Following Jesus through our Sacraments of Commitment: Exploring Marriage and Holy Orders

Dates:                          Thursday, March 15, 2018
Time:                           3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Location:                     Ascension, School
Presenter:                   Deacon Stephen Bowling, Director of Family Ministries, Archdiocese of Louisville
Cost:                            $10.00 (check payable to ALMI)
Registration:    Register prior to class to insure class availability.  Contact Lynn McDaniel at lmcdaniel@archlou.org or (502) 636-0296, Ext. 1267.
Catechist Credit:         2.5 hours applies toward Theology in the content area of Sacraments
 
This course is designed to be a thorough overview of the two Sacraments of Commitment, Marriage and Holy Orders, beginning with their establishment by Jesus Christ, and from there moving into an in-depth presentation on the theology of each one through the lens of “Service”.

There will be a video component of the presentation taken from the “Joined By Grace” marriage preparation program, and an engaging question and answer portion designed to illustrate and “make real” how these powerful sacraments are seen and understood in our lives today.

Leadership Workshop: “Leadership in Today’s Church”

Date:                           Saturday, April 7, 2018
Time:                           9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location:                     St. Agnes, Aloysius Hall
Presenter:                   Sal Della Bella, Director of Parish Leadership Development, Archdiocese of Louisville
Cost:                            $25 (includes lunch) (check payable to ALMI)
Registration:               Register prior to class to insure class availability.  Contact Lynn McDaniel at lmcdaniel@archlou.org or (502) 636-0296, Ext. 1267.
Catechist Credit:         5 hours applies toward Methods

This is an interactive workshop that explores the principles, skills, and challenges of leadership in today’s Church.

Bringing Laudato Si’ to the Classroom*

Dates:                          Thursday, April 19, 2018
Time:                           3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Location:                     Ascension, School
Presenter:                   Mark Bouchard, Catholic Charities Parish Engagement Coordinator, Arch. of Louisville
Cost:                            $10 (check payable to ALMI)
Registration:                Register prior to class to insure class availability.  Contact Lynn McDaniel at     lmcdaniel@archlou.org or (502) 636-0296, Ext. 1267.
Catechist Credit:         2.5 hours applies toward Theology in the area of Justice

On Care for Our Common Home (Laudato Si’) is the appeal from Pope Francis addressed to “every person living on this planet” for an inclusive dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet. Pope Francis calls the Church and the world to acknowledge the urgency of our environmental challenges and to join him in embarking on a new path. This encyclical is written with both hope and resolve, looking to our common future with candor and humility.” USCCB

“Laudato Si’” is a hopeful document in which Francis asks all people to enter into a “new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet” (No. 14), and he draws on the wisdom of Scripture, bishops, philosophers and science to shape that conversation. But, perhaps most surprisingly, he also points to the example of young people today: “Young people demand change. They wonder how anyone can claim to be building a better future without thinking of the environmental crisis and the sufferings of the excluded”.

Why Laudato Si’ is the Perfect Encyclical for Millennials    Kerry Weber https://www.americamagazine.org/issue/web-only/why-laudato-si-perfect-encyclical-millennials

Current Ecological Data                   NASA, United Nations, other sources
Exploring the Document                  How to dialogue (Small groups)
What you can do; Samples of existing projects (Some from Catholic Charities)
*Participants are requested to read the document before class meets.