WARWICK - St. Benedict's Circle, Daughters of Isabella, will host a meeting April 2, 7 p.m., in the library of the former St. Benedict School, Transit Street. Father Roland L. Simoneau, pastor of St. Benedict Church, will present a talk on Lent. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. For more information, call 822-3333.

St. Martha's holds service

EAST PROVIDENCE - 2595 Pawtucket Ave., will host a Tenebrae service, April 4, 7 p.m. The service, titled "It is Finished," will include prayer and music that invites worshippers to reflect on Christ's last days and asks them to watch and pray with pray with him." For more information, call 434-4060.

Divine Mercy program offered

CHARLESTOWN - St. Mary Church, 437 Carolina Back Road, will host a presentation, "Healing Through Divine Mercy" April 3-4, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at St. James Chapel, 2079 Matunuck Schoolhouse Road.Vin Flynn, who is affiliated with the National Shrine of Divine Mercy, Stockbridge, Mass., will be the presenter. His topics will be "Healing Your Wounds" and the "Seven Secrets of the Eucharist." The service will include adoration and the sacrament of reconciliation. For more information, call 364-7214.