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Discover What's Next at The Leadership Institute No images? Click here         Encounter Diocesan Ministry Day 2020: Registration Open Join us for From Encounter to Accompaniment, our Diocesan Ministry Day on March 7, 2020 at All Saints School in Norwalk. The day begins with Mass with Bishop Caggiano and includes the music of Tony Melendez. Then, spend the day learning more about your faith at one of our 20+ workshops. Registration is now open. Pay online or mail in a check. See the list of workshops (so far) and, if you are a parish council member, get your whole team to come for a special set of workshops just for you. Presenters include Fr. Tom Lynch, Msgr. Chris Walsh, staff from the USCCB, Archdiocese of Hartford, Diocese of Bridgeport, Magnificat, Our Sunday Visitor and more! Sign Up   Formation Four More Chances for Catechetical Formation If you are a parish catechist and you have not yet participated in face-to-face formation, please make sure you attend one of the four remaining sessions for your initial formation. January 22 – St. Cecelia/St. Gabriel January 23 – Notre Dame, Easton January 26 – Thomas More, Darien January 27 – Holy Spirit Click below to sign up for one of these four remaining sessions, which are required before participating in the online portion of formation. Learn More   Discipleship Word Of God Sunday The first “Sunday of the Word of God” will be held on January 26, 2020. If that date doesn’t work, parishes can move the date to another Sunday. Whenever – and however – this takes place, the point is to connect Sacred Scripture with daily life - and we've got plenty of resources to help, including blessings to be used at home and at church.  Read the Vatican's take on this special day.  Get Resources   Coming Soon: Lent Learn all about the sacrifice in Scripture in the upcoming season of the Family Bible Challenge.     Alphabits is Here Introducing Alphabits, a new feature on our site specifically designed to help parents of Gen Alpha (birth-7) learn how they can raise faith-filled children.   Pray Everyday  Join Bishop Caggiano every day in prayer. Simply text the word pray to 55778 and join The Face of Prayer.   This Week's Film Moana must go on a quest and along the way, she discovers who she truly is - and who she can become.     Need More Info?   Resources Liturgical Formation Catechetical Formation Care for Creation Funeral Norms Catequizem Lifelong Lessons Pilgrimages       Lifelong (micro) Lessons Faith is Caught more than Taught Paul J Kim, an entertainer, author, speaker, and all around great catechist talks about spreading the Good News.  See This Week's Video This Week's Catequizem Have you tried your hand at the Institute's Catequizem? Today there are eleven quizzes on the Institute's Catequizem page - and dozens more on the way.  Test your Catholic knowledge today.   The Leadership Institute Diocese of Bridgeport 238 Jewett Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06606 You are receiving this email because you signed up for The Leadership Institute mailing list.    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

Discover What's Next at The Leadership Institute No images? Click here         Encounter Can You Say Hero? Mr. Rogers has been in the news lately. Though he's been gone for years, his name keeps coming up because the new feature film, starring Tom Hanks, is a hit. Many of you accepted the invitation of The Leadership Institute to see the film last month and many more asked about the article that inspired the movie. Since it's nearing Christmas, we thought we would give you a break from the drone of bad news in the world and offer you the chance to read something uplifting, inspiring, even life-changing. Read Article   Formation Mark This Date: March 7, 2020 The Leadership Institute will sponsor a Diocesan Ministry Day on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at All Saints School in Norwalk. More than three dozen topics were suggested. More than two dozen presenters have been invited. The intended audience is everyone - all those in ministry - any ministry. All are welcome to join us for Mass with Bishop Caggiano at 9 am with music led by one of our workshop presenters, Tony Melendez. Registration opens in January. For now, save the date. Download Flyer   Discipleship Give the Gift of Pilgrimages This Christmas Now taking reservations: three great pilgrimages for 2020. A young adult pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey to learn more about St. Paul and two one day pilgrimages are available: one to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and another to the Cloisters and Shrine of Mother Cabrini.  See All Pilgrimages   Back for Season 4 Learn all about the Infancy Narratives in this season's Family Bible Challenge.     Alphabits is Here Introducing Alphabits, a new feature on our site specifically designed to help parents of Gen Alpha (birth-7) learn how they can raise faith-filled children.   Pray Everyday  Join Bishop Caggiano every day in prayer. Simply text the word pray to 55778 and join The Face of Prayer.   This Week's Film In the midst of WWI, soldiers take a break from the war to share what they have with one another.     Need More Info?   Resources Liturgical Formation Catechetical Formation Care for Creation Funeral Norms Catequizem Lifelong Lessons Advent Resources Pilgrimages       Lifelong (micro) Lessons Passing on the Faith to Children Julianne Stanz offers us some great, practical advice for parents hoping to pass on their faith to their children - a tough but necessary task. See This Week's Video This Week's Catequizem   The Leadership Institute Diocese of Bridgeport 238 Jewett Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06606 You are receiving this email because you signed up for The Leadership Institute mailing list.    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe