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OCTOBER AND MARCH MEETINGS:
St. Linus Parish 10300 South Lawler Avenue Oak Lawn, IL 60453

JANUARY AND MAY MEETINGS:
St. Julian Eymard Parish 601 Biesterfield Road Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
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OCTOBER 21, 2010 Leadership –

On Fire for the Future Building a Community of Practice
Facilitation team led by Felicia Wolf O.F.F., MTS

JANUARY 20, 2011 Leadership –

On Fire for the Future Leading in a Cross-Cultural Setting

MARCH 17, 2011
Leadership – On Fire for the Future Practicing Shifting Group Behaviors

MAY 19, 2011
Leadership – On Fire for the Future Shifting from Debate to Dialog Carole Eipers

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BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
Continuing education and spiritual development Collaboration with other ministries within the Archdiocese
Broader view of ministry Professional grants for study available
Expansion of ministerial awareness and interests Bridge to connect Deaneries and clusters Professional support network Website: www.care-chicago.org

MISSION STATEMENT
The Chicago Association of Religious Educators is a professional organization
of faith filled catechetical leaders. Our vision, rooted in the Gospel, calls us to be a prophetic people. Through our ministry, we dedicate ourselves to vitalize the domestic church, embrace diversity, and advocate justice for all persons. Grounded in the past, while visioning the future, we voice our passion by living the professional and personal face of the catechetical ministry. June, 1997


GOALS
To articulate our identity as Catechetical Leaders.
To provide structures so that Catechetical Leaders can formulate positions and recommend guidelines dealing with Religious Education and Formation issues in the Archdiocese.

To work towards continuous total parish catechesis.
To provide opportunities to meet with peers for professional and spiritual enrichment, to exchange ideas and to address the challenges of catechetical ministry.
To work to uphold the Catechetical Standards and Archdiocesan Policies.
To advocate for just employment policies for Catechetical Leaders.
To research issues, current trends and developments in catechesis and communicate these to the appropriate Archdiocesan agencies.

CARE COMMITTEES
The committees of CARE, consistent with the goals of our organizations, all perform important tasks for the growth and development of religious education and formation in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Following is a list of the committees and their chairs. We hope that when you join CARE, you will also join in the work of the committee which most appeals to your professional interests.

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Executive Board - 2010/2011

 
Chair
Mary Catherine Meek 312-943-4767
St. Michael in Old Town
E-mail: mcmeek@st-mikes.org

Co-Chair
Matt Furjanic 847-825-8763
Mary, Seat of Wisdom
E-mail: mfurjanic@maryseatofwisdom.org

Secretary
Colleen Walery 708-361-9435
Our Lady of the Woods
E-mail: dcwalery@att.net

Treasurer/Funding
Mary Jane Shields 847-298-1435
St. Mary/St. Stephen
E-mail: mjshields@stmary-dp.org

Membership
Janet Bennick 708-848-7220
St. EdmundParish
E-mail: jbennick@stedmund.org

Web Master E-Mail: contactcare@care-chicago.org

Employment Concerns
Mark Buckley 847-882-7584

Spiritual and Professional Growth
Therese Bergmann 847-593-8938
St, Julian Eymard Parish
Email: tbergmann@stjulianeymard.com
Cheryl Antos 708-422-2400
St. Linus Parish
Email: snoopy74@aol.com

Public Relations
Kevin Cody and Cheryl Antos

NCCL Liaison
Mark Buckley 847-882-7584

NPCD Liaison
Kevin Cody 630-257-2371
St. Alphonsus Parish, Lemont
E-mail: kcody-stals@comcast.net

Archivist
Lois DeFelice 773-865-6553
E-mail: defelice@netzero.net