Beyond our Parish: Retreats and Opportunities

Biking for Babies – April 26

The Diocese of Harrisburg is pleased to share a new and exciting fundraiser event to support our local pregnancy resource centers.  Biking for Babies will host a local Ride for Life on the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail on Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 8:30 am-12:00 pm.  Holy Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Church, Shippensburg, at 7:30 am.  The Biking for Babies program will follow Mass.  Join us!  For more information and to register please visit https://www.bikingforbabies.com/events/ 

The next Beginning Experience weekend is May 2-4th, 2025, at Camp Kirchenwald in Lebanon, PA. Beginning Experience is your Church at work to provide help, healing and spiritual restoration for those suffering the loss of a spouse through death, divorce, or separation. For more information on the program or to register for a weekend program, please see the Harrisburg Diocesan website: http://www.hbgdiocese.org/, or check www.beginningexperience.org, or contact the team lead, Julie, at 717-379-0800.

“Calling all college students! The Diocese of Harrisburg is hosting a retreat just for you called Cor Ad Cor. Come take some time to rest from the busy semester and find connection with God and your peers.  Event will include time for prayer, Mass, adoration, spiritual talks, small group discussion, and much more!

Register for the Harrisburg Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Retreat

(HDCCW) invites all women of the Diocese to join us for the 13th Annual Weekend Retreat being held on the beautiful campus of Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, Maryland, from Friday evening, June 13 until noon on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Our Retreat Master is Father Jonathan Sawicki, Pastor of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish in New Cumberland, PA. The registration deadline is May 24. Visit www.harrisburgdiocesanccw.com  and click on Retreat to access a Registration Form online.

50th Wedding Anniversary Mass – June 22

Were you married in 1975?

Celebrate your Golden Jubilee with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on Sunday, June 22nd at Good Shepherd Church.

Please contact your parish office with your name and address if you are celebrating your 50th Wedding Anniversary this year by March 28th.

Registration is open for our Young Adult Jubilee Pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi, July 26-August 6, 2025! Anyone ages 18-39 is welcome to join us as we travel to Italy to celebrate the Jubilee with Pope Francis and young people from all over the world! While there, we will also visit Assisi and tour the many holy and ancient sites Rome has to offer. Deadline for registration is October 1st and space is limited, so sign up quick! Trip price (including airfare and hotels) starts at $3,850. Only a $450 deposit is due at registration. For more details, please visit the trip website https://www.canterburypilgrimages.com/tour/2025-jubilee-of-deacons-italy-pilgrimage-with-the-diocese-of-harrisburg/ or contact Zack Haney zhaney@hbgdiocese.org.

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