Diocesan Events

It is with gladness that we announce the upcoming Priestly Ordination of Deacon Eric Patrick on June 3, 2023 at 10am at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento.

Please invite your community and parish ministries to pray for Deacon Eric, and if they can, to attend the celebration.

The Diocese of Sacramento Ministry for Catholics with disAbilities will be hosting a workshop for DREs, PCLs, catechists, and families with persons with disAbilities. On persons with disAbilities: Autism

• 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (English)
• 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (Spanish)

Amber Fitzgerald, From Community Outreach at UCDavis Health Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

Contact Ana Barraza: mcda@scd.org with any questions.

Bishop Emeritus William K. Weigand will offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 10:00 AM in thanksgiving to God for sixty years of priestly ordination. All are invited to celebrate this significant milestone with him.

Northern California has been blessed by this devoted disciple and zealous shepherd. The courage, wisdom, and generous charity of Bishop William serve as an inspiration for all the faithful, religious, and clergy in the Diocese of Sacramento.

Join Bishop Soto, women religious, and our evangelical brothers and sisters for an ecumenical prayer vigil.

You may have seen that the LA Dodgers honored the so-called Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI), which mock religious sisters, Jesus, and our Catholic faith.

The California bishops condemned this action in a statement, but now, a State Senator has invited SPI to be honored on the floor of the California State Capitol on Monday, June 5th.

The Office of Family and Respect Life is partnering with Healthy Relationship California to provide parents and married couples to strengthen their most important relationships.  

R3 Dads 

This workshop has a strong focus on positive parenting skills to build a strong relationship with their children, the communication and relationship skills taught ar

Marriage Prep Coordinators: Learn the skills you need to joyfully accompany couples as you journey with them through numerous marriage life topics and statements. You will also receive access to the PREPARE & ENRICH website, customer service, and Catholic manuals to assist your conversations with both engaged & married couples.

Cost: $195 per couple (registration & materials) Virtual 

A discount code of 20% was given to our Diocese, discount code: THANKYOUSAC

The Office of Vocations invites you to join Bishop Jaime Soto, the priests and seminarians of our Diocese for an evening of community and joyful fellowship to support Vocations.  Come and cheer for your favorite players! 

The Saint Thomas More Society of Sacramento (STMS) is pleased to announce that the annual Father Sylvester McDermott Award for Integrity will be presented to Jesuit Father Tom O’Neill at our in-person event on Thursday, June 22, 2023, from 5:30 – 7:30 pm, at Cristo Rey High School Sacramento at 8475 Jackson Road, Sacramento.

The Northern California Chapter of the Knights of Columbus cordially invite you to attend the Diocese of Sacramento 10th annual Vocations Benefit Dinner, hosted by Council No. 6922.  Meet and greet our diocesan seminarians with special guest Bishop Jaime Soto.  The evening will include altar server recognitions and a silent auction.  Altar servers who would like to participate, can contact their local parish Knights of Columbus Council.  

We are hosting three events for all Pilgrims attending World Youth Day 2023. Bishop Soto invites you to gather and participate in Mass being celebrated at St. Isidore in Yuba City in July and St. Anthony of Lisbon (De Padua) in Lisbon in August.  And join us for the dinner following the Masses.