Professional Development Days 

     
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.                                     Registration, Gathering & Hospitality

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.                            Session Begins, Lunch will be provided on site

LOCATION: St. Joseph Parish Center, Hayward
$15 per person per individual session.
$30 per individual for all 3 sessions.
$40 per group of 4 or more per session. 
$80 for groups of 4 or more for all 3 sessions.
Professional Development Day
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Made possible through generous funding of the Catholic Home Missions Grant

The Director of Ecclesial Ministries and Diocesan Consultation, Chris Newkirk, is pleased to
provide new opportunities in 2024-2025 for Pastors, Parish Life Coordinators/Parish Directors, Deacons, Religious Sisters, Parish Catechetical Leader (Principals, Teachers, DREs, CREs, Youth Ministers) and Parish Leadership Teams (to include all parish leaders) to learn and grow together. These offerings are in response to numerous requests for opportunities for more extensive training and leadership development.  All individual leaders are welcome to attend, however it is hoped that you will take advantage of these opportunities by attending as an entire parish leadership team.
Christine Newkirk will present all topics in this series of Professional Development Days in 2024-2025.

October 8, 2024
Approaches for Realizing Positive Change and Transformation
Participants will learn the process of Appreciative Inquiry and how this strategic planning method can help develop a positive and proactive parish plan. Evangelization and missionary discipleship will be used as a foundation to help with parish level planning based on Bishop Powers’ Pastoral Letter on Evangelization.  
 

January 14, 2025
2025: Celebrating A Year of Jubilee/Pilgrims of Hope
During the 2025 Jubilee, Pope Francis invites all of us to be "Pilgrims of Hope" -- witnesses who share signs of loving hope with prisoners, the sick, our youth, migrants, the elderly, and the poor. At our session, we will explore that invitation by considering the major themes of Catholic social teaching which apply to the marginalized, the isolated, and the needy.  Our session will also help parishes discern how to better serve those in need as we "Recalibrate Maintenance for Mission."

April 22, 2025
Encountering Jesus in the Eucharist - Based on the Book, ‘Beautiful Eucharist’, Matthew Kelly and Others
Participants will have the opportunity to continue to deepen their understanding and appreciation of the Eucharist as “source and summit,” and as nourishment to feed our deepest hungers; to know, love and serve the Lord. 

All sessions will be held at St. Joseph Parish Center, Hayward. Lunch will be provided on site.

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Mail Payment to:
Diocese of Superior
Attn: Chris Newkirk
1201 Hughitt Ave.
PO BOX 969
Superior, WI 54880