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Curate Training Diary with Additional Information 2019-20 Sept 2019 Copy Curate Training Diary 2019-2020 Diary Dates and Further Information For further information and with any questions, please contact: Revd Dr Carys Walsh Curate Training Officer Diocese of Peterborough Telephone 01604 887054 / 07707 556761 Bouverie Court, 6 The LaKes, Bedford Road, Northampton NN4 7YD www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Peterborodio Find us on FacebooK: www.facebooK.com/peterboroughdiocese 1 Table of Contents Introduction and Training Diaries .................................................................................................. 4 Training Days in SEPTEMBER 2019 ................................................................................................ 8 Introduction to Curate Training: Weds 11 Sept 2019: Year 1 .................................................................... 8 Advanced Pastoral Care: Mental Health: Weds 25 Sept 2019: Year 2 ....................................................... 8 Working with Children and Young People 1: Introduction and Schools: ‘Growing Faith in a Youthful Church:’ Mon 30 September: Year 1 ........................................................................................................ 9 Training Days in OCTOBER 2019 .................................................................................................... 9 Working Well Together: Gilmore-Fraleigh profile: Mon 23 October 2019: Year 1 ..................................... 9 Training Days in NOVEMBER 2019 ............................................................................................... 10 Models of Ministry 2: Creative Approaches in Rural Ministry: Weds 6 November 2019: Year 2 ............. 10 Models of Ministry 3: Estates: Mon 18 November: Year 2 ..................................................................... 11 Models of Ministry 4: Pioneering: Tuesday 19 November: Year 3(+) ...................................................... 11 Being a Deacon: Transitions and Identity: Mon 25 Nov 2019: Year 1 ..................................................... 12 Wisdom in Ministry: Fri 29 – Sat 30 Nov 2019: All Years ........................................................................ 12 Training Days in DECEMBER 2019 ................................................................................................ 13 Working with Children and Young People 3: Working in the Community Mon 9 December 2019: Year 3 13 Training Days in JANUARY 2020 .................................................................................................. 14 Leadership 1: Sustaining Yourself in Ministry: Mon 13 Jan 2020: Year 1 ................................................ 14 PCC Training: Weds 15 Jan 2020: Year 2 ................................................................................................ 14 Quiet Day: Sat 18 January 2020: All Years .............................................................................................. 15 Training Days in FEBRUARY 2020 ................................................................................................ 15 Working with Children and Young People 2: Involvement and Inclusion: Mon 3 February 2020: Year 2 15 Next Steps: The Transition to the next stage of Ministry: Tues 4 – Weds 5 Feb 2020: Year 3 / Final ....... 16 Safeguarding Training: S1 and S3: Thurs 6 February 2020: Year 1 .......................................................... 16 Leadership 2: Teams and Collaborative Working: Weds 12 Feb 2020: Year 2 ......................................... 17 Training Days in MARCH 2020 ..................................................................................................... 17 Wisdom in Ministry: Fri 6 – Sat 7 March 2020: All Years ........................................................................ 17 Getting Confident with Legalities: Tues 10 March 2020: Year 3/Final .................................................... 18 Models of Ministry 1: Reading the Context: Monday 16 March 2020: Year 1 ......................................... 18 Next Steps and Moving on: Application Forms and Interviews: Thurs 19 March: Year 3 / Final .............. 19 Training Days in APRIL 2020 ........................................................................................................ 19 Prioritising & ordering in ordained ministry: 23 April 2020: Year 1 & TIs ................................................ 19 Training Days in MAY 2020 ......................................................................................................... 20 Advanced Pastoral Care, Reconciliation and Confession: Tues 5 May 2020: Year 3 / Final ...................... 20 Leadership 3: Change: Tues 12 May 2020: Year 3/Final ......................................................................... 21 GDPR: What everyone needs to know!: Weds 13 May 2020: Year 2 ...................................................... 21 2 Mission Project Planning: Thurs 14 May 2020: Year 1 ............................................................................ 22 ............................................................................................................................................................. 22 The Cathedral: High Days and Holy Days: Thurs 21 May 2020: All Years ................................................ 22 Training Days in JUNE 2020 ......................................................................................................... 23 Public Representative Ministry: Mon 1 June 2020: Year 3/Final ............................................................ 23 Preaching on Stewardship: Tues 9 June 2020: Year 2 ............................................................................. 24 Ordination Retreat: 25 – 28 June 2020: Year 1 ....................................................................................... 24 3 Introduction and Training Diaries Welcome to the expanded Curate Training Diary for 2019-2020, with some additional information about each day. Events are organised chronologically (from September 2019 - June2020), and colour coded for year groups: Year 1 Year 2 (or year 2-4 for those on 5 years pathways) Year 3 (and 3+) All years to attend However: please also check events for the previous year to yours (especially if you are in your third(+) year); you may want to attend some second year days which you will not have the opportunity to go to after this year. Please let me know of you are planning to attend an event which is for a different year so that we can make provision for the right number of attendees. Some events are also open to Tis who may wish to attend with their curate (please see each event for information). Please let me know if TIs are expecting to attend so that we can make provision for the right number of attendees. Unless otherwise stated, days run from 9.30 (arrivals and coffee) for 10am prompt start, and end by 4.00pm. Occasionally an event will have different timings: please keep an eye out for monthly email reminders of events coming up, which will include any different timings or short notice changes. 4 Diary bbyy Yeardates Group – Sept 2019 – June 2020 Year Date Residential until Venue Introduction to Curate Training - Review Process, Training days etc 1 11 September 2019 Bouverie Court Advanced Pastoral Care: Mental Health 2 25 September 2019 St Andrew’s Healthcare Working with Children & Young People 1: Intro & Schools 1 30 September 2019 Bouverie Court Working Together: Gilmore Fraleigh 1 23 October 2019 Bouverie Court Models of Ministry 2: creative approaches in Rural Ministry 2 06 November 2019 Bouverie Court Models of Ministry 3: Estates 2 18 November 2019 Tbc Models of Ministry 4: Pioneering 3 19 November 2019 Bouverie Court Being a Deacon: transitions and Identity 1 25 November 2019 Bouverie Court Wisdom in Ministry 1 - Residential All 29 November 2019 to 30 Nov Launde Abbey Working with Children & Young People 3: Working in the Community 3 09 December 2019 Bouverie Court Leadership 1: sustaining oneself in ministry 1 13 January 2020 Bouverie Court PCC Training Day: 15 January 2 15 January 2020 Bouverie Court Spirituality Day – Quiet Day to begin the year. All 18 January 2020 Bishop’s Palace Working with Children and Young People 2: Involvement & Inclusion 2 03 February 2020 Bouverie Court Next Steps 2: Residential 3 04 February 2020 to 5 Feb Belsey Bridge Safeguarding: S1 and S3 1 06 February 2020 Bouverie Court Leadership 2: Teams and Collaborative working 2 12 February 2020 Bouverie Court Wisdom in Ministry 1 - Residential All 06 March 2020 to 7 Mar Launde Abbey Getting confident with legalities 3 10 March 2020 Peterborough (Dioc Off) Models of Ministry 1: Reading the context 1 16 March 2020 Bouverie Court Next Steps 1: Interview Day with CPAS 3 19 March 2020 Bouverie Court Prioritising and Ordering in Ordained Ministry 1 23 April 2020 Bouverie Court Advanced Pastoral Care: Reconciliation and confession 3 05 May 2020 Almoners Hall, P’borough Leadership 3: Change 3 12 May 2020 Bouverie Court GDPR: : what everyone needs to know! 2 13 May 2020 Bouverie Court Mission Project Preparation Session 1 14 May 2020 Bouverie Court The Cathedral: High Days and Holy Days All 21 May 2020 Cathedral Public Representative Ministry: lament; reflections on authority 3 01 June 2020 Peterborough (Dioc Off) Preaching on Stewardship 2 09 June 2020 St Michael’s, Kettering Ordination Retreat 1 25 June 2020 to 28 Jun Launde Abbey 5 Year 1 Introduction to Curate Training - Review Process, Training days etc 1 11 September 2019 Bouverie Court
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