Catechists' Course, Day 3: First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, and The Liturgy of the Word with Children

Catholic

All ages

Ground Floor Meeting Room, Vaughan House

About This Event

Join us for the final day of the diocesan Catechists' Course. All sessions are open to all catechists within the diocese, but please note some will be running at the same time, so please specify which sessions you will attend when booking. We will run four sessions, two at the same time in the morning and two at the same time in the afternoon. Morning: Preparing Children for their First Reconciliation, and The Liturgy of the Word with Children. Preparing Children for First Reconciliation is primarily for those involved in preparing children to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time, but will also help other catechists discuss Reconciliation with teenagers and adults; it will help them understand the Sacrament better, its development, purpose, and how to encourage others to engage with Reconciliation meaningfully. The Liturgy of the Word with Children is for those who lead Children's Liturgy in parishes, helping them understand the principles of liturgy, particularly the Liturgy of the Word in Mass, and consider ways to share Scripture with children, using ideas and resources in keeping with the Directory for Masses with Children and the Guidelines from CBCEW. Afternoon: Preparing Children for their First Holy Communion, and Preparing Teenagers for their Confirmation. Preparing Children for First Holy Communion is primarily for those preparing children in the parish for their First Holy Communion; it will help catechists understand the Mass, consider themes, methods, and resources for FHC catechesis, and how to share our understanding with children and others. Preparing Teenagers for their Confirmation is for those involved in Confirmation catechesis; it will discuss how catechists can work best with teenagers preparing to be Confirmed, how we can understand the development of Confirmation, what should be included in Confirmation catechesis, and the methods and resources used. We invite First Holy Communion catechists to attend First Reconciliation (morning) and First Holy Communion (afternoon); Children's Liturgy leaders to attend The Liturgy of the Word with Children (morning) and First Holy Communion (afternoon); and Confirmation catechists to attend Confirmation (afternoon) and First Reconciliation (morning). Certificates for completing the course will be handed out at the end of the afternoon around 4:30pm, so we encourage everyone to stay for the whole day. Please book in advance and bring a packed lunch.