National Association for Lay Ministry (NALM)

Register for this week's event: 3/13/24 from 1-3PM EST

Throughout three and a half years of the Synod on Synodality, the key topic that keeps arising in all synod discussions is co-responsibility. If we are going to acknowledge fully the missionary calling of all baptized members, what does it look like now? What might it grow into? We who have been living co-responsibility each day in our jobs have many thoughts on this topic, don’t we?

National Association for Lay Ministry NALM invites your participation in the Synod’s discussion on co-responsibility. Share insights on acknowledging the missionary calling of baptized members. Free registration.

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Are you looking for a half-day of professional development for yourself? Do you want to participate in a prayerful exploration of your ministerial vocation? Relax, recharge, and retreat with Father Joe Merkt and Pattie Batchman as they guide you through an opportunity to reflect both privately and communally on how our call to ministry impacts us as spiritual beings.

National Association for Lay Ministry Developed by our Standards and Formation Committee, this retreat explores The National Certification Standards for Lay Ecclesial Ministers and their relationship to our vocation as lay ministers. Come relax, recharge, and retreat with Father Joe Merkt and Pattie Batchman as your facilitators.

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Day two at the Congress!!!

Register before January 9th: We're thrilled to invite you to an enriching virtual event, "Moments of Grace: Reflections on Our Baptismal Call," hosted by the National Association for Lay Ministry (NALM). This insightful gathering aims to delve into the profound essence of our baptismal journey, exploring the myriad gifts and challenges embedded within our universal call to holiness.

National Association for Lay Ministry The online event will be fairly simple, a time of faith sharing and reflection on our Baptismal Call to service and holiness. Register and wait to receive your Zoom link.

As part of our Fall Appeal, please participate in our word cloud. We want you to add your Word of Hope for NALM and Lay ministry! https://www.nalm.org/surveys/?id=WordCloud2023

Also join your NALM co-workers in the vineyard in making a gift to the 2023 Fall Appeal! This year, our goal is to reach $12,000, and to have at least 50% member participation (over 150 members).

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Thank you for sponsoring our Fall Assembly - Co-Responsibility: United in Mission!

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Saint Meinrad Seminary & School of Theology provides initial and ongoing formation for priests, permanent deacons, and laity to minister together effectively in the service and evangelization of the Roman Catholic Church and the world. Our Graduate Theology Program offers various specialization certificates and an MA (Theology) for laypeople and deacons. Courses are available in weekday, weekend, online, and intensive-residency formats. Generous financial aid is available.

Thank you for sponsoring our Fall Assembly - Co-Responsibility: United in Mission!

Sponsors - National Association for Lay Ministry Global Sisters Report is an independent, nonprofit source of news and information about Catholic sisters and the critical issues facing the people they serve. Our network of journalists report about their lives and works, and sisters write commentary from their perspective.

The mission of the Congar Institute for Ministry Development is to prepare lay women and men for ministry and leadership in the Church. An initiative of the Southern Dominican Province, the Congar Institute is a Catholic, not-for-profit organization that offers an array of consulting services to support ministerial formation. Our services are personalized, and we focus on providing practical and creative solutions to real-life needs and issues. Our approach is theologically grounded, and we value accompaniment and partnership. A high priority is given to inclusivity, especially of under-served communities and individuals who do not have access to traditional educational opportunities.

Thank you for sponsoring our Fall Assembly - Co-Responsibility: United in Mission!

Sponsors - National Association for Lay Ministry Global Sisters Report is an independent, nonprofit source of news and information about Catholic sisters and the critical issues facing the people they serve. Our network of journalists report about their lives and works, and sisters write commentary from their perspective.

Global Sisters Report is an independent, nonprofit source of news and information about Catholic sisters and the critical issues facing the people they serve. Our network of journalists report about their lives and works, and sisters write commentary from their perspective.

Thank you for sponsoring our Fall Assembly - Co-Responsibility: United in Mission!

Sponsors - National Association for Lay Ministry Global Sisters Report is an independent, nonprofit source of news and information about Catholic sisters and the critical issues facing the people they serve. Our network of journalists report about their lives and works, and sisters write commentary from their perspective.

The Catholic Apostolate Center, a ministry of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines) - Immaculate Conception Province, was founded in 2011 to respond to the needs of the Church through: developing, in collaboration with dioceses and other institutions and organizations, formation programs for the New Evangelization; assisting pastoral ministers in deepening collaboration with one another; and providing formation and apostolic opportunities for members and collaborators of the Union of Catholic Apostolate. The Center takes its inspiration from the spirituality of St. Vincent Pallotti and achieves its goals through collaboration with Catholic leaders and by webinars, videos, podcasts, and presentations as well as providing digital and print resources.

Thank you for sponsoring our Fall Assembly - Co-Responsibility: United in Mission!

Sponsors - National Association for Lay Ministry Global Sisters Report is an independent, nonprofit source of news and information about Catholic sisters and the critical issues facing the people they serve. Our network of journalists report about their lives and works, and sisters write commentary from their perspective.

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Why is mental health important? How is this part of the church’s mission? Join Dcn. Ed Shoener for "Mental Health Ministry in the Parish."

Celebrating the liturgy well demands the full, conscious, active participation of the people. What does this mean? Why is it important? How can we do it better? Join Fr. Paul Turner for "Co-Responsibility and the Liturgy."

Pope Benedict XVI said that lay people should not be regarded simply as collaborators with the ordained but as people who are truly co-responsible for the Church’s being and action. In the spirit of co-responsibility, discover how culture and community move us to the Eucharist. Join Yolanda Madrid for "Culture, Community, Communion."

National Association for Lay Ministry Join us on October 19 for the National Association for Lay Ministry Fall Assembly, Co-Responsibility: United in Mission! Our keynote speakers, Fr. Frank S. Donio, S.A.C., D.Min. and Susan M. Timoney, STD, will speak on “Co-Responsibility in Mission and Ministry: A Synodal Way.” There will also b...

Register for the Fall Assembly to attend Experiences in Co-Responsibility. This panel will include three individuals who have lived co-responsibility in different contexts: Logan Feldcamp, parish pastoral minister; Michelle Montez, Archdiocese of Santa Fe; Kerry Weber, America Media.

This panel will talk about their experiences including their successes and challenges; how co- responsibility has changed their ministerial relationships, and what advice they would give to others.
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National Association for Lay Ministry Join us on October 19 for the National Association for Lay Ministry Fall Assembly, Co-Responsibility: United in Mission! Our keynote speakers, Fr. Frank S. Donio, S.A.C., D.Min. and Susan M. Timoney, STD, will speak on “Co-Responsibility in Mission and Ministry: A Synodal Way.” There will also b...

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NALM is restoring the newsletter after a three-year-long hiatus to help re-engage and grow our membership. Click below to read our fall issue.

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What are the next steps as we all continue to embrace the synodal process in our places of ministry? Join us October 19 for the National Association for Lay Ministry Fall Assembly, Co-Responsibility: United in Mission as we explore the practical ways and ideas we can implement co-responsibility in a synodal way.

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National Association for Lay Ministry Join us on October 19 for the National Association for Lay Ministry Fall Assembly, Co-Responsibility: United in Mission! Our keynote speakers, Fr. Frank S. Donio, S.A.C., D.Min. and Susan M. Timoney, STD, will speak on “Co-Responsibility in Mission and Ministry: A Synodal Way.” There will also b...

We know we are called to use the principles of synodality in our everyday ministry, but what does that look like, practically? Join Vicky Hathaway later today in one of our Spring Assembly workshops, Together on the Journey: Living Synodality in Ministry, where we will discuss how to use the skill of spiritual listening in our ministry and how intentionally bringing the Holy Spirit into meetings and gatherings can bring about a deeper renewal of service to one another. https://www.nalm.org/page/SpringAssembly23

Lay pastoral leaders today are challenged to build a listening church in diverse settings, including in shared parishes where two or more cultural, racial, or ethnic groups share the parish. Across the Church in the US, pastoral leaders have to listen not only to a Catholicism expressed in familiar ways but also in different cultural idioms. This often happens in environments where the inequalities and tensions of the larger society disrupt parish life. Join Dr. Brett Hoover tomorrow in one of our Spring Assembly workshops, “Building a Listening Church in Diverse Parishes” where he will not only unpack the situation but propose everyday ways in which pastoral leaders can build bridges across groups.

Spring Assembly - National Association for Lay Ministry Join us as we explore the practical ways and ideas we can use in our places of ministry, as we continue our journey on the synodal path.