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December 30 - January 3
SLS20 presented by FOCUS: We want to help you see your family, parish, and diocese on fire with the Catholic faith! The Making Missionary Disciples Track at SLS20 is for any Catholic — parish leaders, parents, small-group facilitators, clergy and religious, working professionals and beyond — who wants to learn how to live as a true missionary disciple.“FOCUS has demonstrated a unique ability to raise missionary disciples for the New Evangelization. I encourage those desiring to be formed for the work of evangelization to attend the SLS20 conference.” — Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted
Announcing an Exclusive Phoenix
Discount Opportunity!
Three full-day access
Tuesday, December 31 through Thursday, January 2
Only $299
Tuesday, December 31 through Thursday, January 2
Only $299
Instructions for registration with discount:
1) Visit www.sls20.org, click on "Register", select "Making Missionary Disciples Track"2) Select "Event Day Pass", and continue to fill out participant info
3) Select "Custom Day + Night Passes"
4) Select "Full Day" Options for Days 2,3,4
5) Double check selections for 3 full days
6) Payment Screen - Add code PHXDEAL20 (this will drop price to $298.98)
When and where: Dec. 30 through Jan. 3 (view the full schedule here), at the Phoenix Convention Center, 100 N 3rd St, Phoenix.
A New Series from the @PhoenixDiocese
What's Wrong with the World: The world today is full of questions, and we believe the Church has the answers everyone is looking for. Join Steve Greene and Fr. John Parks as they explore faith and reason, worldviews, the existence of truth, the person of Jesus Christ, and other issues worth arguing about.
Tune in every other Monday to YouTube, and subscribe through your favorite podcast app. Be sure to Like, Review, Subscribe, and Share!
Interested in more podcasts from the Diocese? Check out what we've got to offer you here: dphx.org/podcasts
Mass for the Homebound
With the hope of bringing comfort to family members who are homebound or hospitalized, the Diocese of Phoenix broadcasts the Catholic Mass each Sunday at 9 a.m. on AZTV channel 7 and at youtube.com/phoenixdiocese. Please invite your loved ones who are unable to attend church to join us for spiritual nourishment. May God bless you.
New announcements for bulletins, websites and social media
November 14
Joining Hearts Infant Adoption Orientation: Joining Hearts, Pregnancy & Adoption Services, a program of Catholic Charities, provides various services to prospective adoptive parents, including education classes and certification home studies. Our Child Placement Program places primarily infant children with adoptive parents selected by birth parents. Selection is often a mutual process, in which adoptive parents and birth parents meet and get to know each other prior to placement. We seek families of all ethnicities and religions. This orientation is a time for you to learn more about the program and to have your questions answered. We look forward to seeing you there and share with others!When and where: Nov. 14, 6-8 p.m., Catholic Charities Care Campus, 466 S Bellview, Mesa, AZ.
Information: PPAInfo@cc-az.org, (602) 230-4910.
November 27
Thanksgiving Eve Service and Candlelight Vigil: As part of an annual Thanksgiving Eve Service, Andre House of Arizona invites the community to honor the lives of the poor, indigent and unknown who have been buried in the White Tanks Cemetery over the past calendar year. The White Tanks Cemetery is the final resting place for the indigent deceased of Maricopa County. Many of those buried are people who died in our community but cannot be identified.A prayer service in the Christian tradition will include Hebrew and Christian scriptures, music, luminaries and vigil candles. As part of the service each name of the deceased will be read aloud. This powerful service is a reminder to all of us of the brevity of our life on earth and prepares us to truly give thanks on Thanksgiving for the many blessings in our lives.
When and where: Nov. 27, 7:30 p.m., White Tanks Cemetery 5000 N. Alsup Rd. Litchfield Park.
Information: ewunsch@andrehouse.org.
Ongoing
Cathedral Choir Auditions: The Cathedral Choir of Phoenix is “rebooting” with a new format in 2020. The Cathedral Choir rehearses on Wednesday evenings and sings at the 9 a.m. televised Mass at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. This Mass, intended for home-bound Catholics and those sick and unable to attend Mass in person, is a beautiful way to evangelize those who are unfamiliar with Catholicism, bring joy and community to those unable to attend Mass, and to allow those who cannot attend Mass a way to pray in community.The Cathedral Choir sings Renaissance polyphony, Gregorian chant, hymns, and modern choral works. We are especially interested in high school, college-age, and young adults (though all ages are welcome to audition, but a warning that there is a fair bit of walking and a lot of stairs involved). The first rehearsal of this new season will be January 15, 2020.
Information: facebook.com/CathedralChoirPhoenix, mmeloche@simonjude.org, (602) 242-1300 ext. 116
December 7
Honor Your Mother: The streets of downtown Phoenix will be alive with a spectacle of swirling colors and vibrant faith Dec. 7 as hundreds of Catholics gather for the annual Honor Your Mother event that celebrates Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Diocese of Phoenix. Honor Your Mother is an exciting family-friendly procession begins at 10 a.m. from Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish to the Diocesan Pastoral Center. In the procession? Gather at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish at 8:30 a.m. Want to enjoy it as a spectator? Gather outside the DPC/Convention Center at 5th and Monroe by 10 a.m. Stay for a beautiful outdoor Mass with Bishop Olmsted and Bishop Nevares following the procession.When and where: Dec. 7, 10 a.m., on Monroe street outside the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 400 E. Monroe St., Phoenix.
Information: dphx.org/event/hym.
February 8
World Day of the Sick Healing Mass and Catholic Fair: The Order of Malta invites you to join us for a bilingual World Day of the Sick Healing Mass and Catholic Fair in celebration of Our Lady of Lourdes.Mass will include:
- Anointing of the sick
- Blessing of caregivers’ hands
- Blessing with Lourdes water
Note: all attendees will receive Lourdes water blessed by the principal celebrant, Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix.
Unable to attend in person? Watch the broadcast live on AZTV Channel 7 or EWTN. You can also watch live on Facebook or YouTube (@phoenixdiocese).
Information: orderofmaltaaz@gmail.com
June 17-26 2020
Pilgrimage to Poland with Bishop Olmsted: Join the FRIENDS of the Cathedral on an incredible 8-night tour of Poland with Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and Rev. John Lankeit. Space is limited and will fill quickly. Reserve your place today!Itinerary:
- Day 1: Wednesday, June 17 • Depart USA to Warsaw
- Day 2: Thursday, June 18 • Arrive in Warsaw | City Tour
- Day 3: Friday, June 19 • Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko | Niepokolanow
- Day 4: Saturday, June 20 • Czestochowa | Zakopane
- Day 5: Sunday, June 21 • Zakopane
- Day 6: Monday, June 22 • Salt Mines | Tyniec Abbey
- Day 7: Tuesday, June 23 • Auschwitz
- Day 8: Wednesday, June 24 • Divine Mercy Center | St. Faustina Kowalska
- Day 9: Thursday, June 25 • Wawel Royal Castle & Cathedral
- Day 10: Friday, June 26 • Return to USA
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