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The following offers the latest information about events and activities happening in the Diocese of Little Rock.
2023 Junior High Youth Rally will be Nov. 12
The Junior High Youth Rally will be held Sunday, Nov. 12 at Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock. This year's featured speaker will be Bob Perron, executive director of JMJ Pregnancy Center in Orlando, Florida. Perron has served in various parish and diocesan youth ministry roles since 1984, and has spoken at hundreds of Catholic youth conferences and parish missions in more than 40 states and several countries. He will address the theme: "Victory Through Surrender of Oneself." This one-day event, which will also include praise and worship, games, skits, lunch, adoration ... More
Respect Life Mass, holy hour will be Oct. 1
The Diocese of Little Rock Respect Life Mass will be held at noon, Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock. Father John Connell, vicar general, will be the principal celebrant and homilist. A Holy Hour for Life will be held at the Shrine of Divine Mercy at St. Edward Church in Little Rock at 3 p.m. The Mass and holy hour mark the beginning of our diocese's observance of Respect Life Month, which is a time to inspire and encourage individuals and parish communities to engage in a program of pro-life activity that protects, accompanies and supports the life ... More
St. Thomas More patron of the Red Mass
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will celebrate the 29th Annual Red Mass at noon, Friday, Oct. 6 at Christ the King Church in Little Rock for judges, lawyers, law professors and students and public officials to pray for the Holy Spirit's guidance in the administration of government and justice through the intercession of St. Thomas More. This year, the St. Thomas More Award will be presented to Judge Milas "Butch" Hale and Jim Badami for their dedication to the principles of St. Thomas More. Lunch will follow in the Family Life Center at 1 p.m. for $25 per person. Lunch tickets may be ... More
Married outside Church? Register for class
Convalidation classes are offered for couples who are married civilly (i.e., "outside the Catholic Church") and who wish to have a valid marriage recognized by the Church. Canon law requires that Roman Catholics marry according to sacred ritual before a priest or deacon, unless a dispensation (permission) is received from the Church beforehand. If a Catholic does not observe this requirement and marries outside the Church, his or her marriage is not valid. Couples who wish to have their civil marriage recognized by the Church are asked to participate ... More
Apply to be a disaster case manager
Catholic Charities of Arkansas and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA Disaster Services are working together with other helping and faith-based organizations to provide long-term recovery case management services for the impacted households from the March 31 tornado that devastated Pulaski, Lonoke and Cross counties in Arkansas. Disaster case managers are needed to coordinate services and resources to address the tornado survivors' complex disaster recovery needs in order to help them re-establish normalcy. This is a grant funded position for up to one year with the ... More
Marriage in trouble? Let Retrouvaille help
Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your spouse? Are you constantly fighting? Or, do you simply shut down? Have you thought about separation or divorce? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille is available to help. This program offers tools needed to rediscover a loving marriage relationship. Thousands of couples headed for cold, unloving relationships or divorce have successfully overcome their marriage problems by attending the program. It consists of a weekend experience followed by a series of 6 to 12 post-weekend sessions over a three-month period. ... More
2023 Senior High Youth Rally will be Oct. 15
The 2023 Senior High Youth Rally will be held Sunday, Oct. 15 at Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock. This year's featured speaker will be Bob Perron, executive director of JMJ Pregnancy Center in Orlando, Florida. Perron has served in various parish and diocesan youth ministry roles since 1984, and has spoken at hundreds of Catholic youth conferences and parish missions in more than 40 states and several countries. He will address the theme: "Victory Through Surrender of Oneself." The youth rally, which will also include prayer, skits, praise and worship, lunch, Mass ... More
Formation Days to focus on evangelization
Parish catechists, youth ministers, RCIA coordinators and other leaders are invited to attend an upcoming Formation Day focusing on the theme "The Love of Christ Impels Us." Jeff Hines, director of faith formation, described this daylong event as an opportunity to learn "how to live out our vocation to share Christ with others in our parishes, communities and families." This is the second year the Faith Formation Office has hosted Formation Days, which has become the annual training program for those who teach religious education in the Diocese of Little Rock. ... More
