Reimagining Confirmation ft. Ela Milewska

Join us for a  One-Day Workshop designed for formation leaders focused on Reimagining Confirmation! This workshop will provide fresh perspectives and creative approaches to revitalize the Confirmation process. Discover new methods, engaging activities, and effective strategies to make the Confirmation journey more meaningful and impactful for candidates. Learn how to foster a deeper understanding and commitment to faith, ensuring that the Confirmation experience is transformative and memorable. Connect with fellow leaders, share best practices, and be inspired to take your Confirmation program to the next level. 

About Ela Milewska:

For more than twenty-five years, Ela Milewska has been blessed to minister in a variety of environments, from a small community in West Virginia to a large parish in Raleigh, NC. She has also served as the diocesan youth ministry consultant for the Diocese of Raleigh. In 1999, Ela joined Cultivation Ministries, a nationally recognized youth ministry training and consulting organization based in the Chicago area. While pursuing her doctorate in catechesis at the Catholic University of America, she also worked as the coordinator for the National Initiative on Adolescent Catechesis. Ela began serving the Archdiocese of New York as the director of the Office of Youth Ministry in October of 2015. She is currently the executive director of the Department of Youth Faith Formation supporting parishes in their ministries to form young people and their families from baptism to twelfth grade.   

Ela has trained youth ministry and catechetical leaders, catechists, and educators across the United States and internationally. In 2016, she was the recipient of the National Youth Ministry Award.