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WORKSHOP November 13, 2010 May 7, 2011 AREA Christ the King, Liverpool CATECHETICAL CATECHESIS: FANNING TO TEACH AS JESUS THE FLAME OF JUSTICE TAUGHT In this workshop, we will Every culture has used stories to explore Christ’s example of tell us who we are. Jesus told justice in Scripture and stories to tell us whose we are. Tradition, offering possibilities How do we use our own stories and for catechesis of all ages with the sacred stories to evangelize? practical, “tried and true ideas”. Let’s delve into the many ways we We will ignite the fire of become creative storytellers of the Christ’s love of neighbor within Good news. We will explore the parish. storytelling as a tool for catechesis Adrea Schaffer, So. Dir. of and evangelization. OFF Connie Armstrong, No. Dir of OFF Theresa May, Wes. Dir. of OFF Cathy Cornue, East. Dir. of OFF FAMILY LIFE SPIRITUAL THOSE LOST YEARS AND NOURISHMENT BUILDING A FAMILY LIFE FOR THE MINISTRY CONTEMPORAR Parents are essential to growing a Y LAY family in relationship with our MINISTER & God, but what do we as a Church, THE FAMILIES do for the family between Baptism WE SERVE and First Sacraments? How do we support, nourish and “coach” Using Jesus as our role model, parents in those early years of how do we as servants of our family life. This workshop will Church balance service, faith, present topics and concepts in a family, employment and the form of idea exchange, skill other areas in our lives without building and ministry rools, suffering from “compassion visioning and educational needs for fatigue”. We will discuss this in Family Life Ministry. different forms of prayer and Fr. Francis James Paris, OSF other options for our spiritual growth. Cindy Fallon LIFE & JUSTICE WHAT IS SOCIAL HOW CAN WE CARE FOR JUSTICE? THE ILL? HOW DO WE Review the state of justice in PRARE FOR THE END OF our community, nation and LIFE? world. We will review the We will review Catholic Teaching seven aspects of Catholic Social and the new guidelines from the Teaching, local injustices in our NYS Catholic Conference for community, immigration in our Health Care Proxies and its community and nation, the application to current NYS law. deaths of Catholic nuns, priests How we care for the ill and those at and bishops in Central America, the end of life. poverty and violence in our Edward Mechmann country and the Third World. Nancy Light Cindy Falise Sr. Kathleen Osbelt Paul Welch LITURGICAL PREPARING FOR PREP THE 3RD EDITION OF ARING FOR THE ROMAN MISSAL THE 3RD EDITION OF PART I THE ROMAN MISSAL We will spend this workshop PART II discovering and discussing the We will spend this workshop changes in the 3rd Edition of the discovering and discussing the Roman Missal that will be changes in the 3rd Edition of the implemented in Advent 2011. Roman Missal that will be We will begin this the why and implemented in Advent 2011. We how the Mass texts are being discuss the major changes in the revised and will go through the Liturgy of the Eucharist: The Introductory Rites and the Eucharistic Prayers, the Liturgy of the Word. Communion Rite and the Rev. Joseph Scardella Concluding Rites. Rev. Joseph Scardella PARISH NURSING PASTORAL CARE SPIRITUALITY & DEATH, DYING, PRAYER LIFE OF THE LOSS & GRIEF PASTORAL MINISTER This workshop will help people to Discussing the importance of minister to others who are in crisis. developing a spiritual and It will deal with emotional and prayer life as a Pastoral psychological aspects of being sick, Minister. Examining the forms dying and grieving. Some practical of prayer and approaches in applications to help us minister to developing an on-going people who are terminally ill and spiritual life so as to minister what effects it can have on us as effectively to others. pastoral care ministers. Sr. Kathleen Osbelt Linda Caminiti PBA Orientation to Parish Orientation to Parish Accounting I Accounting II Basic parish bookkeeping, payroll and Legal matters, payroll, personnel, personnel, financial taxes, internal controls, budgets and statements, internal audit controls, trustees and finance Nick Crosby committee, diocesan programs and parish reviews

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YOUTH Relational Evangelization Effective Programs for Youth & Testimony Basics Ministry Reaching teens through This workshop breaks down the relational evangelization by broad theory of youth sharing your faith journey ministry into a three-fold (testimony) with teens. process. Participants will Through formal and informal gain practical skills for settings you will learn how to planning programs, with a make opportunities to bring focus on relational young people to the faith. evangelization, and how to Bob Walters apply them in a parish setting. Bob Walters