Catechetical Sunday

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prayers, blessings and thanks for all catechists and may we all proclaim the Word of God in playing our part in the Life and Mission of the Church.
 
We were all recognized at Mass today and received a gift. Always nice to know you are apprecaited…
 
No mention of Catechetical Sunday in mass today or in the bulletin. Thanks for the thought and the prayer.
 
While my parish did have a prayer for the catechists, there was no commissioning/blessing of them, which is one of the purposes of Catechetical Sunday (.usccbpublishing.org/client/client_pages/catsun.cfm)).

Should we be concerned that parishes are sending catechists out without such a commissioning/blessing from the community?
 
I don’t know if we should be concerned, but as a catechist, it strengthens and renews my committment when I see my efforts being prayed for by the whole parish community on this day… It brings us catechists closer to the reality that our job is not done in isolation but through the efforts of our entire baptized community of our parish family. That’s what this means to me. I don’t need public thanks or accolades but just the strength of the community to whom I minister to and the gifts of the Holy Spirit…Also it opens the opportunity for other people to approach me whenever they have a question about our faith, because now they can go to one who may be a little less intimidating, rather than only make an appt. at the rectory when they have a question.
 
stbruno said:
I don’t know if we should be concerned, but as a catechist, it strengthens and renews my committment when I see my efforts being prayed for by the whole parish community on this day…
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I suppose I should see this as an opportunity in my own parish that I might be called to help facilitate.
 
JohnCWalker said:
I suppose I should see this as an opportunity in my own parish that I might be called to help facilitate.
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I hope you will. Sounds like God is already tugging at you. Answer Him! and I will pray for you too.
 
JohnCWalker said:
While my parish did have a prayer for the catechists, there was no commissioning/blessing of them, which is one of the purposes of Catechetical Sunday (.usccbpublishing.org/client/client_pages/catsun.cfm)).

Should we be concerned that parishes are sending catechists out without such a commissioning/blessing from the community?
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it may be that, like this diocese, catechists have already met, or will shortly, together in a convocation and receive the commissioning directly from the bishop. or that they have been on a retreat all weekend, as some parishes do here, and have already been commissioned by the pastor during that time.
 
leonie said:
We didn’t have anything this year.
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Maybe your catechists were commissioned during a Mass you didn’t attend.
Our parish has a few Sunday Masses – Except for the congregation which witnessed the comissioning of the catechists, the rest of the parish was kept in the dark.
 
puzzleannie said:
it may be that, like this diocese, catechists have already met, or will shortly, together in a convocation and receive the commissioning directly from the bishop. or that they have been on a retreat all weekend, as some parishes do here, and have already been commissioned by the pastor during that time.
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OR, like in my parish not ONE of the catechists came to Mass. (We only have one Mass at our church per weekend, so don’t suggest they went to another. Some may have, but it would be at another parish in another town if they did so.)

I got these great little pins and father was to bless them and do a prayer/blessing for the catechists at Mass.

Grrr… I’m the coordinator and I was **so **annoyed.
 
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