2018 - 2019 Professional Development

               
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
$10 per participant, or $30 per team of four or more per session

For more information contact Chris Newkirk 
 
**Special discount pricing for attending all three days.                                                                                 See Registration Flyer for more information.**

The Director of Ecclesial Ministries and Diocesan Consultation, Chris Newkirk, is once again
pleased to be providing three new opportunities 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 any and all parish leaders) to learn and grow together in 2018 - 2019. 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.

Download Registration Flyer   (PDF)                    Ministry Books in Diocesan Store

October 9, 2018 “Sabbath Time: A Spirituality of Time and Rest for Ministers"

(Presenter: Dc. Rick Miech, Pastoral Associate St. Peter the Fisherman, Eagle River)
Deacon Rick will take you on a journey of exploration of how to "stop and let your soul catch up with you," helping you answer these questions: How do you see Sabbath? Is it a series of negative rules and restrictions, or a source of endless beginnings? Are we, as ministers in our busyness, missing the quiet that would give us wisdom?

[Continuing Formation - 4 hrs.]

January 22, 2019 “Why Does Jesus Ask So Many Questions”

(Presenter: Dc. John Grek, Director of Diaconal Life for the Diocese)
Deacon John will lead us through a variety of Scripture passages where Jesus asks us some very life-giving questions. He will help us reflect on them and to unpack why they are important in our lives and ministry, as well as how we might begin to ask our own deeper questions in light of Jesus’ desire us.

[Continuing Formation - 4 hrs.]

April 25, 2019 “Goodness is Contagious” (Note that this is a Thursday)
(Presenters: Marywood Staff and Others)
The Staff of the Marywood Spirituality Center and other lay people from around the diocese will provide a context and process of discovering how and why a deeper understanding of “goodness” is critical for being instruments of peace and courageous action in our personal and professional lives. They will help us identify and commit to our own current and future contributions to the contagiousness of “goodness.”  

[Continuing Formation - 4 hrs.]