The Role of the Priest in Today's Catholic School
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The Catholic Education Foundation invites bishops, priests and seminarians to participate in an intensive and comprehensive three-day seminar The Role of the Priest in Today’s Catholic School For whom? Clergy who are pastors, parochial vicars, or those directly involved in the elementary or secondary school apostolate (or who wish to be) – as well as seminarians. When? From 4:00 p.m., July 14 to 4:00 p.m., July 16, 2020 Where? The conference will be held via Zoom, the sign-in credentials for which will be sent upon payment of the registration fee. The Team? Rev. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D. (President, CEF) Sr. Elizabeth Anne Allen, OP, Ed.D. (Director, Center for Catholic Education, Aquinas College, Nashville) Rev. Msgr. Robert Batule, S.T.L. (Professor, St. Joseph Seminary, New York) Rev. Andrew Berinyuy (Vicar for Education, Piarist Fathers/Africa) Michael Buell (Superintendent, Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools, Traverse City, Michigan) Thomas Carroll (Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of Boston) Dr. Erick Chittle (Principal, St. Francis High School, Traverse City, Michigan) Mary Pat Donoghue (Executive Director, Secretariat of Catholic Education, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) Dr. Mario Enzler (Director, Ecclesial Administration & Management Program, Catholic University of America) Dr. Maureen Gillette (Dean, College of Education & Human Services, Seton Hall University) Richard & Vera Hough (Catholic school parents) Most Rev. Arthur Kennedy, Ph.D. (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of Boston) Kevin Kijewski, JD (Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of Detroit) Dr. Constance McCue (Director, Catholic School Leadership Program, Seton Hall University) Rev. Dennis McManus, Ph.D. (Professor of Systematic Theology, Mount St. Mary Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland) Sr. Mary Elizabeth Merriam, OP (Science Department, St. Ignatius High School, Chicago) Rev. Christopher Peschel (Administrator, Our Lady of Grace Church, Westport, Massachusetts; Diocesan School Board) Br. Owen Sadlier, OSF (Professor of Philosophy, Immaculate Conception Seminary, Douglaston, New York) Rev. Msgr. Joseph Schaedel (Pastor, St. Luke the Evangelist, Indianapolis) Lt. Christopher York (Professor of Criminal Justice, Monmouth University & Brookdale Community College) How much? $300; $250 for registrations before May 31 CEF – convinced by history and the present reality – believes that the viability of our Catholic schools is largely dependent on the support and involvement of our priests. Our seminar will include workshops dealing with the following topics: • Conciliar and Papal Teaching on Catholic Education • The History of Catholic Education in the United States • The Priest’s Presence in the School Community (Students, Faculty, Administration, Parents) • The Priest as the Public Relations Man of the School • Financial Concerns • Models of Governance and Best Practices (Graduate credit available from Seton Hall University) For further information: call 215-327-5754 or email [email protected]. REGISTRATION FORM Name _____________________________________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Phone _______________________________________ _____________________________________________ Email address ______________________________________________________________________________ Participation unlimited Checks in the amount of $300 should be made payable to: Catholic Education Foundation • 601 Buhler Court • Pine Beach, New Jersey 08741 “This is a most needed initiative, and I hope you obtain a healthy response from the dioceses.” Cardinal Sean O’Malley, CEF board member, Archbishop of Boston “The role of our beloved priests in our Catholic schools throughout the Archdiocese of New York is invaluable. Our children’s future success and relationship with our Church rests on the involvement and engagement of priests woven throughout the fabric of their daily lives in our schools. Since priests serve as the embodiment of a Gospel life, they are the concrete example and witness to a life of fidelity to Jesus and His Gospel. Priestly presence in our schools in inextricably linked to the culture and ethos of the Catholic identity of the Catholic school and its ultimate success.” Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York “This is a most needed initiative, and I hope you obtain a healthy response from the dioceses.” Most Rev. James Massa Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn .