Certificate in Pastoral Ministry Course Schedule

About the Certificate in Pastoral Ministry Course Schedule:

Certificate in Pastoral Ministry courses are offered in five-week sessions (unless otherwise indicated), year-round, at several different locations across the Diocese of Dallas. 

"This class inspired me to continue to seek God”                - CPM student at St. Patrick’s

"Wonderful learning experience” - CPM student at Our Lady of Angels

“Enjoyed, makes you thirst for more knowledge about faith”      - CPM student at John Paul II HS

 

2019-2020

Locations for the 2019-2020 Academic year: 

  • University of Dallas (Irving)
  • St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Plano)
  • Our Lady of Angels (Allen)
  • St. Joseph (Richardson)
  • Sacred Heart (Rowlett) 
  • St. Luke (Irving)
  • St. Jude (Allen) 
  • Our Lady of Lourdes (Dallas)
  • Our Mother of Perpetual Help (Garland) 
  • St. Pius X Catholic Church (Dallas)

 

Please Note: Classes may be canceled due to low enrollment

CPM courses are also offered in Spanish. View Spanish language courses >>

Course offerings: 

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Course Course Type Day & Time Start Date Location Instructor
Liturgy and the New Evangelization Elective 

Monday 

7PM -9PM

  Jan. 6

St. Jude  

Formation Rm

 Kelly Schuler
Principles to Building Strong Marriages  Elective   Monday 

7PM -9PM

 Feb. 10 

 St. Jude

Formation Rm 

 Irine Abraham 
Ministry in a Multicultural Church Core  Monday 

7PM -9PM

 Jan. 6

St. Luke 

Family Life Center Rm. #1 

 Michele Meny
Evangelization  Core   Monday 

7PM -9PM

 Feb. 17

St. Luke 

Family Life Center Rm. #1 

 Julie Billemier
Sacramental Catechesis Elective Monday 7PM - 9PM March 30

St. Luke 

Family Life Center Rm. #1 

 Beth Wright 
Introduction to Old Testament  Core 

Thursday 

7PM - 9PM

 Jan. 9

Sacred Heart 

St. Clare rm. Dunlap Building

Dave Catlett
Leadership in Prayer and Worship Elective 

Thursday 

7PM - 9PM

 Feb. 20

Sacred Heart

St. Clare rm. Dunlap Building 

 Bill Fobes
Liturgical Ministry: Worship in Context  Elective 

Thursday 

7PM - 9PM

 April 2

Sacred Heart 

St. Clare rm. Dunlap Building

 Denise Phillips
Initiating Disciples: RCIA Rites  Elective

Thursday 

7PM - 9PM

 Jan. 9

St. Joseph

Boardroom #114 PC

 

 

 Denise Phillips
Dealing with Suffering and Loss  Elective

Thursday 

7PM - 9PM

 Feb. 20

St. Joseph 

Boardroom #114 PC

 Gregg Kahrs
Family Systems Theories Elective

Thursday 

7PM - 9PM

 April 2

St. Joseph

Boardroom #114 PC

 Irine Abraham
Strengthening and Developing Family Life Elective

Tuesday 

7PM - 9PM

 Jan. 7

Our Lady of Angels

Rm 202-203 Faith Formation Building

Gregg Kahrs
Adult Faith Formation  Elective 

Tuesday 

7PM - 9PM

  Feb. 18

Our Lady of Angels

Rm 202-203 Faith Formation Building

Jim McGill
Catholic Morality for Health Care Services  Elective 

Tuesday 

7PM - 9PM

 March 31

Our Lady of Angels 

Rm 202-203 Faith Formation Building

Dcn. Charlie Stump
History and Practice of Worship Elective 

Tuesday 

7PM - 9PM

 Jan. 7

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Seton Formation Center #107

 Ken Steponaitis
Lay Ecclesial Leadership Elective

Tuesday 

7PM - 9PM

 Feb. 18

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Seton Formation Center #107

 Bruce Baumann
Understanding Family as Domestic Church  Elective 

Tuesday 

7PM - 9PM

  March 31

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Seton Formation Center #107

 Julie Billemier
Foundations in Marriage  Elective 

Tuesday 

9AM -11AM

 Jan. 7

University of Dallas 

SB Hall

Serafy Rm. 

 Gene Giuliano
Catechetical Methods  Elective 

Tuesday 

9AM -11AM

  Feb.  18

University of Dallas 

SB Hall

Serafy Rm. 

 Sr. Janine Tran
Patterns of Christian Prayer  Elective 

Tuesday 

9AM -11AM

 March 31 

University of Dallas

SB Hall

Serafy Rm. 

 

Jim McGill

 
Ecclesiology & Vatican II Core

Saturday

9 AM-2:30 PM (1 hr lunch break)

 Sept. 21 & 28

Our Mother of Perpetual Help

Rm. 221

Jodi Hunt
Theology of Ministry Core

Saturday

9 AM-2:30 PM (1 hr lunch break)

 Nov. 9 &16

Our Mother of Perpetual Help

Rm. 221 

Michele Meny
Evangelization Core

Saturday

9 AM-2:30 PM (1 hr lunch break)

 Jan. 4 & 11

Our Mother of Perpetual Help 

Rm. 221

Angie Jakubik
Ministry in a Multicultural Church Core 

Saturday

9 AM-2:30 PM (1 hr lunch break)

 Feb. 1 & 8

Our Mother of Perpetual Help

Rm. 221

Michele Meny 
Introduction to Old Testament  Core 

Saturday

9 AM-2:30 PM (1 hr lunch break)

 April 18 & 25

Our Mother of Perpetual Help 

Rm. 221

Jim McGill
Introduction to Catechesis  Elective 

Thursday 7-9 PM

 Aug. 29

Our Lady of Lourdes 

CCD Building

Julie Billemier
Promoting Discipleship Elective 

Thursday  

7-9 PM

 Oct. 3

Our Lady of Lourdes

CCD Building

Beth Wright
Jesus and the Trinity  Core 

Thursday

7-9 PM

 Nov. 7

Our Lady of Lourdes

CCD Building 

Kelly Schuler
Morality and Social Justice  Core

Thursday

7-9 PM

 Jan. 9

Our Lady of Lourdes 

CCD Building

 Angie Jakubik
Prayer and Spirituality  Core

Thursday

7-9 PM

 Feb. 20

Our Lady of Lourdes 

CCD Building

 Denise Phillips
Introduction to New Testament  Core 

Thursday

7-9 PM

 April 2

Our Lady of Lourdes 

CCD Building

Dave Catlett 
Introduction to New Testament  Core 

Monday 

7-9 PM

 Nov. 4

St. Pius X Catholic Church 

Rm. 401

Loretta Fitzgerald 
Sin and Grace Core

Monday 

7-9 PM

  Feb. 17 St. Pius X Catholic Church 

Rm. 401

  Marianne Siegmund

 

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