Events

Safe Environment training is required for all diocesan, parish, and school employees and volunteers in contact with minors. All are welcome.

Please arrive 10 minutes early to sign in to assure the on-time beginning of the presentation.

All are invited to a presentation on the new OCIA. This event will be especially helpful for new and nearly new coordinators and catechists who received little training in the RCIA and as a refresher for anyone with training and experience. The morning session will focus on the catechumenal model of initiation while the afternoon session will focus on what is new in the OCIA and the new National Statutes for Christian Initiation of Adults. Our keynote speaker will be Dr. William Keimig. (Please see biography below.) There will be opportunities to ask questions throughout the day.

Come celebrate the monthly gathering, known as First Friday with Bishop Robert Gruss.  Mass begins at 11:00 a.m. and takes place at the Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption, 615 Hoyt Ave., Saginaw.  ALL ARE WELCOME to attend Mass without registering. Following Mass, you are invited to join Bishop Gruss for a meatless lunch at noon and an informal presentation.  Due to limited seating of 150 in the Lower Level of the Cathedral, please register if you plan to attend the presentation and lunch.

This event is for Lay Ecclesial Ministers and Candidates. Keynote speaker, Julianne Stanz, is a nationally known speaker, retreat leader, storyteller, and the Director of Outreach for Evangelization and Discipleship for Loyola Press and a consultant to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Other presenters include: Fr. Stephen Blaxton, Fr. Matthew Gembrowski, Fr. Marc Hopps, Fr. Adam Maher, Fr. Bill Rutkowski, Deacon Mike Houghton, Don Buchalski, Kellie Deming, Nick Jorgensen, Taylor Piotrzkowski, Keri Tarrant, and Dani Tenbusch.

Join us for our next Diocesan Day of Enrichment - Go! Make Disciples. The keynote speaker, Julianne Stanz, is a nationally known speaker, retreat leader, storyteller, and the Director of Outreach for Evangelization and Discipleship for Loyola Press and a consultant to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Breakout topics will cover: How to Know and Share Your Faith Story, Sharing the Gospel Message, Spiritual Self-Care, Evangelizing Those We Live With, Work With, and Play With, and more! Breakout presenters include: Fr. Stephen Blaxton, Fr. Matthew Gembrowski, Fr.

Join us for an evening of celebration and support for our schools. Enjoy and evening filled with delicious food by Flying Trout Catering, keynote speaker Craig Goslin of the Saginaw Spirit, live music and exciting auctions. Your presence will make a difference in the lives of our students. Join us as we come together to elevate excellence in education.

Bishop Robert Gruss is encouraging the faithful to join him in a Holy Hour for vocations. He’ll be in two parishes across the diocese each month.

Bishop Gruss will be bringing with him a relic of St. John Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests, for veneration (learn more about what veneration means here: https://saginaw.org/veneration).