Recently Concluded Workshops
Recently, two simultaneous workshops, already on their 4th year, just concluded here in EAPI. One the Spiritual Direction Workshop, in partnership with the Center for Ignatian Spirituality, began on May 23rd and ended on June 17th with 19 participants (lay, religious and ordained) coming from East Asia and the Pacific.
This course is basically designed for beginning spiritual directors or those preparing for a ministry in spiritual direction. The other was the Media and Pastoral Ministry Workshop, in collaboration with the Jesuit Communications, Inc., which began on May 23rd and ended on June 23rd. A small focused group of 10 participants attend this workshop which provides hands-on training on the use of media for their ministry, e.g., print, video, the Internet, most useful for those who wish to produce media materials for their particular ministries.
The above are EAPI course offerings set for April to June every year, which include the Pastoral Management Workshop (recently held on April 18th to May 13th, 2006}. For further details, kindly visit the EAPI website: http://eapi.admu.edu.ph and you may also download and print respective application and reference forms for these seminars.
Forthcoming Course
Starting on June 28th, the EAPI offers Pastoral Renewal Program until December 13, 2006. We are expecting 78 participants, a rather big group, representing 22 countries for this forthcoming course . This 5 ½ -month program will cover areas such psycho-spiritual integration, biblical understanding of mission in the context of Kingdom of God, paradigm shifts in major areas of Christology, ecclesiology, sacraments, etc., The last five weeks will focus on either contextualizing theological perspectives or exploring pastoral approaches, depending on the choice of the participant. For further details about this course, kindly visit the EAPI website: http://eapi.admu.edu.ph.
Other News
EAPI has a ‘new’ look nowadays; its externals have just been repainted courtesy of our generous benefactor abroad. Preparations are on for further renovation work.
The EAPI Board of Trustees will have its regular meeting on July 20. Fr Jeyaraj Rasiah will give a report on his first year as Acting Director. This will also be an occasion to say thanks to the outgoing members and to welcome the new ones.
