MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR TWO UPCOMING FORMATION EVENTS

Speaking Meaningfully with Today's Youth - A Workshop with Jenifer Gamber
Post-modernism has changed our culture and our communities. Increasingly youth are seeking authentic ways of expressing their faith in the world. They seek faithful communities that recognize the divine in the everyday and challenges them to finding meaning in the world. On Saturday morning, January 31, Christian educators and youth ministers in the Diocese of Southern Virginia will gather to discuss contemporary youth ministry and the role of faithfulness, transcendence and community in the life of a faith community.

Jenifer Gamber is the author of My Faith, My Life and lives with her family in the Diocese of Bethlehem.  She was with us last summer at St. Martin's, WIlliamsuburg

Where:  St. Paul's Church, 201 St. Paul's Blvd., Norfolk, VA  23510
When:   Saturday, January 31, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Cost:    $10 which includes lunch
Please let us know if you are coming by calling Caroline Black at 757-213-3377 or emailing cblack@diosova.org to reserve a place. 

Godly Play:  The Theology of Godly Play and Basic Principles of Storytelling as Formation - Led by
                    Caroline Black
Stories help us make some meaning from our lives and the storytelling method used in Godly Play can be invaluable to teachers, clergy, and parents.  Join us for an introduciton to the theology and practice of Godly Play Storytelling.

When:  Saturday, February 21, 2009, 8:30am  - 12:00 noon
Where:  St. Paul's Norfolk
Cost:  $10 includes breakfast and materials
RSVP to Caroline by Tuesday, February 17.