E&C Newsletter
AUGUST 2022
LOOKING TOWARD A NEW CATECHETICAL YEAR!
Quicklinks:
CHILDREN'S CASE LESSONS ALL AGES
CURRENT CONFORMITY LIST
LESSON HELPERS FOR CATECHISTS
ECHO NEWSLETTER
THE FAMILY ZONE NEWSLETTER
Upcoming Events
OUR CALENDAR FOR THE COMING YEAR!
IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS TO NOTE:
- August 17: Strengthen Your Core Professional Development
- August 17: Convener's Dinner and Meeting
- September 14: Catechist Formation Zoom: MORALITY/ Presenter Don Smith
- September 19: NEW LEADER'S ORIENTATION for all new hires in the Catechetical Staff
RCIA CONFERENCE COMING TO SYRACUSE FROM TEAM RCIA
EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL and FALL DAYS!
Our schedule will be shared once we get the national schedule, but please register today and plan your calendar accordingly! Our conversations are expected to happen on September 22 and 26!
PREPARING SMALL GROUP LEADERS?
STILL RECRUITING CATECHISTS? CLICK the LINK BELOW for a New Approach
YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY UPDATE
UPCOMING YOUNG ADULT OPPORTUNITIES
Thursday, November 3 | 6:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart Cathedral
296 Flower City Park | Rochester
In this first year of the Eucharistic Revival and ahead of National Vocations Awareness Week, young adults from across the Diocese of Rochester are invited to the diocesan Be A Witness Young Adult Mass on Thursday, November 3 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. The evening will be a great opportunity to ponder how to witness to the Christ we receive in the Eucharist while living out one's vocation. The Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Matano and Father Peter VanLieshout will be the homilist. The evening will also include Adoration, food trucks, and fellowship. More details will be shared in the coming months. Registration can be found below. For more information, email Mark at Mark.Capellazzi@dor.org.
WELCOME KIERAN & LAURA!
Please help us welcome Kieran and Laura McManus as the new leaders of the young adult ministry efforts in the Auburn area. Kieran and Laura moved to the Diocese of Rochester a little over a year ago and are looking forward to connecting with other young adults in faith in this new volunteer role. They plan on continuing the weekly young adult bible study started several years ago by former leader, Grace Fallon. If you would like to connect with Kieran and Laura or would like to learn more about young adult ministry efforts in Auburn, contact Mark at Mark.Capellazzi@dor.org.
INCLUDING YOUR PARISH IN OUR YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY DIRECTORY
FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS
CATHOLIC SCOUTING
SCOUTING IN THE LOCAL CHURCH CONFERENCE
August 21 - 27, 2022
Virtual
The National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) is hosting the Scouting in the Local Church Conference virtually, via Zoom. The conference brings together religious and lay participants with varied experience in Scouting and the Catholic faith and provides invaluable information and implementation strategies for Catholic Committees and others interested in Catholic Scouting. For more information and to register, click here.
FAITH SERIES- EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
YOUTH MINISTRY UPDATES
Catholic leadership training for youth is coming this fall! The Diocese of Rochester has an extensive history of forming disciples that are leaders in our world and the Office of Evangelization & Catechesis is excited to offer this training in a new format this fall. For more information, contact Don Smith at Donald.Smith@dor.org or Mark Capellazzi at Mark.Capellazzi@dor.org.
NCYC 2022 & NCYC 2023
November 10-12, 2022
Long Beach, CA
Walking on Water
The Diocese of Rochester will not be sponsoring a pilgrimage to NCYC 2022, but families and parishes may choose to attend on their own.
NCYC 2023
November 16-19, 2023
Indianapolis, IN
Theme TBA
More information about the Diocese of Rochester’s pilgrimage to NCYC 2023 will be shared as plans for the pilgrimage are formulated.
The National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) is a powerfully unique three-day experience of prayer, community, evangelization, catechesis, service, and empowerment for Catholic teenagers (of high school age) and their adult chaperones. NCYC is the premiere Catholic youth event on a national scale that gathers people from all across America for a life-changing encounter with Christ.
SACRAMENTAL SNIPPETS
Comfort Matters
ORIENTATION SESSIONS FOR NEW RCIA COORDINATORS
Monday evenings, August 8, 15 and 22, 2022
10:00pm-11:30pm ET / 7:00pm-8:30pm PT
Presented by Michael Ruzicki, Rachel Espinoza, and Simone Brosig
$45 per computer
LTP has designed this course to provide you with the top skills you need as you begin as a coordinator for RCIA in your parish. In this three-part series, we’ll look at how to collaborate effectively, clarify common misconceptions about the RCIA process, and offer practical advice to address overlooked opportunities. Presenters will tackle team creation and formation, discernment, marriage and annulment issues, paperwork, and more!
What's New?
PARISH HAPPENINGS
Best of luck to Danielle Hubbel, who is joining the staff at St Leo the Great in Hilton as the Catechetical Leader.
Best of luck to Sue Ward, who is joining the staff at Holy Trinity in Webster as the Confirmation and Youth Ministry Coordinator.
Best of luck to Christine Bondi, who will serve as the Confirmation Coordinator at Saint Kateri!
PLEASE contact our office with news of transitions in your parish. We can be most effective in supporting your parish staff when we are aware of new hires, retirements and other transitions!
WE NEED YOUR PICTURES!
- Postures, Gestures, & Actions
- Tour of the Church
- What we use for Mass & Eucharistic Adoration
- Parts of the Mass
- Unheard Prayers at Mass
- Liturgical Seasons, Feasts, & Holy Days
All said we need a TON of photos to accomplish this. The full list of posts/photos we need can be found at:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O1DKTxgwLyJ3o0SmoJQ8Hy7ytUcwKVMYmbP9Ve2DF8Y/edit?usp=sharing
If you can provide photos of any of these, our goal is to have images from across the Diocese. They will be formatted to all be the same (looking like the one below) and accompanied by text explaining. Photo credit will be given in the post. Just email them to Don (donald.smith@dor.org). He will update the spreadsheet so everyone can see what posts have images.
About us
Contact for information on all newsletters, evangelization, training, consultation
Mark Capellazzi, Project Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry x1375
Contact for youth ministry/young adult or Catholic scouting consultation/website questions, Certification process
Don Smith, Coordinator of Sacramental Catechesis and Family Life x1243
Contact for Sacramental information, Fully Engaged, and DOR.Training questions
Website: oec.dor.org
Location: 1150 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: 585-328-3228