EMERGING ISSUES IN CATHOLIC EDUCATION AND FORMATION EVENT- On February 27th, St. Patrick’s in Edina, the Office for the Mission of Catholic Education will hold this event. An invitation email went out this week. It included a letter from Archbishop Hebda which is ATTACHED to this email. The audience is Catechetical Leaders, heads of schools, Youth Ministers, Pastors and Chaplains.

AMAZING SPRING PROFESSIONAL DAY EVENT COMING! Please plan to join us on Thursday, April 24th for a day with Julianne Stanz! Our topic will be Parish Outreach to Parents and Youth. You can find out about Julianne, her books, etc. here: https://www.loyolapress.com/authors/julianne-stanz/ and here: https://www.juliannestanz.com/

ARCHDIOCESAN STAFF FORMATION DAY IS COMING! On Feb. 20th, the next Archdiocesan Formation Day will take place for all pastors and parish staff members. Details will be out soon from the Archdiocese. The day will include chances for prayer, reflection, an update from the Archbishop, a guest speaker on the Eucharist, a focus on the Jubilee Year of Hope, and TIME FOR PASTORS and STAFF MEMBERS TO MEET AND REFLECT/DISCUSS TOGETHER. During the same month that feedback is being gathered, this event may be one that is important to attend, represent Faith Formation and is also a great chance to connect to our ministry colleagues!

GIVE YOUR OFFICIAL FEEDBACK! The Coalition of Ministry Associations (CMA)- a group that works with Archdiocesan staff to meet the needs of people in all areas of parish ministry- is hosting a Listening Session for ALL PARISH STAFF PEOPLE on Thursday, Feb. 13th, 1-2:30 p.m. The session will be virtual. The format will be the Vatican Synod listening process that has been used successfully to gather feedback in the past. We need to hear from everyone so that the most comprehensive feedback will go to the Archbishop. Archbishop Hebda and COO, Bill Lentsch are supporting this effort! The registration can be found on Mission Support or via a link in yesterday’s Arch Update.

Join us for our annual day of reflection and renewal on Thursday, March 27, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at St. Gerard Majella in Brooklyn Park. This year’s retreat will center on the power of humility in our lives. More details are coming soon!