BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sophia Teachers - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sophiateachers.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sophia Teachers REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260807T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260807T143000 DTSTAMP:20260722T151056Z CREATED:20260326T191629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T151056Z UID:10001258-1786090500-1786113000@sophiateachers.org SUMMARY:Prayer: A Conversation with God\, Archdiocese of Omaha\, Fall 2026 DESCRIPTION:Workshop Overview\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExplore the various forms of prayer and how you can lead your students to enter into a more intimate relationship with Our Lord. You’ll also learn the examination of conscience\, the importance of silence\, and the different ways to pray\, including Lectio Divina. \n\n\n\nThis Workshop blends scholar presentations with interactive pedagogical sessions\, giving you a chance to explore content with a respected scholar\, as well as explore and simulate practical teaching strategies with ready-to-use classroom materials. Share best practices and enjoy catered breakfast and lunch with your fellow  teachers. \n\n\n\nRegistration for this event is being handled by your Principal. \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 8:15-9:00 \n \n \n Holy Mass \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 9:00-9:30am \n \n \n Check-in and Refreshments \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 9:30-9:45am \n \n \n Program Introduction \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 9:45-10:15am \n \n \n Praying with Music and Sacred Art \n Experience how beauty can draw the heart toward God\, enriching both personal devotion and communal prayer.Discover practical ways to incorporate sacred art and music into your classroom\, helping students encounter the Lord through creativity\, imagination\, and reverence. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10:15-11:00am \n \n \n Prayer: A Surge of the Heart \n Enjoy the first presentation by Michael Gormley\, followed by Q & A. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11:00-11:15am \n \n \n Break \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11:15-12:00pm \n \n \n Speak Lord\, Your Servant Is Listening \n Enter into a guided lectio divina on the Parable of the Prodigal Son\, creating space to encounter the Lord through Scripture\, silence\, and prayer. You’ll be invited to listen attentively\, respond honestly\, and enter into a personal dialogue with God. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 12:00-12:45pm \n \n \n Lunch \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 12:45-1:30pm \n \n \n The Lord's Prayer \n Enjoy the second presentation by Michael Gormley\, followed by Q & A. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1:30-2:15pm \n \n \n Seek and You Will Find; Knock and the Door Will be Opened \n Explore the richness of the Church’s many forms of prayer—petition\, intercession\, thanksgiving\, and praise—by actively entering into each with your fellow participants. Pray with and for one another in small groups\, gaining both a deeper experience of these forms and practical confidence in guiding your students to do the same. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2:15-2:30pm \n \n \n Additional Resources\, Evaluation URL:https://sophiateachers.org/event/prayer-a-conversation-with-god-archdiocese-of-omaha-fall-2026/ LOCATION:Norfolk Catholic School\, 2301 Madison Ave\, Norfolk\, NE\, 68701\, United States CATEGORIES:Workshops,Living Sacramentally and Liturgically ORGANIZER;CN="SIFT Admin":MAILTO:sift@example.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260119T143000 DTSTAMP:20251204T141232Z CREATED:20250930T171517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T141232Z UID:10001246-1768811400-1768833000@sophiateachers.org SUMMARY:Encountering the Person of Jesus\, Archdiocese of Omaha\, January 2026 DESCRIPTION:Workshop Overview\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Explore what the Gospels and Divine Revelation teach us about who Jesus is and how to help your students understand why God became man. You’ll also learn how to lead your students to a deeper encounter with Jesus through art\, as well as how you can imitate Christ’s pedagogy in your classroom. \n\n\n\nThis Workshop blends scholar presentations with interactive pedagogical sessions\, giving you a chance to explore content with a respected scholar\, as well as explore and simulate practical teaching strategies with ready-to-use classroom materials. Share best practices and enjoy collaboration your fellow Archdiocese of Omaha Teachers. \n\n\n\nRegistration for this event is being handled by your principal. \n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 8:30-9:15am \n \n \n Holy Mass \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 9:15-9:45am \n \n \n Breakfast and Check-In \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 9:45-10:00am \n \n \n Program Introduction \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10:00-10:30am \n \n \n Encountering Jesus through Sacred Art \n Begin the day by examining and reflecting on who Jesus is through a variety of sacred art images that invite contemplation and personal connection. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10:30-11:15am \n \n \n Who Do You Say that I Am- Finding and Encountering the Lord \n Enjoy the first presentation by Deacon Anthony\, followed by Q & A. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11:15-11:30am \n \n \n Break \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11:30-12:15pm \n \n \n Fully God and Fully Man \n Participate in engaging activities designed to help your students understand the two natures of Christ—Divine and human—with clarity and reverence. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 12:15-1:00pm \n \n \n Lunch \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1:00-1:45pm \n \n \n Come and Follow Me- Allowing the Encounter to Change our Lives and the Church \n Enjoy the second presentation by Deacon Anthony\, followed by Q & A. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1:45-2:20pm \n \n \n Teaching as Jesus Taught \n Reflect on the pedagogy of Jesus—the Master Teacher—and explore how His methods can inspire and shape our own approach to teaching in the classroom. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2:20-2:30pm \n \n \n Additional Resources\, Evaluation URL:https://sophiateachers.org/event/encountering-the-person-of-jesus-omaha-january-2026/ LOCATION:Norfolk Catholic School\, 2301 Madison Ave\, Norfolk\, NE\, 68701\, United States CATEGORIES:tEncountering the Person of Jesus,Workshops ORGANIZER;CN="SIFT Admin":MAILTO:sift@example.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR