Seminars & Retreats
Office of Marriage and Family Life
Catholic Engaged Essentials (formerly Catholic Engaged Encounter)
Diocesan Changes: The diocesan website has changed references and logos from Catholic Engaged Encounter to Catholic Engaged Essentials. You can see the changes at https://catholicdioceseofwichita.org/mfl/marriage-prep/
SLC Website Changes: The Spiritual Life Center made similar changes as illustrated at the following links https://slc.retreatportal.com/events/f?p=EVENTS:1:::::P0_EMBED,P1_LOV_CATEGORIES:0,-100000 https://slc.retreatportal.com/events/f?p=101:2:11996417097669::::PROGRAM_ID:18083 https://www.slcwichita.org/engaged-encounter (link redirects to https://www.slcwichita.org/engaged-essentials)
Any questions about the new name and program, please feel free to contact Mary Kay or Chris Rott at (316) 619-1475. Please note that the Catholic Engaged Essentials notebook and supporting documentation is copyrighted by the Diocese of Wichita and should not be sent to anyone outside of our community without permission from our priest-moderator Fr. Ed Herzog.
Upcoming Marriage Prep Seminars & Workshops
For more info call the office at (316) 685-5240. If you are interested in witnessing this seminar or sending a parish representative, please call the office to sign up or for more information.
· For the Marriage Prep Seminar go to https://marriagepreparationseminar.eventbrite.com
Saturday, September 6, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm St. Joseph Pastoral Center, 437 North Topeka Street, Wichita, KS 67202
This seminar is designed to introduce you to the rich and engaging teaching of the Church on the sacrament of marriage.
Seminario de Preparación Matrimonial vaya a https://seminario-de-preparacion-matrimonial.eventbrite.com
Sábado 9 de Agosto – 8:30 am
St. Joseph Pastoral Center, 437 North Topeka Street, Wichita, KS 67202
Este seminario está diseñado para introducirle en la rica y atractiva enseñanza de la Iglesia sobre el sacramento del matrimonio.
· Habilidades de La Vida Cotidiana para Parejas – Sábado 04 de Octubre @ 8:30 am. Para inscribirse vaya a https://talleranuestroalcance.eventbrite.com
St. Joseph Pastoral Center, 437 North Topeka Street, Wichita, KS 67202
El taller aborda temas importantes tales como: auto-conocimiento, su familia de origen y la de su prometido(a), mejorar su habilidad de comunicarse, como manejar conflictos y tomar decisiones, como dialogar sobre finanzas, esperanzas de carrera y ajustes familiares, entre otras cosas.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage – Drexel Route – May 28-30
This year’s route will start in Indianapolis and finish in Los Angeles, CA. The route will come through Wichita from May 28 to May 30. For more information: https://www.eucharisticpilgrimage.org/
National NFP Awareness Week – July 20 – 26
The theme for 2025 is “Pursue a lasting love …MARRIAGE Create hope for the future! Natural Family Planning Supporting God’s gifts of love and life in marriage.” Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is a national educational campaign. For more information: https://www.usccb.org/topics/natural-family-planning/national-nfp-awareness-week
World Day for Grandparents and Elderly – July 27
The theme for the 2025 celebration selected by Pope Francis is “Blessed are those who have not lost hope” (cf. Sir 14:2). These words, taken from the Book of Sirach, express the blessedness of the elderly and highlight the hope placed in the Lord as the path to a Christian and reconciled old age. For more information: https://www.usccb.org/topics/marriage-and-family-life-ministries/grandparents-elderly
Midwest Catholic Family Conference
August 1-3 at Century II, Wichita, KS. This conference will include opportunities for Mass, confession and adoration of the Eucharist, outdoor Eucharistic procession and the children’s program. This year’s speakers include Rev. Paul Sheller, OSB, Mike and Alicia Hernon (Messy Family Project), Father Larry Richards, Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Tim Staples, Jesse Romero, Father Dennis McManus, and John T. Bruchalski, M.D. For more information and to register: https://www.catholicfamilyconference.org/.
Seasoned Servant Symposium
September 24 at St. Catherine of Siena, 9:00 – 2:00 p.m. The theme for 2025 is “Faithful Stewards, Lifelong Disciples: Bearing Fruit in Every Season.” There will be a Senior Adult Appreciation Mass with Bishop Kemme. The keynote speaker will be Anne DeSantis, ThD a Catholic author and speaker whose primary mission is prayer, perseverance, and positivity. For more information and to register: https://bit.ly/3RbcwNj
Catholic in Recovery
Every Thursday, 7:00 pm at St. Patrick Catholic Church in the Father Kapaun Room, 2007 N Arkansas Ave, Wichita, KS 67203. For more information call (316) 609-9652 or email [email protected]
Encourage – Every 4th Sunday, 2:00 p.m. For more info, contact Jake Samour (316) 202-0645
Natural Family Planning Classes / Clases de Planificación Familiar Natural
Information regarding NFP can be found on the diocesan website: https://catholicdioceseofwichita.org/mfl/nfp/ or if you ‘google’ “NFP Wichita,” the NFP portion of the website is at the top of the search. Women and couples can register online. If you have questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Marriage and Family Life at 316-685-5240.