September 23, 2015

Lake Placid - Celebrate Christ 2015 - a conference for Catholic school principals, teachers, staff, catechetical leaders, catechists, lay ministers and all involved in faith formation ministry - will be held Oct. 16 and 17 at the Crowne Plaza.

The theme for the two day event, Nurturing Families and Parishes with Living Stones, highlights two diocesan priorities, the faith formation of families and building parishes with living stones.

The Oct. 16 program is for Catholic School administrators and faculties. Dr. JoAnn Paradis, national catechetical consultant for Our Sunday Visitor Curriculum division, will speak on the topic “Crossing the Threshold to Intentional Discipleship.”

She has served as a catechetical administrator in the Diocese of Pittsburgh in several parishes, most  recently as Director of Parish Ministerial Life and Spiritual Formation at St. Sebastian Parish.

The program on Oct. 17 is designed for pastors, catechetical leaders, catechists and all people engaged in parish life.

Bishop Terry R. LaValley will celebrate an opening Mass at 9.m.

The keynote speaker will be Dr. John Roberto, president of LifelongFaith Associates. He is the editor of the journal Lifelong Faith, and works as a consultant to churches and national organizations, teaches courses and conducts workshops in faith formation, and has authored several books and program manuals in faith formation.
Registration, due by Oct. 2, may be made through the diocesan website, www.rcdony.org; click on the Celebrate Christ 2015 logo.