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Annual CMA conference in Orlando, Florida October 7-9, 2021

Local WHITE MASS on Monday, October 18, 2021 at 7:00 pm with Bishop Rhoades followed by banquet at St Mary's Oechtering Hall

Guild monthly meeting on Saturday, November 20, 2021, after 8:15 Mass at St Vincent de Paul Spiritual Center Room A (9:00 start)

Guild monthly meeting on Saturday, December 18, 2021, after 8:15 Mass at St Vincent de Paul Spiritual Center Room A (9:00 start)

 
Please contact us if you think you can help in some way at Mass.  We especially need servers. fortwayne.cathmed@gmail.com or click the email link at the very bottom.
Please join us for the annual White Mass celebrated by Bishop Rhoades. This will be in the Cathedral in Fort Wayne on Monday, October 18th at 7:00 pm.  There will be a banquet immediately following, at St Mary's Oechtering Hall 2 blocks away. We are requesting RSVP for those planning to attend the banquet and the cost is $15, but free for students and those in religious life.  You can RSVP here

Guest speaker Jason Shanks brings a wealth of background and experience to his role as President of OSV Institute for Catholic Innovation, overseeing the annual OSV Innovation Challenge and OSV Innovation Talks, both launched to ignite creativity and entrepreneurship in the Catholic Church. His vision for renewal through innovation is unparalleled and stems from his conviction that the Church is evergreen from generation to generation and must be re-presented fresh and anew to today’s modern world.  Prior to his role at OSV, Jason served as Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan, where he successfully combined and reorganized five separate county-based Catholic social service agencies into one regional service agency.  He was thus recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business with their 40 Under 40 Award in 2014. In addition, Jason served as Secretariat Leader of Evangelization and Parish for the Diocese of Toledo and was the founder of Catholic Youth Summer Camp. Prior to this, he spent eight years as the Business and Pastoral Leader for a local parish.

Over the last two decades, Jason’s work has primarily focused on creating and renewing Catholic apostolates and organizations, infusing in them a new passion and growth mindset necessary to lead more people to Christ and His Church.  Jason holds a BA in education from Miami University of Ohio, an MA in Theology from the Pontifical College Josephinum with an emphasis in the New Evangelization, and an MA in nonprofit administration from Mendoza College of Business of the University of Notre Dame.  He also holds a certificate in Fund Raising Management from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University.

Jason’s vision for the Church was captured in the first OSV Innovation Talk released in June 2020 and outlines the key issues facing discipleship and evangelization: https://youtu.be/sUmW26M3A84

Jason resides in Northern Indiana with his wife, Melissa, and their five children.

Father Matthew Gutowski's* Covid-19 Prayer

Lord Jesus, our Divine Physician, we place in the protection of your Sacred Heart all physicians, nurses, and health care professionals, as well as all priests, deacons, and chaplains who minister to the sick, asking you to strengthen them during this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. By the power of your Precious Blood, may they all be shielded from contracting the virus and, if they do, from experiencing any serious symptoms or death. As they care for patients on the frontline of the medical community’s battle with this virus, we ask that they will know the grace and power of your presence invigorating them with your zeal and courage when they grow weary or fearful. May all the sick whom they serve receive your healing and know your loving care through their selfless dedication to them. May they have all the medical resources that they need to keep them safe and to bring healing to their patients. In particular, we pray this for all the members of the Catholic Medical Association and we especially offer this through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary and St. Joseph. Amen.

*Penned by Father Gutowski, the former chaplain for the CMA, now battling Covid himself.
In April of 2020, Father Gutowski composed this beautiful prayer for all dealing with COVID-19, whether they be health care professionals or patients. We encourage you to revisit this prayer as we ask God to heal Father Gutowski and all those suffering in this ongoing health crisis.
The Guild encourages all healthcare workers to pray a daily Memorare for the work of the Guild and its members. See prayer to the right.
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God, who created man in Your image and intended him to share Your Glory, we thank You for having granted to Your Church the gift of Professor Jerome Lejeune, a distinguished Servant of Life. 

He knew how to place his immense intelligence and deep faith at the service of the defense of human life, especially unborn life, always seeking to treat and to cure.  A passionate witness to truth and charity, he knew how to reconcile faith and reason in the sight of todays's world.

By his intercession, and according to Your will, we ask You to grant us the graces we implore, hoping that he will soon become one of Your saints.

MEMORARE
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thy intercession, was left unaided.

Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother, to thee I come, before thee I stand sinful and sorrowful.

O Mother of the Word Incarnate! despise not my petitions, but, in thy mercy, hear and answer me. 

Amen.
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