Lay
Ministries Workshops to again be held in all
five convocations of the diocese
Workshop attendance
needed for licensure by Diocese
"Each of the Diocese's five convocations will be the site of a workshop on
lay ministry to be conducted by the Commission on Liturgy and Music, in cooperation
with the Institute of Lay Ministry at the Bishop's Centre for Ministry," announced
Canon Jim Boyd, M.D.
Participants must register for the event and each must have the endorsement of their priest to participate in the event.
This year's offering will be patterned after workshops initially held in 2009. Registration forms will be available in all parishes and missions in a timely fashion.
Attending one of the workshops will qualify an attendee, upon recommendation of his/her priest to Bishop MacPherson, for a 3-year license in any or all of the following lay ministries: Eucharistic minister, Eucharistic visitor, or Worship leader.
For reasons of convenience, attendees need not attend the workshop in their specific convocation, but may attend the session that is most convenient.
Conducting the workshops will be Canon Boyd of St. Mark's Cathedral, Robert and Pat Brown of Ascension in Lafayette, Reece Middleton of Church of The Holy Cross, Shreveport, and Dr. Frank Fuller of Trinity, Natchitoches.
The schedule of workshops
include:
Shreveport - May 1, 2010 at the Bishop's Center for Ministry
Alexandria - May 15, 2010 at St. James Episcopal Church
Lake Charles - August 14, 2010 at Church of the Good Shepherd
Lafayette - October 2, 2010 at Church of the Ascension
Monroe - November 13, 2010 at St. Alban's Episcopal Church
Questions concerning the upcoming workshops should be directed to Canon Jim
Boyd at 318-222-1902 or by email: jdbgyn@aol.com.