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Feed My Sheep

Feed My Sheep Workshops: The Very Fabric of Our Lives

How does one connect liturgy to life, and life to liturgy? This dynamic workshop will explore the sacramental threads of ritual, symbol, and liturgical prayer, and offers parish leaders creative and innovative ways in which to weave the sacramental life of the Church into the very fabric of our parish communities. Participants will be given the opportunity to interact in small group discussions.

Participants will take away:

• A renewed sense of our baptismal call to love and serve the Lord and one another.
• Practical methods for reigniting the fire of the Spirit in your faith community through the celebration of the sacraments.
• Opportunities to nourish our own spirituality through ritual, prayer, and shared wisdom.

Interview with the presenter, Dr. Mary Amore

Listen to this interview with Mary Ellen Mahon, Director of Catechetical Formation and Dr. Mary Amore, presenter for the Feed My Sheep workshops June 7 and 8. Dr. Amore offers innovative ways to weave the sacramental life of the Church into the lives of our parishioners and parish communities. CLICK HERE to view the interview on YouTube.

Dr. Mary Amore is the Executive Director of Mayslake Ministries, based in Lombard, IL. Mayslake Ministries is sanctioned by the Archdiocese of Chicago, and the Dioceses of Joliet and Rockford, IL. Dr. Amore holds a Doctor of Ministry Degree in Liturgy and a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies from Catholic Theological Union. Dr. Amore is the author of Primary Symbols of Worship and the Call to Participation, as well as numerous articles in the area of liturgical spirituality. In her professional ministry, Mary is a highly sought-after presenter of missions, retreats and workshops in the Diocese of Joliet and the Archdiocese of Chicago. She is a Cardinal Bernardin Scholar and a distinguished member of the North American Academy of Liturgy. Formerly, she served as full-time Director of Liturgy and Adult Faith Formation for St. Mary of Gostyn Parish in Downers Grove for fourteen years. Mary resides in Downers Grove with her husband, and they are parents of two young adults.

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Feed My Sheep: Nourishing Disciples

A Pastoral Plan for Catechesis

Feed My Sheep: Nourishing Disciples is now available to pastors and parish pastoral staffs. This diocesan catechetical plan will serve as the framework for formulating a parish catechetical plan and contain updated Sacramental Preparation Guidelines.

• DOWNLOAD: Document version (pdf) - Select this one if you want a copy and will not make a booklet.
• DOWNLOAD: Booklet version (pdf) - Select this one if you want to reproduce the plan in booklet form, double-sided and folded in half.

Parish Catechetical Plan

An Assessment Resource, CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

During the workshops in June and September 2011 that introduced the process for formulating a Parish Catechetical Plan (Creating A Parish Catechetical Plan by Rev. Robert Duggan) one of the crucial steps discussed was the importance of assessing current faith formation opportunities in the parish.

Here is an assessment tool made available for our use from RCLBenziger Publishers, “On Good Soil.” Based on the General Directory for Catechesis, the process, although no longer available in print, is still valid. As parishes in the North Country and Plymouth know from their experience of it, the process is easy to use and includes assessing key elements of parish faith formation. We are grateful to RCLBenziger for permission to post this resource. For other faith formation resources from RCLBenziger visit www.rclbenziger.com

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