Partners in a Shared Task

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Partners in a Shared Task

• An invitation to talk together about our roles in
  passing on the faith to our children and young
  people

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Partners in a Shared Task

• An invitation to talk together about our roles in
  passing on the faith to our children and young
  people

Welcome! Saturday 5 February Sacred Heart Parish
Warrington
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Who is in the room?
Home (parents, grandparents, children) Parish
(Priests, deacons, catechists, parishioners) Scho
ol (Head Teachers, RE-Co-ordinators, Teachers,
Governors, Teaching Assistants) Archdiocese
(Pastoral Formation, Christian Education)
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As parents, teachers, priests, parish catechists
or youth workers ... Our roles in the settings of
home, parish, school and other centres are
complementary yet distinct. We are partners in a
shared task. We help the young to grow and
develop but we do so in different ways. We need
to be clear about our different roles if we are
to perform them with confidence. At times we have
false expectations of what we can do and we make
unrealistic demands of others.  Gallagher, J.,
1986. Guidelines. Living and Sharing Our Faith A
National Project of Catechesis and Religious
Education. London Collins. p25.
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10.00 Welcome Introductions who is
here? Opening prayer A message from Bishop John
Hine 10.15 Background to todays
meeting 10.25A chance to talk in small groups
home/parish/school 11.05 We hear from the
Listeners 11.25 Comfort break 11.35 With You
Always DVD 11.55 Parish/area groups consider
their next steps 12.25 Closing prayer
thank you!
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Creator God, You are mother and a father to us
all. You hold us all equally in your love as
children of God. Grant us the grace to share your
love with other people to love and to be
loved, to give and to receive, to trust and to
be trusted, to forgive and be forgiven. Help us
to be constant in your love. Help us to live
fully in all the roles we have in family life and
strengthen us with your grace to be evermore part
of your family, the family of God. Amen
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  No one can believe alone, just as no one
can live alone. You have not given yourself
faith as you have not given yourself life. The
believer has received faith from others and
should hand it on to others. Our love for Jesus
and for our neighbour impels us to speak to
others about our faith. Catechism of the
Catholic Church 166  
 
  Faith is a personal act - the free
response of the human person to the initiative
of God who reveals himself. But faith is not an
isolated act. Catechism of the Catholic Church
166    
  Each believer is thus a link in the great
chain of believers. I cannot believe without
being carried by the faith of others, and by my
faith I help support others in the faith.
Catechism of the Catholic Church 166  
 
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Why are we here? Where does this come from?

• Bishops concern
• Bishops listening!
• Celebrating Family Project as response

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The gift of faith is lived and shared
in many ways in our communities
Believed Lived out
Celebrated
Prayed
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Partners in a shared task

• So what do we want to achieve this morning?
• We want to listen to your experience as people
  involved in Passing on the Faith
• What does this phrase mean to you?
• How do you describe your role in this?
• How do you see the role of the other partners in
  this?

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Why?

• Therefore, it is necessary that parishes
  increasingly strive to support families, the
  little domestic Churches, in their work of
  passing on the faith.
• Pope Benedict in a sermon during a celebration of
  Baptism, 9 January 2011.

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Why?

• Therefore, it is necessary that parishes
  increasingly strive to support families, the
  little domestic Churches, in their work of
  passing on the faith.
• Pope Benedict in a sermon during a celebration of
  Baptism, 9 January 2011.
• In what ways can we support one another so that
  our families feel supported?

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Split into smaller groups

• HOME
• Parents/grandparents
• SCHOOL
• Teachers/RE-coordinator/assistants /governors
• PARISH
• Priests/catechists /deacons/parish sisters

40 minutes
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Closing Prayer
Father, you sent your only Son Jesus Christ to
lead us into the truth of your love for us. As we
open every day to your gift of faith, may we
grow ever stronger, with open minds and
hearts. As we leave this place bless us, and all
those whom we love may we all receive courage,
joy and peace as we make our way in the journey
of faith, sharing what we have received with
others. We ask this through Christ our
Lord. AMEN
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Thank you so much for coming this morning and for
the contribution you have made!
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PROCESS OF CONSULTATION Date Event 22
September 2010 Day for PALs presentation of
discussion paper for Pastoral Area clergy
meetings Autumn 2010 Presentation at briefing
meetings for Headteachers in Local Authority
areas 2 October 2010 Day at LACE led by Bill
Huebsch October 2010 Pastoral Area clergy
meetings 3 November 2010 Council of Priests
morning session open to all priests 14
November 2010 Deacons Meeting to focus on
sacraments of initiation 20 November
2010 Diocesan Assembly to focus on
sacraments of initiation