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Offices Parish Life Youth Ministry Blessed Carlo Institute

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Blessed Carlo
Institute for Youth Ministers

The Blessed Carlo Institute for Youth Ministers is a four-day, three-night experience of formation hosted at the Center for Pastoral Leadership that includes classes each morning taught by seminary professors, afternoon workshops by ministry experts, off-campus excursions, daily Mass, and more. 

Save the Date for Next Year:  August 6-9, 2024

Center for Pastoral Leadership, Wickliffe, Ohio

The Blessed Carlo Institute is an annual formation event for youth ministers.  Each summer stands alone and will contain new content. 

Cost (including meals and lodging at the seminary):

  • $450 - for those in the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
  • $550 - for those outside the diocese
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HUMAN FORMATION

Develop and deepen relationships with others in ministry, and participate in cultural experiences in our diocese.

SPIRITUAL FORMATION

Pray and worship together with other youth ministers, leaning into the liturgical life of the Church.

INTELLECTUAL FORMATION

Take classes from faculty of St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, and workshops from ministry experts.

PASTORAL FORMATION

Learn practical methods to better minister to the young people and the families in your care.

Previous Content for the Blessed Carlo Institute

2023 Classes

  • Sacred Scripture with Fr. Mark Ott
  • Patristics with Dr. Andy Staron 
  • Christian Spirituality with Mike Hayes (Ignatian), Fr. Alex Clark (Carmelite), Mother Cecilia (Desert), Br. Mick Joyce (Franciscan)

2023 Workshops

  • Pastoral Counseling: Responding to Teens in Crisis with Rachel Spetrino Dollard, MSW, LISW-S, Bereavement Clinician at Cornerstone of Hope
  • Leadership in Ministry with Miguel Chavez, Senior Vice President of Mission & Ministry with Sisters of Charity Health System
  • How to Seek the Lost with Josh Danis, Alpha National Director for Catholic Context and Bruce Farley, Alpha Great Lakes Associate Network Director

2023 Excursions 

  • XLT with Fr. Damian Ference
  • Christ the Bridegroom Monastery
  • Nine Nights of Night Prayer
  • CLE Scavenger Hunt


2022 Classes 

  • Catholic Moral Teaching and Modern Dilemmas with Fr. Joe Koopman 
  • Liturgy with Fr. Chris Trenta 
  • Philosophy and Contemporary Issues with Dr. Joel Johnson 

2022 Workshops 

  • Life in the Holy Spirit with Dan DeMatte 
  • Story Telling with Francine Costantini 
  • Pastoral Counseling: The Art of Listening with Nellie Krawczynski

2022 Excursions 

  • St. Stephen's Byzantine Church
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Ivy's Women's Center

Co-Directors of the Blessed Carlo Institute:

  • Fr. Damian Ference, Vicar for Evangelization and Secretary for Parish Life & Special Ministries
  • Francine Costantini, Director of Youth Ministry

Questions?  Please contact Francine.

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