Diocesan Ministry Days
Diocesan "Ministry Days" are an annual cycle of diocesan gatherings for our clergy, parish staff, and other church ministers to come together for prayer, sharing, learning, and planning relating to our common ministry here in southern Minnesota. Held in the fall, spring, and early summer each year, these gatherings also provide professional in-service and enrichment opportunities for these ministers. Our upcoming Ministry Days gatherings in the Diocese are:
Fall Ministry Days
- Friday, October 14th ~ 9:00 am-2:30 pm ~ Saint Joseph Parish, Owatonna
- "Faith and Family ~ Building Support for Healthy Marriages"
- Led by Fr. Timothy J. Hall (Diocesan Pastor), Mr. Peter Martin (Director, Office of Life), and Dr. Catherine L. Marrs Fuchsel (St. Catherine University & University of St. Thomas, St. Paul)
{Click here for registration flyer. / Click here for group registration form.}
- El sábado 15 de Octubre ~ 9:00 am-12:15 pm (Misa: 9:00 am) ~ La Iglesia Católica de San Pedro y San Pablo en Mankato, MN
- "Apoyo para la Comunidad Hispana en la Prevención de la Violencia Doméstica"
- Taller con Caterina Marrs Fuchsel, PhD, LICSW
- Oficina del Ministerio Hispano / Diacono Eduardo Fortini, 507-450-0110
{Para un volante de información, haga clic aquí.}
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Diocesan "Evangelization Event"
- Turning Our Gaze to Christ ~ "Let us turn our gaze towards Christ. It is he who will make us free to love as he loves us, and to build a reconciled world" (Pope Benedict XVI).
- Friday - Saturday, June 22-23 ~ Mayo Civic Center, Rochester
- A major diocesan gathering to promote a "new evangelization" in the Church, and to respond to Pope Benedict's call for "a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Church in America so that it can overcome divisions and allow all of its gifts to be spent for the sake of spreading the Gospel."
For Additional Information...
Contact: Todd Graff, Director of Lay Formation
Office of Lay Formation -- P.O. Box 588 -- Winona, MN 55987-0588 / Phone: (507) 858-1270 / Fax: (507) 454-8106 / Email: tgraff@dow.org