April 15, 2024
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Notice to Purpose/Confirmation teams and small group leaders for youth
Are you a Purpose/Confirmation team member or small group leader for youth, or are you interested in becoming one in your parish? The Diocese of Erie is hosting a training just for you. It is free and open to parish volunteers working or considering working with middle and high school youth. Join the people from Life Teen and the diocesan Office of Faith Formation on Saturday, April 27 at Holy Redeemer Parish, 11 Russell St., Warren, for a day full of information, fun and fellowship with others doing the same ministry. Registration begins at 9 am. Check with your faith formation leader to let her/him know you are interested in attending. Register on the website at: https://forms.office.com/r/P1LaWWMMn5. Call Mary Hickin at 814.824.1222 for more information. We hope to see you there!
Mother-Daughter Teas still accepting reservations
Mark your calendars for the annual Mother-Daughter Tea, hosted by the Virtue & Integrity Education Office. The first tea will take place April 21 at St. Mary’s Church, 315 Church St., St. Marys, while the second is April 28 at Saint Mark Catholic Center, 429 E. Grandview Blvd., Erie. This special event is designed for girls ages 10 and above and their moms. Topics to be discussed include the emotional and physical changes of puberty and strengthening the parent-child bond through adolescence. For more information, see the attached flyer and visit: https://www.eriercd.org/chastity/tea.html.
Job openings in the diocese
See the classified section below for the latest position openings. Here’s a quick link to diocesan, school and parish jobs: https://www.eriercd.org/employment.html. For Erie Catholic School System jobs only, go to https://www.eriecatholic.org/about/careers.
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Euthanasia, assisted suicide and ethical end-of-life decisions topic of presentation
Retired neurologist and end-of-life medical ethics expert Dr. John Flamini will speak about compassionate and ethical care at the end of life and the increasing dangers to vulnerable individuals presented by the rise of assisted suicide, euthanasia and related abuses. Sponsored by People for Life, the presentation will be offered tonight, Monday, April 15, at the Admiral Room at the Blasco Memorial Library, 160 E. Front Street, Erie, at 6:30 pm. Dr. Flamini has served on the Bioethics Committee at St. Vincent Hospital and on the Erie Catholic Diocese Moral-Medical Advisory Board.
Waterford parish offers monthly bingo
All Saints Parish, 11264 Rt. 97 N, Waterford, hosts a bingo fundraiser on the third Saturday of each month. All are invited to the next events on April 20, May 18, June 15 and July 20. Doors open at 5:30 pm; games begin at 6:15 pm. Cost is $25 for a 12-card/10 game paper or $20 for a 6-card/ 10 game paper. Special games are $1 each. Food available. A poster to advertise the events can be found in the attachments.
St. Mark and Mount Calvary parishes offer Holy Hour
Please join Deacon Dave Jacquel and the parishioners of St. Mark and Mt. Calvary parishes for a Holy Hour for the National Eucharistic Revival on Saturday, April 20 at 3 pm at Mount Calvary Church, 2022 East Lake Rd., Erie. Questions? Please call the office at 814.899.3000 or email: office@smmc.church. Graphic attached.
Harvard theologian featured in Gannon Loftus Lecture April 25
The Thomas J. and Mary H. Loftus Lecture on Catholic Thought and Action Speaker Series at Gannon University continues with a free lecture open to the public at 7 pm on Thursday, April 25, at Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel, 520 Peach St., Erie. The lecture, “Hinduism and Me: A Catholic Priest’s 50 Years of Hindu Studies,” will feature Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Parkman Professor of Divinity and professor of comparative theology, Harvard University. Register at: www.gannon.edu/loftus. See flyer attachment for details.
Webinar on the Synod and the Revival has been rescheduled
Bishop Andrew Cozzens and Bishop Daniel Flores will lead a webinar on Wednesday, May 1, from 4 to 5 pm ET, discussing both the work of the Synod and the Eucharistic Revival. Please use this link to register: https://usccb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zDrqR6hqStCXYqZ1zzxtKQ. See attachment for a poster promoting the event.
Musician/composer Father Manalo, CSP, to speak at Warren parish
Father Ricky Manalo, CSP, composer, teacher and Paulist priest, will bring his dynamic presence to St. Joseph Parish, 600 Pennsylvania Ave. W., Warren, on May 3 and 4. He will offer a free concert on May 3, “Tune, Text and Theology: Encountering Christ through Music,” and play many of his familiar songs such as, The God of All Grace, Many and Great, and Beyond the Days. On Saturday, May 4, from 9 am until noon, Father Manalo will give a presentation entitled “Encounter Christ in the Eucharist.” All are welcome! Promotional flyer attached.
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