Upcoming Events
Monday May 01
Retreat / Pilgrimage
Marriage Encounter at Lindenwood Retreat Center - Enrollment Open
12:00am-12:00am
Plymouth
Cost: $75 application fee
Retreat with your spouse to the peaceful Lindenwood Retreat Center for a Marriage Encounter weekend. This Marriage Encounter helps you listen, share, and connect more deeply with your spouse, at the serene and beautiful Lindenwood. This Marriage Encounter Experience is scheduled for Friday night July 7 through Sunday afternoon, July 9, 2023 and includes 2 overnight stays. Enjoy a weekend of discovery with your spouse. More information and applications can be found at www.wwme-ni.org, or contact Jeff and Brenda at: [email protected] or 260-484-1664. They would be happy to answer any questions.
Website: http://www.wwme-ni.org
Address
Lindenwood Retreat Center
9601 N. Union Road
Plymouth Indiana, 46563
Tuesday May 02
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 Holy Hour is lead by a different priest or deacon and once a year by Bishop Rhoades. The May Holy Hour will be led by Msgr. Robert Schulte. Please join us in praying for Vocations.
Wednesday May 03
Formation / Training
What They Didn't Teach in Sex-Ed
6:30pm-7:30pm
Ft. Wayne
Cost: Free
The Awe-Inspiring Science of Your Fertility & How to Achieve or Avoid Pregnancy without Sacrificing Your Faith will be presented by Dr. Chris Stroud, MD, on Monday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m. at of St. Vincent de Paul Life Center, 1502 E. Wallen Rd.
Website: https://saintv.org/guestspeaker
Address
St. Vincent de Paul Parish in the Life Center
1502 East Wallen Rd
Ft Wayne Indiana, 46825
Diocesan-Sponsored
Good News! Night
7:00pm-12:00am
Ft. Wayne
Join us for one of our Good News! Nights, hosted at parishes around our diocese. Come hear the Good News of Jesus Christ and why we should share Him with others. Each event includes an explanation of what evangelization is, what it means to be a Eucharistic Missionary, and why all of us should want to bring Jesus to our friends and neighbors. No registration is required.
https://diocesefwsb.org/eucharist-events/#good-news
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/eucharist-events/#good-news
Address
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Ft. Wayne
Ft. Wayne Indiana,
Friday May 05
Bishop Rhoades
Ordination to the Diaconate
11:00am-1:00pm
Fort Wayne
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/vocations/
Address
With praise and thanksgiving, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades will ordain Oscar Duarte Saavedra and Caleb Kruse to the Diaconate through the imposition of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit. The ordination will take place on Saturday, May 20, at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne. This is a public event and will also be live streamed at diocesefwsb.org.
Parish / Community
Local Knights of Columbus Sponsors Silver Rose Pilgrimage
6:15pm-7:30pm
Warsaw
A silver rose on a nine-month pilgrimage will be the centerpiece of a special prayer service at Sacred Heart Church in Warsaw on May 5 at 6:15 p.m.
All members of the community are encouraged join Knights of Columbus Archbishop Noll Council 4511
at Sacred Heart Church to pray for a civilization of love and culture of life in our own country and throughout the world.
The program is sponsored by Knights of Columbus Archbishop Noll Council 4511 to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe and express both international unity and dedication to the sanctity of human life.
The journey of the silver rose begins each year in March and ends on Dec. 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. During that time, Silver Roses travel from town to town along eight routes throughout North America. Several of those routes begin in Canada and end in Mexico.
The Silver Rose Program began in 1960, when the first rose – a real, live one – was blessed by a bishop in Ontario. The rose then traveled to New York and then to Texas where it was taken across the border into Mexico. The rose ended its pilgrimage at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Monterrey on Dec. 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
To better ensure future annual trips, a silver rose was ultimately made. Today, due to the popularity of the program throughout the North American continent, eight silver roses travel unique routes.
In 2001, when Carl Anderson, Past Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, expanded the Silver Rose Program, he commented: “Through [the Silver Rose Program] we honor not only Our Lady of Guadalupe and express the unity of the [Knights of Columbus], but we also reaffirm the Order’s dedication to the sanctity of human life. It is to the Blessed Mother that we turn in prayer as we work to end the Culture of Death that grips our society. As we think in terms of ‘One Life, One Rose,’ it is most appropriate that we turn to Our Lady of Guadalupe who made known her will through Juan Diego and the miracle of the roses.”
Council 4511 in Warsaw is one of 17,000 Knights of Columbus councils that make up the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in 1882 to assist working-class and immigrant Catholics in the United States, today the approximately two million members of the Knights put their faith into action through a broad range of charitable causes locally, nationally and internationally through financial contributions and hands-on service.
Address
Sacred Heart Church
125 N Harrison St
Warsaw Indiana, 46580
Saturday May 06
Diocesan-Sponsored
Evangelization Training
9:00am-5:00pm
Fort Wayne
Cost: $20 per person/couple, waivable for financial need
As part of the Eucharistic Revival, become equipped to confidently and peacefully share your Catholic faith in the Eucharistic Lord with anyone by attending one-day evangelization training offered by the St. Paul Evangelization Institute. The program includes a light breakfast and lunch.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/eucharist/
Address
St. Vincent de Paul Parish
502 E Wallen Road
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46825
Mass / Liturgy
First Saturday Devotion, Mass and Confessions
11:00am-1:00pm
Rome City
Cost: No Cost
Mass and Confession on the First Saturday of each Month in reparation for offenses against the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This is in keeping with the First Five Saturdays Devotion. See PatronessOfAmerica.org and https://todayscatholic.org/old-sanitarium-gains-new-life-devoted-to-blessed-mother/
Website: https://www.PatronessofAmerica.org
Address
Oratory of the Holy Family
2730 E. Northport Rd.
Rome City Indiana, 46784
Wednesday May 10
Parish / Community
Christ Child Society of South Bend Information Coffee
9:30am-11:00am
Mishawaka
Cost: free
Learn more about The Christ Child Society and its volunteer opportunities on Wednesday, May 10 at the CCS Clothing Center from 9:30-11 a.m. Take a tour of the Clothing Center and meet current members while enjoying coffee and snacks. If interested in attending, please email [email protected].
Website: http://christchildsb.org
Address
CCS Clothing Center
Town & Country Shopping Center
2366 Miracle lane
Mishawaka Indiana, 46545
Formation / Training
Belief and Modernism - with Jim Houghton
6:00pm-7:00pm
Lakeville
Cost: Free
Lakeville Branch Library, 120 N Michigan, will host local author Jim Houghton Wednesday, May 10, from 6-7 p.m., as he illuminates the 20th century masterpieces of church art found in the frescoes and triptych at Our Lady of Hungary Parish and their creator, Father Péter Prokop. Registration required here https://sjcpl.libnet.info/event/7940999.
Website: https://sjcpl.libnet.info/event/7940999
Address
Lakeville Branch Library
120 N Michigan
Lakeville Indiana, 46536
Youth / School
SchoolHouse ROCK, Live! Jr. Musical
7:00pm-8:30pm
Fort Wayne
Cost: $5 (PK and younger free)
Join us for this fun and entertaining musical portraying the Saturday morning shows we used to watch between Pop Tarts and bowls of Coco-Puffs.
Tickets are $5 per person at the door (PK and younger free). Drop by the school office through Tuesday, May 9 to get Reserved Seats for $10.
Website: https://school.queenofangelsfw.org/
Address
Queen of Angels School-Monsignor Activities Center
1600 W. State Blvd.
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46808
Thursday May 11
Diocesan-Sponsored
Diocesan Youth Leadership Team Meeting
7:00pm-8:30pm
Harrison
n/a
Address
Online
10663 West Rd.
Harrison Ohio, 45030
Friday May 12
Fundraiser
St. Joseph Book Sale
9:00am-4:00pm
ROANOKE
Cost: $1 per Hardcover
St. Joseph Catholic Church Rosary Society in Roanoke is holding a used book sale in conjunction with the town wide garage sale on Friday, May 12, from 9 a.m to 4 p.m and Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m to 3 p.m in the church basement at 651 N Main Street. Cost is $1 per hardcover book and $3 per bag of paperback books. Bags are provided. Large selection available such as cookbooks, fiction, nonfiction, history and many more! All proceeds go to support the honor flight.
Address
Church Basement
651 North Main Street
Roanoke Indiana, 46783
Saturday May 13
Parish / Community
Blood Drive at Our Lady of Good Hope
8:00am-12:30pm
Fort Wayne
Cost: FREE
Another blood drive to help those in need of emergency blood products will be Saturday, May 13, at Our Lady of Good Hope Church, 7215 St. Joe Rd. from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Each donation can help 3+ people, and the need for blood is always ongoing! What a great gift to honor mom for Mother’s Day. Hope to see you there! Bring a family member or friend with you to donate, too!
Website: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=olgh
Address
OUR LADY OF GOOD HOPE CATHOLIC CHURCH
7215 SAINT JOE RD
FORT WAYNE Indiana, 46835
Diocesan-Sponsored
Evangelization Training
9:00am-5:00am
Granger
Cost: $20 per person/couple, waivable for financial need
As part of the Eucharistic Revival, become equipped to confidently and peacefully share your Catholic faith in the Eucharistic Lord with anyone by attending one-day evangelization training offered by the St. Paul Evangelization Institute. The program includes a light breakfast and lunch.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/eucharist/
Address
St. Pius X Parish
52553 Fir Road
Granger Indiana, 46530
Parish / Community
O Beautiful Mother
1:00pm-2:15pm
Fort Wayne
Join the Ecce Young Adult Choir and Father Daniel Whelan at the outdoor Marian grotto for rosary, prayers,
and Marian hymns to honor our Blessed Mother and to pray for ALL of our mothers, living and deceased.
Bring your own blankets and chairs for sitting on the lawn, and you may bring fresh or potted flowers to place before the statue of Our Lady! There will be reserved parking near the grotto for the handicapped. In case of rain, the event will be held in the Resurrection Mausoleum on site.
Address
Catholic Cemetery
3500 Lake Avenue
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46805
Diocesan-Sponsored
'Hope for the Journey' Mass and Social
4:00pm-6:00pm
South Bend
Cost: free of charge
Mother’s Day weekend can be very difficult for those who struggle with infertility. If this is your experience, you are invited to attend a special vigil Mass on Saturday, May 13, at 4 p.m. at St. Thérese, Little Flower Church, 54191 N Ironwood Rd., followed by a social in the parish center. Father Julius Okojie will be the celebrant, and the event is sponsored by the diocesan ministry, Hope for the Journey, an outreach of Marriage & Family Ministry. For questions or more information, please contact Lisa Everett at [email protected].
Website: https://https://diocesefwsb.org/hope-for-the-journey
Address
St. Thérese, Little Flower Catholic Church
54191 N Ironwood Rd
South Bend Indiana, 46635
Sunday May 14
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 6th Sunday of Easter! 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
YouTube or CatholicTV
Indiana,
Mass / Liturgy
SB - Mass interpreted for the deaf
11:00am-12:00am
South Bend
Cost: free
An interpreter for the deaf will be present this Sunday, May 14 at the 11 a.m. Mass at St. Matthew Cathedral, 1701 Miami St., South Bend, IN 46613. An interpreter from Community Services All Deaf (CSAD) provides ASL (American Sign Language). St. Matthew Cathedral Parish and the Diocesan Deaf Ministry offer these monthly Masses (on the second and fourth Sundays) and encourage people to extend the invitation to family and friends who are deaf. If you would like to raise awareness for the Deaf Ministry and assist in its efforts to provide support for the deaf members of the Catholic community in our diocese, please contact Allison Sturm at [email protected] or at 260-414-5960.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/deaf-ministry/
Address
St. Matthew Cathedral
1701 Miami Street
South Bend Indiana, 46613
Mass / Liturgy
Sensory Friendly Mass at St. Vincent, Fort Wayne
1:30pm-12:00am
Fort Wayne
Cost: free
The 1:30 pm Sensory-Friendly Mass at St. Vincent’s provides a safe, comfortable, and stigma-free setting for children and adults with sensory challenges, mental illness, or any kind of disability to feel engaged and experience Mass in a meaningful way.
To find out more information about this Mass at St. Vincent or if you are interested in offering a sensory-friendly Mass at your parish, please contact Allison Sturm at [email protected] or 260.414.5960.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/sensory-friendly-mass/
Address
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
1502 East Wallen Road
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46825
Monday May 15
Diocesan-Sponsored
Youth/Young Adult Minister Coffee Gathering (FW)
9:30am-11:00am
Ft. Wayne
n/a
Address
Fortezza
819 S Calhoun St
Ft Wayne Indiana, 46802
Tuesday May 16
Diocesan-Sponsored
ZOOM Belonging "Parishes" Meeting: Ministry with Persons with Disabilities
1:00pm-2:15pm
Cost: free
Connect with individuals from different parishes across our diocese to consider and implement ways to make our faith communities welcoming and accommodating for children and adults with all kinds of disabilities to ensure meaningful participation at Mass and in the life of the Church.
These zoom meetings are offered at both 1 and 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month. Anyone is welcome to attend. Contact Allison Sturm at [email protected] or 260.414.5960 to get the zoom link (new for each meeting) or for any questions regarding the Ministry with Persons with Disabilities.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/belonging/
Address
VIRTUAL
Indiana,
Wednesday May 17
Diocesan-Sponsored
Youth/Young Adult Ministry Coffee Gathering (SB)
1:30pm-3:00pm
South Bend
n/a
Address
Chicory Cafe
105 E Jefferson Blvd
#103
South Bend Indiana, 46601
Saturday May 20
Formation / Training
Ecce Young Adult Choir Auditions
12:00am-12:00am
The Ecce Young Adult Choir is auditioning singers for their summer season! We are an a cappella choir of Catholic young adults from all across Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio, dedicated to evangelization through the beauty of sacred music. Interested singers must be practicing Catholics 18-30 years old and proficient in reading music. Please email Jessica Schuster, Director, by June 7th for more information and to schedule an audition: [email protected].
Website: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBkX7I66ifiveR2Fm6fFCoWQgV8vfsLhJ
Address
Indiana,
Retreat / Pilgrimage
Explore Tuscany Italy Pilgrimage for Women with SoulCore
12:00am-12:00am
Fishers
Cost: $3,476 per person due January 2, 2023
Explore Tuscany includes double occupancy en-suite accommodations, transportation to/from Florence airport, chef prepared breakfast and dinner daily, transportation to local towns for lunch and the invitation to participate in daily Mass, Reconciliation and SoulCore rosary exercise. Registration and $500 deposit due now.
Balance due January 1, 2023
Website: https://peacelovepilgrimage.com/italy
Address
Tuscany Private Villa
9783 E. 116th Street
#71
Fishers Indiana, 46037
Fundraiser
Wine Around the World Dinner
5:00pm-10:00pm
Huntington
Cost: $60 per person
A Wine Around the World Dinner will be May 20, from 5-10 p.m. at the Huntington Knights of Columbus, 2817 Theater Ave. The event includes a four-course dinner with tasting size wine pairings, plus live music. The event is presented by Denny Jiosa, world renown, 4 time Grammy nominated Mass Guitarist, who will give a presentation on each wine and the country it is from during the dinner. Denny and his band will provide musical entertainment throughout the evening. Tickets are $60 each and all proceeds will go to the Rob Mayo Scholarship Fund.
Address
Knights of Columbus, Huntington
2817 Theater Ave.
Huntington Indiana, 46750
Parish / Community
Mystery Play of Jonah and the Whale with the Notre Dame Children's Choir
6:30pm-8:00pm
South Bend
Cost: FREE
The Notre Dame Children’s Choir presents the premiere of a newly commissioned work, The Mystery Play of Jonah and the Whale, at its annual NDCC Community Festival. Featuring over 150 singers in 7 choirs, the program educates children in the area for free. The concert is free and open to the public.
Website: https://sma.nd.edu/
Address
Christ the King Lutheran Church
17195 Cleveland Rd.,
Notre Dame Children's Choir
South Bend Indiana, 46635
Sunday May 21
Parish / Community
Dr. Timone Davis to Speak at St. Mary Parish
12:00pm-2:00pm
Fort Wayne
Cost: FREE
Dr. Timone Davis will speak following the 10:45 a.m. Mass on May 21. Dr. Davis is an assistant professor at Loyola University in Chicago. After working for the Archdiocese of Chicago as the coordinator of ReCiL – Reclaiming Christ in Life Young Adult Ministry, Davis launched PEACE centered WHOLENESS with her husband, Orlando.
Website: https://stmarysfw.org/events/
Mass / Liturgy
Sensory Friendly Mass at St. Vincent, FW
1:30pm-12:00am
Fort Wayne
Cost: free
The 1:30 pm Sensory-Friendly Mass at St. Vincent’s provides a safe, comfortable, and stigma-free setting for children and adults with sensory challenges, mental illness, or any kind of disability to feel engaged and experience Mass in a meaningful way.
To find out more information about this Mass at St. Vincent or if you are interested in offering a sensory-friendly Mass at your parish, please contact Allison Sturm at [email protected] or 260.414.5960.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/sensory-friendly-mass/
Address
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
1502 East Wallen Road
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46825
Fundraiser
From Broadway to God
7:00pm-9:00pm
Fort Wayne
Back by popular demand, Father John Sheehan will entertain us with a mix of religious and contemporary music and fascinating stories of his life and travels. Father Sheehan joined the Actors Equity, the professional theatre union, over 50 years ago. He has sung over 1,000 solo performances in 13 countries and in 15 different languages. Please plan to join us for a delightful evening of entertainment. A free-will offering will be accepted with all proceeds going directly to the St. Charles Borromeo Conference of St. Vincent dePaul Society to help those in need in our area.
Address
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
4910 Trier Road
Fort Wayne Indiana, 46815
Sunday May 28
Mass / Liturgy
SB - Mass interpreted for the deaf
11:00am-12:00am
South Bend
Cost: free
An interpreter for the deaf will be present this Sunday, May 28 at the 11 a.m. Mass at St. Matthew Cathedral, 1701 Miami St., South Bend, IN 46613. An interpreter from Community Services All Deaf (CSAD) provides ASL (American Sign Language). St. Matthew Cathedral Parish and the Diocesan Deaf Ministry offer these monthly Masses (on the second and fourth Sundays) and encourage people to extend the invitation to family and friends who are deaf. If you would like to raise awareness for the Deaf Ministry and assist in its efforts to provide support for the deaf members of the Catholic community in our diocese, please contact Allison Sturm at [email protected] or at 260-414-5960.
Website: https://diocesefwsb.org/deaf-ministry/
Address
St. Mathew Cathedral
1701 Miami Street
South Bend Indiana, 46613
Mass / Liturgy
Sensory Friendly Mass at St. Vincent, FW
1:30pm-12:00am
Fort Wayne
Cost: free
The 1:30 pm Sensory-Friendly Mass at St. Vincent’s provides a safe, comfortable, and stigma-free setting for children and adults with sensory challenges, mental illness, or any kind of disability to feel engaged and experience Mass in a meaningful way.
To find out more information about this Mass at St. Vincent or if you are interested in offering a sensory-friendly Mass at your parish, please contact Allison Sturm at [email protected] or 260.414.5960.