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National Directory for Catechesis and Adolescent Catechesis

NFCYMAnnual Membership Meeting

January 28, 2005Portland, Oregon

Our Motivation:

“. . . No less than a burning conviction for the proclamation of the Good News can characterize the Church’s commitment to catechesis.

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• Focus Adolescent Catechesis

• Implications for Diocesan Youth Ministry

• Challenges

Game Day

Evangelization – Mike Norman

Inculturation – Brian Johnson

Authentic Presentation – Eileen McCann

Comprehensive Vision – D. Scott Miller

Team Roster

Beat the Clock

. . . Each player has 10 minutes to cover the following:

Key plays

Basic moves

Penalties

Coaching tips

From the Playbook

Basic information

Penalty

From the Bench

Referee for today’s game

Mark Pacione– Controls the clock– Call fouls– Instructs players– Implications for our work– Implications for our field

Evangelization, Catechesisand Adolescents

Michael NormanArchdiocese of Los Angeles

From the Playbook

Catechesis is so central to the Church’s mission of evangelization that if evangelization were to fail to integrate catechesis,

• initial faith aroused by the original proclamation of the Gospel would not mature,

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From the Playbook



• education in the faith through a deeper knowledge of the person and message of Jesus Christ would not transpire

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From the Playbook



• education in the faith through a deeper knowledge of the person and message of Jesus Christ would not transpire, and

• discipleship in Christ through genuine apostolic witness would not be fostered.

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This is crucial:

We must be converted – and

We must continue to be converted!

“On-going catechesis

fosters the growth of a more mature faith in the members of the community.

aims to make each person’s faith ‘living, explicit, and active…’ ”

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Penalty

Many times we catechize just to get young people to some imaginary “next step” or some sort of graduation.

We act as if the four years we have them in youth ministry is all there is.

From the Bench

• We must catechize for life!

• Teach our adult teams to model-life long catechesis and create opportunities for intergenerational learning.

Adolescent Catechesisand Inculturation

Brian JohnsonArchdiocese of Galveston-Houston

From the Playbook

The Church and her catechists must continually meditate upon and grow in understanding the Pentecost experience in order to express in every language and culture ‘the inscrutable riches of Christ. . .”

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From the Playbook. . . If catechesis is to be

effective, all those responsible for it must monitor the rapid changes in social and cultural trends. The catechist must be able to introduce the real person of Jesus Christ to the real persons of this time and place in history.

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Penalty

Cultural diversity is not just ethnicity!

Are we better?

How well equipped are we to minister to young people who are first generation to the United States, to young people with disabilities, to young people who live in the inner city or rural areas. Have we moved forward or backward in our ministry within the African American Community and have we been welcoming to those who are of African descent?

From the Bench

Immersion is a key element to our success or failure.

From the Bench

Full CourtPress

Authentic Presentation of the Christian Message

Sr. Eileen McCann, CSJUSCCB

From the Playbook

We have received this gift, the deposit of faith --- we have not conceived it. It is the heritage of the whole church.

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From the Playbook

It is our privilege and responsibility to preserve the memory of Christ’s words and the words themselves and to teach future generations of believers to carry out all that Christ commanded his apostles.

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Authentic Presentationof the Christian Message

• Centers on Jesus Christ


• Centers on Jesus Christ• Emphasizes the Trinity as

central mystery



central mystery• Proclaim good news of

salvation




salvation• Serves as an ecclesial

endeavor





endeavor• Has a historical nature





endeavor• Has a historical nature • Seeks incultuartion





endeavor• Has a historical nature • Seeks incultuartion • Respects a hierarchy of truth





endeavor• Has a historical nature • Seeks incultuartion • Respects a hierarchy of truth• Communicates the dignity

of the human person




endeavor• Has a historical nature • Seeks incultuartion • Respects a hierarchy of truth• Communicates the dignity

of the human person• Fosters a common language

of faith


Moralistic Therapeutic Deism U.S. Teenagers’ Creed:

– A God exists who created and orders the world and watches over human life on earth

– God wants people to be good, nice, and fair to each other, as taught in the Bible and by most world religions

– The central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself

– God does not need to be particularly involved in one’s life except when God is needed to resolve a problem

– Good people go to heaven when they die

Mea Culpa

?

From the Bench

When gathering your youth ministry community be intentional about modeling the criteria . . .– Spend time breaking open

the word– Take time to share about

the person of Jesus in each others’ lives

Service in theContext of Catechesis

Proclaiming the good news and liberation from sin

• Arousing “a love of preference for the poor” John Paul II On Social Concern 1988

• Emphasizing that “what is already due in justice is not to be offered as a gift of charity” Vatican II Degree on the Apostolate of the Lay People

Adolescent Catechesisand Discipleship

D. Scott MillerArchdiocese of Baltimore

Penalty

At the June 2003 US Bishops’ meeting in Saint Louis

• “The catechetical deficiencies of our young people”

• “The diminished appreciation of the sacramental nature of the church and the uniquely real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.”

U.S. Bishops

At the October 2005 Synod on the Eucharist

• Much energy is spent on worthy activities, but they are often unrelated, at least in the minds of many of the young, to the experience of Christ.

U.S. Bishops

Yesterday at the NFCYM annual membership meeting

• Catechesis of adolescents is an abiding concern of the bishops. . .

• How do we best communicate that message to the young people in a way that they can accept it and be committed to it?

U.S. Bishops

From the Playbook

The fundamental task for catechesis is, therefore, to form disciples of Christ and to send them forth is mission.

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DISCIPLESHIP

To Young People: Jesus called his

first disciples, as he calls you now.

The Vision forAdolescent Catechesis

I did not hesitate to ask them to make a radical choice of faith and life and present them with a stupendous task:

DISCIPLESHIP


What does mature adult faith look like in those who respond generously to God's call? The General Directory for Catechesis says that it is "a living, explicit, and fruitful confession of faith."

DISCIPLESHIP


Go, therefore make disciples of all the nations


DISCIPLESHIP

Goal 1: To draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission, and work of the Catholic faith community. Goal 2: To foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person.


A Vision of Youth Ministry

Goal 1: To empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today. Goal 2: To draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission, and work of the Catholic faith community. Goal 3: To foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person.


DISCIPLESHIP

DISCIPLESHIP

DISCIPLESHIP

DISCIPLESHIP


LIVING

EXPLICIT

FRUITFUL

Confession of Faith


A Maturing Young DiscipleSeeking a LIVING Faith:

• has positive self-image• is growing in understanding of intimacy within relationships. • is forming life based upon values.


A Maturing Young DiscipleSeeking a EXPLICIT Faith:

• is developing the skills and ability to the apply faith to daily life experiences. • is developing an appreciation for the Scriptures and an understanding of Tradition of the Church.• is acquiring both experiences and skills with which to make moral decisions.


A Maturing Young DiscipleSeeking a FRUITFUL Faith:

• desires to grow in personal holiness. • has an imperative to be an agent of change with the Spirit in today’s world. • has a compelling urgency to offer service in God’s name.


A Maturing Young DiscipleSeeking to CONFESS FAITH:

• is deepening in commitment to grow in maturity in personal faith. • exhibits an active participation in the sacramental life of the Church. • participates actively in the life and ministries of the Church.

From the Bench

• Let us claim and reclaim youth ministry and adolescent catechesis are the work of discipleships.

• Be the mascot for this cause!

The Diocesan Directorfor Youth Ministry

and Adolescent CatechesisMark Pacione

Archdiocese of Baltimore

The NCD is like a time out…

• A time for us to look at our strategy.

• A time for us to check the score

• A time for us to get our team playing with focus…

• a new momentum thathas entered the game.

• finding some key strategyfrom looking at game film

• having a player step up andgive new chemistry to the team

• or a player have a break through gamethat re-defines the team potential and goal

The NCD is like

young people should seeyouth ministry leaders

continuing their own faith developmentand it should look like something

that is desirable…

something worth imitating…

Implications

catechetical players on our teamsmust have the confidence

to speak about the faith,accurately and with conviction.

Implications

we as diocesan youth ministry leadersare the ones who must identifyand implement the correct tool

to measure ourcatechetical game plan..

if not us… who???

Implications

love the culture…

find in it theseeds of the gospel

Implications

we must bepart of the diocesan plan

and the national discussion

Implications

The NDC is going to bethe primary source

in the revision of theChallenge of Adolescent Catechesis…

know what is saysabout adolescent catechesis

by heart

Implications

tell the story of Jesus…

Jesus isthe heart

of catechesis

Implications

The National Directory for Catechesis and the Role of the Diocesan Director of

Youth Ministry

Deb McDonaldArchdiocese of Washington

Game Day Analysis

OVERTIME ONE – 10 minutes

• 4 minutes: group of three

• 6 minutes: floor discussion

What were today’s game highlights?

Game Plan

OVERTIME TWO – 10 minutes

What are we to do asdiocesan leaders to helpthe ad. cat. coaches in the field?

What should be ourorganizational game plan?

National Directory for Catechesis and Adolescent Catechesis

NFCYMAnnual Membership Meeting

January 28, 2005Portland, Oregon

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Business

playbook catechesis

message of jesus christ

ongoing catechesis

christian message centers

central mystery

real person of jesus

mature faith

initial faith