1 P.M. on Saturday, March 2, 2002
These dates apply for this Lent, 2002 only.
Monthly
Networking Sessions
Monthly
sessions will be held during the day on the 2nd Wednesday of a month
at the Catholic Center from 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM.
| Date |
Monthly Session Topic |
| December 12, 2001 |
"Open Forum" |
| January 9, 2002 |
"The Rite of Election
Packet Explained" This packet will be sent to every
Pastor and RCIA Coordinator to explain the procedures for
the Rite of Election, Rite of Sending, scrolls, letter to
the Bishop requesting the faculty to confirm, sponsors, etc.
(Session repeated in the evening on January 14, 2002 7:00 PM
- 9:30 PM at St. Mary of the Lake, S-4737 Lake Shore Rd,
Hamburg) |
| Feb. 13, 2002 |
"Open Forum" |
| April 10, 2002 |
"Open Forum" |
Diocesan
Lenten Retreats for newly Elect and Candidates for full communion
into the Catholic Faith
One
Day Retreat - March 16, 2002; 9 AM - 9PM at St. Joseph Parish,
Fredonia
Overnight Retreat March 22-23, 2002, St. Columban Retreat House,
Derby
Early
Morning Inquiry Sessions Held at the Cathedral
St.
Joseph Cathedral, 50 Franklin Street, is offering hour-long informal
Inquiry Sessions on Wednesday mornings at 7:30 AM for people who may
be thinking of becoming a Catholic or needing preparation to
complete their sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist.
The
sessions are designed for people who work in the Buffalo
metropolitan
area and/or are unable to attend evening sessions held at a
neighboring parish. Questions about the Catholic Faith or what it
would be like to be a full member of the Catholic Church are
explored.
The open inquiry sessions are part of the Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults (RCIA) which helps individuals gently move
through a process toward full initiation into the Catholic Faith.
There is no commitment or obligation involved in attending the
sessions.
For further information call the Cathedral at 854-5855.
Team
Workshops tailored to your team's needs
The
Diocesan Office
of Worship and Catechumenate will come
to any parish Catechumenate (no charge) to do an evening for RCIA
teams on the vision of the Rite specifically tailored for your
team's needs.
A
great way to focus your team on the vibrant energy and spirit the
Rite so freely offers! For more information call the office,
847-5546.
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FOCUS ON INITIATION:
“CONCERNING THE BAPTIZED”
is
coming to the Diocese of Buffalo, New York!
- (April 25-27, 2002)
(Co-sponsored
with The North American Forum on the Catechumenate)
Have
any of these questions arisen in your parish:
·
Is
it appropriate to adapt the initiation process for the baptized; and
are there inappropriate adaptations?
·
How
do we distinguish between catechumens and candidates-liturgically?
·
How
do we truly respect a person’s baptism?
·
Are
there ecumenical issues involved in this?
·
What
are appropriate liturgies with the baptized; and how do we prepare them?
This institute will explore the underlying
vision for journeying with baptized adults
who seek to complete their initiation and/or to be received into
full communion of the Catholic Church.
This institute, using Part II: Chapters Four and Five of the Rite
of Christian Initiation of Adults as foundational, will help
participants to clarify the distinct theological and pastoral
realities of the baptized.
Among the issues explored will be an
understanding of and appreciation for Baptism;
an approach to discerning the suitable path to the Eucharistic Table;
appropriate preparation and celebration with the baptized catechized
adult; and appropriate liturgical, catechetical and pastoral formation
of the baptized uncatechized adult.
