Free Webinar!!!

Loyola Press is offering a free webinar, hosted by Joe Paprocki, D.Min. The "7 Keys to Spiritual Wellness" webinar, featuring principles from Paprocki's new book, will explore 7 ways in which we can be renewed by the grace of the risen Christ. Paprocki's keys to spiritual renewal include the following:

• See Yourself as You Really Are
• Actively Seeking the Good of Others
• Thinking Before Acting
• Holding on Loosely
• Recognizing and Setting Limits
• Channeling, Nor Repressing, Your Desires
• Unleashing Your Imagination

As we anticipate the celebration of Pentecost, this webinar will be an opportunity to truly renew our baptism and open ourselves up to the Holy Spirit who guides us in all we do. If you are a catechist, catechetical leader, pastoral minister, or someone simply looking for spiritual renewal, don't miss this opportunity be become more spiritually alive in the risen Christ.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

8-9 pm (EST)

To register, go to www.catechistsjourney..loyolapress.com (look for April 2nd posting).

Generations of Faith Workshop

For Parish Teams: priests, deacons, DREs, youth ministers, etc.

For parishes interested in GOF, just beginning, or "refresher" for those parishes who have already implemented GOF.

Note: this will be the only opportunity for this training in the near future.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

9:30 - 3:00 (includes lunch)

at St. Mark the Evangelist Parish Center, West Hartford

with John Roberto

NO FEE

To register, contact me at 860-243-9465, 860-243-9690 (FAX), or pkeck@adh-ore.org.

Upcoming Evangelization Webinars

Paulist Evangelization Ministries is offering two online courses in April:

Faith That Engages: Why Do You Believe? April 16 - May 13 (4 sessions)

This four-session course, with Fr. Tony Krisak, explains why we need to develop new ways to talk about our faith and to explain to others why we believe. You mak know the faith, but can you explain it so others understand? The course also offers practical suggestions for how parishes can shape their current programs to reach seekers, those who have questions about human life. You will learn a way of sharing and explaining faith (often called apologetics) in a way that will help others see the enefit of faith and in a way that touches upon the longings of people in our culture.

Keys to Reaching Inactive Catholics April 16 - May 27

Over this six-week course, John and Therese Bocher will discuss ways to reach today's inactive, marginal and unchurched Catholics. They will explore six keys for develping a new model of everyday missionary outreach that goes beyond programs and relies on God's presence in each person's journey of faith.

For more information, or to register, go to www.pemdc.org.

Finding God Video Contest

Loyola Press is inviting schools and parishes to enter the Finding God Video Contest by submitting short videos answering the question: Where do you find God? Online voting will determine the winners, who will be announced at the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership on May 8th.

The contest encourages children to see God's presence in their everyday lives. Gather your students to create a short video.

• First prize: Parish-wide adoption of the new edition of Finding God: Our Response to God's Gifts (grades 1-6)
• Second prize: $1,000 Loyola Press product gift certificate
• Third prize: $500 Loyola Press product gift certificate

Videos must be at least thirty seconds in length and no longer than 2 minutes. Parish staff members must upload entries at www.FindingGod.com/contest by April 20.

For more information about the contest, you can check out the website, http://iframe.wizehive.com/contests/finding-god-video-contest.