DIOCESAN WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
June 2022
Bishop Farrell Library Open House! Join us June 25th 2:00 – 5:00 and June 26th 10:00 – 3:00. Located at 698 King St. West, on the beautiful grounds of the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King. Learn about The Saint John’s Bible and our Library resources. Free books available!
NEW: CATECHIST FORMATION PROGRAM - The Diocese of Hamilton is pleased to offer a catechist formation program through Dayton University's Virtual Learning Community for Adult Faith Formation. This program is open to Pastor recommended candidates. Topics covered during our year together will include:
• The New Directory for Catechesis
• The relationship between evangelization and catechesis
• Sacramental preparation
• Culture and its impact on ministry
• Additional specialized formation for ministry with all stages of life.
For more information contact your Pastor or the Evangelization and Catechesis Office catechesis@hamiltondiocese.com.
Family Love: A Vocation and A Path to Holiness is the sixth and final talk for the Hamilton Diocesan Speaker Series celebrating the Year of Amoris Laetitia Family. Our guest speaker will be Most Reverend Daniel J. Miehm, Bishop of the Diocese of Peterborough and former Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton Diocese. Bishop Miehm will look at how through the life of the family and the love shared by its members, children learn about themselves and the seeds of their vocation are born. Every person is called to live in their family knowing the family itself is a call to an important vocation. Parents and children find their path to holiness with the vocation of the family. Join us Wednesday, June 15th from 7-8:30p.m. Check the Diocesan website at Speaker Series – Amoris Laetitia www.hamiltondiocese.com to register. For information, contact Teresa Hartnett at thartnett@hamiltondiocese.com or 905-528-7988 ext. 2250.
ON-LINE LEARNING OFFERED THROUGH DAYTON UNIVERSITY (VLCFF) - The Diocese of Hamilton is pleased to have The University of Dayton: Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) as a partner in adult faith formation. The VLCFF is a living adult faith community offering online learning opportunities to address the learning needs of adults in our Diocese. To Inform, Encourage and Heal is a NEW four-week online seminar in which you will have opportunity to engage meaningfully in the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Following the course texts and online discussions, you will gain a greater understanding of your role as a Catholic Christian in the work of reconciliation and solidarity in support of Indigenous communities. For more information or to register for the June 2022 session, visit https://www.hamiltondioceselearns.com/ or email catechesis@hamiltondiocese.com.
ReStart – Starting over after separation or divorce with support, care and tools for your journey. We invite you to our upcoming zoom sessions one on Thursday, June 9th starting at 7 p.m. Join us for this informative session. Check out the Diocesan website at: https://hamiltondiocese.com/offices/family-ministry/divorce-separation.php to register and find out more detail. You can also check this page for information about our upcoming ReStart program taking place this fall. If you have questions, call the Family Ministry Office at 905-528-7988 ext. 2249.
Grief Relief - Has someone you cared about died? Are you grieving the loss of the person’s presence in your life?
Are you looking for relief from the feelings associated with the loss of this loved one? You are not alone! The Diocese of Hamilton will be offering a six week online grief program on Tuesday evenings from 7 – 8:30 p.m. You are welcome to join all or any of the sessions on June 7, 14 & 21st. Find out more on the Diocesan website and register to receive the zoom link at https://hamiltondiocese.com/offices/family-ministry/grief-support, or call Teresa at 905-528-7988 ext. 2250.
Wedding Anniversary Mass 2022 Registration - The Wedding Anniversary Mass, which would normally have been scheduled for June of 2022, will not occur this year due to the continued concerns around COVID-19. We invite you to register your 25, 40, 50, 60 and 60 plus years of marriage on the Diocesan website at https://hamiltondiocese.com/ and we will be happy to send you the certificate you would have received from Bishop Crosby at the Mass. The Wedding Anniversary Mass is listed on the home page under Upcoming Events.
Evenings with His Excellency, Bishop Lobsinger – Join Auxiliary Bishop, Wayne Lobsinger, for Evenings with His Excellency, an opportunity to learn more and ask questions about our Catholic Faith. You may attend online or in person at Canadian Martyrs Parish, Hamilton, on the 2nd Friday of every month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit: https://www.canadianmartyrshamilton.com/upcoming/2021/9/10/evenings-with-his-excellency.
NEW: CATECHIST FORMATION PROGRAM - The Diocese of Hamilton is pleased to offer a catechist formation program through Dayton University's Virtual Learning Community for Adult Faith Formation. This program is open to Pastor recommended candidates. Topics covered during our year together will include:
• The New Directory for Catechesis
• The relationship between evangelization and catechesis
• Sacramental preparation
• Culture and its impact on ministry
• Additional specialized formation for ministry with all stages of life.
For more information contact your Pastor or the Evangelization and Catechesis Office catechesis@hamiltondiocese.com.
Family Love: A Vocation and A Path to Holiness is the sixth and final talk for the Hamilton Diocesan Speaker Series celebrating the Year of Amoris Laetitia Family. Our guest speaker will be Most Reverend Daniel J. Miehm, Bishop of the Diocese of Peterborough and former Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton Diocese. Bishop Miehm will look at how through the life of the family and the love shared by its members, children learn about themselves and the seeds of their vocation are born. Every person is called to live in their family knowing the family itself is a call to an important vocation. Parents and children find their path to holiness with the vocation of the family. Join us Wednesday, June 15th from 7-8:30p.m. Check the Diocesan website at Speaker Series – Amoris Laetitia www.hamiltondiocese.com to register. For information, contact Teresa Hartnett at thartnett@hamiltondiocese.com or 905-528-7988 ext. 2250.
ON-LINE LEARNING OFFERED THROUGH DAYTON UNIVERSITY (VLCFF) - The Diocese of Hamilton is pleased to have The University of Dayton: Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) as a partner in adult faith formation. The VLCFF is a living adult faith community offering online learning opportunities to address the learning needs of adults in our Diocese. To Inform, Encourage and Heal is a NEW four-week online seminar in which you will have opportunity to engage meaningfully in the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Following the course texts and online discussions, you will gain a greater understanding of your role as a Catholic Christian in the work of reconciliation and solidarity in support of Indigenous communities. For more information or to register for the June 2022 session, visit https://www.hamiltondioceselearns.com/ or email catechesis@hamiltondiocese.com.
ReStart – Starting over after separation or divorce with support, care and tools for your journey. We invite you to our upcoming zoom sessions one on Thursday, June 9th starting at 7 p.m. Join us for this informative session. Check out the Diocesan website at: https://hamiltondiocese.com/offices/family-ministry/divorce-separation.php to register and find out more detail. You can also check this page for information about our upcoming ReStart program taking place this fall. If you have questions, call the Family Ministry Office at 905-528-7988 ext. 2249.
Grief Relief - Has someone you cared about died? Are you grieving the loss of the person’s presence in your life?
Are you looking for relief from the feelings associated with the loss of this loved one? You are not alone! The Diocese of Hamilton will be offering a six week online grief program on Tuesday evenings from 7 – 8:30 p.m. You are welcome to join all or any of the sessions on June 7, 14 & 21st. Find out more on the Diocesan website and register to receive the zoom link at https://hamiltondiocese.com/offices/family-ministry/grief-support, or call Teresa at 905-528-7988 ext. 2250.
Wedding Anniversary Mass 2022 Registration - The Wedding Anniversary Mass, which would normally have been scheduled for June of 2022, will not occur this year due to the continued concerns around COVID-19. We invite you to register your 25, 40, 50, 60 and 60 plus years of marriage on the Diocesan website at https://hamiltondiocese.com/ and we will be happy to send you the certificate you would have received from Bishop Crosby at the Mass. The Wedding Anniversary Mass is listed on the home page under Upcoming Events.
Evenings with His Excellency, Bishop Lobsinger – Join Auxiliary Bishop, Wayne Lobsinger, for Evenings with His Excellency, an opportunity to learn more and ask questions about our Catholic Faith. You may attend online or in person at Canadian Martyrs Parish, Hamilton, on the 2nd Friday of every month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit: https://www.canadianmartyrshamilton.com/upcoming/2021/9/10/evenings-with-his-excellency.
synod of bishops 2023
Pope Francis recently announced that the next Synod of Bishops will take place in October 2023. The Theme of the Synod is: For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission. For the first time, the meeting will be the culmination of a “three-year path” involving all of the People of God at every level of the Church. This “path” is a process rather than an event, which Pope Francis will solemnly inaugurate this October 9-10, is meant to be a manifestation of “synodality) which is a form that realizes the participation of all the people of God in mission.
The synodal path will take place in three phases. The first phase (October 2021to April 2022) begins on October 17th under the leadership of the Bishop in each Diocese. This stage is conceived as a broad consultation with the People of God in each Diocese. The second phase (September 2022 to March 2023) is the “continental” phase. This will involve the fruit of deliberations on each Continent. For example, Canada and the United States of America will collate their responses to the questions posed by the Holy See and submit them to the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops in Rome by March 2023. The final phase of the Synod will take place in October 2023 with the celebration of the Assembly of Bishops in Rome.
In the Diocese of Hamilton, a Committee has been established to guide the Diocesan Phase of the Synodal Process. Information will be sent to the Parishes in late October and the parishioners in the Diocese of Hamilton will have an opportunity to respond to the questions to be considered by the Synod. The actual consultation will take place beginning in November and conclude by mid-December, so that our Diocesan Report can be prepared and sent to the Ontario Assembly of Catholic Bishops to be included in the Canadian report. We pray for the success of this unique and historic synodal process:
We stand before You, Holy Spirit, as we gather together in your name.
With you alone to guide us, make yourself at home in our hearts;
Teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it.
We are weak and sinful; do not let us promote disorder.
Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path nor partiality influence our actions.
Let us find in you our unity so that we may journey together to eternal life
and not stray from the way of the truth and what is right.
All this we ask of you, who are at work in every place and time,
in the communion of the Father and the Son,
for ever and ever. Amen.
The synodal path will take place in three phases. The first phase (October 2021to April 2022) begins on October 17th under the leadership of the Bishop in each Diocese. This stage is conceived as a broad consultation with the People of God in each Diocese. The second phase (September 2022 to March 2023) is the “continental” phase. This will involve the fruit of deliberations on each Continent. For example, Canada and the United States of America will collate their responses to the questions posed by the Holy See and submit them to the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops in Rome by March 2023. The final phase of the Synod will take place in October 2023 with the celebration of the Assembly of Bishops in Rome.
In the Diocese of Hamilton, a Committee has been established to guide the Diocesan Phase of the Synodal Process. Information will be sent to the Parishes in late October and the parishioners in the Diocese of Hamilton will have an opportunity to respond to the questions to be considered by the Synod. The actual consultation will take place beginning in November and conclude by mid-December, so that our Diocesan Report can be prepared and sent to the Ontario Assembly of Catholic Bishops to be included in the Canadian report. We pray for the success of this unique and historic synodal process:
We stand before You, Holy Spirit, as we gather together in your name.
With you alone to guide us, make yourself at home in our hearts;
Teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it.
We are weak and sinful; do not let us promote disorder.
Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path nor partiality influence our actions.
Let us find in you our unity so that we may journey together to eternal life
and not stray from the way of the truth and what is right.
All this we ask of you, who are at work in every place and time,
in the communion of the Father and the Son,
for ever and ever. Amen.