Volume XII, Issue XXV June 20, 2022
 Greetings!            
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Catechetical Leader Calendar 2022-2023
New, Free Online International Course on Synodality
Available in: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, and English
Sponsored by several Bishops' Conferences and Religious Orders through Boston College
The Synod on Synodality represents a new and exciting phase in the life of the Church. This phase deepens the ecclesiology of the People of God developed at the Second Vatican Council and invites us to generate processes of conversion and reform of relationships, communicative dynamics and structures in the Church. This will require a process of common discernment and formation in the short, medium and long term to stimulate the awareness of a Church lived and understood in a synodal key. Therefore, with this course we offer some fundamental dimensions for building a synodal Church. The learning will take place over three weeks, in which we will offer conferences, in-depth talks and testimonies of ecclesial experiences that already exist in the different continents.

The first week offers some criteria that will help to assess and deepen the theology and practice of communal discernment and the building of ecclesial consensus. The second week focuses on the elaboration and decision making in the Church. One of the great challenges for a new institutional model. The third and final weeks offers reflections on leadership and governance in the Church, and how many of the changes in the Church in the third millennium depend on this. All themes are grounded in the Christian tradition deepened in the light of the Second Vatican Council and read from our present ecclesial contexts.
Save the date:
Catechetical Leaders Day of Reflection
(other parish ministers welcome)
My Flesh for the Life of the World
with Fr. Sebastian Garcia
Tuesday. August 16.
Marywood in the Wisdom Center
National Eucharistic Revival Committee Updates
Links to the recordings of the three part Sadlier masterclass from last week with Bishop Cozzens and Dcn Matt Halbach




The National Eucharistic Revival Committee has created a page on their website for free videos and audio presentations. You do have to register your email to get access to various resources on the following topics:
Source and Summit
Revival at the Parish
Real Presence
and more
This free library, which will keep growing features videos from Formed, Fr. Michael Schmitz, Real + True
and many otheres.
Fourteenth Annual Summer School of Theology
Fourteenth Annual Summer School of Theology
July 18 - 22, 2022
Wisdom Center, Marywood
Dr. Timothy O'Malley,
McGrath Institute at Notre Dame University
Real Presence: What does it mean?
Why does it matter?


Bishop Estevez is asking every pastor to send at least one representative to the week to become a facilitator for further studies at the parish level. This person should be involved in adult faith formation and be willing to share what they learn during this week with other members of the parish.

I have made a deal for discounts on Dr. O'Malley's two books:

Real Presence: What Does It Mean and Why Does it Matter (covered during the week)

Becoming Eucharistic People: The Hope and Promise of Parish Life.

Both have a cover price of $14.95. The deal I have negotiated until July 18 is $10 each with free shipping to my office. Each book has a free downloadable study guide. I have stock in now.
Basic Certification (Level I)
Our next offerings will be:

All in Two Weekends at St. Monica

We will host an all in two weekends at St. Monica in September on the weekends of September 10 -11 and September 24-25. Registration is now open:


In January, we will have an all in two weekends at Sacred Heart in Fleming Island.
Dates will be:
January 14-15, 2023
January 28-29, 2023
Registration will open soon

Level II, the Standard Level, is achieved online via 3 different options:


STEP (Satellite Theology) at Notre Dame
Searchlight Virtual School, Diocese of Palm Beach
VLCFF (University of Dayton Virtual School)
Sadlier Offers tons of Free Downloadables to Enhance the Liturgical and Catechetical Year
These resources, activity pages, e-books, etc. can be found in both Spanish and English. Please follow either of the links depending on your need.

Resources (English)

Recursos (Spanish)
Continuing Formation Opportunities
Ave Maria Press Archives Free Webinars
With over 50 webinars in the library, you should check out the variety of topics.

They will ask you for your email.
VLCFF (University of Dayton Virtual Learning Community
Cycle 5 begins July 13 (Spanish and English Offerings)
As usual, a very comprehensive list of courses with something for everyone. The Diocese of St. Augustine partners with the University of Dayton so we can provide these quality offerings for half price.

Cycle 5: July 18 - August 21, 2022
(Registration: Opens June 1; Closes July 13)





Ciclo 5: 17 de julio - 21 de agosto, 2022
(Las inscripciones comienzan el 1 de junio; terminan el 13 de julio)
Teaching Religion to Adolescents: Creative Strategies and Best Practices

Fee: $60
Five Weeks

featuring videos with master religious educators - Jared Dees, Max Engle, Thomas Groome, Patrick Manning, Theresa O'Keefe, Susan Reynolds  

Topics:
Introductory Week
Week 1: Who Are My Students?
Week 2: What Should I Teach?
Week 3: How Should I Teach? - Part 1. Adolescent Appropriate Strategies
Week 4: How Should I Teach? - Part 2. Holistic Student Formation
Time Commitment: 
A participant can expect to spend an average of 3-4 hours each week. This commitment includes both preparation and interaction online. 


Teaching Religion to Children: Creative Strategies and Best Practices

Fee: $60
Five Weeks

featuring video with Dr. Thomas H. Groome and master teachers; articles by Jane E. Ayer and Melinda Brown Donovan.

Topics:
Introductory Week
Week 1: Teaching as a Vocation and Modeling Jesus's Pedagogy
Week 2: Pedagogical Models and Being a Reflective Teacher
Week 3: Honoring the Senses and the Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Week 4: Creating Sacred Space and Ways of Praying
Time Commitment:
A participant can expect to spend an average of approximately 3-4 hours each week. This commitment includes both the assigned reading and interaction online.


The Engaged Parish
Jul 20, 2022 - Aug 23, 2022

5-Week Course
Overview
This course was previously titled "Adult Faith Formation for a Vibrant Church." Featuring video with Thomas Groome, Theresa O’Keefe, and Hosffman Ospino

Working for a more vibrant faith community? Adult faith formation plays a vital role in animating the local church. Yet, it often suffers relative neglect. This course is for anyone on a parish council or other ministry with adults. It explores the ways in which faith formation can happen anywhere members work together in the life of the church through evangelization, catechesis, and conversation about things that really matter. It considers the cultural issues of diversity in the parish and post-modernity in the greater society as the context for deepening adults' engagement in the faith community. It also reflects on the communities of practice that make up the parish, and how to leverage them in helping individuals grow in their faith.
This course has a required text: Jane E. Regan. Forming A Community of Faith: A Guide to Success in Adult Faith Formation Today. Twenty-Third Publications, 2014
Topics
  • Introductory Week: The Contemporary Context for Adult Faith Formation
  • Week 1: Connecting Evangelization and Adult Faith Formation
  • Week 2: Key Themes in the Catechetical Vision
  • Week 3: The Skill of Engaging Adults in Conversation
  • Week 4: Community of Practice: A New Perspective of Parish Life