Friday, June 08, 2012

International Eucharistic Congress

The 50th International Eucharistic Congress is being held in Ireland beginning this Sunday on the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ.  The website has many good resources for the event and for our pondering and reflection as well.  I recall watching some of the proceedings from last year's congress and found it to be inspiring and insightful.  Here is the link should you be interested.


Wednesday, May 16, 2012

A Note from the North American Forum on the Catechumenate


Making Christian Initiation Rural and Small-Town Friendly

with

Michael Clay



Wednesday - May 30 - 2012

7 pm GMT (UTC), 3:30 pm Nfld, 3 pm AT, 2 pm ET,

 1 pm CT, 12 noon MT, 11 am PT, 9 am HAST

(1 hour long live webcast)





Some ministers know Christian initiation very well but struggle to make it work in the rural and small-town setting.  Others know rural and small-town life well but struggle to implement Christian initiation in a way that is faithful to the ritual text.  This webinar will bring Christian initiation and rural/small-town ministry into a dialogue so the participants may become more confident in their efforts to apprentice others into the Faith in the rural or small-town parish.  

Msgr. Clay is a pastor in the Diocese of Raleigh, NC.  He has served the Church in parochial, diocesan and national ministry.  He received his doctorate from The Catholic University of America in liturgical studies and focused on the adaptation of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults in the rural and small-town setting.  He has presented workshops in over 70 dioceses in the United States and Canada on the pastoral implementation of the Catechumenate and is the author of A Harvest for God:  Christian Initiation in the Rural and Small-Town Parish, published by Liturgy Training Publications.


(or by FAX: 202-884-9747)



Program fee: $25 USD in advance for 1 registration. $10 for each additional person if listening/watching from the same computer.  Please list additional participants on the registration form or attachment.  Registration closes May 29 for mailed, online and faxed submissions.  Important and necessary additional Webinar registration/login information will only be sent to the primary participant.  Important - primary email contact is used on the webinar day to logon, not secondary participants.  Be mindful of the time zone you are in relative to the N America Eastern Time Zone.

To view PowerPoint and listen to the webinar, you will need a computer (PC or MAC) with an internet connection and speakers and/or headphones.  Please remember to disable screen savers and power-down options to avoid missing any of the presentation.  You may use a phoneif you only wish to listen. A number will be provided but long distance charges may apply.  Complete connection instructions will be sent after we receive your registration.   If you have questions please call Forum at (202) 884-9758 or email online@naforum.org.


(or by FAX: 202-884-9747)


Online registration with PayPal is now available through the NAForum web site.  Checks, credit card or PayPal payment required by May 29
Paulist Evangelization Ministries Presents:

Stupmed about Evangelization Teams?


Peopel Banner #2




Thursday, 31 May 2012 at 3:00 pm ET

Online for free!




Are you unsure about the next steps?

Do you need others to help you out? 



With this free online webinar, Fr. Frank DeSiano, CSP, president of Paulist Evangelization Ministries and a long-time practitioner of evangelization techniques, will give a webinar on forming evangelization teams.  The webinar will cover some fundamental steps in inviting people onto a team, initial steps in the team's formation, and the process of undertaking evangelization efforts.  Many parishes seem stumped when it comes to evangelization teams; Fr. DeSiano's webinar will help with many of the basic issues that surround creating evangelization teams.  Registration is free. Follow the link below!

http://www.myeventpartner.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=EA57DF87844A

Monday, February 06, 2012

An on-line learning opportunity for RCIA coordinators and catechists from Paulist Evangelization Ministries

Based on his book Why Not Consider Becoming Catholic?, Fr. Frank DeSiano, President of Paulist Evangelization Ministries, offers four presentations of 40 minutes each and invites participants to join in conversation that will help us speak about faith in a way that contemporary seekers can understand and find appealing.  Course runs online from February 20 to March 18, 2012.  Participate at your convenience, 24/7. Save 50% with groups of three or more.  Learn more and register at www.pemdc.org/considerbecomingcatholic.aspx.