Pinnacle Theological Center: Enriching Our Faith and Life
The principle of the Pinnacle Theological Center is to serve as a place where people may find their ideas challenged, their questions accepted, their hopes inspired, their minds educated, their hearts stirred and their lives enriched. It is a place for people to come together and deal with the great issues of life in light of the Christian faith.
Applying And Living The Social Creed
Father Larry Snyder will discuss Applying and Living the Social Creed as the fifth presentation in the Pinnacle Theological Center’s 2009–10 program at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 18, in the Chapel.
Father Snyder serves as President of Catholic Charities USA, the national office of more than 1,600 local Catholic charities, agencies and institutions that provide help and create hope for nearly 8 million people a year regardless of their religious, social or economic backgrounds. Its mission is to reduce poverty in America. In 2008, The Nonprofit Times recognized Father Snyder in its “Power and Influence Top 50” for having influenced the nonprofit sector throughout his career, as well as during the previous 12 months.
Father Larry received his B.A. from Illinois Benedictine College and served as a high school teacher for eight years before entering seminary. He received a Master of Divinity from St. Paul Seminary and a Master of Public Administration from Hamline University in St. Paul. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 1988 and served as an associate pastor from 1988 to 1991.
Presentations for 2009-10
An inspiring program of six presentations titled Transforming God’s Dream into Reality: “Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The program centers on The Social Creed for the 21st Century, a guidepost for Christian social justice, which was approved by the General Assemblies of the National Council of Churches and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
| Presentation | Presenter | Date | Location |
| The Social Creed DVD | The first 15 minutes of this DVD will be show in worship | 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 | Sanctuary |
| “Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart” | Dr. Chris Iosso, coordinator of the General Assembly’s Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy | Wednesday, Oct. 14, |
Chapel |
| Part 1: God | Elizabeth Hinson–Hasty, associate professor of Theology at Bellarmine University | 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 | Chapel |
| Part 2: Jesus | Lidia Serrata Ledesma, lawyer in Texas and former chair of Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) | 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14 | Chapel |
| Part 3: Holy Spirit | Dr. Ron Stone, retired professor of Christian Ethics, Pittsburgh Seminary, former member of ACSWP and contributor to The Social Creed for 21st Century | 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 | Chapel |
| “Practical, Daily Implementation of the Social Creed” | Fr. Larry Snyder, head of Catholic Charities USA | 7 p.m. Thursday, March 18 | Chapel |
| “The Implications of the Creed for the Church and Ecumenical Religious Community” | Joan Brown Campbell, leader in ecumenical, interfaith movement and director of the Department of Religion at the Chautauqua Institute in N.Y. | 7 p.m. Thursday, April 15 | Chapel |
For additional information and registration, call the church office, 480.585.9448.