New this year: Full dinner buffet with carving station. The Spring Gala is the largest fundraising event for St. Peter School and Early Childhood Center. The night will include a Vegas themed drink raffle, candy bar raffle, Heads-or-Tails, grand prize raffle, great food, complimentary drinks, DJ & dancing, silent auction baskets, and much more! Advance tickets ONLY (no tickets sold at the door).To purchase tickets and/or reserve a table, please call Kathy Moorman in the School Office at 233-8710 or email [email protected].

July 14 and 15. The annual IHM Dayton Homeschool Conference will return to St. Peter Church with a slate of speakers including popular author, radio host, and speaker Gary Zimak ("A Worrier's Guide to the Bible") and Ken Davidson (speaker and co-founder of The Envoy Institute). All talks and presentations are free and open to the public; you do not need to be a homeschooling family to attend. In addition to workshops and presentation, the conference will include vendors and…

NEW LOCATION! The annual Gospel workshop for priests, deacons, and lay ecclesial ministers will feature the Gospel of St. Mark. Fr. Patrick Brady, of the St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, will lead. Lunch is included; contact the Priestly Formation Office with questions or to register.

Advent Morning of Reflection on "The Power of Humility,” especially in the life of Saint Teresa of Calcutta. Mass at 9:30 a.m. followed by a spiritual reflection, meditation, and a social in Fehrenbach Hall, ending at noon. Reconciliation will be available. To reserve babysitting for your children, contact Heather at 867-7332 . For further information call Connie at 867-620-2207.  Hosted by Regnum Christi; all women welcome.

Morning of Reflection on "The Interior Life” with a focus on Saint Teresa of Avila. Mass at 9:30 a.m. followed by a spiritual reflection, meditation, and a social in Regis Hall, ending at noon. Reconciliation will be available. To reserve babysitting for your children, contact Heather at 867-7332 . For further information call Connie at 867-620-2207.  Hosted by Regnum Christi; all women welcome.

Regnum Christi invites all Dayton area women to their monthly women's retreats -- a time to grow closer to Christ and with each other. March theme: "Time and the Kingdom: St. Joan of Arc."  Includes social time, snacks, and time for confession.

Regnum Christi invites all Dayton area women to their monthly women's retreats -- a time to grow closer to Christ and with each other. April focus: John Paul II, pope and saint.  Includes social time, snacks, and time for confession.

June 29 and 30. The annual Immaculate Heart of Mary Homeschooling conference features workshops and vendors for homeschoolers and people exploring homeschooling. Keynote speakers Professor Joseph Pearce, Dr. Kevin Vost, and Dr. Catherine Moran, as well as locals Alice Kompar (former coordinator of the conference) and Fr. Martin Fox will present talks that are free and open to the public - you do not need to be a parent or homeschooler to attend. Admission is free but donations are encouraged. Children may attend…

Author and speaker Kevin Vost will speak on "The Catholic Act of Memory" at the annual IHM Homeschooling conference in Dayton. Presentations are free and open to the public; you do not have to be a parent or homeschooler to attend. In this talk Vost will discuss how St. Albert the Great and St. Thomas Aquinas revived the Greco-Roman "art of memory" and explain how this technique can help people remember almost any material. Dr. Vost, Dr. Catherine Moran and Professor Joseph…

Author and speaker Joseph Pearce will speak on "The Catholic Literary Revival" at the annual IHM Homeschooling conference in Dayton. Presentations are free and open to the public; you do not have to be a parent or homeschooler to attend. In this talk Pearce will discuss how 300 years of persecution against the Catholic Church in England ended with an early 20th-centural revival of the Catholic intellectual tradition that included literary masters Hopkins, Chesterton, Belloc, Waugh, Tolkien, and many others. Dr. Kevin Vost,…

Find the freedom God intends for you by attending a one-day retreat based on the five keys to greater freedom in your life (Repentance & Faith, Forgiveness, Renunciation, Authority, and The Father’s Blessing) developed by Neal Lozano of Heart of the Father Ministries. Presenters: Michelle Kazanjian from Unbound-Michigan/Renewal Ministries and Chris Jasek from Unbound-Daytonn. The seminar will be held in Fehrenbach Hall. Breakfast, snacks, and lunch will be included. The cost is a donation. Register online at the link. For information email [email protected]…

Author and speaker Joseph Pearce will speak on "The Battle for a True Education" at the annual IHM Homeschooling conference in Dayton. Presentations are free and open to the public; you do not have to be a parent or homeschooler to attend. In this talk Pearce will discuss what has happened to the state of education due to secular teaching philosophies, and propose that restoring tradition-oriented learning is the solution to those ills. Dr. Kevin Vost, Dr. Catherine Moran and Professor Pearce will speak both Friday and…

Area priest Father Martin Fox will explain the underestimated issue of "scrupulosity" (worry and anxiety about being forgiven) that is an obstacle to many people's spiritual growth. Presentations are free and open to the public; you do not have to be a parent or homeschooler to attend. In this talk Father Fox will explain how scrupulosity keeps people from having trust in God's mercy and Providence, and the remedies for their distress. Keynote speakers Dr. Kevin Vost, Dr. Catherine Moran and Professor Joseph Pearce will speak both Friday…

The Dayton Secular Carmelite Community of Our Mother of Good Counsel invites all to its novena to St. Terese of Lisieux. The "Little Flower" was largely unknown in life but has become of the world's most beloved saints. A Holy Hour in the Adoration Chapel each night from Sept. 22-30 will include: Meditations on various themes of St. Therese Handouts for personal reflections Quiet rime for personal prayer with Jesus Novena prayers to St. Therese The novena will conclude with a…