April 29th, 2023 – Day of Education
Homiletics: The challenges deacons face amid the declining attention spans and contemplative inclinations of their listeners (or substitute “the congregation” for “their listeners”)
Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church, Columbia, SC 0830-1400
Karl Shultz will give us a presentation based on Cardinal Martini’s “The School of the Word” – a dynamic model for bringing the Bible to life, literally and figuratively.
Light breakfast and lunch will be served
September 23rd, 2023 – Day of Education
Catholic Marriage and the Process of Nullity Declaration- Father Thomas Miles
Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church, Columbia, SC 0830-1400
Father Miles will review the prenuptial requirements and the forms and process of nullity declaration.
Light breakfast and lunch will be served
October 28th, 2023 – Day of Prayer
Day of Prayer and Reflection – Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune
Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church, Columbia, SC 0830-1400
The bishop selected this weekend to lead us in prayer and reflection because is it closest to his ordination to the priesthood anniverary.
Light breakfast and lunch will be served
February 2nd, 3rd, and 4th – 2024 Diaconate Retreat and Convocation
John Sehorn, PhD will be our guest speaker as part of the ongoing Eucharistic Revival within the Diocese of Charleston. We will spend the entire retreat focused on the Eucharist. Dr. John Sehorn is the Academic Dean of the Graduate School of Theology, as well as an Associate Professor of Theology. He specializes in the theology of the Fathers of the Church, with a particular interest in their scriptural exegesis. He received his doctorate from the University of Notre Dame and has been a member of the faculty at the Augustine Institute since 2015. He is currently co-editing the series A Catholic Biblical Theology of the Sacraments for Baker Academic.
Doubletree by Hilton, Columbia, SC – Friday will be a social night; Saturday will be filled with sessions, Mass, and banquet; Sunday will provide additional sessions, update of the diaconate, deanery meetings, and closing remarks. Registration starts at 3PM on Friday; Saturday begins with breakfast at 7:30, Mass at 5:30, and banquet begins at 7 PM; Sunday begins with breakfast at 7:30 with departure from hotel at noon.