Celebrate Religious Education Month

November marks the annual observance of Religious Education Month throughout the twelve arch/dioceses of New England. This year, with the implementation of the Revised Roman Missal on November 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catechetical Sunday theme, “Do This in Memory of Me” serves as the focus for our celebration of Religious Education Month.

The National Directory for Catechesis, issued by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2005, clearly states that the fundamental task of catechesis is “the formation of disciples in Jesus Christ.” Throughout November the example of Jesus who “instructed his disciples; (he) prayed with them; (he) showed them how to live; and (he) gave them his mission.” [NDC, #20, p.59] will be the foundation for a variety of ways that parishes are implementing new approaches to forming disciples of Jesus Christ.

Visit this page throughout November to download lesson plans, family and intergenerational faith sharing guides and other resources designed to assist all of us in our lifelong formation as disciples of Jesus Christ and in deepening our response to His command, “Do this in memory of me.”

We will post photos from your parish and/or school events celebrating religious education month. Send photos to Kathryn Antyr at kantyr@rcbm.org

Featured Programs & Activities

Each week in November we will highlight different approaches to creating a catechetical plan and new ways for engaging people of all ages in faith formation.

Download lesson plans, scripture references, and 15 ways to get others involved (pdf)
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd by Joy Davis, Catechetical Leader, Parish of the Holy Spirit, Keene
Creating a Parish Catechetical Plan by Cindy Ossola, Youth Minister, St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Meredith
Reflections from Three Echo Apprentice Catechetical Leaders
A New Catechectical Plan for Three Merged Parishes by Greta Ernst, Catechetical Leader, Christ the King Parish, Concord
Religious Education Month Puzzle

Graphics for Celebrating Religious Education

Religious Education is celebrated in the month of November. You are welcome to use the artwork to promote Religious Education Month. High resolution files are ideal for your print projects including flyers, newspapers, magazines, etc. A variety of Web graphics in different sizes are also available and are easy to add to your Web site and e-mail newsletters. If you need a different size graphic, please be careful not to distort the artwork to fit in your project. I am happy to customize the graphic to meet your needs. If you have any questions about these files please feel free to contact:

Kathryn Antyr, Communication Specialist
Diocese of Manchester
(603) 669-3100, Ext. 137
kantyr@rcbm.org

Print Quality Graphics

Ideal For Parish Bulletins
Click on the links and right click on the graphics to save a copy of the image.

2" x 2" (.jpg)
3" x 1" (.jpg)
3" x 5" (.jpg)

Web Graphics (Please don't use these graphics for print projects. The resolution is best for web only.)

Webmasters: CLICK HERE to download the HTML file for the sidebar graphic and links.