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By Colleen Vermeulen UPCOMING EVENTS Courtesy of Homiletic and Pastoral Review

Our parishes are busy. Many seem to be vibrant with activity. Yet activity alone is no guarantee that a parish contains discipling communities ... where relationships that allow for apprenticeship in the Christian life abound ... "encouraged by one another's faith" as St. Paul was in his ecclesial community. Click here to read the whole article: Vibrant isn't about busy: Organizing parish life for What's going on? discipleship

Women's Conference 2014: When: 8am on March 8, 2014 Where: St. Pius X Parish, Appleton

Fallen-away Catholics: Rekindling the Light When: 6:30pm on March 13, 20 2014 Where: St. Hubert's Parish in Rosiere

Oremus: Learn the basics of prayer JOHN XXIII When: For the dates, click- link ! Where: St. 's Church in SYMPOSIUM Oshkosh DON'T MISS IT!

Fallen-away Catholics: Rekindling the Light When: 6:30pm on March 18, 2014 Where: St. Isidore the Farmer Parish in Denmark

Team Day When: 9am-3:30pm March 20, 2014 Where: Radison Hotel and Conference Center

Fallen-away Catholics: Rekindling the Light Join us for a day to deepen and When: 9am-12:00pm Saturday, challenge your understanding March 22nd 2014 of faith and the world around us! Where: SS Peter and Paul Parish in Hortonville When: May 1, 2014 Motherhood, Work and Prayer Location: Silver Lake College When: 6:30pm at March 24, 2014 Franciscan Center for Music Where: St. Raphael's Church in Education and Performance Oshkosh 8:00-8:45am Registration America is Heaven 9am Mass with Bishop Ricken in College Chapel When: 11am on March 25, 2014 3:30pm Dismissal Where: St. Paul's Parish Combined Locks A day of adult faith formation for teachers, catechists, young adults, youth ministers and everyone interested in The Ecumenical Celebration of the the New Evangelization! Word of When: 7:00pm on March 25, 2014 Join Bishop Ricken, Bishop Ramirez and Allen F. Where: St. Gregory Church in St. Wright for Mass and keynote addresses on facets of the Nazianz New Evangelization including: • the call to holiness For Lent For Life • the life of When: 6:30pm on March 27, 2014 • serving the most vulnerable Where: St. Paul's Parish Com Locks To register, click here: Pope John XXIII Symposium

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Professionals Luncheon When: Thursday, April 10, 2014 Where: Beatitudes in Green Bay

Surge of Heart THIS YEAR! THE MARIAN When: Monday, March 31 2014 EUCHARISTIC CONFERENCE Where: Sacred Heart Parish in Shawano OCTOBER 3-4, 2014

Catholic Fest When: July 3-6, 2014 Where: CYE Main Camp / St. 's Retreat Center

Don't miss this opportunity to pray, worship, fellowship and listen to the talks of great speakers like Dr. , Fr. Gaitley, Fr. Rocky from Relevant Radio and our own, Bishop Ricken. For the conference schedule, sponsor information, registration information and vendor information, please visit the Diocese of Green Bay website by clicking here: Marian Eucharistic Conference

Please pray for the success of the 2014 Bishop's Appeal! Thank you!. THE COORDINATOR'S CORNER

Are you suffering? The prophets MARCH ARTICLE also suffered. Does it seem as though God is silent? The Read what Steven R. Hemler has felt this pain too. In fact, God to say about adult confirmation. He used the bitter experiences of the offers some very interesting Old Testament prophets to insights! communicate his Word. To read more, click here: Lamentations: Adult Confirmation: A Celebration When God is silent Whose Time Has Come Do you feel marginalized by your peers? The greatest reformers and game-changers in the Church were seldom understood by their peers. Indeed, great spiritual enterprises were frequently resisted by the good-intentioned people. Read what Dominican theologian had to say about those reformers who made a difference: Beyond Conformity to the Status Quo HOW TO START?

ADULT FAITH FORMATION Get your adult faith formation program started. A great how-to- RESOURCES booklet written by the Director of the Department of New Evangelization. -CATHOLIC WORD PUBLISHER GROUP-

Order one by clicking: Conversion: Journey into the Heart of God Father Robert Barron presents six Biblical stories of true conversion. They were people just like you who were called by Christ to become better. For more information, QUOTE OF THE click here: Conversion

MONTH: The Seven Deadly Sins:

"It is a prerogative of the Church Join Father Robert Barron for this engaging presentation that she is the vanquisher when concerning the Seven Deadly Sins, those great spiritual she is persecuted, that she blocks that inhibit our flourishing in relationship with God captures our intellects when her and one another. For more information, click here: The doctrines are questioned, that she Seven Deadly Sins conquers all at the very moment when she is abandoned by all."

-St. Hilary of

-LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA-

Are you looking for good Lenten ideas for adult faith formation programs? You might want to check out: Lent 2014: Four Lenten Promotions for Parishes by Lighthouse Catholic Media.

Don't miss the opportunity to celebrate two great feast days: St. Patrick's on March 17th and St. Joseph's on March 19th!

St. Patrick and St. Joseph, pray for us!

Joe Tremblay Adult Faith Formation Coordinator Department of New Evangelization Diocese of Green Bay

920-272-8313 | [email protected] 1825 Riverside Drive | P.O. Box 23825 | Green Bay, WI 54305-3825

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