Catholic LeadershipPlease note, the Continuing Education courses to be posted online shortly. In the meantime, the 2008-09 Calendar is available for download.
The School Board Professional Development
Partner School Program
For all employees of participating Catholic School Boards
The Partner School Program is an excellent way for teachers and
other employees of participating school boards to enroll in Continuing
Education courses. Nominal reservation fees apply.
Participating school boards for 2008-2009
• Halton Catholic District School Board
• Toronto Catholic District School Board
• York Catholic District School Board
• Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
Nominal reservation fee listed under “Partner School” in each course
listing. Valid from September 1, 2008 until August 31, 2009
For more information about our Partner School Program:
www.utoronto.ca/stmikes/conted | 416 926-7254
Foundational Theology:
An Introduction for Catholic Leaders
Designed for leaders (and for those aspiring to postitons of leadership)
in Catholic education, youth ministry, health and social services, this
course provides an introduction to Catholic theology. Topics presented
include: faith and the believing community, tradition, revelation,
sacraments, Christian moral life, sin and forgiveness, prayer and
spirituality and various pastoral concerns. Through participation in 10
weeks of on-line discussion and one weekend on campus, participants
will develop an understanding of the foundational principles of Catholic
theology, and the skills needed to apply them to ministerial work and
everyday life.
Instructor: Ella Johnson, Doctoral Candidate,
Faculty of Theology USMC
Text: Thomas P. Rausch Catholicism in the Third Millennium
(2nd ed.)
Dates: Online discussion,
10 weeks, January 5 - March 21 2009
On-campus seminar weekend: March 28-29, 2009
Tuition: $500.00
For more information and Registration:
www.utoronto.ca/stmikes/conted | 416 926-7254
A Certificate Program in Scripture Studies: The Gospels
in their Jewish Context
Offered in partnership with Bat Kol Institute of Jerusalem.
We will read and seek to understand the biblical stories and teachings
in their original Jewish cultural setting and historical context, using the
many Jewish sources available in light of the covenant in a post-Nostra
Aetate world.
In Year I (2008-9) the biblical themes will be based on the biblical
texts of parables and other stories, relating the New and Old Testament
applications and understandings, with special relevance for religious
education classrooms and parish teaching opportunities. Units of
pre-study material will be sent to participants.
Year 1 4 weekends
Cost per weekend $350, auditors $250, Partner School Employees $200
Fall 2008 Dr. Maureen Fritz,, nds
Nov. 1 & 2 9-4pm, The Nativity Story
Nov. 8 & 9, 9-4pm, Jesus’ Encounter with a Samaritan Woman
Winter 2009 February 28 - One day conference
$100 for non certificate participants
Featuring Archibishop Tom Collins and Dr. Mary Boys
March 1 9-4pm, Was the Last Supper a Passover Meal?
March 7 & 8, 9-4pm, The Sabbath: God’s Gift to Humanity
Year 11 2009-10
4 weekends (dates to be announced)
Contact: poreilly@oise.utoronto.ca
Catholic Leadership
Key Challenges & Ethical Tensions
An Evening With Dr. Patrick Duignan
Author/Researcher/Scholar
Patrick Duignan will explore the ethical lessons in leadership challenges,
offer a framework for analysis and suggest a practioner-focused
method for ethical decision making
Date: Thursday October 9, 2008 - 7 - 9pm,
Reception to follow
Location: Father Madden Hall, Carr Hall - Main Floor
100 St. Joseph Street,
St. Michael’s College
Fee: $25. *Deadline Fri. Sept. 26
Mail cheque to:
Catholic Principal’s Council of Ontario
#400 - 161 Eglinton Ave. E.. Toronto M4P 1J5
or pay with Visa/Mastercard
* places are limited (cheques payable to CPCO)
Download registration Form from www.utoronto.ca/stmikes/conted