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**Please note we do our best to keep the Event Calendar up to date, however if you are unsure if an event is happening, please contact the orgaization holding the event to see if it is still going on**

WOMENS DISCERNMENT
Canton - Come and join Bishop LaValley and the Campus Ministers to learn more about “The Call to Holiness and Mission”.
Date: March 22
Time: 11 a.m.
Place: St. Mary’s Church
Features: It is a call to “Let Go, Let God” fill our lives with His love, joy, peace as Pilgrims of Hope in this Jubilee Year. Any young woman 18-30 years old are welcome to attend. Holy Hour and Luncheon after presentation. Sponsored by the Vocation Office. 
Contact: If you are interested in attending, register at https://www.rcdony.org/womensluncheon.

PRIESTHOOD DISCERNMENT
Discernment is a call, listen with others. It is a journey of faith, traveling with companions. Are you a single Catholic man, of high school age or older, who is hearing the Lord’s call to the Priesthood? You are invited to join fellow discerners and Father Howard Venette for the following gatherings.
Place: St. Mary’s Church, Canton
Dates: March 22, May 3,
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Features: Lunch will be provided at each of the church locations.
Contact: Registration required, please go to www.rcdony.org/priesthooddiscernment.  For more information contact: Father Howard Venette – hvenette@rcdony.org

SURVIVING DIVORCE
Watertown– If you or someone you know is separated or divorced and looking for hope and healing, please consider joining us for the Surviving Divorce Program. We are now accepting registrations for sessions held at the Watertown location.
Date: Tuesdays starting March 18
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: In school behind St. Anthony’s Church
Cost: $25
Contact: For more information or help with registering, please contact Steve Tartaglia at 315-393-2920 startaglia@rcdony.org.

CLM RETREAT
Ogdensburg - All Commissioned Lay Ministers and Candidates are invited to register for the CLM retreat.
Date: May 2 – 4
Place: Wadhams Hall
Cost: Single, $240.00 pp; Double, $190.00 pp; Suite (double bed), $220.00 pp; Suite, $340.00 pp; Commuter, $100.  All costs include all meals.
Speaker: Father Leagon Carlin
Contact: Register at www.rcdony.org/ffmretreat

FOSTER GRANDPARENT  
Foster Grandparents are role models, mentors and friends to children with exceptional needs. The program provides a way for volunteers age 55 and over to stay active by serving children and youth in their communities. They are placed in a classroom serving with a child or children who are in need of emotional support, development of basic learning skills, friendship, companionship, encouragement, individual attention and unhurried help. The program currently has 40 volunteers and serves more than 100 kids per year. To volunteer in this program, you can live in one of the following counties. Franklin, Essex County, Clinton County, St. Lawrence County or Jefferson County
Contact: Melissa Howard, Volunteer Coordinator at (518) 359-7688 or E-mail: mhoward@cathcharities.org 

SIDEWALK ADVOCATES FOR LIFE 
Experience Sidewalk Advocated for Life’s new virtual basic training 2.0. 
Features: Sidewalk Advocates for Life employs peaceful, prayerful, loving, and law-abiding outreach outside of abortion centers to aid mothers in crisis and connect them with life-affirming resources in the effort to save their preborn children and end abortion. By God’s grace, this effort has witnessed over 9,000 women turn around at abortion centers and CHOOSE LIFE! 
Contact: To get started, YOU’RE INVITED to fill out the brief application at sidewalkadvocates.org/trainingapp. Upon receipt, we’ll be in touch with next steps for accessing the online training.  

Neighboring Dioceses

FINDING THE ONE, SPRING WORKSHOP
Dewitt, Syracuse – Spring Workshop to be help about rebuilding the bridge and welcoming people back home to the church.
Date: March 22
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: Holy Cross Church
Cost: Free, but you must register to attend
Features: It’s no secret, the fastest growing population in our Church, sadly, are those who have left the Church. These may include our grown children, a spouse, a parent or grandparent, another relative, or a close friend. No generation has been immune from this departure.  Let’s turn our sadness into HOPE by taking a deep dive into understanding that God works through everyone - including YOU - to act as His hand, open and outstretched, to meet people where they are, ready to listen to their story, joyfully prepared for an encounter with our sisters and brothers who have left, to welcome them home.  In addition to the variety of speakers for this event, we are honored to have Bishop Douglas Lucia as our keynote speaker.
Contact: To register go to https://events.syracusediocese.org/view/6896/finding-the-one-formation-for-ministry-spring-workshop  For more information contact Deacon Jeff Dixe: jdixe@syrdio.org

IGNITE 2025
Syracuse –Catholic Men's Conference to be held
Date: March 29
Features: We are excited to announce that the IGNITE Catholic Men’s Conference is back with a great lineup of speakers: Bear Woznick, Fr Chase Hilgenbrinck and Ben Steele.  As always Bishop Lucia will start the day with Holy Mass.  IGNITE will return to Bishop Ludden Junior/Senior High School this year.  Mark your calendar NOW and register early to save $20.  We are challenging everyone to not only register yourself but bring a family member or friend to share the day. Please go to the event website for the bio’s of the speakers, schedule for the day and to register. 
Contact: Register online at www.ignitecatholicmen.org

 

Pilgrimages

PILFRIMAGE TO ROME
Join Fr. Mickey Demo of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Watertown for the 2025 Jubilee: The Holy Year to Rome and more.
Date: Sept. 10-18, 2025
Cost: Book by March 11 and save $200.  Double $4,749 and $5,349 for Single (includes air from Syracuse).
Features: Glimpse the Holy Doors of the Vatican and only opened during the Jubilee year and 5 other major Basilicas.  Attend the weekly Papal audience in the Vatican City to receive the blessing given by His Holiness Pope Francis.  Much more including a day trip to Assisi to tour the 13th century basilica of St. Francis.
Contact: An online brochure and reservation link can be found at https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1282559 For questions call mike at SASS Travel, 315-788-4791 or email sass1@twcny.rr.com

PILGRIMAGE TO ROME AND ASSISI
Join Fr. Chris Looby of St. Alexander's in Morrisonville, St. Augustine's in Peru, and St. James in Cadyville for the 2025 Jubilee: The Holy Year Pilgrimage to Rome & Assisi.
Date: Oct. 15 to Oct. 23, 2025.
Cost: Pricing starts at $4,199 per person for double occupancy and $4,799 for single occupancy, with a $350 per person savings.
Features: This 9-day journey includes visits to Rome's sacred sites, a Papal Blessing in Saint Peter’s Square, the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, and a tour of the Vatican, including the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Holy Door. Experience the Seven Pilgrim Churches, the Holy Stairs, and daily Mass. Extend your trip with a Venice and St. Anthony of Padua post-tour extension. Enjoy worry-free travel with our cancellation waiver and protection plan.
Contact: For more details and to reserve your spot, contact Mary McIntosh at AAA Travel Center at mmcintosh@nyaaa.com or (315) 558-6372. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime spiritual journey!

PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY
Celebrate the Year of Faith with a pilgrimage to Italy hosted by Fr. Andrew Amyot.
Date: Nov. 5-15, 2025
Cost: $4599 from Montreal (Air/land price is $3949 plus $650 government taxes/airline surcharges)
Features: 15 day pilgrimage includes visits to Venice, Florence, Assisi and Rome.  The Opportunity to pass through the Holy Doors of the Basilica of St. Peter in Vatican City & the other 3 Major Basilicas.
Contact: For a brochure and more information contact: Fr. Andrew Amyot at (315) 384-6028 or mail: P.O. Box 637 Norfolk, NY 13667, e-mail: fraamyot2@gmail.com Space is limited! Call today!

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