Day of Recollection

FOR INFORMATION

Day of Recollection
Annual Vincentian Training Day for Sacramento Council Conferences
September 6, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
St John the Evangelist Catholic Church

http://www.sjecarmichael.org/

5751 Locust Avenue 95608
Carmichael, CA

DIRECTIONS
Directions from Our Lady of Grace

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AGENDA

8:30 AM to 9:30 AM - Mass in the Church
9:30 AM to 9:45 AM - Registration and coffee in Church Hall
9:45 AM to 11:00 AM - Choose between one of the following two workshops:

1. Spirituality for the Spiritual Advisors - Speaker - Dave Lehman, Council Spiritual Advisor. He will concentrate on Vincentian spirituality and the role and responsibilities of
Conference Spiritual Advisors.

2. Spirituality for Conference members - Speaker - Pat Metrick, Manager of Vincentian Support for the Western Region. One element of her talk will be "The Society of SVDP is not out to
serve the poor."

11:00 AM to 11:15 AM Break

11:15 AM to 12:15 PM Choose between one of the following workshops:

1. Advocacy - Speaker - Art Guerrero - Chair of the VOP Committee. "How you can influence legislation with very little effort."

2. Recruiting and retaining members - Speaker - Pat Metrick "Welcome to the Society of SVDP - Here I am, Lord."

12:15 PM to 12:45 PM Lunch

12:45 PM to 1:45 PM Choose between one of the following workshops:

1. Practical helps to make home visits more productive - Speaker - Patricia Metrick. Two of her subjects will cover "Attitude is everything" and "God gave us two ears and one mouth."

2. Vincentian response to disasters - Speaker John Hallissy, First V.P. of the Council. John Knight, Disaster Chair, will also participate. The results of what was learned in this past winter's Northwest floods will be shared along with its application to potential earthquake, fire, or flood disasters in our area

1:45 PM to 2:00 PM Q & A
2:00 PM Formal closing
2:05 PM For those that would like to ask further questions, you are invited to stay and ask them and to share ideas with the speakers and one another.