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Details of the Sessions offered by
Diocese of Portsmouth:
DIOCESE OF PORTSMOUTH
Departments for Evangelisation and Catechesis,
Collaborative Ministry and Liturgical Formation
FOLLOWING CHRIST TODAY
OUTLINE OF SESSIONS
The Deanery to be responsible
for:
A co-ordinator/contact person
Venue, seating, heating and sound
Refreshments & Registration
Design & Distribution of Publicity
Opening up the Bible
Overview of the Bible: timescale,
different types of literature, looking up references
How the Catholic Church understands the Bible
Key events in Old Testament: Covenant, Exodus, Monarchy, Exile
New Testament: order of writing; one Gospel, 4 versions – why?
Death and resurrection as central event
The Bible and the Lectionary
Who is Jesus?
Our own images of Jesus and images
of Jesus from around the world.
What do these say about who Jesus is?
How faithful are they to the Jesus we find in the New Testament?
Jesus’ mission: proclaiming the kingdom of God – what is this?
Jesus - fully human and fully divine
What is Church?
New Testament Models of Church
Vatican 11 – using video if possible
Highlights from the Council documents regarding our understanding of Church
Church to follow mission of Jesus in proclaiming the kingdom. How does it do
this?
All the baptised have a responsibility
Bishop Crispian’s vision statement – communion and mission
The Sacraments are for life
Christ – Church –
Sacrament
Initiation, healing, rites of passage
Centrality of Eucharist
What happens at Mass
The shape of the Mass
What’s it for?
Drawing on Sacrosanctum Concilium and the General
Instruction of the Roman Missal
How we pray together – skills
for celebration
Anthropology and rituals
Liturgy
Body language, sound and silence, pacing and dynamic
Semiotics*
Evaluation and interpretation of the mysteries (Mystagogy)
Use of symbols.
Use of liturgical books
*The branch of linguistics
which
deals with signs and symbols
and their relation to meaning.
How we work together –
exploring collaborative ministry
Our baptismal call to ministry
Role of ordained and lay together
Pastoral Councils as structures of participation
Consensus
Dealing with a crisis in a
parish
Support and Counselling
Continuing the life of the parish
Who is/are now the leader/s?
Transitions Policy
Proclaiming and sharing our faith
– evangelisation and catechesis
What is catechesis and how do we
do it?
I can’t evangelise - that’s for others!
Jesus as a model catechist
Priority of Adult formation
Reflection, review
Discernment.
Further exploration
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