The Association of Religious Education Administrators (AREA) celebrated the ministry of Edmond Gordon at its December meeting, as Gordon retired after nearly 30 years of service with the diocese as secretary of the Catholic Education Department and director of the Office for Religious Education.
During the luncheon, Tae Kang, a theology teacher at St. Elizabeth High School, spoke about Gordon’s many accomplishments. Gordon, Kang said, was the visionary, producer and promoter of the Echoes of Faith video-assisted catechist program. He helped prepare thousands of English- and Spanish-speaking catechists for work in parishes.