2008 Making Disciples seminar scheduled in two locations
The revised, multi-day formation training seminar for parish and diocesan leadership and staff have been set for the following dates and places in 2008: June 8th through 12th at Benet Wake, Wisconsin, and August 10 - 14th for the Spokane, WA event. For more details, download the brochure or the registration form. Discounts available: $50 off second attendee, $100 off third. (Note that Colorado Springs has been postponed until next year.)
Resource center and online store
Come and visit our new, revised online resource center, the Siena Shop. You'll find previously unlisted resources and a new, easy-to-browse category system. Plus, check-out and shopping cart options now take advantage of the latest in secure online ordering technology. Choose from expanded UPS and US Post Office shipping options as well. Order online or call toll free at 888-878-6789 if you prefer. The site is now fully secure and carries its own security certificate.
New CD Offering: Sherry Weddell's journey to the Catholic Church
 At long last, the much requested story of Sherry Weddell's journey from Southern Baptist in Mississippi to her position of leadership in ministry to lay Catholics is available on CD. The Making of a bi-Cultural Christian is full of stories and anecdotes that mark Weddell's gradual transition from one of distrust of the Church to a profound realization of the power of the Sacraments. She concludes with the moving and inspiring tale of her entrance into the Church and the miraculous of healing of a very small child that took place that Advent. The CD is available through our online store or by phone toll-free at (888) 878-6789 for the low introductory price of just $5.
Latest Electronic Newsletter: the eScribe
The eScribe is now available online with articles by Sherry Weddell and Fr. Michael Fones and others. For a list of available issues, see our library page.
Small-Group Called & Gifted Discernment Process
What can you do if you don't have access to a live Called and Gifted teaching team in your area?
The Called & Gifted small-group process covers all the material in the Called & Gifted Workshop and the follow-up material in Called & Gifted II: Discernment in Depth in small-group format with discussion questions, group prayers, presentation of content, and more. Ten sessions are outlined in two parts available separately or together. Participant guides are provided for each participant, and a leader's guide gives detailed and essential information on how to facilitate the small-group discernment process. Participant materials are given substantial quantity discounts. Check out our website store, or give us a call for more information.
Sherry Weddell has been developed a small group version of the Called and Gifted process. It contains both the essential parts of the live Called & Gifted Workshop and the extended discernment process in ten 2½ hour sessions that integrate prayer, presentations via audiotape, group discussion, and exercises from the Discerning Charisms workbook.
People around the country have discovered that beginning with a small group is an effective and easy way to introduce people in a parish to gifts discernment. A number of parishes have opted for parish-wide live workshops based on the enthusiasm of those who first did their discernment in small groups.
The package is currently at the publisher and should be ready for shipping in a couple of weeks. If you're interested, please check out our website store.
Spanish-language Called & Gifted Update
Our Spanish language teaching team has concluded their first several Called and Gifted workshops. The response and gratitude of the participants has been overwhelming. Teachers Gustavo Amezaga from Galvelston and Gloria Varela and Alma Rojas from the Denver area are ready and waiting for more. Meanwhile, our Discerning Charisms Workbook has been translated into Spanish. If you are interested in a Spanish language workshop, please contact the Institute office at 888-878-6789. And visit our webstore for more resources in Spanish.
Expanding Links
Check out Sherry's ever expanding collection of links. Over 1200 of the most interesting and useful internet websites for lay Catholics in the Links section of our website. Divided into four easily navigable areas and updated weekly as Sherry combs the Web in her never ending search for top-notch infomation for lay Catholics.
- Catholic hubs
- St. Catherine of Siena
- Life Within the Church
- Mission to the World
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