Diocese of Joliet

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

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AUGUST 2010

For parish events, please visit the parish websites.

Aug.: August 2010 Office of Divine Worship Calendar for information about solemnities, feasts, memorials, etc.

Aug.: Scripture Opportunities Around the Diocese during August. Contact: Religious Education Office, 815-838-6475. For those interested in Scripture study.

Aug.: Signed Masses Around the Diocese during August. Contact: Religious Education Office, 815-838-6475. For the deaf community.

Aug.: ¿Se Habla Espanol? Counseling in Spanish on Wednesdays through Agape Missions of Joliet at Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Joliet. Every Wednesday counseling in Spanish is available to individuals, couples and families. The cost is free. For an appointment call Carlos Aquino, MA at 815-723-1548 x23. For information about Masses in Spanish in the Diocese of Joliet click HERE.

Aug.: Community Support and Education Events, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Center, Wheaton. Call for more information: 630-462-4081. For information about Marianjoy support groups, e.g., caregivers, chronic pain, & stroke support groups, click HERE.

Aug. 1: St. Alphonsus Liguori's Feast Day

Aug. 2-7: High School Local Mission (SWIM). 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Art Sheridan 815-834-4072.

Aug. 3: Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood Teachers - Day 1. 8:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Pam Gean 815-838-2181.

Aug. 4: St. John Mary Vianney's Feast Day

Aug. 4: Back to School Fair DuPage County. 11:00 am - 6:30 pm, DuPage County Fairgrounds, Wheaton. For more information Mary Tarnow 630-495-8008.

Aug. 5: New Principal Orientation. 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., CSO Conference Room, St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Barbara Ronspies 815-838-2181.

Aug. 5: JDPA Executive Board Meeting. 1:30 p.m., CSO Conference Room, St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Madonna Turner 815-838-2181.

Aug. 5: Back to School Fair Will County. 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., University of St. Francis. For more information Demetria Carr 815-774-4663.

Aug. 5: Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood Teachers - Day 2. 8:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Pam Gean 815-838-2181.

Aug. 5: New Catechetical Leader Orientation. 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., St. Petronille, Glen Ellyn. For more information Tom Quinlan 815-838-6475.

Aug. 7: Theology-on-Tap Finale Celebration. 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Paul Jarzembowski 815-834-4047.

Aug. 8: St. Dominic's Feast Day

Aug. 8: Natural Family Planning in Spanish Session 1. 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. The Joliet Diocesan Natural Family Planning Program teaches the Billings Ovulation Method (BOMA) of NFP. For more information Lupita Sorich 815-932-9275.

Aug. 10: St. Lawrence's Feast Day

Aug. 10: Natural Family Planning Session 1. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. The Joliet Diocesan Natural Family Planning Program teaches the Billings Ovulation Method (BOMA) of NFP. Classes are held at St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center on the first Tuesday of each month, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Parishes may arrange for classes on site. Contact Karen Buchert at kasbuchert@comcast.net or 630-551-1712.

Aug. 10-11: Diocesan Teacher Orientation. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Pam Gean 815-838-2181/Joyce Donahue 815-838-6475.

Aug. 11: St. Clare's Feast Day

Aug. 12: New Principal Orientation. 8:00 a.m., St. Petronille, Glen Ellyn. For more information Barbara Ronspies 815-838-2181.

Aug. 12: Cackie Upchurch, Scripture and Eucharist. 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Joyce Donahue 815-838-6475.

Aug. 13-15: Source & Summit: Young Adult Retreat. St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Paul Jarzembowski 815-834-4047.

Aug. 14: St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe's Feast Day

Aug. 15: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Aug. 15th - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a holy day of obligation when it falls on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Sunday. When it falls on a Saturday or Monday it is a Holy Day without obligation.

Aug. 16: JOB articles due at the Chancery

Aug. 17: Respect Life Advisory Board Meeting. 7:00 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Life Office 630-718-2121.

Aug. 17: DIBELS Training for K-3 Teachers. 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Pam Gean 815-838-2181.

Aug. 18: K4J (Kids For Jesus). Time TBA, St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Pam Gean 815-838-2181.

Aug. 19: Region I Institute. Drury Lane. For more information Pam Gean 815-838-2181.

Aug. 19: Diaconate Class ’13, Rite of Candidacy Practicum. 6:45 pm-7:30 pm, St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Deacon Bart Federici 815-834-4090.

Aug. 20: JOB inserts due at the Chancery

Aug. 20: Diaconate Class 2013 Rite of Candidacy. 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Deacon Bart Federici 815-834-4090.

Aug. 21: St. Pius X's Feast Day

Aug. 21-22: Young Adult Retreat. 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Javier Aguilera 815-834-4007.

Aug. 22: The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Feast Day

Aug. 22: Natural Family Planning in Spanish Session 2. 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center.The Joliet Diocesan Natural Family Planning Program teaches the Billings Ovulation Method (BOMA) of NFP. For more information Lupita Sorich 815-932-9275.

Aug. 24: St. Bartholomew's Feast Day

Aug. 24: Natural Family Planning Session 2. 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. The Joliet Diocesan Natural Family Planning Program teaches the Billings Ovulation Method (BOMA) of NFP. Parishes may arrange for classes on site. Contact Karen Buchert at kasbuchert@comcast.net or 630-551-1712.

Aug. 27 through Sept. 11: Africa Mission to Kenya. For more information Art Sheridan 815-834-4072.

Aug. 28: St. Augustine's Feast Day

Aug. 28: Capacitacion Classes. 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center. For more information Miguel Moreno 815-834-4037.

Aug. 28: Catechist Initial Formation Day. 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., St Isidore, Bloomingdale. For more information Joyce Donahue 815-838-6475.

Aug. 29: The Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist

Aug. 29: Thirty-second Annual Wedding Anniversary Mass. 2:00 p.m. St. Raymond Nonnatus Cathedral, Joliet. For more information Jim Healy 815-838-5334.

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