“Build Your Knowledge and Skills for Walking Together as Church” is the theme of a daylong conference designed to provide insights from the work that has been done in intercultural competency to help persons in ministry to understand and appreciate their differences, build unity and work together as Church.
The conference is open to all parish staff, parish council members, leaders, volunteers and bilingual leaders. Terry Ginther – diocesan chancellor and executive director of the Office of Pastoral Life and Planning – will serve as the learning facilitator, and Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Ruth Bolarte, director of the Office Cultural Diversity Ministries for the Diocese of Metuchen, will be the speaker.
Sponsored by the diocesan Department of Pastoral Planning, the 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. conference will be held in the community room of St. Anthony of Padua Church, 156 Maxwell Ave., Hightstown.
Cost is $25 and includes breakfast, lunch and materials. To register, visit https://dioceseoftrenton.org/walking-together-as-church. For more information, contact Jossie Ramos at 609-403-7151 or jramos@dioceseoftrenton.org.