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Come join parish social ministers and volunteers to learn, collaborate and support one another as we deepen our calling as Ambassadors for Christ and grow in our ability to implement the Church’s social teaching through works of charity and justice. Sponsored by the Department for Charity and Justice.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Trinity University
Main Hall, O’Connor Auditorium
125 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20017
Cost: $20.00, includes lunch and beverages
Metro Accessible from Red Line Brookland/CUA Station
Please invite fellow parishioners in social ministry to the conference!
Click on the links below for more information
- Online registration
- Flyer: Help promote the conference. Give a copy of this flyer to friends and fellow parishioners who may be interested in the conference.
Keynote speakers
Conference keynote speakers are Andrea Bartoli and Paola Piscitelli, members and leaders of the Sant'Egidio community. They are husband and wife, and as they have lived out their Christian calling they have personally been involved in conflict resolution and end of the use of the death penalty. The keynote presentation is grounded in the conference theme Ambassadors for Christ, and will reflect on how social ministry volunteers serve most fruitfully by responding to the call of Christ and the Church. Bartoli and Piscitelli are sure to inspire you as their presentation reflects their experience and understanding of Pope Benedict’s social encyclical Caritas in Veritate.
The keynote presentation will be followed by group discussion.
Workshop Information
You will have time to attend and participate in two workshops in the afternoon session. You can also attend a third workshop in the “Early Bird” session at 8:15. We will continue to update this page as we add workshops and/or need to cancel others because speakers can no longer participate. Please visit this page frequently to determine the availability of workshops.
We are asking you to indicate your interest in workshops when you register to help us determine whether a workshop should be held once, twice or not at all. After indicating your interest in particular workshops, please plan on attending them at the conference.
- Pro Life and Social Issues
- Making your parish social ministry thrive
- Starting or revitalizing your parish St. Vincent de Paul Society
- Catholic Charities and you together
- Advocating for the poor and vulnerable at the local level through the Justice and Advocacy Councils
- Making a difference through the Welcome Home Reentry Program for Prisoners
- Housing and Recreation Programs for Persons with disabilities
- What’s Happening in DC through the lens of the DC Catholic Conference
- Catholics mobilizing against the Death Penalty
- Environmental issues in your parish
- Permanent deacons & social ministry
- The spirituality of Living Simply
- JustFaith Engaged Spirituality program, and other programs
- Personal Peacemakers in Today’s World: the vision of Pax Christi
- Religion and Globalization
- Catholics Confront Global Poverty
- Peace Issues and the Holy Land
- Issues in Congo
- Archdiocesan efforts to Reach out to Haiti
- Paths to a Nuclear Weapon-Free World
- What we can do about Human Trafficking
Food and Beverages
Lunch is served in the Trinity University Dining Hall. Lunch is part of your conference registration fee of $20. (A limited staff in the dining hall during summer months does not permit a la carte pricing.)
Details of the lunch menu are being worked out and likely will include:
- Salad items (prepare your own to desire)
- Sandwich selection
- Dessert selection and fruit
- Beverages
We are told the food is quite good…fresh and healthy!
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