Across our diocese, parishes, schools, families and individuals have had to work out what it means to be Catholic when our church doors were closed. Now we have an opportunity to reflect on what we have learned and what we want to take into the future. This weekly series of talks will look at the Post-Lockdown Church from a variety of perspectives, including mission, building community, pastoral outreach, Scripture and spirituality. It is hosted by the Pastoral Ministry Office of the Diocese of Northampton.

Programme

21st Sep The Post-Lockdown Church - Bishop David Oakley

28th Sep Mission in a digital age - Brendan Thompson, CEO of Catholic Voices

5th October Making it real: a parish for the poor - Professor Francis Davis, University of Birmingham

12th October Building Community in the post-lockdown Church - Hannah Vaughan-Spruce, Divine Renovation UK Executive Director.

19th October The God who Speaks in all seasons - Fleur Dorrell, Director of the God Who Speaks Campaign, Bishops’ Conference

26th October Catechetics: adjusting to the new normal – Veronica Murphy, Coordinator for Adult Faith Formation, Archdiocese of Liverpool, and Alex Heath, NORES

2nd November “Dig deeper little bird”: holding on to joy in troubling times - David Wells

9th November Thinking ahead: next steps for the post-lockdown Church - Fr Matthew Numes, Moderator of the Liverpool Synod, Episcopal Vicar for Formation

Free to attend, but please register to receive the zoom link. Please note, if you want to attend the series, just book for the first week and we will send you the zoom links each time. You are, of course, also welcome to dip in and out of the series.

There are lots more resources on the post-lockdown Church at the Pastoral Ministry Office website: http://formationpathways.co.uk/postlockdownparish/

Videos from the series and accompanying resources will be posted to http://formationpathways.co.uk/exploring-the-post-lockdown-church-webinar-series/