Monday Message, Tuesday, October 15, 2024
KNOW
The Lunch and Learn for tomorrow has been moved to Holy Name of Jesus because of the number of people signed up. Praise God. Please see this link for more information.
We have had to move Sr. Mary Michael Fox’s presentation from this week to February 20, 2025. Please say a prayer that Sister continues to heal from her back injury. Other upcoming events:
Engaging Parents in Faith Formation
- Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Time: 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
- Location: Notre Dame of Easton
- Presenter: Denise Utter
Join us for an insightful session where Denise will discuss meaningfully engaging families and nurturing their faith at home. With extensive experience helping adults locally and nationally, Denise has empowered multiple age groups to feel more confident in their personal and communal faith. Through her approach, she emphasizes the importance of connecting with, understanding, and encouraging families, ensuring that faith formation extends beyond the parish and into the home. Sign up here.
Faith Formation All Year Long
- Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Time: 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
- Location: Queen of Saints, Bridgeport
Empowering workshop designed specifically for formation leaders. This workshop will cover practical methods, creative approaches, tools, and strategies to inspire and engage your community continuously and to keep faith formation dynamic and relevant throughout the year. Enhance your skills, share best practices, and connect with fellow educators dedicated to nurturing faith. Sign up here.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
- Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Time: 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
- Location: St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Weston
- Presenter: Sr. Mary Michael Fox
All catechetical leaders and pastors are invited to join us for an insightful presentation by Sr. Mary Michael Fox. She will be discussing the transformative pedagogy of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. This is a great opportunity to learn more and enrich your ministry. The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a profound and spiritually enriching method of educating children in Christ. Rooted in Scripture, the Catholic liturgy, and the pedagogical principles of Maria Montessori, this approach offers a unique and deeply meaningful way to nurture children’s faith. Sign up here.
REFLECT
A bit of chastisement from me this morning. I spoke with one pastor and three catechists over the weekend. Every one of them told me that they had no idea about the nine scheduled catechists meetings in the diocese. Maybe it’s because nobody at the parish is paying attention to this email, the bishop’s mailings, or any other communication – or maybe the parish’s catechist list is not updated in LEAD – or the catechists (all three) and the pastor is not receiving or reading emails – or maybe a combination of all of those things.
In any event, Bishop Caggiano invited all catechists to attend a meeting to discuss formation and the renewal he wants to see in faith formation. Catechists are much more than babysitters, and I know you know that. But failing to keep records up to date, not bothering to read emails, and not passing on invitations from the bishop is just irresponsible, so let’s get it together.
Inform your catechists, meet with them, and for heaven sakes, make sure you invite them to things the chief catechist of the diocese wants them to attend.
Use this memo to invite, update your catechists in LEAD, and follow up as necessary. Today.
End of rant.
LAUGH
