Briefs

National Catholic Schools Week is Jan. 31-Feb. 6. Visit archokc.org/schools to learn more about Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

A virtual Rose Day event will be at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 3 at roseday.life. Various pro-life leaders will be featured.

The Adrian Dominican Sisters invite single Catholic women who are discerning a call to religious life to a Zoom and See Feb. 12-13. Register at https://tinyurl.com/ADSDiscern or contact Sr. Tarianne DeYonker, OP, at tdeyonker@adriandominicans.org or call/text her at (517) 920-1395.

The 40 Days for Life Spring campaign begins Feb. 17. Sign up to pray at one or all three local locations at www.40daysforlife.com: Edmond (Planned Parenthood), OKC (Trust Women) and Norman (Abortion Surgery Center).

This year, the annual Black and Indian Missions Collection in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City is Feb. 21. It comes during Lent, which is a time to concentrate on prayer, fasting and almsgiving. The Black and Indian Mission Office helps support the National Black Catholic Congress and the Tekakwitha Conference. http://blackandindianmission.org. Please give generously Feb. 21.

On March 6, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City will have Green Tie Gatherings, “at home” events, that replicate the annual gala fundraiser. There will be videos on Facebook throughout the day and a silent auction in the evening. Money raised will support the women and children of Sanctuary Women’s Development Center in Oklahoma City and Norman. To purchase tickets to participate, contact Anne O’Shields at (817) 313-3063 or visit www.greentiegatherings.org.

A retreat for sacramentally married couples to begin, or deepen, their spiritual lives together is April 15-18 at the Catholic Pastoral Center, 7501 Northwest Expressway, OKC. Cost: $350 (scholarships available). Register at archokc.org/dc. Contact Alex Schimpf at (405) 709-2755, aschimpf@archokc.org.

The 2021 Oklahoma Catholic Men’s Conference is 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Feb. 20, live-streamed from the Catholic Pastoral Center. Visit www.catholicmen.net.

The 2021 virtual Oklahoma Catholic Women’s Conference is Feb. 27. Register for free at okcatholicwomen.com.

The 14th annual Faith Community Nurses’ Association Virtual Conference “Finding Peace Through Spiritual Self Care” is March 5. Registration before Feb. 7 is $55 (members), $60 (clergy) and $80 (non-members). Check fcnaok.org. Register at surveymonkey.com/r/3PJL5W3 and pay at PayPal.me/FCNAOK or contact fcnaok@gmail.com.

There are three easy steps for parishioners to sign-up on FORMED: 1) Visit signup.formed.org. 2) Enter parish zip or name. 3) Enter name and e-mail. Parishes should discontinue listing their unique parish codes since the new system is based on searching for the parish subscription on the FORMED sign-in screen. The new system does not require the subscription code.

The Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma Pastoral Music and Fine Arts Grant application period opens Jan. 4 and closes Feb. 28. Visit cfook.org.

The Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma Scholarship application period opens Jan. 15 and closes March 7. All high school seniors within the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City are encouraged to apply at cfook.org.

Join the staff of the Catholic Pastoral Center on the first Friday of every month for adoration and the Divine Mercy Chaplet in the St. Francis de Sales Chapel. Adoration is open to the public.