PRESENTATIONS
Five Presentations
PRESENTATION ONE
Archbishop Christopher Coyne
PRESENTATION TWO and THREE
Deacon Greg Kandra
Saturday Session 2:
Deacons as Ministers of Hope: Hopeful Servants of Christ
[The Deacon as a Living Icon of Hope]
Saturday Session 3:
The Deacon as a Communicator of Hope: Bringing Real Hope to the world
Presentation Four - The Deacon as Missionary Disciple of the Eucharist
Pope Francis has described Missionary Discipleship as "a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything…” This presentation will explore how the Deacon is uniquely qualified for this important work, having been called by the Bishop at his ordination to “express by [his] actions the word of God which [his] lips proclaim."
PRESENTATION ONE
Deacon Michael Berstene
Saturday Session 1:
The Pilgrim Church; The Deacons call to be an Evangelist for Hope
[Foundations of Hope in Scripture and Tradition]
Presentation Five - Jesus Meets Us Where We’re At
The profound and powerful lessons found in Jesus’ encounters with the Samaritan Woman, sisters Mary and Martha, the Hemmoraghing Woman, and Mary Magdalene. Finding the balance between where we are and where we want to be while caring for everyone else along the way. Allowing Jesus into our hearts, our hurts, and our hopes.
Formation that Leads to New Parish Life
Deacon Kevin McCarthy and Jane Veriglio
Jane Virgilio will present an overview of how Holy Cross Church in Springfield, MA has been transformed through seventeen years of Catholic Social Teaching formation through the programs of JustFaith Ministries in Louisville, Kentucky.
Deacon Kevin McCarthy and Jane Virgilio will offer a detailed account of one of those transformations-the parish becoming a Maryknoll Affiliate-and how that transformation continues to impact parish life and the broader Springfield Community.
Jane has served the parish of Holy Cross for the past twenty years in various roles, is employed as a project manager for AT&T, and has two adult sons.
Deacon Kevin has been an ordained deacon since 2011 and has been employed as an educator and mission trip leader for Maryknoll for the past six years. Deacon Kevin has led several mission trips to El Salvador, Guatemala and to the border in El Paso, Texas.
