GUGGENHEIM REGISTRATION
Camp Guggenheim registration and new staff application season is now open. 
Dates: Aug 2 - Aug 7 for 16-18 year olds
Cost: $450 per week
Contact: Register for camp at https://www.rcdony.org/youth/camp/registration

CATECHIST WORKSHOP
All parish catechists are invited to attend our Annual Summer Workshop Bonanza with 2 locations and dates to choose from.
Schedule: Aug. 8 at Immaculate Conception, Brownville or Aug. 15 at St. Mary’s Social Hall, Massena.
Time: 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Features:  Continue working toward certification and deepen your faith life.  Travel money available for early registration.
Contact: For more information and to register please go to www.rcdony.org/certworkshops.  Anita Soltero 518-310-3669 asoltero@rcdony.org

SSJ LAY ASSOCIATE PROGRAM
The Sisters of St. Joseph invite you to a meeting being held around the diocese if you are interested in learning about our Lay Associate Program.
Schedule: Sept. 12 at St. Patrick’s Church, Colton at 1 p.m.; Sept. 13 at John XXIII Newman Center, Plattsburgh at 2 p.m.; Sept. 20 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Dostie Hall, Watertown from 2 to 4 p.m.
Features: Associates meet once a month to learn about the spirituality, the charism and mission and history of the Sisters of St. Joseph, pray together, and discuss ways to deepen one’s spiritual life. This group is open to men and women.
Contact: If you are interested, please contact Sister Mary Eamon (smelyngssj@yahoo.com) or call 315-393-6511 or Sister Bethany srbethssj@gmail.com or call 315-405-4058.

MARRIAGE CELEBRATION MASS
Ogdensburg - We invite all married couples and their families to join us at the annual Celebration of Love and Marriage Mass.
Date: Sept. 20
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Place: St. Mary’s Cathedral|
Features: Bishop LaValley will be presiding. Whether you have been married for less than 1 year, over 50 years or anywhere in between, we want to acknowledge your commitment and celebrate with you. Married couples that wish to receive a certificate signed by Bishop LaValley and have their names appear in the program should register no later than September 11th at https://www.rcdony.org/jubilee. There will be a gathering with refreshments after the Mass.
Contact: For more information please contact Steve Tartaglia at 315-393-2920 or startaglia@rcdony.org.

DYING WITH CHRIST, LIVING WITH HOPE
Plattsburgh - When we make a commitment to die with Christ, we can truly live with hope. Learn about the new Physician Assisted Suicide law and how MAID has progressed throughout Canada.
Date: Sept. 29
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Place: St. Peter’s Emmaus Room
Cost: $10 donation, includes lunch
Features: Discussions feature theologians and healthcare professionals giving perspectives on suffering, grief, dying and our Christian duty to care.  The day will include guest speaker Jessica Rodgers, coalition director of Patients Rights Action Fund.
Contact: Registration online at: https://www.rcdony.org.livingwithhope For more information contact cminer@rcdony.org

RACHELS VINEYARD
Saranac Lake - Are you or a friend suffering after abortion? You aren't alone. Join others for a weekend of hope and healing.
Date: Oct. 9 -11
Place: Guggenheim Lodge
Cost: $150 includes lodging, food and all retreat materials. Scholarships available.
Contact: Confidential online registration at www.rcdony.org/pro-life/rv-retreat For more information: Colleen Miner Email: cminer@rcdony.org Phone Number: 518-524-0774

HEALING RETREAT
Ogdensburg – This year’s Annual Our Lady of the Rosary Healing Retreat will have the theme of Love Heals.
Date: Oct. 8 – 11
Place: Wadhams Hall
Features: The Presenter will be Sonja Corbitt. Do not waste another day. Stop the pain. Love heals. John Paul the Great said, “Suffering unleashes love,” because we only ever find Jesus and His love in our wounds. Sonja Corbitt has been teaching people how to acknowledge and open their woundedness to God’s love for over 17 years as a leader in the Catholic Church and Scripture teaching space. You may know her as the Catholic Evangelista through her speaking, writing, and podcasting. 
Contact: Space is limited and Register today: https://www.rcdony.org/ourlady.  For more information contact Kathleen Nichols kmsnichols1163@gmail.com

MEN’S DISCERNMENT GROUPS
Men ages 18–40, are you searching for purpose and wondering about God’s plan for your life? Come be part of our Men’s Discernment Groups.
Locations: Canton/Potsdam area, St. Mary’s Church, start date Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. facilitated by Fr. Scott Belina; Plattsburgh area, St. John XXIII Newman Center, start date Jan. 30 at 10 a.m., facilitated by Fr. Carter Pierce.
Features: A welcoming space for prayer, reflection, and honest conversation with others exploring the call to priesthood or a deeper walk with Christ. Refreshments and materials provided. Take the next step toward clarity and peace. Your journey begins here!
Contact: Deacon Garry Stevens, Vocations Coordinator at gstevens@rcdony.org or 315-854-6158

SURVIVING DIVORCE
Canton - The Family Life Office will be offering the Surviving Divorce program again starting in late February.
Time: Meeting dates and times will be determined by the needs of the participants.
Cost: The program is free but we happily accept $25 donations to offset the cost of materials.
Features: Surviving Divorce features twelve video presentations that cover topics such as shock and grief, anger and forgiveness, money issues, dealing with children and a former spouse, and annulment and remarriage. This program is for the newly separated and divorced and those still struggling with issues many years later. It will help them find answers to their questions, restore their hope, and begin authentic healing.
Contact: To register, go to https://www.rcdony.org/survivingdivorce. For more information, contact Steve Tartaglia at 315-393-2920.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT  
Foster Grandparents are role models, mentors and friends to children with exceptional needs. The program provides a way for volunteers age 55 and over to stay active by serving children and youth in their communities. They are placed in a classroom serving with a child or children who are in need of emotional support, development of basic learning skills, friendship, companionship, encouragement, individual attention and unhurried help. The program currently has 40 volunteers and serves more than 100 kids per year. To volunteer in this program, you can live in one of the following counties. Franklin, Essex County, Clinton County, St. Lawrence County or Jefferson County
Contact: Melissa Howard, Volunteer Coordinator at (518) 359-7688 or E-mail: mhoward@cathcharities.org 

SIDEWALK ADVOCATES FOR LIFE 
Experience Sidewalk Advocated for Life’s new virtual basic training 2.0. 
Features: Sidewalk Advocates for Life employs peaceful, prayerful, loving, and law-abiding outreach outside of abortion centers to aid mothers in crisis and connect them with life-affirming resources in the effort to save their preborn children and end abortion. By God’s grace, this effort has witnessed over 9,000 women turn around at abortion centers and CHOOSE LIFE! 
Contact: To get started, YOU’RE INVITED to fill out the brief application at sidewalkadvocates.org/trainingapp. Upon receipt, we’ll be in touch with next steps for accessing the online training.