Event Type: Parish Life

Remote Networking Meetings
We are excited to continue our Remote Network Meetings for DREs, and Youth Ministers. These meetings will keep with the focus that we began at the onset of the pandemic. We will center on Lifelong Faith Formation through Catechesis, youth ministry and parish life whether virtually or in person. Members of the Office for Parish Life team will lead our discussions and to keep all parishes well-informed of upcoming events. We
invite each of you to join us every other Wednesday at 11AM. Our next meeting dates are Wednesday, October 27 and November 10. For more information, please contact Jacki Douglas in the Office for Parish Life.  570-207-2213 ext 1100.

Leading Families Home through Faith Formation Festivals Presented by Tom East
The Office for Parish Life announces a new family faith formation festival program for Catholic Parishes. We are
offering three workshops for catechetical leaders and teams to promote the vision and practice of Family Lifelong Faith Formation in the Diocese of Scranton. Each workshop will provide instruction for lifelong faith formation, an experience of a faith festival, and orientation for implementing the faith festival in your parish.

Build your own family faith formation program with our
help! Each workshop you will leave with:
 Formational Resources for implementing a Vision for Lifelong Family Faith Formation.
 Ways to assess resources for Lifelong Family Formation
 Implementation Plans for a Faith Formation Festival to be implemented in your parish
 Sample Take-Home kit to run your own festival.
 Below are the details for the three workshops:

Workshop 1—November 13, 2021 will help you plan your own Family Faith Festival, Baptism of the Lord, to take place at your parish in January, 2022.

Virtual “Check-In” with Music Ministers
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many parish activities, especially music ministry. The Office for Parish Life and the Scranton Chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians invites all parish music directors, choir directors, organists, cantors, choir members to participate in a virtual “check-in” event on Monday, November 15, 2021 at 7:00PM. The focus of the evening will be to discuss where we are currently as music ministers, to share what have we learned as a result of the pandemic, and to discern where do we go from here. To register please email David Baloga, Director for Worship at David-Baloga@dioceseofscranton.org or call 570-207-2213 extension 1158.