Friday-Saturday, Jan. 9-10

St. Mark’s to host retreat

St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Birmingham will host “Be Set Free: Healing the Wounded Heart Retreat” hosted by Arise Worship Ministry and Women of Grace® beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Friday evening. During the retreat, Johnnette Benkovic Williams will lead men and women through a 5-part seminar on healing. The retreat will also feature music with Catholic recording artist Danielle Rose, prayer, reflection, and fellowship. The cost is $45 per person, which includes lunch on Saturday. Clergy and religious are free but still need to register. The church is located at 7340 Cahaba Valley Road. For more information, to register, and view a complete schedule, please visit womenofgrace.com/events or e-mail info@womenofgrace.com.

Saturday, Jan. 24

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd 

Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School and Parish School of Religion will host Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Level 1 Adult Formation Course, beginning at 9 a.m. and concluding at 5 p.m. The program is a developmental, hands-on approach to the religious formation of children based on 70 years of research and observation and spiritually nourishes adults who participate in the work. The classes are taught in a prepared environment called "an atrium," and seek to aid children in spiritual and moral formation through falling in love with Jesus, the Good Shepherd. The course will take place once a month for 11 months. The church is located at 1728 Oxmoor Road in Homewood. For more information or to register, please contact Marish Wimberly at mariswimberly@gmail.com or 205.871.1431. The registration deadline is Jan. 20.