Caring for our Common Home BISHOP S INSERVICE DAY Friday 22 February 2019 Emmaus College TIME FIRST PLENARY SESSION 8.30am Participants arrive to sign in. 9.00am Welcome Leesa Jeffcoat 9.15am Prayer & Acknowledgement of Country Di-Anne Rowan 9.30am Laudato Si Bishop Michael, Peta Goldburg & Leesa Jeffcoat 10.30am Morning Tea TIME 11:00am 12:00pm SECOND PLENARY SESSION Catholic Social Teaching What is it? Where did it come from? Why is it important? How can we incorporate it into our work? Vote of Thanks Participants move to first concurrent presentations. Peta Goldburg Mike Kelso 1A 1B 1C 1CC 1D 1E Getting to know you All new teachers in Catholic schools must attend this workshop to get to know a little more about the people who work in our schools and our leaders in Catholic Education. Caring for Country This workshop will provide an Indigenous perspective on "Caring for our common home", with particular focus on the concept of Country and its importance to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. Catholic Social Teachings across the Curriculum Participants will review CST and explore resources that will assist with embedding CST in many different subject areas. Caring for the Carers In a world that needs us to care for it and its people, where can we find the care and nurturing required to sustain our efforts? Through an informal discussion, we will explore multiple sources of spiritual, physical and emotional replenishment. Sacred Vessels: St Benedict's Vision of Creation This workshop will explore the wisdom of St Benedict, with regards to creation. Writing in the 6th century in a world slipping into chaos, he taught the sacredness of the things we use and the importance of humble reverence with each other as essential for community living. Ecopoetics: Discovering Earth in the Poem Join poet Hannaford as she explores the concept of ecopoetics - the role of poetry in forging deep understandings and connections with both local and global environments. Participants will write poems and discover the work of some contemporary eco-poets and ecopoetry movements. Participants need to bring note pad and pen. Bishop Michael Leesa Jeffcoat Mike Kelso Brad Jarro Brenda Mallory Rachele Belz Tina Wall Krysten Camelia Perkins Sr Kym Harris Hannaford
1F Liturgical music especially for Secondary School Students This workshop seeks to explore principles around the process of choosing music with young people to mentor, empower, and educate them as Music Ministers. It explains how to meet young people where they are, while also opening the riches of their wider faith tradition. The workshop includes singing through music that has enriched liturgy at Marcellin College, Melbourne where Fiona was Director of Music, and at Boston College where Fiona was the first Graduate Assistant for Liturgical Music at the School of Theology and Ministry. 1G The Poetry of Creation! We will be taking a close look at the many beautiful creation stories found in the Bible and using a 'Three worlds of the Text' framework we will discover what these stories meant to their original hearers as well as what they could mean for us today. Come and discover four different accounts of Creation in our Sacred Scripture! 1H Our Consumerist Culture This workshop will contemplate the key messages of Laudato Si through the lens of Catholic Social teachings to examine how the destruction of our common home impacts all of us, especially the poor. 1HH & Finding mindfulness in the creative process 2HH With God, with one s self, with other human beings, with creation. CONTINUING WORKSHOP - Participants are required to attend Max 15 both 1HH and 2HH. Participants are asked to contribute $5.00 participants towards the cost of materials please. 1J The Mystery of the Universe and the Two Hands of God The workshop will explore chapter two of Laudato Si' 'The Gospel of Creation'. Reference will be made to the creation myths from the Bible as well as the book by Dr Mary Coloe "The Two Hands of God. The three worlds of the text strategy will also be referred to. 1K Laudato Si, Climate Justice and Project Compassion 2019 This workshop will explore Laudato Si and Climate Justice through the lens of Caritas Australia s Project Compassion. Kerry will focus on the stories and resources from the 2019 Project Compassion campaign that bring to life the reality of climate change and its impact on the world s most vulnerable people. 1L Teaching in a Catholic school - Leading a New Evangelisation Just ideas at the moment - Looking at what is meant by Leading a New Evangelisation, the Kerygma, the call of the spirit, and our role as teachers in Catholic schools. 1M Making Jesus Real MJR is not a program, it is a way of life: it s Christ s way. MJR is centred on the belief that we are the image of Jesus to those around us. Through MJR, we bring the Catholic faith to life for our students in a relevant and tangible way. 1N I see trees of green, red roses too What a wonderful world! A Look at the world through the eyes of faith. Let us really appreciate the wonderful world God has given us to care for. 1P 1Q Integrating Catholic Social Teaching across the General Curriculum This workshop will provide an introduction to Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and explores ways in CST can be integrated into the general curriculum. Sustainability - What it looks like in our College & Classroom The workshop is a practical workshop where participants will view our kitchen and textile rooms where we are making changes to demonstrate sustainability and create practical links for our students. Participants will receive an information pack and will be able to take part in a variety of quick activities using upcycling resources that they can change or modify for their classes. Fiona Dyball and Friends Gail Davis Honeyball Megan Howell Jocelyne Benoit Kerry Drysdale Mark Roberts Catherine Simmonds Fr Noel Milner Peta Goldburg Wendy Smith, Jahcinta Walkerden
1R 1S & 2S Max 15 participants 1T Bookbinding using Recycled Paper Learn a simple binding method to create your own notebooks. Spend some time creating your own handmade journal using the Japanese stab binding method and a variety of recycled paper. A Culture of Prayer Prayer is central to the relationship we have with members of our family, our community, the earth and with God. It is the way we talk and share with our God. During this workshop participants will create, through art, a prayer journal which can be created with and used across all year levels. CONTINUING WORKSHOP - Participants are required to attend both 1S and 2S. Participants are asked to contribute $10.00 towards the cost of materials please. Why they don't call it "houselessness"...integral improvement in the quality of human life. 19,838 Queenslanders have no place to call home. 17% are children under twelve. St Vincent de Paul s, Why they don t call it houselessness journeys through tangible experiences to connect with the issue, affirming the dignity of those suffering thereby caring for our common home, with the aim of longterm improvement. Stephanie Grogan, Narelle Parle Julie McLaughlin, Julienne Morrison Samara 1TT 1V 1W 1X 1Y 1Z 1.15pm Storytelling Tools for Scripture If you love Godly Play you will love this too! Participants will create a beautiful adaptable set of 2D paper figures and symbols. These will be ideal in helping your students understand parables and scripture stories, they too will make an excellent visual display on your prayer table, helping to keep this sacred space meaningful and topical. Participants are asked to contribute $8.50 towards the cost of materials please. Integral Ecology and the critique of Anthropocentricism in Laudato Si' In Laudato Si, Francis regularly criticizes excessive anthropocentrism and seems to argue for, instead, an integral ecology that takes the intrinsic worth or dignity of all creatures seriously. The workshop analyses Francis's critique through the lens of a multidimensional conception of human dignity. Excessive anthropocentrism is avoided precisely by taking human dignity (which is of course anthropocentric) seriously. Faith+Religion+Environment The formation of one unity in caring for our common home. How to walk in the footsteps of St Francis, learning from our youth; how to hold on to the wonder of creation. Walking the journey of WYD Panama. Adorning your Home: Decorative Cross Workshop In this workshop we will invigorate the tradition of Catholic families to hang crucifixes throughout their homes as a reminder of Christ's presence and enduring sacrifice. We will transform wooden crosses into embellished artforms through the use of patterned paper, tassels, beads, shells and paints. Give Welcome, Give Hope 710 kilometres from Melbourne to Canberra. 17,000 signatures and a high school teacher to carry them. If you didn t think Australians were welcoming, think again. Novice walker Jess tells the stories of refugees, Australian farmers and city folk, and showcases the welcoming spirit in all our hearts. Camino de Santiago Walking the Camino from St Jean Pied du Port over the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela then onto Finistere and Muxia. Cameron gives suggestions of how to train, what to take and where to stay and how much to spend. Lunch Teneil Travers Anjuli Pickering Dr David Kirchhoffer Natashia Stephens Annie Metcalf Jessica Hackett Cameron Wust
2.00pm SECOND CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS 2B Caring for Country This workshop will provide an Indigenous perspective on "Caring for our common home", with particular focus on the concept of Country and its importance to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. 2C Catholic Social Teachings across the Curriculum Participants will review CST and explore resources that will assist with embedding CST in many different subject areas. 2CC Caring for the Carers In a world that needs us to care for it and its people, where can we find the care and nurturing required to sustain our efforts? Through an informal discussion, we will explore multiple sources of spiritual, physical and emotional replenishment. 2D Let us give thanks to the Lord our God Just as he had done many times at a meal, Jesus took bread and gave thanks to God (Lk 22:18-19). We too have many reasons and many ways to give thanks to God for gifts such as creation. Eucharist is an action of thanksgiving to God, so this workshop might help participants to see "Eucharist" in a different light. 2E Ecopoetics: Discovering Earth in the Poem Join poet Hannaford as she explores the concept of ecopoetics - the role of poetry in forging deep understandings and connections with both local and global environments. Participants will write poems and discover the work of some contemporary eco-poets and ecopoetry movements. Participants need to bring note pad and pen. 2F Liturgical music especially for Secondary School Students This workshop seeks to explore principles around the process of choosing music with young people to mentor, empower, and educate them as Music Ministers. It explains how to meet young people where they are, while also opening the riches of their wider faith tradition. The workshop includes singing through music that has enriched liturgy at Marcellin College, Melbourne where Fiona was Director of Music, and at Boston College where Fiona was the first Graduate Assistant for Liturgical Music at the School of Theology and Ministry. 2H Our Consumerist Culture This workshop will contemplate the key messages of Laudato Si through the lens of Catholic Social teachings to examine how the destruction of our common home impacts all of us, especially the poor. 2J The Mystery of the Universe and the Two Hands of God The workshop will explore chapter two of Laudato Si' 'The Gospel of Creation'. Reference will be made to the creation myths from the Bible as well as the book by Dr Mary Coloe "The Two Hands of God. The three worlds of the text strategy will also be referred to. 2K Laudato Si, Climate Justice and Project Compassion 2019 This workshop will explore Laudato Si and Climate Justice through the lens of Caritas Australia s Project Compassion. Kerry will focus on the stories and resources from the 2019 Project Compassion campaign that bring to life the reality of climate change and its impact on the world s most vulnerable people. 2L Teaching in a Catholic school - Leading a New Evangelisation Just ideas at the moment - Looking at what is meant by Leading a New Evangelisation, the Kerygma, the call of the spirit, and our role as teachers in Catholic schools. 2M Making Jesus Real MJR is not a program, it is a way of life: it s Christ s way. MJR is centred on the belief that we are the image of Jesus to those around us. Through MJR we bring the Catholic faith to life for our students in a relevant and tangible way. Brad Jarro Brenda Mallory Rachele Belz Tina Wall Krysten Camelia Perkins Di-Anne Rowan Hannaford Fiona Dyball and Friends Honeyball Jocelyne Benoit Kerry Dysdale Mark Roberts Catherine Simmonds
2P 2Q 2R 2T 2TT 2U 2V 2W 2X 2Y 2Z 3.00pm 2.00pm SECOND CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS Teaching the Genesis Creations accounts with a focus on the Three Peta Goldburg Worlds of the Text This work will provide practical insights into ways of teaching the two Genesis Creation accounts applying the Three Worlds of the Text. Sustainability - What it looks like in our College & Classroom Wendy Smith, The workshop is a practical workshop where participants will view our Jahcinta kitchen and textile rooms where we are making changes to demonstrate Walkerden sustainability and create practical links for our students. Participants will receive an information pack and will be able to take part in a variety of quick activities using upcycling resources that they can change or modify for their classes. Bookbinding using Recycled Paper Stephanie Learn a simple binding method to create your own notebooks. Spend some Grogan time creating your own handmade journal using the Japanese stab binding Narelle Parle method and a variety of recycled paper. Why they don't call it "houselessness" Samara...integral improvement in the quality of human life. 19,838 Queenslanders have no place to call home. 17% are children under twelve. St Vincent de Paul s, Why they don t call it houselessness journeys through tangible experiences to connect with the issue, affirming the dignity of those suffering thereby caring for our common home, with the aim of longterm improvement. Storytelling Tools for Scripture Teneil Travers If you love Godly Play you will love this too! Participants will create a Anjuli Pickering beautiful adaptable set of 2D paper figures and symbols. These will be ideal in helping your students understand parables and scripture stories, they too will make an excellent visual display on your prayer table, helping to keep this sacred space meaningful and topical. Participants are asked to contribute $8.50 towards the cost of materials. Creation & Justice Joy Philippi Our co-responsibility for the world. John Loch Integral Ecology and the critique of Anthropocentricism in Dr David Laudato Si' Kirchhoffer In Laudato Si, Francis regularly criticizes excessive anthropocentrism and seems to argue for, instead, an integral ecology that takes the intrinsic worth or dignity of all creatures seriously. The workshop analyses Francis's critique through the lens of a multidimensional conception of human dignity. Excessive anthropocentrism is avoided precisely by taking human dignity (which is of course anthropocentric) seriously. Faith+Religion+Environment Natashia The formation of one unity in caring for our common home. How to walk Stephens in the footsteps of St Francis, learning from our youth; how to hold on to the wonder of creation. Walking the journey of WYD Panama. Adorning your Home: Decorative Cross Workshop Annie Metcalf In this workshop we will invigorate the tradition of Catholic families to hang crucifixes throughout their homes as a reminder of Christ's presence and enduring sacrifice. We will transform wooden crosses into embellished artforms through the use of patterned paper, tassels, beads, shells and paints. Give Welcome, Give Hope Jessica Hackett 710 kilometres from Melbourne to Canberra. 17,000 signatures and a high school teacher to carry them. If you didn t think Australians were welcoming, think again. Novice walker Jess tells the stories of refugees, Australian farmers and city folk, and showcases the welcoming spirit in all our hearts. Camino de Santiago Cameron Wust Walking the Camino from St Jean Pied du Port over the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela then onto Finistere and Muxia. Cameron gives suggestions of how to train, what to take and where to stay and how much to spend. Time to reflect What have I learned? What will I do as a result of today?