(formation & education)

1 World AIDS Day

4 Rite of Election, 3:00 p.m., Holy Trinity Cathedral, New Ulm.

Black and Indian Home Missions collection in parishes throughout the New Ulm diocese.

10 Prayer: Making an "Old Thing" New Again!, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Center for Spiritual Development, Bird Island, MN; (320) 365-3644. Suggested offering: $25.

12 Council of Catholic Women Region 5 Spring Gathering, Renville, MN.

15 Council of Catholic Women Region 1 Spring Gathering, Lafayette, MN.

17Mothers as Ritual-Makers: Personal and Family Rituals, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Center for Spiritual Development, Bird Island, MN; (320) 365-3644. Suggested offering: $25.

19 Council of Catholic Women Region 3 Spring Gathering, Tyler, MN.

24 Charismatic Renewal Day

Riverbend A-TEC Retreat Weekend, March 24-26, 2001, Holy Trinity Cathedral, New Ulm. To register contact Father Dennis Labat, 1400 6th St N, New Ulm, MN 56073; (507) 359-2966; website; riverbendatec.org

25 Bishops’ Welfare & Emergency Relief Fund (American Bishops’ Overseas Appeal) in parishes throughout the New Ulm diocese.

27 Council of Catholic Women Region 6 Spring Gathering, Darwin, MN.

29 Council of Catholic Women Region 2 Spring Gathering, Lamberton, MN.

30 Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend, March 30-April 1, Marshall, MN. Contact registration couple: Tom and DeVonna Zeug, (507) 747-2122.

31 Fifteenth annual Marian Congress sponsored by the World Apostolate of Fatima, 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of St. Thomas, O’Shaughnessy Education Center, St. Paul. Call (651) 457-6609.