Volume XIII, Issue XXXVIII July 22, 2024 | |
Echoes~
Your Weekly Catechetical News from the
Office of Christian Formation
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Refresher, Reminder #4 Being Mindful to "sort the fish" #2
In general, a person baptized in an ORTHODOX Faith would be a convert. They have already been fully initiated and their baptismal certificate will indicate this. The Roman Catholic Church finds all sacraments received in an ORTHODOX Church to be valid. People coming from an ORTHODOX Faith are not baptized or confirmed again. They simply, after formation, join the Roman Catholic Faith by a profession of faith. This is noted in your sacramental records as "received by profession of faith."
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“Draw Near and Walk With”:
The Art of Accompaniment in Faith Formation & Ministry
Diocese of St. Augustine
Annual Day of Reflection for
Formation Leaders
August 6, 2024
Marywood Retreat Center
We are pleased to welcome back to DOSA:
Facilitator: Rev. Dr. Ben Berinti, CPPS, Pastor
Immaculate Conception Church, Melbourne Beach, FL
Ministry is more “art” than technique because ministry is first and foremost about accompaniment. Jesus demonstrates this for us as the Evangelist Luke shares the post-Resurrection experience and model of faith formation on the “Road to Emmaus”. Gather for an invigorating day of reflection and empowerment and welcome the Lord to warm your heart in preparation for another year of ministry in the Diocese of St. Augustine.
Fr. Ben Berinti, CPPS, is a Missionary of the Precious Blood, and has been serving in the Diocese of Orlando in a variety of ministries for the past 28 years. Fr. Ben is a well-respected pastor, teacher, retreat leader, and writer. He has authored 3 full-length books of spiritual reflections, as well as 4 shorter “chapbooks”. He currently serves on the Provincial Council of the US Province of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.
Jotform to register (by August 1, please)
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Liturgical Year (C) Book Sales
We are pleased to offer yet another option for ordering the annual liturgical year materials, a webpage. Try it...you will see a picture of the item, receive a confirmation of your order as well as the amount due when you receive the materials in early September. Please note, the OCIA materials will not be available until after November 1.
Webpage to order We will still be billing the parish. Please note, if you have an outstanding balance, we will not process your order.
Paper order from for 2024-2025 Fax, scan, email to office with information on the form
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Parents and Families at the Center of Faith Formation Grant
The Diocese of St. Augustine is one of 20 dioceses across the United States selected to take part in a 1.3-million-dollar Lilly Foundation Grant to further involvement of families in faith formation. We were allowed to invite 10 parishes that have been working toward more family centered catechesis. Teams from the following parishes will take training and develop or improve upon their current programming over the next three years:
Holy Faith
Most Holy Redeemer
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Our Lady Star of the Sea
Queen of Peace
St. Anastasia
St. John the Baptist, Atlantic Beach
San Jose
St. Luke
St. Matthew
I will be in Chicago for a national gathering of formation leaders for the grant in mid-August.
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Catechetical Sunday, September 15, 2024
Catechetical Sunday is celebrated in the United States on the third Sunday of September as a way for parishes to acknowledge and commission those who serve the parish and school community as catechists.
In his Apostolic letter, Antiquum ministerum, Pope Francis describes the role of the catechist as: “Catechists are called first to be expert in the pastoral service of transmitting the faith as it develops through its different stages from the initial proclamation of the kerygma to the instruction that presents our new life in Christ and prepares for the sacraments of Christian initiation, and then to the ongoing formation that can allow each person to give an accounting of the hope within them. At the same time, every catechist must be a witness to the faith, a teacher and mystagogue, a companion and pedagogue, who teaches for the Church. Only through prayer, study, and direct participation in the life of the community can they grow in this identity and the integrity and responsibility that it entails.”
Annual Theme
“Lord, when did we see you hungry"
Matthew 25:37
"Señor, ¿cuándo te vimos hambriento? "
Mateo 25;37
Commissioning of Catechists
We encourage using Catechetical Sunday to publicly commission and pray for those who will serve as catechists and teachers in the parish community. A commissioning rite is available to use at the Sunday Masses or in a special prayer service:
Commissioning Service (English)
Servico de Comisión (Spanish)
Catechetical Sunday also offers an opportunity to recall that all of the baptized have roles in handing on the faith in their daily life, families, work, and church involvement.
Resources
The USCCB provides resources (prayer cards, certificates, mostly available as free downloads) for parishes to use for the celebration of Catechetical Sunday:
Resources from USCCB
Other resources:
Sadlier (2024 not posted yet)
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Save the date:
6th Annual Blessing of Homeschool Families Mass and Reception
Monday, Sepember 23 at 5:30 pm at San Jose Parish
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Coming in the Fall
the fruits of the 8 convocations from last fall.
The title of NCCL’s new book from Twenty-Third Publications - Guided by the Directory for Catechesis: Transforming the Vision and Practice of Parish Catechesis - is also our goal. We are offering this book as a way for parishes to utilize the Directory as the guide to developing holistic, effective, innovative, and lifelong catechesis for all ages that speaks to the new context in which we live. We want the Directory to come alive in every parish community. The flow of this guidebook leads from vision to practices to application to design. As the Directory comes alive in our parish communities catechesis empowers families and people of all ages to live as disciples in the world today.
Not a member of the NCCL? Why not? It's free!
Click to join NCCL
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Adult Confirmation 2025
Bishop Pohlmeier will confirm Catholic adults, those over the age of 18, who have been baptized and received First Holy Communion in the Catholic Church. There will be two celebrations in 2025:
Saturday, February 8, 2025 at the 5:00 pm Mass at St. Patrick Parish in Gainesville
Sunday, June 8, 2025 at a 2:00 pm Mass in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
Preparation information and registration information can be found Adult Confirmation
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Basic Certification (Level I) | |
Important Announcement:
Starting with the August Level I sessions, we will no longer be using the blue folder of pre-read materials. We have purchased an electronic license for most of the readings and will provide links for all the readings at the time of registration. These are still meant to be pre-read before the class sessions.
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Le escribo para invitarle a conocer más sobre una emocionante nueva oportunidad de formación en la fe del Instituto para el Ministerio de Loyola (LIM) de la Universidad de Loyola en Nueva Orleans.
El 30 de julio, LIM está organizando una sesión informativa acerca del Certificado de Educación Continua en Teología y Ministerio en español a través de nuestro programa de extensión para cualquier persona en la diócesis de San Agustín. Este programa de teología práctica está diseñado para empoderar a adultos hispanoparlantes en su camino de fe y en sus ministerios.
Esto es lo que hace único a nuestro programa:
- 6 cursos básicos de teología (18 CEUs) adaptados a sus necesidades ministeriales, como escritura, tradición cristiana, sacramentos de la iglesia, liturgia, espiritualidad, ética y más.
- Programa de formación espiritual integrado con los Ejercicios Espirituales de San Ignacio de Loyola
- Educación contextual que conecta conceptos teológicos con experiencias del mundo real.
- Aprendizaje en línea basado en cohortes o grupos
Detalles de la Sesión Informativa:
Fecha: Martes, 30 de julio
Hora: 7pm ET
Plataforma: Zoom (Meeting ID: 915 6181 0201, Passcode: 140076)
Durante esta sesión, tendrá la oportunidad de:
- Conocer la estructura y el contenido del programa
- Entender cómo este certificado puede mejorar su ministerio
- Hacer preguntas e interactuar con los profesores del programa
- Escuchar las experiencias de ex alumnos
Ya sea que usted sea catequista, líder pastoral, o simplemente busque profundizar su fe, este programa ofrece valiosos conocimientos y habilidades prácticas para su camino espiritual.
¡Esperamos conocerle y compartir más sobre esta oportunidad transformadora!
P.D. ¡Siéntase libre de compartir esta invitación con otras personas que puedan estar interesadas en unirse a esta cohorte!
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Continuing Formation (Level III) Opportunities | |
Faith Meets AI
Fr. Ricky Manalo, CSP, Ph.D will be providing a 2 hour workshop on three occasions. This workshop will discuss the benefits as well as the challenges in he use of AI i a faith based environment.
Individual costs are $35 or groups can register for $30.
Here are the dates of times of the three opportunities (each offering is the same)
Monday, August 19 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Saturday, September 21 Noon - 2:00 pm
Wednesday, October 9 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Faith Meets AI Registrationn
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