Strengthening Families by Loving Your Neighbor

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend and the Fort Wayne Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are proud to sponsor the family symposium: Strengthening Families by Loving Your Neighbor. Topics will include How to strengthen our community by embracing immigrants
and refugees and How to strengthen your family in the age of technology.

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Fort Wayne Stake Center

8:30am-2:00pm

Recommended for ages 12 and up.

Schedule:

8:30-9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:40 Welcome and Opening Remarks--President Ferril Sorenson and Father Tom Shoemaker

9:50-10:40 Breakout Sessions:

• Immigration 101--Luz Ostrognai and Rose Rivera
• Ensuring Safety in the Internet Age--Detective John Helmsing, Fort Wayne Police Department
• Refugee Simulation--Nyein Chan and Nicole Kurut

10:50-11:40 Panel Discussion: Joining the Community--Andrea Chiqui, Cielo Paniagua, Cha Mai Aung, Daniel Waenge, Dina Eliya (Moderated by Gayla Sorenson)

11:40-12:30 Lunch Break

12:30-1:20 Breakout Sessions:

• Spiritual Protection--Mary Irene Allen (Youth Leader, Church of Jesus Christ), Stacey Huneck (Youth Ministry, Catholic Church)
• Emotional Wellbeing in the Internet Age--Dr. Jason Cook
• Embracing Cultural Diversity at School--Jennifer Heffernan (Director of ELL, East Allen County Schools), Jeff Poole (ELL teacher at Timothy L. Johnson Academy)

1:30-2:00 Closing Keynote--President Ferril Sorenson

Registration deadline: September 23, 2019

Please contact Gayla Sorenson at gaylasorenson@gmail.com if you have any questions.