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Proclaim the Good News
The Diocese of Fresno's Weekly Newsletter, published every Monday morning.
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Bishop Brennan celebrates the Annual Red Mass
Bishop Brennan celebrated the Annual Red Mass on Friday, October 18th at St. John's Cathedral in Fresno. The Red Mass is an annual tradition in which Catholics pray for all attorneys, judges, elected and appointed officials, law students and anyone that works within the legal system.
Thank you to all who attended the Red Mass!
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Faithful Citizenship: Election Year
Bishop Brennan and the Diocese of Fresno call upon the Faithful to pray for unity and prosperity in our country. With the upcoming election, the Diocese of Fresno is providing a guide for our parishes as they create an environment for Faithful Citizenship.
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Bishop Brennan Congratulates All Priests Who Celebrate Anniversaries
in the Month of October
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Bishop Brennan Congratulates All Deacons Who Celebrate Anniversaries in the Month of October
Happy Anniversary to our deacons who were ordained in the month of October!
Check out the list of anniversaries by clicking the button below!
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Office of the Vicar General | |
Seminarian Second Collection
No Greater Love
Bishop Brennan and the Diocese of Fresno ask the Faithful to support the Seminarian Second Collection on Saturday, November 9th and Sunday, November 10th at your parish.
Donations to the Fund for Seminarians helps support the young men who are discerning their call to the priesthood.
The Diocese of Fresno is preparing for Vocations Awareness week which is November 3rd to the 9th. This year's theme is No Greater Love. We will kick off a campaign which will introduce our Diocesan Seminarians and promote vocations!
Clergy and parish communities, please be on the lookout for information coming soon on a Holy Hour and Novena for Vocations.
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Diocesan Congress and Youth Day
St. Ann, Ridgecrest
St. Ann's Church in Ridgecrest sent 17 catechists, 42 youth and 7 chaperones to the Annual Diocesan Congress and Youth Day!
Fr. Iriarte Santiago, Pastor of St. Ann's, blessed the youth and chaperones who took the long bus trip to Visalia for Youth Day!
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Courtesy of Marla Morgan, St. Ann Church, Ridgecrest | | | |
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Harvest Festival
Sacred Heart, Bakersfield
Sacred Heart Church in Bakersfield held their Annual Harvest Festival! The parish community enjoyed great food, danced to live music and spent the day in fellowship!
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Courtesy of Heather Wright,
Sacred Heart, Bakersfield
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OLPH Parish Festival
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Clovis
Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Clovis celebrated their Annual Parish Festival! It was a wonderful day celebrating the start of fall with live music, craft vendors, raffles and food!
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Courtesy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Clovis | | | |
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Courtesy of Virginia Santos, Campaign Manager Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Co-patroness of the Unborn, Bakersfield
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UPCOMING: Annual Festival
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Co-Patroness of the Unborn, Bakersfield
The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Bakersfield invites you to their Annual Festival! Come celebrate with the parish community and enjoy food, games, music and folkorico performances!
Join them on Saturday, November 2nd from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm! For more information, click the button below.
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Holy Rosary to Our Lady of Fatima
St. Anthony of Padua, Reedley
For twelve years, the parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Reedley have gathered faithfully to honor and celebrate the apparitions which occurred in 1917 with Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal.
On Saturday, October 12th, devoted parishioners gathered in front of the altar to the Blessed Virgin Mary at the parish, to pray the Holy Rosary.
Courtesy of St. Anthony of Padua, Reedley
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Faith and Blue Weekend
Holy Spirit Church, Fresno
Holy Spirit Church in Fresno participated in Faith and Blue weekend!
They partnered with Chapel of the Light to bring the Fresno Police Department and Fresno County Sheriff Office to Holy Spirit in an effort to recalibrate relationships between the community and law enforcement.
| Courtesy of Julia Runoe, Mom's Group, Holy Spirit Church, Fresno |
Young Adult Retreat
St. John's Cathedral, Fresno
St. John's reconciliation class recently held a Young Adult Retreat. What a great attendance! More information on St. John's next Young Adult Retreat will be coming soon!
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Courtesy of Monica Dinis, St. John's, Fresno | |
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Office of Formation and Evangelization | |
Thank you Congress Volunteers!
Diocesan Congress and Youth Day
We were blessed to gather once again as a Diocese for the Annual Diocesan Congress and Youth Day. It was an amazing and enthusiastic atmosphere as hundreds of laities along with religious and clergy were able to gather and celebrate the Word of God in worship, formation and fellowship.
The Office of Formation and Evangelization would like to thank everyone that took the time to believe in this congress and decided to join us for this celebration! A special thank you to all volunteers, chairpersons and area captains.
Article by Roman Flores, Catechetical Coordinator
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*A Note to our Parishes: Do you have a Parish Event you would like to promote? Send over your event flyer to smejia@dioceseoffresno.org and we'll include it in the event section on our newsletter and website! | |
Have Something Special to Share?
We want to know! Share what's happening around our Diocese.
Contact Samantha Mejia, Promotion & Marketing Specialist at smejia@dioceseoffresno.org
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MISSION STATEMENT / DECLARACIÓN DE LA MISIÓN
"As God's beloved people we are called in and through the Spirit to live in unity and love and to proclaim the
Good News of Jesus, especially amongst the poor and marginal of our society."
“Como pueblo amado de Dios estamos llamados en y a través del Espíritu Santo a vivir en unidad y amor, y para anunciar la Buena Nueva de Jesús, especialmente entre los pobres y los marginados de nuestra sociedad.”
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