Evangelization Morning Breakouts
ALPHA: Bringing Faith to Others
Northeast Ohio Catholic ALPHA Advisors, and our Northeast Ohio ALPHA representative will present effective practices and share resources for running an ALPHA program. This breakout is good for those new to ALPHA or those looking for some new ideas. Time will be allotted at the end for questions and discussion.
Presenters: Michael Dolan, Holy Angels; Michael Ziegler, St. Basil; John and Rosella Miranda, St. Rocco; Bruce Farley, Northeast Ohio Regional ALPHA
Unconditionally: A Parish Mission Resource
Effective practices for hosting a parish mission as well as an introduction to a new resource from Let Me Be Ministries for an evangelization parish mission will be presented.
Presenter: Greg Wasinski, Let Me Be Ministries
Resources to Create an Evangelizing Parish
A wide variety of practical evangelization resources, tools and programs for every parish will be presented at this session.
Presenter: Rev. Ken Boyack, CSP, Paulist Evangelization Ministries, Washington DC
Catholics Returning Home
Catholics Returning Home is an evangelizing ministry of listening, compassion and consolation to assist people who have been away from church. Presenters from 3 parishes will each share a brief presentation of effective practices for preparing for and implementing this program and allow time at the end for discussion of others practices, questions and answers.
Presenters: Deacon Larry Gregg, St. Raphael-Bay Village; Sharon Szabo, St. Basil-Brecksville; JoAnn Reich, St. Francis De Sales-Akron
Evangelization Afternoon Breakouts
Evangelization: Resources for Getting Started
Presenter will share 3 different approaches and practical tools a parish can use to get evangelization started or to use to invigorate an existing evangelization plan for a parish community.
Presenter: Terrie Baldwin, Director of Evangelization, Diocese of Cleveland
Living the Eucharist: Lenten Evangelization Parish Program
Presenter will share an exciting parish-based renewal experience designed to help parishes foster spiritual growth and discipleship through a more profound experience of Sunday Mass.
Presenter: Rev. Ken Boyack, CSP, Paulist Evangelization Ministries, Washington, DC
Adult Faith Formation: Resource Presentation
Three 15 minute presentations along with time for discussion, questions and answers will be provided. Participants will walk away with many ideas on adult faith formation. The first presenter will share resources and experiences in creating and sustaining small groups. The second will share ideas from "Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us" along with a wide variety of adult faith formation programs to use in assisting adults in deepening their faith. The third will present a process for determining a next step for adult faith formation in a parish.
Presenters: Jackie MontAlto, Assumption-Broadview Hts; Jean Fitzgerald, St. Anselm; Pat Riley, Ursuline College
Landings, Program for Returning Catholics (Cancelled)
Evangelization: Building on the Vision
Imagine your parish energized, alive, and engaged across generations, a community at its faith-filled, joyous best. Facilitator will engage participants in an interactive process to initiate an effective pathway to practically bring that vision into being. Drawing on fields of organizational psychology, ministry, communications and development, this process embraces both the broadly visionary and the concretely practical to discover and build joyfully gifted evangelizing parishes across the
Diocese of Cleveland.
Presenter: Paula Kampf, Mindfulness Matters, LLC
