Events

Advent Reflection: Questions for the Season

December 7, 2024 – December 10, 2024

Reflecting on the stories of Zechariah, Mary and Elizabeth in Luke’s Gospel, we will weave our stories with theirs, asking their questions of ourself: How will we know this is so? Who am I that God calls me?

Retreat for OCIA Inquirers and Sponsors

November 2, 2024

Inquirers and sponsors will meet other people on the same journey from other parishes. We will teach tools and ways of discernment. The day will emphasize building: relationships with God and fellow parishioners.

A Day Away Individual Retreats

November 7, 2024

Could you use a few hours away from the hurly burly of everyday life? Take some time for yourself at the Renewal Center. Schedule one-day or half-day quiet retreats. Spiritual directors are available or you can spend the time with your own thoughts and prayers.

Taizé Monthly Prayer Service

November 7, 2024

Taizé is an ecumenical, meditative prayer experience using music, chants and scripture. We gather on the first Thursday of every month. Each month we explore a different theme.

Jesus: The Way, the Truth, and the Life

October 1, 2024 – December 3, 2024

Jesus: The Way, the Truth, and the Life is a 10-week scripture study program using texts and videos to explore Jesus’ life by examining all four gospels at once. What emerges is a composite sketch of who Jesus is, what he taught and how he wants us to live.

Does your faith inform
your vote?

October 5, 2024

Fr. Mark Miller, CPPS, will help us examine the most pressing issues of the upcoming election, through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching. The workshop focuses on issues, not political parties or candidates.

The Stories of Black and Biracial Women: A Necessary Celebration

September 14, 2024

Sponsored by Clay Countians for Inclusion. Black and biracial women will bear witness through personal testimony of the barriers they have broken through and how they conquered hidden agendas designed to keep them from thriving. Story Tables are a platform for people to shape the narrative of their own history.

Bread-making Retreat

September 8, 2024

A hands-on, heart-in community retreat for bakers of all ages, with or without breadmaking experience. A great activity for parents or grandparents and children, teens or couples. Inspired by Acts 2:42.

Depolarizing Ourselves: The first steps toward civil engagement

September 15, 2024

Depolarizing Ourselves is a 90-minute workshop designed to help lessen the effects of polarization when you encounter them in your conversations. We can have healthy disagreements over issues or philosophy. Mutual respect, not agreement, is an essential key to a healthy discussion. Cosponsored with Precious Blood Spirituality Institute and Precious Blood Companions.

This Isn’t Your Grandmother’s Church. Will It Be Your Grandkids’?

August 7, 2024

Fr. James Smith, C.PP.S., will present his research on recent shifts in American Catholicism, particularly regional shifts in Catholic parishes. After his presentation, Jennifer Green, a pastoral associate at Visitation Parish in Kansas City, will respond to the presentation.