Our Sunday Visitor Reception

We ended Day One at NCCL with the Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) Reception. The food was great, the drinks were free (I had my usual Shirley Temple), and the people watching was fun! I will upload pictures when I get to a faster Internet connection.

Wait till you see the chocolate fountain...Yum!

NCPD & NCOD

After my pretzel lunch (not as good as my husband's homemade pretzels, of course), I avoided the slot machines and made my way to my next workshop. Sadly, I was THE ONLY PERSON for whom these three wonderful ladies presented their workshop. What does THAT SAY about the state of things, my brothers and sisters in Christ?

My thanks to: Susan Perrault (NCPD Board Member), Janice Benton (Executive Director of NCPD), and Mary O'Meara (Executive Director of the Archdiocese of Washington's Special Needs Ministries).

My greatly abbreviated notes. I had NO ADD problems in this one, btw, but there is simply too much to post here...

Jargon, Acronyms, and More...Oh, my!

1. The Deaf Person in the Life of the Church
2. NCPD & UCSSB
3. NICE
4. IREP (Individualized Religious Education Program)
5. "A Place to Call Home"
6. Role of the Archdiocesan Special Needs Contact (I asked for their assistance on this one)
7. Prenatal Diagnosis
8. What does a Special Needs friendly parish look like?
9. Vulnerable Populations
10. Universal Design in Ministry

NACMP "Using Media and Technology in Ministry"

My first workshop started at 9am on Sunday. I arrived at 9:15am, but I left my house at 4:45am; so, I think I made pretty good time overall.

Here are my notes and from that fabulous presentation by Eric Groth without all the fancy editing options of MS OneNote. I had to edit some stuff out; so, if something interests you, drop me a line. Please keep in mind that I am ADD and shiny things tend to distract me and my mind has a tendency to wander.. :-):

Where was I...oh, yeah:

1. Music, video, etc. are just tools
2. Most important thing is having a relation experience with the living God
3. What I think will have an impact vs. what actually makes an impact; Look to the guidance of the Holy Spirit
4. RESEARCH: Cultivation Ministries
5. INTEGRATE INTO MY WORKSHOPS: "You can't just sit there" (Larry Walters the "Lawnchair Man")
6. "Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary use words"
7. GOOGLE: Stooge4Christ
8. READ: JPII "The Rapid Development to Those Responsible for Communications"
9. FIND AND PILFER: "Theology after Google" (workshops are available for download for FREE)
10. Why integrate media into ministry experiences? a) Media is a cultural language; b) Use relevant tools; c) It's not really that difficult to do; d) If it goes viral, millions of people could be impacted by it; e) for the sake of the gospel and the salvation of our souls, people deserve our best efforts; f) Media can be created and utilized to draw people into church experiences.