On Saturday, October 10th, The Office of Evangelization and Discipleship and the Collaborative on Special Needs and Disabilities are presenting a Special Needs Workshop for clergy, parish catechetical leaders, youth ministers, catechists, special needs ministry volunteers and parents.

Come to learn how to assist special needs students in encountering and growing closer to Christ with creative lesson adaptations.  

This day is for all who minister with special needs children and will begin at 9:00 am and conclude by noon.  

Joe Paprocki from Loyola Press will present "Communicating the Plan" easy and effective ways to communicate the vision and plan for faith formation programming in an ever-changing environment.  Newly ordained, Fr. Matthew Nwafor will share in prayer with us along with a spiritual reflection by Durham's new Christian Band the Meek Squad. 

Enlace del evento/Event Link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/857004565

Encuentro Virtual: “¡La Verdadera Libertad!” Que Cristo Nos Da - Galatas 5, 

Join other men (ages 17-35) from around the diocese in the 2020 Ultimate Seminarian Invitational. Due to the coronavirus, we will observe the prescriptions for separation and interaction as suggested by the CDC, as well as the NC state mask mandate. Wear athletic shoes and sports clothes; we will provide water. Dinner will be provided by the Knights of Columbus. It is a fun-filled afternoon where good friendships are made with our seminarians.

Project Rachel Post Abortion Healing Retreat

Online:  Bishop Zarama will speak from his heart about ministering during COVID-19 and the opportunity for all of us to seize this moment to do something beautiful for God. Our musical guest Mr. Tony Melendez will lead us (in the words of St. Pope John Paul II) “toward hope.”

A White Mass is a Mass offered for health-care professionals and others involved in the medical field, as an opportunity to reflect on the role of Catholics in health care. The White Mass is also an opportunity for the building, supporting, and strengthening of ties between health-care workers, patients, and the community at large.

The Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Luis Zarama.

We invite all Piedmont Deanery personnel who have already attended a Safe Environment Training class: Would you like to be trained to facilitate these sessions that help adults gain the capacity to recognize and report child abuse and neglect? Dr. John Pendergrass, Assistant Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Raleigh, will be conducting the training. Please call or register to secure a place for training.

En la Parroquia Santa Familia de la ciudad de Hillsborough se realizará una capacitación para “Reconocer y reportar el abuso y la negligencia infantil”. Este programa, acerca de un ambiente seguro, es requerido para todo el clero, los empleados y aquellos en cargos de liderazgo que trabajan con niños y jóvenes. Esta capacitación es tanto para aquellos que la hacen por primera vez, como para los que necesitan la actualización de los 5 años.

Holy Family Parish in Hillsborough will host a training in recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect. This is the safe environment training that is required for all clergy, employees and those in leadership positions with children and youth. This session is for either initial safe environment training or for those needing the 5-year renewal. To register, please call Linda LaClair, S.E. Coordinator, at telephone 919-267-9707 or email: lllaclair51@gmail.com.