Ministry work is focus of meeting

Staff report

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The Diocese of Youngs-town Office of Religious Education will host an information meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 5 at Our Lady of the Lakes Parish, St. James Church Hall, North Jackson, for the Loyola Institute for Ministry Extension Program of Loyola University New Orleans.

The presentation includes information on course requirements, tuition, spiritual formation and application for this graduate religious education and pastoral studies degree program in the diocese.

Lay, religious and ordained people engaged in church ministry, or laity who want to address themselves to their ministry in the world, are invited.

Loyola Institute for Ministry, in cooperation with dioceses and other sponsoring agencies across the United States, Scotland, England, Canada, Switzerland, and Belize, responds to the needs of ecclesial ministers by offering Catholic graduate ministry formation on-site programs leading to the master of religious education and master of pastoral studies degrees.

These programs also offer a Continuing Education Certificate (noncredit).

An undergraduate option from Regis University is also available for certificate students.

Ten of the courses are taken in learning groups; each course is led by a Loyola certified facilitator.

Registration for the meeting is requested; call the Office of Religious Education at 330-744-8451 or visit www.lim.loyno.edu.