Christian Ed, Youth departments to host skills building conference September 30
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SOUTH CANAAN, PA [OCA Communications] — Saint Tikhon’s Monastery and Seminary here will be the site of a skills building conference, “Equipping the Saints: Building Skills for Education and Youth Ministries,” on Saturday, September 30, 2006.
With the blessing of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Herman, the conference is being sponsored by the OCA Departments of Christian Education and Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministries, in partnership with the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania. The conference is geared specifically for teachers, youth ministers, clergy, and lay persons.
Presenters and workshop leaders will include Mrs. Valerie Zahirsky, Mrs. Myra Kovalak, and other DCE members; Deacon Joseph Matusiak, Youth Department director; the Very Rev. David Mahaffey; and other department members.
In addition to keynote presentations on the conference theme, several individual workshop sessions will be offered. Topics will include ways to develop parish youth ministries “from scratch,” the “welcoming classroom,” making the distinction between youth ministry and youth activity, curriculum resources and planning, and discerning effective teaching methods.
A variety of displays highlighting the many educational resources available for parish use will also be available.
The $10.00 registration fee covers all conference events and materials and lunch. Checks should be made payable to the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania.
Special rates for out-of-town participants desiring overnight accommodations are available by contacting the Comfort Inn, Hamlin, PA, at 570-689-4148; fax 570-689-3043. [Mention Saint Tikhon’s Seminary when making reservations.]
To register, contact Maria Proch at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 1107 Sunset Drive, Clarks Summit, PA 18411 or log on to the DCE web site at dce.oca.org. Additional information may be obtained by writing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Deadline for registration is September 22.