Great Opportunities Abound
About once a week, we receive an email with information we want to share with you. Mostly, the emails include invitations for the faithful to participate in events and sign up for online learning opportunities. To help, we thought we would put all of these invitations in one place so you can choose the ways you want to get involved and learn more about how your voice can change the Church.
Master Classes for Parish Leaders
These classes, offered by Parish Success Group, focus on skill development and localized applications on topics that you can immediately implement into your ministry. Paying special attention to the need to evangelize and form disciples digitally, each master class includes ten hours (broken out over four days) of personalized instruction, a “Learn It, Try It” methodology, small- and large-group learning, and a course e-book to be used during each session, which includes all relevant documents, links, and downloadable handouts.
Summer Instagram Bible Study
Join Walking with Purpose on Instagram Thursday evenings this summer, and our team will lead you through the nine lessons of Beholding His Glory.
Called & Co-Responsible: Summer Seminars for Church Life Renewal
The McGrath Institute for Church Life is hosting a series of virtual seminars throughout summer 2020 aimed at empowering pastoral leaders and scholars for the work of renewing the Church, especially in light of present challenges.
The Art of Parish Ministry
A Master Class in Ministry
An online masterclass for those seeking to become more effective ministers, The Art of Parish Ministry provides in depth professional and spiritual development for liturgical musicians, catechetical leaders, and pastoral staff members. This four-day intensive is designed to equip ministers with skills for excellence in parish ministry
Prophet Resilience: Ignatian Virtual Conference
The events of this year emphasize the need to gather as members of a community committed to social justice for continued education and action. From October 19-26, take a stand with us as part of the largest annual Catholic social justice gathering in the United States.
Solidarity on Tap
In light of COVID-19, the Ignatian Solidarity Network invites you to virtual Solidarity on Tap on Wednesdays at 9PM ET/6PM PT. Enjoy fellowship and hear powerful reflections from members of the network engaged in work for justice—from a screen near you!
Discípulos de Jesús
You are invited to participate in a Spanish only Webinar and Retreat "Learn today to be Disciples of Jesus," that will be offered next Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 August on Zoom. Your host is Marcelo A. Murúa, author of RCL Benziger, with more than 25 years of experience in classroom and online courses, has designed these new innovative resources.
The webinar will be provided online in two sessions of Formation and Spirituality that reflects on discipleship based on the Word of God and the teachings of Pope Francis, in today's world. Take time to study and pray Retreat through an online Retreat to deepen your own growth and understanding.
Bite-Sized Catechesis
Tips and Tricks for Online Faith Formation
Participants will: Examine a teaching and learning method that provides catechesis in bite-sized chunks, review a template for creating short, focused, engaging lessons with suggestions for how to use them for faith formation at home, in a classroom setting or on-line. Although digital delivery will be emphasized, tech-free examples will also be included.