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SUMMARY:(JPIC) Detroit Archdiocese Sponsors First Ever Convening on Pastoral Care of Immigrants
DESCRIPTION:WITNESS TO HOPE \n\n\n\n\n\nWitness to Hope event to be held May 6\n\n\n\nFor the first time in its history\, the Detroit Archdiocese is hosting a regional (MI\, OH) conference on the Pastoral Care of Immigrant Communities . The Detroit event is the third in a series of national events named: “Witness to Hope.” The all-day event will feature sessions addressing the use of detention in mass deportations\, knowing one’s rights in an enforcement scenario\, and best rules and practices for sensitive locations\, such as churches and schools\, that have come under immigration enforcement scrutiny. Strangers No Longer is a local sponsor\, along with Catholic Charities of SE Michigan.WHAT TO KNOW:When: Wednesday\, May 6\, 2026 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Where: Sacred Heart Major Seminary 2701 Chicago Blvd. Detroit\, MI 48206 What: Witness to Hope: Pastoral Care of Immigrant Communities will be a full-day convening involving Catholic Charities and Archdiocesan agencies\, staff\, priests\, religious\, parish and Catholic school leaders in the Michigan and Ohio region.Cost: $35 per person includes lunch and light breakfast; scholarships availableRead Full Agenda\n\n\n\nYou are welcome to register. Scan the QR code or visit:https://bit.ly/4s8zdSz
URL:https://divinemercyregionofs.org/event/detroit-archdiocese-sponsors-first-ever-convening-on-pastoral-care-of-immigrants/
LOCATION:Michigan
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SUMMARY:Regional Annual Gathering & Spring Day of Reflection
DESCRIPTION:May the Lord give you peace\, and may you be well as spring is upon us! \n\n\n\nLet us come together for a wonderful time of fellowship during this special Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi. Proclaimed by Pope Leo XIV\, this jubilee runs from January 10\, 2026\, through January 10\, 2027\, commemorating the 800th anniversary of the passing of our seraphic father\, St. Francis. \n\n\n\nWho is invited? Whether you are a seeker just beginning to explore\, a candidate in formation\, a professed Secular Franciscan\, or simply someone with a Franciscan heart\, you are warmly welcome! Please join us for our Regional Annual Gathering and Spring Day of Reflection: \n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\nDate: Saturday\, April 25\, 2026\n\n\n\nLocation: Saginaw Center for Ministry | 802 Weiss St.\, Saginaw\, MI 48603\n\n\n\nTheme: “Dilexi Te” (“I have loved you”)\n\n\n\nGuest Speaker: Fr. Julius Milton\, OFM Cap.\n\n\n\n\nSpiritual Preparation\n\n\n\nAs Regional Minister Kathleen Carsten noted in her recent email\, please prepare your hearts and minds for our gathering by reading Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Exhortation\, “Dilexi Te of the Holy Father Leo XIV to All Christians on Love For The Poor.” * Read the document here: Apostolic Exhortation: Dilexi Te \n\n\n\nRegistration & Payment\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Deadline: April 10\, 2026\n\n\n\nHow to Register:Spring Day of Reflection Registration\n\nNeed help registering? Please call Theresa Brown at 248-335-1703.\n\n\n\n\n\nCost: * $25 for the Saturday gathering\n\n$75 total if you are adding a Friday overnight stay ($50 room fee)\n\n\n\n\n\nPayment Instructions: Please make your check payable to Secular Franciscan Order\, Divine Mercy Region and mail it to:Regional Treasurer Dawn Pulcer 47634 Falcon Dr. Shelby Twp.\, MI 48315\n\n\n\nNote: No refunds will be issued after April 20th.\n\n\n\n\nThank you\, and we look forward to seeing you at the Center! God bless. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n8:30 – 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast \n\n\n\n9:00 – 9:10 Welcome & Intro \n\n\n\n9:10 – 9:25 Prayer \n\n\n\n9:25 – 10:45 Session I: Dilexi Te\, Br. Julius Milton\, OFM. Cap \n\n\n\n10:45 – 11:00 Morning break \n\n\n\n11:00 – 12:00 Session II: Guided Mediation \n\n\n\n12:00 – 1:00 Lunch \n\n\n\n1:00 – 2:30 Conversion I: \n\n\n\n2:30 – 2:45 Break \n\n\n\n2:45 – 3:15 Conversion II: \n\n\n\n3:15 – 3:30 Day Summary and Sharing \n\n\n\n3:30 Mass Prep \n\n\n\n4:00 Mass – Br. Johan Paul Gill\, OFM\, Cap
URL:https://divinemercyregionofs.org/event/regional-spring-gathering-dilexi-te/
LOCATION:Michigan
CATEGORIES:In Person,Regional Day of Reflection
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kathleen Carsten OFS":MAILTO:dmrecminister@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:(JPIC) BELONG - Northern Michigan Immigrant Inclusion Network -
DESCRIPTION:BELONG – Northern Michigan Immigrant Inclusion Network –\n\n\n\nOn April 24\, BELONG: Northern Michigan Immigrant Inclusion Network\, will host their very first conference at Treetops Resort in Gaylord\n\n\n\nPreparations Underway for BELONG’S First Conference On April 24\, BELONG: Northern Michigan Inclusion Network\, will host their very first conference at Treetops Resort in Gaylord. The event aims to build BELONG’s collective voice and power by bringing together 300 immigrant leaders\, policymakers\, advocates\, service providers\, communities of worship\, and other area leaders. The purpose is to raise awareness about the realities of immigrants in rural northern Michigan\, and explore collaborative\, action-oriented ways to create a more welcoming\, thriving region for all Michigan residents.  Link to the BELONG Conference flyer.Conference Keynote is Gladys Muñoz\, SNL Board Member\, leader at Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel in Traverse City\, and the Director of the Justice and Peace Advocacy Center. Other speakers include Bishop Jeffery Walsh\, Diocese of Gaylord; Dr. Isabel Montemayor-Vazquez. Exec. Director for the State’s Hispanic Commissions; Victoria Francois from the American Immigration Council; and Ben Cabanaw\, Deputy Director of the Office of Global Michigan. We hope you’ll join us!  REGISTER HERE.
URL:https://divinemercyregionofs.org/event/jpic-efforts-in-northern-michigan/
LOCATION:Michigan
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T050000
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SUMMARY:An Extraordinary Encounter: Peaceful Dialogue in the Midst of War with Kathleen Warren\, OSF
DESCRIPTION:This program is the second in a four-part series in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the Easter of St. Francis. Join us in July and October to continue the series! \n\n\n\nPrograms \n\n\n\nWednesday\, April 15\, 6:00 – 8:00 pm CTVirtual via Zoom   \n\n\n\nPresented in collaboration with the Franciscan Federation. \n\n\n\nIn 2026\, we commemorate the 800th anniversary of the passing of St. Francis. In this second presentation of our four-part series\, offered in collaboration with the Franciscan Federation\, we consider if it is possible that an event from 800 years ago could offer insights for finding ways to bring peace in the midst of violent conflict today? This session will examine an encounter between St. Francis of Assisi and the leader of the Muslim forces during the Fifth Crusade\, a period marked by intense conflict. A culture of walls divided the world of Francis and divides our world today\, resulting in a “general feeling of frustration\, isolation\, and desperation\,” as Pope Francis writes in Fratelli Tutti. \n\n\n\nCome and explore how this extraordinary encounter – and its ramifications for our time – might help us in transforming the misunderstandings and hatred which are rampant today into building blocks for peaceful dialogue and right relationship\, the true intentions of God for all people. \n\n\n\nThis program is the second in a four-part series in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the Easter of St. Francis. Join us in July and October to continue the series!**Click Here to learn more about and register for the July 15th program**Click Here to learn more about and register for the October 7th program \n\n\n\nKathleen Warren\, OSF\, is a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Rochester\, Minnesota. She holds an MA in Religious Education from Loyola University\, Chicago; a Master’s in Franciscan Studies from the Franciscan Institute\, St. Bonaventure University; and a Doctor of Ministry from the Graduate Theological Foundation\, South Bend\, Indiana. Her doctoral coursework was completed at the Gregorian University in Rome at the Institute for the Study of Religions and Cultures. The title of her 2006 dissertation is Muslims\, Christians\, and Jews Encounter Francis of Assisi and Each Other: A Paradigm for Doing Peace and Rebuilding the World. She is the author of Daring to Cross the Threshold: Francis of Assisi Encounters Sultan Malek al-Kamil (Wipf and Stock). She is the co-producer\, along with Ms. Jaysari Hart\, of In the Footprints of Francis and the Sultan (Franciscan Media) and was interviewed for the Muslim production of The Sultan and the Saint (Unity Productions Foundation). \n\n\n\n$10 per person; please register online at shalomretreats.org or by calling 563.582.3592 by Monday\, April 13.* \n\n\n\n**Please note that this session will not be recorded per the facilitator’s wishes.**
URL:https://divinemercyregionofs.org/event/an-extraordinary-encounter-peaceful-dialogue-in-the-midst-of-war-with-kathleen-warren-osf/
LOCATION:Michigan
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SUMMARY:Election: 56-140 St. Clare Fraternity 56-140
DESCRIPTION:St. Clare – Election\nTuesday\, April 14\, 2026\n\n\n\nTroubadours of St. Clare Election\n\n\n\nTuesday\, April 14\, 2026 ⋅ 6:30 – 8:30pmSt Lucy Catholic Church23401 Jefferson Ave\, St Clair Shores\, MI 48080\, USA\n 
URL:https://divinemercyregionofs.org/event/election-56-140-st-clare-fraternity-56-140/
LOCATION:St. Lucy Catholic Church\, 23401 E. Jefferson\, St. Clair Shores\, MI\, 48080\, United States
CATEGORIES:Election,In Person,Regional Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Kathleen Carsten OFS":MAILTO:dmrecminister@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T184500
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SUMMARY:Visitation - 56-125 St. Paschal Baylon Fraternity
DESCRIPTION:St. Paschal Visitation\nWednesday\, March 18\n\n\n\nSt. Paschal\, Visitation\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 18\, 2026⋅6:45 – 8:45pm
URL:https://divinemercyregionofs.org/event/visitation-56-125-st-paschal-baylon-fraternity/
LOCATION:Michigan
CATEGORIES:In Person,Regional Event,Visitation
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