View this email in your browser ([link removed])
The Living Church sends periodic email on behalf of organizations that may be of interest to our readers. These paid advertisements help fund the ministry of TLC. The views expressed in this paid advertisement do not necessarily reflect the opinions, views, positions, or policies of The Living Church Foundation, its staff, or Board of Directors.
Shaping the Parish ([link removed]) is a two-year program structured to allow participation of both clergy and lay people. We encourage teams, and the low cost makes this feasible for parishes of all sizes.
The St. Scholastica Cycle begins October 9, 2026.
Learn more and register by clicking below.
Register Now ([link removed])
* 15 two-hour sessions throughout the year – enough to facilitate real learning, while being sensitive to the Church year and the reality of busy calendars.
* Program trainers are experienced priests, bishops, and lay leaders ([link removed]) who understand spiritual practice and how parishes work in real life. They know how to bring theory and theology alive in parish settings.
* Sessions are designed to maximize learning and to make on-line interaction as useful and energizing as possible. Learn in small groups with diverse experience.
* The program has included teams from a wide variety of settings – Mexico, Zambia, the UAE, Canada and the US – as well as a range of sizes and current health.
* While in the program participants work in six different small groups, a new one every five weeks. This offers them both wide exposure to a variety of parishes and six opportunities to join in the formation of a productive working group.
* Sponsored by the Order of the Ascension ([link removed]) and designed by the creator of CDI ([link removed]) , and the authors of the Shaping the Parish Series ([link removed]) of parish development books.

Learn more and register at ShapingtheParish.com ([link removed]) .
Our team of priests, bishops, and lay leaders provides an experienced training staff that is prayerful, pragmatic, and focused on what matters.
Shaping the Parish training team: Sister Michelle Heyne, OA, Brother Poulson Reed, OA, Sister Susan Latimer, OA, Brother Scott Benhase, OA, Brother Robert Gallagher, OA, Brother Tom Early, OA, Brother Richard Proctor, OA, and Brother Manoj Zacharia, OA. All images from Order of the Ascension.

============================================================
Copyright © 2026 The Living Church, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you have either opted in at our website, or you are a subscriber to The Living Church magazine or its products.

Our mailing address is:
The Living Church
P.O. Box 510705
Milwaukee, WI 53203
USA
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can ** update your preferences ([link removed])
or ** unsubscribe from this list ([link removed])
.

Advertise with The Living Church | For More Information, contact ** [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
.
Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp
[link removed]