The Diocese of Baton Rouge will hold a series of listening sessions to introduce a mentoring program for formerly incarcerated men and women. Each listening session will begin at 7 p.m. and last no longer than 9 p.m. The dates and the sites will be Aug. 2, St. Gabriel Church, St. Gabriel; Aug. 9, Ascension Church, Donaldsonville; Aug. 11, St. Jean Vianney Church, Baton Rouge; and Aug. 18, St. John the Baptist Church, Brusly. For more information, call Deacon Tim Messenger at 419-957-9848.