Announcing Two
Back-to-Back Institute Events
in Colorado
Springs
August 30th
An Evening with Mark Shea
speaking on
The Care and Feeding of Lay Apostles
Lay
Catholics are called to do the vast majority of the work in the New Evangelization.
Mark will describe the cultural and theological glitches that confront the lay
apostle in Millennial America, and how clergy, and religious lay leaders can
help form lay apostles who will impact our world.
Thursday,
August 30, 7 - 9 p.m.
Holy
Apostles Catholic Church
4942
N. Carefree Circle, Colorado
Springs
Mark Shea is a popular
Catholic writer and speaker. He is a double-jump convert: raised more or less as an agnostic
pagan he became a non-denominational Evangelical in 1979 and entered the
Catholic Church in 1987. He is the author
of the books Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible as the First
Christians Did, By What Authority, An Evangelical Discovers Catholic
Tradition, This is my Body and An Evangelical Discovers the
Real Presence as well as hundreds of articles in major Catholic
periodicals. He is also the source of
the creativity behind the popular blog Catholic
and Enjoying It!
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August 31: Building
Intentional Christian Community:
The Pursuit of
God in the Company of Friends
One of
the comments we hear repeatedly from lay people around the country is a desire for a deeper experience
of community and personal support as we seek to follow Christ in our parishes,
families, and in the marketplace. To help meet this need, the Institute and the Diocese of
Colorado Springs are co-sponsoring a discussion of intentional Christian community
in the magnificent setting of Penrose House in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Colorado Springs.
Come
hang out, share, discuss, stroll, pray, eat, and play with former members of
the famously Nameless Lay Group of Seattle including Mark Shea, Sherry Weddell,
and other denizens of the Intentional Disciples
blog. We will be drawing upon the wisdom of Scripture, contemporary Church
teaching, Canon Law, your
own experience of
Christian community and what we have learned as we have traveled to hundreds of
parishes around the country. You will also have the chance to participate in a small Christian community
gathering. A catered lunch will be provided and the day will conclude with a
barbecue at a local park.
Friday, August 31
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (adults only*)
Penrose House
1661 Mesa Avenue Colorado
Springs
(directions)
Barbecue for participants and families at 6 p.m. at North Cheyenne Canyon Park
Cost: $20.00 Please register by contacting the Institute by
August 1.
The
cost of the barbecue alone for those not attending the day at Penrose House is $10 for adults and $5 for
children.
Unfortunately, because there are
no child care facilities on the Penrose House grounds,
and because the Institute cannot provide
child care, the gathering at the Penrose House is an adult-only event.
For more information, or to R.S.V.P. to either event,
Phone Mike Dillon at the Institute office 888.878.6789
or send us an e-mail.
Both events are co-sponsored by
the Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs and the Catherine of Siena Institute