Advent: Celebrate this Season of Anticipation with Youth Preparing Our Hearts: Youth-Led Advent Reconciliation Prayer Service by Susan Searle (High School)Anticipation Advent: The Joy in Waiting by Genni Sayers (Middle School)The Pursuit: Advent Labyrinth Walk by Hannah Quast (High School)24 Hours of Hope: An Advent Retreat by Leslie Barkin (Middle...

At the age of 14, my niece Katie lost her mother (my little sister) to pancreatic cancer. That was two years ago. Last year her father died of a massive heart attack. I became her legal guardian and moved in with her. I, a life-long single woman, was now parenting for the first time at the age of 68. It has brought me to my knees.Life has been hard...

Listen to Stories from Leaders about the Ways that CMD Impacts their Ministry We recently asked some diocesan leaders to share about how CMD has impacted this ministry.  Below is a playlist with seven brief testimonies.  Join Us in Sustaining This Vision and Expanding the Mission The Center for Ministry Development joins with diocese...