RCIA and Catechists' Day: ABCs of Bible Literacy

Join the Archdiocesan Faith-Formation staff for a fun and enlightening workshop on Saturday, June 9!  Register team members and yourself now!


RCIA and Catechists' Day:  ABCs of Bible Literacy


Saturday, June 9 (2012)
Time: 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Location: St. Agnes Parish, Louisville KY  --  Pastoral Center
Presenter: Brian Singer-Towns, M.ThS., and Dennis Kurtz, M.A.
Cost: $25.00 (includes lunch) (checks payable to ALMI)
Registration: Register prior to class to insure class availability.
   Contact Linda McLemore at lmclemore@archlou.org or (502) 448-8581 ext. 1324
Catechist Credit: 4.5 hours applies toward Theology in the area of Scripture


The Bible is vitally important to our Catholic faith. What are its essential elements? What do we need to know about it? This day will examine the structure and components of the Bible, explore its meaning from a Catholic perspective, and help us to use it appropriately in the catechumenate and other catechetical sessions. Two presenters, Brian Singer-Towns and Dennis Kurtz, will draw on insights from Singer-Towns’ book, Biblical Literacy Made Easy: A Practical Guide for Catechists, Teachers, and Youth Ministers, published by Saint Mary’s Press.

St. Mary’s Press will have books and materials available for purchase.

Brian Singer-Towns, M.ThS., is an author and senior editorial staff member for Saint Mary’s Press in Winona, Minnesota. Before joining SMP, he spent fifteen years in youth ministry leadership for the Diocese of Lansing. He has written or co-written a dozen books, including the best-selling Catholic Faith Handbook and Biblical Literacy Made Easy. He served as the general editor for The Catholic Youth Bible®. He resides with his family in Winona.


Dennis Kurtz, M.A., is an author, national sales consultant, and popular workshop presenter for Saint Mary’s Press in Winona, Minnesota. For many years prior, he was the Director of Youth Ministry for the Diocese of LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He resides in Winona.

ALMI Courses -- June 1-8, 2012

A Christian Vision of Marriage and Family


Date: Tuesday, June 5 (2012)
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Flaget Center
Presenter: Sue Brodfehrer, Executive Director, Archdiocesan Office of Family Ministries
Cost: $10.00 (check payable to ALMI)
Registration: Register prior to class to insure class availability.
   Contact Linda McLemore at email lmclemore@archlou.org or (502) 448-8581 ext. 1324
Catechist Credit: 3 hours applies toward Theology in the content area of Family Life
What do marriage and family have to do with your teaching and your learners? Do you see the parents of your children as an imposition to the learning process or do you see them as partners? In this class we will examine the Church’s vision of marriage and family. We will look at the family - its key elements and unique mission. We will also discuss how to build a partnership with parents.


Capturing the Imagination of Adolescents:
Strategies for Engaging Young People

Date: Wednesday, June 6 (2012)
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Flaget Center
Presenter: Jerid Miller, Director of Lifelong Formation, St. Margaret Mary Parish
Cost: $10.00 (check payable to ALMI)
Registration: Register prior to class to insure class availability.
   Contact Linda McLemore at email lmclemore@archlou.org or (502) 448-8581 ext. 1324
Catechist Credit: 2.5 hours applies towards Catechetics
During this session we will experience different techniques for engaging young people in the Catholic faith. Specifically we will try different methods that can be employed to convey Church teaching through art, film, and music.
Catholic Beliefs and Practices Series


Dates: Monday-Thursday, June 4 – 7 (2012)
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Flaget Center
Presenter: Maureen Larison, Archdiocesan Consultant for Adult Formation & Initiation
Cost: $10.00 per session or all 4 sessions for $35.00 (check payable to ALMI)
Registration: Register prior to class to insure class availability.
   Contact Linda McLemore at email lmclemore@archlou.org or (502) 448-8581 ext. 1324
Catechist Credit: 12 total hours: 8 hours applies toward Theology in the content area of Catholic Beliefs and Practices and 4 hours applies toward Catechetics (for each session 2 hours applies toward Catholic Beliefs and Practices and 1 hour applies towards Catechetics)
This series will address several major categories of Catholic beliefs and practices. The theology and history of each will be explored, along with catechetical methods and resources. Adult learners are welcome to participate in order to learn more about our Catholic faith and discover practical ways to share it with others.

Creed and Doctrine (June 4)
Role of Mary in the Church (June 5)
The Communion of Saints (June 6)
Devotional Practices and Sacramentals (June 7)


Emerging Issues in Catechetical Ministry

Dates: Thursday, June 7 & Friday, June 8 (2012)
Times: June 7, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm; June 8, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Flaget Center, Room A
Presenter: Team of Presenters
Cost: $90.00 (includes Lunch on Friday) (check payable to ALMI)
Registration: Register prior to class to insure class availability.
   Contact Linda McLemore at lmclemore@archlou.org or (502) 448-8581 ext. 1324
Catechist Credit: 10 total hours: 3 hours applies toward Theology in the content area of Culture/Diversity, 3 hours apply toward Theology/Justice and 4 hours apply toward Catechetics
Group members will investigate a range of issues in catechetical leadership today: such as diversity in Church and culture; multiculturalism in light of the enculturation process; catechesis for Christian justice; ethics in ministry; and emergent issues in the Archdiocese.

May 23: Silence, May 24: Words

Silence on May 23, Words on May 24:
Catholic Media Promotion Day 2012



Catholic Media Promotion Day 2012 will be observed on Wednesday, May 23 and Thursday, May 24. The theme of the Pope’s message for World Communications Day:

Silence and Word: Path of Evangelization

Last year, at this time, Catholics were asked to promote their favorite 3 blogs, 3 podcasts, 3 other media, 3 random Catholic things online, as well as your own projects. Also, they were asked you to go to iTunes on to record at least 3 positive reviews for various Catholic podcasts and 3 positive written reviews for Catholic mobile applications.
This year, Cathoilcs are asked to do something different.

Wednesday, May 23  --  Take a one-day break from posting on blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Pinterest, etc.  Use this day to reflect on he role of silence in communication and evangelization.

Thursday, May 24  --  Share the fruit of May 23rd's prayer and silence with the world. Post your answer to the question:

    “What in Catholic Media has had an impact on me during the past year?” Share it on the New 
    Evangelizers website at:

    http://newevangelizers.com/forums/topic/catholic-media-promotion-day-2012/


Why silence on Wednesday?

Wednesday is the day that most people post on Facebook. Remaining silent on social media is a way to become more aware of the temptation to value doing over being and speaking over listening. God will notice. Hopefully we will notice God more deeply, and thus have a greater readiness to share a word that gives life.

Pope Benedict XVI reminds us:  “Silent contemplation immerses us in the source of that Love who directs us towards our neighbors so that we may feel their suffering and offer them the light of Christ, his message of life and his saving gift of the fullness of love.”


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MAY 23  --  FALL SILENT

Refrain from using social media. Grab a chance to read and prayerfully reflect on the Pope’s message for World Communications Day 2012:


http://tinyurl.com/silenceandword


MAY 24  --  EVANGELIZE ANEW

Share the fruit of your day of prayer and silence.  Post your answer to the question:

“What in Catholic Media has had an impact on me during the past year?”

Share it on the New Evangelizers website at:

http://newevangelizers.com/forums/topic/catholic-media-promotion-day-2012/



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June 7-8: Contemporary Issues in Catechetical Ministry

Brought to you by ALMI  in the Archdiocese of Louisville!

      Course:  Contemporary Issues in Catechetical Ministry
     
      June 7-8, 2012
   
      Presenters: Dr. Brian Reynolds, Dr. M. Annette Turner, and Mr. Sal Della Bella, M.A.

                        Thursday, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
                         Friday, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
      
       Site: Flaget Center, Room A
       Registration Information:  Below 


The presentations during this course will focus on important, emerging issues for leaders in catechesis and other ministries. Class sessions will center on the challenges of forming and sustaining multicultural ministries in the local church; professional ethics in the work of church leadership; data on key issues/trends among Archdiocesan parish communities and personnel; and the gospel call to justice, including its relationship to our contemporary catechetical efforts.

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Dr. Brian Reynolds is the Chancellor/Chief Administrator of the Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky.


Dr. M. Annette Turner is the Executive Director of the Office of Multicultural Ministry (OMM) in the Archdiocese.


Mr. Sal Della Bella, M.A. Applied Spirituality, is the Director of Faith-Formation in the Archdiocesan Office of Lifelong Formation and Education (OLFE).
 
 
 
Registration for the Course: 
 
Office of Lifelong Formation and Education (OLFE)

Attn: Linda McLemore
Phone: 502-448.8581 x. 1324
Fax: 502-448-5518
E: LMclemore@archlou.org


Workshop Fee: $90 per person (includes lunch on Friday)


Catechist Credits (Advanced):
4 Class/Contact Hours in Catechetics, 3 Hrs. in Justice,
and 3 Hrs. in Culture and Diversity



Learn about OLFE’s Catechetical Leadership concentration --
Butch Ekstrom, Associate Director of Faith-Formation  
bekstrom@archlou.org

Lake Barkley Conference 2012 -- Webpage and Brochure

The Mid-South Catholic

Leadership Conference

November  4 - 7,  2012


Here are the webpage and brochure for the 2012 conference event!  Register now.

        http://www.rcdok.org/schools/midsouth_catholic_leadership_conference.php

One of many fun and re-creation activities
you can enjoy with friends and colleagues!

Mr. Daniel Mulhall,  RCL Publishing -- One of our
main presenters and cantors at the 2012 conference

Registration is now open!

For many years, the Lake Barkley State Resort Park has provided the perfect meeting place. If you are new to the conference, or have been coming for many years, see the website to plan additional activities during your stay:

 

www.rcdok.org/midsouth