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Saturday, February 6, 2016

Called and Gifted Workshop on Friday, April 8th and 9th

Click HERE to complete the registration form

Registration deadline is Friday, April 1
  • DATE & TIME
    Friday, April 8
    7:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m.
    and
    Saturday, April 9
    9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

    LOCATION
    St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
    601 15th Ave N
    Moorhead, MN 56560

    COST
    $20 per person
    (includes lunch & materials)
    Scholarships are available upon request

    CHILDCARE
    $20 per family
    Must preregister to
    ensure adequate staffing.
    Call (218) 236-5066

    MORE INFO
    Shawn Erickson
    serickson@stjoesmhd.com
    218-236-5066
     
  • The Workshop is Useful For:
     
    •  Young adults who are discerning careers or vocational directions
    • Parents who want to help their children live their faith and recognize their gifts
    • People in transition: changing jobs, empty nesters, returning to the workplace, facing retirement
    • New or returning Catholics who want to explore what it means to live their faith as an adult
    • Catholics discerning a call to religious life or ordination
    • Parish staff and leaders who want to nurture and empower parishioners

    This Workshop Will Teach You:
     
    • The ancient teaching of the Church on how gifts of the Holy Spirit work in your life and in the life of your parish community
    • The 5 steps of discerning the gifts that God has given you
    • The signs and characteristics of 24 of the most common gifts of the Holy Spirit
    • How discerning your gifts can change your own life
    • How discerning your gifts can change the world and help spread the Gospel
    • How discerning and using our gifts together can help transform and renew our parishes
     
    You will receive:
     
    A copy of the Catholic Spiritual Gifts Inventory. This 60-page inventory covers the purposes and characteristics of spiritual gifts and describes in detail 24 such gifts and the discernment process.

    Detailed participant notes and materials
    Attendees should schedule a ONE-ON-ONE
    INTERVIEW with a trained discernment interviewer to help you identify the gifts God has given you. The interview is available at an additional cost.
  • Workshop Schedule
    Day One—Friday, April 8
    7:00 p.m. Intro to the Office & Mission of Laity
    7:50 p.m. Break (20 minutes)
    8:10 p.m. The Office of the Laity
                    How to take the Inventory
    9:00 p.m. Take the Catholic Spiritual Gifts Inventory

    Day Two—Saturday, April 9
    9:00 a.m.   Holy Spirit and Charisms
                     Charisms vs. Natural Talents
    10:35 a.m. Break (15 min)
    10:50 a.m. Pastoral Charisms
                     Communication Charisms
                     Organizational Charisms
    12:00 p.m. Lunch (60 minutes)
    1:00 p.m.   Five Steps of Discernment
                      Lifestyle Charisms
                      Healing Charisms
    2:05 p.m.   Break (20 minutes)
    2:25 p.m.   Personality and Discernment
                     Charisms of Understanding
                     Creative Charisms
    3:10 p.m.   Break (5 minutes)
    3:15 p,m,   How Discerning Your Gifts Can Change Your Life
                      Implications of Gifts Discernment
    4:00 p.m.  Conclusion and Blessing

    Afterward: Schedule gifts interview

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