STAND FIRM IN THE FAITH
Dear Saint
John’s School Families,
Yes, next
Friday, March 1, is a vacation from classes for our Saint John’s Students. However,
for teachers and administration it is not a vacation day, but a day when all
are expected to gather in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center for the Living
the Catholic Faith Conference.
Each year we have this wonderful opportunity to renew our
faith and come together as God’s family and hear some of the best speakers in
the Church today. It’s the single
biggest yearly gathering of Catholics in the Rocky Mountain region. Last year over 4500 people attended the
conference, (1000 teachers). Friday’s
attendance includes parish clergy, professional staff, and ministry leaders
(DREs, Youth Ministers, Directors of Liturgy, etc.) as well as catechists, RCIA
& faith formation teams, and students from the archdiocese’s biblical and
catechetical schools.
The
Conference will begin at 8:00a.m. with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Aquila. Following Mass our Archbishop will
provide the keynote presentation: STAND FIRM in the FAITH. Some of the workshop presentations
the teachers and I registered for included:
Catholic identity and evangelization;
To teach as God does: rediscovering the divine pedagogy in the Catechism
of the Catholic Church; Evangelization and media: rethinking the Catholic
sub-culture . One session will be given by Jason Evert, who will provide the
Youth Chastity Rally on March 20.
The
conference also provides the opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation as
well as to explore the exhibit hall filled with countless interesting booths
displaying resources and services.
What an
excellent staff development day this should be! In order to provide a strong Catholic
education for our Saint John’s students, it is essential that our faculty and
staff continue to learn and grow in our faith.
Please keep us in your prayers Friday for safe travel and that the
conference will strengthen our Catholic identity.
Shalom,
Mrs. Schmitt
