Proclaim the Good News

The Diocese of Fresno's Weekly Newsletter, published every Monday morning.

August 8, 2022

Bishop Brennan Spoke At The Commemoration Of The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima And Nagasaki At California State University, Fresno

Bishop Brennan attended the Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at California State University, Fresno on Saturday, August 6th.

Attendees gathered at the Peace Garden to hear powerful messages from multiple speakers in solidarity of those who died, who continue to suffer and in hope for peace and justice.

Bishop Brennan shared his personal experience visiting Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the commemoration.

Bishop Brennan To Join United Farm Workers

'March For The Governor's Signature'

Bishop Brennan and Bishop Emeritus Ochoa invite the Faithful to join the March for the Governor’s Signature with the United Farm Workers. 

The UFW is holding a historic 24-day, 355-mile march from Delano, CA to Sacramento, CA to urge Governor Newsom to sign AB 2183 into law. 

Bishop Brennan and Bishop Emeritus Ochoa will be joining the pilgrimage on August 11 during the passing from Parlier, CA to Calwa, CA – intersection of South Willow and East Central. 

We encourage all to join Bishop Brennan and Bishop Emeritus Ochoa on this date!

For more information, read here.

Bishop Brennan Invites The Faithful To The National Eucharistic Revival Mass

Bishop Brennan will be the celebrant of the National Eucharistic Revival Mass on Monday, August 15 at Holy Spirit Church, Fresno at 7PM.

The Mass is part of the three-year Revival to "form, heal, convert and unite the People of God through a renewed encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist." -USCCB

To learn more about the National Eucharistic Revival, please visit our website!

Bishop Brennan's Movie Recommendation:

Slaves And Kings

Slaves and Kings tells the story of Saint Antonio Mary Claret - a Spanish Roman Catholic Archbishop. 

The movie will be shown in theaters ONLY on: 

• August 22 (English Dubbed)
• August 23 (Spanish)

Tickets can be purchased at Fathom Events for participating theaters. 

Watch the official trailer here.

Bishop Brennan Wishes His Diocesan Staff A Happy Birthday

Catechetical Ministries

Catechetical Ministries in Motion

New PCL Ministry Boot Camp

This past weekend we hosted our annual Ministry Boot Camp for new parish catechetical leaders at Santa Teresita Youth Conference Center in Three Rivers. We would like to thank all the ministry leaders that attended, the conference center staffs, along with Safe Environment Coordinator of the Diocese of Fresno, Lucia Magaña, that accompanied us and shared a talk on Safe Environment.

This annual Ministry Boot Camp is focused on supporting new ministry leaders with guidance and resources on subjects that pertain specifically to their parish leadership role as directors, coordinators, or ministry leaders. Even though the topics are focused specifically on supporting new leaders in adapting to their new roles we always open the invitation to ministry leaders that have been serving for many years as well. Topics such as Building Community and Prayer, Forming Catechists, Effective Communication, Event and Function Forms, Time Management, and Developing a Program along with Catechists Recruitment serve as a bases of guidance and understanding in which a new ministry leader will hopefully be able to apply the knowledge and information they received and support the ministries under their care with more efficiency.

Article by Roman Flores, Catechetical Ministries Coordinator