AUSCP

2023 AUSCP Assembly, June 12-15, 2023
2023-06-12 10:00 - 2023-06-15 12:00 (America/Chicago) | University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala’ Park San Diego, CA 92110 United States
We welcome your participation in the 2023 AUSCP Assembly: Unity through Synodality
Please indicate which option or options you are choosing. Note that there is no additional cost for retreat participation or for requesting handicapped lodging.

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 4.1
2023-05-31 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Online
This is part of the three-year strategic plan to combat racism provided by the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests Anti-racism Team. Join us in taking Steps 4 & 5: Self-evaluate and Self-report in Year One of our Strategic Plan on Anti-racism. Two sessions will be offered: Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday evenings.
You need not have attended previous groups and are free to switch between these as you wish. The sessions will be moderated by Susan and Paul Sherman.
Contact Paul (sherman.paul@twc.com) to register.

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 4
2023-05-30 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online

The Workings of the Catholic Farm Worker Network
2023-05-25 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | Online United States
(Time of webinar is based on Eastern Time Zone)
Rev Tom Florek SJ, who is the director of the Catholic Farm Worker Network, has had many years of service in the ministry of Migrant Farmworkers and has much to share with us about what the group does; how it helps the workers and how it benefits our economy. You are invited to join us for this time together with Tom.

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 3.1
2023-05-24 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Online

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 3
2023-05-23 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online

"Vatican II Was Not a Failure" with Fr. Jim Bacik
2023-05-18 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd, Sylvania, Ohio, 43560
From Fr. Jim Bacik:
For those of you in the Toledo area, I am doing my fourth and final lecture of this academic year on Thursday May 18, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the Franciscan Center Theater on the campus of Lourdes University. The title is “Vatican II was not a failure: It succeeded in empowering the laity.” This lecture will highlight the great contributions baptized women and men have made to revitalize parish life and will suggest ways the Council prompts further efforts to humanize the world.
Some points to note:

For the first 100 people attending there will be a free copy of my latest book: “The Catholic Spiritual Journey: Responding to Today’s Challenges.”
There is no pre-registration but you can pay $10.00 that evening at the door by cash or check.
Students, nuns, priests and persons with financial limitations are welcome to attend for free – just walk into the auditorium.
No background notes will be available.
I hope this lecture will eventually be available on my website.

I hope this will provide another opportunity to stay in touch.
Fr. Jim Bacik
About Fr. Bacik
Fr. Jim Bacik, is an AUSCP member and former Assembly presenter, and frequent contributor to our site’s blog. Click HERE for several blog articles by Fr. Bacik.

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 2.1
2023-05-17 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Online

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 2
2023-05-16 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 1.1
2023-05-10 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Online

AUSCP Zoom Discussion Series on Racism: Session 1
2023-05-09 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online

"Pope Francis: A Ten-Year Ministry Review" with Fr. Jim Bacik
2023-04-13 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd, Sylvania, Ohio, 43560
From Fr. Jim Bacik
“For those of you in the Toledo area, I am doing my third lecture of this academic year on Thursday April 13, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the Franciscan Center Theater on the campus of Lourdes University. The title is “Pope Francis: A Ten-Year Ministry Review.” I will summarize some of the major assessments of the decade long papacy of Francis and offer my own evaluation from a pastoral perspective.
Some points to note:

There is no pre-registration but you can pay $10.00 that evening at the door by cash or check.
Students, nuns, priests and persons with financial limitations are welcome to attend for free – just walk into the auditorium.
No background notes will be available.
I hope this lecture will eventually be available on my website.
My fourth and final lecture of this academic year will be on Thursday May 18, 2023 at the same time and place.

I hope this will provide another opportunity to stay in touch.
Fr. Jim Bacik”
About Fr. Bacik
Fr. Jim Bacik, is an AUSCP member and former Assembly presenter, and frequent contributor to our site’s blog. Click HERE for several blog articles by Fr. Bacik.

Lecture with Fr. Jim Bacik in Toledo
2023-03-13 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd, Sylvania, Ohio, 43560
From Fr. Jim Bacik
“For those in the Toledo area, the Sylvania Franciscan Sisters are celebrating Catholic Sisters Week, March 8 – 14. On Monday, March 13, there will be a Eucharistic Revival starting at 2:00 and as part of this celebration I will be giving a lecture at 2:15 on the Eucharist followed by discussion and questions, ending no later than 3:30.
All of the events that week are free and open to the public, all are welcome to attend and there is no pre-registration. It will be held in the Queen of Peace Chapel on the grounds of Lourdes University. I want to thank the Sylvania Franciscans for making this possible.
I hope to see some of you there.
Fr. Jim Bacik”
Schedule
The entire schedule for that day is as follows:
2:00 p.m. Music: Choir & Congregational Singing
2:15 p.m. Presentation by Father James Bacik:
“Eucharist: Nourishment for the Journey”
3:30 p.m. Reception
4:15 p.m. Eucharistic Hymns
4:30 p.m. Eucharistic Liturgy
About Fr. Bacik
Fr. Jim Bacik, AUSCP member and former Assembly presenter, will give a lecture on the Eucharist this March. Read below for lecture details. Click HERE for several blog articles by Fr. Bacik.

Series 4 - Our Mission of Leavening Humankind in Today's World
2023-03-01 16:00 - 2023-04-05 17:00 (America/New_York) | Online United States
(Time of webinar is based on Eastern Time Zone)
The presenter will again be theologian Joseph Torma, Ph.D. with Bob Bonnot serving as moderator of the sessions. These webinars are now designed to have Dr. Torma present two or three segments with group dialogues between each segment. Our prior 3 series have dealt with bishops, priests, and laity after first establishing the central summary document of Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes. Over the decades since the Council there has been a dramatic reduction of religious women in the United States (from 181,421 in 1965 to 39,452 in 2021) and of ordained men (58,632 priests in 1965 to 35,513 in 2020, a large number of whom are now retired). Given those statistics and the reorganization of the Vatican by establishing a new set of dicasteries, the two conciliar documents in this series will challenge our grasp of how they are being applied to the life of the Church in new ways — or need to be.
The series begins on March 1 and continues each succeeding week for 5 weeks; the time for each is 4PM (EST).

A View From the Bench, a Judge's Experience
2023-02-23 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Online United States
(Time of webinar is based on Eastern Time Zone)
Jennifer Peyton was an immigration lawyer in Cleveland and taught immigration law at Cleveland State University-Marshall College of Law. In 2017 she began hearing immigration cases in Chicago. The webinar will give Jenna time to give us her personal history and some comments on items submitted by the AUSCP Immigration Working Group and other areas of interest. There will be a time for questions and comments in a controlled atmosphere. The webinar should be very informational in telling on the life of an immigration judge.

Watch Night - Christian
2022-12-31

Holy Family - Catholic Christian
2022-12-30

Holy Innocents - Christian
2022-12-28

St. Stephen's Day
2022-12-26

Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) - Zoroastrian
2022-12-26

Feast of the Nativity - Orthodox Christian
2022-12-25

Christmas - Christian
2022-12-25

Christmas Eve - Christian
2022-12-24

Yule/Winter Solstice - Wicca/Neo Pagan
2022-12-22

St. Thomas the Apostle - Christian
2022-12-21

Yule - Christian
2022-12-21

Hanukkah - Judaism
2022-12-18 - 2022-12-26

Posadas Navidenas - Hispanic Christian
2022-12-16 - 2022-12-25

Feast Day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
2022-12-12

Immaculate Conception of Mary - Catholic Christian
2022-12-08
