Cultivating a Culture of Commencement: Maturing Discipleship

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Cultivating a Culture of CommencementMaturing
Discipleship
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By the sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized
are more perfectly bound to the Church and are
enriched with special strength of the Holy Spirit
they are as true witnesses of Christ and more
strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith
by word and deed.
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Every new conversion momentbegins in us a new
way of being disciples.
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The Landscapeof Parish Life Remote Catechesis
and Ongoing Catechesis
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• Some seed falls on good soil that is among men
  and women who are open to a personal relationship
  with God and who are in solidarity with their
  neighbor. This seed brings forth fruit in great
  abundance.

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Three Apprenticing Elements

• Tilling the daily work of the faith

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Three Apprenticing Elements

• Tilling the daily work of the faith
• Planting the values of the faith community

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Three Apprenticing Elements

• Tilling the daily work of the faith
• Planting the values of the faith community
• Nurturing the world view of the community

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• Confirmation celebrates the way that ones life
  becomes increasingly centered onJesus Christ and
  the reign of God that He proclaims.

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The laborers

• The Family

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The laborers

• The Family
• The Parish Community

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The laborers

• The Family
• The Parish Community
• The Catholic School / Parish Religious Education
  / Youth Ministry Programs

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If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny
himself and take up his cross daily and follow
me. Luke 924
My sheep hear my voice I know them, and they
follow me John 1024
Follow Me
He said this signifying by what kind of death
(Peter) would glorify God. And when he had said
this, he said to him, "Follow me." John 2119
I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me
will not walk in darkness, but will have the
light of life. John 812
(The Good Shepherd) walks ahead of them, and the
sheep follow him, because they recognize his
voice. John 104
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wishes
to come after me must deny himself, take up his
cross, and follow me. Matthew 1624
Whoever wishes to come after me must deny
himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Mark
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What concern is it of yours? You follow me. John
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Follow Me