evangelisation plan 2020
sharing our faith Since 1882 CBC Fremantle has been educating boys from diverse backgrounds and nationalities in the Catholic faith. The College’s Religious Education programme focuses on the holistic spiritual formation of each student and a diverse range of activities provides each boy with opportunities to explore his own spirituality within a Catholic environment.
our students. Evangelism is the act of sharing the message and teachings of Christ and is at the core of our faith tradition as a College. When we evangelise, we are sharing the Good News of Jesus with others in our community and beyond. An Evangelisation Plan provides everyone with the chance to shape their unique approach to education, which is primarily to spread the Gospel.
The CBC community prays formally throughout each day and teaches the importance of prayer and reflection in life. The College welcomes students to celebrate Mass each week. Through the sacraments, prayer, and example, boys are inspired to seek God and express their love in the generous service of others.
Church communities evangelise in different ways. For Catholic schools this embodies continually striving to teach students to integrate faith, culture, and life. The evangelisation process involves Christian Witness, reflected in actions and words, as well as the Ministry of the Word, proclaiming the Good News in the same ways as Jesus did.
Every year students engage in Retreats that are tailored to the needs of their year group and intended to help them focus on their understanding of God. The senior students also have the opportunity of participating in a powerful Kairos Retreat, which invites them to explore their spirituality even further.
NEW EVANGELISATION
CBC Fremantle welcomes families and children from other Christian denominations and finds great solidarity in sharing Christian values while holding true to our distinctively Catholic ethos.
PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT
With an increasing secular society and associated decrease in church attendance, at CBC Fremantle we are conscious that we can often be the primary source of evangelisation for our community. While we thrive on the chance to share our faith traditions with our students, staff and families, we are also aware that this mission is charged with responsibility to respond effectively to the needs of the people in our spiritual care. This document outlines CBC Fremantle’s Evangelisation Plan for our community, particularly 4
The challenge that our Catholic schools face today with entire groups of the baptised having lost a living sense of faith or even no longer considering themselves members of the Church and living a life far removed from Christ, requires a pastoral response called ‘new evangelisation’ which is captured in the following actions: • The first is to stir disengaged baptised people to develop the gift of faith they received through Baptism. • The second is to strengthen the faith of those who express themselves with ‘sincere religious feeling’, but who know little of the fundamentals of the Christian life. • The third is to strengthen the faith of those who have reached adulthood, but whose religious formation has not deepened since their childhood and teenage years. New evangelisation recognises that the ‘divine power of the Message’ germinates in people over PHOTO Grandparents’ Day was celebrated with a Liturgy in the Chapel with our special guests.
