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 women of the Diocese are invited to attend this Annual Meeting of the Saginaw Diocesan Council of Catholic Women on Wednesday, September 16, at the Center for Ministry in Saginaw. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. Kelly Hadd from the Office of Marriage & Family Life of the Diocese and Fr. Stephen Blaxton will be the speakers. Mass will be celebrated. RSVP to Rita Maher by September 13 (989-635-7072 / rfmaher48453@yahoo.com).

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.

Bishop Gruss will celebrate the unique Catholic culture of rural life with Mass and a luncheon. All are welcome! The luncheon is supported through free will offerings. Registration is encouraged.

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 ensure the on-time beginning of the presentation. 

Would you like to enhance your parish marriage preparation ministry? An assessment tool like Prepare & Enrich is an important part of the marriage preparation process. This training is suitable for lay individuals, married couples, and clergy. As part of the training, each participant will learn how to administer the online assessment, interpret the couples' report, offer feedback, teach relationship skills, and work effectively with engaged and married couples. The cost is $125 per person or married couple, and includes lunch, training manual and all materials.

Do you feel a special call to minister to those who have experienced loss? The Diocese has developed a 7-week Grief Recovery Series that is meant to be facilitated at parishes. To become a facilitator of this series, you simply need to be a caring, faithful person who wants to help others. Having experienced loss yourself can add an even stronger connection with the ministry. This training supports both new facilitators and seasoned facilitators who want to refresh their knowledge of this ministry.

Join us September 27, 2026 for our 50th Anniversary of the Dedication of St. Vincent de Paul Church and the evenings of September 28 & 29 for our Parish Mission with Steve Angrisano

Are you a parent who has lost a child and would appreciate support? Whether it happens through miscarriage, stillbirth, or later in life, the death of a child is a deep and tragic loss for parents – and for their hopes and dreams for the future. No matter what the age, cause of death, or how much time has passed, the grief over the loss of a child weighs heavily on the hearts of parents. On Saturday, October 3, 2026, a one-day Emmaus Retreat for Grieving Parents will be offered at St. Agnes Parish in Freeland.