A Brief Summary of CMT

• Cabrini Ministry Training was established in 1991 by South Seattle Deanery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Western Washington

• Yearly classes begin each October and run through March. The Cabrini classes held in English are held in Seattle, WA and the Spanish Cabrini classes are held in Bellevue, WA.

• The program welcomes training applicants from other faith traditions.

• Teachers include local experts in the training topics, including some with Masters in Pastoral Studies, Philosophy, Counseling and Social Work, chaplains, former seminarians, lay ecclesial ministers, and religious women

• Training includes 20 classes for a total of 65 hours on pastoral listening skills (24 hours over 8 classes), spirituality and sacramental presence, ministering to the dying, the elderly and other populations, confidentiality, agency, referral and transferal and ethics/social justice, a practical review and community building.

• Support for Cabrini graduates includes monthly continuing education classes, a quarterly community newsletter and opportunities for monthly group spiritual direction.

• In its first 17 years CMT has trained over 700 students who seek to use their skills serving others

• Our most recent survey determined a minimum of 3713 volunteer ministry hours per month are offered locally by Cabrini graduates. 53% of these were provided to the parish, 18% to hospitals and nursing homes, 4% to detention facilities, and 25% to other ministries.

• Efforts are being explored to offer curriculum to other locales that seek to provide Cabrini Ministry Training