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Walking the Red Road
October 5, 2024
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Diocesan Pastoral Center | 611 West North Street, Gaylord
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Join Us For Walking the Red Road  

Recognizing ourselves as individuals and Part of the Whole

Saturday, October 5, 2024  |  9am - 4pm

This conference invites all Native Americans in the Diocese of Gaylord to come together, listen to the words of apology from our bishops, hear how to live as Natives and Catholics, dialog with the Church and see how we can experience reconciliation and healing. Nonnatives are also invited to attend and learn more about the struggles of their Native American sisters and brothers and grow in mutual love for the gift of each other. Come, let us journey together to God on the path of understanding and prayer.

9–9:30 am
Registration/Hospitality
Enjoy coffee and doughnuts

11:30-12:30 pm 

       Talking Circles & Questions

9:30–10 am
Honor Song
      Spirit Lake Drum Group, Little Traverse Bay Band
Prayer in Odawa
      Joan Denemy, Little Traverse Bay Band
Smudging
      Dcn. Curtis Chambers, Burt Lake Odawa & Chippewa
Prayer
      Bishop Jeffrey Walsh, Diocese of Gaylord

12:30-1:15 pm 

      Lunch

10–11:15 am
Keeping Christ’s Promise: Apology from the U.S.
Bishops, Where Do We Go from Here?
     Fr. Michael Carson, Secretariat of Cultural Diversity
     in the Church & Co-Author of USCCB Document

1:15-2:30 pm
Being Native and Catholic
     Fr. Henry Sands, Little Traverse Bay Band &
     Bkejwanong First Nation, Ontario

11:15-11:30 am
     Break

2:30-3:15 pm | Talking Circles & Questions


3:15 pm | Mass
     Bishop Jeffrey Walsh, celebrant

 

This conference, organized by the Diocesan Native American Ministry, is FREE.
There will be a free-will offering to help cover the cost of lunch.

Registration required. Seating limited. Register by Friday, Sept. 27.
Call Sr. Sue Gardner at 231-271-6651 or visit: DioceseofGaylord.org/NativeAmericanConference

 Please Note: This event is not sponsored by GTB

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