The Office of Life, Justice and Peace has hosted a webinar series to facilitate conversation and foster learning in the current pandemic. Learn more about COVID-19, the impact on today’s culture, and receive encouragement in your response as a parishioner, parish leader, family member, or healthcare profession. Select a presentation below to view past webinars.
On Friday, March 26 the California Catholic Conference and the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University hosted a webinar designed to help archdiocesan and parish staff to understand the moral, ethical, and medical aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to offer answers to common concerns and questions. Presenters offered explanations of the official Catholic teaching on the COVID-19 vaccinations, as well as their medical efficacy.
Welcome by Archbishop José Gomez, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
View resources shared during Webinar 4: “How Catholic Mental Health Ministries can Support Parishioners during COVID-19”
Parish ministries are not meeting face to face right now. But, that doesn’t mean your ministry has to slow down! Now is a great time to reach new people, educate and form parishioners, and accompany those in need. Here are some tips to help you get started:
Click here for quick tutorials on how to use Zoom to engage with your ministry virtually.
Click here to learn how to Schedule a Meeting (1 Minute and 7 seconds long)
Click here for information on Meeting Room Controls (so you can administer in-meeting aspects, like participants, chat room, and screen sharing) (10 Minutes and 16 seconds long)
Click here to read a ‘Getting started’ article.
Click here for further concerns about Zoom’s security features.
If you need ideas on how to better engage your parish community contact:
Michael Donaldson
Senior Director
(213) 637-7047
[email protected]