Permanent Diaconate Spring Conference
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Saturday, March 28, 2026, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PMCome for fellowship, but also for new insights:- Preaching: Dcn. Craig Wood and Dcn. Mark Priniski offer reflections on their experience of preaching. Plus: videos from Fr. Peter Cameron, author of, Why Preach.
- Mass guidelines: Dcn. Chris Schmelzer presents a rough draft on Mass guidelines for the deacon.
(Be prepared, he might give a quiz!) - St. Francis presentation: Bishop Hying speaks on St. Francis of Assisi. Pope Leo XIV proclaimed a Jubilee Year celebrating 800 years since Francis' death.
- Mass, then lunch