SURVIVING DIVORCE
Plattsburgh - – If you or someone you know is separated or divorced and looking for hope and healing, please consider joining us for the Surviving Divorce Program. We are now accepting registrations for sessions held in Plattsburgh.
Date: Beginning May 13 on Tuesdays
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: St. John XXIII Newman Center
Cost: $25 to cover material costs.
Contact: To register go to https://www.rcdony.org/survivingdivorce For more information or help with registering, please contact Steve Tartaglia at 315-393-2920 startaglia@rcdony.org.

GUGGENHEIM CLEAN UP WEEKEND
Saranac Lake – Help wanted in cleaning up the Guggenheim Center to get it ready for the summer.
Date: Start at 11 a.m. May 16 and wrap up around 4 p.m. May 17
Features: It takes hours of vacuuming, mopping, dusting, window washing, scrubbing and so on to get The Guggenheim Center ready for summer. Can you share an hour, a day or a couple of days to join us at Guggenheim Clean-Up Weekend?
Contact: Please register to help at https://forms.office.com/r/PPDMGsTZGJ  For more information contact Deacon Jim Crowley at 315-393-2920 or jcrowley@rcdony.org

LIFE-GIVING WOUNDS RETREAT
Utica – Healing retreat for adult children of divorce or separation.
Date: May 16-18
Place: Good News Center
Cost: $100-$150 per person (shared or single rooms) Scholarships are available.
Features: Come for a greater understanding of the wounds left by your parents’ divorce or separation, for advice concerning love and trust of others, and for an experience of Christ and community that will lead to deeper self-understanding and healing.  The retreat is cosponsored by the Dioceses of Ogdensburg and Syracuse.
Contact: To register, please go to https://LGWsyr.eventbrite.com. If you have any questions, please direct them to Erin Miller at emiller@syrodio.org or 315-472-6754 opt. 1 or Steve Tartaglia at startaglia@rcdony.org or 315-393-2920

ORGAN RECITAL AND PILGRIMAGE
Ogdensburg – Make your pilgrimage to St. Mary’s Cathedral and hear some wonderful music from Dr. Michal Szostak, International Concert Organist, Improviser, and Researcher.
Date: May 22
Time: 7 p.m.
Features: Dr. Szostak will improvise on pieces by Bach, Buxtehude, Beethoven, Strauss, and Lefébure-Wély while incorporating requests from the audience of hymns that provide a sense of hope. This concert is free and open to the public.
Contact: For more information call Christine Bookman at 315-393-3930 or ogdensburgmusic@rcdony.org

ORDINATION TO THE ORDER OF THE DIACONATE
Massena - Through the laying on of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit, the Most Bishop Terry R. LaValley will Ordain to the Order of Deacon Mr. Michelet Boncoeur, Mr. Tyler Martin Fitzgerald and Mr. Dennis Mamwaha Ombongi. You are cordially invited to join in the Ordination Liturgy.
Date: May 24
Time: 11 a.m.
Place: Sacred Heart Church
Features: A Reception will immediately follow the Liturgy at Trinity Catholic School, 188 Main Street, Massena, NY 13662. The Ordination Mass may be viewed at www.rcdony.org/ordination. The Ordination Mass program will be available at the same link shortly before the Liturgy.

RACHEL’S VINEYARD
Saranac Lake – After-Abortion Healing retreat to be held.
Date: May 23-25
Place: Guggenheim Lodge
Features: If you are suffering after an abortion, you're not alone. Join others on a weekend retreat of hope and healing.
Contact: For more information call Colleen 518-524-0774, email cminer@rcdony.org  or register online: rcdony.org/pro-life/rv-retreat

DOMESTIC MISSION OPPORTUNITY
The North Country Mission of Hope is offering a domestic mission opportunity for anyone 14 years and older.
Date: Aug. 9 – 15
Place: The mission will take place in the Appalachian Region of Southeast Kentucky.
Contact: Please contact Deacon James Carlin for more information, costs and an application. The deadline for application is May 30.

CAMP GUGGENHEIM
Saranac Lake – Camp Guggenheim registration is now open.
Dates: Session 1 - (11-14 yrs old) - July 6 to July 11; Session 2 - (12-15 yrs old) - July 13 to July 18; Session 3 - (12-15 yrs old) - July 20 to July 25; Session 4 - (12-15 yrs old) - July 27 to Aug. 1; Session 5 - (16-18 yrs old) – Aug. 3 to Aug. 8
Cost: $425, scholarships are available
Features: Don't miss this opportunity to grow in your faith while enjoying a full camp experience in beautiful Saranac Lake!
Contact: To register go to: www.rcdony.org/youth/camp To inquire about financial aid please email Jeannie Grizzuto at jgrizzuto@rcdony.org

FAMILY GUGGENHEIM
Saranac Lake – Registration for Family Guggenheim is now open.
Date: Session 1: Aug. 14-17; Session 2: Aug. 21-24; Session 3: Oct. 10-12
Features: Family Guggenheim welcomes families to come enjoy a special weekend in the beauty of the Adirondacks. Expect fun family workshops and activities that will have you working and laughing together. Celebrate Christ’s presence in your lives through liturgy and special prayer services. Take time for great outdoor activities like paddle boat rides, beach volleyball, and hiking. You are never too young or too old to enjoy being family at Camp Guggenheim!
Contact: Registration is open now at https://www.rcdony.org/fg Financial assistance is available. For more information, contact Steve Tartaglia at 315-393-2920 or startaglia@rcdony.org.

AFTERNOON OF MUSIC
Saranac Lake - Recognizing sacred music’s ability to foster Hope, and desiring an opportunity for musicians throughout the diocese to come together for a communal expression of hope and prayer, the Diocese of Ogdensburg will host an arts festival, "The Look, Feel, & Sound of Hope”.
Date: Aug. 24
Time: 3 p.m. to 5
Place: St. Bernard’s Church
Features: The event is part of the diocese’s 2025 Jubilee Year Celebration and aims to bring a greater share of hope and prayer to our lives, our communities and our world.  Artists and musicians, stay tuned for details how to participate in this festival. Entry details and registration will be available soon. 

WOMENS HEALING RETREAT
Ogdensburg – The Our Lady of the Rosary Healing Retreat Committee is offering a Women’s Healing Retreat with the theme “From Eve to Mary, A Journey of Hope and Healing”.
Date: Oct. 9 – 12
Place: Wadhams Hall
Cost: $275 includes accommodations and meals
Features: Presenters will be Father Michael Jablonski and Father Douglas Schirmer
Contact: to register and for more information go to https://www.rcdony.org/ourlady  

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.  

Neighboring Dioceses

Pilgrimages

PILFRIMAGE TO ROME
Join Fr. Mickey Demo of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Watertown for the 2025 Jubilee: The Holy Year to Rome and more.
Date: Sept. 10-18, 2025
Cost: Book by March 11 and save $200.  Double $4,749 and $5,349 for Single (includes air from Syracuse).
Features: Glimpse the Holy Doors of the Vatican and only opened during the Jubilee year and 5 other major Basilicas.  Attend the weekly Papal audience in the Vatican City to receive the blessing given by His Holiness Pope Francis.  Much more including a day trip to Assisi to tour the 13th century basilica of St. Francis.
Contact: An online brochure and reservation link can be found at https://gateway.gocollette.com/link/1282559 For questions call mike at SASS Travel, 315-788-4791 or email sass1@twcny.rr.com

PILGRIMAGE TO ROME AND ASSISI
Join Fr. Chris Looby of St. Alexander's in Morrisonville, St. Augustine's in Peru, and St. James in Cadyville for the 2025 Jubilee: The Holy Year Pilgrimage to Rome & Assisi.
Date: Oct. 15 to Oct. 23, 2025.
Cost: Pricing starts at $4,199 per person for double occupancy and $4,799 for single occupancy, with a $350 per person savings.
Features: This 9-day journey includes visits to Rome's sacred sites, a Papal Blessing in Saint Peter’s Square, the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, and a tour of the Vatican, including the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Holy Door. Experience the Seven Pilgrim Churches, the Holy Stairs, and daily Mass. Extend your trip with a Venice and St. Anthony of Padua post-tour extension. Enjoy worry-free travel with our cancellation waiver and protection plan.
Contact: For more details and to reserve your spot, contact Mary McIntosh at AAA Travel Center at mmcintosh@nyaaa.com or (315) 558-6372. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime spiritual journey!

PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY
Celebrate the Year of Faith with a pilgrimage to Italy hosted by Fr. Andrew Amyot.
Date: Nov. 5-15, 2025
Cost: $4599 from Montreal (Air/land price is $3949 plus $650 government taxes/airline surcharges)
Features: 15 day pilgrimage includes visits to Venice, Florence, Assisi and Rome.  The Opportunity to pass through the Holy Doors of the Basilica of St. Peter in Vatican City & the other 3 Major Basilicas.
Contact: For a brochure and more information contact: Fr. Andrew Amyot at (315) 384-6028 or mail: P.O. Box 637 Norfolk, NY 13667, e-mail: fraamyot2@gmail.com Space is limited! Call today!

PILGRIMAGE TO THE SHRINES OF FRANCE
Fr. Donald Robinson will be hosting a pilgrimage to the shrines of France.
Date: Nov. 10-20, 2025
Cost: $3,999 from New York (air/land tour price is $3,449 plus $550 government taxes/airline surcharges)
Features: You will be visiting Lourdes, Nevers, Tours, Loire Valley, Chartres, Mont St. Michel, Bayeux, Normandy, Caen, Lisieux, Paris.
Contact: For more information contact Fr. Robinson at donrob4@twcny.rr.com or (315) 408-0858