Saint Patrick Catholic Church will celebrate Catechetical Sunday the weekend of September 19 – September 20, 2015. Those whom the community has designated to serve as catechists will be called forth to be commissioned for their ministry.
Catechetical Sunday is an invitation to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this mission as a community of faith.
Catechists from the following groups will be called forward:
RCIA, ReMembering Church, and the Children’s RCIA; Baptism, First Reconciliation and First Communion, Confirmation, Youth Ministry, teachers at Saint Patrick Catholic School, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Young Adult Ministry, Adult Bible Study, Family Based Catechesis, Vacation Bible School, Walking with Purpose, Men’s Prayer Group and Children’s Rosary Group.
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20
In 1935, the Vatican published On the Better Care and Promotion of Catechetical Education, a document that asks every country to acknowledge the importance of the Church’s teaching ministry and to honor those who serve the Christian community as catechists. Beginning in 1971, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Department of Education began encouraging Parishes to celebrate at a local level. To learn visit the USCCB page dedicated to Catechetical Sunday 2015
On Catechetical Sunday, we not only honor and bless those whom the community has designated to serve as catechists. In addition, we honor and bless the role of parents, grandparents, and guardians in their role as primary catechists of their children.
Come to Mass. Join us for Catechetical Sunday and rededicate yourself to this mission as a community of faith. Until then consider praying this prayer:
