June 20, 2002

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For More Information, Contact:
Bud Bunce (503) 233-8373
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Summer Institute Looks at the Formation of Ministers

        Parish ministers in the Archdiocese will have an opportunity to gather around the
common theme "Parish Ministries and the Formation of Ministers." The Archdiocesan
Office of Ministry Formation's Summer Institute will be held July 26 – 27, 2002. The
Keynote speaker for this year's Institute will be Father Arturo Bañuelas. The Institute
will be held at St. Pius X parish (1280 Saltzman Road, Portland).

        Father Bañuelas received his theology degree from the Gregorian University in
Rome. His is past president of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic theologians of the
U.S. He is editor of the book Mestizo Christianity. Father Bañuelas is pastor of St.
Pius X Church in El Paso, Texas. His parish was featured in Excellent Catholic
Parishes: The Guide to Places and Practices. He is also the founder and Director of the
Tepeyac Institute, the ministry formation program for the Diocese of El Paso.

The Institute will have time for prayer, discussion and sharing of meals.

The schedule for the Summer Institute is:
Friday, July 26, 2002
6:00 PM Registration/Refreshments
7:00 Welcome and Introductions
7:15 Evening Prayer
7:30 Presentation by Fr. Bañuelas (in English)
8:30 Response/Questions
 

Saturday, July 27, 2002
8:15 AM Continental Breakfast
8:45 Morning Prayer
9:00 Presentation by Fr. Bañuelas (in English)
10:00 Break
10:15 Response / Questions
11:15 Mass - Bilingual
12:00 PM Lunch / MCP Certificate Presentations
1:30 Presentation by Fr. Bañuelas (a summary of Friday night and Saturday morning
presentations in Spanish)
2:30 Response / Questions
3:00 Summary and Closing

        You may register by calling the Office of Ministry Formation (503) 236-7508. Cost
of the Institute is $35 (includes presentation, breakfast, lunch/refreshments);
presentation with no meals is $20; Saturday afternoon only with lunch is $20; and
Saturday afternoon without lunch is $10. Make checks payable to the Archdiocese of
Portland and mail to the Office of Ministry Formation, 2838 E. Burnside Street, Portland,
Oregon 97214. Registrations are due no later than July 18, 2002.

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