Agency for Evangelisation
0207 931 6078
livingfaith@rcdow.org.uk
rcdow.org.uk/faith/proclaimwestminster/
http://www.catholicnews.org.uk/Home/SpecialEvents/Proclaim-15-Building-Missionary-Parishes
Wednesday 21st January
7.30-9.00 pm
St Mary & St Michael
Commercial Road
Monday 26th January
7.30-9.00 pm
St Alban & St Stephen,
St Albans
Tuesday 3rd February
7.30-9.00 pm
Vaughan House
Loving Father,
You so loved the world that you sent us your only Son, that
we might believe in him and have eternal life. May we encounter
Jesus Christ anew this day and live the Good News with joy.
Through the power of your Holy Spirit, help us to ‘go out to
the whole world and proclaim’ our faith with confidence. Give us
the courage to witness to the joy of the gospel by our words and
actions.
Help our parish to become more welcoming and
missionary, so that you may be known and loved by all people.
We make this prayer through Our Lord Jesus Christ Your Son, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and
ever, Amen.
Our Lady, Star of the New Evangelisation, Pray for us.
Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for us.
St Therese of Lisieux, Pray for us.
4 ELEMENTS TO OUR EVENING
Diocesan Vision for Evangelisation
Vision of Proclaim ’15
1st steps of Proclaim
Pilot Sessions for Parishes
POPE FRANCIS
“Embark upon a
new chapter of
evangelisation ...
pointing out new
paths for the
Church’s journey
in years to
come.” (Evangelii
Gaudium 1)
POPE FRANCIS
Appeal strikes chord
Desire to respond
Energies allowing
ST JOHN PAUL II
Launched
Millennium
“Duc in altum!”
“Put out into the
deep!”(Luke 5, 4)
Call resonates
ST JOHN PAUL II
Identify with St Peter
“Master, we worked
hard all night and
caught nothing, but if
you say so, I will pay
out the nets.” (Luke
5, 4-5)
Diocese worked hard
WESTMINSTER’S RESPONSE
To St John Paul II
AT YOUR
WORD, LORD
To Pope Benedict XVI
GROWING IN
FAITH
WESTMINSTER’S RESPONSE
Impressive
contribution to
Evangelisation
Reap benefit for
decades
New Peter calls
to go deeper
WESTMINSTER’S RESPONSE
Way forward?
Less - initiate
More - deepen
to already
committed
RICH YOUNG MAN
Take cue from Rich
Young Man
“What good deed
must I do to
possess eternal
life?”
(Matthew 19)
RICH YOUNG MAN
“Keep the
commandments”
“WHAT MORE
NEED I TO
DO?”(Matthew 19)
RICH YOUNG MAN
Ask “WHAT MORE
MIGHT WE DO,
LORD?”
Under 5 Categories
of Evangelising
Activity
PRAYER
If Prayer is our Parish’s
gift ...
How deepen prayer
life
How tap evangelising
potential
PRAYER
“Without prayer all our
activity risks being
fruitless and our
message empty.” (EG
259)
Praying Parish
evangelises
Prayer strengthens for
Evangelisation
Prolonged Adoration
“Without prolonged moments of
adoration, of prayerful encounter
with the word, of sincere
conversation with the Lord, our
work easily becomes
meaningless.” (EG 262)
Prolonged Adoration for
Evangelisation
Prolonged Adoration for
Vocations
Reconciliation announces
mercy
Announce presence
Keep churches open
Night Fever
Days for the Lord
Processions
PRAYER
Prayer groups sustain
practice
Cell Groups
Prayer Groups
Small Communities
PRAYER
If Prayer is your Parish’s gift ...
“What do you do well?”
“What more, in the light of
Evangelii Gaudium, may the
Lord be asking of you?”
CARITAS
If Caritas is our Parish’s
gift ...
How deepen outreach
How be still more
evangelising
CARITAS
“An evangelising community ...
touching the flesh of Christ in
others.” (EG 24)
“A sanctuary where the thirsty
come to drink in the midst of
their journey.” (EG 28)
CARITAS
“Young people today listen
more readily to witnesses
than to teachers. And, if
they listen to teachers, it is
because they are witnesses”
(EN 41)
CARITAS
Pre-school breakfasts
Meal vouchers
Food Bank
Prison visiting
CARITAS
Hospice visiting
Night-shelter
Credit Union
CARITAS
If Caritas is your Parish’s gift ...
“What do you do well?”
“What more, in the light of
Evangelii Gaudium, may the
Lord be asking of you?”
CARITAS
If Marriage & Family Life is
our Parish’s gift ...
How nurture
How proclaim Christ
explicitly
MARRIAGE & FAMILY LIFE
“The family is experiencing a
profound cultural crisis” (EG
66)
“Individualism ... distorts
family bonds.” (EG 67)
MARRIAGE & FAMILY LIFE
Help couples reflect on
Marriage & Family Life
Teams of Our Lady
Marriage Encounter
Theology of the Body
MARRIAGE & FAMILY LIFE
Pre-Marriage Courses
How use to evangelise
couples?
Alpha Marriage Course
MARRIAGE & FAMILY LIFE
Help parents:
Catechise children
Welcome poor
Seek out the lapsed
Parenting programmes
MARRIAGE & FAMILY LIFE
Tool: Spiritual Reflection on
Vocation, Journey & Mission
of the Family
Encourage Formation on
Marriage & Family Life
MARRIAGE & FAMILY LIFE
If Marriage & Family Life is
your Parish’s gift ...
“What do you do well?”
“What more, in the light of
Evangelii Gaudium, may the
Lord be asking of you?”
FAITH FORMATION
If Faith Formation is our Parish’s
gift ...
How make it more evangelising
How proclaim Christ explicitly in
catechesis, preaching & R.E.
A kerygmatic catechesis
FAITH FORMATION
Formation focused on Discipleship
Proclaim the Christ-Event in
sacramental programmes:
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Infant Baptism
First Reconciliation
First Holy Communion
Confirmation
R.C.I.A. at all stages
FAITH FORMATION
“In recent decades there
has been a breakdown in
the way Catholics pass
down the Christian faith
to the young.” (EG 70)
FAITH FORMATION
Deepen parents’ sense of
belonging:
Lay chaplains
Parish-School Link Personnel
Formation for parents
FAITH FORMATION
Formation groups:
• Church’s Social Doctrine
• Faith in relation to Life
• Culture of Vocation
• Education through Sport
• CaFE Courses
• Evangelisation itself
FAITH FORMATION
If Faith Formation is your
Parish’s gift ...
“What do you do well?”
“What more, in the light of
Evangelii Gaudium, may the
Lord be asking of you?”
NEW PASTORAL PRIORITIES
If your Parish is ready for a major
new Pastoral Priority ...
Course in Mission & Discipleship
Review of needs of People with
Disabilities
Young Adults Group
Hospital Chaplain’s Assistants
NEW PASTORAL PRIORITIES
Pope Francis encourages such
discernment:
“Pastoral ministry in a missionary key
seeks to abandon the complacent
attitude that says, ‘We have always
done it this way’. I invite everyone to
be bold and creative in this task of
rethinking the goals, structures, style
and methods of evangelisation in their
respective communities.” (EG 33)
NEW PASTORAL PRIORITIES
If your Parish is feeling called to
embark on a new Pastoral Priority
...
“What do you do well?”
“What more, in the light of
Evangelii Gaudium, may the Lord
be asking of you?”
FIVE CATEGORIES
• Prayer
• Caritas
• Marriage & Family Life
• Faith Formation
• Pastoral Prioritisation
A POSSIBLE WAY AHEAD
A new helpful
instrument ...
Bishops’
Conference
Department
for
Evangelisation
& Catechesis
A POSSIBLE WAY AHEAD
A
process
in
4
steps
PROCLAIM STEP 1
• Area Meetings
• Hear vision of
Evangelisation
• Introduce the Parish
Materials
PROCLAIM STEP 2
• Parish Gatherings
• 3 evenings
• Follow Parish Materials
• Begin discuss evangelising
possibilities
PROCLAIM PRAYER
• Follow Prayer Materials
• Organise Prayer in Lent &
Eastertide
• Organise Pentecost Novena
• Prepare Prayer Vigil Night of
Conference
PROCLAIM STEP 3
Proclaim ‘15 National
Evangelisation Conference
• 11th July 2015
• Prayer Vigil in every parish
• 35 diocesan reps
DIOCESAN REPRESENTATIVES
Role of 35 Diocesan Reps
• Take part in Conference
• Report back
• Prepare Diocesan
Conference
PROCLAIM STEP 3
Conference in 2 halves:
a.m. Keynote speakers
p.m. Workshops “How to
Evangelise”
PROCLAIM STEP 3
Parishes receive collation of:
Keynote addresses
Workshops on How to
Evangelise
Materials sent out for Home
Mission Sunday
PROCLAIM STEP 4
Proclaim Westminster Diocesan
Conference
st
• 21 November 2015
• Two reps per parish
• Mirrors format of National
Conference
PROCLAIM STEP 3
Parishes receive collation
of:
Keynote addresses
Workshops on How to
Evangelise
HARVESTING THE FRUITS
2nd Diocesan Conference
Autumn 2016
Harvest Fruits of Proclaim
Westminster
Take stock
Review priorities for
Evangelisation