Courses in Ongoing Formation (Secure)
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Rev. Andrew McKenzie
Fr Andrew McKenzie is a priest of the Archdiocese of Glasgow, ordained in 1988. He has been National Director of Priests for Scotland since the formation of the intiative in August 2004. He is also secretary to the National Liturgy Commission. By Rev. Andrew McKenzie
Published on 04/23/2007
ONGOING FORMATION AT SCOTUS COLLEGE
The afternoon discussions organised in conjunction with Scotus College will continue this year.
Tuesday 28th October 2008 The Works of Donald Cozzens
Tuesday 10th February 2009 The Works of Cardinal Kasper
Each session will begin with tea / coffee at 3.30pm and conclude with Evening Prayer at 5.30pm.
Anyone who would wish to join the community for supper would be most welcome.
If you would like to attend either of these events contact Scotus College (0141 942 8384) to register.
You may also contact the college by email on office@scotuscollege.org .
ONGOING FORMATION AT THE ROYAL SCOTS COLLEGE SALAMANCA
FORTHCOMING COURSES
Paul for Priests
A course for priests ordained from ten to twenty five years. 1983 -1998
Course presenter Fr. Thomas Kilbride
Wednesday 22nd – Wednesday 29th October 2008.
The Royal Scots College, Salamanca
In this year, in which the Church is celebrating the bi-millennium of the birth of St. Paul, Priests for Scotland is offering a week of study and reflection on the New Testament letters of Paul. Taking up Pope Benedict XVI's encouragement to "make more widely known the immense wealth of the teaching they contain", priests are invited to renew their acquaintance with Paul, the pastor and preacher. Study of Paul’s theological and pastoral insights will help to make his legacy more widely known and accessible to parishioners. Fr. Thomas Kilbride, of the Archdiocese of Glasgow, lecturer in New Testament in Scotus College, will lead us in a week of reflection, discussion and prayer focusing on such topics as Paul's understanding of his ministry, vocation and mission, his core theological vision, as well as the lectionary and the challenges of preaching from Paul's letters.
This course was originally advertised for priests ordained between ten and twenty five years however requests to participate have also been received from outside this ordination group. If you would like to take part please contact the Priests for Scotland office since there are a small number of places still available.
Looking Forward in Ministry
A course for priests ordained under ten years.
Fr Paddy Sweeney, a priest of the Archdiocese of Dublin, has for the past seven years been a member of a team offering care and continuing formation to priests of his diocese. His role is to provide priests with a space within which they can talk through concerns and dilemmas that arise in their personal and ministerial lives. He also works as a facilitator with teams and groups .
Trained as a psychotherapist and systems consultant, he has worked with groups of priests throughout Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Ethiopia and Zambia. Paddy works part-time in the parish of the Assumption, Ballyfermot. In this course Paddy will review issues of challenge and opportunity in ministry today with particular reference to those in the early years of ordained ministry. This course will take place from Monday 12th January - Monday 19th January 2009.
A Sense of the Sacred
A course for priests ordained over twenty five.
Rev. Kevin Seasoltz OSB is a monk of St. John’s Abbey Collegeville, USA. Kevin has a licentiate in canon law from the Lateran University, Rome, as well as a doctorate in canon law from The Catholic University of America. He has been Professor of Theology at St John’s University Collegeville, since 1972. Author of numerous articles, his most recent book is God’s Gift Giving: In Christ and Through the Spirit (Continuum, 2007). Kevin received the prestigious Berakah Award from the North American Academy of Liturgy in 2005. He has been editor of the liturgical journal, Worship, from 1987 to the present.
This course is offered to priests ordained over twenty five years though all priests are welcome. It will take place in the Royal Scots College Salamanca from Monday 11th May - Monday 18th May 2009 Application forms will be available soon.
MORE ONGOING FORMATION
Computing for Priests
Four venues, four topics
Priests for Scotland has received a number of requests from parishes and from priests for assistance in computing, web design and graphic presentation. In response four workshops have been arranged as follows.
Workshop 1
Date Monday October 6th
Time 12noon – 4pm
Venue Archdiocese of Glasgow, 196 Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY
Subject Preparing Your Parish Bulletin in Microsoft Publisher
Workshop 2
Date Monday November 10th
Time 12noon – 4pm
Venue Motherwell Diocesan Centre, 50 Coursington Road, Motherwell, ML1 1PP
Subject Building and Running Your Parish Website
Workshop 3
Date Monday December 8th
Time 12noon – 4pm
Venue Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB
Subject Presenting with Microsoft Powerpoint
Workshop 4
Date Monday January 26th
Time 12noon – 4pm
Venue Archdiocese of Glasgow, 196 Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY
Subject Keeping Control of your Finance with Microsoft Money
If you would like to participate in any or all of these events then please call the Priests for Scotland office to book your place. With regard to workshops 1 and 3 participants may wish to bring a laptop computer. The workshops on Web design and Microsoft Money will not require laptops. These workshops will presume some knowledge of computing and an interest in refining skills and learning more.
The cost of these workshops is £10 per person per day. A light lunch of tea / coffee and sandwiches will be provided. For catering purposes and to help with the presentation of the workshops please call the Priests for Scotland office on 0141 554 6936 at least two weeks in advance of each event to arrange a place since numbers are limited.
Study Day on Saint Paul for Clergy
On 27 November 2008 the newly formed Catholic Biblical Federation──Scotland will host a Study Day for Clergy on St. Paul at Scotus College at Bearsden in Glasgow. Given that this is the Year of Paul, many of us will be hosting talks or trying to prepare parish activities relating to the life and thought of this seminal figure in Church history but might feel that we need a refresher. In order to help all of us prepare for this year, and at the same time accomplish one of the six days of Ongoing Education which the bishops have recently asked us to do, we propose a Study Day with the following outline.
11:00 Opening Prayer
11:15 General Session:
How did Paul Preach?─Fr. Robert Hill, Ph.D.
How do We Preach Paul?─Fr. David Cotter, S.T.D.
12:00 Workshops
Paul in the Lectionary─Fr. Jim Foley, S.S.L.
Making sense of difficult texts in Paul─Fr. David Cotter, S.T.D.
Basic Paul─Fr. Michael McMahon, S.S.L.
The Person and Ministry of Paul─Fr. Thomas Kilbride, S.S.L.
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Repetition of Morning Workshops
14:45 Feedback and Questions
15:30 Closing Prayer
In addition, Fr. Gerard Conroy, S.S.L. is preparing a handout with a brief summary of the highlights of Paul’s theology which will be made available to all who attend.
Those travelling from some distance cans spend the night before the Study Day at Scotus College. For those spending the night, Scotus asks a fee of £20 B+B.
The fee for the Study Day will be £15 (£35 for those spending the night at Scotus). Fees will be collected on the day
So that we may plan the catering and gauge the number of copies to make of materials to be handed out, we ask that those planning to attend contact Fr. David Cotter at St. Aidan’s Parish in Johnstone on (01505) 320 900 or by e-mail at dcotter01@googlemail.com by Monday, 24 November.
The priest is called to a continual updating if he is to be faithful to his ministry. A range of courses are now available for priests working in Scotland. More information can be found here and from the Priests for Scotland office.
Courses in Ongoing Formation
ONGOING FORMATION AT SCOTUS COLLEGE
The afternoon discussions organised in conjunction with Scotus College will continue this year.
Tuesday 28th October 2008 The Works of Donald Cozzens
Tuesday 10th February 2009 The Works of Cardinal Kasper
Each session will begin with tea / coffee at 3.30pm and conclude with Evening Prayer at 5.30pm.
Anyone who would wish to join the community for supper would be most welcome.
If you would like to attend either of these events contact Scotus College (0141 942 8384) to register.
You may also contact the college by email on office@scotuscollege.org .
ONGOING FORMATION AT THE ROYAL SCOTS COLLEGE SALAMANCA
FORTHCOMING COURSES
Paul for Priests
A course for priests ordained from ten to twenty five years. 1983 -1998
Course presenter Fr. Thomas Kilbride
Wednesday 22nd – Wednesday 29th October 2008.
The Royal Scots College, Salamanca
In this year, in which the Church is celebrating the bi-millennium of the birth of St. Paul, Priests for Scotland is offering a week of study and reflection on the New Testament letters of Paul. Taking up Pope Benedict XVI's encouragement to "make more widely known the immense wealth of the teaching they contain", priests are invited to renew their acquaintance with Paul, the pastor and preacher. Study of Paul’s theological and pastoral insights will help to make his legacy more widely known and accessible to parishioners. Fr. Thomas Kilbride, of the Archdiocese of Glasgow, lecturer in New Testament in Scotus College, will lead us in a week of reflection, discussion and prayer focusing on such topics as Paul's understanding of his ministry, vocation and mission, his core theological vision, as well as the lectionary and the challenges of preaching from Paul's letters.
This course was originally advertised for priests ordained between ten and twenty five years however requests to participate have also been received from outside this ordination group. If you would like to take part please contact the Priests for Scotland office since there are a small number of places still available.
Looking Forward in Ministry
A course for priests ordained under ten years.
Fr Paddy Sweeney, a priest of the Archdiocese of Dublin, has for the past seven years been a member of a team offering care and continuing formation to priests of his diocese. His role is to provide priests with a space within which they can talk through concerns and dilemmas that arise in their personal and ministerial lives. He also works as a facilitator with teams and groups .
Trained as a psychotherapist and systems consultant, he has worked with groups of priests throughout Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Ethiopia and Zambia. Paddy works part-time in the parish of the Assumption, Ballyfermot. In this course Paddy will review issues of challenge and opportunity in ministry today with particular reference to those in the early years of ordained ministry. This course will take place from Monday 12th January - Monday 19th January 2009.
A Sense of the Sacred
A course for priests ordained over twenty five.
Rev. Kevin Seasoltz OSB is a monk of St. John’s Abbey Collegeville, USA. Kevin has a licentiate in canon law from the Lateran University, Rome, as well as a doctorate in canon law from The Catholic University of America. He has been Professor of Theology at St John’s University Collegeville, since 1972. Author of numerous articles, his most recent book is God’s Gift Giving: In Christ and Through the Spirit (Continuum, 2007). Kevin received the prestigious Berakah Award from the North American Academy of Liturgy in 2005. He has been editor of the liturgical journal, Worship, from 1987 to the present.
This course is offered to priests ordained over twenty five years though all priests are welcome. It will take place in the Royal Scots College Salamanca from Monday 11th May - Monday 18th May 2009 Application forms will be available soon.
MORE ONGOING FORMATION
Computing for Priests
Four venues, four topics
Priests for Scotland has received a number of requests from parishes and from priests for assistance in computing, web design and graphic presentation. In response four workshops have been arranged as follows.
Workshop 1
Date Monday October 6th
Time 12noon – 4pm
Venue Archdiocese of Glasgow, 196 Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY
Subject Preparing Your Parish Bulletin in Microsoft Publisher
Workshop 2
Date Monday November 10th
Time 12noon – 4pm
Venue Motherwell Diocesan Centre, 50 Coursington Road, Motherwell, ML1 1PP
Subject Building and Running Your Parish Website
Workshop 3
Date Monday December 8th
Time 12noon – 4pm
Venue Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB
Subject Presenting with Microsoft Powerpoint
Workshop 4
Date Monday January 26th
Time 12noon – 4pm
Venue Archdiocese of Glasgow, 196 Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY
Subject Keeping Control of your Finance with Microsoft Money
If you would like to participate in any or all of these events then please call the Priests for Scotland office to book your place. With regard to workshops 1 and 3 participants may wish to bring a laptop computer. The workshops on Web design and Microsoft Money will not require laptops. These workshops will presume some knowledge of computing and an interest in refining skills and learning more.
The cost of these workshops is £10 per person per day. A light lunch of tea / coffee and sandwiches will be provided. For catering purposes and to help with the presentation of the workshops please call the Priests for Scotland office on 0141 554 6936 at least two weeks in advance of each event to arrange a place since numbers are limited.
Study Day on Saint Paul for Clergy
On 27 November 2008 the newly formed Catholic Biblical Federation──Scotland will host a Study Day for Clergy on St. Paul at Scotus College at Bearsden in Glasgow. Given that this is the Year of Paul, many of us will be hosting talks or trying to prepare parish activities relating to the life and thought of this seminal figure in Church history but might feel that we need a refresher. In order to help all of us prepare for this year, and at the same time accomplish one of the six days of Ongoing Education which the bishops have recently asked us to do, we propose a Study Day with the following outline.
11:00 Opening Prayer
11:15 General Session:
How did Paul Preach?─Fr. Robert Hill, Ph.D.
How do We Preach Paul?─Fr. David Cotter, S.T.D.
12:00 Workshops
Paul in the Lectionary─Fr. Jim Foley, S.S.L.
Making sense of difficult texts in Paul─Fr. David Cotter, S.T.D.
Basic Paul─Fr. Michael McMahon, S.S.L.
The Person and Ministry of Paul─Fr. Thomas Kilbride, S.S.L.
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Repetition of Morning Workshops
14:45 Feedback and Questions
15:30 Closing Prayer
In addition, Fr. Gerard Conroy, S.S.L. is preparing a handout with a brief summary of the highlights of Paul’s theology which will be made available to all who attend.
Those travelling from some distance cans spend the night before the Study Day at Scotus College. For those spending the night, Scotus asks a fee of £20 B+B.
The fee for the Study Day will be £15 (£35 for those spending the night at Scotus). Fees will be collected on the day
So that we may plan the catering and gauge the number of copies to make of materials to be handed out, we ask that those planning to attend contact Fr. David Cotter at St. Aidan’s Parish in Johnstone on (01505) 320 900 or by e-mail at dcotter01@googlemail.com by Monday, 24 November.