COME TO THE
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Adult Education & Faith Formation Workshop
November 10, 2012
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
Franklin, NC
Sponsored by the Office of Faith Formation
Smoky Mountain Regional Office
9:00am – 3:30pm
Myths of the Protestant Reformation. Dr. David Dorondo, professor of history at WCU, will examine some
common myths and misconceptions about the Reformation and discuss the true causes and effects of this
pivotal moment in the Western Church.
Introduction to Sacred Scripture. Do you love the Bible, but feel you need a road map to find your way
around it? Do you wonder why Catholic Bibles contain more books than Protestant versions? And just where
did the Bible come from, anyway? Let Tess Cowen, Director of Religious Education at St. Jude’s in Cashiers,
be your guide to Sacred Scripture. CRPI credit.
An Economic Case for Being Pro-Life. You know the moral reasons for opposing abortion and contraception,
but what about the arguments that our planet is overpopulated? That there are not enough of our limited
resources? Dr. Stephen Miller, WCU professor of economics, makes the case that being pro-life simply makes
good economic sense.
Faith & Science. Are these concepts mutually exclusive? Do the discoveries of modern biology and
cosmology disprove the existence of God? Can one have a critical mind and be a person of faith without living
a contradiction? Or instead, are science and faith complementary? Can they in fact work together to teach us
even more about God and His Creation? Explore these issues with Matthew Newsome, WCU campus
minister and regional faith formation coordinator for the Smoky Mountains.
REGISTRATION
please register by Nov. 5. 2012
9:00-9:30am
coffee, sign-in, welcome
9:30-noon.
choose one
Myths of the Reformation
Introduction to Sacred Scriptures
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$5.00
Noon-1pm
LUNCH
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$5.00
1:00-3:30pm
choose one
Economic Case / Pro-Life
Faith & Science
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$5.00
TOTAL:_____
Sorry, no credit cards accepted! Cash or personal check ok.
Please make your check payable to
“Office of Faith Formation” and
mail with this form to:
Matthew Newsome
Smoky Mountain Regional Office
of Faith Formation
PO Box 2766
Cullowhee NC 28723
828-293-9374 (office)
828-508-0789 (cell)
email [email protected]