Christ is risen -glorify Him! As we enter the Easter season, the Marriage & Family Evangelization team is thrilled to share two archdiocesan events taking place at St. Francis de Sales in Lebanon. The first is the Cycle Prep Workshop on April 25, designed for mothers and their pre-teen daughters to learn about God’s plan for the changes that occur during puberty. The second is This One At Last: A Pre-Cana Retreat on May 2, which is a marriage preparation retreatdesigned for couples preparing for marriage in the Catholic Church when one or both spouses have previously been married. Please visit our website (Marriage & Family - Center for New Evangelization) for details and to register. If you have additional questions, please reach out to our team at avasquez@catholicaoc.org. In Christ, Adriana
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AND REMINDERS
Culture for Mission Workshop
Tuesday, May 12 | 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
This workshop will help your Leadership Team, Evangelization Team, and parish leaders develop a shared imagination for mission by exploring the full Process of Evangelization and Discipleship. Together we will examine the often-overlooked stages that precede initial conversion—pre-trust, trust, curiosity, openness, and seeking—and how these moments prepare the soil for the Gospel to take root.
Young Adult Pentecost Vigil Mass & Social Gathering
May 23 | 7:00 - 10:00 PM | St. Gertrude Church
All young adults (age 18 to 35) are invited to our Pentecost Vigil on Saturday, May 23, at St. Gertrude Parish (6543 Miami Ave., Madeira, OH). The free event begins at 7 p.m. with Mass, followed by a bonfire and social with burgers, hot dogs, and more from 8:30 to 10 p.m. All are invited to bring a side dish to share. Come ready for fun, food, and fellowship, and a hunger for the Lord and the gifts of the Holy Spirit that he wants to fill you with this Pentecost!
Saturday, April 25 | 9:00 AM St. Francis DeSales Church
Cycle Prep — the nationally-acclaimed first period workshop developed by Pearl & Thistle and offered live through Small Things Fertility’s Heidi Schaap — is an engaging, age-appropriate workshop designed for parents and daughters to learn together what’s really happening with her body as she approaches her first menstrual cycle.
A retreat for couples preparing to enter the Sacrament
of Marriage after loss or nullity Saturday, May 2 | 9:00 AM St. Francis DeSales Church
This retreat is designed specifically to help couples prepare for the sacrament of marriage following a death of a spouse or a declaration of nullity. You will hear stories from couples who have experienced the loss of a spouse, the pain of a civil divorce, the process of seeking a declaration of nullity and the challenge of raising children in a blended family.
We’re excited to announce the launch of the St. Dominic Savio Internship Program, a new initiative designed to provide university students with valuable hands-on ministry experience in local parishes. This program offers a unique opportunity for students of any academic background to receive mentorship from parish evangelists, experience the day-to-day realities of parish work, and discern their vocational call to ministry. We are currently accepting applications for the program’s first year and encourage you to share this opportunity with students who may be interested, open to growth, and eager to explore a potential call to parish ministry.
To grow awareness of the lives of the Saintly Seven over the coming months, the Archdiocesan Anti-Racism Task Force is organizing seven sessions throughout the Archdiocese to talk about their lives, their causes for canonization, and the experience of Black Catholics in this nation. The sessions will be in-person and live-streamed so that everyone can join in the conversation and reflection. In conjunction with the presentations, each candidate will be featured in the Catholic Telegraph as well. The series will conclude in November, Black Catholic History Month—reminding us that a single month is not sufficient to honor the contributions that Black Catholics have made to our Church and our nation since before its founding.
Tuesday, April 28 10:30-11:45 am
Thursday, May 7, 1:30-2:45 pm
For Parish Communicators, Love in Action Coordinators, Worship leaders, Evangelists, Clergy, and other Parish Leaders.
Join us to explore this important resource for parish leaders to help their parishioners form consciences for faithful citizenship, especially as we approach this fall’s general election.
We’ll walk through the iVoteCatholic website, show you how to utilize the resources in your social media, preaching, teaching, and other parish ministries.
