BISHOP BLAIR’S SCHEDULE
April 6 Presides at the Neophyte Mass, Toledo Rosary Cathedral, 3 p.m.
April 16 Meets Pope Benedict XVI with the U.S. Bishops, Washington, D.C., 5:30 p.m.
April 17 Celebrates Mass with Pope Benedict XVI, National Parks, Washington, D.C., 10 a.m.
April 18 Presides at the dedication Mass for Continental St. John the Baptist, 7 p.m.
April 19 Presides at Mass and dedication of new building, Toledo Blessed Sacrament, 4 p.m.
April 24 Attends the Catholic Charities Volunteer Appreciation Banquet, 6 p.m.
April 25 Presides at Mass and blessing of Peace Pole, Fostoria St. Wendelin, 9 a.m.
April 25 Attends the Annunciation Radio banquet, 6 p.m.
April 27 Presides at 150th Anniversary Mass, Bryan St. Patrick, 11 a.m.

CONFIRMATION
April 5 Bishop Blair presides at Holgate St. Mary, 10 a.m.
April 8 Bishop Blair presides for Toledo St. John the Baptist and St. Michael at St. John, 7 p.m.
April 12 Bishop Blair presides for Bowling Green St. Aloysius, Bowling Green St. Thomas More, Clyde St. Mary and Toledo St. Charles Borromeo at Toledo Rosary Cathedral, noon
April 13 Father Michael Billian presides at Marysdale St. Isidore, 10 a.m.
April 13 Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Robert Donnelly presides at Wauseon, St. Caspar, 10:30 a.m.
April 13 Bishop Blair presides for Spencerville St. Patrick and Landeck St. John the Baptist at St. Patrick, 1:30 p.m.
April 14 Bishop Blair presides at Fostoria St. Wendelin, 6:30 p.m.
April 15 Bishop Blair presides for Perrysburg St. Rose at Toledo Rosary Cathedral, 7 p.m.
April 19 Bishop Blair presides for Huron St. Peter, Swanton St. Richard, Oregon St. Ignatius, and Bono Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, at Toledo Rosary Cathedral, noon
April 20 Bishop Blair presides at Defiance St. Mary, 11:30 a.m.
April 20 Father Michael Billian presides at Lima St. Charles, 1:30 p.m.
April 20 Bishop Blair presides at Defiance St. John, 3 p.m.
April 22 Bishop Blair presides at New Washington St. Bernard, 7 p.m.
April 26 Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Robert Donnelly presides for Maumee St. Joseph, at Toledo Rosary Cathedral, 11 a.m.
April 26 Bishop Blair presides at Providence St. Patrick, 5 p.m.
April 27 Father Charles Singler presides for Norwalk St. Mary, Milan St. Anthony, Wakeman St. Mary and New London Our Lady of Lourdes at Norwalk St. Mary, 2 p.m.
April 27 Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Robert Donnelly presides at Toledo Blessed Sacrament, 3 p.m.
April 29 Father Michael Billian presides at Toledo Regina Coeli, 7 p.m.
May 1 Bishop Blair presides at Toledo St. Joan of Arc, 7 p.m.
May 3 Bishop Blair presides at Attica Our Lady of Hope, 1 p.m.
May 4 Father Charles Singler presides at Vermilion St. Mary, 2 p.m.

SUNDAY CATHOLIC MASS
Televised 11 a.m. WTOL, repeated on Buckeye Cable Channel 69, 11:30 a.m.
April 6 Father Christopher P. Vasko, Diocesan Tribunal judicial vicar and Toledo St. Martin de Porres administrator
April 13 Father Christopher P. Vasko, Diocesan Tribunal judicial vicar and Toledo St. Martin de Porres administrator
April 20 Father Joseph Cardone, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center vice president of mission and values integration and Sylvania St. Joseph associate pastor
April 27 Father Joseph Cardone, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center vice president of mission and values integration and Sylvania St. Joseph associate pastor

CATHOLIC CHARITIES
April 11 Adoption Education Series, Part 2, Fostoria St. Wendelin, 8:30 a.m. Kathy, 419-244-6711, ext. 440
April 12 Jail and Prison Ministry Orientation, Toledo Catholic Center, free, 10 a.m. Germaine Kirk, 419-244-6711, ext. 431 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 15 Jail and Prison Ministry Orientation, Findlay St. Michael, free, 6:30 p.m. Germaine Kirk, 419-244-6711, ext. 431 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 22 Professional Bereavement Networking Fair, St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee, free, registration required, 6 p.m. Germaine Kirk, 419-244-6711, ext. 431 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 24 Death Penalty Workshop, Tiffin St. Francis Spirituality Center, 7 p.m. 419-244-6711, ext. 431
April 29 Death Penalty Workshop, Bowling Green St. Aloysius, 7 p.m. 419-244-6711, ext. 431

EQUAL ACCESS MINISTRY
Marsha Rivas, 419-244-6711, ext. 528 or TTY: 419-243-1475 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Every Sunday Sign language interpreted Mass, Toledo St. Pius X, 9:30 a.m.
Most Sundays Sign language interpreted Mass, Mansfield St. Peter, 9:30 a.m.
April 6 & 20 Sign language interpreted Mass, Fremont St. Ann, 10:30 a.m.
April 13 Deaf Potluck, Toledo St. Pius X, following 9:30 a.m. Mass
April 8 InnerVision faith sharing for people with visual impairments, South Toledo Baptist Church, 11 a.m.
April 8 Hearing Loss Association of America, Toledo Chapter, The Ability Center, 7 p.m.
April 12 Welcoming Christ in the Other: Strategies for Parish Hospitality, Fostoria St. Wendelin, 9:30 a.m.
April 19 SPECK Retreat for adults with intellectual disabilities, Glandorf St. John, 1 p.m.
April 20 Faith & Light, faith sharing for persons with intellectual disabilities, their families and friends, Toledo Notre Dame Provincial Center, 1:30 p.m.
April 27 Sign language interpreted Mass, Tiffin St. Mary, 11:30 a.m.

FAMILY LIFE
April 5 Engaged Couple Conferences
- Toledo Blessed Sacrament Judy and Bill Owens, 419-475-9071
- Fremont St. Joseph and Sacred Heart Deacon Norb Wethington, 419-334-2638
April 12 Cana II Workshop, Glandorf St. John, $50 per couple, 9 a.m. Joan & Len Ebbeskotte, 419-538-6483 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 13 Natural Family Planning Class, Wood County Hospital, Bowling Green, 2 p.m. Linda and Jim Kettinger, 419-354-3134
April 19 Engaged Couple Conference for the St. John Neumann Deanery Ann and Deacon Jim Cavera, 419-483-3417
April 20 Engaged Couple Conference, Maumee St. Joseph Sheila Edwards, 419-893-4848
April 27 Engaged Couple Conference, Fostoria St. Wendelin Father Eric Schild, 419-435-6692 or 419-435-1875

PROTECTING YOUTH WORKSHOPS
April 10 Vermilion St. Mary School, 6 p.m. 440-967-7911
April 12 Toledo Christ the King, 9:30 a.m. Karen Mercurio, 419-475-4348
April 22 Toledo St. Patrick of Heatherdowns, 7 p.m. 419-381-1775, ext. 126

VOCATIONS
April 13 World Day of Prayer for Vocations
April 18-19 Discernment Retreat with the Sisters of Notre Dame for single Catholic women ages 18 to 35, Toledo Sisters of Notre Dame Sister Delores Gatliff, 419-474-5485 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 19 Hospitality Youth Club for girls 13 to 17 years old, Oregon Little Sisters of the Poor, 11 a.m. Sister Lourdes, 419-698-4331

CYO
419-244-6711, ext. 611 or www.cyss.org
April 5-6 CYO spring soccer season begins
April 6 CYO track coaches’ meeting and re-certification, CYO Office, 1 p.m.
April 9 Deadline to submit track rosters to CYO Office
April 10 CYO Basketball Coaches’ Banquet, The Pinnacle, Maumee, 6 p.m. Tickets available from the CYO Office
April 12-13 CYO spring soccer league games
April 13 CYO soccer coaches’ meeting and re-certification, Toledo Notre Dame Academy, 1 p.m.
April 15 CYO track mini-meet at Toledo St. John’s Jesuit High School
April 18 Deadline to submit softball rosters and player fees, 5 p.m. in the CYO Office
April 19 CYO initial coaches’ certification class (for coaches new to CYO), Toledo Catholic Center, 9 a.m.
April 19-20 CYO spring soccer league games
April 20 CYO Tiffin track meet sponsored by Tiffin Catholic Schools; for details, visit www.cyss.org/CYO/index.htm and click on “track”
April 21 CYO girls’ fast-pitch softball league schedules are to be posted at www.cyss.org by 5 p.m.
April 21 Deadline to submit, in writing, any soccer tournament scheduling requests
April 24 CYO general spring coaches’ meeting and re-certification, CYO Office, 6 p.m.
April 24 CYO soccer tournament brackets are to be posted at www.cyss.org by 5 p.m.   
April 26-27 CYO soccer league games
April 26 CYO track meet at Maumee High School, sponsored by Toledo St. Patrick of Heatherdowns
April 27 CYO track meet in Findlay, sponsored by Findlay St. Michael
May 2 CYO Junior (seventh- and eighth-grade) softball league games begin
May 2 Deadline to enter adult co-ed softball team forms and fees, 5 p.m.
May 3 CYO spring soccer tournament games

THEOLOGY ON TAP
April 10 “A Spiritual Guide for the Transitions of Life,” Toledo Spaghetti Warehouse, 6 p.m. Sister Rita Schroeder, 419-244-6711, ext. 332 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

PRAYER
Every Monday Recitation of the rosary for our country, our troops and for world peace, Toledo St. Clement, 6:30 p.m. 419-472-2111
Every Tuesday Bible study, Tiffin St. Francis Spirituality Center, 10 a.m. 419-443-1485 or www.stfrancisspiritualitycenter.org
April 5 HIT (Holy in Toledo) praise and worship service, Toledo Corpus Christi, 8 p.m. Sheila Hershiser, 419-524-2572 or Patrick Kijowski, 419-750-0096
April 6 Neophyte Mass, Toledo Rosary Cathedral, 3 p.m.
April 15 Holy Hour of Prayer for Peace, Sylvania Franciscan Queen of Peace Chapel, 6:30 p.m.

RETREATS
April 12 Enneagram: Continuing the Conversation, Villa Maria (Pa.) Community Center, $75, 10 a.m. Cindy Wilpula, 724-964-8920, ext. 3241 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 14 The Labyrinth: Walking on the Path to Prayer, Contemplation, Lindenwood (Ind.) Retreat & Conference Center, $25, 9 a.m., register by April 7, 574-935-1763 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 15 Bridges to Contemplative Living, Villa Maria (Pa.) Community Center, $13, 9:30 a.m. Cindy Wilpula, 724-964-8920, ext. 3241 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 18-20 Creating a Culture of Peace: Nonviolence training for personal and social change, Tiffin St. Francis Spirituality Center 419-443-1485 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 18-21 Centering Prayer Retreat, Fremont Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center 419-332-6522 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 19 Teams of Our Lady Retreat, Toledo Catholic Center, 8 a.m.
April 19 Day for Soldiers and Spouses, The Spiritual Center of Maria Stein Retreat House, 9:30 a.m., free 419-925-7625
April 25-27 Retreat for Recovering Women, Fremont Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center 419-332-6522 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 26 Franciscan Women: Grace and Strength, Tiffin St. Francis Spirituality Center, $25 419-443-1485 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 26 Marriage Enrichment Day, Villa Maria (Pa.) Community Center, $60 per couple, 10 a.m. Cindy Wilpula, 724-964-8920, ext. 3241 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

SUPPORT GROUPS
Eevry Tuesday Divorced-Separated Support Group, Sylvania St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. 419-885-5791
Every Tuesday Divorced-Separated Support Group, Toledo St. Patrick of Heatherdowns, 7 p.m. Rita Hoff, 419-724-4675 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 8 Today and Beyond Ecumenical Support Group, Toledo Christ the King, 6:30 p.m. Terry McKown, 419-475-4348
April 14 Living with Loss: Normal Grief Reactions, Mercy Hospital of Willard, 2:30 p.m. 1-800-843-8100
April 24 Today and Beyond Ecumenical Support Group, Toledo Christ the King, 11 a.m. Terry McKown, 419-475-4348
April 28 Living with Loss: Normal Grief Reactions, Mercy Hospital of Willard, 2:30 p.m. 1-800-843-8100

EVENTS
April 5 St. Catherine of Siena portrayed by Sr. Nancy Murray, Swanton St. Richard, 8 p.m., free will offering 419-826-2791
April 6 2008 Walk for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Toledo Health Education Building, 9 a.m. walkoho.nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-FIGHT-MS
April 10-12 “The Pajama Game,” Oregon Cardinal Stritch High School, $8 adults, $6 students, 8 p.m. 419-693-0465
April 11 Women’s Connection West brunch, Sylvania Country Club, $14, 9:15 a.m. Janice, 419-349-1585
April 11 Spring Carnival, Toledo Little Flower School, 5-9 p.m.
April 11 Mike Sullivan in concert, Sylvania Lourdes College, $10, 8 p.m., Franciscan Center box office, 419-824-3999
April 12 The National Study of Youth & Religion: Will Our Faith Have Children? Bowling Green St. Thomas More, $45, 8:30 a.m. Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministry, 419-244-6711
April 12 Welcoming Christ in the Other parish hospitality strategies workshop, Fostoria St. Wendelin, 9:30 a.m. 419-244-6711, ext. 516 or www.toledodiocese-spl.org
April 12 Auction Spectacular and Pasta Dinner, Lima St. Gerard, 4:30 p.m.
April 15 Used Book and Uniform Sale, Toledo Gesu, 3-7 p.m.
April 16 Used Book and Uniform Sale, Toledo Gesu, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
April 16 Congregational Nurse Workshop seminar, Church on Strayer, Maumee, 8 a.m. Mary Jane Fulcher, 419-262-1462 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 21-24 Self Healing Practices for a Holistic Lifestyle Spring Elderhostel, Lindenwood (Ind.) Retreat & Conference Center 877-426-8056 or www.elderhostel.org , program 16056
April 25-26 Diocese of Toledo Deacon Council Spring Assembly, Findlay St. Michael Deacon John Campbell 419-878-5165 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 26 2008 Walk for Multiple Sclerosis, Lima YMCA, University of Findlay and Richland County Lexington Park, 9 a.m. www.walkoho.nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-FIGHT-MS
April 26 Magnificat Our Lady of the Lake Chapter women’s ministry breakfast, Crystal Arbors, Fremont, 9:30 a.m. Diane Dudenhoefer, 419-433-4835 or www.magnificatinfo.org
April 26 Diocesan Tribunal advocate training workshop, Toledo Catholic Center, $25, 9 a.m. 419-244-6711
April 26 "St. Peter State Fair" benefit auction, Huron St. Peter, $15, 6 p.m.
April 26 "The Ladies of Harmony" fundraising program for the Tiffin Franciscan Earth Literacy Center, Tiffin Franciscan Elizabeth Schaefer Auditorium, $25, 8 p.m., reservations: 419-448-7485 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 27 Notre Dame Club of Toledo annual communion breakfast, Inverness Club, $12.50 adults and $5 children, 10 a.m., Chris Amato, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
April 27 Brunch with Olympic and Ohio State University Track Coach, Genoa Our Lady of Lourdes, $15, 11:30 a.m., 419-855-8501
April 27 Cathedral Concert featuring organist Steven Ball, Toledo Rosary Cathedral, 3 p.m. www.toledodiocese-spl.org
April 28 Spring Rummage Sale, Toledo St. Clement, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Carol, 419-474-9754
April 29 Spring Rummage Sale, Toledo St. Clement, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Carol, 419-474-9754
May 1 First Thursday Workshops Joan Prater, 419-244-6711, ext. 367 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
- Introduction to Sacrament, Archbold St. Peter, 6:30 p.m.
- Introduction to Liturgy and Liturgy Planning, Fremont Sacred Heart, 4 p.m.
- Introduction to Morality, Norwalk St. Paul, 4 p.m.
- Introduction to Justice/Teacher as Educator for Justice, Toledo Catholic Center, 4 p.m.
- Introduction to Scripture, Bucyrus Holy Trinity, 6:30 p.m.
- Introduction to Sacraments, Glandorf St. John, 6:30 p.m.
- Introduction to Christology, Toledo Catholic Center, 6:30 p.m.

PILGRIMAGE
Aug. 11-17 Lourdes 150th anniversary pilgrimage, $2,598 plus taxes and insurance Father James Brown, 419-865-2345