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Fee includes: Lunch Friday and Lunch Saturday
We will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday and we will end at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. It is going to be an intense two days!
Day One
8:30a Opening Prayer
8:40a Opening comments and introduction: Outline the Principles of the Catechist School
8:50a Overview of Six Principles of the RCIA
9:30a How the Baptismal Catechumenate inspires all Catechetical Ministry
10:15a Break
10:30a Discernment of Pastoral Practice
10:45a Creating a Conversion Centered Liturgical Experience
10:55a what makes an effective catechist?
11:40a Evangelize as Jesus Did
12:10p Review of Resources
12:15p Lunch
1:00p Creating Questions for Evangelizing
1:20p Critical Reflection: Group Process--Sharing The Questions
1:50p Period of Evangelization
2:35p BREAK
2:50p Art of Storytelling
3:35p Workshop—Using the Principles
4:10p Sharing a Bible Story
5:00p Q and A
5:15p Announcements and Closing Prayer
5:30p End
8:50a Overview of Six Principles of the RCIA
9:30a How the Baptismal Catechumenate inspires all Catechetical Ministry
10:15a Break
10:30a Discernment of Pastoral Practice
10:45a Creating a Conversion Centered Liturgical Experience
10:55a what makes an effective catechist?
11:40a Evangelize as Jesus Did
12:10p Review of Resources
12:15p Lunch
1:00p Creating Questions for Evangelizing
1:20p Critical Reflection: Group Process--Sharing The Questions
1:50p Period of Evangelization
2:35p BREAK
2:50p Art of Storytelling
3:35p Workshop—Using the Principles
4:10p Sharing a Bible Story
5:00p Q and A
5:15p Announcements and Closing Prayer
5:30p End
Day Two
8:30a Celebration of the Rite of Anointing of Catechumens9:15a Mystagogical Reflection on the Rite of Anointing
9:45a How to Do Mystagogical Catechesis
10:00a Announcements
10:05a BREAK
10:20a Apprenticeship in the Catechumenate
10:50a Overview of the Period of the Catechumenate
11:10a Breaking Open the Word and Analysis of the Process
12:00p Q and A
12:15p Lunch
1:00p Presenting a Doctrinal Session Flowing from Liturgical Year and analysis of the process
2:05p Break
2:20p Multiple Intelligence exercise and Critical Reflection on Multiple Intelligences
3:10p Practical Applications and Remaining Burning Questions
3:40p Summary of Learning
4:00p Evaluations
4:10p Closing prayer and farewell
4:15p End
