E&C Newsletter
NOVEMBER 2021
Quicklinks:
Lesson Helpers for Catechists
ECHO Newsletter
The Family Zone Newsletter
Year of St. Joseph Dad Jokes
Which servant of God was the worst lawbreaker in the Bible?
Upcoming Events
FALL DAYS!
Join us for our final Fall Days Zoom Gathering with the Catholic Apostolate Center on October 28 at 2:00 PM. Our presenters will be talking about Young Adult Engagement in our Church!
REGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsfuypqD8uG93U8tJ35s5kxDuIa5D7IYPq
CaSE Lessons for Teens Zoom meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86544104937?pwd=MWpjeGJBK1NBelRNZzF3MkJ5dWNBQT09
ADVENT RETREAT
Join us for our annual Advent Morning of Reflection!
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
St. Joseph's Church in Penfield
We will begin the day with daily Mass at 9:00 AM
Register here: https://conta.cc/2ZqaT6M
Peace in Pandemic
St. Mark's and St. Leo's present:
International Catholic Speaker, Author and Radio Host
Gary Zimak
Friday, November 12
7:00 PM
St. Mark's Church, Greece
Click the button below for the flyer
Moving Past Fear to Hope (in a post pandemic world)
St. Mark's and St. Leo's present:
International Catholic Speaker, Author and Radio Host
Gary Zimak
Saturday, November 13
9:30 Mass, followed by talk at 10:30
St. Leo's Church
110 Old Hojack Ln. , Hilton, NY
Click the button above for the flyer
Train the Trainer event
Jim will highlight activities that explore teambuilding, leadership, communication, trust, creative problem solving, decision making and MORE! Jim's activities have been adapted for real-world gatherings during the pandemic with appropriate levels of physical distancing!
December 7, 2021
10:00-2:00 PM with a break for lunch!
Please bring your own lunch!
St. Mark's Church (54 Kuhn Rd., Rochester, NY 14612)
Click the button below for the flyer
Register here: https://conta.cc/3Ch3wwQ
Thursday Meetings with E&C
Thursday Zooms will be on hold until January
We will not have a Zoom meeting until January 27 as we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas on our usual Zoom days!
Join the meeting here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/97321336912pwd=SHpZOTM1VjhzZWxFM3REMzVnRHJPUT09
VOCATIONS AWARENESS WEEK
For more information on Vocations Awareness Week, visit:
https://www.usccb.org/committees/clergy-consecrated-life-vocations/national-vocation-awareness-week
To access the Vianney Vocations lessons, click on the button below!
2022 NGCI Theme Announced
On July 13-14, 2022, Loyola University Chicago’s Lakeshore Campus will be host to NGCI to explore the theme: Evaluating and Revitalizing the RCIA in Your Parish.
The pandemic has brought to light many issues we are facing in parish life and has highlighted the obstacles and struggles we face in Christian initiation ministry. Many of us need new life breathed into our communities and into our catechumenal teams. The RCIA ritual text provides us with a vision for parish life that fosters full community participation, vibrant liturgical celebrations, a thorough appreciation of Church teaching, and on-going conversion to the person of Jesus Christ. Instead of longing for the pre-lockdown “back to normal” times of ministry, let us push forward with hope and energy and unleash the full potential that the RCIA provides.
At NGCI in 2022, each participant will be given the tools they need to evaluate their ministry in light of the vision articulated in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Furthermore, we will turn to the 2020 Directory for Catechesis for additional guidance and inspiration. NCGI promises to raise the bar for your ministry and your parish community.
Early bird registration is now open at www.NGCI.org.
If you have any ideas, thoughts, or suggestions as we continue the planning process, please you can email Micahel Ruzicki at NGCI@LTP.ORG.
Peace,
Michael Ruzicki
Training and Events Manager
Liturgy Training Publications
Young Adult Ministry Update
Advent Resources for Young Adults
Franciscan Discipleship Quads
A Discipleship Quad is a group of four men or four women who journey together as disciples through weekly gatherings of fellowship, ongoing conversion, and learning. This 12-month path of accompaniment fosters growth through prayer, accountability, and authentic relationships. This is a great way to start young adult ministry or breath some new life in a young adult ministry that is already established. The best part is all Discipleship Quad resources are available free of charge. To learn more about starting a Discipleship Quad with the young adults in your parish, click the button below.
Find additional information & opportunities for young adults
Catholic Scouting
Day of Recollection
Saturday, December 4
9:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart Cathedral
New Catholic Scouting Website
YOUTH MINISTRY UPDATES
World Youth Day 2021
The Global Celebration of Young People takes place annually on the Solemnity of Christ the King (This year on November 21) in every diocese and community around the world, including at the Vatican with the Holy Father. This coincides with the international World Youth Day celebration that takes place every 2-3 years, typically in the summer months and on a major scale. The next one of these will take place August 1 to 6, 2023, in Lisbon, Portugal with millions of people and Holy Father. The annual celebration is a great opportunity to engage your entire parish community in celebrating and bearing witness to the important role young people play in the life of the Church. Below are some resources to help parishes enter into this celebration.
Hands of Christ 2022
The Hands of Christ is a recognition program, sponsored by the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis, in which the Most Reverend Bishop Salvatore R. Matano affirms high school seniors of our parishes who have been the “Hands of Christ” in their churches, homes, schools and communities. Seniors will be recognized at one of several diocesan recognition ceremonies in 2022. Ceremony details will be shared at a later date.
- More information about the nomination process can be found below.
- Helpful hints for conducting the nomination process can be found below.
- A paper nomination form (to assist in the parish nomination process) can be used and found below.
- Approved nominations can only be submitted online here.
- The deadline to submit approved nominations is December 1, 2021.
- Approved nominations submitted after the deadline will be accessed a late fee.
NFCYM Region 2 Facebook
Sacramental Snippet
What's New?
Parish Happenings
- Congratulations to Tricia Kull for completing her Catechetical Leader Certification! Great job Tricia!
- Congratulations to one of the Catechists at Our Mother of Sorrows, Mary Beth Kurtenbach for completing her Master Level Catechist Certificate!
- A warm welcome to Patty Peisher at St. Mary's Church in Rexville! Patty has been ministering for years, but can now be with us on a more regular basis! It's good to be with you Patty!
- Congratulations to Jennifer Hughes who has accepted a position at St. Martin de Porres in Caledonia/Scottsville/Churchville!
We'd like to know about transitions in your parish. If you have retirements, etc. or new hires, please contact our office! Do you have something you'd like our Faith Formation community to know about? Share it and we can post it here!
Available in Our Lending Library!
Here are 10 ways to use The Family Zone newsletter in your formation ministry during the Month of November!!
1. Invite families or parishioners to make either the gratitude paper quilts or the gratitude trees and display them for the Thanksgiving liturgy! (11/14/21)
2. Draw attention to the Psalms of Praise and Thanksgiving and use them on social media accounts and the bulletin throughout November. Invite children to learn some of the Psalms phrases and create Thanksgiving art with them such as the place cards! (11/14/21)
3. Create a Thanksgiving prayer, using the acrostic format at faith formation classes and send the prayers home for families to pray together! (11/14/21)
4. Host a family Adoration night and make the connections between Eucharist and Thanksgiving! (11/14/21)
5. Send families out on a gratitude scavenger hunt! (11/14/21)
6. Gather to make Advent wreaths or calendars before the season kicks off on November 28! Be sure to provide families with a domestic church kit filled with ideas to keep the season going at home such as prayers and blessings of the tree and manger! (11/28/21)
7. Send home information about the meaning behind the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and help families better understand the Holy Day! (11/28/21)
8. Engage families in writing a "play" of the nativity, to bring the story to life with children. Be sure to include all the wonder and miracles surrounding the infancy narratives. Record the dramatization. (11/28/21)
9. Kick off the Advent season with an Advent Rally. Use one of our Advent explainer videos to set the tone and then play the Advent traditions game. Send families home with and Advent kit to enhance their celebration in the domestic church. (11/28/91)
10. Offer a night of peace in the church during Advent for families to sit in quiet Adoration. Turn down the lights and offer artificial candle light. (11/28/91)
New on YouTube playlists
We've added videos to the playlists for:
ADVENT
New in the SharePoint
New on our Website
Going, Going, Gone!
Darkness in the Marketplace
The Christian at Prayer in the World
By Thomas H. Green, SJ
Woman First Among the Faithful
By Francis J. Moloney, SDB
The Images of Jesus
By Daniel O'Connor and Jacques Jimenez
The Homing Spirit
By John S. Dunne
Call to the Center
By M. Basil Pennington
Hope for the Flowers
By Trina Paulus
Risking Hope
By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto
Rilke's Book of Hours
By Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy
Come to the Mountain
By Stan Parmisano, O.P.
God Birthing
By Michael Dwinell
Light from Light
Principles, Prophecy and a Pastoral Response
In All Things Charity
A Call to Solidarity with Africa
Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II on the Most Holy Rosary
National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Standards for Diocesan Natural Family Planning Ministry
'Put Your Finger Here...' Reconciliation and the Refusal to Cease Suffering
By Roberto S. Goizueta
Penance and Reconciliation in the Mission of the Church
From the Synod of Bishops (Rome, 1983)
Living the Gospel of Life
A Challenge to American Catholics
A Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops
The Priest and the Third Christian Millennium
A Reflection Guide on Human Sexuality and the Ordained Priesthood
Bishops' Committee on Priestly Life and Ministry National Conference of Catholic Bishops
The Health of American Catholic Priests
Bishops' Committee on Priestly Life and Ministry National Conference of Catholic Bishops
The Priest and Stress
Bishops' Committee on Priestly Life and Ministry National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Report on the Implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
We have:
- Section 1 (December, 2003)
- Section 2 (December, 2003)
Promise to Protect, Pledge to Heal
Catholic Social Teaching Our Challenge for a New Millennium
Pflaum Gospel Weeklies
The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: A Symposium
The John Paul II Family Life Consortium
A Christian Sense of Sexuality
James D. Whitehead, Evelyn Eaton Whitehead
Family Talk: How to Talk to Your Kids about Drinking
Stewardship: A Disciple's Response
USCCB
Leaders Guide to Sharing Catholic Social Teaching
A Justice Prayer Book with Biblical Reflections
A Catholic Call to Justice
Campaign for Human Development
Communities of Salt and Light
USCCB
Hearing Christ's Call
USCCB
Sons and Daughters of the Light
A Vision of Youth Ministry
Department of Education USCCB
Empowered by the Spirit
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Proceedings of the First National Youth Congress
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Called to Be Peacemakers and Apostles of Hope
National Catholic Youth Initiative to Stand Against Violence
Becoming a Young Adult Responsive Church
Ron Bagley, Joan Weber and John Roberto
Blueprint for Young Adult Ministry (1994)
The Challenge of Adolescent Catechesis
NFCYM
The Challenge of Catholic Youth Evangelization
NFCYM
Praying with Five Fingers Diagram
Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Speak Lord, I am Listening
A Pastoral Statement for Catholics on Biblical Fundamentalism (1987)
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Whole Community Catechesis in Plain English
Called to Be a Catechist- Practicing the Beatitudes
Year of St. Joseph Dad joke ANSWER:
About us
Katey Bourne, Project Coordinator of Evangelization and Catechesis x1492
Mark Capellazzi, Project Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry x1375
Brooke England, Coordinator of Sports x1242
Don Smith, Coordinator of Sacramental Catechesis and Family Life x1243
Email: katey.bourne@dor.org
Website: oec.dor.org
Location: 1150 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: 585-328-3228