You are warmly invited to join us for “Effective Ecclesial Integration” on Friday September 4th, 2026 at Saint Agnes Catholic Parish in Fowlerville. This event is designed for Clergy, parish staff, parish leaders and volunteers, and parishioners of any parish in the Diocese of Lansing and neighbor dioceses which minister multicultural parishioners.
This event will equip the participants on how to be a leader who knows how to foster unity in culturally diverse parishes. The session offers practical ways to communicate, build relationships, and work more effectively with people from other cultures. It also provides a pastoral roadmap for strengthening a sense of welcome, belonging, and shared responsibility within the parish community and other Catholic organizations.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Alejandro Aguilera-Titus, Assistant Director of Hispanic Affairs and National Coordinator for the V Encuentro (USCCB). We hope you’ll join us for this conference that will build off of the last year’s Conference Making Intercultural Communion Possible – Pathways for intercultural integration in Catholic parishes with Dr. Claudia Sadowski.
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Event Details:
When: Friday, September 4 | Starting at 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Where: St. Agnes Catholic Church 855 E Grand River Ave, Fowlerville, MI 48836
Who: Parish leaders and parishoners from the Diocese of Lansing and from neighbor Dioceses.
Registration closes on August 27.
COST: Free for all Parish leaders from the Diocese of Lansing $25 for DoL parishioners and for participants from neighbor Dioceses.
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If you have any questions please contact Susana at schapa@dioceseoflansing.org
Speaker
Dr. Alejandro Aguilera-Titus is a nationally recognized speaker and writer and currently serves as the national director of Hispanic/Latino ministry in the United States. He is also an adjunct professor at The Catholic University of America and co-author of the Profetas de Esperanza series published by St. Mary’s Press. During his forty years of pastoral work, Alejandro has served at the parish, diocesan, regional, and national levels. He has trained thousands of ministry leaders and has co-founded several national Hispanic/Latino Catholic organizations. Recently, Alejandro received the Raíces Award from the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry and the National Leadership Award from the National Catholic Association of Diocesan Directors of Hispanic Ministry. Alejandro holds a Doctorate in Ministry, a Master’s degree in Theology, and a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Journalism.