The Elderly – Our
Future
A FREE webinar series sponsored
by the Community of Sant’Egidio, Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Health
Association of the United States
This webinar series will open a conversation starting from
the newest Vatican document, Old Age: Our Future – The elderly after pandemic,
and stretch thinking on possibilities for how Catholic and fellow faith-based
ministries as well as others must partner and innovate to meet the critical
needs of the growing population of elders and the impact on them from the
pandemic. To review the document, click
here.
Webinar One
A New Document from the Pontifical
Academy for Life
March 9, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
This webinar will set the stage for a four-event series to
unpack the themes and share successful practices to assist elders and
caregivers. The webinar will include a message from the document’s primary
author, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, and an insightful review of the document and
its themes and the call it offers to the elderly and those who care for
them.
Webinar Two
Impacts of Pandemic and Improved
Longevity
March 24, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
This webinar, the second in a series of four on the Vatican document, Old Age
– Our Future, will address the current crisis for elders created by the pandemic
and the improved longevity of elders. Medical and experiential field experts
will speak to the sociological and spiritual dimensions of the pandemic on this
population and the event will also include voices of some elderly people either
from home or from nursing homes who will share their personal journeys through a
pandemic.
Webinar Three
Alternative Examples for
Eldercare
April 21, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET This webinar will share current models for supporting older
people and their families (diocesan, parishes, Catholic Charities, health care
(include PACE), Sant’Egidio CAPABLE that others can replicate or re-purpose.
Time will be provided for questions and small group discussion.
Please Note: We welcome volunteers who can present
models/innovations/ideas for serving older persons to propose a program. There
will be an opportunity during the registration process to offer your
innovations. Or contact CHA and provide a
title, sentence or two about the activity and your full contact
information.
Webinar Four
Connecting for Greater Understanding & Action for
Elders
May 26, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
ET This final webinar in the four-event series will offer a
surprise guest and also bring back CHA, CCUSA, Sant’Egidio presenters to
highlight themes from the series and further explore how families, parishes and
other ministries can support older persons through small group discussion and
questions to the panel.
Presenters
Chris Lowney, MA
Vice Chair, Board of
Trustees
CommonSpirit Health
Archbishop Vincenzo
Paglia
President
Pontifical Academy for Life
Msgr. Michael Boland
Executive
Consultant
Catholic Charities USA
Fr. Charles Bouchard, OP, S.T.D.
Senior
Director, Theology & Sponsorship
Catholic Health Association
Paola Piscitelli
President
Community
of Sant’Egidio USA
Julie Trocchio, MS
Senior Director,
Community Benefit & Continuing Care
Catholic Health
Association
Series Objectives
- Highlight the messages of the Vatican document with a
diverse audience from the United States, Italy and elsewhere including
associates and leaders of health care and social service ministries of
the Church.
- Underscore the moral and spiritual insights of the
document as well as connect to historic Church, social service and health care
responses.
- Develop and celebrate a Catholic response to the pandemic
crisis and on-going needs of older persons.
- Explore how families, parishes and other ministries can
support older persons.
- Share current models for supporting older people and
their families (diocesan, parishes, charities, health care (include PACE),
Sant’Egidio, community (such as CAPABLE) others can replicate or re-purpose.
This webinar series will be of interest
to
- Those who serve elders
- Long-term care administrators
- Aging service leaders
- Facility caregivers
- In-home caregivers
- Health service strategists
- Community benefit leaders
- Mission leaders
- Chaplains
Please Note: We welcome volunteers
who can present models/innovations/ideas for serving older persons to propose a
program. There will be an opportunity during the registration process to offer
your innovations with the possibility of sharing them during the third or fourth
session of this series. Make sure to include the best way for us to contact you
in order to learn more about your innovations. Or contact CHA and provide a
title, sentence or two about the activity and your full contact
information.