This past Sunday, on our annual Diocesan “Day of Vocations,” the Chaldean community celebrated as Namir Narra received his stole and was ordained to the subdiaconate by Bishop Francis Kalabat, bringing him one step closer to ordination to the priesthood! The ceremony and Mass took place on December 5, 2021 at Mar Addai Chaldean Church in Oak Park, Michigan.

On Saturday, December 4, 2021, our Immaculate Conception Chaldean Catholic Mission in Wayland, Massachusetts, hosted a Christmas Recital. The Immaculate Conception Chaldean Choir and the United in Christ Coptic Orthodox Choir prayed and sang together in unity as one body in Christ, preparing for the coming of our Lord Savior Jesus Christ.

View the 2021 Christmas Mass times for Chaldean Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle parishes.

Join Bishop Francis Kalabat on Thursday, February 10, 2022 for the 3rd Annual Bishop’s Dinner—a benefit dinner in support of our seminarians, priests, and parishes. Our night of celebration will take place at Palazzo Grande on Ba’utha Thanksgiving, also known as Chaldean Thanksgiving, to give thanks to our Lord for all the blessings He has bestowed upon our diocese over the last 40 years. For more information or to register, visit chaldeanchurch.org.

The Chaldean Voice Radio celebrated 41 years of service to the Chaldean community by hosting their annual fundraising event on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.

The 8th Annual Stride for Seminarians was held on September 19, 2021, hosted by the Alexander and Gabrielle Mansour Memorial Fund. This year’s event was hosted at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, marking the first time supporters walked and prayed together since 2019’s event at the zoo.

On September 14, 2021 parishes throughout our diocese celebrated the Feast of the Holy Cross.