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Safe Environment Training
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.
Monday, Sep. 16 at 8:30 PM
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Safe Environment Facilitated Training
Safe Environment training is required for all diocesan, parish, and school employees and volunteers in contact with minors. All are welcome.
This session is being held primarily for teachers and school staff. It is open to the public, but only a limited number of registrations will be allowed as we want to make sure we have enough room for our teachers and school staff. Please arrive 10 minutes early to sign in to assure the on-time beginning of the presentation.
Friday, Sep. 20 at 10:45 AM
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Lay Ecclesial Ministry Conway Retreat 2024
During this retreat experience, Fr. Bob Byrne and the participants will read Part IV of the CCC. These paragraphs will be a rich source for discussion and reflection during the retreat. Participants need to bring a copy of the CCC to the retreat. Check-in begins on Friday at 5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. The social begins at 7:00 p.m. The retreat concludes after lunch on Sunday. The cost is $180 per person or $310 per married couple, which includes overnight accommodations, five meals, and a social. Deadline to register is September 13.
Sunday, Sep. 22 at 1:00 PM
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Safe Environment Facilitated Training
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.
Tuesday, Sep. 24 at 8:30 PM
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Basic Catechist Certification
Basic Catechist Certification for parish catechists and catechetical leaders. In the morning we will pray together and explore Jesus' missionary mandate and what it means for us today as catechists in the parishes of the Diocese of Saginaw. In the afternoon we will cover the basics of being a catechist and explore resources and techniques available to help this beautiful adventure with Jesus and his young disciples. Please bring your catechist manual (if you have one). Lunch is included. The deadline to register is September 20.
Saturday, Sep. 28 at 3:00 PM
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Emmaus Retreat
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 5, a one-day Emmaus Retreat for Grieving Parents will be offered at Holy Spirit Parish in Saginaw.
Saturday, Oct. 5 at 7:00 PM
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Camino Pilgrimage with Fr. Nate Harburg
Join Fr. Nate Harburg and other pilgrims in walking the historic, sanctifying, prayer-soaked Camino across Spain for 9 days, 13-20 miles per day. Mass offered each day. Hotel stays at night.
Thursday, Oct. 17 at 9:00 PM
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Pilgrimage to Ireland (the "Other" Holy Land) with Fr. J. Marcel Portelli
Dear Fellow Disciples,
Join us this October for a spiritual pilgrimage to the Emerald Isle, where you’ll tread the hallowed ground where saints and countless pilgrims have walked before. Our journey will lead us to sacred sites, each steeped in divine presence, beauty, and history, such as:Thursday, Oct. 17 at 12:00 PM