Upcoming Events

May - June | July - August | September - December 2008

May 31, 2008

St. Charles Lwanga Center's Ecumenical Liturgical Workshop on Spirituality and Ways to Reach the Masses
featuring dynamic presenters: Fr. Art Cavitt, Hector Molina, and others. Music ministers, Seri Oliver Grant, Mrs. Catherine Grant, and the Unity Liturgical Group

Purpose:

• To provide practical ways to make God's word more relevant in daily life
• To share why it is important to feel "welcome" when attending worship
• To provide instruction for effectively reconciling relational conflicts
• To motivate worshippers to go out and spread the good news about a difference God has made your life and more involved
• To discuss and share the role of music in worship

Cost: $20.00 per registrant includes continental breakfast, lunch and workshop materials.

Registration Information:
Please contact the Lwanga Center,
314.367.7929 for more specific details

Location:
St. Louis Catholic Academy
4720 Carter Avenue,
St. Louis, Missouri 63115

For more information
Contact Mrs. Margaret Washington,
Administrative Assistant for the Lwanga Center
314.367.7929

June 3, 2008

St. Charles Lwanga Center's Patronal Saints Celebration of the Holy Eucharist Fr. Art Cavitt, Celebrant. Music ministers, Seri Oliver Grant, Mrs. Catherine Grant

Celebrating the faithful witness of St. Charles Lwanga, leader of a group of 22 young men of Uganda, who were burned to death on June 3, 1886. Pope Paul VI canonized the martyrs in 1964.

Cost: Free will offerings always welcomed
Registration Information:
Please contact the Lwanga Center,
314.367.7929 for more specific details

Location:
Cardinal Ritter College Preparatory School,
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Chapel
701 North Spring Avenue,
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
Mass will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Phone: 314-367.7929

For more information contact:
Mrs. Margaret Washington,
Administrative Assistant for the Lwanga Center

June 6-8, 2008

The Florida Conference of Offices of Black Catholic Ministry
Living the gifts of the Sacraments through Our Cultural Diversity

This conference is for Black Catholics in the State of Florida who attended or was not able to attend Congress X. We as director are carrying on the theme of Congress X, which we feel is very important to our brothers and sisters here in Florida.

Registration Information:
Deadline: Registration needs to be in by May 15th
Cost: Adult - 125.00, youths 100.00, late registration 150.00

Hotel Information:
Hotel: Wyndham Jacksonville Riverwalk
1515 Prudential Dr., Jacksonville, Florida, 32207
Phone: 904-396-5100 or 877-999-3223
Room Costs: $109 Doubles, $119 Triple, $129 Quad

Contact Information:
Gwen Robinson, 904-854-0661
or gwrobinson@ccbjax.org

June 14, 2008

Men Gathering In The Spirit
A day of prayer, education, fellowship, challenge and peace. At the Annual Pre-Father's Day Breakfast

Saturday June 14, 2008, from 8am- 12 noon
St. Matthews Church Hall
5401 Loch Raven Blvd.
Baltimore, Maryland
Tickets 5.00 for Breakfast, tables cost 40.00

For more information please contact
Deacon Rubio- St. Matthews 410-207-8591
Deacon Barksdale- St. Bernardine 410 404-7133
Mr. Walter Stokes St. Gregory 410710-9830

Reserve a table for your group

June 15, 2008

Caribbean Catholic Of North America (CCNA)

Invites you to attend its First Caribbean Mass

Most Rev. Henry J. Mansell, Archbishop of Hartford, Presider
Rev. Michael Upson, Spiritual Advisor to CCNA, of Rochester New York, Homilist

Sunday, June 15, 2008, 10:00 AM
St. Justin Church, 230 Blue Hills Avenue, Hartford, CT

Caribbean Style Picnic immediately after Mass

Additional Highlights: Spiritually uplifting Holy Mass with Caribbean Music; Honor Guards: Knights of Columbus, Knights of St. Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary of St. Peter Claver; Hartford Steel Symphony (Steel Drum Band). Picnic: Caribbean music, Caribbean foods, games for the children; LOTS OF FUN!

For more information, please call 860-243-0648 or 860-242-8034
All are invited!

June 22-July19, 2008

Institute for Black Catholic Studies
SUMMER SESSION-2008

Organization: Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans

Administrator/faculty arrival week of June 22

Students:
Summer 2 Registration June 27
Classes Begin June 30 and end July 19
Published Dates July 27-July 19

Visit Web Site: www.xula.edu/IBCS

June 27-29, 2008

4th Annual North Carolina Black Catholic Conference "Celebrating & Proclaiming our Black Catholic Faith" Celebrating 30 years of Evangelization
Organization: African Ancestry Ministry & Evangelization Diocese of Raleigh

This conference will focus on the needs of Black Catholics with workshops on Respect Life, Vocations, Spiritual Life, Evangelization , HIV/AIDS, and the needs of our brothers & sister from Africa that are here in the United States, Catholic Education and Catholic Home Schooling.

Cost: Registration $150.00 full conference, Family of 4 -$300.00
Location: Sheraton Capital Center Downtown Raleigh NC
Registration Information:
Please visit Diocese of Raleigh web site for registration information and schedule

For more information contact:
Martha Carter-Bailey
Email:
Telephone: 919-821-9762

May - June | July - August | September - December 2008

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