Be Inspired by Immaculee’s Incredible Story of Forgiveness & Mercy

Rwandan genocide survivor Immaculee Ilibagiza survived the 1994 bloody genocide sheltered with seven other women in a 3 x 4 foot bathroom over 91 days. During those 91 days of unimaginable suffering, Immaculee found her faith, taught herself English, and most incredibly, committed herself to a life of peace, hope and forgiveness, even for those that murdered her family. Learn of the Blessed Mothers warning of these events, and the miraculous intervention from heaven! During this retreat she will remind each of us that no matter what our circumstances, with God there is always hope.

The retreat begins at 9:00am with Mass, celebrated by Bishop Edward Rice and ends at 4:00pm with a healing service and Benediction led by Fr. Bibin Mathew. $20 suggested registration fee includes lunch. CLICK HERE for more information.

For mor information, please print out and display this CONFERENCE POSTER or contact Lynn Melendez - lmelendez@dioscg.org to have printed posters shipped to your parish.

Scandal, division, disease, doubt. The Church has withstood each of these throughout our very human history. But today we confront all of them, all at once. Our response in this moment is pivotal.

In the midst of these roaring waves, Jesus is present, reminding us that he is more powerful than the storm. He desires to heal, renew, and unify the Church and the world.

How will he do it? By uniting us once again around the source and summit of our faith—the Holy Eucharist. The National Eucharistic Revival is the joyful, expectant, grassroots response of the entire Catholic Church in the U.S. to this divine invitation.

To renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

To inspire a movement of Catholics across the United States who are healed, converted, formed, and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist—and who are then sent out on mission “for the life of the world.”

Our diocese will host special Eucharistic activities throughout the year:

The second phase will foster eucharistic devotion at the parish level, strengthening our liturgical life through eucharistic adoration, missions, resources, preaching, and organic movements of the Holy Spirit. 

At this historic event, more than 80,000 Catholics of all ages will gather in Indianapolis to worship our Risen Lord in his humble disguise. The Holy Spirit will enkindle a missionary fire in the heart of our nation as we reconsecrate ourselves to the source and summit of our faith.

From the Congress in 2024 through Pentecost of 2025, the entire American Church will be sent on mission to share the gift of our Eucharistic Lord with their local communities and beyond. Let the light shine forth!

LEARN ABOUT THE REVIVAL AND CHECK INTO EUCHARISTIC RESOURCES HERE.

Article from Catholic Missionary Disciples

There is a large and growing distrust with institutions in the US. In fact, it has reached record lows according to a new Gallup poll. Trust in “the church or organized religion” is at 31%, down from 37% a year ago. Read another way, 7 out of 10 Americans distrust organized religion, including the Catholic Church. But, other institutions lack the trust of the masses as well. Congress, news organizations, big businesses, the criminal justice system, the Presidency, banks, the Supreme Court, and public schools have even lower levels of trust than religion does. In general, Americans distrust institutions and this distrust is growing year after year. The Church is one of many casualties in this post-institution age...Within the needs of our culture, there is a need for the Catholic Church (you and me) to rise up into a new movement of purpose which reaches the world with truth, goodness, and beauty...

Click HERE to download instructions to obtain your login credentials and navigate the library system.

Click HERE to get to the online library; and be sure to save the link in your favorites.

Please email or call Shasta Beckers at sbeckers@dioscg.org (417) 866-0841 with questions or for help with the library. 

Below you will find a link to the Safe Environment Instructions for this audit year. This is being sent to several groups and we are aware that we have included a lot of information in this communication. In your role, you may only be responsible for ensuring that a part of these requirements is completed. There are links and instructions for, safe environment training for children, 2022-2023 Codes of Conduct, Reports of Completion and many other vitally important aspects of many ministries. Please read the information carefully. Should you have any questions regarding your role, please do not hesitate to contact us: (417) 866-0841 Bill Holtmeyer, Jr. billholtmeyer@dioscg.org or Rosie Francka rfrancka@dioscg.org

Live, in-person "Protecting God's Children" adult awareness training sessions are now available. New registrants are encouraged to take the live training, but the online training will remain available as an alternative.  

Preregistration is necessary: If you are a new registrant please go to www.virtus.org and click on “first time registrant” on the left, and follow the prompts to register for Live or Online training. Click on registration directions below for step-by-step registration instructions.

Along with the VIRTUS "Protecting God's Children" training for adults, before regularly engaging in activities involving minors and/or vulnerable adults, new volunteer or employees are also required to submit a current Background Disclosure and Authorization Form and the annual Code of Conduct, which are available on the VIRTUS website and the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau Child and Youth Protection webpage:  https://dioscg.org/child-youth-protection/

For more information, please contact the Office of Child and Youth Protection, childandyouthprotection@dioscg.org; or Bill Holtmeyer, billholtmeyer@dioscg.org; or Rosie Francka rfrancka@dioscg.org, (417) 866-0841