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Q U A R T E R LY J O U R N A L O F T H E O F F I C E F O R C A T E C H E S I S Feast of Ss. SImon and Jude I S S U E 8 - O C T O B E R 2 0 11
Mission We believe that through our ministry we continue the mission of Jesus Christ by enabling the people of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois to develop the gifts given them by the Spirit. In carrying out this mission, we strive to provide resources, service and leadership to all who are part of the educational mission of the Church: religious education, early childhood, elementary and secondary schools, and adult education. We do this in the spirit of Jesus Christ.
Staff Jonathan F. Sullivan Director for Catechetical Ministries jsullivan@dio.org Chris Malmevik Associate Director of Catechesis cmalmevik@dio.org Cynthia Callan Executive Secretary ccallan@dio.org Jean Johnson Superintendent of Catholic Schools jjohnson@dio.org Marilyn Missel Associate Superintendent of Catholic Schools mmissel@dio.org
As I write this, we are just about a month away from the First Sunday of Advent and the implementation of the Roman Missal, Third Edition in our parishes. The years of preparation, months of catechesis, multiple workshops, bulletin inserts, booklets, music selection, and conversation comes down to this. Personally I remain convinced, as I was at the outset of this process, that this moment offers us a unique opportunity to reflect, as a local Church, on the importance of liturgy in general and the Eucharist in particular. This means looking not only at the vocabulary that will be changing, but at how we are called to respond to our participation in the prayer of the Church. If we live our faith only on Sundays – if the transformation of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ does not lead us to our own transformation – then we have missed the point. With that in mind I am happy to announce that the theme of our 2012 Diocesan Adult Enrichment Conference will be “Living Faith Fully, Sharing Faith Freely.” Our speakers and presentations will center on how we are called to live and share our faith as a response to our baptism and participation in the Eucharist. The DAEC will be held November 4-5 at the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel. Our keynote speaker will be Fr. Robert Barron of www.WordOnFire.org, and Bishop Thomas John Paprocki will be our closing speaker. We will also be offering a pre-conference on the Saturday before the DAEC, which will include training in the Theology of the Body for Teens as well as sessions for Catholic coaches and athletic directors. More information about the DAEC and the pre-conference will be available in February.
Barbara Burris Associate Director of School Planning bburris@dio.org Kyle Holtgrave Associate Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries kholtgrave@dio.org Beth Schmidt Secretary for School Personnel, Youth and Young Adult Ministries bschmidt@dio.org
In this issue . . . … Celebrating the Lord’s Day, page 2 … Book Review, page 5 … Babies Have a Right to a Hertitage, page 6 … Knotted Knickers & Theology Geeks, page 8 … Reflection, page 10