June 15, 2026
The next Information Bulletin is Monday, June 22, 2026. The submission deadline is Thursday, June 18, at 4:30 p.m. Thank you!The Diocese of Erie Information Bulletin advertises and promotes activities and events sponsored by diocesan entities such as parishes, schools, religious communities and groups. The IB is unable to advertise or promote activities or events not sponsored by such entities. Submissions may run a maximum of two editions. The administrative offices of the diocese reserve the right to edit submissions.
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Catholic Foundation Offers Catholic Social Ministry Grant Opportunity
The Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for its Catholic Social Ministry Grant opportunity through July 27. Those eligible to apply for these grants are Catholic 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving people within the 13 counties of the Diocese of Erie, departments of the Diocese of Erie and parishes. Each organization must have programs supporting family ministries, justice and peace, respect life, parish social ministry, ministry to persons with disabilities or natural family planning. Grant guidelines and criteria can be found on the Catholic Foundation website at https://www.cfnwpa.org/grant-seekers/catholic-social-ministry-grant-guidelines-criteria.
Reboot your router monthly
Rebooting your Wi-Fi router is a highly recommended security practice. Federal agencies, including the NSA, urge consumers to restart their routers regularly to disrupt malware residing in the device's memory. U.S. cybersecurity agencies recently disrupted a network of compromised home and small-office routers used by a Russian military intelligence unit. Rebooting your router can disrupt certain types of malware and clear temporary connections that attackers exploit. How to Reboot Your Router: Unplug your router, wait 60 seconds, plug it back in.
Job openings in the diocese
See the classified section below for the latest position openings. Here’s a quick link to diocesan, school and parish jobs: https://www.eriercd.org/employment.html. For Erie Catholic School System jobs only, go to https://www.eriecatholic.org/about/careers.
St. Joseph’s 87th annual 4th of July celebration
Clarion County’s oldest Independence Day celebration is being held on July 4 on the St. Joseph Parish grounds, 119 Rectory Lane, Lucinda, located off I-80, exit 60. This event will be canopy covered and handicap accessible with a parking shuttle available. It will be held from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. There will be live entertainment, festival food, homemade pies and soup with their famous homemade noodles and a traditional all-you-can-eat chicken or ham dinner. The dining room will be serving from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Take-out orders from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Meal tickets are $14 for adults, $7 for children 6-12 and children under 6 are free. Games of skill and chance will be available for all ages, a bingo, over $40,000 in cash and prizes, many homemade quilts, a $5,000 grand prize and more. The festival proceeds benefit St. Joseph’s Catholic School. For more information, see attached flyer or go to www.watch4deercatholic.church or call 814-226-7288.
Risen and Rooted Youth Ministry Summer Events
Attached is the summer schedule for middle school, high school and family activities being hosted by the Risen and Rooted youth ministry run through Our Lady of Peace Parish, 2401 W. 38th St., Erie. Please contact Sarah Beaver with any questions: sarah.beaver@olp.org.
To the Heights Men’s Retreat
Join Ryan Sayers, Fr. Ben Daghir and Fr. Luke Daghir for To the Heights—a Catholic men’s 21-mile wilderness retreat that will be held Oct. 1-3 in the Quehanna Wilderness. It is designed to test your body and renew your soul. This retreat is for men who are 18 years old or older and have graduated from high school or equivalent. The $100 registration deadline is Sept. 21. Please see attached flyer for more information or to register. For any questions, please email: totheheightserie@gmail.com.
Restoration Retreat: Hope and Healing for the Separated and Divorced
Restoration Retreat is a full-day in-person and online retreat offered on July 11 for anyone walking through marital breakdown, separation, or divorce, whether currently or years ago. Through prayer, reflection, teaching, and sharing in genuine community, you will experience healing and hope, rediscover your authentic identity as a beloved child of God, and move forward with greater peace, clarity and purpose.
This retreat is co-sponsored by Abounding Joy Ministry and the Diocese of Madison and is offered on a Pay What You Can basis. Use the QR code on the attached advertisement or navigate to www.aboundingjoyministry.com/event-details/restoration-retreat-hope-healing-for-the-separated-divorced for details and registration information.
Altar Server Training
St. George Parish, 5145 Peach St., Erie, will be hosting an altar server training on Saturday, June 20, from 10-11 a.m. Pizza to follow. RSVP to musicministry@stgeorgeerie.org.
ITMS lecture and discussion
The Erie chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society(ITMS) invites you to a public lecture and discussion on June 20 from 3-5 p.m. at St. Mark’s Catholic Center, 429 East Grandview Blvd. Gannon University Emeritus Professor of English and Theology Dr. Pat O’Connell will present, “The Bishops, the Bomb and Beyond: Thomas Merton’s Open Letter to the American Hierarchy (1965) Revisited." Please RSVP to Aaron Kerr at Akerr@eriercd.org.
St. Francis Xavier Parish upcoming events
Join St. Francis Xavier Parish, 8880 Main St., McKean, for the following events:
- There will be a summer 2026 Homily Series entitled Learning to See. This eleven-part weekly series will be presented each weekend throughout the summer, starting the weekend of June 12-14 and concluding Aug 22-23. Please see the attached flyer for more information.
- A Community Blood Bank blood drive will be held on Thursday, June 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. All donors in the month of June will receive a CBB baseball cap. Please see attached the flyer for more details.
Padre Pio’s Relics
On Wednesday, July 29, St. Mary’s Parish, 325 Church St., St. Marys, PA is hosting a Veneration of Saint Padre Pio’s relics from 2–9 p.m. Confessions will be heard from 5:30-6:30 p.m., followed by Mass at 7 p.m. Immediately after Mass, there will be a talk on the life of St. Padre Pio and the founding of the Padre Pio Center in Barto, PA, given by Joseph Santoro. Santoro is the director of Mission Outreach and Programming for the Padre Pio Centre. For more information, please call Lori at 814-594-3972.
There are no classifieds this week.
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