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CCDI announces winter-spring 2015 courses

The Continuing Christian Development Institute (CCDI) of
Northern Virginia will offer the following daytime, lay
volunteer formation certificate courses at St. John Neumann
Church, 11900 Lawyers Rd., in Reston:

Wednesday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 7 through Feb.
11, “Creation, original sin, grace and justification” taught
by Kevin Jones from the School of Theology of Catholic
University in Washington. This course will be followed on
Tuesdays from Feb. 24 through April 14 by “The sacraments of
Christ,” presented by Father Michael Witczak from Catholic U.
The final course will run Wednesdays beginning April 15 for
five weeks, “Marriage, family life issues and the synod of
bishops,” presented by John Grabowski from Catholic U.

Two adult faith formation courses will be offered Monday
evenings, 7:15 to 9 p.m.: “New emphases and challenges in
moral theology,” presented by William Mattison from Catholic
U. at Christ the Redeemer Church, 46833 Harry Byrd Hwy.,
Sterling, Feb. 23 through March 16; and “Back to the basics:
understanding the Ten Commandments, the beatitudes and the
Our Father according to their original Scriptural meanings,”
presented by Joseph Jensen from the Catholic Biblical
Association of the United States at a location to be
determined.

These courses form part of CCDI’s ongoing celebration of
“Vatican II at 50” as encouraged by Popes Francis and
Benedict XVI and the U.S. Catholic bishops.

Find out more

Contact William J. Tobin, CCDI director, at [email protected],
or during business hours at 703/941-4329.

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