This guide assists you, the catechetical leader, with effectively implementing and coordinating Finding God: Our Response to God's Gifts.
It provides you with ready-to-use resources for orienting catechists and parents or guardians to the program and guiding them throughout the year. It helps you become completely familiar with all Finding God components and how they serve as a foundation for total parish catechesis.
- Provides an overview of the program's structure, catechetical model, and components for children and adults, helping you to understand the vision of the program and your role as its director
- Outlines various program models for implementation (ex. weekly, monthly, or summer programs) and provides sample calendars
- Introduces the five-themed organization of the program—God, Jesus, the Church, the Sacraments, and Morality—and assists you in facilitating catechist planning meetings for each of these units if desired
- Contains a duplicate copy of the Pastor Guide for your personal review
- Provides six fully prepared orientation sessions for catechists
- Provides a fully prepared orientation session for parents, with color transparencies for your use (also available in PowerPoint presentation graphics program format)
- Comes with five ready-to-use Gathering Sessions per year for forming the faith of adults
This 16-page guide supports the pastor with a concise overview of Finding God: Our Response to God's Gifts. It also suggests opportunities for the pastor to positively influence the quality of catechesis in the parish and to help integrate the program themes into the wider parish community.
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