THE FOLLOWING
ARE A FEW PASTORAL PROGRAMMES WHICH
WE WILL BE INITIATING OVER THE COMING
MONTHS:
CATHOLICISM
SERIES: Catholicism Series
is a groundbreaking presentation
of what Catholics believe and why.
The DVD Series is presented by Fr
Robert Barron, Professor of Theology
in Chicago. This is not a lecture
series, but is a documentary style
presentation of the Catholic faith
filmed in 50 locations throughout
15 countries. The Catholicism Series
reveals the truths of the Catholic
Faith in a visually breathtaking
and compelling way, with original,
high-definition cinematography.
Fr Barron journeys with those who
participate in the programme in
an engaging and interesting way,
using the art, architecture, literature,
music and all the treasures of the
Catholic tradition to illuminate
the timeless teachings of the Church.
As we begin to use the Catholicism
Series we hope that it will guide
all who participate in it to a deeper
understanding of the Catholic Faith.
Over the coming weeks we will be
training people in the parish to
facilitate this series. If you would
like to become involved, an episode
from the series will be shown on
Monday night in Christ the King
at 8pm. To find out more visit www.CatholicismSeries.com
BAPTISM PROGRAMME: We
will be inviting people from the
parish to form a Baptism Preparation
Team, who will guide, accompany
and offer support to parents presenting
their children for baptism. The
team will receive formation and
training in the coming weeks. If
you are interested in becoming involved,
please contact Fr McElhennon or
Fr Gormley.
RCIA: The Rite
of Christian Initiation of Adults
(RCIA) is the process for initiation
into the Catholic Church for those
people (adults and children) who
have not been baptised, have been
baptized in a different Christian
tradition, or who have been baptised
Catholic and have not received the
sacraments of First Eucharist and
Confirmation. Three people from
our parish have received training
to coordinate RCIA (The Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults).
This has come in response to the
number of adults seeking baptism
and initiation into the Catholic
Church.
SIMEON & ANNA:
Prayer initiative for adults praying
for all young people. Details to
follow.
Diocesan
Pilgrimage to Lourdes:
July 1st– 6th2012. Gift vouchers
for the Pilgrimage are available
from The Thornhill Centre Tel: (028)
71 351233 and The Diocesan Pastoral
Centre Tel: (028) 71 362475. These
vouchers can be used as part or
full payment towards the cost of
the Pilgrimage.