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January 2010
January 1 Feast of Mary, Mother of God, New Year’s Day, World Day of PeaceJanuary 4-10 National Migration Week
January 10-15 National Vocation Awareness Week
January 18-22 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
January 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed
January 21-22 National Prayer Vigil for Life
January 22 March for Life
January 23-24 Collection for the Church in Latin America www.usccb.org/latinamerica
February 2010
February Catholic Press Month. Visit www.catholicpress.org
February Black History Month
February 7 World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life.
February 7-10 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering, Washington DC. Contact: Cynthia Morris-Colbert
February 14 World Marriage Day
February 15 Presidents Day observed
February 17 Ash Wednesday
February 17 National Collection for the Church in Eastern and Central Europe
February 21 National Collection for Black and Indiana Missions
March 2010
March 14 Catholic Relief Services Collection www.usccb.org/crscollectionMarch 23-24 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Administrative meeting, Washington, DC. Contact: Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, 202-541-3200
April 2010
April 1 Holy ThursdayApril 2 Good Friday
April 2 Collection for the Holy Land http://www.myfranciscan.org
April 4 Easter Sunday
April 25 Catholic Home Missions Appeal www.usccb.org/hm
April 25 World Day of Prayer for Vocations
May 2010
May 3 World Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood. Contact: Father James Steffes, 202-541-3033May 16 Collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign www.usccb.org/ccc
June 2010
June 2-4 Catholic Media Conference, New OrleansJune 14-19 Special Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, St. Petersburg, Fla.
June 27 Peter’s Pence Collection www.usccb.org/ppc
July 2010
July 25-31 NFP Awareness WeekAugust 2010
August 9-12 Pro-Life Director's ConferenceAugust 15 Feast of the Assumption of Mary
September 2010
September 5 or 12 Collection for The Catholic University of America www.cua.eduSeptember 14-15 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Administrative Meeting, Washington, DC
October 2010
October 11 Columbus DayOctober 24 Collection for World Mission Sunday www.worldmissions-catholicchurch.org
November 2010
November 15-18 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Fall Assembly, BaltimoreNovember 21 Collecion for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development www.usccb.org/cchd
November 28 First Sunday of Advent
December 2010
December 8 Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionDecember 12 Collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious www.usccb.org/nrro
December 25 Christmas Day