The Office for Mission and Ministry welcomes you back to an in-person workshop!
Reconnecting • Renewing • Responding
September 26 – 28, 2022
Doubletree Hotel, 700 Hope Road, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
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Check-in at 3:00 pm Monday and depart 3:00 pm Wednesday
So much has changed regarding the faith lives of young people, but our role as Lasallian educators remains the same. We hope that you can join us and be a part of creating new pathways to engage young people in the inspiring work of participating in God’s Mission for humanity.
When the Brother Luke Salm Religious Education Workshop was established 12 years ago, then Brother Visitor Dennis Malloy wrote:
“This workshop is concerned first and foremost with the ministry of the Word, with the school as a ‘means of salvation,’ and with the evangelization and catechesis of our young people. Practically, we hope to bring you together so that you might know and be encouraged by one another, share your wisdom and best practices, create and innovate new practices.”
We hope you will join us in continuing this vision.
For information please contact Maryann Donohue-Lynch donohuelynch@fscdena.org
Presentations
Evangelization and Spiritual Accompaniment: Insights from the 46th General Chapter and III AIMEL (International Assembly)
Brother Robert Schieler, FSC
Engaging in God’s Mission: An Invitation to all Lasallian Educators
Brother Robert Schaefer, FSC, DENA Visitor
The Mental Health Challenges of Gen Z
Practical Implications for the Religion Classroom, Campus Ministry, and the Educational Community
Dr. Josh Packard, Executive Director, Springtide Research Institute accompanied by a Panel Response
Educating for Witness, Experiencing the Reign of God, Building New Paths to Transform Lives
Brother Ernest Miller, FSC
Wisdom from Our Lasallian Heritage
Connecting to the Research from the Springtide Institute: A Wine and Wisdom Conversation
We’ll also update you on Springtide Institute Study, Adrian Nyel Project, Lasallian Women of Hope, Brothers Vocation Taskforce, Young Lasallians, and Lasallian Spiritual Accompaniment Formation Program
About the Brother Luke Salm Religious Education Workshops
The goal of this annual workshop is to enhance and support the Christian education and evangelization of the young by providing professional development for and accompaniment to the District’s Religious Studies instructors, Campus Ministers, and other Lasallian educators.
Named in memory and honor of Luke Salm, a Brother of the Christian Schools and a theologian, he was the first non-ordained person in the Catholic Church to receive a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD). He ministered in religious and theological education at Manhattan College for over 40 years. He played a significant role in drafting The Brothers of the Christian Schools: A Declaration, a seminal text from the 39th General Chapter following Vatican II for renewal of the Brother’s vocation and the Lasallian educational mission. Lovingly known as “one of the Lasallian giants, his very ‘presence brightened everything’ and his devotion as brother, teacher, and friend inspired and taught many, not only ‘the road to heaven,’ but the pathway toward a more full and glorious life” (William Mann, FSC).
Previous Workshops
2021 – Part I, Educating for Witness, Experiencing the Reign of God, Building New Paths to Transform Lives (with Brother Ernest Miller); Part II, Educating for Witness, A Conversation (with Dr. Josh Packard, Springtide Research Institute)
2019 – One Heart. One Commitment. One Life.
2017 – The Growing Trend of Disaffiliated Young Catholics
2016 – Lasallian Education: Evangelizing and Catechizing in a Community of Welcome
2015 – The Radical Good News of the Gospel: Evangelizing Youth Today
2014 – Huether Conference on Evangelization and Catechesis
2013 – Fostering Faith in Adolescence: A New Map for Changing Territory
2012 – The Multi-Cultural Realities of Evangelization and Catechesis
2011 – Sharing Faith: The Lasallian Vision of Christian Education
2010 – Evangelization and Catechesis in the 21st Century
“The Lasallian school is to be a living community where young people, coming from different social (ethnic, religious) and family backgrounds, educate one another by mutual understanding and respect, openness of mind in dialogue, acceptance of the uniqueness and limitations of each, growth in spirit of service, and the practice of justice and charity.”
— The Brother of the Christian Schools in the World Today: A Declaration, 1967