Operation Good News

Operation Good News (OGN) is a lay-led Catholic renewal ministry, rooted in African-American Catholic Spirituality, that was formed in 1978 by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland to encourage spiritual growth in the urban diocesan parishes in Cleveland OH.  OGN is open to any adult over the age of 18 and offers bi-annual retreats to encourage a renewed sense of God’s presence in your life. The mission of OGN is to share the Good News of Jesus Christ through witnessing the joy of His Love, increased knowledge of His Word, and recapturing the newness and hope that one feels with the first knowledge of God’s love.

Operation Good News ~ 45+ Years of Spreading the Good News! ~ Invites You to Join Us!

Spring 2026 Three day/two-night Retreat – Friday, 5/29/2026 5:00pm – Sunday, 5/31/2026 3:30pm at Jesuit Retreat Center, 5629 State Road, Cleveland OH 44134. Theme: “Navigating Life With God’s Perfect Vision”. Co-Lay Directors: Rhonda Abrams and Carol Bugg. Spiritual Director: Sr. Jane Nesmith, SBS. Early registration: $125 for Commissioned OGN members and $75 for 1st time weekend renewalists, through 3/31/2026. Regular registration $150 for Commissioned OGN members and $100 for 1st time weekend renewalists, 4/1/2026 – 5/1/2026.

Fall 2026 Prayer Breakfast – “Praying for a Miracle” – Saturday, October 31, 2026, 9:00am – 1:00pm (breakfast 9:30am – 10:45am) at St. Agnes + Our Lady of Fatima, Legacy Hall, 6800 Lexington Ave, Cleveland OH 44103.  Cost: $20 per person.  Speaker: Robert Gutherman will talk about his miracle that led Pope John Paul II to declare as Blessed, Mother Katharine Drexel, SBS. Registration deadline: October 17th. (Advance sales only. No door sales.)  To register, send check or money order, payable to “Holy Spirit Catholic Church” (write “OGN Prayer Breakfast” on memo line), along with registration form, and mail to Operation Good News, P.O. Box 22007, 3695 Green Road, Beachwood, OH 44122. See registration flyer in church for full details, or contact Shawn 216-233-0880 or Faith 216-883-6786. Hosted by Operation Good News (OGN) and The Office of Black Catholic Ministries, Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. 

For more information, call:

Rhonda Abrams 216-396-4136
Carol Bugg: 216-835-0117
Shawn Kennedy: 216-233–0880