Department of Educational Services

Date	Event
Various	Protecting God's Children Classes in the Diocese

Various	Young Adult Ministry - Spirit & Truth

2009-2010 Various	ROCKFORD DEANERY OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION - CATECHIST CERTIFICATION CLASSES beginning in Sept through next June.To register for a class e-mail Judy Snyder at rockfordddre@aol.com or call 815-282-8446. For the class schedules, click here.

Feb 8, 2010 Feb 22, 2010 March 1 2010	AURORA DEANERY CATECHIST TRAINING CLASSES-Classes will be held at Annunciatin School at 1840 Church Road in Aurora from 1:30 - 3:00 pm. Three classes, three dates. For classes and registration information click here.

Feb 11-23, 2010	REACH TEAM: The REACH Team will be in the Rockford Diocese to share the gospel message with the youth in our area through retreat evangelization. Click here for more information and a list of the open dates for the retreats. Team Picture

Feb 19, 2010	Educational Leaders Retreat at St. Peter's Cathedral Fellowship Hall from 9:30 am to 2:15pm. Registration and continental breakfast beginning at 9:00 am. For informational registration form click here

Feb 20, 2010	JOHN ANGOTTI IN CONCERT: Award winning artist John Angotti will preform in concert at the Historic Dixon Theater. The concert is presented by St. Mary School Home and School Association and will begin with the preshow at 6:30 pm. Click here for flyer and ticket information.

Feb 27, 2010	Elgin Deanery Days - Winter 2010 Classes will be held at St. Patrick Church at the Crane Road location in St. Charles, IL beginning with gathering/refreshments at 8:30 am and the first class starting at 9:00 am. For information and to register call 847-888-1682 and ask for Carrie. For a flyer of times and class descriptions, click here.

Feb 27, 2010	AURORA DEANERY CATECHIST TRAINING-Pre-requisite Classes at Blessed Sacrament Parish, 801 Oak Street in North Aurora from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. For schedule and registration information, click here.

March 4-7, 2010	HERE I AM LORD-Vocations and Discipleship Conferences for Teens and Young Adults will be held at St. Patricks in St. Charles. For information visit their website at www.stpatrickparish.org. For more information and a schedule click here.

March 2010 & various dates	The CENTER FOR MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT (CMD) presents their 2010 national workshop Series entitled *Connecting Catholic Families with he Bible.* Several workshops will be offered in our area including Chicago on March 16th, Joliet on March 17th, and Milwaukee on October 7th. They will also be in Dubuque on March 3, 2011. For information on the workshop series, dates and other locations go to the workshop website at www.cmdnet.org/bibleworkshop.

March 12, 2010	Annual Catechetical Parish Reports for 09-10 are due. For an additional working copy of the report, click here.

March 13, 2010	POPPLE IN CONCERT: St. John Neumann in St. Charles has contracted the Catholic duo, Popple to preform in concert the evening of Saturday, March 13th beginning at 7:00 pm. Popple's music is fun in nature and their concert will be family orientated. Middle schoolers and high schoolers will enjoy them the most, parents will enjoy the pop culture references the band uses from their growing up in the 80's and 90's. Tickets are available for purchase at a first come-first serve basis. You can purchase Individuals at $5.00, Family at $20.00 or Groups of 25 or more at $4.00 a piece. Order tickets or see promotional flyer. If you have questions please call Joe at 630-377-2797 or e-mail jrhigh@stjohnneumannchurch.org . For information on Popple, visit their website at www.popple.us.

March 13-14, 2010	PARISH MISSION with MATTHEW KELLY: Matthew Kelly presents Becoming-The-Best-Version-of-Yourself. This two night Parish Mission is sponsored by St. Rita Catholic Church in Rockford, IL. There will be a different talk each night. Matthew Kelly is a New York Times bestselling author and is widely recognized today as one of the best speakers in the world. For more information on Matthew Kelly visit his website at www.matthewkelly.org. Event Flyer

April 18-22, 2010	NCCL Annual Conference will be held at the Bally Hotel in Las Vegas, Navada. To register go to www.nccl.org or www.nccl.us. Flyer

August 27-28, 2010	Children & Initiation Institute To be held at the Blessed Sacrament Parish in North Aurora. For more information, please visit http://www.naforum.org.

Dec 9-12, 2010	MARCH WITH THE SAINTS: The National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry will be held at the New Orleans Convention Center in December with Emcees Mike Patin and Ansel Augustine. Register on line beginning May 2010 at www.nfcym.org. For more information click here