Keeping Your Kids Catholic

Michaelann Martin will present “Keeping Your Kids Catholic”.   Join us as Mrs. Martin shares:

-Strategies directed toward younger children and teens on how to strengthen their faith before they leave for college.

-Successes and what is working on college campuses to support and grow college students’ faith.

-How and why students are responding to the truth of Christ.

 

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Date of Call:  Thursday, 9/20/2018

Downloads:   9-20-18 Flyer   |  9-20-18 Call

El V Encuentro: Momento de Gracia y Acción para nuestras familias Hispanas-Latinas en los Estados

Reverendísimo Arturo Cepeda, Obispo Auxiliar de la Arquidiócesis de Detroit nos expondrá el tema, “El V Encuentro: Momento de Gracia y Acción para nuestras familias Hispanas-Latinas en los Estados”.  La presentación será en ESPAÑOL.

Most Reverend Arturo Cepeda, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit, will present, “The V Encuentro: Moment of Grace and Action for our Hispanic-Latino families in the United States”. The presentation will be in SPANISH.

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Date of Call:  Thursday, 8/16/2018

Downloads:  8-16-18 Spanish PDCC  |

Be Courageous: A look at the Catholic Apostolate that Supports Ministry to those with Same Sex Attraction

Father Philip Bochanski will present how to  minister to men and women who experience same-sex attractions and those who love them.

Rooted in the priestly heart of Fr. John Harvey, OSFS, whose spirituality was born of a profound personal relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ, and inspired by the Oblates of Saint Francis deSalesʼ fervent devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the spirituality of Courage reflects the urging of the Saint to “Live Jesus.”

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Date of Call:  Thursday, 7/19/2018

Downloads:  7-19-18 Bochanski Flyer  |  Bochanski Call

Building A Bridge: Respect, Compassion and Sensitivity in Ministry with LGBT Catholics

Rev. James Martin, SJ will present “Building A Bridge:  Respect, Compassion and Sensitivity in Ministry with LGBT Catholics”.  Family life ministers are called to reach out to all members of our faith community and to bring the love and compassion of Christ to all we meet but especially to those at the margins who experience rejection or condemnation. Father James Martin will address the need for dialogue between the institutional church and the LGBT community.

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Date of Call:  Thursday, 6/21/2018

Downloads:   6-21-18 Martin Flyer | 6-21-18 Martin PDCC

Welcoming the Divorced and Single Parents of Your Community

Jo Holt will present “Welcoming the Divorced and Single Parents of Your Community”.  These are audiences we cannot ignore in our community. Their numbers are increasing each year. Who do we define as fitting into this demographic? What stereotypes have we created within ourselves? Have you assessed your community to determine the reach? How should we evaluate our messaging in the parish and diocese to make them feel welcomed and loved? What are common mistakes? What are best practices that you can incorporate today to make a difference in the way you minister to this audience?

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Date of Call:  Thursday, 5/17/2018

Downloads:  Holt PDCC Flyer  |  Welcoming the Divorced and Single Parents   | Holt PDCC Talk

Radiografía de la familia hispana en los Estados Unidos – X-ray of the Hispanic family in the United States

Hosffman Ospino, PhD  presented, “X-ray of the Hispanic family in the United States”. The presentation was in SPANISH.

Date of Call: 3-15-2018

3-15-18 Spanish PDCC    |  3-15-18 PDCC Call

THE FAMILY AS A DOMESTIC CHURCH – Practical suggestions for having Christ at the center of family life

Deacon Rob Lanciotti will explain the importance and necessity for every Catholic family to fulfill their role as the domestic church in the formation of their children in the faith of the Church.

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Date of Call:  Thursday, 2/15/2018

Downloads:  Lanciotti 2-15-18 Flyer  | Domestic Church PPT  |  Lanciotti Call

 

Do What Matters – Creating a Faith-forming Culture for the 21st Century

Join Leif Kehrwald for this session where he will explore five key factors that truly matter for effective faith formation today: relationships, generations, adults, family/home, and digital enablement.

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Date of Call:  Thursday, 1/18/2018

Downloads:  PDCC Kehrwald Flyer  | Do What Matters Powerpoint  | Kehrwald PDCC

Ministry with Grandparents

Join NACFLM President Lauri Przybysz, author of Catholic and Grandparenting: Five Challenges and Five Opportunities (ACTA), to explore resources, research, and practical strategies to support grandparents in their expanding roles today.

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Date of Call:  Thursday, 12/21/2017

Downloads:   12-21-17 Grandparenting PDCC | Resources for Grandparents  | Ministry with Grandparents Call

 

The Social Science of The Intact Married Family That Worships God Weekly: New One Pager Product

Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D. will be presenting our PDCC on Thursday, September 21.   His presentation will be about the MARRI project on the One Pager (Church bulletin insert or web insert) on educating US (and Roman Catholics who worship weekly first) that the Intact Married Family That Worships Weekly is the core strength of the US on every measure measured in the US federal data system.

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Date of Call:  Thursday, 9/21/2017

Downloads:  9-21-17 Fagan Flyer  | Strength-from-Marriage Handout |Fagan Call