Congratulations to
Mike Day – Elected President-Elect
David Dawson – Elected Diocesan Representative
Jake Semour -Elected Hispanic/Latino Representative
Want to know more about Family Ministry?
Listen to Lydia Pesina talk about NACFLM’s excellent training program on Family Ministry!
NACFLM CONFERENCE
JULY 23-26, 2017
Pre-Conference July 22-23, 2017
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
The 2017 Conference was wonderful!
NACFLM NUGGET – July 2017
DID YOU KNOW… NACFLM “Family History”
Did you know that the NACFLM (then NACDFLM) Board in 1981 prepared a “Diocesan Family Life Ministers’ Handbook”? Here are a couple of excerpts from the Introductory Page:
Dear Family Life Ministers, When the new Board of Directors of the New Association met this January in Chicago and began dreaming out loud about what they wanted to do for their members, one of the first projects that came to mind was a handbook for new directors……
Here is our gift to you.. a gift of our unnamed Catholic brothers and sisters…. A beginning book of “how to’s” for we remembered our first confusing days on the job…Meanwhile, enjoy our gift…and enjoy your ministry. Mrs. Winnie Honeywell Editor. October 1981
More NACFLM history later….
Lydia Pesina serves as Director of the Family Life Office for the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, Texas. She has worked as a Lay Ecclesial Minister full time for 35 years (August 1982- present) in several parish and diocesan positions (25 of them with the Family Life Office).
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the University of Texas Pan American in Edinburg, Texas; a Certificate in Religious Education from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas; and a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
She has been married for 42 years to Mauricio (aka Morris or Mauri) whom she met when she was 14 and he 16. They have one daughter, Liana and one grandson, Elian whom she unexpectedly helped deliver at home! (Lydia’s name is listed on Elian’s birth certificate as the attendant).
In the 1970s and 80s, she played trumpet professionally in an all-female mariachi band. These days she uses her “hot air” for presenting and writing.
Lydia writes a monthly column in The Valley Catholic newspaper: click on link: file:///C:/Users/lpesina/Downloads/MAY%20TVC2017%20FINAL.pdf for the May issue titled “Ministry with Families 101”
As Region X Representative, she serves on the NACFLM Board and also serves as co-chair for The Formation and Resource Commission along with Veola Burchett.
She received the 2011 NACFLM Award together with Fr. Daniel Ramirez Portugal (both on the presenting team of the Ministry with Families Course series)
Lydia is a strong advocate for NACFLM’s Ministry Formation course series: Ministry with Families 101, 201, and 301 and has had the joy to team teach this course, both in English and Spanish in different parts of the country since 2000 including Hartford, Connecticut; Apple Valley, California; Washington D.C.; Laredo, Texas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; El Paso, Texas; Waipahu, Hawaii, Plano, Texas; Liberal, Kansas and Brownsville Diocese.
Lydia: “It is a blessing to be able to daily proclaim the sacredness of “faith” and “family” through Family Ministry!”
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Ministry with Family Training
Ministry with Families 101 will be offered as a Pre-Conference opportunity in Washington, DC on July 22-23, 2017!
Don’t Miss Out!
Resource Guide
This online resource guide provides NACFLM members, other family life parish ministers, and clergy with resources they can use in their local communities to strengthen marriages and families.
Organizational Member Spotlight
Amoris Laetitia Webinar Series
The Pastoral Response in Accompanying Families in Faith.
Next Webinar: Strong Catholic Families
The Strong Catholic Families National Partnership Invites ministry leaders, teachers, school leaders, parents and clergy to join together with others around the globe in a webinar series focusing on the pastoral implementation of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the family, Amoris Laetitia.
Ave Maria Press Webinar Series
NACFLM is one of the professional organizations supporting Ave Maria Press Webinar Series. Join Ave Maria Press online for a series of free, professional development webinars for parish ministers! Enjoy access to free presentations by experts in every area of parish ministry from the comfort of your home or office. Log in to the live webinars to participate in our question-and-answer sessions or watch the free recordings at your convenience.
2016 Conference Videos
Keynote Speakers
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