Sandpiper: May - July 2020

JULY 2020 | SANDP I PER 16 ACROSS 1 Virtual meeting via internet (5-10) 8 and 28 Across: initials seen on crucifixes (1,1,1,1) 9 Showing no signs of infection (12) 11 Power invoice (11,4) 13 Study of the Earth (7) 15 French National Railway (1,1,1,1( 19 Cooking fat (4) 20 Out in the open (7) 24 Betting on all horses in the race (7,3,5) 26 Real and with authority (12) 28 see 8 Across 29 Displays of figures on screen rather than on paper (7,8) The Crossword DOWN 1 Recorded message received on mobile (5-4) 2 A worker at the bottom of a mineshaft (8) 3 unit of electrical resistance (3) 4 Apt (7) 5 Card game (3) 6 Substance needed for healthy growth and functioning (8) 7 To achieve well, and sounds like a spreadsheet program (5) 10 and 24 Down: Computer input device (8) 12 Not well (3) 14 A lyrical poem (3) 16 Industrial metal smelting plants (9) 17 Label displaying item cost (8) 18 Doomed from the beginning (3-5) 21 Relating to plant life (7) 22 Exclamation of support especially in English sports (3) 23 Unit of sound intensity ratio (3) 24 see 10 Down 25 Not chemically active (5) SOLUTION - PAGE 22 Online courses for QUALITY online courses of study are available to develop faith understanding and skills for a parish ministry. Some US Catholic colleges courses are easy to access. Various levels of study and costs are on offer with single units, with or without assessment, and sets of assessed units leading to certificate qualifications. Catholic Theological College, Melbourne also offers online units of study (For information, contact adultfaith@ sandhurst.catholic.org. au). • ‘Crossroads’ online programs. Boston College School of Theology and Ministry (US Jesuit college). www.bc.edu/bc-web/ schools/stm/sites/ crossroads.html 2-5 week, low cost courses include: Spirituality & Prayer, Sacred Scripture, Sacraments and Liturgy, Moral Life, Themes from Christian Tradition, Ministries. • STEP “Satellite Theological Education Program” (STEP). University of Notre Dame (US). 4-8 weeks, moderate cost, single units or unit combinations for a ‘Certificate of Catholic Theology’ in Doctrine, History, Liturgy or Scripture. • Dayton University’s Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF). Dayton Catholic Marianist university (US). Low cost courses include: Scripture, Theology, Church History, Morality, Social Justice, Liturgy, Spirituality, Youth Ministry & more. • FranciscanAtHome Catechetical Institute, Franciscan University of Steubenville (US). Low cost ministry tracks, with video workshops. - Lyn Breen, Adult Faith Education Sandhurst