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Who Should Enroll?

Those who are currently serving or are interested

in serving in one of the following ecclesial

ministries:

• Deacon • Liturgy Coordinator

• Director of Religious Education • Catechist

• Catholic School Principal • Catholic School Teacher

• Director of Youth Ministry • Director of the RCIA

• Director of Adult Formation • Parish Business Manager

Criteria for Admission:

Applications must meet the following criteria for

admission into the Lay Ecclesial Ministry Formation

Program; they must be:

Applicant must have the recommendation of his or her pastor
A person who is a baptized and confirmed Catholic who participates in the sacramental life of the Church
A person of prayer, with a desire for a deeper relationship with God
A person of normal psychological health, including a capacity for growth and openness to change

A person of relative stability in home and personal life at the present time
A person who is actively involved in parish ministry
A person who has the ability to collaborate and work with others
A person who demonstrates leadership skills
A person who has the initiative to identify a need and create an appropriate response
A person who is willing to devote the time and effort required by the program, making this program a priority in relation to other commitments
A person who has the ability and interest in studying theology in a consistent and demanding way
A person who has the capacity to reflect on and integrate theory and practice; academics and service; tradition and personal experience

Criterios para ser Admitido al Programa:

Solicitantes necesitan satisfacer los siguientes

criterios de admisión al Programa de Ministerios

Eclesiales para Laicos; Tiene que ser:

Una persona bautizada y confirmada en la Iglesia Católica y que participa en los sacramentos de la Iglesia

Una persona de oración que desea tener una relación más profunda con Dios
Una persona de salud sicológica normal, incluyendo una capacidad para crecer y apertura para el cambio
Una persona que goza actualmente de estabilidad en su hogar y en su vida personal
Una persona activamente involucrada en algún ministerio parroquial, movimiento o escuela
Una persona capaz de colaborar con otros
Una persona que demuestra habilidades para el liderazgo
Una persona que tiene la iniciativa para identificar una necesidad y crear una respuesta adecuada a ella
Una persona con la voluntad de dedicar el tiempo y esfuerzo necesarios para cumplir con el programa, haciendo de este programa una prioridad en relación a los otros compromisos
Una persona que tiene la habilidad e interés para los estudios teológicos de una manera consistente y exigente
Una persona capaz de reflexionar sobre e integrar las teoría y la práctica, lose studios y el servicio, la tradición y la experiencia personal
Una persona con la recomendación

The Diocesan Lay Ecclesial Ministry Program is a two-year program that prepares lay men and women to serve as Ecclesial Ministers. Ecclesial lay ministers are defined as those lay men and women who have been prepared professionally for ministerial leadership roles. The Church needs people with a solid sense of ministry, a clear theology of Church, and the skills to carry out their ministry. The Lay Ecclesial Ministry Program is conducted in both English and Spanish, and includes academic studies in theology, spiritual formation and pastoral development. Additionally, this program is a prerequisite for those who are interested in applying for the Deacon Program.

Diocese of Las Vegas

Lay Ecclesial Ministry Program

2008-2010 Schedule

LEMP sessions will meet on the third weekend of most months, but sometimes earlier (especially November & December) to avoid conflicts. The following dates are now set, although some topics may still be shifted from one month to another.

Date / Fecha	Program in English (Topic)	Programa en Español (Tópico)
Sept. 20-21, 2008	Orientation; Introduction to Ministry	Orientación; ¿Qué es el Ministerio?
Oct. 18-19, 2008	Introduction to Theology: Trinity	¿Qué es la Teología? Trinidad
Nov. 8-9, 2008	Biblical Studies (1)	Estudios Bíblicos (1)
*Dec.* *5-7, 2008*	*Weekend Retreat*	*Retiro de Fin de Semana*
Jan. 17-18, 2009	Church History	Historia de la Iglesia
Feb. 21-22, 2009	Ecclesiology	Eclesiología
Mar. 21-22, 2009	Christology	Cristología
Apr. 18-19, 2009	Catholicism and World Religions	Catolicismo y Religiones Mundiales
May 16-17, 2009	Pastoral Theology	Teología Pastoral

Sept. 19-20, 2009	Biblical Studies (2)	Estudios Bíblicos (2)
Oct. 17-18, 2009	Christian Morality	La Moral Cristiana
Nov. 7-8, 2009	Liturgy	Liturgia
*Dec.* *4-6, 2009*	*Weekend Retreat*	*Retiro de Fin de Semana*
Jan. 16-17, 2010	Pastoral Skills & Competencies	Habilidades para el Ministerio
Feb. 20-21, 2010	Sacramental Theology	Teología Sacramental
Mar. 13-14, 2010	Catholic Social Teaching	Doctrina Social de la Iglesia
Apr. 17-18, 2010	Christian Spirituality	Espiritualidad Cristiana
May 15-16, 2010	Course Sinthesis: Project Presentations	Síntesis del Curso: Proyectos Finales
*May 23, 2010*	*Rite of Commissioning*	*Rito de Compromiso*

Core Faculty:

Rev. Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.

Loyola Institute for Spirituality

Fr. Just, a member of the California Province of the Society of Jesus,

is currently an Assistant Professor of Theology at the University of San Francisco. After receiving his Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from Yale University, he taught for several years in the Department of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and was the director of the Center for Religion and Spirituality, a part

of LME Extension. He is an active member of the Catholic Biblical Association and the Society of Biblical Literature, and tries to keep up his working knowledge of several ancient and modern languages.
Fr. Just maintains a large, internationally acclaimed website with a wide variety of biblical and liturgical materials (http://catholic-resources.org/LEMP/). He frequently gives public lectures and workshops for parishes and dioceses on a wide variety of biblical, liturgical, spiritual, and theological topics.