3 Diocesan Marriage Preparation Program, 8:30 -5:00 p.m., St. Aloysius Education Center, Olivia. Contact diocesan Office of Family Life, (507) 359-2966.

Diocesan Remarriage Preparation Program, 9 a.m.-5:00 p.m.,

St. John’s Parish Education Center, located two miles east of Dassel. Contact diocesan Office of Family Life, (507) 359-2966.

4 Palm Sunday

World Youth Day

27th annual diocesan high school youth rally (see page 8).

8 Holy Thursday

Holy Land Appeal in parishes in the diocese. (Apr. 8-9)

9 Good Friday

10 Holy Saturday

11 Easter Sunday

23 Council of Catholic Women pre-convention board meeting, Winsted.

24 Council of Catholic Women Annual Convention in Winsted.

24-25 Catholic Home Missions in parishes throughout the diocese

25 Maintaining Spiritual Integrity in Difficult Moments, 2-4:00 p.m. at Holy Spirit Retreat Center, Janesville, MN. Call (507) 234-5712; e-mail: retreat@frontiernet.net

26 Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel

28 Diocesan Vocation Fair, St. Anastasia, Hutchinson, 7-8:30 p.m. For grades 6-10. Call (320) 234-6129.

30 "Come to the Feast" a Retreat on the Eucharist at Christ the King Retreat Center, Buffalo, MN, April 30-May 2. Call (763) 682-1394; e-mail: christtheking@kingshouse.com