2012 Youth Ministry Events Calendar

Saturday, February 25 (Findlay, St. Michael) & April 21 (Rossford, All Saints) – “Building Great Youth Ministry” with Rich Curran.

Saturday, March 24th – “Know, Love, Serve” – Middle School Rally St. Michael – Findlay - $20 per person Featured Presenter – Michael James Mette & his band Guest Speaker/MC – Greg Wasinski

Friday, April 6th – “The Walk”

Tuesday, June 12th – Cedar Point Day!

July 13-15th – Summer High School Youth Conference  Bluffton University
Featuring the music & message of Jackie Francois plus Keynote motivational speaker Rich Curran
$130 per person

Sunday July 29th – Exclaim! 2012 @ Msgr Schmit Complex, Toledo

Sunday, August 5th – Catholic Family Night at the Mud Hens

For more information contact the Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministry office, 419-244-6711 or visit our website, www.toledodiocese.org

The Padua Center Offers Opportunities for Community Service

The Padua Center is an educational outreach center sponsored by St. Martin de Porres Parish in Toledo. Volunteering at the Padua Center is a great opportunity for people and groups with experience in gardening, carpentry, teaching, writing, advertising, marketing, cleaning, or working in an office. Here are some great opportunities to get involved: Gardening – beginning in March and going through November, individuals or groups are needed to clear and maintain the garden.
Cleaning the Chicken Coop – this is a one day event for up to 5 people who enjoy the out of doors! Tutors are needed for 1‐2 hours a week to help supervise students who are at the Center.
Volunteers are needed to answer phones, perform clerical duties, do general cleaning, wash windows, and sort and organize supplies. People with marketing, advertising, or writing experience are needed to help with promoting the summer camps held at the Padua Center. Summer Camp sessions can use volunteers to help with activities.  A vertical garden will be built in May; need people with carpentry skills. 

Two fund raisers are on the schedule: The Chicken Fest – June 2nd – volunteers are needed.
Peaces of Art – in October – at the Gesu Sullivan Center ‐ includes dinner, music, silent auction, raffle, original artwork by students.  The Board of Directors has openings on the Board for interested people. For more information, or to volunteer, call or email Sr. Ginny Welsh, OSF
419‐241‐6465 or check out the website for the Padua Center: www.paduacenter.org

Claver House Soup Kitchen
Started over 25 years ago, Claver House is also part of St. Martin de Porres Parish. Its mission is to feed the hungry with love and respect in a Christian atmosphere. A number of parishes already include Claver House in regular collections of supplies, prepared foods, and/or tithes.
Here is a partial list of areas where a parish family, scouts, team, or office group could assist Claver
House through collections.

• Toilet tissue and paper towels
• Jelly and peanut butter
• Disposable razors, deodorant, and travel toiletries
• Dish soap and bleach

For more information, please contact Mr. Tom Dibling 419‐705‐3955 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Visit the Claver House website:www.claverhouse.org

Magnificat, A Ministry to Catholic Women, Our Lady of Consolation Chapter presents a breakfast featuring speaker Kim Brown at Old Barn Out Back, Lima, O., 9:30 a.m.  To register, send $10 to Judy Brennan, 5498 River Ridge St., Elida, OH 45807. Information: 419-647-4888.

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On Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 9:30 am to 12:30 p.m. at Clarion Inn and Conference Center at 3422 Port Clinton Road in Fremont, OH 43420 speaker Judy Geiger will be featured.
Tickets are $15 (NON-REFUNDABLE) ($20 after February 3) and there is limited seating. There will be no tickets sold at the door.

For reservations: Please send a check by February 3 payable to “Magnificat” to:
Hortensia Clevenger
316 Wexford Drive
Huron, OH 44839

Diocese of toledo presents a retreat....Healing from a Divorce

“Becoming a Beloved Daughter or Son”

February 10-12, 2012
Our Lady of Consolation Retreat Center
321 Clay St.
Carey, OH 43316

Please Contact:
Brother Randy Kin, OFM, Conv.
Our Lady of Consolation Retreat House
(419) 396-7970  Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Or Contact

Monica Martinez
Office of Marriage and Family Life
Diocese of Toledo
419-244-6711 ext. 505 (in Toledo)
1-800-926-8277 (outside of Toledo/within Ohio) Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Check in 6:30 pm on Friday Evening. Retreat begins at 8pm Friday and closes after liturgy, brunch, and final conference & Mass on Sunday. Cost=$125 per person Includes room, meals, and retreat materials. Linens provided. Please send non-refundable $25 deposit with your registration. Full balance due on day of retreat. For financial assistance please contact Monica Martinez at the above contact info.

40 Days for Life Lima

The Spring Prayer Campaign will begin in Lima on Ash Wednesday, February 22, and
will continue until Palm Sunday, April 1. It will run every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at
the Capital Care Network, 222 South Elizabeth Street, Lima. The goal is to have people
in prayer outside the abortion clinic during all 40 days throughout that time. It is a
peaceful, prayerful witness in support of life. To sign up or ask questions, please go to
www.40daysforlife.com/lima or call Michele at 419-532-2084. We need everyone’s
prayer support to end abortion!

CATHOLIC CHARITIES FAMILY CONNECTION’S ADOPTION PROGRAM PRESENTS:
“Adoption Information Trainings 2012”

Toledo– Catholic Center, 1933 Spielbusch Ave. Toledo
Thursday March 8, 2012- 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Mansfield -Catholic Charities, 2 Smith Ave., Mansfield
Thursday April 19, 2012 – 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Toledo – Catholic Center, 1933 Spielbusch Ave., Toledo
Thursday August 23, 2012 – 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Learn about Catholic Charities Domestic Infant Adoption program & about Home Studies!
The Information Trainings are FREE, no charge! To register for any of the Adoption Information Trainings or for more info on adoption-email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Theology with Toast!

Theology on Toast is offered by the Little Sisters on the second Wednesday of every month. On February 8, Pete and Eileen Ueberroth will speak on “The Power of Prayer”. On March 14, Fr. Chuck Denny will share “Stories from My Life as a Priest”. The talks are presented at the Sacred Heart Home, 930 S. Wynn Road in Oregon. Registration with rolls and coffee begins at 9:30 am. For more information, please call Alice, 419-698-0405.

Scout Mass with Bishop Blair

All Scouts, Scouters, family and friends please join us Sunday, February 26th, 2012, 10:00 AM at Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral for a Scout Mass with the Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, STD.

There is a brunch with awards following Mass. Brunch is $7.00 (in advance) a person and requires reservations. For more information, or to make reservations, call or e-mail Gary Holewinski 419-704-7811 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Building Great Youth Ministry:  Intensive Training for Intentional Your Ministry

The Youth, Young Adult Campus Ministry Office of the Diocese of Toledo presents a series of four workshops with hands-on training for all Parish Youth Ministry Coordinators.  All sessions will be facilitated by nationally recognized speaker and trainer, Rich Curran.

Total Cost $295.00 per person

Dates: Saturday  2/25/2012, 4/21/2012

Time:  9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Contact Deacon Jerry Ziemkiewicz Coordinator of Youth Ministry to register  419 644 6711 x 134.

St. Martin de Porres Church presents an Evening with the Toledo Symphony in celebration of Black History Month

Under the direction of Mr. Jeffrey Pollock the symphony will perform Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at St. Martin de Porres Church on 1119 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606
General Admission: $15.00, $10.00 students Contact St. Martin de Porres Church at  419-241-4544 for more information.

Jail and Prison Ministry Gathering Workshop

You are invited to the fifth annual Jail and Prison Ministry Gathering Workshop on Saturday, March 3, from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm at St. Michael Parish in Findlay.

Come and learn how the ministry is being lived out in various jails and prisons in our diocese. The prepaid registration fee of $12.50 includes your lunch and is due by February 28. Registration form can be obtained by contacting Germaine Kirk, 419-244-6711, ext. 431(outside Toledo call 800-926-8277, ext.431) or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Norwalk Theology on Tap

St. Paul’s Parish in Norwalk invites young adults in their 20s and 30s to another year of Theology on Tap on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at The Elks Lodge, on the corner of Route 250 North and South Norwalk Rd. Limited dinner & beverage menu available. Doors open at 6:30pm for food and drink orders. Speaker starts at 7pm. Join us on Facebook "Theology on Tap Norwalk Ohio" and stay in touch via email, Sara Fitzgerald, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Stay connected with like minded people while keeping up to date and energized about the Pro-Life movement with "ProLifeConnection Nights". There is a different topic discussed on the 3rd Tuesday every month at 7 p.m. at St Rose School in Perrysburg.

Youth Hour of Prayer—for LIFE!

Join area youth each month for an hour of prayer outside the Center for Choice. They meet each month on the first Thursday at 4pm to pray on the sidewalk outside the abortion facility at 328 22nd St. in downtown Toledo.  Come join them and be a witness for LIFE! For more information, visit www.ProLifeConnection.com or call (419) 708-9497.

Mental Health Retreat dayay for people who live with mental illness and those who care for them

A day of Movement Toward Recovery presented by Leaven Dance Company. Saturday, March 10, 10-4, Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center, Fremont. For more information and to register call Marsha Rivas, 419.244.6711 

Changing Colors of Grief Bereavement Conference

Keynote Speaker: Joyce A. Harvey
Contributor to Chicken Soup for the Soul Series
Saturday, October 20, 2012  8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
315 Clay Street, Carey, Ohio 43316
419-396-7107 or www.olcshrine.com

Pre-paid registration required: $15 if received by September 15; $20 after September 15
(light refreshments upon arrival and lunch provided)  Seating is limited and we regret registration fee is non-refundable in event of cancellation.  (For overnight accommodations, please contact Brother Randy at 419-396-7970)