BLD Covenant Community
Bukas-Loob sa Diyos (BLD) is a Catholic covenant community committed to the task of building up the kingdom of God by participating in the life and mission of the Church. BLD sponsors programs such as Marriage Encounter, Family Encounter Youth Encounter, Single Parents Encounter, and Life in the Spirit Seminars.
Boy Scouts
The Catholic Committee on Scouting is a church committee of concerned Catholic lay people and clergy who see as their mission the constructive use of the programs of the Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts USA, and Camp Fire Boys and Girls as a viable form of youth ministry with the Catholic youth of the Diocese. The Committee which is advisory to the organizations, seeks to sustain and strengthen the relationship between the organizations and the Catholic Church in Northern Nevada. The Committee promotes the use of Religious Emblems, Personal Spiritual Development, Retreats and other activities which are available. The Committee also provides organizational support to units.
Contact: Marty Schwedhelm, Diocesan Chairman, E-Mail: martys9@aol.com
Catholic Daughters Of America
The purpose of the organization is to participate in the religious, charitable and educational Apostolates of the Church. Catholic Daughters engage in creative and spiritual programs which provide its members the opportunity to develop their special God-given talents to positively influence the welfare of the Church and all peoples throughout the world. Catholic Daughters embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion of Justice, equality and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all mankind.
Contact: Dolores Hanner, 882-5420Catholic Professional and Business Group
The Catholic Professional & Business Group strives to provide lay and religious speakers who are successful leaders in their field. These are women and men with a message to encourage and motivate our members to live an exemplary Christian life style, through the principles taught by the Catholic Church, in their own business and personal environments. Members are given an opportunity to share their faith, network, and deepen their relationship with God.
For further information, call 775-828-4228
Cursillo in Christianity
The primary purpose of the Cursillo Movement is to develop in adult Christians a consciousness of their baptismal call to evangelize the world, and give them an encounter with Christ through a 3-day experience. Following the weekend, weekly grouping and monthly Ultreyas are held to connect, sustain and form leaders in the work of Christian renewal. "Christianizing of environments" is the goal of the Cursillo Movement.
Contact: Mike Sheely, 775-849-3897
Engaged Encounter
Engaged Encounter is an intensive weekend of work during which each couple is offered the time and opportunity to question, examine and deepen their relationship with each other and with God.If you are preparing for marriage, please join us on an Engaged Encounter weekend. The weekend gives couples time to examine issues they could encounter in their marriage relationship. It will explore couples expectations for their marriage relationship along with strengths/weaknesses, goals, attitudes toward family life, children, finances, church and their place in society. Please contact your parish for a registration/information form. For more information you can contact the Engaged Encounter voice-mail at 775-324-LOVE (775-324-5683)
Italian Catholic Federation
A lay apostolate to unite Catholics in their faith, community, and Italian heritage. The Reno Branch works to support the seminarians of the diocese. We also give scholarships to deserving high school seniors and to local Catholic elementary schools. Membership is available to all Catholics. There are many members who are not of Italian ethnicity or descent, but who share the ideals of ICF. The Reno Branch 135 meetings are held the second Sunday of the month at St. Albert the Great Social Hall, September through June, and the dues are $25.50 per year.Contact Virginia Zorio, 775-322-1316.
David Fulstone, (Yerington Branch 225) 775-463-2829.You can contact the National Office of the Italian Catholic Federation at 888-423-1924
or mail to ICF, 675 Hegenberger Road, Ste. 110, Oakland, CA 94621.
Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre
This ancient Order has endured through the trials and vicissitudes of the centuries and in our own time exists as a major support group for the native Christians in the Holy Land who have been under intense social and economic pressure as a disenfranchised minority in the midst of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Contact: Mr. Richard (Buzz) Kwapil, 775-688-3000
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus was formed for several purposes: to help Catholic men remain steadfast in their faith through mutual encouragement; to promote closer ties of fraternity among them; and to set up an elementary system of insurance so the widows and children of members in the group who might die would not find themselves in dire financial straits. The Knights of Columbus have dedicated themselves to the ideals of Columbianism: Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism. Please contact your parish for the local Council.
Korean Catholic Community
A new community formed in the Diocese of Reno, the Korean Catholic Community meets the first and third Sundays of the month at Holy Cross Catholic Community in Sparks. Mass will be celebrated in Korean about every two months.
Lay Carmelites
Lay Carmelites comprise the "Third Order, " of the Carmelite Religious Order. Members seek to adapt the spirituality off the Order to their lay state in life. This spirituality, or charism, is a vocation to prayer, community and ministry based on developing a contemplative practice of living in the presence of God Catholics at least 17 years of age can become Lay Carmelites after a period of formation.
Contact: Mr. Tom Zeitvogel, 775-849-3398
Marriage Encounter
Worldwide Marriage Encounter's mission of renewal in the church and change in the world is to assist couples and priests to livefully intimate and responsible relationships by providing them with a Catholic "experience " and on going community support for such a lifestyle. Please visit their web site for information
Contact: Bill and Lu Thompson, 775-747-0184
Spanish: Juan and Marta Guerrero, 775-972-9224
Oblates of St Benedict
Oblates of St. Benedict are baptized persons who live and work in the secular world and establish formal ties with a specific monastic community. Oblates do not make vows, but promise to apply Benedictine spiritual values according to their life circumstance. Together, monks and oblates share in a common pursuit of the Kingdom of God. More information about Benedictine spirituality, monastic life, guest retreats, and the oblate program of Ascension Monastery in Idaho can be obtained by contacting Joanne MacLeod at 775-746-2399, or on the web at www.idahomonks.org.Parish Nurse Program
The Parish Nurse Program was established to provide education and support for registered nurses to develop health and wellness ministries in churches. The Parish Nurse serves as a health counselor, educator, referral agent and advocate for health related needs.
Contact: Candace Conradt, 775-770-3000
Serra Club
As Serra International is in the lay vocation arm of the church, their mission is to foster and affirm vocations to the ministerial priesthood and vowed religious life in the USA and Canada and through this ministry further their members common Catholic faith.
Contact: Ray Miller 775-747-6058
The LifeNetwork for Catholic Singles (LINCS) was established to encourage spiritual growth, promote emotional healing, facilitate community service projects, and provide appropriate group social activities for widowed, divorced, and never married single adults 35 years and older. Catholic Single Adults 21 to 35 yrs are welcome at the Our Lady of the Snows Young Adult Ministry functions. Details at Findmarcie@aol.com or 323-5433. Upcoming events posted on web page!