Around the Region (2/15/13)

Modesto

• CATHOLIC HISPANIC YOUTH CONGRESS

When: Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Where: Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 K St.

Info: The Diocese of Stockton invites young people to attend the 26th annual Catholic Hispanic Youth and Young Adults Congress, which has the theme "Keep Faith and Carry On." Both days will include inspiring conferences, rallies, dramas, music and prayer. Featured speakers include the Rev. Guillermo Campuzano Velez, C.M., and El Padrecito Ministries. The Most Rev. Stephen E. Blaire, bishop of the diocese, will preside at the Eucharistic Celebration on Sunday. Registration fee is $5 per day, taken at the door. For more information, contact the Office of Hispanic Youth and Young Adult Ministry at (209) 466-0636, ext. 627 or 632.

Sonora

• FAMILY MOVIE MATINEE

When: Saturday, 2 p.m.

Where: Sonora Library, Community Room, 480 Greenley Road

Info: The library family movie matinee features "The Tale of Despereaux," the animated story of a mouse, born tiny, wheezy, with comically oversize ears, and very different from his family. Admission is free. For more information, call (209) 533-5507.

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