The Leadership Institute DOB

WHAT'S NEXT ENCOUNTER
WHAT'S NEXT FORMATION
WHAT'S NEXT DISCIPLESHIP

Encounter

Will Your Family Accept the Challenge?

Only 900 spaces left for families who wish to accept Bishop Caggiano's Family Bible Challenge. Beginning March 6, 2019, families will receive a passage to read together, pray with, and discuss. Later in the week, families will receive a chance to answer online trivia questions - a new set each week - to hone your knowledge of Scripture and our faith. Plus, every family that participants will receive up to two Bibles (English or Spanish) for free.

Formation

Resources for Altar Servers

Since formation for Altar Servers happens at the local level, we thought we would put together a collection of resources parishes could use when creating a manual or list of instructions for Altar Servers. Collected from parishes and dioceses all around the country (including some parishes in our own diocese), we hope these help as you seek to engage these young men and women in this important ministry.

Who Cares for the Caregiver?

Forty million Americans work as an unpaid family caregiver. The mental, physical and emotional stress they face is overwhelming. It’s time to help. Actor Rob Lowe, who cared for his sick mother, writes that the caregivers of cancer patients have to make sure they take good care of themselves so they can help the patient cope.

Spread The Word

If you like what you see here, or see a resource worth sharing, please forward this email to a friend. Lifelong learning requires the sharing of resources and accompanying each other.

About The Leadership Institute

The Leadership Institute serves as the headquarters for formation for all those who serve in ministry in our parishes and schools. Through a combination of online learning, face-to-face workshops, and independent study, the Institute will offer creative opportunities for ministry personnel to learn more about the Catholic faith and discover new ways to shape the next generation of missionary disciples in Fairfield County.

This Week's Film

Mr. and Mrs. Incredible are back with their children, ready to save the world and entertain your family too.

Family Movie Night

Have A Suggestion?

Submit a Resource

Suggest a Course

Ask a Question

Encounter

Raising Kids Who Care

How do you raise kids who care? This article from Loyola Press says that one of the first and most important steps in raising moral children is to nurture their ability to feel empathy. “Empathy toward those in distress” is one of the “elements of universal morality.”

Liturgy as Source and Summit: February 9th

From the liturgy, the faithful are sent to be, to enact, and to proclaim that presence in the world so that all may come to know Christ, to be welcomed into the Kingdom he proclaimed, and to participate in the praise and worship of God in the liturgy here on earth and in eternity. Get to the roots of the rituals at next week's gathering, sponsored by The Leadership Institute and Liturgical Training Publications.

Discipleship

Will You Accept the Bishop's Challenge?

Do you have a family? Do you read? Want to grow in your faith? Then consider taking on Bishop Caggiano's Family Bible Challenge. Beginning the first day of Lent, March 6, 2019, your family will receive a weekly passage to discuss and pray, a weekly invitation to beat the Bishop in online trivia, and great online resources. Plus, you get a free Bible.

Learn More

Spread The Word

If you like what you see here, or see a resource worth sharing, please forward this email to a friend. Lifelong learning requires the sharing of resources and accompanying each other.