Diocese of Lansing

Calendar of Events 2008

Events sponsored by or in conjunction with the
Central Service Departments of the diocese.

For Calendar of Events for 2009 - 2011, click here.

2008

May 8
Diocesan Board of Education & Catechesis - Bethany House, DeWitt
5:30pm

Confirmation - St. Mary, Manchester
7:00pm
Celebrant: Bishop Carl Mengeling

Confirmation - St. Mary, Adrian
7:00pm
Celebrant: Msgr. Richard Groshek

May 10
Confirmation - St. Pius X, Flint
4:30pm
Celebrant: Msgr. Robert Lunsford

May 11
Pentecost

Mother's Day

May 13
Confirmation - St. Mary, Pinckney
7:00pm
Celebrant: Rev. Douglas Osborn

May 13 - 15
Annual Retreat Days for Persons who are Bline/Sight Impaired (Registration Fee & RSVP required)
Arrival: Tuesday, 5:00pm
Departure 1:00pm
St. Francis Retreat Center, DeWitt
Contact: jdavis@dioceseoflansing.org

May 14
Diocesan Worship Commission - Diocesan Center
10:30am - 3:00pm

Confirmation - St. Patrick, Brighton
7:00pm
Celebrant: Msgr. Richard Groshek

May 15
Diocesan Pastoral Council Meeting

DRE Advisory Committee - Diocesan Center
9:30am - 12:00pm

May 17
Permanent Deacon Aspirants Day of Reflection
St. Francis Retreat Center, DeWitt
9:00am - 4:00pm

Confirmation - St. Thomas Aquinas, East Lansing
10:00am
Celebrant: Msgr. Steven Raica

May 18
Most Holy Trinity

Confirmation - St. Francis, Ann Arbor
2:00pm
Celebrant: Msgr. Steven Raica

Confirmation - Sacred Heart, Hudson
2:00pm
Celebrant: Bishop Carl Mengeling

May 19
Young Adult Council - Diocesan Center
6:30pm

May 20
Family Life Advisory Committee Meeting - Diocesan Center
5:00pm - 8:00pm

Confirmation - Holy Trinity Student Parish, Ypsilanti
7:00pm
Celebrant: Msgr. Robert Lunsford

Confirmation - Christ the King, Ann Arbor
7:00pm
Celebrant: Msgr. Steven Raica

May 20 - 21
Diaconate Formation Board Interviews

May 22
Confirmation - Holy Rosary, Flint
7:00pm
Celebrant: Msgr. Robert Lunsford

May 24
Memorial Day Mass - St. Mary Cemetery, Pinckney
9:00am
(in case of rain, Mass will be held inside the church)

May 25
Body & Blood of Christ

May 26
Memorial Day

Diocesan Central Service Offices Closed

For complete list of Memorial Day Mass schedule's and locations, click here.

May 27
CCMI (Christians Concerned about Mental Illness) - Monthly meetings with prayer, fellowship & book discussion (Hidden Victims Hidden Healers)
12:00 - 1:00pm
Diocesan Center - Logos
Contact: jdavis@dioceseoflansing.org

May 31
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

June 1
Confirmation - St. Andrew Dung-Lac Parish, Lansing
11:00am
Celebrant: Msgr. Robert Lunsford

June 5
Diocesan Coordinating Commission

June 6 - 7
Ministry Formation Retreat - St. Francis Retreat Center, DeWitt

June 14
Holy Hour of Vocations - No ordinations in 2008

June 15
Father's Day

June 15 - 20
DYLC (Diocesan Youth Leadership Camp) - Bethany House, DeWitt

June 16
Deadline for application for ministry certification for Fall 2008

June 16 - 20
Math Curriculum Institute

June 17
Remarriage Facilitator's Meeting - Diocesan Center
6:30pm

June 19
Diocesan Pastoral Council Meeting

June 21
Celebrating 30 Years of Loyola Program

June 24
Nativity of St. John the Baptist

June 24 - 25
NACFLM (National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers) Annual Meeting - San Francisco, CA

June 25
Diocesan Cedar Point Day - Sandusky, Ohio

June 26 - 30
SmartMarriage Conference - San Francisco, CA

June 27
Senior Priest Appreciation Luncheon

June 28
Candidacy Mass for Seminarians - St. Thomas Aquinas, East Lansing
4:30pm televised Mass

July 4
Independence Day

Central Service Offices Closed

July 24
Priest Summer Day - Bethany House, DeWitt
Presenter: Msgr. Jeffrey Monforton, Rector of Sacred Heart Seminary

July 25
Lugnuts Game - Family Night Celebrating Vocations

August
2nd Annual Priest Golf Outing

August 9
2nd Annual "Run thru Hell" - raising money for college seminarian costs - Hell, Michigan (near St. Mary, Pinckney)

August 9 - 10
Vocations to Permanent Diaconate celebrated this weekend in parishes as per regional preparation

August 10
Peter Pence (Holy Father) Collection

August 14 - 17
Seminarian Summer Gathering at Bethany House, DeWitt

August 15
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Holy Day of Obligation - USA

August 16
Conversations in Ministry
Theme: Diversity Workshops or "Chataqua"
9:00am - 3:00pm
Location to be announced
Presenter: Ron Landfair, Director, Black Cathlic Ministry

August 17
Seminary Informational Dinner - Bethany House, DeWitt

August 17 - 18
Discernment Retreat for Seminarian Prospects

August 27
Premanent Diaconate Rite of Candidacy and Permanent Diaconate Institution to Acolyte - St. Mary Cathedral (Mass)
7:00pm
Reception to follow in St. Mary Cathedral Parish Hall

September 9
Seminarian Golf Outing Fund Raiser - Hawk Hollow and Eagle Eye Golf Courses
Sponsored by the Diocese of Lansing and the Knights of Columbus

September 28
American Evangelization Appeal

October 3 - 5
Deacon Community Convocation - Shanty Creek, Bellaire, MI
Theme: "Renewing Sunday Preaching"
Presenters: NOCERCC team

October 6 - 9
30th Annual Presbyteral Convocation - Shanty Creek, Bellaire, MI
Theme: "Renewing Sunday Preaching"
Presenters: NOCERCC team

October 12
Laity Sunday

October 19
Mission Sunday (Propagation of the Faith)

October 24
Lay Ministry Convocation - Chataqua (TBA)

October 26
Priesthood Sunday - always the last Sunday of October
something new that has been started to celebrate priesthood

November
Ongoing Formation Event

November 1
All Saints (Solemnity)

November 2
Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls)

November 8
Lay Ecclesial Commissioning - St. Mary Cathedral
10:30am

November 22
Deacon Ordination??? - This is not certain yet

November 23
Campaign for Human Development

November 27
Thanksgiving

Central Service Offices Closed

November 28
Central Service Offices Closed

November 30
First Sunday of Advent

December 8
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Holy Day of Obligation - USA

December 9
Anniversary of the Dedication of St. Mary Cathedral - Diocese of Lansing

December 14
Retired Religious Collection

December 20 - 21
Seminarian Winter Gathering