Friday, February 16, 2024 | Period 2 | 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Though they provide transportation to religious education classes or events, Parking Lot Parents prefer to entrust the faith formation of their children to the parish. Often these moms and pops were deprived formative instruction in the fundamentals of the faith, forgot it, or never understood it. How can we educators engage, evangelize and empower parents to be competent, confident spiritual leaders in their homes? This session will offer concrete suggestions and resources.
Dr. Patricia McCormack, IHM is an international formation-education consultant, public speaker, and author of the “Parking Lot Parent” trilogy/(Twenty-third Publications), Resilience & Self-Reliance – Key Pieces in the Self-Esteem Puzzle (NCEA), Embrace the Mission – Be the “I” in Evangelize (NCEA), Parental Love Is (The Pastoral Center) and dozens of articles. Additionally, her ministry includes parent presentations as well as workshops, retreats and days of in-serviceto the educational community.
Session Handout
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Questions: speralta@la-archdiocese.org
