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Pre-Conference Workshops
PC-1A Ministry with Families 101 (English)
June 23-24 from 9:00am — 4:30pm
This leadership formation course is designed to be an introduction to ministry from a family perspective. It addresses the needs of those who are new to this topic or of those who are seeking a review and renewal of their knowledge. It is an experiential learning process that assists the individual (as minister & as family member) to integrate the learning at a personal as well as a ministerial level.
Cost: $75/person or $100/couple
PC-1B Ministry with Families 101 (Spanish)
June 23-24 from 9:00am — 4:30pm
This leadership formation course is designed to be an introduction to ministry from a family perspective. It addresses the needs of those who are new to this topic or of those who are seeking a review and renewal of their knowledge. It is an experiential learning process that assists the individual (as minister & as family member) to integrate the learning at a personal as well as a ministerial level.
Cost: $75/person or $100/couple
PC-2A God’s Plan for a Joy-Filled Marriage (English)
June 24 from 1:30pm — 4:30pm
Presentations on the pedagogy of the program, discussion of today’s engaged couples, review of the basic talks of the program emphasizing the sacramental nature of marriage and teaching the truth proclaimed by the Church regarding the human person through the lens of Theology of the Body. Presented by Damon Owens, MS, Founder of Joy-Filled Marriage New Jersey and (with his wife, Melanie) NFP Program Coordinators for the Archdiocese of Newark.
Cost: $50/person Click here for brochure
PC-2B God’s Plan for a Joy Filled Marriage (Spanish)
June 24 from 8:30am — 12:00pm
Presentations on the pedagogy of the program, discussion of today’s engaged couples, review of the basic talks of the program emphasizing the sacramental nature of marriage and teaching the truth proclaimed by the Church regarding the human person through the lens of Theology of the Body. Presented by Jake Samour, MTS, the Director of the Office of Marriage and Family Life for the Archdiocese of San Antonio. He is a native of El Salvador.
Cost: $50/person Click here for brochure
PC-3 Theology of the Body for Teens
June 24 from 8:30am — 12:00pm
Learn about the pedagogy of the TOB for Teens program, with a discussion on today’s Catholic Youth, a review of the basic components of the program and strategies for the practical application of the program in your Youth and Young Adult programs. Presented by Damon Owens, MS, Founder of Joy-Filled Marriage New Jersey and (with his wife, Melanie) NFP Program Coordinators for the Archdiocese of Newark.
Cost: $50/person Click here for brochure
PC-4 Living in Love Retreat Workshop
June 23 from 8:30am — 9:00pm and June 24 from 8:30am — 4:30pm
A practical application of John Paul II’s Theology of the Body fleshed out by authentic witness and presented in the context of a uniquely modern, experiential Jesuit retreat. Couples gain the insight, clarity, inspiration, and practical strategies necessary to experience the irresistible joy of being “in love” every day as a living Sacrament in the church. Priests are affirmed in their celibate masculinity and self- donation to the Body of Christ.
Cost: $85/person or $95/couple
PC-5 Mastering the Mystery of Sacramental Love (MMSL)
June 23-24 from 9:00am — 5:00pm
Learn how to teach the 8 hr format of MMSL. MMSL combines Bernard Guerney's Relationship Enhancement® (RE) with Catholic teaching on love and marriage in a simple, flexible format. Integrate MMSL into marriage preparation, use it with inventories, combine it with sacramental preparations for parents, or use it as a stand alone program for couples. Two day workshop. More information: www.skillswork.org
Cost: $60/person or $95/couple
PC-6A FOCCUS Facilitator Training
June 23 from 8:30am — 4:30pm
Earn Certification as a FOCCUS Facilitator. Learn to administer, interpret and facilitate the FOCCUS Premarriage Inventory and the REFFOCUS Marriage Enrichment Inventory in your organization. Both inventories are research-based and useful in guiding and strengthening healthy relationships. Observe and practice facilitation skills. Receive a FOCCUS Notebook and free on-line scoring coupon.
Cost: $95/person
PC-6B FOCCUS Teacher Training
June 24 from 8:30am — 4:30pm
Complete the educational requirement for FOCCUS Trainer certification to provide training in your organization. (Final certification requires 24 facilitations or relevant advanced training and experience, application fee, and two letters of recommendation). Bring your FOCCUS Notebook or purchase on-site.
Cost: $50/person
PC-7 PREPARE-ENRICH by Life Innovations, Inc.
June 24 from 8:30am — 4:30pm
The new customized version of PREPARE/ENRICH offers both Catholic and Interchurch/Interfaith administration options, developed collaboratively with several dioceses around the country. Learn how this cutting edge assessment automatically tailors itself online to fit the stage (dating, engaged, or married) and relationship structure (stepfamilies, cohabitation, becoming parents) of your couples. Training includes a Resource Kit with 12 DVD sessions, CD-based Manuals, Sample Reports, Workbooks, Training Supplements and 1 free scoring.
Cost: $75/person
PC-8 Effective Pastoral Counseling for Couples in the Parish Setting
June 24 from 9:00am — 4:00pm
Covers 3 specific issues: 1) What has happened to marriage? 2) Counseling interventions for common marital problems. 3) What the Pastoral Counseling Training Program will look like. It will answer: Is there a definition of a healthy, effective, satisfying marriage? Can problems like infidelity, inadequate communication and not being personally “ready” for marriage be counseled and helped? If our parish/diocese wants a training program, what would this involve?
Cost: $75/person
PC-9 The Third Option Fast-Track Training
June 24 from 9:30am — 4:00pm
An on-going, skill-building group program for struggling marriages founded in 1988 in the Diocese of Syracuse. Recipient of the Smart Marriages Impact Award. Manual-based, it does not require training. This will provide hands-on learning for a quick start to The Third Option or to solve special challenges encountered in your program.
Cost: $50/person or $75/couple
PC-10 A Practical Theological and Pastoral Framework for Working with Couples (Two-part seminar)
June 24 from 9:00am — 4:30pm
The Art of Walking with Couples toward the Truth of Marriage, Sex, and Family - Joseph Michalak, MAT
John Paul II spoke of a pastoral “law of gradualness” in moving toward the truth, which, being true, cannot allow for a “gradualness of the law.” The truly pastoral is not divorced from true doctrine. So what is the real connection? How do we bring the pastoral and the doctrinal together? We will consider the art—and it is indeed an art—rooted in that archaic-sounding virtue called prudence that enables us gradually to embrace the true and the best without compromise. This art applies whether we are working in marriage preparation, in marriage counseling or mentoring, in crisis management, in NFP instruction or the like. We will consider real-life examples.
Working With Marriages in Marriage-Unfriendly Culture - John R. Buri, Ph.D.
As with any artisan, it is one thing to know how to use the tools of one’s trade, but it is another to have a framework within which those tools can be used to achieve a desired result. As artisans of marriage, how can we help couples to develop a framework within which they can use couples’ skills to the benefit of their marriages? This will be the focus of the seminar. While we will discuss some tools that can be used by couples, the primary emphasis will be on the development of a framework within which couples can begin to build stronger marriages within a culture that is tearing them apart.
Cost: $30/person
PC-11 Diocesan Natural Family Planning Ministry Meeting
June 24 from 9:00am — 5:30pm
A one day meeting for diocesan NFP coordinators to explore a variety of topics that impact diocesan NFP programming. Special keynote speech by Richard Doerflinger, Assistant Director of the USCCB's Prolife Secretariat on the new Vatican document on infertility.
No Cost – but conference registration is required
PC-12 Marriage Preparation & Witnessing - Couple to Couple League
Cancelled
PC-13 Billings Ovulation Method Teacher Training
June 22-24 from 9:00am — 5:00pm
Developed by Australian physicians, Drs. John & Lyn Billings, the Billings Method is scientific yet simple, based on nearly 1 million hormonal assays. Following the training, participants will begin a supervised practicum (teaching 6 – 10 couples until they reach autonomy). Trainees who meet the requirements and pass the final exam, are certified for three years. Online charting is available in addition to software for the iPhone and Blackberry.
Cost: $425 per person
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