Upcoming Events
Saturday Oct 01
Diocesan-Sponsored
Totus Tuus Missionary Applications Open
12:00am-12:00am
Totus Tuus is in need of college-age men and women committed to their Catholic Faith who feel called to share it with the youth in over 50 different arch/dioceses during the summer months. The missionaries are chosen based upon their desire to teach the faith, love of children, energy, enthusiasm, and for their individual leadership skills.
Address
online
Indiana,
Mass / Liturgy
World Apostolate of Fatima Annual Mass and Breakfast
7:30am-12:00pm
Fort Wayne
Cost: $15
World Apostolate of Fatima Annual Mass and Breakfast will be Saturday, Oct,. 1, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception beginning at 7:30 a.m. with confessions, rosary, First Saturday meditations and Mass at 9 a.m. Concelebrants will be Father Glenn Kohrman, Spiritual Director, and Father Robert Garrow, Associate Spiritual Director. A Marian procession will follow with a breakfast at the Grand Wayne Center. Breakfast speaker is Dr. Paul Kengor.
Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-holy-mass-and-breakfast-with-dr-paul-kengor-tickets-391749743027
Address
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception/Grand Wayne
1102 S. Clinton Street
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46802
Eucharistic Revival
Kingdom Builders Conference
8:00am-4:00pm
Fort Wayne
Cost: $70
Kingdom Builders Conference will be Saturday, Oct. 1, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 400 Parnell Ave. Visit www.buildingthroughhim.com/conference for more information.
All women are welcome to bask in the Father’s love and to find refreshment and restoration in the beautiful moments of encounter throughout the day. The conference will include Mass, Reconciliation, Adoration, four wonderful Catholic speakers, a lovely lunch, and time to reconnect with other women. Reach out to daughters, sisters, mothers, friends, and neighbors today and invite them to plan to join you.
Speakers include:
* Claire Dwyer is an editor for spiritualdirection.com and author of This Present Paradise.
* Heather King is an award-winning author, columnist, and blogger. Her books include Shirt of Flame: A Year with St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Holy Desperation: Praying As If Your Life Depends On It, and Harrowed: Life Lessons from the Garden.
* Mary Jo Parrish is the Foundress of Kingdom Builders, hostess of the Building Through Him podcast, mother of ten children, and lover of God and the communion of the saints.
* Father Jason Smith is priest with the Legionaries of Christ. In recent years, he served as director Regnum Christi in the NY Tri-State region, specializing in retreats, spiritual exercises, spiritual direction, marriage preparation, and marriage ministry.
Website: https://www.buildingthroughhim.com/conference
Parish / Community
Walk to Remember for Perinatal and Infant Loss
10:00am-2:00pm
Huntertown
Cost: Free
The ninth annual Walk To Remember for Perinatal and Infant Loss will be Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Huntertown Family Park Pavilion, 2303 Woods Rd., in Huntertown.
The Walk offers something for everyone. A highlighted activity is a one mile memorial walk around the park following a banner with your baby’s name on it. Other stations with additional activities will be available, such as:
– Resource Tent: Filled with information on many area organizations that specialize in memorial items, support groups, and more.
– Chalk Art: A wonderful activity for the entire family to draw on a section of the 1-mile path to remember your baby.
– Family Craft: This year’s craft is decorating a flowerpot, with forget-me-not seed to plant.
– Family Photography: Beautiful props and a professional photographer will capture your family – a keepsake that can be added to the ways you continue to remember and honor your angel baby’s memory.
– Refreshments: Donations from Prairie Farms and other local companies provide milk, juice, coffee, hot cocoa, snacks, and baked goods.
– Free Raffle: A few lovely care baskets will be raffled off. Something to bring a smile to your day, if just for a moment. You will receive a ticket to enter to win whichever basket you would like.
– Balloon Release: each family will receive a balloon following the memorial walk, which they can write a message to their angel baby, which will be released together.
A gentle reminder that absolutely everything at Walk to Remember is at no cost. Everything is FREE to participate in.
Website: https://www.walktorememberfw.org/
Address
Huntertown Family Park Pavilion
2303 Woods Road
Huntertown Indiana, 46818
Sunday Oct 02
Mass / Liturgy
Children's Liturgy of the Word Episode
12:00am-12:00am
Cost: free
Please join us for a free, 30 minute Children’s Liturgy of the Word video for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time! (Our videos also air on The CatholicTV Network Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. EDT.) A link to a free, printable coloring page can be found at https://linktr.ee/kidsliturgy or in the YouTube video description. Please feel free to share our program with others!
If you would like to share your child’s freehand faith-based drawings or free weekly Kids’ Liturgy coloring page, please e-mail them to [email protected], and we will try to feature them in next week’s video.
Heidi and Mark Witte, co-producers of Children’s Liturgy of the Word, are parishioners at Holy Cross Catholic Parish in South Bend.
Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfg9euOFfmsu-xX7S2tCcNA
Address
The CatholicTV Network or YouTube
Indiana,
Mass / Liturgy
Blessing of St. Joseph Grotto
9:00am-12:00am
Pierceton
Parishioners of St. Francis Xavier for will have a Mass Sunday, Oct. 2, at 9 a.m., in the church, 408 W. Catholic St., followed by the blessing of St. Joseph Grotto built as a memorial for Father Charles Herman, a beloved pastor of the parish who passed away in December 2020. After the blessing a brunch follows in the parish hall.
Address
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
408 W. Catholic Street
Pierceton Indiana, 46562
Tuesday Oct 04
Diocesan-Sponsored
DRE/Youth Ministers Retreat
12:00pm-4:00pm
Plymouth
A DRE/Youth Ministers Retreat will be Oct. 4-5 at Lindenwood Retreat and Conference Center,
9601 Union Rd.
Take a much-needed opportunity to spend time with the Lord to grow closer to Him. Closeness to Christ is the most important task of any ministry leader. Retreat speakers include, Mary Glowaski, Damascus Missionaries, Father Jonathan Norton and more.
Address
Lindenwood Retreat and Conference Center
9601 Union Rd
Plymouth Indiana, 46563
Diocesan-Sponsored
Little Flower Holy Hour
7:00pm-8:00pm
Fort Wayne
The Little Flower Holy Hour is sponsored by the Vocation Office. This monthly event is held from 7-8 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, Sept-May at the Mother Theodore Guerin Chapel next to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Each month the Holy Hour is lead by a different priest or deacon and once a year by Bishop Rhoades. The Oct. 4 Holy Hour will be led by Father Stephen Felicichia. Please join us in praying for vocations.
Address
St. Mother Theodore Guerin Chapel
1139 S. Calhoun Street
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46802
Diocesan-Sponsored
El Curso Para Matrimonios en linéa
7:00pm-9:00pm
Mishawaka
Cost: Gratis, pero cada pareja compra dos diarios de curso por su cuenta. Consulte con la oficina de su parroquia si tienen diarios de cursos disponibles.
¡Fortalece tu matrimonio desde la comodidad de tu hogar con El Curso Para Matrimonios en línea! Basado en hermosos videos con parejas “cotidianas” y expertos en relaciones, este programa gratuito de 7 semanas se llevará a cabo a través de Zoom los martes por la noche de 7:00 p.m. a 9:00 p.m. a partir del 4 de octubre hasta el 15 de noviembre. No hay discusión en grupo, sino más bien, unos momentos en cada sesión para que usted y su cónyuge hablen sobre el tema utilizando el diario del Curso para Matrimonios. Los temas son: Establacer cimientos sólidos, El arte de la comunicación, Resolución de conflictos, El poder del perdón, El impacto de la familia, Vida sexual sana y Amor en acción. El diácono Marco y María Castillo serán los anfitriones por Zoom, acompañando a las parejas en el curso. Para obtener más información e inscribirse, visite www.diocesefwsb.org/curso-para-matrimonios.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/curso-para-matrimonios
Address
por Zoom
Saint John Paul II Center
1328 W. Dragoon Trail
Mishawaka Indiana, 46544
Diocesan-Sponsored
The Marriage Course Online
8:00pm-10:00pm
Mishawaka
Cost: free of charge, but each couple purchases two course journals on their own
Strengthen your marriage from the comfort of your own home with The Marriage Course Online! Based on a beautiful film series featuring “regular” couples and relationship experts from around the world, this 7-week program will take place online over Zoom on Tuesday evenings from 8:00 to 10:00 PM from September 13 through October 25. The course is free, but each couple purchases two course journals on their own. There is no group discussion, but rather, time built right into each session for you and your spouse to discuss the topic in the privacy of your own home using prompts from The Marriage Course journal. Here are the topics covered: Strengthening Connection, The Art of Communication, Resolving Conflict, The Power of Forgiveness, The Impact of Family, Good Sex, and Love in Action. The program is hosted by Lisa Everett, director for Marriage & Family Ministry for the diocese, and her husband, Deacon Fred Everett. For more information and to register, please go to www.diocesefwsb.org/marriage-course.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/marriage-course
Address
Online over Zoom
Saint John Paul II Center
1328 W. Dragoon Trail
Mishawaka Indiana, 46544
Saturday Oct 08
Fundraiser
St. John the Baptist Parish Festival
11:00am-11:00pm
Fort Wayne
Join St. John the Baptist Fort Wayne will have a Parish Festival.
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. games, bounce houses, face painting, balloon artists, horse wagon rides, and more will be offered. From 5:30-7:30 p.m. food trucks featuring Chau Time, Flora & Lilly, and King Arthur’s Trolley will be on site with music and a raffle drawing for $10,000 in prizes.
From 7:30-11 p.m. a silent auction, Adam Strack Band, Texas Hold’Em Tournament, Blackjack tables, and cash bar will close out the evening for those 21 and over.
Website: https://www.SaintJohnFortWayne.com
Address
St. John the Baptist Fort Wayne
4500 Fairfield Avenue
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46807
Sunday Oct 09
Mass / Liturgy
Children's Liturgy of the Word Episode
12:00am-12:00am
Cost: free
Please join us for a free, 30 minute Children’s Liturgy of the Word video for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time! (Our videos also air on The CatholicTV Network Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. EDT.) A link to a free, printable coloring page can be found at https://linktr.ee/kidsliturgy or in the YouTube video description. Please feel free to share our program with others!
If you would like to share your child’s freehand faith-based drawings or free weekly Kids’ Liturgy coloring page, please e-mail them to [email protected], and we will try to feature them in next week’s video.
Heidi and Mark Witte, co-producers of Children’s Liturgy of the Word, are parishioners at Holy Cross Catholic Parish in South Bend.
Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfg9euOFfmsu-xX7S2tCcNA
Address
The CatholicTV Network or YouTube
Indiana,
11:00am-1:30pm
New Carlisle
Cost: $20
St.Stanislaus Kostka Parish will have a Polish style chicken and sausage dinner with noodles, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet sour cabbage, green beans, dinner roll, coffee, and dessert. Carry-out is available. Tickets are $20 and available before and after weekend Masses, or by calling parish office 574-654-3781. Ticket deadline: September 30.
Website: https://www.ststansnewcarlisle.org
Bishop Rhoades
Jubilee anniversary Mass and reception (Fort Wayne)
11:30am-2:30pm
Fort Wayne
Cost: reception is free of charge for anniversary couples; additional tickets cost $10
All couples celebrating their 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 65th or 70th wedding anniversary this year, along with their families, are invited to attend the Jubilee Anniversary Mass with Bishop Rhoades on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 11:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. A ticketed reception will follow in the hall at St. Mary, Mother of God Parish. Anniversary couples will receive a commemorative certificate and two free tickets to the reception. Additional reception tickets for family and friends may be purchased for $10 each. Children age 10 and under may attend the reception at no charge. To register, please go to www.diocesefwsb.org/anniversary-masses.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/anniversary-masses
Address
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
1105 S Calhoun Street
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46802
12:00pm-3:00pm
Mishawaka
Cost: $0
The Christ Child Society of South Bend will hold a Boot Collection on Sunday, Oct. 9 from noon to 3 p.m. at their Clothing Center in Town & Country Shopping Center. Gently used or new boots in any size from toddler to adult would be welcome.
Each child who comes to the Clothing Center receives NEW clothing, winter coat, and shoes. With the snowy South Bend winters, boots are also a great need. Please help CCS keep little feet warm and dry.
Website: https://christchildsb.org
Address
The Christ Child Society Clothing Center
Christ Child Society Clothing Center
2366 Miracle Lane
Mishawaka Indiana, 46544
Monday Oct 10
Diocesan-Sponsored
Revive! City-wide mission night
7:00pm-9:00pm
Mishawaka
Cost: No cost
Experience a radically unique and powerful Catholic event Monday, Oct. 10, at Marian High School, Auxiliary Gym, 1311 South Logan St., from 7-9 p.m. Join us for a regional night of transformation featuring the Damascus Worship Collective and inspirational preaching from international revivalists. You and your family will encounter a God in Eucharistic adoration who is living and active. Learn more and register: diocesefwsb.org/revive
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/revive/
Address
Marian High School, Auxiliary Gym
1311 South Logan Street
Mishawaka Indiana, 46544
Tuesday Oct 11
Diocesan-Sponsored
El Curso Para Matrimonios en línea
7:00pm-9:00pm
Mishawaka
Cost: Gratis, pero cada pareja compra dos diarios de curso por su cuenta. Consulte con la oficina de su parroquia si tienen diarios de cursos disponibles.
¡Fortalece tu matrimonio desde la comodidad de tu hogar con El Curso Para Matrimonios en línea! Basado en hermosos videos con parejas “cotidianas” y expertos en relaciones, este programa gratuito de 7 semanas se llevará a cabo a través de Zoom los martes por la noche de 7:00 p.m. a 9:00 p.m. a partir del 4 de octubre hasta el 15 de noviembre. No hay discusión en grupo, sino más bien, unos momentos en cada sesión para que usted y su cónyuge hablen sobre el tema utilizando el diario del Curso para Matrimonios. Los temas son: Establacer cimientos sólidos, El arte de la comunicación, Resolución de conflictos, El poder del perdón, El impacto de la familia, Vida sexual sana y Amor en acción. Diácono Marco y María Castillo serán los anfitriones por Zoom, acompañando a las parejas en el curso. Para obtener más información e inscribirse, visite www.diocesefwsb.org/curso-para-matrimonios.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/curso-para-matrimonios
Address
por Zoom
Saint John Paul II Center
1328 W. Dragoon Trail
Mishawaka Indiana, 46544
Diocesan-Sponsored
The Marriage Course Online
8:00pm-10:00pm
Mishawaka
Cost: free of charge, but each couple purchases two course journals on their own
Strengthen your marriage from the comfort of your own home with The Marriage Course Online! Based on a beautiful film series featuring “regular” couples and relationship experts from around the world, this 7-week program will take place online over Zoom on Tuesday evenings from 8:00 to 10:00 PM from September 13 through October 25. The course is free, but each couple purchases two course journals on their own. There is no group discussion, but rather, time built right into each session for you and your spouse to discuss the topic in the privacy of your own home using prompts from The Marriage Course journal. Here are the topics covered: Strengthening Connection, The Art of Communication, Resolving Conflict, The Power of Forgiveness, The Impact of Family, Good Sex, and Love in Action. The program is hosted by Lisa Everett, director for Marriage & Family Ministry for the diocese, and her husband, Deacon Fred Everett. For more information and to register, please go to www.diocesefwsb.org/marriage-course.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/marriage-course
Address
Online over Zoom
Saint John Paul II Center
1328 W. Dragoon Trail
Mishawaka Indiana, 46544
Friday Oct 14
Diocesan-Sponsored
Memorial Mass for those who have lost a child
7:00pm-8:00pm
South Bend
Cost: free of charge
A Memorial Mass for those who have lost a child, including through miscarriage and abortion, will be celebrated on Friday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. at Christ the King Church in South Bend. All are welcome, including siblings and grandparents. You will have the opportunity to record your child’s/grandchild’s name in a Book of Remembrance, to take home a silk rose in honor of him or her, and to pray together with others who have suffered the loss of a child. Sponsored by Marriage & Family Ministry, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. For more information, please contact Lisa Everett at 574-234-0687 or email [email protected].
Address
Christ the King Catholic Church
52473 State Hwy 933
South Bend Indiana, 46637
Saturday Oct 15
Parish / Community
Fatima Rosary
12:00pm-1:00pm
South Bend
Cost: none
One hour of prayer, rosary, and reflection will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15, at noon in conjunction with about 22,000 other Fatima Rosarys nation-wide.
It will be held on the church steps unless it rains and it will be inside the church.
Website: https://www.stpatricksb.org
Address
St Patrick Catholic Church
309 S. Taylor St.
South Bend Indiana, 46601
Parish / Community
America Needs Fatima Holy Hour of Prayer
12:00pm-1:00pm
South Bend
America Needs Fatima Holy Hour of Prayer will take place Saturday, Oct, 15, at Christ the King Parish, 52473 SR 933, at noon. This is an outdoor event so bring a lawn chair and a rosary. For information contact Dorothy Wheeler at 574-855-3915
Parish / Community
St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Newman Center 50th Anniversary
5:30pm-12:00am
Muncie
St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Newman Center at Ball State University will celebrate its 50th anniversary on October 15 with a Mass and Oktoberfest, beginning at 4:30. The Oktoberfest will feature a traditional German dinner, live music, games, and more. Additionally, the parish will have a display of historic photos as well as highlight the vocations discerned by students during their time at Ball State and couples who met their spouses through the Newman Center. To share stories and photographs for the displays, please email Tara Edmondson at [email protected]. Tickets for Oktoberfest can be purchased at stfrancisnewman.org.
Address
St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Muncie
1200 W. Riverside Ave
Muncie Indiana, 47303
Sunday Oct 16
Mass / Liturgy
Children's Liturgy of the Word
12:00am-12:00am
Cost: free
Please join us for a free, 30 minute Children’s Liturgy of the Word video for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time! (Our videos also air on The CatholicTV Network Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. EDT.) A link to a free, printable coloring page can be found at https://linktr.ee/kidsliturgy or in the YouTube video description. Please feel free to share our program with others!
If you would like to share your child’s freehand faith-based drawings or free weekly Kids’ Liturgy coloring page, please e-mail them to [email protected], and we will try to feature them in next week’s video.
Heidi and Mark Witte, co-producers of Children’s Liturgy of the Word, are parishioners at Holy Cross Catholic Parish in South Bend.
Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfg9euOFfmsu-xX7S2tCcNA
Address
The CatholicTV Network or YouTube
Indiana,
Monday Oct 17
Diocesan-Sponsored
Misa Conmemorativa por los que han perdido a un hijo
6:00pm-7:00pm
Goshen
Cost: free of charge
Si ha sufrido la pérdida de un hijo antes o después del nacimiento, ya sea recientemente o hace mucho tiempo, únase a nosotros para una Misa Conmemorativa especial el lunes 17 de octubre a las 6:00 p.m. en la Iglesia San Juan Evangelista en Goshen. Tendrá la oportunidad de orar junto con otras personas que han sufrido la pérdida de sus hijos y de llevarse a casa una rosa de seda en honor a su (s) hijo (s). Los hermanos y abuelos también son bienvenidos.
Patrocinado por el Ministerio de Matrimonio y Familia, Diócesis de Fort Wayne-South Bend. Para obtener más información, comuníquese con Lisa al 574-234-0687 o [email protected].
Address
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
109 W Monroe St.
Goshen Indiana, 46526
Tuesday Oct 18
Mass / Liturgy
White Mass for Healthcare Workers
6:30pm-7:30pm
Fort Wayne
Cost: $15 for meal
A White Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Rhoades on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 6:30 p.m., for all in healthcare, and their families. A dinner arranged by the Catholic Medical Guild of Northeast Indiana will follow at nearby St. Mary, Mother of God Parish, Oechtering Hall. Dinner cost is $15. You can RSVP for dinner at fortwayne.cathmed.org or call 222-6978 for RSVP or details.
Website: https://fortwayne.cathmed.org
Address
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Fort Wayne
1102 S Clinton St
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46802
Diocesan-Sponsored
El Curso Para Matrimonios en linéa
7:00pm-9:00pm
Mishawaka
Cost: Gratis, pero cada pareja compra dos diarios de curso por su cuenta. Consulte con la oficina de su parroquia si tienen diarios de cursos disponibles.
¡Fortalece tu matrimonio desde la comodidad de tu hogar con El Curso Para Matrimonios en línea! Basado en hermosos videos con parejas “cotidianas” y expertos en relaciones, este programa gratuito de 7 semanas se llevará a cabo a través de Zoom los martes por la noche de 7:00 p.m. a 9:00 p.m. a partir del 4 de octubre hasta el 15 de noviembre. No hay discusión en grupo, sino más bien, unos momentos en cada sesión para que usted y su cónyuge hablen sobre el tema utilizando el diario del Curso para Matrimonios. Los temas son: Establacer cimientos sólidos, El arte de la comunicación, Resolución de conflictos, El poder del perdón, El impacto de la familia, Vida sexual sana y Amor en acción. Diácono Marco y María Castillo serán los anfitriones por Zoom, acompañando a las parejas en el curso. Para obtener más información e inscribirse, visite www.diocesefwsb.org/curso-para-matrimonios.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/curso-para-matrimonios
Address
por Zoom
Saint John Paul II Center
1328 W. Dragoon Trail
Mishawaka Indiana, 46544
Diocesan-Sponsored
The Marriage Course Online
8:00pm-10:00pm
Mishawaka
Cost: free of charge, but each couple purchases two course journals on their own
Strengthen your marriage from the comfort of your own home with The Marriage Course Online! Based on a beautiful film series featuring “regular” couples and relationship experts from around the world, this 7-week program will take place online over Zoom on Tuesday evenings from 8:00 to 10:00 PM from September 13 through October 25. The course is free, but each couple purchases two course journals on their own. There is no group discussion, but rather, time built right into each session for you and your spouse to discuss the topic in the privacy of your own home using prompts from The Marriage Course journal. Here are the topics covered: Strengthening Connection, The Art of Communication, Resolving Conflict, The Power of Forgiveness, The Impact of Family, Good Sex, and Love in Action. The program is hosted by Lisa Everett, director for Marriage & Family Ministry for the diocese, and her husband, Deacon Fred Everett. For more information and to register, please go to www.diocesefwsb.org/marriage-course.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/marriage-course
Address
Online over Zoom
Saint John Paul II Center
1328 W. Dragoon Trail
Mishawaka Indiana, 46544
Friday Oct 21
Retreat / Pilgrimage
Armor of God Men's Retreat
12:00am-12:00am
Huntington
Cost: $150
Armor of God was created by laity with the direct purpose to arm men to be the spiritual leaders that God designed them to be in their homes, workplace and Churches.
Armor of God retreats are designed to allow men time to get away from their normal stressors and distractions and to get into the silence and spend time in God’s word, listening to God’s plan for them and being fed spiritually with tools, practices and topics designed to arm them to be the spiritual leaders that they are designed to be.
Website: https://armingmen.com/retreats
Address
St. Felix Catholic Center
1280 Hitzfield Street
Huntington Indiana, 46750
Parish / Community
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
7:00pm-8:00pm
Ft. Wayne
Cost: Free
Father Brian Isenbarger will share on what you should and shouldn’t fear from demons, ghosts, and the supernatural on Friday, Oct. 21 in the church at St. Vincent de Paul, 1502 E. Wallen Rd. at 7 p.m.
This is not a fictional series you may have seen on TV. These are real stories involving real people. Free event and open to the public.
Website: https://saintv.org/halloween
Address
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, in the church
1502 E Wallen Rd
Ft. Wayne Indiana, 46825
Saturday Oct 22
Parish / Community
Marriage Encounter at St. Charles Borromeo, Fort Wayne. Couples welcome!
12:00am-12:00am
Fort Wayne
Cost: $75 application fee
Marriage Encounter at St. Charles Borromeo, Fort Wayne. Couples welcome!
Marriage Encounter helps you listen, share, and connect more deeply with your spouse. There’s no group discussion. It’s just about the two of you learning to be the best, most loving and thriving couple you can be. Apply now – space is limited! This Marriage Encounter Experience is scheduled for October 22-23 at St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Fort Wayne. Enjoy 2 days of discovery with your spouse and return to the comfort of your own home overnight: Saturday, 8 am – 9:30 pm, lunch and dinner included. Sunday 8 am – 4 pm, lunch included. More information and applications can be found at www.wwme-ni.org, or contact Jeff and Brenda at: [email protected] or (260) 484-1664.
Website: https://www.wwme-ni.org/
Address
St. Charles Borromeo Parish
4916 Trier Road
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46815
Diocesan-Sponsored
Diocesan Confirmation Retreat
8:00am-3:45pm
South Bend
Cost: $20
All 8th graders preparing for Confirmation are invited to the Diocesan Confirmation Retreat to join priests, religious, students and leaders from across the diocese for a day of prayer, the sacraments, engaging talks and activities. The Diocesan Confirmation Retreat is a powerful experience for hundreds of youth from our diocese to encounter the vibrancy of the Catholic faith as they prepare for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Confirmation. A missionary team from Damascus Catholic Mission Campus will help facilitate the retreat. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Saint Joseph High School. There is a $20 registration fee per person. For more information, visit diocesefwsb.org/confirmation-retreat.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/confirmation-retreat/
Address
Saint Joseph High School
453 N. Notre Dame Avenue
South Bend Indiana, 46617
Fundraiser
Fall Craft Bazaar
9:00am-3:00pm
Fort Wayne
Cost: Free to attend
Queen of Angels will have a Fall Craft Bazaar in the Monsignor Faber Activities Center, 1600 W. State Blvd., Saturday, Oct. 22, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring family and friends, invite out-of-town guests who are ready to do some holiday shopping for a fun day of “all things crafting.” Enjoy local vendors, delicious concessions, and much more.
Website: https://school.queenofangelsfw.org/
Address
Queen of Angels Monsignor Faber Activities Center
1600 W. State Blvd.
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46808
Formation / Training
Evangelization Workshop
9:00am-2:00pm
Ft. Wayne
Cost: $10
What is evangelization and why does it matter? Who should evangelize and how should you do it?
This workshop, led by international speaker Michael Dopp, will equip and inspire you.
Website: https://saintv.org/evangelization
Address
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Life Center
1502 E Wallen Rd
Ft Wayne Indiana, 46825
Young Adult
Vocation Discernment House Come and See!
9:30am-1:00pm
Fort Wayne
Cost: none
For Catholic men and women wishing to know more about living in a discernment house for assistance in discerning the priesthood or a married, single, consecrated, religious, work, and/or other vocation. Holy Mass. Brunch. Talks on Vocation Discernment. Question and answer session. Tours of Annunciation Women’s Discernment House and Guadalupe Men’s Discernment House.
Website: https://www.vocationdiscernmenthouse.com/
Address
Mary's Glen Chapel
2514 Reynolds Street
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46803
Sunday Oct 23
Mass / Liturgy
Children's Liturgy of the Word
12:00am-12:00am
Cost: free
Please join us for a free, 30 minute Children’s Liturgy of the Word video for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time! (Our videos also air on The CatholicTV Network Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. EDT.) A link to a free, printable coloring page can be found at https://linktr.ee/kidsliturgy or in the YouTube video description. Please feel free to share our program with others!
If you would like to share your child’s freehand faith-based drawings or free weekly Kids’ Liturgy coloring page, please e-mail them to [email protected], and we will try to feature them in next week’s video.
Heidi and Mark Witte, co-producers of Children’s Liturgy of the Word, are parishioners at Holy Cross Catholic Parish in South Bend.
Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfg9euOFfmsu-xX7S2tCcNA
Address
The CatholicTV Network or YouTube
Indiana,
Eucharistic Revival
Parish Mission: Transformed by the Eucharist
7:00pm-8:00pm
South Bend
Cost: none
St. Jude will kick off a year of celebrating its 75th Anniversary with a Parish Mission on the Eucharist. Sister M. Ignatia Henneberry from the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration, will be leading a three-day reflection on how the Eucharist can transform your life.
Address
St. Jude Catholic Church
19704 Johnson Road
South Bend Indiana, 46614
Tuesday Oct 25
Diocesan-Sponsored
El Curso Para Matrimonios en línea
7:00pm-9:00pm
Mishawaka
Cost: Gratis, pero cada pareja compra dos diarios de curso por su cuenta. Consulte con la oficina de su parroquia si tienen diarios de cursos disponibles.
¡Fortalece tu matrimonio desde la comodidad de tu hogar con El Curso Para Matrimonios en línea! Basado en hermosos videos con parejas “cotidianas” y expertos en relaciones, este programa gratuito de 7 semanas se llevará a cabo a través de Zoom los martes por la noche de 7:00 p.m. a 9:00 p.m. a partir del 4 de octubre hasta el 15 de noviembre. No hay discusión en grupo, sino más bien, unos momentos en cada sesión para que usted y su cónyuge hablen sobre el tema utilizando el diario del Curso para Matrimonios. Los temas son: Establacer cimientos sólidos, El arte de la comunicación, Resolución de conflictos, El poder del perdón, El impacto de la familia, Vida sexual sana y Amor en acción. Diácono Marco y María Castillo serán los anfitriones por Zoom, acompañando a las parejas en el curso. Para obtener más información e inscribirse, visite www.diocesefwsb.org/curso-para-matrimonios.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/curso-para-matrimonios
Address
por Zoom
Saint John Paul II Center
1328 W. Dragoon Trail
Mishawaka Indiana, 46544
Diocesan-Sponsored
The Marriage Course Online
8:00pm-10:00pm
Mishawaka
Cost: free of charge, but each couple purchases two course journals on their own
Strengthen your marriage from the comfort of your own home with The Marriage Course Online! Based on a beautiful film series featuring “regular” couples and relationship experts from around the world, this 7-week program will take place online over Zoom on Tuesday evenings from 8:00 to 10:00 PM from September 13 through October 25. The course is free, but each couple purchases two course journals on their own. There is no group discussion, but rather, time built right into each session for you and your spouse to discuss the topic in the privacy of your own home using prompts from The Marriage Course journal. Here are the topics covered: Strengthening Connection, The Art of Communication, Resolving Conflict, The Power of Forgiveness, The Impact of Family, Good Sex, and Love in Action. The program is hosted by Lisa Everett, director for Marriage & Family Ministry for the diocese, and her husband, Deacon Fred Everett. For more information and to register, please go to www.diocesefwsb.org/marriage-course.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/marriage-course
Address
Online over Zoom
Saint John Paul II Center
1328 W. Dragoon Trail
Mishawaka Indiana, 46544
Thursday Oct 27
Diocesan-Sponsored
Misa Conmemorativa por los que han perdido a un hijo
6:30am-7:30am
Fort Wayne
Cost: free
Si ha sufrido la pérdida de un hijo antes o después del nacimiento, ya sea recientemente o hace mucho tiempo, únase a nosotros para una Misa Conmemorativa especial el jueves, 27 de octubre a las 6:30 en la Iglesia San Jose en Fort Wayne. Tendrá la oportunidad de orar junto con otras personas que han sufrido la pérdida de sus hijos y de llevarse a casa una rosa de seda en honor a su (s) hijo (s). Los hermanos y abuelos también son bienvenidos. Patrocinado por el Ministerio de Matrimonio y Familia, Diócesis de Fort Wayne-South Bend. Para obtener más información, comuníquese con Lisa al 574-234-0687 o [email protected].
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/avasgrace
Address
Iglesia San Jose
2213 Brooklyn Avenue
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46802
Friday Oct 28
Mass / Liturgy
Memorial Mass for those who have lost a child
5:45pm-7:00pm
Fort Wayne
Cost: Free
A Memorial Mass for those who have lost a child at any age, including through miscarriage and abortion, will be celebrated on Friday, Oct. 28 at 5:45 p.m. at St. John the Baptist in Fort Wayne. All are welcome, including siblings and grandparents. You will have the opportunity to record your child’s/grandchild’s name in a Book of Remembrance, to take home a silk rose in honor of him or her, and to pray together with others who have suffered the loss of a child. Sponsored by Marriage & Family Ministry, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend.
Address
St. John the Baptist church
4500 Fairfield Avenue
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46807
Parish / Community
John Bosco Jam
6:30pm-12:00am
South Bend
Cost: Free admission
All are welcome to enjoy a friendly basketball game between Catholic priests of our diocese and various religious orders VS. religious brothers and seminarians of the Congregation of the Holy Cross (CSC’s).
Saint Joseph’s High School
South Bend, IN
October 28, 2022
Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Start time is 6:30 p.m.
Address
Saint Joseph High School
453 N. Notre Dame Ave.
South Bend Indiana, 46617
Sunday Oct 30
Mass / Liturgy
Children's Liturgy of the Word Episode
12:00am-12:00am
Cost: free
Please join us for a free, 30 minute Children’s Liturgy of the Word video for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time! (Our videos also air on The CatholicTV Network Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. EDT.) A link to a free, printable coloring page can be found at https://linktr.ee/kidsliturgy or in the YouTube video description. Please feel free to share our program with others!
If you would like to share your child’s freehand faith-based drawings or free weekly Kids’ Liturgy coloring page, please e-mail them to [email protected], and we will try to feature them in next week’s video.
Heidi and Mark Witte, co-producers of Children’s Liturgy of the Word, are parishioners at Holy Cross Catholic Parish in South Bend.
