 Catholic Diocese of Spokane, Washington
These significant dates are provided as a service to assist in effective pastoral planning. Dates are subject to change; as time for events or activities draws near, please consult the appropriate diocesan office for verification.
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26: Ordination to priesthood of Deacons David Kuttner, Matthew Larsen, and Kevin Oiland, Cathedral of Our
Lady of Lourdes, 1115 W. Riverside Ave., Spokane, 7 p.m. 1-5: Tekakwitha Conference, Raleigh, N.C. 2: Inland Register published 4: Independence Day 8: Day of Prayer: "Stewardship of the Gifts," by Father Dan Barnett, Immaculate Heart Retreat Center, 6910 S. Ben Burr Rd., Spokane. $30/person 9: Secretariat 16: Bishop's Breakfast, Spokane 17-19: Retreat: "Creation, Design, Mystery and Light: Observations and Spiritual Reflections," by Bishop William Skylstad and Jesuit Father Robert Spitzer, Immaculate Heart Retreat Center, 6910 S. Ben Burr Rd., Spokane. $170/person 22: Inland Register story deadline 23: Secretariat 24: Inland Register advertising deadline 30: Inland Register published 30-31: Conference on effective liturgy, Cincinnati 4: Vespers and blessing of Bishop White Seminary, Spokane - priests of the diocese 4-6: Knights of Columbus international convention, Phoenix 6: Secretariat 6-8: International Marian congress in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, Phoenix 7: Mass and summer gathering of seminarians, Bishop White Seminary, Spokane 10: Vespers and Open House, for deacons of the diocese, Bishop White Seminary, Spokane 11-15: Annual assembly of Leadership Conference of Women Religious, New Orleans 12: Inland Register story deadline 13: Bishop's Breakfast, Spokane 14: Inland Register advertising deadline 15: Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 17: Spokane Catholic Investment Trust (SCIT) Annual Meeting and Dinner
20: Inland Register published 21: Principals meeting 22: Ramadan begins 26: Immaculate Heart Retreat Center Board 26-28: Teacher staff development days 27: Secretariat 1: First day of school 2: Inland Register story deadline
4: Inland Register advertising deadline 7: Labor Day - holiday 8-10: Presbyteral Assembly
9: Information session for Catholic Charities
volunteers, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Catholic Charities Family Services Center, 12 E. 5th Ave., Spokane. Lunch
provided. RSVP: 358-4270. Learn how to get involved and help others in need.
10: Inland Register published 10-13: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' National Advisory Council meeting, Baltimore 11: Catholic Foundation meeting 13: Diocesan Open House, Bishop White Seminary, Spokane, noon-5 p.m. 14: Catholic Charities Board 15-17: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Administrative Committee meeting, Washington 16: Bishop's Finance Council, 5:30 p.m.
17: Secretariat
18: Teacher Staff Development Day 19-20: Deacon Formation 20: Catechetical Sunday
20-23: National Catholic Development Conference annual meeting, Arlington, Va.
22: "Caring for Kids" luncheon, to benefit St. Anne Children and Family Center and Morning Star Boys' Ranch, 11:30
a.m.-1 p.m., Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane. Guest speaker: Father Larry Snyder, president
of Catholic Charities USA. Tickets: $100/person. RSVP: 358-4254 or online at
www.catholiccharitiesspokane.org 23: Inland Register story deadline
24: Catholic Charities "Good Works in Action Tour" - Get to know the programs of Catholic Charities by touring the
House of Charity, St. Margaret Shelter, and St. Anne Children and Family Center. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. RSVP: 358-4250
24-27: National Conference of Catholic Women general assembly, Jacksonville, Fla. 25: Inland Register advertising deadline 27: Yom Kippur 27-30: Annual meeting of Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference, Chicago 28-Oct. 1: National Association of Hispanic Priests in the United States convention, Chicago 29: Religion Curriculum meeting 29-Oct. 2: Annual convention and exposition of Catholic Cemetery Conference, Chicago 30: Early Childhood meeting
1: Inland Register published 2-3: Diocesan Pastoral Council 4: Respect Life Sunday 5: Bishop's Breakfast, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Walla Walla, 7:15 a.m.
6: Bishop's Breakfast, Pasco (8:30 a.m.) 6-9: National meeting of Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions, Plymouth, Mich.
9: Presbyteral Council 10: Deacon Council (site to be determined) 11: Bishop's Poor Man's Meal and Open House, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., House of Charity, 32 W. Pacific, Spokane. Proceeds support the Emergency Sleeping Program. Information: 358-4254 12-15: Annual convention of Canon Law Society of America, Louisville, Ky. 13: Diocesan School Advisory Council 14: Inland Register story deadline
15: Bishop's Breakfast, Spokane 16: Inland Register advertising deadline 17: Continuing Education / Formation for Deacons, Bishop White Seminary, 429 E. Sharp Ave., Spokane, 10 a.m. 17-18: Deacon Formation 20: Technology Committee 21: Bishop's Finance Council, 5:30 p.m.
22: Inland Register published 22-24: Annual educational conference of Catholic Medical Association, Springfield, Ill. 25-28: Annual meeting of Chief Administrators of Catholic Education, Salt Lake City 27: Religion Curriculum meeting 28: Early Childhood meeting 29: Secretariat 1: Solemnity of All Saints 3: Insurance Committee, noon, Catholic Pastoral Center Third Floor Conference Room
4: Inland Register story deadline 5: New employee orientation
6: Inland Register advertising deadline 10: Budget Committee, Catholic Pastoral Center, Third Floor Conference Room, noon
11: Veterans Day - holiday 12: Inland Register published 14: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Administrative Committee meeting, Baltimore 16-19: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' general meeting, Baltimore 17: Principals meeting 19-21: National Catholic Youth Conference, Kansas City, Mo. 20: Presbyteral Council 21-22: Deacon Formation
23: Inland Register story and advertising
deadline 24: Secretariat 26: Thanksgiving 26-27: Thanksgiving Break - no school 29: First Sunday of Advent 30: Catholic Charities Board
1: Insurance Committee, noon, Catholic Pastoral Center Third Floor Conference Room
3: Inland Register published 4: Priests Personnel Board
4-5: Diocesan Pastoral Council 6: Second Sunday of Advent
8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Holy Day of Obligation)
9: Inland Register story deadline 9-19: Christmas Bureau, Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana, Spokane. 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; closed Sunday, Dec. 13. Information: 358-4254
10: Bishop's Breakfast, Spokane
11: Inland Register advertising deadline 13: Third Sunday of Advent
17: Inland Register published 18: Presbyteral Council 19-20: Deacon Formation 20: Fourth Sunday of Advent 21-January 3: Christmas break 22: Secretariat 25: Christmas (Holy Day of Obligation)
1: Feast of Mary, the Mother of God - Holy Day of Obligation 3-9: National Migration Week 4: Classes resume 5: Insurance Committee, noon, Catholic Pastoral Center Third Floor Conference Room
6: Inland Register story deadline 7: New employee orientation
7-10: Annual meeting of North American Academy of Liturgy, Milwaukee 8: Inland Register advertising deadline 10-16: National Vocations Awareness Week
12: Budget Committee, Catholic Pastoral Center, Third Floor Conference Room, noon
13: Information session for Catholic Charities
volunteers, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Catholic Charities Family Services Center, 12 E. 5th Ave., Spokane. Lunch
provided. RSVP: 358-4270. Learn how to get involved and help others in need.
14: Inland Register published 15: Presbyteral Council 16-17: Deacon Formation 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (observed) - holiday 18-25: Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 20: Bishop's Finance Council, 5:30 p.m.
21: Diocesan School Advisory Council meeting 21-22: National prayer vigil for life, Washington D.C. 22: March for Life, Washington D.C. 25-26: Secretariat Planning Days 26: Religion Curriculum meeting
27: Inland Register story deadline
28: Catholic Cemeteries Board 29: Inland Register advertising deadline 31-Feb. 6: Catholic Schools Week 1: Catholic Charities Board 3: Early Childhood meeting
4: Inland Register published 9: Insurance Committee, noon, Catholic Pastoral Center Third Floor Conference Room 10: Bishop's Finance Council, 5:30 p.m.
11: Bishop's Breakfast, Spokane 12: Priests Personnel Board 15: Presidents' Day - holiday
16: Budget Committee, Catholic Pastoral Center, Third Floor Conference Room, noon 17: Inland Register story deadline
19: Inland Register advertising deadline 20-21: Deacon Formation 21: Rite of Election, Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, 1115 W. Riverside Ave., Spokane, 2 p.m.
22: Rite of Election, St. Patrick Parish, 1320 W. Henry, Pasco, 7 p.m. 23: Principals meeting 24: Religion Curriculum meeting (optional)
25: Inland Register published 26: Catholic Foundation meeting 2: Insurance Committee, noon, Catholic Pastoral Center Third Floor Conference Room 4: New employee orientation 9: Budget Committee, Catholic Pastoral Center, Third Floor Conference Room, noon 10: Inland Register story deadline
11: Bishop's Breakfast, Spokane
12: Inland Register advertising deadline 12-13: Diocesan Pastoral Council
17: Bishop's Finance Council, 5:30 p.m.
18: Inland Register published 19: Presbyteral Council 20-21: Deacon Formation 23: Diocesan School Advisory Council 25: Secretariat 29: Catholic Charities Board 29-April 2: Spring break 31: Inland Register story deadline
1: Holy Thursday
2: Good Friday 3: Holy Saturday 4: Easter 5: Classes resume 6: Insurance Committee, noon, Catholic Pastoral Center Third Floor Conference Room
7: Information session for Catholic Charities
volunteers, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Catholic Charities Family Services Center, 12 E. 5th Ave., Spokane. Lunch
provided. RSVP: 358-4270. Learn how to get involved and help others in need.
8: Inland Register published 9: Last day of third quarter 13: Early Childhood meeting 15: New employee orientation 16: Presbyteral Council 17-18: Deacon Formation
20: Budget Committee, Catholic Pastoral Center, Third Floor Conference Room, noon
21: Inland Register story deadline 22: Secretariat
23: Inland Register advertising deadline 29: Inland Register published
30: Catholic Charities Gala: "A Show of Support," 6 p.m. RSVP: 358-4254, or online at
www.catholiccharitiesspokane.org 6: Secretariat 11: Budget Committee, Catholic Pastoral Center, Third Floor Conference Room, noon 12: Inland Register story deadline
13: Catholic Charities "Good Works in Action Tour" - Get to know the programs of Catholic Charities by touring the
House of Charity, St. Margaret Shelter, and St. Anne Children and Family Center. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. RSVP: 358-4250 14: Inland Register advertising deadline 19: Bishop's Finance Council, 5:30 p.m. 15-16: Deacon Formation
20: Inland Register published 21: Presbyteral Council
23: Pentecost 25: Spokane Catholic Investment Trust (SCIT) Annual Meeting and Dinner 27: Principals meeting 31: Memorial Day - holiday 2: Inland Register story deadline
3: Bishop's Breakfast, Spokane 4: Inland Register advertising deadline 7: Catholic Charities Board 8: Budget Committee, Catholic Pastoral Center, Third Floor Conference Room, noon
9: Information session for Catholic Charities
volunteers, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Catholic Charities Family Services Center, 12 E. 5th Ave., Spokane. Lunch
provided. RSVP: 358-4270. Learn how to get involved and help others in need 10: Inland Register published 10-11: Secretariat Planning Days 11: Last day of fourth quarter 14-15: Voluntary Staff Development Days 16: Bishop's Finance Council, 5:30 p.m. 19-20: Deacon Formation 24: Secretariat 15: Secretariat 16: Bishop's Finance Council, 5:30 p.m. 29: Secretariat 12: Secretariat 26: Secretariat 9: Secretariat 20: Catholic Charities Board 23: Secretariat 7: Secretariat 28: Secretariat 15: Catholic Charities Board 19: Secretariat 9: Secretariat
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