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Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults
2011-2012
Scope
& Sequence
Wednesday. Sept. 28,
2011.
Facilitator:
Sr. Michaela Galles
Images of God and
Personal Prayer
The purpose of this
session is to help catechumens understand how our personal
experiences shape our "image" of God, and how personal images of
God shape our prayer and spiritual life.
Scriptural Correlation for 27th
Sunday (A)/Mt. 33-43 – This week’s Gospel, like last week’s,
is also about conversion – or, in this case, a failure to hear
God’s Word and respond. The “image” of God in this Gospel is
not so much of a vengeful judge, but of a lover who passionately
desires a partner who will respond to his love. This is never a
once-and-forever choice, but a choice we make every day, day
after day, week after week.
U.S.
Catechism: Chp. 5, 35, 36
0691 Our Images of
God
0788 Trinity
0598 Christian
Spirituality
0381 Pathways of
Prayer
Wednesday, Oct. 5,
2011. Facilitator: Dave Cushing
The Journey of Faith
and Grace/Personal Life Stories
The purpose of this
session is to help catechumens understand faith as a personal
decision, informed by grace, which shapes our journey through
life. We will talk about how faith grows and develops and
try to identify major events in each person's personal "journey
of faith."
Scriptural Correlation for 26th
Sunday (A)/Mt. 21:28-32
This week’s Gospel reminds us that
faith involves not just how we think, but how we act. It is not
enough to say we believe, we must also act like we
believe. Conversion means repentance, transformation and change
in our minds and in our hearts. All of us are in the process of
growing and changing in response to God’s love.
U.S.
Catechism: Chp. 1, 2, 4.
0488 Conversion
1086 What Catholic
Believe
1000 How Catholics
Understand Grace
Wednesday, Oct. 12,
2011. Facilitator: Pam Johnston
Church Tour
The purpose of this
session is to give catechumens an opportunity to explore a
Catholic worship space and to understand how the architecture
and appointments contribute to the nature and purpose of the
liturgy.
Scriptural
Correlation for
28th
Sunday (A)/Mt. 22:1-14 – The image of the wedding feast in
this week’s Gospel reminds us that when we gather to worship we
are gathering in response to God’s invitation. We gather to
re-member, to give thanks, to celebrate and to encounter God’s
love; the place where we gather should help us accomplish this
communal act of worship. If we gather for any other reason, we
are like the guest who came unprepared to the feast.
U.S.
Catechism: Chp. 9, 27
0391 Tour of the
Church
0698 Participating
Fully at Mass
}0292 Invitation to
Prayer
Wednesday, Oct. 19,
2011. Facilitator: Fr. Jaeger
Our Public Prayer:
the Mass
The purpose of this
session is to give catechumens an overview of the structure and
meaning of the Catholic Mass, and to help you appreciate the
role of the liturgy as the "source and summit" of Catholic life.
Scriptural
Correlation for
29th
Sunday (A)/Mt. 22:15-21
When Catholics gather to celebrate
the liturgy, we are reminded that we live in the “in-between”
times. The new creation which God began in his Son Jesus Christ
is not yet complete; therefore, we often experience a tension
between what belongs to the past and what belongs to the
future. Our participation in the Mass helps us understand the
difference and stay focused on the future.
U.S.
Catechism: Chp. 10, 14
0391 A Walk Through
the Mass
The Order of the
Mass for Catechumens
Wednesday, Oct. 26,
2011. Faciliator: Fr. Comparan
The Communion of
Saints
The purpose of this
session is to help catechumens appreciate the Catholic
understanding of Church as the “People of God” and the
“Communion of Saints;” and to appreciate Mary's role as the
first and best example of what we are called to become.
> 30th
Sunday (A)/Mt. 22:34-40 – If you could reduce the whole
message of God’s revelation to humankind, it might be this:
there is a Creator who passionately loves Creation and each of
us. And God’s love for us empowers us to love in return – to
love God, to love others, to love ourselves. The Communion of
Saints includes all who have heard that message and responded.
U.S.
Catechism: Chp. 13
1187 The Communion
of Saints
0591 Mary of
Nazareth
0587 Mary: A Woman
Among Us
Wednesday. Nov. 2,
2011. Facilitator: Hazel Martin
Introduction to the
Bible
The purpose of this
session is to help catechumens appreciate the origin of the
Bible, its content and format, the Catholic understanding of
Revelation, and the role of Scripture in Catholic worship and
life.
> 31st
Sunday(A)/Mt. 23:1-12 – The Bible reveals how our ancestors
experienced God’s work in the world and came to believe that
there was a God who loved and cared for Creation. This week’s
Gospel reminds us that the work of Creation and Redemption is
God’s work. We miss the point if we forget that and start
acting like we’re in charge. Our role is to respond by
cooperating with God’s work.
U.S.
Catechism: Chp. 23
N0194 Bible From
Square One
N0898 Finding the
Face of God
N0798 Reading the
Good Book
Wednesday, Nov. 9,
2011. Facilitator: Bev Byford
Introduction to the
Sacraments
The purpose of this
session is to help catechumens appreciate the Catholic principle
of sacramentality and how that principle is expressed in the
seven official sacraments and various sacramentals of the
Catholic Church.
Scriptural
Correlation for
32nd
Sunday (A)/Mt. 25:1-13
The parable in this week’s Gospel
reminds us that we live in the present, waiting for something
(and Someone) who is still to come. We are waiting (and
preparing) for the completion of God’s work begun in Creation
and redeemed by the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Catholics
encounter this future-coming in the living Body of Christ, and
we celebrate this experience in the Sacraments.
U.S.
Catechism: Chp. 14-21
0895 What Are
Sacraments?
0893 Sacraments: It
All Starts
Q0504 Seven
Sacraments: One Mystery
Wednesday, Nov. 16,
2011. Facilitator: Dave Cushing
The Catholic
Imagination
The purpose of this
session is to help catechumens appreciate the four principle
characteristics of the “Catholic Imagination” and how they are
embodied, experienced and expressed in Catholic worship, ritual
and teaching.
Scriptural
Correlation for
33rd
Sunday (A)/Mt. 25:14-30
Catholics believe that God is at
work in the world, transforming and redeeming Creation and
humankind. Our role as disciples of Jesus is not just to wait,
but to cooperate with God. Like the faithful servants in this
week’s Gospel, God invites us to get actively involved in
transforming the world, using our gifts and talents as best we
can to make a difference.
0699 Being Truly
Catholic
1008 Why Catholics
Care About Creation
Wednesday, Nov. 30,
2011. Facilitator: Nancy Rigel
The End Times and
Final Things
The purpose of this
session is to help catechumens understand what the Catholic
Church believes about heaven, hell, purgatory, and final
judgement; and how what we believe about life after death is
expressed and celebrated in the Catholic funeral rites.
Scriptural
Correlation for
1st
Sunday in Advent (B)/Mk. 13:33-37
This Sunday’s Gospel
reminds us that we do not know the exact time when this world
will finally pass away and God's Kingdom will finally arrive in
its fullness. We live in the “in-between” time, slowly dying to
one way of living and confident that a new one is dawning. This
hope is reflected in what Catholics believe and in how we
celebrate at the time of a person’s death.
U.S.
Catechism: Chp. 13
0593 The "Last
Times"
0993 What Catholics
Believe About the End of the World
0702 The Mystery of
Suffering
Wednesday, Dec. 7,
2011. Facilitator: Msgr. Wilgenbusch
The Liturgical Year
The purpose of this
session is to help catechumens appreciate the Catholic
understanding of time, and how that concept is expressed in the
Liturgical Year and the Lectionary.
Scriptural
Correlation for
2nd
Sunday in Advent (B)/Mk. 1:1-8
John the Baptist is the
voice, crying out in the desert: Get ready! Prepare! As we
prepare to celebrate the Incarnation of Jesus Christ at
Christmas, we are reminded that we are just one part, one stage,
in God’s plan for the transformation and redemption of
Creation. The Liturgical Year, which begins in Advent and ends
in November, helps us see and experience the “big-picture” of
salvation history.
U.S.
Catechism: Chp. 14
1195 Liturgical Year
1090 Lectionary:
Heart of the Bible
N0119 Mark’s Urgent
Message
Wednesday, Dec. 14,
2011. Facilitator: Fr. Kopacek
The Old
Testament/Prophets and Promise
The purpose of this
session is to give catechumens an overview of the structure,
themes and major events of the Old Testament, and the role it
plays in helping Christians understand the New Testament.
Scriptural
Correlation for
3rd
Sunday in Advent (B)/Jn. 1:6-8,19-28
John the Baptist
stands at the crossroads of salvation history, announcing the
beginning of a new age and the arrival of Someone greater than
all who have gone before: the Son of God, Jesus the Christ.
Everything that went before, recorded for us in the Old
Testament, was merely a preparation for this decisive moment in
the history of God’s Creation.
U.S.
Catechism: Chp. 6
1189 Finding Your
Way Through the Old Testament
0489 The Whole Bible
at a Glance
N0801 Covenant
Wednesday, December
21, 2011. Facilitator: Fr. McDermott
Chrsitian
Testament/Incarnation and Christology
The purpose of this
session is to give catechumens an overview of the structure,
major events and key theological concepts of the New Testament
Gospels and Letters, with particular emphasis on how Catholic
Christians understand the Incarnation, ministry, death and
resurrection of Jesus.
Scriptural
Correlation for
4th
Sunday in Advent (B)/Lk.1-36,38
Like John the Baptist and
the prophets before him, the angel who appears to Mary in
today’s Gospel announces the arrival of a new and decisive stage
in salvation history. With the Incarnation of Jesus Christ, God
enters into human history in a new and more powerful way;
“Emmanuel” is now God-with-us until the end of time.
0102 Incarnation:
Why Did God Want to Become Human?
1208 Jesus the Jew
0985 Who Is Jesus?
Wednesday, January
4, 2012. Facilitator: Hazel Martin
Sacraments of
Initiation: Baptism and Confirmation
The main purpose of
this session is to help catechumens appreciate the Catholic
understanding of initiation (or conversion) and how it is
expressed ritually in the sacraments of Baptism and
Confirmation.
Solemnity of Mary
(B)/Lk. 2:16-21
God extends the same invitation to us that
he did to the Virgin Mary; we too are chosen to bring Jesus
Christ into the world where we live. Catholics celebrate this
invitation and our response in the Sacraments of Initiation.
Here we proclaim our own response to God’s invitation; like
Mary, we are servants of the Lord, willing to accept God’s will
for us.
1906 Baptism: Our
Lifelong Commitment
1095 Confirmation:
Deepening
0409 Sacraments of
Initiation
Wednesday, January
11, 2012. Facilitator: Bev Byford
The Eucharist
This session is an
extension of the previous session on the Sacraments of
Initiation. The purpose of this session is to help catechumens
understand the role of Eucharist as the source and summit of our
continuing transformation into the People of God, the Body of
Christ.
Scriptural
Correlation for the
Solemnity of the
Epiphany (B)/Mt. 2:1-12
In Sunday’s Gospel we read about
the Magi, wise men from afar who recognized the young Christ
Child as the Messiah, the Savior – not just for the Jewish
people, but for all humankind. We gather at the Eucharist to
proclaim, to celebrate and to give thanks for this Savior, the
Messiah, Emmanuel (“God-with-us”), truly present in this holy
communion, the Body of Christ.
0705 Finding Jesus
in the Eucharist
0199 Eucharist:
Understanding Christ’s
0301 Real Presence
Wednesday, January
18, 2012. Facilitator: Fr. Jaeger
Structure of the
Church and Sacrament of Orders
The purpose of this
session is to help catechumens understand how the Catholic
Church is structured ("ordered") and how Catholics understand the role of
the ordained priest in the life and worship of the faith
community.
Scriptural
Correlation for
2nd
Sunday (B)/Jn. 1:35-42
In Sunday’s Gospel John records the
response of the early disciples when they met Jesus: “We have
found the Messiah!” The Church which emerged from this early
community of believers has grown up and changed over the years,
but it exists for the very same reason: to proclaim to the
world, in both words and deeds, “We have found the Messiah!”
1082 Roman Curia
0184 Papacy in a
World of Change
0388 Infallibility
and Church
0709 The Priesthood
Today
0797 Holy Orders
Wednesday, January
25, 2012. Facilitator: Dave Cushing
Sacrament of
Marriage
The purpose of this
session is to help catechumens understand how incorporation into
the Body of Christ calls people to express their commitment in
specific life-choices such as marriage, and to explain how
Catholics understand the Sacrament of Marriage.
Scriptural
Correlation for
3rd
Sunday (B)/Mk. 1:14-20
In this week’s Gospel we hear Mark’s
version of how Jesus called the first disciples. We believe
that Jesus calls each one of us; we all have a “vocation” (a
word which comes from the original Latin word for “being
called”). Some of us are called to become priests, brothers or
sisters; others are called to marriage or the single life.
0597 Spirituality of
Marriage
0801 Vocations: How
God is Calling Me
0509 Ten Tips for
Married Couples
1209 The Holy Family
Wednesday, February
1, 2012. Facilitator: Fr. McDermott
Sacraments of
Healing/Anointing & Reconciliation
The purpose of this
session is to help catechumens appreciate the role of healing
and forgiveness in the life of the Catholic community, and how
those gifts are expressed and experienced in the Sacraments of
Reconciliation and Anointing.
Scriptural
Correlation for
4th
Sunday (B)/Mk. 1:21-28
We learn from the Gospels that one
of the things that initially attracted people to Jesus was that
he spoke and acted in a new way. He cured the sick and cast out
demons; more important, he healed people’s spiritual ills. The
Church continues Jesus’ ministry of healing, particularly
through the Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation and Anointing.
0800 How to
Celebrate Reconciliation
0197 Understanding
Sin Today
0609 The Sacrament
of Reconciliation
0384 Why Confess My
Sins?
0196 Anointing the Sick
Wednesday, February
8, 2012. Fr. Kopacek
The Christian Moral
Vision
The purpose of this
session is to help catechumens understand how faith shapes the
way Catholic Christians live their lives both in private and in
public and the role which the Magisterium plays in defining what
is right (virtuous) and what is wrong (sinful) based on a
combination of Revelation and the natural law.
Scriptural
Correlation for
5th
Sunday (B)/Mk. 1:29-29
Disciples of Jesus Christ are called
not only to heal what is broken, but to live personal and
communal lives which promote reconciliation, mercy and justice.
Our first responsibility, if we want to live as Jesus did, might
be summarized in the phrase “do no harm.” We must start by
avoiding sinful behavior which harms ourselves, other people,
the community or creation.
0896 Catholic
Morality
1282 Your Conscience
and Church Teaching
1291 The Beatitudes:
Finding Where Your Treasure Is
0798 A Consistent
Ethic of Life
Wednesday, February
15, 2012. Facilitator: Sr. Michaela
Mission of the
Church in the World
The purpose of this
session is to help catechumens understand the mission of the
Church in the world; this includes the role of evangelization
and Catholic Social Teaching.
Scriptural
Correlation for
6th
Sunday (B)/Mk. 1:40-45
We see in this week’s Gospel the
response of a leper who is touched by God’s healing power: he
gives witness in word and deed to the amazing grace which has
transformed his life. As disciples of Jesus, we have a
responsibility to share this healing power in both word and deed
– not just to individuals, but to the communities and societies
in which we live.
0888 Eight Good
Reasons for Being Catholic
0410 Works of Mercy
Monday, April 09,
2012. Barb Duggan
Reflection on the
Paschal Mystery and Initiation
The purpose of this
session is to give the newly baptized an opportunity to reflect
on their experience of the Easter Vigil and how it affects and
expresses their incorporation into the Paschal Mystery of Jesus.
Scriptural
Correlation for the
Easter Vigil/Mk.
16:1-8
We are all in many ways like the disciples who first
discovered the empty tomb: whether we became disciples of Jesus
many years ago, or were just baptized at the Easter Vigil, all
of us are sometimes amazed, bewildered or trembling to discover
again that the Lord has Risen and goes ahead of us. We cannot
allow our fear to prevent us from sharing what we have seen and
heard.
0305 We Believe in
the Resurrection
1091 The Mission of
Christ
0585 What It Means
to Be Church
Monday, April 16,
2012. Pam Johnston
Parish Life and
Ministry
The purpose of this
session is to help the newly baptized appreciate the
opportunities they have to express their gifts and talents in
the parish faith community and the world at large.
Scriptural
Correlation for
2nd
Sunday in Easter (B)/Jn. 20:19-31
The disciples in this
week’s Gospel are like our parish communities. Over and over we
also need to be reassured by Jesus’ words: “Peace be with you.”
Over and over we need to be reminded that whether people hear
the good news and are freed from sin or not depends on us. Like
Thomas, we too need to see and touch the Body of Christ in order
to overcome our fears.
1004 Eucharist: Food
for the Mission
0804 Seven Secrets
of Effective Parishioners
0693 Stewardship:
Why the Parish Needs Your Time, Treasure
0808 Being Catholic
Today
Monday, April 23,
2012. Facilitator: Bev Byford
(Potluck and
Celebration)
Wednesday, October
5, 2012. Facilitator: Dave Cushing
Final Mystagogia
The purpose of this
session is to help the newly initiated reflect on their
experience of participation in the life of the Catholic
community since initiation and to address any concerns,
questions or problems.
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