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Upcoming NCPD Webinars

March Webinar ParticipantsThe upcoming NCPD Webinars are listed below. We look forward to producing these webinars for the support of your ministry in the Church.  Thank you to all who have helped make the previous webinars so successful and through whose suggestions the present schedule has been developed. 



Wednesday July 15, 2009, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT
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Access in Liturgy: Making Liturgical Ministries More Accessible to People with Disabilities, in partnership with the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions (FDLC), NCCL and others, will describe ways to make liturgical ministries more accessible to those with disabilities. Patrick Gorman and Karen Murray presenting. Lisa Tarker moderating. 

Webinar presenters during broadcastTuesday October 13, 2009, 3:00-4:00 p.m. EDT
NCPD Webinar   
Access in Catholic Education: Elementary Schools, in partnership with the USCCB Secretariat on Catholic Education, NCCL and others, with Marie Powell, Director, serving as moderator.  Sally Todd and Eileen Grams presenting.  

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Mental Illness Workshops

NCPD Council on Mental Illness will be holding awareness workshops at three locations in July:  Hyattsville, MD (July 11); Chicago, IL (July 21); Portland, OR (July 24).  Please click here to download a brochure with more details.  Also, see the listings in our Coming Events Calendar at http://www.ncpd.org/events.  The major cost of the workshops are provided by a grant from a generous benefactor to the NCPD Council on Mental Illness, so only a nominal fee of $10 will be asked to help cover the expense for a light continental breakfast, lunch and materials.  Register online by clicking here.

 

What Will You Learn?

The Mental Illness Workshops will introduce Catholic diocesan personnel, pastoral leaders, and parishioners to the issue of severe and persistent mental illness and will provide them with tools and resources to further the welcome, support, and involvement of individuals with mental illness and their families in the life of the faith community. Participants will be given specific practical, actionable ideas, ready and easy to use in their parishes.

 

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NCPD Board Chair submits comments on Draft NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research

The National Institute for Health drafted guidelines for Human Stem Cell research and requested comments from the public. The drafting of these guidelines is in response to the March 9, 2009 Executive Order 13505 Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells . The NCPD Chairman of the Board has submitted the following comments in opposition to promulgating these gudelines.

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