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February 1, 2012Dear Brother Priests, Deacons, and Parish Life Coordinators,You are invited to gather for our Study Days in late Lent at the Magnuson Hotel & ConferenceCenter at the Carlinville exit off I-55, beginning with lunch at noon on Tuesday, March 27, 2012and concluding at 4:00 p.m. on March 28, 2012. The topics and speakers were suggested byBishop Paprocki.Monsignor Ed Arsenault, President of Saint Luke Institute, and Dr. Nancy Kluge will present“Walking into the Light: Realities of the Internet.” A similar presentation was given to the U.S.Bishops at their meeting last summer. Fr. Chiola asked that the presenters add a module to coverbest pastoral practices for priests in dealing with internet pornography addiction. Father PaulCheck, Executive Director of COURAGE, and his associates will present on ministering toCatholics with same sex attraction.Please inform your parishioners of your commitment to the study days and that you will bescheduling all parish activities, even funerals, so that you may participate as fully as possible inour time together.You are asked to make your room reservations by February 27, 2012 with the Magnuson Hotel& Conference Center at 217-324-2100, or 800-322-7546. The discount rate is $85.59/night, taxincluded. Please say you are with the Springfield Diocese Study Days. In addition, you areasked to make a reservation with the diocese by February 27, 2012 for meals and materials.You may register through the diocesan website, using a VISA/Mastercard or Discover forpayment at www.dio.org/clergyservices. The fee is $75. Or you may send a check in theamount of $75 payable to the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois and mail to:Catholic Pastoral CenterAttn. Joan ReedP.O. Box 3187Springfield, IL 62708-3187The fee is waived for our retired priests, although each retired priest needs to register either byphone at 217-698-8500 ext. 153 or email jreed@dio.org. A registration form is attached.There will be an optional Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Wednesday at the hotel for those not celebratingMass in their parish that day. Please bring your Liturgy of the Hours for morning and eveningprayer. We look forward to seeing you in March.Sincerely yours in Christ,Reverend Joseph RingVicar for ClergyReverend Richard ChiolaDirector for Ongoing Formation of Clergy