POSTPONED UNTIL
SPRING 2025

A free ONLINE offering in collaboration with the
National Association of Pastoral Ministers (NPM) &
the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

REGISTER at the NPM website by October 15.
Non-NPM members will receive a 30-day free trial membership to NPM.

Tuesdays, October 15, 22, and 29
Monday, November 4
6:30-8:30 p.m. Central Time
on Zoom!

The goal of the Building Intercultural Competence for Ministers (BICM) training is to increase the capacity to welcome, receive and encourage all emerging cultural groups to participate and assume leadership roles in the Church. The hope is that, in turn, the participant will train others to do the same.

The sessions provide an opportunity for ministers to attain a foundational level of competence in intercultural relations and communications. It is also designed to orient trainers to methodology, strategies, and activities suited to teach the content of the program.

This weekly workshop aims to prepare the ministry leader to:

• Articulate the general outlines of a theology and spirituality of ministry in intercultural settings, with special attention to concepts of evangelization and inculturation.

• Increase awareness regarding how to communicate appropriately and effectively with persons and groups in cultures other than your own.

• Gain the ability to identify and articulate obstacles that impede group interaction.

• Provide a rationale for the inclusion and integration of diverse cultural groups into the life and mission of your parish and diocese.

Attendees who attend all 4 weeks of the sessions will receive a certificate of completion.

SAVE THE DATE for Monday, October 7 after work! Hang out with your fellow members, talk shop, reconnect with old friends, and make new ones.

3-5 p.m.

We will meet at:
Tipsy Steer in Roseville, located in the High Pines Brewery
2704 Snelling Avenue
Roseville, MN 55113

Registration deadline is September 19!

Register online here!

TRACK 1: The Basics of Liturgy, Fall 2024

This course serves as an introduction to the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church. Participants will gain the fundamental knowledge needed to prepare the liturgy or to serve in a liturgical, ministerial, or parish leadership role. Contact events@ltp.org for more information.

PRESENTERS: Rosina Hendrickson, Vicki Klima

Sponsored by Liturgical Training Publications and National Association of Pastoral Musicians

Lectors of any level of experience are welcome to attend this practical and comprehensive workshop. Dr. Van Parys will share remarks about the ministry of lector and highlight helpful skills to proclaim the Word of God more effectively for the People of God.

Registration fee is $15 per person for ALM member parishes and $25 per person for non-member parishes. Each parish bringing 5 lectors will get a 6th lector in for free.

Refreshments will be provided by Ministry Scheduler Pro.

Online registration is helpful to our planning but not required. Parishes may register all their lectors at once. CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. We will begin promptly at 7 p.m.

Johan van Parys, a native of Belgium, has been The Basilica’s Director of Liturgy and the Sacred Arts since 1995. He holds graduate degrees in art history and comparative religious studies from the Catholic University in Louvain, Belgium, and a Ph.D. in theology from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.

Johan enjoys writing for Basilica publications as well as for other outlets. Since 1997 he has been the managing editor for Basilica, the award winning Basilica Magazine. His book Symbols That Surround Us was published in 2012. Johan teaches in the School of Theology at St. John’s University. He is the current chair and founding member of the MN chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums and is a member of the North American Academy of Liturgists and Societas Liturgica.

Join your ALM colleagues in ministry in an online social! Our special guest will be Fr. Tom Margevičius, Director of Worship for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul-Minneapolis.

While the event is free, registration is required to receive a link to the virtual event. Submit your registration online by clicking here.

Come spend time with your colleagues in ministry! We’ll have a happy hour at Blackstack Brewing in Saint Paul. You might even have the chance to get a beer on us — but you have to be a member first!

Photo by Wil Stewart on Unsplash

Online Workshop Presenter:

Beryl Schewe, Director of Pastoral Care at Our Lady of Grace, Edina

Join speaker Beryl Schewe for an online presentation on handling the process of planning and executing a funeral with grieving family and friends who are unfamiliar with the Church.

This workshop will look at funeral ministry in the Church in light of the Coronavirus Pandemic.

THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. REGISTER HERE.

Photo by Marc-Olivier Jodoin on Unsplash

From the Our Lady of Grace website:

Beryl is responsible for Pastoral Care, including working with families in grief, helping plan funerals, serving as the staff liaison for Grief Support, Separated and Divorced Support, homebound ministers, long-term care communion services, and Stephen Ministry.

Beryl is an articulate, curious and faith-filled woman.  She possesses a sense that there’s no such thing as a coincidence, and her life and work radiate gratitude.  If you sat down for coffee with Beryl you’d discover her life is filled with “God-shots,” events that transformed her life and direction, events she describes as “the heavy hand of the Holy Spirit.”

Beryl has a Religion degree from Duke University, an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia, a Masters of Divinity from St. John’s University, and is a board certified chaplain.  She completed her chaplain residency at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.  Beryl writes a “Spiritually Speaking” column for the Eden Prairie News, interviews prospective students for Duke, and is the author of the recently released book “Habits of Resilience.”

Come celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary that is NOT a holy day of obligation this year! (Not that you couldn’t or shouldn’t go to Mass anyway…)

We’ll informally gather at Blackstack Brewing, Monday, December 9 from 3-5 p.m.

Fr. Tom Margevičius, Director of Worship for the Archdiocese, will join us.

Come network, de-stress from Christmas prep, and toast our Blessed Lady with a pint or two!

All are welcome; invite a friend or colleague along to encourage them to join ALM.

Come say hi and connect with colleagues and friends on Monday, May 20th at the Green Mill (party room) at the Rosedale Mall from 3-5pm.

Come when you can, leave when you have to.

ALM will have an information table at Spring Formation Day, May 9th at St. Joseph’s in Lino Lakes! Come enjoy the prayer, seminars, and community throughout the day, and visit with ALM representatives in the morning, and at lunch.

https://www.archspm.org/spring-formation-day-2019/

From the Archdiocese event page:

Being Holy as God is Holy: Sabbath Time and Growing Holy in the Church

All parish clergy, staff members, and parish and school leadership are invited!

All in the Church are called to holiness. Come as we explore the opportunities and challenges to growing holy in the Church today. As we navigate our times of continuous change and uncertainty, how might the call of Sabbath time and living in the Day of the Lord lead us to experience the sacredness of all times and seasons of our lives? How can discerning God’s timing deepen our sense of call and service in parish ministry? What role to parish leaders have in fostering a community of faith seeking the abundant life Christ promises?

Those attending will come away with resources to carry the insights and joy from our time with the Lord into our ministries.

Register Here

Cost: $25 (early-bird) until April 25. $35 after April 25.

Questions?

For registration questions please contact Julie Meyer at meyerj@archspm.org. For questions about the program please contact Deacon Mickey Friesen at friesenm@archspm.org.

View Formation Day Resources here.