Young Adult Winter Grillout on Thursday, February 18th at 6:30pm

Our experimental winter grill out went so well that we're going to start doing it every month!  In February we'll be meeting on Thursday, February 18th at 6:30pm. Join the young adults (20s and 30s) and the priests after the 5:45pm Daily Mass. We'll meet in the Gathering Place at St. Joseph Catholic Church.  We'll provide the burgers, brats and beer - you bring something else to share! Childcare for kids after they eat.  RSVP by contacting Josh at fmcyainfo@gmail.com

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