Unite Our Nation - As Catholics, we have the Power of Prayer! Ignited By Truth organizes Rosary for Our Nation events on First Saturdays of each month in 2021 (Jan – August). Our next event is: August 7, 2021, 11:30am – 12:30pm ET, Halifax Mall / Government Complex, 300 N Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27603 Please join us in reverent and peaceful prayer and singing as we place our beloved nation under the Mantle of Our Lady of Lourdes. Bring your whole family; all are welcome! Please dress weather-appropriate. For more information, visit IgnitedByTruth.org.
“To Have, To Hold, To Honor: Supporting God’s gifts of love and life in marriage” is this year’s theme for Natural Family Planning Week. To check on resources and videos on natural family planning (NFP) visit the Marriage and Family Life page in the Diocese of Raleigh website.
In celebration of the multiple African communities and the African Diaspora throughout the diocese, join us for Mass and a reception afterwards, featuring traditional food, fellowship, music and dancing. All are welcome! The celebration will take place Sunday, August 22, 2021, from 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 2438 South Alston Ave, Durham, NC 27713.
27TH ANNUAL RUN FOR LIFE is staying Virtual - We're looking for runners and sponsors for the annual 5k Run and 1 Mile Fun Run from August 21-29. Please check our website www.raleighrunforlife.org or www.runnc.com for more info. If you have any questions, please contact Janelle Buchanan at 214-497-0756 or Kathy Klein 919-815-1369. All proceeds benefit Birthchoice. Join St. Luke’s Team - Fundraising Team #3300 St. Luke Parish & KoC Council, (Capt. Jerome Savage)
Starting Sunday Sept. 5th, the Masses will be at 8:30 am and 11:00 am to accommodate the start of Faith Formation K-5 classes starting on Sept. 12th. The classes will between the two Masses.
The Diocese of Raleigh Office of Education has created an exciting new option for Catholic education. The Diocese of Raleigh Virtual School. Registration has started and this school will open mid-August 2021. For more information go to: https://dioceseofraleigh.org/news/announcing-opening-diocese-raleigh-virtual-school. Direct questions to DORVS@raldioc.org.
Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School is still accepting applications for Fall of 2021! Cristo Rey Research Triangle is a college and career preparatory high school in the Catholic tradition for students with limited economic resources. We are unique! Our students integrate a rigorous academic curriculum with four years of professional work experience and support to and through college. Students spend one day a week gaining professional work experience in some of our top companies in the area. We are located at the Historic American Tobacco Campus in the heart of downtown Durham, North Carolina. Open to all rising 9th graders. APPLY NOW! www.cristoreyrt.org
Don’t take a vacation from your marriage! Come learn a technique of loving communication that you can use for the rest of your lives. Fill your marriage with joy! Sign up today to attend one of the upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends on Aug 27-29, 2021 in HICKORY, NC and Nov 5-7, 2021 in ATLANTIC BEACH, NC. Early sign up is recommended. For more information visit our website at: https://NCMarriageDiscovery.org or contact us at applications@NCMarriageDiscovery.org or 704-315-2144.
The Retrouvaille Program offers tools needed to rediscover a loving marriage. Tens of thousands of struggling marriages headed for cold, unloving relationships or divorces have successfully overcome their marital problems by attending the program. It begins with a weekend experience that is followed by a series of follow-up sessions to help keep your healing on track and further develop the tools learned. For confidential information or to apply to attend the program beginning with the weekend of October 22, 2021 call 800-470-2230 or email: retrouvaillenc@msn.com or visit the web site at www.helpourmarriage.org.
Check out the next spiritual reflection on "The Parable of the Prodigal Son" It is in this weeks bulletin 6/13/21 and under the About tab - Spiritual Reflections