ForMission 2.0: Navigating Individual and Communal Grief in Initial and Lifelong Formation
Tuesdays, February 17 and 24, from 11 am to 2 pm Central
Zoom videoconference
ForMission 2.0 is a dynamic learning and accompaniment experience designed for those engaged in formation, leadership, and ministry who seek to go deeper together. This year, we are delighted to open the program to all who feel called to strengthen their capacity for formation and mission.
Participants will explore a focused topic through shared reflection and practice, renew and deepen essential skills, and engage in meaningful dialogue with peers across diverse contexts. Rooted in mutual learning and peer supervision, ForMission 2.0 offers space to pause, reconnect with purpose, and be reinvigorated for the work of accompaniment and leadership in today’s Church.
Mary Pat Garvin, RSM, PhD, will explore how members of religious congregations – both those in initial and lifelong formation – might navigate experiences of grief in a healthy and holy manner. Grief, a most human and natural emotion, follows all types of losses. Many religious congregations, in particular those in the northern hemisphere, are experiencing a series of losses; the passing of beloved members, the closing of valued ministries, the withdrawal from parishes and schools, etc. For other congregations, after much prayer and discernment, the decision to stop accepting new members generates a deep communal experience of grief and loss. Drawing on insights from theology, spirituality, and contemporary psychology we will explore our topic seeking ways to notice God’s graced companionship as we navigate this time in history.
Cost: $180 for members, $230 for non-members.
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