Ministry Day 2026 on Saturday, October 17: Have you Registered Yet? Registration Deadline is Friday, October 9

IT IS ALMOST HERE:      MINISTRY DAY 2026

will take place on Saturday, October 17, 2026

at St. Thomas Aquinas School in Louisville, Ohio. 

The theme for this Diocesan event is: “Rekindling Joy in Our Ministries”

Ministry Day will feature a keynote presentation, communal prayer, break-out workshops, lunch, and much more for those involved in almost every ministry in our parishes, schools and Catholic institutions in northeast Ohio.

Click here to register:  Registration is now open!

To read about the breakout workshops, click:

Download Detailed List of Topics, Speakers & Descriptions for Breakout Sessions

Note: Workshop #13 has been removed

Select your top 3 choices and we will do our best to assign you to 2 of the 3 once room assignments have been made.

COST:     (Includes morning refreshments, lunch, and all sessions)

• Group: $30 per person, 5 or more registering at the same time (so talk to your parish staff or school/agency administrators to see if there is a group being organized!)
• Individual:
  • $35 Early Bird until September 20
  • $40 after September 20
• REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 9
• No refunds

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 Schedule of the Day:
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• 8:30am Check-in Opens, Grab-and-Go Breakfast in Cafeteria
• 9:00am Opening Prayer & Welcome by Bishop Bonnar in Gym
• 9:45am Keynote by Darcy Osby
• 10:30am Break
• 10:45am Breakout Session #1
• 11:45am Group A Eat Lunch, Group B Visit Exhibitors
• 12:15pm Group B Eat Lunch, Group A Visit Exhibitors
• 12:45pm Breakout Session #2
• 1:45pm Conclusion: Raffle Winners, Closing Prayer

Watch a brief promo video:  https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GRGcviepd/

WHO SHOULD GO TO MINISTRY DAY? 

This mini-conference is for EVERY parish leader, catechist, ministry team member, liturgical minister and those interested in getting more involved.

Therefore, if you are involved with/do any of the following, we hope to see you on October 17:

• OCIA/Initiation team (working with those interested in becoming Catholic)
• Catholic school teacher
• Home and School leaders/Viking Club Committee/School Advisory Boards/Parent-Teacher Organization leaders
• Cantor/choir member/music ministry
• Lector
• Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
• Usher/Minister of Hospitality
• Parish New Members Welcoming Committee
• CCD/PSP/Faith Formation catechist/teacher/aid
• Social Justice committee
• Knights of Columbus
• Women’s Guild/club
• Sacramental Preparation Team
• Service Group Leader, St. Vincent de Paul. Catholic Charitie Liaison
• Pastoral Council Member/Inter-Parish Council
• Communications, website, social media, live-streaming coordinators
• Safe Environment Compliance Officers
• Archives/Historians
• Youth Ministry Teams
• Young Adult Ministry Teams
• Family Ministry Coordinators, Leaders for Mom or Dad groups
• Vocations teams
• Pro-Life leaders/Respect for all Human Life Coordinators
• Ministries for those with disabilities and special needs
• Bilingual Ministers for those who speak Spanish
• YOU if you have been reading this far, as y0ou must be interested!

Since this conference day only takes place every 2-3 years, it is worthwhile to plan to participate if possible. The planning committee, with representatives of nearly every diocesan office, has been busy working on details of the day for months already.

ABOUT THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Darcy Osby is the Director of Faith Formation at Saint Aidan Parish in Wexford, PA, where she leads baptism preparation, infant and toddler ministry, children’s faith formation, and OCIA. She has been serving in parish catechetical ministry for 14 years. Darcy has a Master of Divinity from the Catholic Theological Union, and is currently pursuing a certificate in Spiritual Direction through Loyola University of Chicago. She served as a consultant for Sadlier Publishing’s Christ in Us curriculum, was a regular contributor to Loyola Press’ blog Catechist’s Journey, and is the author of Liturgy Training Publications’ 2026 Sunday Prayers for Catechists. She is an associate with the Sisters of Mercy, and is a founding member of the Dorothea Project for promoting Catholic Social Teaching. She is married to Galen who is a brewer and a secular Franciscan. They have one amazing daughter, Brooke, who is 22 and joined their family through foster care when she was 14.

Tools for parish/school/agency staff, including downloadable flyers, suggested Bulletin Announcements, etc., please visit: and scroll down to the MINISTY DAY section:

https://catechistcafe.weebly.com/

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Sponsored by the Diocesan Offices of: Archives, Catholic Charities, Catholic Schools, Clergy, Communications, Faith Formation and Lay Ecclesial Ministry, Hispanic Ministry, Peace & Justice, Safe Environment, Vocations, Worship, Youth and Young Adult Accompaniment

Learn more about the Office of Faith Formation & Lay Ecclesial Ministry