Adoption and Foster Care Support: The Sanctuary of Life Action Committee will hold their first Adoption and Foster Support Group on Saturday, Feb. 3rd, 2024 from 6:00-9:00pm in the Cathedral Center at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler. Visit sanctityoflifetyler.org for more information.
Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass: The 2024 Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler on February 10, 2024 at 2:00pm. All couples celebrating an anniversary that ends in 0 or 5 or 50 or more years of marriage in 2024 are invited to attend. Registration is required. Visit https://stphilipinstitute.org/events/ or contact Deanna Johnston at 903-534-1077 x120 for more information.
Texas Needs Fatima Rosary Rally: Texas Needs Fatima Ministry is hosting a bi-lingual Eucharistic Rosary Rally at Saint James Catholic Church (297 Texas St., Sulphur Springs, TX) on Saturday, February 10, 2024 from 12:00pm to 1:30pm. Please join us as we pray before the Blessed Sacrament for our Holy Mother the Church and all your personal intentions. All are welcome and encouraged to come. The Immaculate Heart of Mary statue from Fatima will be present. Visit texasneedsfatima.org or contact Jeanne at 214-769-7540 for more information.
Youth Retreat 2024 by Saint John Bosco Youth Group: The Saint John Bosco Youth Group at St. Michael’s Catholic Church is hosting their 2024 Youth Retreat, February 16-18th. The retreat is bilingual for teenagers from 12 to 18 years old; Friday from 6pm-9pm (Familiy Day), Saturday from 8:30am – 6pm (Teens), Sunday starting with Holy Mass at 9am (Family) until 5pm (Teens) in Mount Pleasant Civic Center, 1800 N. Jefferson Ave., Mt. Pleasant, TX. Donation of $5 is suggested, and breakfast and lunch will be provided Saturday and Sunday. For more information follow our facebook page, Ministerio San Juan Bosco: https://www.facebook.com/grupojuvenilsjbmp or St. Michael’s Catholic Church web site page: https://stmichaelmp.org.
Women’s Discernment Encounters: The Dominican Sisters of Fatima will be hosting discernment sessions for women ages 18-35 who would like to know more about the religious life. The next meeting will be February 24, 2024 from 9am-3pm at Grace of Heaven Retreat Center (589 County Road 2391, Winnsboro, TX 75494.) Sessions will be offered the 4th Saturday of each month from February to May 2024. For more information contact Sr. M. Andrea Falconer, OP at (903)401-9950 or hdfparis.smaf@gmail.com.
March 2024
Diocesan Women’s Retreat: The 2024 Diocesan Women’s Retreat will be held on March 23, 2024 from 10am-4pm at the W.T. Brookshire Conference Center in Tyler. The theme for this year’s retreat is They That Wait and will feature keynote presentations from Heather Khym, Rachel Bulman, and Regina Boyd. For more information or to register for the retreat, please visit https://stphilipinstitute.org/events.
May 2024
Project Rachel Retreat: Project Rachel’s one day Retreat is a life-giving journey for women who struggle with the emotional and spiritual pain caused by abortion, where they can experience the mercy and compassion of God. This retreat helps the suffering soul to begin the healing journey by finding a voice and transforming the pain of the past into hope for the future. The next retreat will be held on May 4, 2024. For more information and to register, call or text 903-539-2941 or email mary.projectrachel@protonmail.com.
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