Location
Surrey, BC V4N 1G3
Date and Time
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
About this Event
Human formation is the foundation of discipleship formation and yet often unconsidered in parish ministry.
“In God’s Image” is a study day for parish leaders who desire to learn what we mean by “human formation” and why it is important to foster in our own lives and in the lives of those we serve.
Sr. John Mary Sullivan, Jody Garneau, Kevin Bredeman and Jane Waldock will give an overview of human formation, its benefits for parish ministry and hands-on experience with different methods of formation that help meet the many challenges of serving in today’s parish communities.
This study day is being held at St Matthew's Parish Centre. Mass will be at 9 AM, with presentations beginning at 10 AM.
Cost is $25 per registrant, with refreshments and light lunch provided. Deadline to register is Monday, September 16.
Kevin Bredeman
Kevin Bredeman is a husband, father, and member of the Ukrainian rite Catholic community meeting in Abbotsford. He has an M.A. in counselling psychology from Trinity Western University, and has worked as a counselling professional since 2007. Kevin has also been a course facilitator through the Vancouver-based Neufeld Institute since 2016 and has facilitated parenting courses based on Dr. Gordon Neufeld's attachment-based, developmental paradigm with the Archdiocese of Vancouver since that time.
Jody Garneau
Jody Garneau earned a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from Thomas Aquinas College in California. After working in the Office of Religious Education, Jody married and embarked on a 25 year adventure in parenting and homeschooling her four children. For many years she was the RCIA and Adult Faith Formation Coordinator at St. Ann's, Abbotsford. Seeing a great need for more Catholic therapists, Jody earned a Masters in Clinical Counselling at Divine Mercy University (Virginia) where she was immersed in the study of psychological healing integrated with Catholic anthropology. Jody is an Internal Family Systems therapist. IFS is a modality which has benefited her personally and professionally.
Sister John Mary Sullivan
Sister John Mary Sullivan, a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist, holds a Masters in Theological Studies from the John Paul II Institute at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and is a License Marriage and Family Therapist. She earned her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy at Central Connecticut State University. Sister John Mary is currently working for the Archdiocese of Vancouver as an associate director in Ministries and Outreach and is the coordinator for Marriage and Family Ministries.
Jane Waldock
Jane Waldock earned a Bachelor of Home Economics in Family Studies and a Master of Arts in Child Development from UBC as well as a Diploma in Catholic Lay Ministry from Saint Francis Xavier University. Jane is a licensed PRH educator. PRH is a school of adult education specializing in human formation. PRH is endorsed by the Archdiocese of Vancouver as a method of human formation and used in both the diaconate and seminarian formation programs.
Jane is a wife to Tom and mother to seven grown children. She is also Coordinator on the Lay Formation team at the Archdiocese of Vancouver after many years coordinating parish ministry at both St. Nicholas and Immaculate Conception, Delta parishes.