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Cathedral Concert Series – Oct. 20
The Cathedral Concert Series begins its 44th season on Sunday, Oct. 20, 3 p.m. Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra returns, under the direction of L. Brett Scott. This program will feature Josef Haydn’s Heiligmesse and Felix Mendelssohn’s Jesu, Meine Freude.
Musica Sacra, founded by Dr. Helmut Roehrig, presents and preserves the tradition of large-scale, timeless church choral masterworks. It has enriched the regional music community for over 50 years, with its first visit to Carnegie Hall upcoming in 2020.
All Cathedral Concerts are open to the public with no admission charge. A freewill offering is gladly accepted.
Entombment of Bishop Maes – Oct. 26
Requiem Mass and entombment for Camillus Paul Maes, third bishop of Covington, Oct. 26, 10 a.m., Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. All are welcome.
For more information click here.
Meeting Teresa of Avila, Oct. 26
The Benedictine Sisters of St. Walburg Monastery morning reflection, “Meeting Teresa of Avila,” Oct. 26, 9 a.m., at St. Walburg Monastery, Villa Hills. The presenter is Benedictine Sister Deborah Harmeling. To register, contact [email protected] or 331-6771. No walk-ins, please.
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Bishop Maes – Part II
YOUTH 2000
Cemetery visitation
Cathedral Concert Series
School open houses
Notre Dame Urban Education Center – Kindergarten Readiness
You’re invited — Religious Jubilarian celebration
Pet blessings
Super’s Spotlight
Be Witnesses
Obituary — Notre Dame Sister Mary Harietta Gausepohl
Society of Mary jubilarians
Annual diocesan Pro-Life Mass
Dedication of Bishop Brossart High School athletic complex
Funeral and entombment of Bishop Maes
Annual St. Vincent de Paul, Northern Kentucky Mass
Cathedral Concert Series begins 44th season
Cemetery visitation days
Permanent deacons renew promises
Seminarian Education Fund
ACUE recognizes donors and volunteers
First vows Missionaries of St. John the Baptist
Missionaries of St. John the Baptist elevated to public association
Obituary — Dennis Cushing
Notre Dame Academy and St. Thomas School named 2019 Blue Ribbon Schools
Thomas More University installs James Chillo as 15th president — announces two initiatives to make education affordable
TMU’s 2019 Bishop Hughes Award goes to Bishop Foys
Meet President Joseph Chillo
Official assignment
Meet Paul and Margie Klee as they celebrate 70 years of marriage life
St. Catherine Praise and Worship series welcomes man healed twice by Michigan stigmatic
Annual Wedding Anniversary vespers
Grand Jury declines to indict Glenmary priest
Bishop Maes — first in a series
Obituary — Father James Ryan
12th monthly Holy Hour
You’re invited — Seminary Ball
Restructuring Office of Catechesis and Faith Formation
Cemetery visitation days
Bring your lawmaker to school
‘The Marriage Journey’ conference
YOUTH 2000 — Core Team shares why you should come
‘Be Witnesses’ — Passionist Sisters share vocation story
NKU Newman Center welcomes ‘Dynamic Deacon’
Seminary visit
Cemetery visitations
SpirFit retreat
YOUTH 2000
Rosary Coast to Coast
40 Days for Life
‘We Choose Life’ — Argument 3: Hard cases
Grotto blessing, Franciscan Daughters of Mary
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