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God is Love Derry Diocesan Pastoral Plan - PowerPoint Presentation

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God is Love Derry Diocesan Pastoral Plan - PPT Presentation

Sacramental Preparation Let Everything you do be done in Love 1Cor 1614 Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre God is Love Derry Diocesan Pastoral Plan Pastoral Theme 10 Build Welcoming and Inclusive Communities ID: 759950

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God is LoveDerry Diocesan Pastoral Plan

Sacramental Preparation “Let Everything you do be done in Love” (1Cor 16:14)Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre

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God is LoveDerry Diocesan Pastoral Plan

Pastoral Theme 1.0

Build Welcoming and Inclusive Communities

Strategic Objective:

Increase the number of people participating in the sacraments and encourage more people to play an active role in the life of the parish

Parish Tasks

1.2.1

Use the parish survey to reshape parish activities and build community. (tbc by July 2019)

1.2.2

Implement reshaped parish activities and carry out planned activities to build parish (tbc July 2019)

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God is LoveDerry Diocesan Pastoral Plan

Pastoral Theme 2.0:

Be Disciples

of

Jesus Christ, Growing in Faith Together

Strategic Objective 2.1:

Encourage a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith and practices

Parish Tasks

2.1.1

Offer educational programmes designed to enable those with faith to grow their commitment to God, and to deepen their knowledge through prayer and the sacraments-especially through the weekly celebration of Sunday Mass (ongoing from April 2019)

2.1.2

Put in place a plan to deliver parish-based or Inter-parish ministry to:

-parents of children for Baptism;

-children and families preparing for First Penance, First Communion and Confirmation (ongoing from June 2018)

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Parish Sacramental Preparation

Sacramental Preparation Talks-Parish/School/Home

Parish Based Programmes for Sacramental Preparation

Do This in Memory-First Eucharist

God’s Confidence-Confirmation Programme

Retreats

Sacramental Preparation-Special Circumstances

Sacramental Preparation of Adults- the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

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Sacramental Preparation Talks-Parish/School/Home

Format: Talk for both sacraments; Talk for single sacramentFacilitated By: Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre Personnel and Derry Youth CommunityTalk for parents-Prayer, Reflection, Explanation of the Sacraments, Connecting the sacraments to life, Parent Booklet with prayer and activities for families to share at homeTalk for parents(as above) with workshop for children facilitated by the Derry Youth Community & Volunteers

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Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre Sacramental Preparation Resources

Children’s Workbooks (with teaching notes)Shalom-First PenanceCelebrate-First EucharistFilled With Joy-ConfirmationParent BooksCelebrate-First Penance/First EucharistFilled With Joy-Confirmation*** An Irish translation of all the above is available on request

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Do This in Memory-First Communion Preparation

The programme is designed to facilitate the involvement ofparents and the wider parish community in the preparation forFirst EucharistThe Coordinator’s Manual includes:• Liturgical guidelines for each Sunday of the programme• Homily notes• Text of Sunday readings• Communion reflections• Liturgical guidelines for the celebration of First Eucharist• PowerPoint presentation/notes for the initial parent meetingGrapevine Leaflet for ParentsTHUMB Book for Children***Training for Teams Provided by Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre Personnel

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God’s Confidence-Post Confirmation ProgrammeLiving the Sacrament of Confirmation

Programme Foundation: “to enable young people to live life knowing that God has great confidence in them, to be the presence of his Son Jesus Christ in the world”Programme Writers: Ms Gerardine Doherty Miss Thérèse Ferry Rev Paul Farren Rev John Mc DevittProgramme Content An opening and closing liturgy; Four sessions facilitated by trained personnel; Family Prayer; Community PrayerMain Elements of Programme: Prayer; Fasting; Almsgiving; Mission***Training for Teams Provided by Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre Personnel

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Sacramental Preparation RetreatsFacilitated by Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre

Parish Retreat days for children preparing for First Communion and Confirmation

Individual/Group

work; Ice breakers; Morning Prayer; A

faith based

quiz; Meditation; Scripture Reflection;

Journaling;the

stories of

Jesus; Prayer

through

Movement; Eucharist; Closing Liturgy; Praying

in

Colour; Prayer

through

Art

Days of Reflection for parish personnel involved in Sacramental Preparation

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Parish Sacramental Preparation in Special Circumstances

Child for Baptism, Eucharist or Confirmation at an age different from diocesan/parish normChildren not attending Catholic SchoolFamily coming together to receive sacramentsAdults receiving sacraments which they have missed through various reasons

***Training for Parish Personnel facilitated by Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre PersonnelResponding to inquiriesOutline of ProgrammeFormat of sessionsPlanning for Reception of sacramentsSensitive issues

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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

It is also for the….Reception of baptised Christians into the full communion of the Catholic ChurchPreparation of uncatechised adults for Confirmation and Eucharist Christian initiation of children who have reached catechetical age

The

rite of Christian initiation is

for

unbaptised ‘

adults

who, after hearing

the

mystery

of

Christ proclaimed

,

consciously

and

freely seek

the living God

and

enter

the

way of faith

and conversion as the

Holy

Spirit opens

their hearts

.

By God’s

help they

will

be strengthened spiritually

during their preparation

and at

the proper

time

will

receive the sacraments

fruitfully

’. (RCIA 1)

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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Formation Not InformationThe process of initiation is more than just preparing for the sacraments It involves the whole community in welcoming the candidate and journeying with them***Derry Diocesan Catechetical Centre Personnel will facilitate training of Parish RCIA Teams and provide ongoing support as they develop this process

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Derry Diocesan Catechetical CentreContact Details

Director: Rev Paul FarrenAdvisor in Primary RE: Thérèse FerryAdvisor in Post Primary RE: Mary O’BoyleDiocesan Pastoral Youth Leader: Yvonne RooneyDiocesan Youth Coordinator: Pádraig DelargySecretary: Anne Marie HickeyDerry Diocesan Catechetical CentreThe Gate Lodge, 2 Francis Street, Derry, BT48 7DSTel: +4428 71 264087 Fax: +4428 71 269090 Email ddcc@derrydiocese.orgwww.catecheticalcentre.org www.jp2award.comDoor of Faith@derrydiocese