Calendar
January Poverty in America Awareness Month
January 1 Feast of Mary, Mother of God, New Year’s Day, World Day of Peace
January 4-10 National Migration Week
January 11-17 National Vocation Awareness Week. Contact: Father James Steffes, 202-541-3033
January 18-24 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed
January 21-22 National Prayer Vigil for Life
January 22 March for Life
January 25 Collection for the Church in Latin America. Contact: Rev. Msgr. Carlos Quintana at 202-541-3456,
www.usccb.org/latinamerica
February Catholic Press Month. Visit www.catholicpress.org
February Black History Month
February 8 World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. Contact: Father James Steffes, 202-541-3033
February 16 Presidents Day observed
February 22-25 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering, Washington, DC. Contact: Cynthia Morris-Colbert, 202-541-3373
February 25 Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Contact: Father James M. McCann, SJ at 202-541-3401, www.usccb.org/aee
February 25-April 12 Operation Rice Bowl—CRS. Contact: Jennifer Swope 410-951-7265, www.crs.org
February 25 Ash Wednesday
March 1 Collection for the Black and Indian Missions. Contact: Father Wayne C. Paysse, 202-331-8542
March 22 Catholic Relief Services Collection. Contact: Patrick Markey, 202-541-3146, www.usccb.org/crscollection
March 24-25 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Administrative meeting, Washington, DC. Contact: Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, 202-541-3200
April 9 Holy Thursday
April 10 Collection for the Holy Land. Contact: 202-526-6800, http://www.myfranciscan.org
April 10 Good Friday
April 12 Easter Sunday
April 26 Catholic Home Missions Appeal. Contact: Dr. David Suley 202-541-5400, www.usccb.org/hm
May 3 World Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood. Contact: Father James Steffes, 202-541-3033
May 17 Collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign. Contact: Helen Osman, 202-541-3320, www.usccb.org/ccc
May 24 Feast of the Ascension
May 27-29 Catholic Press Association and Catholic Academy of Communication Arts Professionals: annual convention, Anaheim, CA. Contact: Timothy M. Walter, 312-380-6789, http://www.catholicpress.org/?page=CMC
May 27-30 National Association for Lay Ministry annual conference, St. Paul, MN. Contact: Christopher Anderson at 202-291-4100
May 31 Pentecost
June 17-19 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Spring Assembly, San Antonio. Contact: Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, 202-541-3200
June 25-28 National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers annual conference, St. Paul, MN. Contact: Susan Heider at 937-431-5443
June 28 Peter’s Pence Collection. Contact: Sr. Mary Christa Nutt, RSM 202-333-7121, www.usccb.org/ppc
August 9-12 Pro-Life Director's Conference
August 15 Feast of the Assumption of Mary
September 6 or 13 Collection for The Catholic University of America. Contact: Father David M. O’Connell, C.M. 202-319-5100, www.cua.edu
September 11-12 Eucharistic Congress for Priesthood, Religious Life and Marriage, Basilica of the national Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC.
Contact: Father James Steffes, 202-541-3033
September 15-16 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Administrative Meeting, Washington, DC. Contact: Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, 202-541-3200
October 4 Respect Life Sunday
October 18 Collection for World Mission Sunday. Contact: Rev. Msgr. John E. Kozar, 212-563-8700, www.worldmissions-catholicchurch.org
November 16-19 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Fall Assembly, Baltimore. Contact: Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, 202-541-3200
November 19-21 National Catholic Youth Conference biennial conference, Kansas City, MO. Contact: NFCYM Office at 202-636-3825
November 22 Collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Contact: Ralph McCloud, 202-541-3367, www.usccb.org/cchd
November 29 First Sunday of Advent
December 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 9 Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 13 Collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious. Contact: Sr. Janice B. bader, CPPS, 202-541-3217, www.usccb.org/nrro
December 25 Christmas Day