Come to beautiful St. Monica parish on Thursday, December 5, to adore the Lord Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament by candlelight, with beautiful meditative music provided by musicians of the parish.

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Home for the Holidays: Steps to Awaken Faith in Our Adult Children will be Thursday, December 5, at 7 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul parish (Life Center), 1502 E Wallen Rd.

​​If you are concerned about your adult child who has strayed from the practice of the faith, you are not alone. Learn steps to awaken faith in your adult children while they are home for the holidays. Sean Allen, Founder of Ablaze Mission, and Lisa Everett, Diocesan Director of Marriage & Family Ministry, will present practical steps to rekindle faith in young adults based on the book, Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church by Brandon Vogt. Refreshments will be provided. The evening is free of charge. A copy of the Return book will be provided, so please register so that we know how many people to expect: ablazemission.org/return.

​Please join us for this Advent evening of hope and help!

The University of Saint Francis Holiday Bazaar will be Saturday, December 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Rolland Center, 1200 Leesburg Rd. Featured artist and artisan booths from various disciplines, and live music will be offered. Free custom tote bags for the first 200 patrons.

This event is free and open to the public.

Contact Alumni Relations at 260-399-8032 or [email protected] with questions.

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Learn about the legacy of St. Nicholas while enjoying breakfast, story time, crafts and other activities with family and friends on Saturday, December 7 from 10 a.m. to noon at the University of Saint Francis North Campus Gym, 2702 Spring Street.

This is a ticketed event. Please select “Register” to purchase tickets for you and your family. $15 per person 13 years and older, $7 per person ages 2-12, free for under 2 years.

Contact Alumni Relations at 260-399-8032 or [email protected] with questions.

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During this Advent Season in preparation for the Birth of the Savior, join together in a Public Square Rosary Rally outside the Allen County Courthouse on Saturday, December 7, at noon. The Rally will take about 40 minutes and will be a much needed witness to the secular world. Please invite your family and friends to join us.

Come to fellowship with St. Nick and have a nice breakfast buffet of pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes. Music and gifts are also provided.

Come with your family hungry and leave full of Joy. for this second Sunday of Advent.

An interpreted for the deaf will be present this Sunday morning, December 8, at the 11am Mass at St. Matthew Cathedral, 1701 Miami St., South Bend, IN 46613. An interpreter from Community Services All Deaf (CSAD) provides ASL (American Sign Language). St. Matthew Cathedral Parish and the Diocesan Deaf Ministry partner to offer these Masses:

• 1st Sunday of the month: 4pm Saturday evening

• 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sundays on the month: 11am Sunday morning

If you would like to raise awareness for the Deaf Ministry and assist in its efforts to provide support for the deaf members of the Catholic community in our diocese, please contact Allison Sturm at [email protected] or at 260-399-1452.

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This weekly Sunday 1:30 pm Sensory-Friendly Mass at St. Vincent’s provides a safe, comfortable, and stigma-free setting for children and adults with sensory challenges, mental illness, or any kind of disability to feel engaged and experience Mass in a meaningful way. To find out more information about this Mass at St. Vincent or if you are interested in offering a sensory-friendly Mass at your parish, please contact Allison Sturm at [email protected] or 260.399.1452.

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Experience the Nativity on the steps of the Oratory of St. Francis, 2701 Spring St., portrayed by members of the Saint Francis community on Sunday, December 8 at 6 p.m. Surrounding Mirror Lake will be luminaries honoring loved ones. Purchase a luminary at saintfrancis.givingfuel.com/lights.

The Living Nativity is free and open to the public.

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An interpreted for the deaf will be present this Sunday morning, December 15, at the 11am Mass at St. Matthew Cathedral, 1701 Miami St., South Bend, IN 46613. An interpreter from Community Services All Deaf (CSAD) provides ASL (American Sign Language). St. Matthew Cathedral Parish and the Diocesan Deaf Ministry partner to offer these Masses:

• 1st Sunday of the month: 4pm Saturday evening

• 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sundays on the month: 11am Sunday morning

If you would like to raise awareness for the Deaf Ministry and assist in its efforts to provide support for the deaf members of the Catholic community in our diocese, please contact Allison Sturm at [email protected] or at 260-399-1452.

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This weekly Sunday 1:30 pm Sensory-Friendly Mass at St. Vincent’s provides a safe, comfortable, and stigma-free setting for children and adults with sensory challenges, mental illness, or any kind of disability to feel engaged and experience Mass in a meaningful way. To find out more information about this Mass at St. Vincent or if you are interested in offering a sensory-friendly Mass at your parish, please contact Allison Sturm at [email protected] or 260.399.1452.

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Handel’s Messiah will be presented on Sunday, December 15, at 2:30 p.m. at the T. Furth Center for the Performing Arts, 500 W Maumee St., by Steuben County Festival Choir & Orchestra and directed by J. Joseph Peters. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online https://trineutickets.universitytickets.com/.

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FW Jovenes are hosting the 2nd Annual Family Posada to celebrate the Christmas Novena. Posadas are done in Latin America to commemorate Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of a place for the Christ Child to be born. Rosary begins after the 5 p.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. All families are invited to join!

Please register for the event here: https://forms.gle/d687JLpvDWp4ibfa7

Schedule:

5 p.m. Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

6:15 p.m. Bilingual Rosary

6:45 p.m. Candle-lit procession to St. Mary’s Catholic Church

7:30 p.m. Food/Fiesta

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An interpreted for the deaf will be present this Sunday morning, December 22, at the 11am Mass at St. Matthew Cathedral, 1701 Miami St., South Bend, IN 46613. An interpreter from Community Services All Deaf (CSAD) provides ASL (American Sign Language). St. Matthew Cathedral Parish and the Diocesan Deaf Ministry partner to offer these Masses:

• 1st Sunday of the month: 4pm Saturday evening

• 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sundays on the month: 11am Sunday morning

If you would like to raise awareness for the Deaf Ministry and assist in its efforts to provide support for the deaf members of the Catholic community in our diocese, please contact Allison Sturm at [email protected] or at 260-399-1452.

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This weekly Sunday 1:30 pm Sensory-Friendly Mass at St. Vincent’s provides a safe, comfortable, and stigma-free setting for children and adults with sensory challenges, mental illness, or any kind of disability to feel engaged and experience Mass in a meaningful way. To find out more information about this Mass at St. Vincent or if you are interested in offering a sensory-friendly Mass at your parish, please contact Allison Sturm at [email protected] or 260.399.1452.

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This weekly Sunday 1:30 pm Sensory-Friendly Mass at St. Vincent’s provides a safe, comfortable, and stigma-free setting for children and adults with sensory challenges, mental illness, or any kind of disability to feel engaged and experience Mass in a meaningful way. To find out more information about this Mass at St. Vincent or if you are interested in offering a sensory-friendly Mass at your parish, please contact Allison Sturm at [email protected] or 260.399.1452.

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Please join us on the first Tuesday of the month for the Little Flower Holy Hour for vocations at 7pm at St. Matthew Cathedral. Each month the Holy Hour for vocations will be led by a different presider. This month the presider will be Fr. Steve LaCroix, CSC from Christ the King Church. Please join us as we pray for vocations.

High school students are invited to participate in a day pilgrimage to the Indiana March for Life on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend will be leading a day-pilgrimage to Indianapolis that will include Mass at the Indiana Convention Center with Archbishop Thompson, Bishop Rhoades, and the bishops of Indiana as well participation in the Indiana March for Life. Registration is open now through Dec. 31, 2024. Cost per pilgrim is only $50. Registration includes bus transportation and participation. Expected departure from our diocese is about 6:30 a.m. with an expected return of around 6:30 p.m. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

Most Precious Blood’s Annual Trivia Night. Doors open at 6 p.m, Trivia starts at 7 p.m. Cost is $100 per table.

No Carry in Alcohol, beverages for purchase by Tower Bar. You may bring in food. This is a 21 and over event.