July 11, 2025

Listening sessions seek input from the laity on their role in the life and mission of the Church in the archdiocese

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The archdiocese is hosting two bilingual listening sessions in August to assist with a U.S. bishops’ study seeking input from all members of archdiocesan parishes on their engagement and role in the life and mission of the Church.

The first meeting will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Aug. 12 at Our Lady of the Greenwood Church, 335 S. Meridian St., in Greenwood.

The second meeting is scheduled from 7-8:30 p.m. on Aug. 27 at Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality, 101 St. Anthony Drive, Mt. St. Francis, in Floyd County.

The listening sessions at both locations will be held in English and Spanish.

Deacon Thomas Hosty, director of the archdiocesan Department of Pastoral Ministries, and his staff are hosting the gatherings.

The meetings are being held at the request of Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minn., chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth.

For more information, contact Deacon Hosty at thosty@archindy.org or 317-225-5804. †

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