Liturgy Formation and Education Opportunities
Here are liturgy, music, and catechumenate training opportunities both inside and outside of the diocese. Highlighted items (**) are events happening within the Diocese of San Jose.
June 2010
** Mystagogy: An End-of-Easter Gathering for Catechumenate Teams
Diocesan Catechumenate Committee
June 3, 2010, 6:30p to 9:00p
Santa Teresa Parish, San Jose
Diana Macalintal will lead us in reflective prayer on the Triduum as we recall and explore some of the challenges we have faced throughout this Easter season and also share some of our successes. Dinner included.
Mystagogy Webinar: A Catholic Approach to Living the Christian Life
North American Forum on the Catechumenate
June 8, 2010, 11:00a
Online
The Vigil is long over, the newly initiated have dried off, a great euphoric (and often exhausted) sigh was heard across the land... So now what? Mystagogical catechesis! But is this just a rarified ancient practice only to be used with the newly baptized and only during the Easter Season? Let's explore the varied ways this catechetical process can be used in various parish ministries, including initiation ministry.
Faithful Celebration of Mass
Paulist Evangelization Training Institute Summer Courses
June 21 to July 18, 2010
Online
Deepen your understanding of the Mass and love for the Eucharist.
July 2010
National Association of Pastoral Musicians 33rd Annual Convention
National Association of Pastoral Musicians
July 12-16, 2010
Detroit, Michigan
This convention features dozens of workshops, liturgies, musical events, plenum addresses, showcases, exhibits, and opportunities to meet and share experiences of ministry with others who share your passion for music and liturgy.
August 2010
Focus on Initiation Institute: Catechumenate
North American Forum on the Catechumenate
August 6-7, 2010
Tracy, California
A two-day institute for RCIA ministers to study the elements of formation that mark the period: catechesis grounded in liturgical celebrations, the Liturgy of the Word, discernment of the Christian way of life, participation in Church’s apostolic mission.
** Focus on Initiation Institute: Children and Christian Initiation (Bilingual: Spanish and English)North American Forum on the Catechumenate
August 13-14, 2010
Morgan Hill, California
A bilingual, two-day institute for RCIA ministers to study the elements of initiation of children of catechetical age: their place in the parish initiation process; particular needs in celebration and catechesis; principles and examples for adaptation.
La Experiencia de la Iniciación: Pequeño Principio
North American Forum on the Catechumenate
August 13-15, 2010
San Diego, California
Presenta el rito dela Iniciación Cristiana de Adultos; ofrece la experiencia del proceso, pasos y períodos del Rito; enseña las técnicas necesarias para la implementación local; invita a reflexionar, a compartir la fe, a celebrar la liturgia; ayuda a profundizar en el conocimiento del camino de conversión.
Focus on Initiation Institute: Catechumenate
North American Forum on the Catechumenate
August 20-21, 2010
Los Angeles, California
A two-day institute for RCIA ministers to study the elements of formation that mark the period: catechesis grounded in liturgical celebrations, the Liturgy of the Word, discernment of the Christian way of life, participation in Church’s apostolic mission.
2010 Southeastern Liturgical Music Symposium
Archdiocese of Atlanta
August 21, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia
The symposium will focus on the opportunities and challenges presented to liturgical musicians by the new translation of the Roman Missal.
Focus on Intitiation Institute: Concerning the Baptized
North American Forum on the Catechumenate
August 27-28, 2010
North Las Vegas, Nevada
Two-day institute for RCIA teams to study theological and pastoral realities of working with baptized adults completing their initiation and/or being received into full communion; suitable paths to Eucharist for both baptized-catechized adults and baptized-uncatechized adults.
September 2010
The Initiation Experience: Beginnings
North American Forum on the Catechumenate
September 30 - October 2, 2010
Reno, Nevada
Intensive, three-day introduction for RCIA teams to the initiation process: the vision of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults; local implementation.