Five-Day Workshop Designed Exclusively for New Pastors and Parish Life Coordinators

November 7-12, 2021

The New Pastors Program has been scheduled for November 7-12, 2021. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, logistics are currently being reviewed as to how to safely hold the conference on campus. Please check back at a later time for updates and details.

 Sunday, November 7

Arrival by 6:00 PM

• Welcome and Opening Dinner 
• Night Prayer

Monday, November 8
The Pastor as a Person

• Embracing Readiness as Pastor
• New Evangelization: Its History and Significance
• Challenges to the New Evangelization: The Secular Challenge
• Stress in Ministry

Tuesday, November 9
The Catholic Community and Pastoral Leadership

• Parish Finances and Budget I
• Parish Finances and Budget II
• Parish Staffs and Personnel Management
• Free Evening

Wednesday, November 10
The Pastor as Steward

• Discipleship, Pastoral Councils and Parish Staffs
• A Fresh Look at Stewardship
• Male and Female He Created Them; Collaborating with Women in the Parish
• Pastoring More than One Church
• A Night at the Donnelly Lounge

Thursday, November 11
The Pastor as Administrator

• The Canonical Role of the Pastor: An Overview
• The Pastor, Civil Law and Pastoral Administration
• Physical Plant Audit
• A Diocesan General Counsel Looks at the Minefields of Pastoring

Friday, November 12
The Pastor as Priest

• What is Expected of a Priest?
  • by bishops
  • by fellow priests
  • by engaged lay persons
• Evaluation and Sending-forth Prayer
• Lunch and Dismissal